BIO: I was born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1989. My artistic abilities began to take form during middle school. After completing my basic and art courses at Palo Alto College in San Antonio, Texas, I transferred to the University of the Incarnate Word where I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art in May of 2013. My college years became instrumental in bestowing upon me a foundation of important and personal experiences that continue to benefit me in my development as an artist and human being. It is within this framework that I continually strive to become the best artist I can be, constantly searching for the transcendent connection between art and its ability to evoke memory and emotion upon those who might view it.
Artist Statement: My work straddles between the concepts of representation and abstraction. Through these ideas, the canvas speaks to different people in different ways. I am fascinated by iconic people and symbols of different generations throughout the past and present and how they evoke different meanings in different people.
My work consists of images of Texas Life, Hispanic: History/Culture/Life, People, Places, Everyday life, Historical Landmarks, Inanimate objects, Still Life, as a devoted christian I also do works of spirituality. Many of these subjects represent, if not a direct cultural affiliation to me, then a distant or historical perspective. Those who share with me the same or similar cultural experiences will connect to the concept and abstraction via memory and emotion. The same applies to those who lived in a different time upon seeing a cultural image or icon recognizable to them within their era. I want them to see what they once saw, but in a brand new way.
By weaving together different mediums such as, acrylic paints, mixed media, and emphasizing intensive color, along with abstraction and representation, my work forms into a fusion of local cultural dynamics that turn an object of the past or present into a single medium of art which can be viewed through a modern or post-modern lens, depending on where one stands within the realm of historical Consciousness.
Abstraction and representation, as well as my personal foundations, cultural and educational experiences, all blend in to my conscious and sub-conscious mind and allow me to create works of art that I hope will bring an emotion or memory from the past or present to all who view it.
Background
Education: B. A., Art, Art History Minor, with emphasis in Painting and Drawing, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio. 2010-2013.
Donations/Fundraisers: "Grand Opening Paul Jolly Center Pet Adoptions & Art Show Fundraiser", San Antonio, Tx. 2013
Selected Group Exhibitions: “Former Student Exhibit,” Palo Alto College, San Antonio, TX. 2012 "The San Antonio Collegiate Student Exhibition,” San Antonio Art League Museum, San Antonio, TX. 2013 “UIW Senior Exhibit,” Semmes Gallery, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX. 2013 “Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza Art Exhibit” Central Cultural Aztlan Gallery, San Antonio, TX. 2013 “Celebración a La Virgen de Guadalupe Art Exhibit” Central Cultural Aztlan Gallery, San Antonio, TX. 2013 “Tierra Y Libertad, Segundo de Febrero Exhibit: Commemorating the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)” Central Cultural Aztlan Gallery, San Antonio, TX. 2014 "Ethereal Exhibit" Efrain Gutierrez Gallery, San Antonio, Tx. 2014 "Loteria Exhibit" High Wire Gallery, San Antonio, Tx. 2015 "Angels Among Us" University of The Incarnate Word, The Kelso Fine Arts Gallery, San Antonio, Tx. 2016 "San Antonio on the Rise" Centro Cultural Aztlan. San Antonio, Tx 2019 Solo Exhibitions: “Exhibition at Casa Margarita” Casa Margarita, San Antonio, Tx. 2013 “Exhibition” UIW Rosenberg School of Optometry, San Antonio, Tx. 2014 "Featured Artist Exhibit" Casa De La Cultura, Del Rio, TX 2016
Collections: Rudy Ortega: San Antonio, Tx Jorge Rangel: SanAntonio, Tx Marie Castro: San Antonio, Tx Jesse Morales: Phoenix Arizona Cameron Chafin: San Antonio, Tx Amber Christofoletti: San Antonio, Tx Danny Lerma : San Antonio, Tx Barbara Johnson: San Antonio, Tx Denise Stafford Gonzalez: San Antonio, Tx Arturo Infante Almeida: San Antonio, Tx Monica and Roy Sul: Phoenix, Arizona Miguel Cortinas: San Antonio, Tx Roland Sul: San Antonio, Tx Roxanne Sanchez: San Antonio, Tx Jose Luis: San Antonio, Tx Sarah Samano: San Antonio, Tx Jackelin Rangel: San Antonio, Tx Sandy Aguirre: San Antonio, Tx Alejandra Leal: San Antonio, Tx Irene Gonzalez: San Antonio, Tx Ray Hernandez & Audreey Hernandez: San Antonio, Tx Victoria J. Gulzewski: San Antonio, Tx Jackelin Rangel: San Antonio, Tx Yolanda Valdez: San Antonio, Tx Katie Stephens: San Antonio, Tx Jen Rigney: San Antonio, Tx Jennifer Hawkins: San Antonio, Tx Ralph Gonzalez: San Antonio, Tx Sandra Lopez: San Antonio, Tx Henry De Leon: San Antonio, Tx Melissa Fletcher: San Antonio, Tx Debbie Campos: San Antonio, Tx Nancy Cooper: San Antonio, Tx Martin J. Silva: San Antonio, Tx Jesus Silva: Los Altos, CA Ryan Tiffin: Dallas, Tx Arthur A. Medina Jr.: San Antonio, Tx Joe W. Deloach: Dallas, Tx Vanessa Marie: San Antonio, Tx Camille Ruan: Malden, Massashusets Sonya Rivera: San Antonio, Tx Michael Horan: San Antonio, Tx Felicia Baldwin: San Antonio, Tx Margarita Gonzalez: San Antonio, Tx Aaron Alvarez: San Antonio, Tx Geoffrey P. Moshier: Miami, Florida