Angel Campos Toro

Angel is a graphic designer and Illustrator. Born in Puerto Rico, most of the inspiration for his artwork stems from Angel's background and culture. He moved to the United States in his teen years.

In the transition, he fell in love with Graphic Design. Utilizing past works of digital illustration and graphic design, Angel uses 100% of his work on everything from branding campaigns to package design.

He will be receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design. When participating in the 56th and 57th Student Juried Show, Angel's work won an award for a Presidential Purchase Award. The same year, he also accomplished winning the Jesse E and Jay Rudolph award.

When describing my work as a whole, I only think of the things that inspired them. My work is mostly a collection of my memories and past experiences. I was born in Puerto Rico and came here when I was thirteen, so in large part, my culture and how my family and I keep our traditions alive drive my inspiration to create. I often find myself creating work that expresses the way I felt throughout the transitional period of learning a new culture and the way that changed how I see the world. The pieces in the show are a mix of my Illustration work and my graphic design work, which in themselves are very different in style and tone. My graphic design work is more practical and to the point while my Illustration work is more open-ended. In turn, I hope to show my versatility as a designer/artist.