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Tom Arie Donch Project Coordinator  Tom Arie Donch boasts an impressive resume in the art world as a sculptor, specifically in public art, spanning over 30 years with projects all over the country. Tom owned and operated Interplay Designs company based here in Vallejo, that worked with municipalities to help them create art for their public spaces. Following his retirement from Interplay Designs, Tom continues to work in the art […]

Melissa Berrios-Penny MalisBEE“Embark” Mosaic tile work Growing up in Portersville, CA Melissa always knew she would be an artist. She has lived up and down the west coast and landed in Vallejo around 2016. Along the way, she earned her college degree in art and became a teacher before she embarked on her most important […]

Lorenzo CrockettLittle Boy & Girl Hugging Lorenzo was raised in Oakland and found his love of art at an early age. Unfortunately, he did not get much of a formal introduction to art in school. He went to barber school in the early 1990s and found an outlet for some of his creativity via cutting […]

Liberty Pierson Sculpture: Spirit of the Bay  Growing up in El Sobrante, Liberty Pierson always had an interest in art. She expressed her creativity in a variety of different mediums like graphic design, computer art, and photography. After high school, she moved East to study art at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. However, her heart belonged in the Bay Area so after six years she moved back in 2014 and due to […]

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Gene “Geneus1” Buban Peace 2.0 Originally from Alameda, raised in Union City, and now a Vallejo resident, Gene Buban dabbled in art his entire life. He gravitated to digital art, teaching himself on his home computer in the early 1980s. He continued through high school learning on his own and then moved to a more […]

Sophia Othman Peacock Feather Benches Sophia Othman did not take a conventional route to become an artist. Art and creativity were not encouraged by her family in her youth, unlike many artists who discover their love of art early on in their formative years that then develop and mature through practice and training. Sophia took […]

Effective Monday, September 6, 2021 In observance of Labor Day, SolTrans buses will NOT operate. Regular service is scheduled to resume on Tuesday, September 7, 2021.

Effective August 28, 2021 Dear SolTrans Riders and Community Members, Due to the current Coronavirus and Delta case surge, SolTrans is experiencing a temporary staffing shortage. We are doing our best to balance adequate staff levels while doing our part to keep our communities safe and getting you where you need to go. In the […]

Leo Rodas Mosaic Medallions Beautiful Vallejo A native of Guatemala, Leo Rodas, and his family immigrated to the United States in 1971, when he was just 13 years old. He and his family settled in San Francisco, where he finished school. Leo’s love for art began long before he moved to the United States. His […]