David Rivas Botello has been a resident of the Los Angeles area all his life. He helped establish the Goez Art Studio and Gallery in 1986, which was one of the first galleries to center primarily on Chicano art. He contributed to the Estrada Court Murals in 1973, and later helped co-found (with Wayne Healy) the East Los Streetscapers. (Robin K. Dunitz, Street Gallery, Guide to over 1000 Los Angeles Murals)
