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LESLIE M. GUZMAN
Born in Guatemala City, Guatemala
Lives in Houston, TX | Works in Sugar Land, TX
EDUCATION
2014 BFA in Studio Arts, Cum Laude, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
2013 A.R.T.I.S Italy Study Abroad, Florence, Italy
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 Fragments, Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston, Houston, TX
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
BAM Texas Artists Exhibit, Beeville Art Museum, Beeville, TX
Withstand: Latinx Art in Times of Conflict, Holocaust Museum Houston, Houston, TX | Juror Susana Monteverde, Gabriela Magana, Rosa Ana Orlando
Traditions: Latin America & Caribbean Show, International Focus, Raleigh, NC
2014-2019
2018
Dia de Muertos Altar, Casa Ramirez Folk Art, Houston, TX
Tenth Annual Exhibit, Archway Gallery, Houston, TX | Juror Diane Griffin Gregory
ALFB Spring Show, The Fort Bend Art Center, Rosenberg, TX | Juror Fran Ellisor
VAA 35th Juried Open Exhibit, BLUEOrange Gallery, Houston, TX | Juror Molly Glentzer Art Editor for Houston Chronicle
2017
VAA 35th Annual Juried Exhibit, Spring Street Studios, Houston, TX | Juror Cindy Lisica, owner of Cindy Lisica Gallery
Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition (AIMPE), Inbe Art Space, Tokushima, Japan
Dark Matters Games, S.A.L.E. Docks:, Venice, Italy
VAA 11th Juried Invitational Exhibit, The Silos at Sawyer, Houston, TX | Juror Lester Marks, the Mayor’s Ambassador to the Arts
Whitney Biennial Occupy Museums, Whitney Museum, New York City, NY
2016
VAA 34th Annual Juried Exhibit, Spring Street Studios, Houston, TX | Juror Zoya Tommy, Owner of Zoya Tommy Gallery
Genocide, Holocaust Museum Houston, Houston, TX | Juror Clint Willour, Curator of Galveston Arts Center
VAA Juried Invitational Exhibition, Spring Street Studios, Houston, TX | Juror Jennifer Justice, Executive Director of Galveston Arts Center
Precarity: Contingency in Artmaking & Academia, University of Illinois Gallery 400, Chicago IL
Making Use, Museum of Modern Art Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Viva El Amor Corazones, MECA, Houston, TX
2015
Contrast Exhibition, Linus Galleries, Long Beach, CA
3rd Annual Trading Card Exhibition, Art Science Gallery, Austin, TX
9 X 12 Works on Paper, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
Debt Fair, Art League Houston, Houston, TX
Grand Opening Exhibit, JoMar Visions Studios, Houston, TX
VAA 33rd Annual Juried Exhibition, 1600 Smith, Houston, TX | Juror Gus Kopriva, Owner of Red Bud Gallery
2014
BFA Exhibit, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
Annual Student Exhibit, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX | Juror Susan Plum
Squared Up Show, Hardy & Nance Studios, Houston, TX | Jurors Mel Loew, Josh Urban Davis & Stäcy Smith
Rising Eyes of Texas, Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport, TX | Juror Chris Davila, San Antonio Curator & Art Consultant
2010-2013
2013
Italian Exhibition, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
Annual Student Exhibit, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX | Juror Wayne Gilbert, Owner of G Gallery
2012
Illuminations, Houston Community College, Houston, TX
Community College Exhibit, The Art Alliance Center, Clearlake, TX | Juror Dean Daderko, Curator of Contemporary Art Museum of Houston
2011
Spring Student Exhibit, Houston Community College, Houston, TX
PUBLICATIONS
2019 “Verano” La Horchata Zine, November, page 29-32
2017 “Black & White Edition”, Indie Soleil Magazine, March, page 26
WEBSITE FEATURES/ONLINE MENTIONS
2016 Genocide: Man’s Inhumanity to Humankind, Holocaust Museum Houston — Exhibition listing and featured work, hmh.org/event/genocide-mans-inhumanity-to-humankind
2016 Debtfair – a bundle of artworks, Making Use: Life in Postartistic Times, Museum of Modern Art Warsaw (online exhibition page listing participants including Leslie Guzmán), makinguse.artmuseum.pl/en/debtfair
AWARDS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
2018 First Place Award Mixed Media, Art League Fort Bend, Rosenberg, TX
2017 First Place Award, Visual Arts Alliance, Houston, TX
2017 Third Place Award, Visual Arts Alliance, Houston, TX
2016 Honorable Mention Award, Visual Arts Alliance, Houston, TX
2014 BFA Department Award, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
2014 Painting Award, Houston Baptist University Exhibit, Houston, TX
2014 Merit Scholarship, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
2013 Printmaking Award, Houston Baptist Student Exhibit, Houston, TX
2013 Merit Scholarship, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
2012 Student Recognition, Houston Community College, Houston, TX
COLLECTIONS
Phoenix IFS Galleria, Houston, TX
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
TEXAS, CALIFORNIA, GUATEMALA, JAPAN