Join us for ASLD’s 2026 Artist-in-Residence, Juan Carlos Escobedo’s culminating exhibit. More details to come!
Exhibition dates: June 12-July 26, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, June 12, 2026 | 5:30-8:00PM
Artist Biography:
Juan Carlos Escobedo (B.1985 El Paso,TX) explores his identity as a queer, brown, Mexican-American, raised in a low-socioeconomic community along the US/Mexico border. His work addresses residual class and race shame that arises from living in a predominantly white structured United States which favors light-skinned individuals and middle-class and above socioeconomic classes.
Escobedo received his BFA from New Mexico State University and MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. His work has been exhibited in San Antonio at Contemporary at Bluestar, Ruby City, and The McNay; in Boston at MassArt X SOWA; and in Darmstadt Germany at Darmstädter Sezession for The World Heritage Festival.
His work has been recognized through awards,including a Collective Futures Fund Grant from Tufts University Art Galleries: Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts as a consultant; a grant from the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures. Residencies include the Casa Lü Artist Residency in Mexico City, the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Artist Residency, and the Künstlerhaus Bethanien Artist Residency facilitated by CONTEMPORARY at Bluestar
