Manuel Velazquez origin paintingPainting has areas of paint lose and flaking.Framed artwork is 25 in x 18 in Velazquez was born in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico and received a degree in serigraphy at the University of Veracruz. His works have been displayed on many occasions throughout North and South America and in Vienna, Prague, Tokyo, and Bratislava, Slovakia. He currently is a professor in Xalapa, Veracruz where he is the head of the fine arts department at his alma mater.