Nelson Balbela, Saints for the New Millennium #5, 2001

Nelson Balbela (Montevideo, Uruguay, 1966) is a visual artist active since 1987. His work has received major distinctions including the Rafael Barradas Painting Prize (1990) and the Premio Londres from the Anglo-Uruguayan Cultural Institute (1993), and he was selected for the Centenary Prize at the Venice Biennale (1995). He has held solo exhibitions at venues such as the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (MAC) and the Cabildo de Montevideo. Based in Los Angeles since 2002, he works as an independent illustrator.