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Jackie Salgado
Literary Arts: Author/Writer; Media Arts: Graphic Artist, Voiceover; Multi-Disciplinary: Multiple Art Forms, Performer and Writer; Performing Arts: Musician, Storyteller, Vocalist/Singer; Teaching Artist/Instructor; Visual Arts: Architectural Illustrator, Artisan, Ceramist, Conservation/Restoration, Constructions/Collage, Craftsperson, Illustrator, Jeweler, Maker, Mixed Media Artist, Mosaics Artist, Muralist, Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor, Textiles, Woodworker
Jacuquelyn Salgado (Sault Ste Marie Tribe, Ojibwa/Tlaxcala) was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1994 on the west side of town in a multi generational house. In 2020 she pursued her art career and attained her AA in General Science from San Antonio College, and in 2021, she pursued Pre-Med at UTSA. Upon popular response to her creative works as an artist, she began her career during her Undergrad studies in Pre-Med at UTSA in 2020, and continues her work as a full time multidisciplinary artist and muralist.
Today, Salgado, explores the diversity within mixed media such as goldleaf & acrylic on large-scale canvas, fine line ink and white charcoal on black illustration board, and traditional regalia. She’s well known for her dark aesthetic, Indigenous flair, utilizing wildlife references, her cultural roots, and traditional spirituality to fully brand her mark into her works.
To date, she’s acquired an addition to her education, graduating from SASAI’s BRICK by BRICK art education program in Fall 2024, adding contractual mural work, curation, and art event production to her resume. Recent projects include working with SASAI and Community First Health Insurance on a 144 ft mural at University Health Hospital, the San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture, Centro Cultural Aztlan, & San Anto Cultural Arts. Her first solo exhibition in October 2025 at Carbon Bloom Gallery furthered her popularity of murals and original works focused on the Ojibwa Seven Grandfather teachings ... view more »
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Artist Type: Literary Arts: Author/Writer; Media Arts: Graphic Artist, Voiceover; Multi-Disciplinary: Multiple Art Forms, Performer and Writer; Performing Arts: Musician, Storyteller, Vocalist/Singer; Teaching Artist/Instructor; Visual Arts: Architectural Illustrator, Artisan, Ceramist, Conservation/Restoration, Constructions/Collage, Craftsperson, Illustrator, Jeweler, Maker, Mixed Media Artist, Mosaics Artist, Muralist, Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor, Textiles, Woodworker
Artist Style: Dance: Traditional; Literary: Children, Documentary, Editor, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry; Music: A Cappella, Acoustic; Street Art: Surrealistic, Symbolic, Trompe l’oeil; Teaching Artist/Instructor: Group Instruction, Guest Speaker, Instruction for Adults, Instruction for Children, Instruction for Seniors, Instruction for Special Needs, Multi-Day Artist Residency, Performer for Schools/Classrooms, Private Lessons, Workshop Presenter; Visual Art: Abstract, Assemblage, Conceptual, Contemporary, Decorative/Ornamental, Documentary, Dream Imagery/Ethereal, Environmental, Expressionistic, Figurative, Focus on Color/Light/Movement, Formalism, Functional, Icongraphic/Iconoclastic, Illustrative, Impressionistic, Interactive, Landscape/Cityscape, Minimalism, Narrative/Historical, Nature/Wildlife, Photo Realistic, Photo-Based Painting, Political, Pop, Portraiture, Realism, Representational, Sacred/Liturgical Art, Site-Specific, Social Commentary, Still Life; Regalia, Cultural Instruments, Religious Tools
Artist Statement of Work
Tell us about your work (style, approach, philosophy, subject and/or theme):
Growing up on the West Side of San Antonio, my voice felt unheard and drowned out by the more aesthetically pleasing pieces of my community. My art gives my voice the amplification of the quieted parts that were overlooked both on my Chicano heritage, as well as my Ojibwa-Chippewa Heritage of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe.
As a Multidisciplinary Artist, my mediums are primarily focused on mural work, painting, fine line monochromatic drawings, and mixed media on stretched canvas. The majority of my work can be best described as bold and layered into it's contrast, colors, that tie into symbolism of culture, and most importantly, the highlights of the forgotten impoverished minority experiences in our community. The detailed line work, tones in paint, gold leaf, traditional bead-work, and mixed media are all utilized in different ways to bring out texture and depth to personal art works that would otherwise have been be left alone and overlooked.
The goal of my work is not to harshly offend, but to spark new emotions, ideas, that challenge the colonial framed thinking we put our thoughts and morals into. My hope is that my art can bring revitalization, connection, and healing in the world today, by sparking small fires of inspiration, hope, and drive within other individuals who may feel alone in a harsh world of circumstances.
