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Rigo 23
Rigo 23 | |
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Rigo 23, in 2007. | |
| Born | Ricardo Gouveia 1966 (age 58–59) Madeira, Portugal |
| Other names | Rigo, Rigo 92, Rigo 93, Rigo 94, Rigo 95, Rigo 96, Rigo 97, Rigo 98, Rigo 99 |
| Education | San Francisco Art Institute, Stanford University |
| Awards | SECA Art Award (1998) |
Rigo 23 (born Ricardo Gouveia, 1966) is a Portuguese-born Americanmuralist, painter, and political artist.
He is known in the San Francisco community for having painted a number of large, graphic "sign" murals including: One Tree next to the U.S. Route 101 on-ramp at 10th and Bryant Street, Innercity Home on a large public housing structure, Sky/Ground on a tall abandoned building at 3rd and Mission Street, and Extinct over a Shell gas station.[1] He resides in San Francisco, California.
Early life and education
Rigo was born in 1966 and raised on the island of Madeira in Portugal.[2] In his youth he joined Center for Cultural Actio