Raul Rene Gonzalez, "Sewing with Cecelia, Doing Werk Series"
2019
Acrylic on cotton duck canvas
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work explores topics such as work, fatherhood, identity, gender roles, construction, labor, identity, pop culture, science, and abstraction. I use versatile methods of painting, drawing, sculpture, collage, performance, and dance. Whether it be storytelling through paintings and drawings or sharing imagined spaces through abstract paintings and mixed-media installations, the purpose of my work is to inspire and energize.
ARTIST BIO
Raul Rene Gonzalez, born 1981, is a multidisciplinary artist and curator who incorporates a wide range of mediums and methods in his paintings, drawings, sculptures, installations, and performance-based work. Gonzalez is a Houston-native, but now lives in San Antonio with his wife and two daughters. Gonzalez earned his M.F.A. in Art from University of Texas San Antonio and a B.F.A. in Painting from the University of Houston. From 2018 to 2023, Gonzalez owned and operated Werk House SA, an Airbnb short-term rental and gallery. Gonzalez is currently a Resident Artist at Clamp Light Studios & Gallery and has served as the Director since December 2020. He also currently serves as an Artist Advisor for Modern in San Antonio.
Raul’s artwork has exhibited his artwork throughout the United States. His work has been published by New American Paintings, The Oxford American, Harper’s Magazine, Southwest Contemporary, and Create! Magazine. Raul was selected as a 2023 Houston Endowment Jones Artist Award, the 2021 San Antonio Museum of Art’s inaugural Artist-in-Residence, and The San Antonio Art League & Museum’s 2021 Artist of the Year. He has been awarded artist grants from The Sustainable Artist Foundation, The City of San Antonio, N.A.L.A.C., The Luminaria Artist Foundation, and others. His artwork is included in collections such as the National Mexican Museum of Art, the National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum, The McNay Art Museum, Texas Public Radio, The City of San Antonio, Tappan Collective, Capital One, and others.
2019
Acrylic on cotton duck canvas
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work explores topics such as work, fatherhood, identity, gender roles, construction, labor, identity, pop culture, science, and abstraction. I use versatile methods of painting, drawing, sculpture, collage, performance, and dance. Whether it be storytelling through paintings and drawings or sharing imagined spaces through abstract paintings and mixed-media installations, the purpose of my work is to inspire and energize.
ARTIST BIO
Raul Rene Gonzalez, born 1981, is a multidisciplinary artist and curator who incorporates a wide range of mediums and methods in his paintings, drawings, sculptures, installations, and performance-based work. Gonzalez is a Houston-native, but now lives in San Antonio with his wife and two daughters. Gonzalez earned his M.F.A. in Art from University of Texas San Antonio and a B.F.A. in Painting from the University of Houston. From 2018 to 2023, Gonzalez owned and operated Werk House SA, an Airbnb short-term rental and gallery. Gonzalez is currently a Resident Artist at Clamp Light Studios & Gallery and has served as the Director since December 2020. He also currently serves as an Artist Advisor for Modern in San Antonio.
Raul’s artwork has exhibited his artwork throughout the United States. His work has been published by New American Paintings, The Oxford American, Harper’s Magazine, Southwest Contemporary, and Create! Magazine. Raul was selected as a 2023 Houston Endowment Jones Artist Award, the 2021 San Antonio Museum of Art’s inaugural Artist-in-Residence, and The San Antonio Art League & Museum’s 2021 Artist of the Year. He has been awarded artist grants from The Sustainable Artist Foundation, The City of San Antonio, N.A.L.A.C., The Luminaria Artist Foundation, and others. His artwork is included in collections such as the National Mexican Museum of Art, the National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum, The McNay Art Museum, Texas Public Radio, The City of San Antonio, Tappan Collective, Capital One, and others.
2019
Acrylic on cotton duck canvas
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work explores topics such as work, fatherhood, identity, gender roles, construction, labor, identity, pop culture, science, and abstraction. I use versatile methods of painting, drawing, sculpture, collage, performance, and dance. Whether it be storytelling through paintings and drawings or sharing imagined spaces through abstract paintings and mixed-media installations, the purpose of my work is to inspire and energize.
ARTIST BIO
Raul Rene Gonzalez, born 1981, is a multidisciplinary artist and curator who incorporates a wide range of mediums and methods in his paintings, drawings, sculptures, installations, and performance-based work. Gonzalez is a Houston-native, but now lives in San Antonio with his wife and two daughters. Gonzalez earned his M.F.A. in Art from University of Texas San Antonio and a B.F.A. in Painting from the University of Houston. From 2018 to 2023, Gonzalez owned and operated Werk House SA, an Airbnb short-term rental and gallery. Gonzalez is currently a Resident Artist at Clamp Light Studios & Gallery and has served as the Director since December 2020. He also currently serves as an Artist Advisor for Modern in San Antonio.
Raul’s artwork has exhibited his artwork throughout the United States. His work has been published by New American Paintings, The Oxford American, Harper’s Magazine, Southwest Contemporary, and Create! Magazine. Raul was selected as a 2023 Houston Endowment Jones Artist Award, the 2021 San Antonio Museum of Art’s inaugural Artist-in-Residence, and The San Antonio Art League & Museum’s 2021 Artist of the Year. He has been awarded artist grants from The Sustainable Artist Foundation, The City of San Antonio, N.A.L.A.C., The Luminaria Artist Foundation, and others. His artwork is included in collections such as the National Mexican Museum of Art, the National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum, The McNay Art Museum, Texas Public Radio, The City of San Antonio, Tappan Collective, Capital One, and others.