Clarissa Banos is a visual artist whose subject matter focuses on traditional Latin American culture and folklore. Her ancestral heritage inspires her colourful acrylic paintings: She is passionate about the magnificence of indigenous civilizations of the Ancient Americas and particularly intrigued by the Pre-Hispanic iconography found in ancient textiles of Mexico, Central America and South America.

She holds a BFA in Graphic Design from Universidad Dr. Jose Matias Delgado, El Salvador, and an MFA in Graphic Design and Illustration from the University of Illinois, Chicago, where she graduated as a Fulbright LASPAU Scholarship grantee.

Clarissa’s artwork has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in various cities globally including Vancouver, Chicago, New York, Milan, Canary Islands and Barcelona. Her paintings can be found in private art collections in Central and South America, the United States, Canada and Europe. She has been a visual arts instructor at Place des Arts since 2019.