User:Jorgeoswaldo

Early History
Jorge Oswaldo is an American contemporary visual artist. He was born as Jorge Oswaldo Aguirre Jr. in San Salvador, El Salvador C.A., in 1979. Arriving in the United States in 1981 he grew up in a Chicago suburb, Mundelein. He received formal training at Barat College in Lake Forest, IL. During his 4 year stay at Barat he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting in 2002. He then attended the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) for Graduate school. In 2004, he earned a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Studio Arts. During his two year program he studied with Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, Tony Tasset, Kerry James Marshall, Julia Fish, Susan Sensemann, and Jennifer Reeder.

Curent History
He moved to Los Angeles in 2005 to pursue a career as a graphic artist. In early 2008, he partnered with and Sprint, T-Mobile, Alltel, HP,and BestBuySkins to distribute his designs on self-adhesive 3M skins for technology products. He currently works as a graphic designer for Stussy.

His most current artworks and designs can be seen on www.jorgeoswaldo.com.