Oklahoma born Paul Medina is mainly of Spanish and French descent with a variety of other ethnicities thrown in as well. Although not raised in the traditional ethnic heritage of his ancestors, his work, in many ways, reflects the artistic traditions of those cultures. He has spent his life learning of these cultures that have, without doubt, marked his work in some subconscious way. In addition to galleries that have represented Medina over the years, he also exhibited at the Oklahoma Museum of Art, The Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa and the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona.