About

Camilo Villa is a Colombian visual artist whose work explores migration, identity, and the redefinition of Latin American traditions through a Queer lens. His practice exists at the intersection of art, education, and social justice, focusing on how borders shape the way people define themselves and each other. Through his work, Villa reflects on belonging, displacement, memory, and the ways people navigate identity within and across physical and internal boundaries.

Villa holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from California College of the Arts and a Master of Education from San Francisco State University, where his research focused on gender-inclusive language and pedagogy. Alongside his artistic practice, he is a Spanish language educator and lecturer, and works as a curriculum integrator merging art and language learning, as well as a consultant specializing in inclusive curriculum and teacher training across the United States.

His recent and most notable exhibitions include a 2025 Pride exhibition at the Office of San Francisco District 8 Supervisor and Board President Rafael Mandelman, as well as We Belong – Pertenecemos, presented at the SFMOMA Artists Gallery as part of a Hispanic Heritage exhibition (2022). In 2025, he completed a mural in Lisbon, Portugal as part of an international artist residency. His work has also been featured in publications including Bay Area Reporter, Voyage LA, NEWAGE, and Latin:SF.