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RGV Muralist Creates ‘Epic’ Art

Leo Rivera’s murals of cowboy and Western culture reflects the heritage and history of Mercedes.

Leo Rivera left the Rio Grande Valley to get his art training and education at a Denver-area design school. It was in Colorado where the Harlingen native did his first large-scale wall mural. Rivera was active in the Denver arts scene for 11 years after graduating from the Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design. Returning home in 2020, Rivera set off to work as what he calls an “artist…

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