José Vicente Aguilar

José Vicente Aguilar (also known as Sua Peen (Warm Mountain; born January 8, 1924), is a Pueblo-American painter of San Ildefonso Pueblo and Picurís Pueblo heritage. He is known for his watercolor paintings. Aguilar's art has been exhibited across the United States, particularly in the Southwest;

Early life Aguilar was born in San Ildefonso, New Mexico to José Angela Aguilar (San Ildefonso tribe) and Rosalie Simbola (Picurís tribe).

As a child, Aguilar attended a number of schools across the country, including the San Ildefonso Pueblo Day School in New Mexico and the Montezuma Boys' School in Los Altos, California. From 1935 to 1940, he was a student at the Santa Fe Indian School, where he studied under Dorothy Dunn. He then attended Monson High School in Monson, Massachusetts, followed by Hollywood High School in Hollywood, California.

When he returned, he continued his studies at Otis Art Institute (Los Angeles), the University of New Mexico, Hill and Canyon School of Art, and the Los Angeles Trade Technical Junior College, ending 1951. As his style matured, he was influenced by artists like Joe Herrera, and Aguilar began to utilize semi-abstract backgrounds and more loosely rendered figures.