Joshua Solis is an Hispanic sculptural and installation artist from Santa Maria, CA. Solis is a second generation immigrant and is the first in his family with a college education. He was raised Catholic and inculcated his parents’ cultural values and traditions. He earned an MFA in Sculpture at San Francisco State University in 2017. With pride, Solis exclaims,"I embrace my past which has guided me, step by step, into the artist I am today."