Quiroz was born in 1944 in Tucson, AZ, and grew up in the Millville barrio. Upon graduation from Tucson High School in 1963 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, served in Vietnam, completed active duty as an Assistant Navigator (E5) and received an honorable discharge in 1967. The following year Quiroz used the G.I. Bill to begin pursuing what became a lifelong career as an artist and art educator. He earned a BFA in painting from the San Francisco Art Institute, a MAT in art education from the Rhode Island School of Design, and an MFA in painting from the University of Arizona. He was on the faculty of the School of Art at the University of Arizona for three decades, ultimately training and mentoring thousands of other artists, and was awarded Professor Emeritus status in 2018. His work has been exhibited extensively, both nationally and internationally, and featured in publications such as Art in America, Artforum and Art Week.
Producer: Özlem Ayşe Özgür
Videographer: Özlem Ayşe Özgür, Danny Sax
Editor: Diana Cadena, Özlem Ayşe Özgür
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