Emily Costello is a self-taught painter, printer and mixed media artist.  Her art is inspired by her Mexican heritage, its cultural icons, imagery, and by the events that have shaped her life.  Her art is strongly influenced by her grandmother and of the stories she passed onto her; stories that not only give place and meaning to our existence but also on the experiences that we all share; issues of identity, humor, life, love, death, spirituality, dreams and memories.  Inspired by Mexican folk artists who make art from the heart and with whatever materials they have at hand, her mixed media assemblages are created with found objects that are reassembled, reimagined and recreated into a new life and new meaning.  In her fifteen year career as a professional artist, she has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows in Arizona, California and New Mexico.  Her work can be found in corporate, public and private collections.  She has had residencies at several non-profit organizations and teaches art classes at VisionKidz, The Phoenix Art Museum, and Free Arts of Arizona Children’s Professional Artist Program.  The artist team of Costello/Moreno was awarded the Valley/Metro South Phoenix Light Rail public art project which will be unveiled in 2025.  Born in Superior, Arizona, she currently lives in South Phoenix with her husband and chihuahua.