Jerry Vigil


Jerry Vigil is a Denver based Chicano artist that specializes in the artwork of the celebration of “El dia de los Muertos” or Day of the Dead. (not to be confused with the movie at all!) The Day of the Dead’s use of the skeletal image can be traced back to the Aztec and other Mesoamerican empires.The whimsical use of the skeleton was first portrayed by Jose Guadalupe Posada around the turn of the last century and is now the anchor of the skeleton usage.


Jerry’s artwork ranges from paper mache to tattoos to sculpture to carving to print work. The goal is to contemporize the appeal of the traditional work using modern materials and methods. Jerry has exhibited his artwork internationally and around the U.S. as well as Denver. Jerry recently picked up his third “Westword’s Best of Denver” award for 2009. A number of Museums hold Jerry’s artwork.
Jerry is know in Denver as the “Dean of the Dead” for his annual exhibitions of the Day of the Dead. Jerry has co-authored a craft book on creating art for the celebration called and is always looking for different ways to re-express the celebration of the ancestors.







Check out Jerry Vigil’s website at: http://www.vigilarte.net