Education
2012 - 2014. The University of Texas at San
Antonio. M.F.A. Studio Art (Painting)
2007 - 2010. The University of Houston. B.F.A.
Painting (Magna Cum Laude)
2004 – 2007. North Harris College | General
Studies
1999 – 2001. Washington University in St. Louis |
Studio Art
Solo Exhibitions
2017
TBA. Miami University of Ohio. Oxford, OH. (September 6 –
October 10)
Pure Energy. Presa House Gallery. San Antonio, TX. (June 2 –
June 28). (2-person)
Doing Work. GrayDuck Gallery. Austin, TX. (November 3 –
December 3)
Doing Work. Freight Gallery. San Antonio, TX (December 9 –
December 31)
“Doing Work is
supported in part by the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures, the
City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture, and Southwest Airlines
through a grant from the NALAC Fund for the Arts."
2016
Werds & Places. Carver Branch Library.
San Antonio, TX.
Artist Looking At Art: Portrtaits of a Working Artist. McNay Art Museum. San Antonio, TX.
(included 11 performances throughout the 2-month exhibition)
This Is What It Feels Like. Radius
Center. San Antonio, TX. (2-person)
TEXAS. Freight Gallery. San Antonio, TX.
2015
Dulce. Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Theater Gallery.
San Antonio, TX.
Life, Death, and Other Stories. 3rd
Space Gallery. San Antonio, TX.
2014
Undetermined Matter. GrayDuck Gallery.
Austin, TX. (2-person)
M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition | WERK | In the Zone. Terminal 136. San Antonio, TX.
2013
Consider All Things. Main Street
Projects. Houston, TX. (2-Person)
2012
Sweet Memories. Casa De La Cultura. Del Rio, TX.
Farewell Show. Jack Meier Gallery. Houston, TX.
Neighborhoods. MKT Bar. Houston, TX.
Inside a City. Galeria de la Rosa, Artes de la Rosa. Fort Worth,
TX.
2011
Music in the City. HCC Southwest
Gallery. Houston, TX.
A Collection of Work: Past to Present. Caroline Collective. Houston, TX.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2017
Schist. Artpace Studio B. curated by Nicholas Frank.
San Antonio, TX.
Diverse Views. Trebla Art Gallery. San Antonio, TX
Crossing Borders. Living Arts of Tulsa.
Tulsa, OK.
2016
Three Decades Plus: Printmaking at the University
of Texas at San Antonio. UTSA Main Gallery. San Antonio, TX.
6th Chicana/o Biennial. MACLA
(Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana). San Jose, CA.
2016 Artist Lab Exhibition, Raul Gonzalez: Work These Days. Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. San Antonio, TX.
SATX |MX: Un Viaje Lleno De Cultural. Centro De Artes. San
Antonio, TX.
How To Play Guitar. 337 Project Space.
Grand Rapids, MI.
2015
Debt Fair. Art League Houston. Houston, TX.
Texas Artists Exhibit. Beeville
Art Museum. Beeville, TX.
Parallels. Hello Studio. San Antonio, TX.
Texas Size Breach. TAMU Educational
& Cultural Arts Center. San Antonio, TX.
Selections from the Changarrito Permanent Collection. Mexic-Arte Museum. Austin, TX.
CAM Perennial: Move Me.
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. San Antonio, TX. (curator: Amy Mackie, co-Director
of PARSE
2014
Practice. French & Michigan Gallery. San Antonio, TX.
What’s In Store. UNIT at Sonja Roesch
Gallery. Houston, TX.
Emerging Printmaking Exhibition. Studio Two
Three. Richmond, VA.
Breish – Gonzalez – Toro.
University of Texas at San Antonio Downtown Art Gallery. San Antonio, TX.
(3-person)
CAM Perennial Exhibition 2014. Untitled (Public Display). Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. San Antonio, TX. (curator: Christie
Blizard)
30th Annual UTSA Student Art Exhibition. University of Texas at San Antonio Main Gallery. San Antonio, TX.
New Sculpture. Lakeview Northeast College. San Antonio, TX.
Slap and Tickle. Blue Star
Contemporary Art Museum. San Antonio, TX.
Arte Latino Now. Queens University of Charlotte. Charlotte, NC.
2013
26th Annual McNeese Works on Paper Exhibition. McNeese University. Lake Charles, LA. (curator: Claudia Schmuckli)
Hello World. The Service Station. Los Angeles, CA.
Young Latino Artists 18: Con/Juntos. Mexic-Arte
Museum. Austin, TX.
What's in Store. UNIT at Sonja Roesch
Gallery. Houston, TX.
Texas Artists Exhibition. Beeville
Art Museum. Beeville, TX.
New Texas Talent XX. Craighead Green
Gallery. Dallas, TX.
The Menil/Fiesta Project. Inman
Gallery. Houston, TX.
New Art/Art Nuevo: San Antonio 2012.
University of Texas at San Antonio Main Art Gallery. San Antonio, TX.
Public Art San Antonio Temporary Exhibits. City Hall and Municipal Plaza.
San Antonio, TX.
2012
The LA Art Show | Modern & Contemporary. Los Angeles, CA.
Gambol - Juried Group Member Exhibition. Art League Houston. Houston, TX.
2011
Hispanic Heritage Art Exhibition. HCC NE
Northline Art Gallery. Houston, TX.
Emerging Artist Exhibition. Jack
Meier Gallery. Houston, TX.
2010
BRWN PLNT - That Which is Undone. Talento
Bilingue de Houston. Houston, TX.
Hispanic Heritage Art Show. Houston
Community College NE Northline Art Gallery. Houston, TX.
The Big Show. Lawndale Art Center. Houston, TX. (curator: Paul
Middendorf)
3rd Annual Juried Student Art Exhibit. William R. Jenkins Architecture and Art Library. Houston, TX.
School of Art Annual Student Exhibition. Blaffer Gallery. Houston, TX.
2009
Annual Juried Exhibition. Live Oak
Art Center. Columbus, TX. (curator: Gus Kopriva)
2008
The Big Show. Lawndale Art Center. Houston, TX. (curator: Aram Moshayedi)
1999
Houston Independent School District Art Competition Exhibition
Congressional Art Competition
Residencies
2016 – Artist Lab Fellowship Program. Guadalupe Cultural
Arts Center. San Antonio, TX.
2013 - "Changarrito" Artist-in-Residence.
Mexic-Arte Museum. Austin, TX.
2012 - Modern Multiples - Printmaking Residency.
Los Angeles, CA.
Collections
McNay Art Museum (San Antonio, TX), National
Museum of Mexican Art (Chicago, IL),
Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, TX), The University of
Texas at San Antonio, Capital One Financial Services (Plano, TX), University
Health System (San Antonio, TX), Arte de la Rosa (Fort Worth, TX),
Queens University of Charlotte (Charlotte, NC),
Ricardo and Harriet Romo, Jim and Franci Crane
Private Collections
Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Wisconsin, New Hampshire,
Washington, Kentucky, California
Special Projects
Lee Jeans, Google, The McNay Art Museum, The DoSeum
Honors | Awards | Achievements
2017
NALAC Fund for the Arts (NFA): San Antonio Artist/Ensemble 2016 Grant
2016
Surdna Foundation Grant Recipient
2015
Dave Bown Projects -
10th Semiannual Competition (Curators: Claire C. Carter, Carmen Hermo, Anna
Stothart) Award of Excellence (Unrestricted monetary award).
2014
Hunting Art Prize Finalist
Carlos and Malu Alvarez Scholarship
Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Graduate
Scholarship
Charles & Germaine Field Endowed Painting Scholarship
Marcia Gygli King Endowed Scholarship in Art
Master of Fine Arts Presidential Assistantship
Award
University of Texas at San Antonio Dean’s Circle
Scholarship
2013
Hunting Art Prize Finalist
Charles & Germaine Field Endowed Painting
Scholarship
Master of Fine Arts Presidential Assistantship
Award
Marcia Gygli King Endowed Scholarship in Art
University of Texas at San Antonio Dean's Circle
Scholarship
2012
COLFA Scholarship Recipient: Susan Kaufman Graduate
Fellowship, UTSA
2010
Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society, University
of Houston.
Dean's List, University of Houston.
2005
Houston Marathon Finisher
1999
1st Place Black/White Drawing -Houston
Independent School District Art Competition
Congressional Art Competition Winner, 18th
District, Texas