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Alejandro Macias

Assistant Professor

Art Bldg, Room 208
520-626-0627

Born and raised in Brownsville, Texas, along the U.S./ Mexico border, Alejandro Macias received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Brownsville in 2008, and a Master of Fine Arts in 2-D Studio Art from the University of Texas – Pan American in 2012.

His work has been driven by his Mexican-American identity and the current social-political climate.  Raised in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV), his body of work addresses themes of heritage, immigration and ethnicity, which are set in contrast to his critical engagement with the assimilation and acculturation process often referred to as “Americanization.”

His work has been exhibited throughout Texas and in California, Colorado, New York, North Dakota, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee and South Korea. Since 2016 he has been the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions including notable and prestigious residencies at Centrum in Port Townsend, WA, Vermont Studio Center, Chateau d’Orquevaux in Orquevaux, France, and most recently The Studios at MASS MoCA. 

His work has been recognized and remains in the permanent collections of The City of San Antonio Department of Art and Culture, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, 4Culture in Seattle, WA, and Chateau d'Orquevaux. 

 

Recent Work

Mask (Red)

Artist: Alejandro Macias

oil on canvas

American Mexican II

Artist: Alejandro Macias

oil and acrylic on canvas

I love the Mexicans. No one is more Mexican than me.

Artist: Alejandro Macias

oil and aerosol on canvas

American Mexican

Artist: Alejandro Macias

oil and acrylic on canvas

Puro Pinche Republicano

Artist: Alejandro Macias

oil and acrylic on canvas

Nopal en la Frente

Artist: Alejandro Macias

graphite, oil, acrylic on paper

Citizen

Artist: Alejandro Macias

graphite, oil, acrylic on paper

A Water That Divides and Consumes

Artist: Alejandro Macias

graphite, oil, acrylic on paper

Flag I

Artist: Alejandro Macias

graphite on paper

Flag II

Artist: Alejandro Macias

graphite on paper

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