Jovan Karlo Villalba (born 1977 in Quito, Ecuador) is an American contemporary artist. Jovan Karlo Villalba grew up in Miami, Florida. He graduated from New World School of the Arts in 1995 and from the Cooper Union School of Art in 1999. In 2000, he began his career in the Chelsea art district in New York City. Eight years later Villalba moved to Miami where he is now based.