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Esteban Delgado

Born: 1982

Hometown: Bishop

Based in: San Antonio

Esteban Delgado was raised in Bishop, Texas. He holds a B.F.A. degree from Texas A&M University at Kingsville and an M.F.A. degree from The University of Texas at San Antonio. He currently lives and works in San Antonio where he is Assistant Professor of Art at Northwest Vista College. Esteban has received numerous awards that include selection for the 2011 Texas Biennial, curated by Virgina Rudledge and is a 2013 Idea Fund recipient. He has also exhibited throughout Texas as well as in Mexico, Canada and Austria.

 



Esteban Delgado In The Studio

My love for experimenting with materials and process is what drives my passion for abstraction.

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More About Esteban Delgado

Question IconWhat inspires you?

A lot of my work is influenced by the surrounding landscape and my connection to it.

Question IconDescribe your creative process.

My creative process varies from working from photographs of the landscape to working intuitively.

Question IconWhat are 3 words that best describe your work?

I would describe my creative process as play, investigative, bold.

Question IconWho are some artists that have influenced your work?

Some of the artist I'm influenced by include Cy Twombly, Josef Albers and Peter Halley

Question IconWhat is the most important tool when creating your work?

Music is an important tool I use to help channel my energy to create work.

Question IconWhat is the best piece of advice you have been given?

Nothing is sacred in the studio.

Question IconWhere do you go for inspiration?

Going to art museums and galleries help inspire me to get creative.


Credentials

Awards

Idea Fund Recipient

2013

The Wai Ching Lam Endowed Art Prize

2010

Exhibitions

Between You and I

United States of America, 2019

Plural Forms

United States of America, 2017

IV BIENAL 2015

Mexico, 2015

Tex-Oax, Oax-Tex

Mexico, 2014

SATO

Canada, 2014

What you really need

Austria, 2009