ANTONIO LECHUGA
b. 1985, lives and works in Dallas, TX
EDUCATION
2006 - 2009 (SCI-Arc) Southern California Institute of Architecture, Los Angeles, CA
2004 - 2006 El Centro College, Dallas, TX
2004 - Design Discovery Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Flowers for the Living — 2022, Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
Street Views, Various Small Fires, Dallas, TX
Survival, Death and Home, Daisha Board Gallery, Dallas, TX
2023 Structures of Softness, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
2022 Fences, Love Texas Art Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 Condo Satellite, Refuses Gallery presenting w/ Harlesden High Street Gallery / London , UK
Antonio Lechuga : Selected Works, Liliana Bloch Gallery / Dallas, TX
2025 Los Encuentros, BALLROOM Marfa / Summer 25’-Spring 2026 / Marfa, TX
Curated by Maggie Adler
Rasquachismo: 35 Years of a Chicano Sensibility, McNay Art Museum / San Antonio, TX
Curated by Mia Lopez
2024 Texas Biennial: The Last Sky, Blaffer Art Museum, University of Houston / Houston, TX
Curated by Erika Mei Chua Holum, Ashley Dehoyos Sauder, Coka Trevino
La Frontera: The Border Exhibit, Irving Archives and Museum / Irving, TX
Curated by Jorge Baldor / Latino Arts Project
Into the Thick of IT, MASS Gallery / Austin, TX
Curated by Bella Varela
Soft Bones, Bath House Cultural Center / Dallas, TX
Curated by Analise Minjarez
2021 Across, Urban Arts Center / Dallas, TX
Curated by Jose Villalobos
Passport Oak Cliff, Arts Mission Oak Cliff / Dallas, TX
Curated by Christopher Sonny Martinez
Herencias, Oak Cliff Cultural Center / Dallas, TX
Curated by Malcriadas Collective
Holding Space, 500X Gallery / Dallas, TX
Curated by Daisha Board / Daisha Board Gallery
2020 Contemporary / Now 2020, ArtRoom / Fort Worth, TX
2019 Family Reunion II, Fort Worth Arts Center / Fort Worth, TX
CHAOS 7, RO2 Art Gallery / Dallas, TX
Abstract Mind 2019, CICA Museum / Gimpo, South Korea
Spring Gallery Night Juried Exhibition, Fort Worth Arts Center / Fort Worth, TX
Curated by William Campbell / William Campbell Contemporary
2018 15th Annual Hecho En Dallas Exhibition, Latino Cultural Center / Dallas, TX
New Texas Talent XXIV, Craighead Green Gallery / Dallas, TX
Curated by: CADD (Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas)
2016 New Texas Talent XXIII, Craighead Green Gallery / Dallas, TX
Curated by: Frank Hettig / Heritage Auctions
13th Annual Hecho En Dallas Exhibition, Latino Cultural Center / Dallas, TX
Architectural Influence, ART7 Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
Curated by Ariel Davis
5th Annual Armstrong National 2-D Exhibition Competition, Armstrong State University / Savannah, GA
Curated by David Griffin
2015 New Texas Talent XXII, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
Curated by: Terri Provencal, Barry Whistler
Curvature, ART7 Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
Curated by Ariel Davis
12th Annual Hecho En Dallas Exhibition, Latino Cultural Center / Dallas, TX
Curated by: Francisco Moreno, Arthur Pena, Ariel Saldivar
Back to Basics, ART7 Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
Curated by Ariel Davis
2014 Finalist, Hunting Art Prize, Houston, TX
Curated by: Marie Bosarge, Leila Cartier, Stephen Wicks
2013 500X EXPO, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
Curated by Iris Bechtol
2011 Geometric MADI Museum Biennial: Origins in Geometry, Dallas, TX
Curated by Vincent Falsetta
PRESS
ARTNET | “5 Latinx Artists Transforming Everyday Materials, From Cobijas to Pinatas, Into Statements on Identity” by Annika Olsen for Artnet - 11.19.25
STUPIDDOPE | “Ballroom Marfa’s ‘Los Encuentros’ Confronts Borders, Belonging, and the Art World Itself” by Jesse James for Stupiddope - 7.25.25
COLOSSAL | “Five Latinx Artist Explore Materiality, Identity, and Belonging in Los Encuentros” by Kate Mothes for Colossal - 7.23.25
GLASSTIRE | “Belonging, Independence & Restroration: “Los Encuentros” at BALLROOM Marfa” by Jessica Fuentes for Glasstire - 7.12.25
ARTnews | “Rasquachismo Has Officially Entered the Art Historical Canon” by Maximiliano Duron for Artnews - 5.16.25
FAMILY STYLE | “If You Introduce a Gun” by Meka Boyle for Family Style - 4.18.25
HYPERALLERGIC | “Celebrating 35 Years of Rasquachismo” by Liz Kim for Hyperallergic - 3.11.25
GLASSTIRE | “The Texas Biennial at DiverseWorks and the Blaffer Art Museum” by Philip Kelleher for Glasstire - 1.14.25
FORBES | “Rasquachismo At the McNay Art Museum In San Antonio” by Chadd Scott for Forbes - 1.10.25
EPHEMERA DFW | “Antonio Lechuga Hasn’t Forgotten Oak Cliff” by Paige Minor for Ephemera DFW - 7.25.24
GLASSTIRE | “Museums in Central and North Texas Announce Recent Acquisitions” by Jessica Fuentes for Glasstire - 7.19.24
D Magazine | “Artist Antonio Lechuga Preserves His Experience with Gun Violence in Latest Exhibition” by Desiree Martinez for D Magazine - 3.21.24
BREDA | “Threads of Resilience with Antonio Lechuga” BREDA - 10.16.23
GLASSTIRE | “Structures, Beauty, and Barbie: Recent Exhibitions in Dallas” by William Sarradet for Glasstire - 9.1.23
CULTURE MAP | “10 must see art exhibitions in August have lessons to teach us all” by Kristina Rowe for CultureMap Dallas - 8.16.23
KERA | “Dallas artist challenges ideas of border walls with new exhibition” by Joaquin Fernandez for KERA News - 8.11.23
GLASSTIRE | “Antonio Lechuga: Covering and Recovering” by Jessica Fuentes for Glasstire - 1.28.23
COAGULA | “Antonio Lechuga FENCES in Fort Worth” by Erica Stephens for Coagula - 7.18.22
PUBLICATIONS
2025 PATRON MAGAZINE | “Art Influencers” by Terri Provencal for Patron Magazine - June / July 2025
SOUTHWEST CONTEMPORARY | “Vol. 11: The Hyperlocal” by Jessica Fuentes Spring/ Summer 2025
PATRON MAGAZINE | “A Gathering of Like-Minded People” by Danielle Avram for Patron Magazine - April / May 2025
ARTFORUM | “Rasquachismo: 35 Years of a Chicano Sensibility” by Nicholas Frank for ARTFORUM - April 2025 vol. 63 no.8.
FAIRS
2025 Art Antwerp, 5th Edition, December 11-14th. Presenting w/ Harlesden High Street, London, UK.
Antwerp Expo, Antwerp, Belgium
Dallas Invitational, 3rd Edition, April 10-12th. Presenting w/ Harlesden High Street, London, UK.
Mansion on Turtle Creek, Dallas, TX
LECTURES / TALKS
2025 Artist Talk: Los Encuentros , BALLROOM Marfa, Marfa TX - 7.25
Radio Interview: Los Encuentros Radio, Marfa Public Radio, Marfa, TX - 7.25
2024 Artist Talk: Antonio Lechuga - Survival, Death and Home | Daisha Board Gallery, Dallas TX - 3.24
2023 Podcast interview: OC3 Frequencies Ep. 14, Dallas, TX - 8.23
Artist Talk: Antonio Lechuga - Structures of Softness, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas, TX - 8.23
2022 Artist Talk: Antonio Lechuga | Love Texas Art Gallery, Fort Worth, TX - 6.22
2021 Panel / Artist Discussion: Across | Urban Arts Center, Dallas, TX - 11.21
AWARDS / GRANTS
2024 Arts Activate Artist Grant, Office of Arts and Culture, City of Dallas, TX - 3.24
2023 Artist Grant, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, TX - 8.23
2016 1st Prize, 5th Annual Armstrong National 2D Exhibition Competition, Savannah, GA - 5.16
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
2006 - 2009 (SCI-Arc) Southern California Institute of Architecture, Los Angeles, CA
2004 - 2006 El Centro College, Dallas, TX
2004 - Design Discovery Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Flowers for the Living — 2022, Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
Street Views, Various Small Fires, Dallas, TX
Survival, Death and Home, Daisha Board Gallery, Dallas, TX
2023 Structures of Softness, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
2022 Fences, Love Texas Art Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 Condo Satellite, Refuses Gallery presenting w/ Harlesden High Street Gallery / London , UK
Antonio Lechuga : Selected Works, Liliana Bloch Gallery / Dallas, TX
2025 Los Encuentros, BALLROOM Marfa / Summer 25’-Spring 2026 / Marfa, TX
Curated by Maggie Adler
Rasquachismo: 35 Years of a Chicano Sensibility, McNay Art Museum / San Antonio, TX
Curated by Mia Lopez
2024 Texas Biennial: The Last Sky, Blaffer Art Museum, University of Houston / Houston, TX
Curated by Erika Mei Chua Holum, Ashley Dehoyos Sauder, Coka Trevino
La Frontera: The Border Exhibit, Irving Archives and Museum / Irving, TX
Curated by Jorge Baldor / Latino Arts Project
Into the Thick of IT, MASS Gallery / Austin, TX
Curated by Bella Varela
Soft Bones, Bath House Cultural Center / Dallas, TX
Curated by Analise Minjarez
2021 Across, Urban Arts Center / Dallas, TX
Curated by Jose Villalobos
Passport Oak Cliff, Arts Mission Oak Cliff / Dallas, TX
Curated by Christopher Sonny Martinez
Herencias, Oak Cliff Cultural Center / Dallas, TX
Curated by Malcriadas Collective
Holding Space, 500X Gallery / Dallas, TX
Curated by Daisha Board / Daisha Board Gallery
2020 Contemporary / Now 2020, ArtRoom / Fort Worth, TX
2019 Family Reunion II, Fort Worth Arts Center / Fort Worth, TX
CHAOS 7, RO2 Art Gallery / Dallas, TX
Abstract Mind 2019, CICA Museum / Gimpo, South Korea
Spring Gallery Night Juried Exhibition, Fort Worth Arts Center / Fort Worth, TX
Curated by William Campbell / William Campbell Contemporary
2018 15th Annual Hecho En Dallas Exhibition, Latino Cultural Center / Dallas, TX
New Texas Talent XXIV, Craighead Green Gallery / Dallas, TX
Curated by: CADD (Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas)
2016 New Texas Talent XXIII, Craighead Green Gallery / Dallas, TX
Curated by: Frank Hettig / Heritage Auctions
13th Annual Hecho En Dallas Exhibition, Latino Cultural Center / Dallas, TX
Architectural Influence, ART7 Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
Curated by Ariel Davis
5th Annual Armstrong National 2-D Exhibition Competition, Armstrong State University / Savannah, GA
Curated by David Griffin
2015 New Texas Talent XXII, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
Curated by: Terri Provencal, Barry Whistler
Curvature, ART7 Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
Curated by Ariel Davis
12th Annual Hecho En Dallas Exhibition, Latino Cultural Center / Dallas, TX
Curated by: Francisco Moreno, Arthur Pena, Ariel Saldivar
Back to Basics, ART7 Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
Curated by Ariel Davis
2014 Finalist, Hunting Art Prize, Houston, TX
Curated by: Marie Bosarge, Leila Cartier, Stephen Wicks
2013 500X EXPO, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
Curated by Iris Bechtol
2011 Geometric MADI Museum Biennial: Origins in Geometry, Dallas, TX
Curated by Vincent Falsetta
PRESS
ARTNET | “5 Latinx Artists Transforming Everyday Materials, From Cobijas to Pinatas, Into Statements on Identity” by Annika Olsen for Artnet - 11.19.25
STUPIDDOPE | “Ballroom Marfa’s ‘Los Encuentros’ Confronts Borders, Belonging, and the Art World Itself” by Jesse James for Stupiddope - 7.25.25
COLOSSAL | “Five Latinx Artist Explore Materiality, Identity, and Belonging in Los Encuentros” by Kate Mothes for Colossal - 7.23.25
GLASSTIRE | “Belonging, Independence & Restroration: “Los Encuentros” at BALLROOM Marfa” by Jessica Fuentes for Glasstire - 7.12.25
ARTnews | “Rasquachismo Has Officially Entered the Art Historical Canon” by Maximiliano Duron for Artnews - 5.16.25
FAMILY STYLE | “If You Introduce a Gun” by Meka Boyle for Family Style - 4.18.25
HYPERALLERGIC | “Celebrating 35 Years of Rasquachismo” by Liz Kim for Hyperallergic - 3.11.25
GLASSTIRE | “The Texas Biennial at DiverseWorks and the Blaffer Art Museum” by Philip Kelleher for Glasstire - 1.14.25
FORBES | “Rasquachismo At the McNay Art Museum In San Antonio” by Chadd Scott for Forbes - 1.10.25
EPHEMERA DFW | “Antonio Lechuga Hasn’t Forgotten Oak Cliff” by Paige Minor for Ephemera DFW - 7.25.24
GLASSTIRE | “Museums in Central and North Texas Announce Recent Acquisitions” by Jessica Fuentes for Glasstire - 7.19.24
D Magazine | “Artist Antonio Lechuga Preserves His Experience with Gun Violence in Latest Exhibition” by Desiree Martinez for D Magazine - 3.21.24
BREDA | “Threads of Resilience with Antonio Lechuga” BREDA - 10.16.23
GLASSTIRE | “Structures, Beauty, and Barbie: Recent Exhibitions in Dallas” by William Sarradet for Glasstire - 9.1.23
CULTURE MAP | “10 must see art exhibitions in August have lessons to teach us all” by Kristina Rowe for CultureMap Dallas - 8.16.23
KERA | “Dallas artist challenges ideas of border walls with new exhibition” by Joaquin Fernandez for KERA News - 8.11.23
GLASSTIRE | “Antonio Lechuga: Covering and Recovering” by Jessica Fuentes for Glasstire - 1.28.23
COAGULA | “Antonio Lechuga FENCES in Fort Worth” by Erica Stephens for Coagula - 7.18.22
PUBLICATIONS
2025 PATRON MAGAZINE | “Art Influencers” by Terri Provencal for Patron Magazine - June / July 2025
SOUTHWEST CONTEMPORARY | “Vol. 11: The Hyperlocal” by Jessica Fuentes Spring/ Summer 2025
PATRON MAGAZINE | “A Gathering of Like-Minded People” by Danielle Avram for Patron Magazine - April / May 2025
ARTFORUM | “Rasquachismo: 35 Years of a Chicano Sensibility” by Nicholas Frank for ARTFORUM - April 2025 vol. 63 no.8.
FAIRS
2025 Art Antwerp, 5th Edition, December 11-14th. Presenting w/ Harlesden High Street, London, UK.
Antwerp Expo, Antwerp, Belgium
Dallas Invitational, 3rd Edition, April 10-12th. Presenting w/ Harlesden High Street, London, UK.
Mansion on Turtle Creek, Dallas, TX
LECTURES / TALKS
2025 Artist Talk: Los Encuentros , BALLROOM Marfa, Marfa TX - 7.25
Radio Interview: Los Encuentros Radio, Marfa Public Radio, Marfa, TX - 7.25
2024 Artist Talk: Antonio Lechuga - Survival, Death and Home | Daisha Board Gallery, Dallas TX - 3.24
2023 Podcast interview: OC3 Frequencies Ep. 14, Dallas, TX - 8.23
Artist Talk: Antonio Lechuga - Structures of Softness, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas, TX - 8.23
2022 Artist Talk: Antonio Lechuga | Love Texas Art Gallery, Fort Worth, TX - 6.22
2021 Panel / Artist Discussion: Across | Urban Arts Center, Dallas, TX - 11.21
AWARDS / GRANTS
2024 Arts Activate Artist Grant, Office of Arts and Culture, City of Dallas, TX - 3.24
2023 Artist Grant, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, TX - 8.23
2016 1st Prize, 5th Annual Armstrong National 2D Exhibition Competition, Savannah, GA - 5.16
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX