Ernesto Nemesio is a first generation American born in Riverside, California, 1978.

In 1995, he attended Associates in Art and The Illustration Academy. Ernesto received a diverse education having the privilege of studying with Mark English, John Collier, Thomas Blackshear, Steve Huston, Glenn Villpu and many other highly accomplished artists during this time. In the spring of 2000, he graduated from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with honours.
Nemesio takes every opportunity to paint en plein air, as well as explore the realm of classical figurative painting. He had his first solo exhibition at the Riverside Art Museum in 2002. Since then he has participated in several group shows. In April 2004 Nemesio was selected as one of eleven artists to participate in an exhibition organized by American Artist and FORBES, INC. The artists spent ten days in London at the Old Battersea House which resulted in the exhibition The Next Generation of American Realist at Forbes Galleries. Nemesio is a mentor member of the California Art Club and is currently working full-time at Pixar Animation Studios.

Education:

Art Center College of Design - Pasadena, CA 1997 - 2000
Illustration Academy - Kansas City, MI 1997 - 1998
Ringling School of Art and Design - Sarasota, FL 1996 - 1997
Associates in Art - Sherman Oaks, CA 1996
Herbert D. Ryman Program - Los Angeles, CA 1995

Organizations:

California Art Club Mentor Member