The artist behind the portrait of Dr. King is Matheus de Oliveira. He is a local Blacksburg resident and his mother is Lia de Oliveira, owner of Lia's Hair Styling in Downtown Blacksburg.

Matheus graduated in 2001 from Blacksburg High School. He is taking classes at New River Community College and has aspirations of transferring to Virginia Tech.

He picked up painting as a hobby and did this portrait of Dr. King in 2002. The actual portrait consists of acrylic paint on poster board. It was initially displayed at home and at his mom's workplace.

We are pleased to highlight and recognize Matheus's work as the official logo/image of the Virginia Tech MLK Celebrations.

 

Virginia Tech celebrates the legacy of
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

January 18 - 30, 2009