Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
2013 BA, University of Texas at Brownsville
AWARDS / GRANTS
2019 Without Borders Binational Mural Grant, The City of Brownsville, Brownsville, TX
Third Place, Dimensions XLVII, Art Center of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX
Jurors Award, Artspace111: 6th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Artspace111, Fort Worth, TX
2017 Third Place, Balance: A Juried Exhibition of the Life and Art of all things Bicycle, Mayflower Arts Center, Troy OH
2016 Third Place – Painting, 44th International Art Show, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, Brownsville, TX
2015 Best of Show, Shades of Gray, D’Arte Centre, Harlingen, TX
Brownsville’s Mayors Award, The 43rd International Art Show, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art
Clara Ely Award, The 43rd International Art Show, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art
First Place – Mixed Media, The 43rd International Art Show, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 (Forthcoming), Plant Gallery, Dallas, TX
2018 Object, Galeria 409, Brownsville, TX
2017 NEVER SORRY, BAM!, Brownsville, TX
TWO AND THREE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2020 (Forthcoming), Spellerberg Projects, Lockhart, TX,
2019 The Expectations of Others, Field Projects Gallery, New York City, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 Chicas Bonitas, La Retama Central Library, Corpus Christi, TX
GIRLS will be GIRLS, Rusteberg Art Gallery, University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley, Brownville, TX
2019 Be. Long.: I Like Your Work Podcast, Dutoit Gallery, Dayton, OH
AMoA Biennial 600: Textile/Fiber, Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, TX
DIMENSION XLVII, Meadows Gallery, Art Center of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX
Encuentro en La Frontera, Carlotta K. Petrona Cultural Center, Brownsville, TX
Building Bridges of Solidarity, Carlotta K. Petrona Cultural Center, Brownsville, TX
Artspace111: 6th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Artspace111, Fort Worth, TX
A Woman’s Worth, Studio 2500, Birmingham, AL
Before/After, Lotta Studio, New Haven, CT
Mujer-eres, B&E Art Studio, Brownsville, TX
Stop It!, Rosenthal Gallery, Fayetteville, NC
Chicas Bonitas, La Retama Central Library, Corpus Christi, TX
2018 Latinos Unidos, La Retama Central Library, Corpus Christi, TX
500 Expo, 500 X Gallery, Dallas, TX
ONE: Annual Emerging Artist Exhibit, Cleve Carney Art Gallery, Glen Ellyn, IL
46th International Art Show, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, Brownsville, TX
Chicas Bonitas, La Retama Central Library, Corpus Christi, TX
Pressure Points, M. Rosetta Hunter Gallery, Seattle Central College, Seattle, WA
Square Ft. Biennial, Gallery 66, Albuquerque, NM
Authentic Marks, Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Mujer-eres, Platform 204, Harlingen, TX
Images of Power, Freight Gallery, San Antonio, TX
First Come First Serve, Fort Works Art, Fort Worth, TX
Icons & Symbols of the Borderland Binational Exhibition, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, Brownsville, TX
2017 Snap to Grid, LA Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles, CA
Small Works, Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY
40 Under 40, Fort Works Art, Fort Worth, TX
Arts International Regional Juried Art Exhibit 2017, El Paso International Museum of Art, El Paso, TX
Axis Gallery 12th National Juried Exhibition, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Abstraction, The Arts Center of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX
Issue X, St. Sucia Zine Release, San Antonio, TX
TRAHC’s 29th Annual Juried Exhibition, TRAHC Arts, Texarkana, TX
Balance: A Juried Exhibition of the Life and Art of all things Bicycle, Mayflower Arts Center, Troy, OH
45th International Art Show, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, Brownsville, TX
The Art of the Bicycle, Galeria 409, Brownsville, TX
Mujer-eres, Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center, San Benito, TX
2016 Annual International Art Exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC
Spring Pop!, East End Studio Gallery, Houston, TX
Art Market Budapest 2016 International Art Fair, Budapest, Hungary
44th International Art Show, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, Brownsville, TX
Quadratfuß Exhibition 2016, NX2 Berlin Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2015 Sinister Sweet, The FUNN Station, Los Angeles, CA
Pancakes and Booze Art Show, Elysium, Austin, TX
Shades of Gray, D’Arte Centre, Harlingen, TX
Selected Works, Yerberia Cultura, McAllen, TX
Mix It Up Mixed Media Juried Exhibition, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
National All Media Juried Exhibition, Chico Art Center, Chico, CA
El Retorno: Our Serpent’s Tongue, University of Texas – Pan American, Edinburg, TX
43rd International Art Show, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, Brownsville, TX
Galax Z Fair IV, McAllen, TX
Imagine 2015, TX State University Round Rock Campus, Round Rock, TX
JURIED / CURATED EXHIBITIONS
2020 GIRLS will be GIRLS, curator, Rusteberg Art Gallery, The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley, Brownville, TX
2019 UTRGV Student Juried Show, Juror, Rusteberg Art Gallery, The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, TX
PRESS / PUBLICATIONS
An All-Women Art Exhibition, The University of Texas at Brownsville, The Rider, 2020
“Without Borders” Binational Mural Contest, The Brownsville Herald, 2019
DIMENSION XLVII Catalogue, Meadows Gallery, Art Center of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, 2019
Honey & Lime, Every Seed We Plant: The Reproductive Rights Issue, Issue 4, 2019
Neta, RGV Artist Series, Artist profile, 2019
https://netargv.com/2019/05/15/rgv-artist-series-marcelina-gonzales/
Images of Power Catalogue, Freight Gallery & Studios, 2018
Neta Featured Artist, August 2018
https://netargv.com/2018/08/03/featured-artist-marcelina-gonzales/
Artist Spotlight: Marcelina Gonzales, JC Tovar, February 2018
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St. Sucia Issue X: Mi Cuerpo, Mi Futuro, B (cover) 2017
BAM ZINE #2, Marcelina Gonzales (Featured Artist), by Jose Colon-Uvalles, 2017
https://issuu.com/bamtexas/docs/finished_zine
RGV Life Magazine, Brownsville Artist Shows in Germany, by Rebekah Starr, 2017
https://issuu.com/rgvlifemagazine/docs/rgv_life_magazine_final?e=23995848%2F37752246
El Retorno: El Valle Celebra Nuestra Gloria Anzaldúa Luncheon Symposium Catalogue, Edinburg, TX, 2015
Cure for the Blues, by Nancy Moyer, The Monitor, McAllen, TX, 2013