Juls Mendoza
Born in Texas, and raised between Juárez and Westwood, Denver, artist Julio “Juls” Mendoza aims to capture the cross-cultural, cross-border Mexican-American experience in his work. His murals can be found all throughout Denver, the vibrant colors bringing his childhood memories to life. He defines his style as Surrealismo Cultural, a nod to oddities, humor, and surreal experiences that have shaped him and his generation.
His paintings and sculptures remix and recontextuallze Mexican iconography in modern settings. His work often explores immigration and migration, using butterflies, plants, and hummingbirds as natural species that migrate to highlight the plight of immigrant communities making their way north to the USA.
For Juls, it’s important that his public art is a platform for him to fight against oppression and injustice and express solidarity with other marginalized communities.
2026 Muertos En Westwood
This year, we honor our ancestors and the ways they continue to live through us.
Our ancestors live beyond the photographs and offerings on our altars. They live in the food we make, the stories we tell, the traditions we protect, and what we pass on.
We are here because they were here. In Westwood, their presence lives in our homes, businesses, murals, gathering spaces, and the people who have shaped this neighborhood.
Somos Memoria Viva reminds us that what we inherit does not end with us. We carry it forward so it can continue beyond us.
Muertos en Westwood celebrates life and death, honoring the memories we carry, the community we are today, and the future we are creating together.
Skye Little Cloud
Skye Little Cloud is a Yankton, Sāmoan, and Kickapú interdisciplinary artist and curator. Her visual practice lies in articulating the beauty and complexity of the contemporary Indigenous experience while grappling with a post-colonial climate. She views the collective experience of Indigenous women and Two-Spirit people as especially momentous while we face a Eurocentric and patriarchal world. Returning to Indigenous knowledge while emphasizing the history of matrilineal systems is a principal priority of her artistic endeavors. Throughout Little Cloud's work, Indigenous feminisms are always at the center of her practice, with a focus on authenticity, empowerment, reclamation, and repatriation.