Beronica Gonzales is from San Antonio, Texas. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing & Painting with a Double minor in Art History and Psychology from the University of North Texas in 2021. Her work has been featured in New American Paintings and has been exhibited in various spaces throughout Texas.
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curriculum vitae
EDUCATION
2017-2021
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Drawing & Painting
Double minor in Art History and Psychology
University of North Texas, Denton, TX
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
TBA, Arts Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX
2022
Lying in Squares, Cluley Projects, Dallas, TX
TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2021
Material Girl(s) Beronica Gonzales and Victoria Gonzales, Union Art Gallery, Denton, TX
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
Presence, The MAC, Dallas, TX
Lost, Sought, Found, Arts Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, curated by Kay Seedig
Hyperlocal III, The MAC, Dallas, TX
2022
Art Room’s 5th Annual Small Works Show, Arts Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, juried by Katie Murray
Fooling Ourselves, The Boedeker Building, Dallas, TX
Off Canvas, Lakeview Gallery, Tarrant County College, Fort Worth, TX, curated by Victoria Gonzales
Texas Vignette Art Fair, Dallas Market Hall, Dallas, TX, curated by Vicki Meek
Refuge, The MAC, Dallas, TX
Looking Back 2022, Cluley Projects, Dallas, TX
2021
Face to Face: Portraits, Site: Brooklyn Gallery (online), Brooklyn, NY, juror Julia Fiore, Previous roles include Digital Marketing Manager at The Museum of Modern Art, Senior Editor at Artsy
Now | Contemporary 2021, Arts Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, juror Dr. Lauren Cross, Program Coordinator and Senior Lecturer of the Interdisciplinary Art and Design Studies (IADS) program at the University of North Texas
College Expo 2021, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX, juror Dr. Valerie Gillespie, Owner of Pencil on Paper Gallery
34th annual Materials: Hard + Soft International Contemporary Craft Competition and Exhibition, Meadows Gallery, Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, Denton, TX, juror Pablo Barrera, Associate Curator, Oklahoma Contemporary, Oklahoma City, OK
2020
Art Room’s 4th Annual Small Works Show, Arts Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, juried by Deedra Baker and Katie Murray of Art Room
30 Under 30, Gough Gallery, Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, Denton, TX, juried by panel
Expo 2020, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX, jurors Sedrick and Letitia Huckaby of Huckaby Studios, Fort Worth, TX
Hot and Sweaty, 500X Gallery (online), Dallas, TX
Texas National 2020, The Cole Art Center, Nacogdoches, TX, juror Annette Lawrence, Professor of Studio Art, College of Visual Arts and Design at University of North Texas
Rising Eyes of Texas, Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport, TX, juror Rebecca Gomez, Curator of Exhibitions and Director of Programs, Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, TX
Dallas Quilt Show, Dallas Market Hall, Dallas, TX
60th Annual Voertman Student Exhibition, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX, juror Andrea Karnes, Head Curator, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, TX
2019
Linda McNatt Animal Shelter Benefit Exhibition, Denton, TX
2018
UNT Collegiate Recovery Program Benefit Art Gala, Denton, TX
RESIDENCIES
2022-23
The Cedars Union, Cohort 3 studio artist, Dallas, TX
HONORS/AWARDS
2023
The Clare Hart DeGolyer Memorial Fund, Dallas Musuem of Art, Dallas, TX
2022
Recipient of Cluley Projects Inaugural Open Call
2020
Honorable Mention, Rising Eyes of Texas
Honorable Mention, 60th Annual Voertman Student Exhibition
2017
Design chosen for public mural, Hill Country Family Services, Boerne, TX
PUBLICATIONS
2022
New American Paintings, Issue No. 162, West, Editor’s Selection
GALLERY TALKS
2023
Lost, Sought, Found, Arts Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX
2022
Off Canvas, Lakeview Gallery, Tarrant County College, Fort Worth, TX
2021 Meadows Gallery, Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, Materials Hard + Soft, Interview and Gallery Talk, Denton, TX. Gallery talk and artwork used to create a lesson plan for Denton ISD 8th grade ART 3 students, made possible by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2023
Visitor Services Associate, Green Family Art Foundation, Dallas, TX
2022-2023
Gallery Attendant, The Warehouse, Dallas, TX
October 2022
Onsite Staff, The Other Art Fair, Dallas, TX
Summer 2022
Artist Assistant, Crystal Wagner, site-specific installation, Fort Works Art, Fort Worth, TX
Spring 2022
VR Facilitator, Carne Y Arena, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, TX
November 2021
Administrative Assistant, Dallas Art Fair, Dallas, TX
© 2023 Beronica Gonzales