Adan Romo

Adan Romo is a sculptor and installation artist who leads Romo Studios, a public art firm working where design, community and art meet. He started learning sculpture at age 10 from his father, Jesus Romo, a fire battalion chief and sculptor who created the California Firefighters Memorial on Capitol Mall. Adan later trained in marble in Italy with the artisan Mirio Viviani.

He holds a BA in art history from UC Berkeley, where he focused on Renaissance sculpture, studied in Italy as a 2001 Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, and earned an MFA in sculpture and installation from the San Francisco Art Institute. His studio has made veterans memorials and artwork for civic buildings and religious institutions. He also chairs Visual Arts at St. Francis High School, where he teaches sculpture, art history and digital film.