Jim Covarrubias is an Arizona native with decades-long experience in the Arts. He is a U.S. Army veteran, sustains an MFA from Arizona State University, and is the founder of numerous organizations involving art, public service and education including M.A.R.R.S., an alternative art space dating back to the 1970s, and the of founding arts nonprofit, Ariztlan Studios
As Ariztlan Studios’ Director, Jim has spent three decades documenting and sharing the cultural arts of the Southwest with an emphasis on Veteran arts and Native-American and Hispanic art. Formerly as the Arts Editor for Arizona Veterans Magazine, Jim worked to create opportunities for Veterans to share their stories and connect through art and art programs. He is regularly booked for live-painting performances and speaking engagements on the cultural history of the Southwest and Native-American legends.
As a participant of the Arizona Legislative Arts Program, Jim has displayed numerous works at the Arizona Capitol Museum including a large body of work titled ‘The Covarrubias Collection’ at the State Capitol's Senate Building which decorated the walls for more than two years. Jim has made select pieces of the Covarrubias Collection available for viewing and purchase online at CovarrubiasCollection.com.
Services
Commissioned Artworks
Live Paintings
Visual Storytelling
Speaking Engagements
Meso-American Art Overview
Kokopelli's World
Inyahoskie - a Lakota legend
Chicano Art Evolution in Arizona