Fernando Padilla Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Fernando Padilla Jr.

artist

Date of Birth: 29-Jul-1958

Place of Birth: Huntington Park, California, United States

Profession: artist, painter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Fernando Padilla Jr.
(born July 29, 1958) is a Native American artist.
His father was full blood San Felipe Pueblo and his mother is Navajo and Apache.
Padilla is enrolled with the San Felipe Pueblo and is listed as half San Felipe Pueblo and half Navajo.
Padilla was born in Huntington Park, California.
He grew up in various places in New Mexico and Arizona due to his father's job with the U.S.
Forestry Service.
He moved to Oklahoma in 1978 and still lives there to date.
Best known for his painting of the Southwestern landscape and Pueblo life, Padilla also creates multi-dimensional artwork, sculpture and jewelry.