Born on September 1, Guillermo Meza's father was of indigenous Tlaxcalteca heritage. He was interested in art early on but due to the family's lack of capital he was unable to attend an institution so instead copied Old Master's works and studied for a time with Santos Balmori (painting) and Francisco Diaz de Leon (engraving). He was also interested in music and played several instruments.
Meza worked in the Expressionist, Dadaist and Surrealist styles throughout his career. His paintings often addressed social issues and included fantastical background images with distorted human figures. His themes were focused on myth, religion and fantasy. His figures are described as meditative, with the artist being influenced by the magic and fantasy of the indigenous people of his heritage rather than European.
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