Los Angeles, June 29th, 2002. Tropico de Nopal Gallery-Art Space opens the door to its eye-opening, inaugural art exhibition. “RE-birth/RE-toño” gathers a diverse palette, and showcases longtime contributors to the Los Angeles art scene - Rudy Calderon, Ulysses Jenkins, and Reyes Rodriguez, as well as innovative and up and coming artists Phung Huynh, Ann Knight, Miguel Angel Murillo, Ruby Osorio and Dennis P. Salazar - each exploring new arenas and giving expression to remarkably fresh perspectives and styles.