INFORMATIONWORK INDEX                    ANTONIO LECHUGA                            CV CONTACT




Antonio Lechuga
b. 1985, lives and works in Dallas, TX
antonio.lechuga1@gmail.com
@lettucelook




EDUCATION

2006 - 2009  (SCI-Arc) Southern California Institute of Architecture, Los Angeles, CA
2004 - 2006  El Centro College, Dallas, TX
2004   Harvard 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

2025   Los Encuentros, BALLROOM Marfa / Summer-Fall 2025 / 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
             Abrstract 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’s Biennial: Origins in Geometry, Dallas, TX
                    Curated by Vincent Falsetta



PRESS

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 Culture Map 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 issue 2025
                SOUTHWEST CONTEMPORARY |  Vol. 11: The Hyperlocal  
               
  by Jessica Fuentes spring/ summer issue 2025
              PATRON MAGAZINE | “A Gathering of Like-Minded People” by Danielle Avram for Patron Magazine -
                April  /  May  issue 2025
                ARTFORUM | “Rasquachismo: 35 Years of a Chicano Sensibility” by Nicholas Frank for ARTFORUM
                April 2025 vol . 63 no.8.


FAIRS

2025     Dallas Invitational, 3rd Edition, April 10-12th. Presenting w/ Harelesden 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   Aritst Talk: Antonio Lechuga | Love Texas Art Gallery, Ft. Worth, TX - 6.22
2021    Panel / Artist Discussion: Across | Urban Arts Center, Dallas, TX - 11.21


AWARDS / GRANTS

2024   ArtsActivate 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 2-D Exhibition Competition, Savannah, GA - 5.16


PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, 2024.





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