MaricónX Artists 2024 - Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas
Romulo Martinez
As an artist, I focus on humanistic, social, and reflective themes, capturing emotions through documentary-style work to reflect viewers' experiences and evoke participation. My series "Presences / Essences" uses symbolic color and bursts of emotion within playful, surreal contexts, blending human figures and everyday elements to narrate stories. Through mixed media, including collage, painting, and photography, my work is an introspective journey that seeks healing and reconciliation, offering hope and courage amidst life's changes.
website: romulomartinez.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_romulomartinez/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/romulomartinezart
Photo Credit: Chinem McCollum
Armando Sebastian
Armando Sebastian, born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico, developed an early interest in theater and fashion, which evolved into narrative painting. His vibrant, autobiographical work often explores themes of identity and gender, featuring bright colors and symbols reminiscent of the ex-voto allegory genre. Sebastian has exhibited widely in North Texas and beyond, receiving recognition such as the Artistic Merit Award from ArtSpace111 and featuring in prominent publications like the Dallas Morning News.
website: https://www.armandosebastian.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/armandosebastian/
FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/armando.sebastian.14
Photo Credit: Chinem McCollum
Danielle Ellis
I wanted to honor Jackie Shane, a dynamic performer from the south who made their name in the Canadian club scene. They were nearly forgotten. They came back home to tend to their ailing mother. I think of their influence all the time. Pathos is a plant I always associate with mothers and aunties. Every black woman I knew had this plant trailing through their house. I wanted to honor this Mother Auntie.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brassfly_studio/
Photo Credit: Chinem McCollum
PEACH
Peach is a Multidisciplinary, Mixed-media, visual, and tattoo artist residing in Dallas, TX. Peach's work often explores subjects of queer identity, sexuality, spirituality, and self-identity as it relates to being unapologetically Queer and Black. Common materials used within her practice include but are not limited to charcoal, wood, acrylic, oil, watercolor, cardboard, and pastels.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/that.sweet.peach/
Photo Credit: Chinem McCollum
Ambar Odalis Hinojoza
I was born in Michoacan, Mexico, and crossed the border into the US as a toddler, growing up in Perth Amboy, NJ, and spending many childhood days in Oak Cliff, Texas. Diagnosed with depression at a young age, I struggled with belonging and often turned to artistic expression to communicate what I couldn't put into words. Painting has been a constant in my life since 2002. During the pandemic in 2020, it became a way to cope with Fibromyalgia and C-PTSD symptoms, helping me explore and heal from my past traumas while embracing my identity as a brown, queer, and autistic woman.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ambarodalis
Photo Credit: Chinem McCollum
Jian
My pieces feature intricate line work, with each line conveying distinct meanings and emotions. I create Lino cuts, carefully carving each design, and use ink and brushes to craft drawings filled with various patterns. Inspired by ancestral artworks, including paintings and everyday items like plates, clothing, and pots, I express my identity through my art and clothing despite not being openly out yet.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jiji_prnts/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/el_que_llora__/
Photo Credit: Chinem McCollum
Ryan Semegran
Ryan Semegran, born and raised in Austin, Texas, is a Dallas-based multidisciplinary performance artist and sculptor. Semegran explores the intersections of gender, sexuality, and identity within marginalized communities through live, endurance-based performances, installations, projections, and video works. Describing their approach as an "invasive art practice," Semegran creates physical spaces for their experiences as Mexican-Jews in art venues like The Dallas Contemporary, The Arts Fort Worth, and The Other Art Fair.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/semegransculpts/
Photo Credit: Chinem McCollum
Hector Garza
Hector Garza, an independent artist and dedicated educator in San Antonio for the past 20 years, celebrates his Mexican American hybrid identity by reimagining the intersection of Mexican traditions and contemporary American pop culture. He holds a B.A. in Art from Our Lady of the Lake University, an M.A. in Education from the University of Notre Dame, and an M.F.A. in Painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Garza has recently graduated from the Institute for Doctoral Studies in Visual Art. Currently an art instructor at Incarnate Word High School, Garza's latest work explores queerness in the borderland, memory, and hybridity by mixing traditional Mexican motifs with contemporary pop culture and examining the shapeshifting Latinx queer body.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goirish626/
Fidel Pineda
Much of my work is inspired by my childhood influences. From an early age, I knew I was different, and dance and art became my true forms of expression. Dancing the traditional dances of my people made me feel alive, while my art begins with an emotion, translating feelings into images. I take pride in sharing a birthday with Frida Kahlo and having a name that starts with an F—coincidence? I think not. I draw inspiration from everything related to my beloved Mexico, Mi querido Mexico.
website: https://fidelpineda.threadless.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Sopadefide0
Jesus Daniel
Jesus Daniel Lopez, a multimedia artist from Hidalgo, TX, now based in Dallas, TX, has always admired photography and visual media. Drawing inspiration from fashion magazines, internet content, and pop culture, he created a form of escapism through his art. As the director of photography for Glaze Zine in Austin, TX, Lopez has participated in multiple group exhibitions, including his first solo exhibition at 500X Gallery in Dallas and a recent show in New York with :iiddr. His work, primarily portraits, combines digital software with experimental printmaking techniques, exploring themes of identity, Hispanic culture, queerness, and the human psyche.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jesus_danielll/
Photo Credit: Chinem McCollum
Javier Sandoval
I am Javier Sandoval, a Chicano Visual Artist and High School Art Educator based in Fort Worth, TX. My first-generation Mexican-American roots influence my painting and illustration work. I hold a BFA in Visual Arts Studies with a Minor in Art History from the University of North Texas. Fascinated by Pop Culture's influence, I explore themes of the LGBTQ+ community, identity, and traditions. Inspired by the bold colors of my Mexican heritage, I blend elements of Pop Culture in my pieces, highlighting the fusion of contemporary and traditional influences.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/javiersandovalart/?hl=en
Photo Credit: Chinem McCollum