Biography
Photo by Fausto Chavez
Santa Ana 2002
Wayne Roger Valin
1953-Born in Tucson Arizona
1971-Graduated from Westminster (CA) High School
1974-Discharged from Air Force
1975-Flunked out of Art at Santa Ana College
1981-Wrote 6 books of poetry
1985-Certificate of Competency in Sign Language Education
1988-Decided to become an artist by giving up car and working part time
1997-Reunited with Jim Aldrich and began Tuesday Night Art Club
1998-Began study of German Expressionism
2001-Published The Empericist, first trip to Mexico
2002-Began association with Galeria Rustica
2003-Second trip to Mexico