Christopher M. Campos

Christopher M. Campos’s upbringing inspired the creation of The Pursuit of Happiness. Campos says, “It’s a drawing of me and my brother. My brother in the passenger seat was a shooting victim at the age of fourteen. The map in the drawing represents when our parents moved us to be near the hospital that helped my brother to walk again. I subconsciously drew myself how I looked just before I was incarcerated and drew my brother Anthony as he is today. Being incarcerated you sometimes feel like your life hit the pause button and you can only rewind memories in your head. For me painting and drawing is a place I can express myself and find a peace of mind in a stressful environment. I want to thank my parents for all their support, and would like them to know I do this all for them.”