Most artists, they say, express themselves better and create depth in their work if they go through life’s troubles, struggles and angst. Take Fatima Ronquillo, a self-taught painter born in Pampanga, Philippines, who moved to the United States at age ten and is now based in New Mexico.
“I have battled with not knowing exactly where home is. It’s possible to live in two worlds, but it’s also common for someone who emigrated as a child to feel like an outsider in both worlds,” she says. She believes this isolation element has
