TITLE

Peaceful Bounty

ARTIST

Cibele Saporito

CREATED

May 2023

LOCATION

Jackson Ave, south of Camilla

ABOUT THIS PIECE

Since I have moved to McAllen, I have enjoyed seeing the crop fields, the round hay bales along with the palm trees and the vast open sky throughout the Rio Grande Valley. It gives me a peaceful feeling and the feeling of harvest and thanksgiving. - Cibele Saporito

ABOUT THIS ARTIST

Cibele Shimabukuro Saporito was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Cibele started painting in acrylic in middle school and then transition to oil paint. After high school, she immigrated to the USA where she learned English, received a Bachelor's of Fine Arts from Brigham Young University, Utah and later on a doctor's degree of optometry from The Ohio State University. She moved to Texas in 2013 and has been enjoying the Mexican/American culture along with learning Spanish. Art plays a big part of her life as she enjoys ceramics, singing, dancing and playing the piano. She also enjoys the outdoors hiking, traveling and the beach, but the main joy in life is her family, her faith in God and working on her family history. She is married to Juan Carlos Leano, from Bolivia and they together have 7 children and 5 grandchildren.