Roberto Juárez: A Florist’s Vision of Surreal Landscape Roberto Juárez (born 1952) is an American visual artist hailing from Chicago, where he was born to Puerto Rican and Mexican parents. His artistic journey began at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1977, earning him a BFA degree before pursuing graduate studies in television and film at UCLA. Throughout his career, Juárez has consistently explored themes of floral motifs—a deliberate choice rooted in traditions found across Hispanic and non-western painting landscapes—resulting in strikingly beautiful artworks that blend meticulous obse…