Malena Stidham, although born and raised in Lima-Perú, She leave most of her life in Miami, Florida.  She attended Miami-Dade College where she received a degree in Arts and Design. She also studied under the Tutelage of Master Artist Wylene del Pino.  Malena is an accomplished large-scale muralist, creating dozens of murals in South Florida and in Texas schools and public libraries. Currently residing in San Antonio, Texas, where she has a studio  an work as a commissioned semi-realistic Artists. She also illustrates books and enjoys teaching art to children.  

Malena bold colors in her art reflects her diversity and multicultural backgrounds. It is important to her to transmits through her art emotional reactions feelings through images and color.