Join us on Friday, March 14 at the El Paso Museum of Art for the debut of The Same Air We Breathe by José Villalobos in the Peter and Margaret de Wetter Gallery. We invite you to the opening reception from 5-7 pm, where the artist will be present for remarks.

In this new body of work, José Villalobos addresses the ongoing threat to the protections and visibility of the LGBTQ+ and Latinx communities through photo portraits on silk, documented performance-based art, and sculpture.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

José Villalobos is a multidisciplinary artist who grew up on the U.S./Mexico border in both El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. His work depicts the intersections of traditional Mexican customs, American culture, and religious ideals, while challenging gender norms and the oppression of LGBTQ+ individuals.

Villalobos holds a BFA from the University of Texas at San Antonio. His work has been featured in notable exhibitions including “Trans America/n: Gender, Identity, Appearance Today” at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas; “Xican a.o.x Body,” at The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in Riverside, California; and “Desert Rider” presented at Phoenix Art Museum and Denver Art Museum.

His work can be found in the Dallas Museum of Art, Mexic-arte Museum (Austin, Texas), and City of San Antonio collections.

Support for this exhibition is provided by the Texas Commission on the Arts, the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation and the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department.