Press

2019

“How Julio Salgado Utilizes Art to Express Life As a Queer, Undocumented Man”, NowThisEntertainment, Jul. 2, 2019

2018

“Undocumented Artists Display Resistance Through Art”, The Brown Daily Herald, Nov. 7, 2018

Julio Salgado: Undocumented artists display resistance

“Alphabet Rockers Spotlight Dreamers, Immigration Issues With ‘Walls’ Music Video”, The East Bay Express, Nov. 15, 2018

“‘Undocu-Queer’ Artist Julio Salgado on Creative Resistance”, KQED Arts, July 5, 2018

“Frida Kahlo’s Lasting Impact on LGBTQ Artists: Three Artists Explain The Power And Impact The Artist Has Had On Them”, Google Arts & Culture, May 2018

Google Arts & Culture: Frida Kahlo’s lasting impact on LGBTQ artists

“‘Vida’ Flips The Script On Gentrification”, New York Times, May 2, 2018

“’Vida’ Creator Tanya Saracho On Exploring Underrepresented Perspectives With Starz Drama”, Collider, May 5, 2018

“A Celebration Of Immigration”, Harvard Law, March 7, 2018

“Exhibit Brings To Life Stories From LGBTQ Movement Through Government Documents”, Berkeley Library News, March 12, 2018

“UndocuQueer Artists Tackle Media Representation And Empowerment”, The Daily Aztec, March 21, 2018

“Queery: Julio Salgado”, Los Angeles Blade, February 6, 2018

“GLBT History Museum Looks Back On Magazine That Birthed ‘The Queer’”, KQED Arts, January 22, 2018

2017

“OUT100 List 2017”, Out Magazine, November 8, 2017

Julio Salgado in Time Magazine

“We Are Americans, Revisited”, Time, September 1, 2017

DACA: We are Americans, revisited

“Mexican-American artist Julio Salgado is LGBTQ, undocumented and unafraid”, NBC News, September 9, 2017

“Salgado is ‘Undocumented and unafraid’”, The College Voice, September 19, 2017

“The Intersectionality of Being UndocuQueer”, East Bay Express, August 29, 2017

Julio Salgado: The intersectionality of being undocuqueer

“‘Mírame’, la exposición artística que muestra distintos aspectos de la comunidad gay en Los Angeles”, Univisión, June 3, 2017

Univisión Los Angeles: Mírame, la exposición que muestra distintos aspectos de la comunidad gay en Los Angeles

“Julio Salgado tuvo que salir de varios clósets para participar en esta muestra latina de arte gay”, Hoy, June 5, 2017

“¡Que siga la fiesta!”, HuffPost, June 9, 2017

“In this L.A. exhibit, queer Latinx artists show there’s more than one way to be an empowered QTPOC”, Remezcla, June 16, 2017

“Breaking boundaries at LA Plaza”, LA Downtown News, June 28, 2017. 

“15 creatives on the meaning of Pride”, Teen Vogue, June 28, 2017. 

Teen Vogue: Visual artist Julio Salgado and the meaning of Pride

“The Recipe For Radical Visibility and Chilaquiles”, KQED Arts, April 4, 2017

“La Risa Como Catarsis Migratoria”, El Universal, February 14, 2017

El Universal: La risa como catarsis migratoria

“En Red: Dreamers En Peligro Por Trump”, Video from El Universal, February 27, 2017

2016

“Queer Visual Artist Julio Salgado On Documenting the Undocumented”, ColorLines, October 19, 2016

“Cartoonist Honors Young Boy Who Blocked Anti-LGBT March in Mexico”, NBC News, Sept. 14, 2016

NBC News: Cartoonist honors young boy who blocked anti-lgbt march in Mexico
The Advocate: Juan Gabriel, Queer Mexican Icon

“Juan Gabriel, Queer Mexican Icon”, The Advocate, August 29, 2016

“Retratos de la Generación Latinx: ¿Quién está detrás the la ‘X’?”, Univisión Noticias, August 9, 2016

“Letters are a lifeline for people in immigration detention. Here’s a project that brings those words to life”, Global Voices Online, July 11, 2016

“An East Bay Queer Artist-of-Color on Orlando’s Horrific Nightclub Shooting”, East Bay Express, June 15, 2016

“Giving Detained Immigrant Moms a Mother’s Day Boost”, Takepart, May 7, 2016

2015

Forty Under 40: Visual artist Julio Salgado

“Activists Who Changed The World in 2015”, Remezcla, Dec. 30, 2015

“Talking About Diversity in TV & Film: A 2015 Timeline”, Remezcla, Dec. 21, 2015

“Here’s What Happens When Two Latinos Who Sparked A National Conversation On Diversity In Media Meet”, Remezcla, Nov. 24, 2015

“An Artist Has Reimagined Popular TV Shows With An All-POC Cast”, BuzzFeed, Oct. 22, 2015

“Latino Artist Reimagines Classic TV Shows To Include Diverse Casts”, Huffington Post, Oct. 22, 2015

“What If Your Favorite TV Sitcoms Featured Only People Of Color?”, Vibe Magazine, Oct. 21, 2015

“A Latino Artist Is Reillustrating Popular TV Shows With People Of Color”, Paper Magazine, Oct. 21, 2015

Paper Magazine: A latino artist is reillustrating popular TV shows with people of color

“9 Illustrations That Imagine What Popular TV Shows Would Look Like If All The Characters Were People of Color”, Cosmopolitan, Oct. 21, 2015 

“5 Illustrations Reimagining Sitcoms With Only People Of Color”, Latina, Oct. 21, 2015

“This Latino Artist Turned Your Favorite Sitcom Characters Into People of Color”, Mic.com, Oct. 20, 2015

“These Latinos Break Down Immigration And Make It Funny”, Mitu, Aug. 19, 2015

“Best Artist Activist: Julio Salgado”, East Bay Express, July 22, 2015

“BGD’s Crush of the Month Featuring Julio Salgado!”, Black Girl Dangerous, April 1, 2015

BGD’s Crush of the month featuring Julio Salgado

“Artists Adopt The Power Of The Poster To Raise Awareness For LGBT Immigration Reform”, The Advocate, March 16, 2015

“Queer, Undocumented Visual Artist Julio Salgado Speaks Out”, GLAAD, March 18, 2015

“Reclaiming The Lives of Undocumented Queers”, East Bay Express, Jan. 14, 2015

Julio Salgado, reclaiming the lives of undocumented queers

2014

“Julio Salgado and Janet Mock Upgrade the Inspirational Quote with ‘Heroes’”, Autostraddle, Sept. 10, 2014

“Two Undocumented Bay Area Activists Turned Their Bromance Into a Hilarious Webseries”, Remezcla, Aug. 15, 2014

“The Weekly’s A-to-Z Guide To Being Undocumented”, OC Weekly, May 1, 2014

“Julio Salgado’s ‘Queer Butterfly’ featured in CAC’s Art Series”, Daily Bruin, January 8, 2014

2013

“Queer Comics of Color Look at the Racism of Hipster Halloweens”, ColorLines, Oct. 29, 2013

“Your Favorite Childhood Cartoons Grew Up and Got Radical”, ColorLines, Sept. 25, 2013

“Julio Salgado’s ‘UndocuQueer Billboard’ Explores Intersection of LGBTQ And Undocumented Communities”, Huffington Post, June 21, 2013

Julio Salgado’s “Undocuqueer Billboard” explores intersection of LGBTQ and undocumented communities

“UndocuQueer: Julio Salgado on Art and Identity”, El Tecolote, June 20, 2013

2012

“Undocumented Youth Tell Their Own Stories In New Book”, ColorLines, Dec. 11, 2012

“The UndocuQueer Movement Rises To Push For A DREAM Act”, NBC Latino, Nov. 2, 2012

“Undocumented Americans: Julio Salgado”, TIME Magazine’s YouTube, June 14, 2012

“Undocumented Artist Gives American Apparel’s Farmer Ad a Political Twist”, ColorLines, June 1, 2012

Undocumented artists gives American Apparel’s Farmer Ad a political twist

2011

“Out Of The Closet Twice: Cartoonist Julio Salgado On Coming Out As Undocumented and Gay”, 89.3 KPCC’s Multi-American, Dec. 23, 2011