Castro Street

When Rondo was five years old, he fell into the pond at the Palace of Fine Arts. His parents failed to notice; he was pulled out by a stranger. His memories of San Francisco as seen from underwater made an impression on him that can be seen in his paintings today.

Born in San Francisco, Rondo has lived in several neighborhoods including, but not limited to, the Mission, Bernal Heights, Noe Valley, the Tenderloin, the Haight and Russian Hill. He is a graduate of San Francisco State University, where he studied art.