This past spring, Bigg Shadow opened up the doors to his new tattoo shop and gallery called Legacy Empire in the heart of Roswell, NM. Bigg Shadow was featured in Arte a few issue back as one of the best Chicano artist from Texas. After being at his shop he noticed that Roswell did not have a gallery that showcased Latino art of any kind. Shadow decided to purchase the space next to his tattoo shop and remodeled it to a gallery. The grand opening of the gallery was a great success with artists traveling from all over. Sheri Galvan from Dallas, TX, showed off her photography skills while airbrush artist Rick Muñoz and sidewalk chalk artist JJ represented California. Local artists like Mr. Chico, Danny Shaw, David Lasoya, Glass Blowers Bentley Brothers and one of the youngest tattoo artists in Roswell, Mister Peanut, filled the walls of the gallery with fine artwork. The day started with the blessing of both the gallery and tattoo shop by Shadow's parents that traveled from Dallas for the grand opening event. The full day event was filled with a sidewalk chalk contest for the kids, a custom car show and free food and drinks for everybody that attended the event. If you are ever in Roswell, NM, make sure you stop by Legacy Empire and check out what's on display on the walls. For more information, visit Bigg Shadow's myspace page at
www.myspace.com/hustlashadow.