我收集来自社区和旅行途中的杂志、海报和旧书，并利用这些现成素材创作出富有趣味、亲和力和启发性的图像，探讨身份、价值与经验等议题，涵盖个人、国家乃至全球层面。
I collect magazines, posters, and used books from my community and travels. I use these per-existing sources to create playful, approachable and thought-provoking images that address issues of identity, value, and experience on an individual, national, and global level.

巴特·瓦尔加斯是一位墨西哥裔美国视觉艺术家、教育者和倡导者，来自美国内布拉斯加州贝尔维尤。他在内布拉斯加大学奥马哈分校获得美术学士学位，并在明尼苏达大学双城分校获得美术硕士学位。他的作品曾在美国国内外广泛展出，并被世界各地众多收藏机构收藏。瓦尔加斯的作品曾刊登于《雕塑杂志》（Sculpture Magazine）、《新美国绘画》（New American Paintings）和《HGTV 杂志》等多种出版物中。目前，瓦尔加斯居住在内布拉斯加州奥马哈市。他在爱荷华州康瑟尔布拉夫斯的爱荷华西部社区学院担任视觉艺术/平面艺术专业的教授及系主任，同时还在多个地方非营利组织的董事会任职。

Bart Vargas is a Mexican-American Visual Artist, Educator, and Advocate from Bellevue, Nebraska, USA. He received his BFA from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and his MFA at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. He has exhibited nationally and internationally, and his work can be found in many collections throughout the world. His works have been featured in many publications including Sculpture Magazine, New American Paintings, and HGTV Magazine. Vargas lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Vargas serves as a Professor and Chair of Visual Arts/Graphic Arts Program at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa, as well as on several local boards of non-profit organizations.