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 revolving around art, public service and education including MARRS, an alternative art space dating back to the 1970s, and Ariztlan Studios.

As Ariztlan Studios Founder and Director, Jim has for over three decades documented and shared the cultural arts of the Southwest with emphasis on Veteran, Native-American and Hispanic art. He is the current arts Editor for Arizona Veterans Magazine, believes in giving back to the community and is regularly booked for live-painting performances and speaking engagements on the cultural history of the Southwest and Native-American legends.

As a participant in The Legislature Arts Program at the Capitol, Jim has displayed numerous works at the Arizona Senate Building and has made select pieces available for viewing and purchase online at CovarrubiasCollection.com.

His range of services include:

• Commissioned portraits
• Live painting and storytelling for events
• Speaking engagements
• Teaching Meso-American Art History
• Painting workshops
• Writing and Researching
• Acting/Directing live productions

About Ariztlan Studios

Ariztlan, Inc.a non-profit 501 c-3 dedicated to educational projects presenting the Native-American and Hispanic cultures of Arizona, via research, documentation and producing art from these cultures and the community involved. We also have programs designed for Veterans who want to express themselves through an art form which we feel is a benefit to their ptsd and development to being a productive citizen. CEO Jim Covarrubias is a veteran and teaches art in workshops open to veterans and any artist interested in developing their art techniques.