NABIL GONZALEZ
EDUCATION
2016
MFA RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN, Concentration in Printmaking
2012
BFA UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO, Concentration in Printmaking & Graphic Design
COLLECTIONS
Yale University, Special Collections, New Haven, CT
El Paso Museum of History, El Paso, TX
University of Delaware, Special Collections, Newark, DE
University of California at Irvine, Special Collections, Irvine, CA
University of Miami, Special Collections, Coral Gables, FL
The School of The Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, Special Collections, Boston, MA
Brown University, Special Collections, Providence, RI
Baylor University, Special Collections, Waco, TX
Multnomah County Library, Special Collections, Portland, OR
Swarthmore College, Special Collections, Swarthmore, PA
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
New York University, Special Collections, New York, NY
Pennsylvania State University, Special Collections, University Park, PA
Princeton University, Special Collections, Princeton, NJ
University of Chicago, Special Collections, Chicago, IL
University of California at Los Angeles, Special Collections, Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Public Library, Special Collections, Los Angeles, CA
Ohio University, Special Collections, Athens, OH
Harvard University, Special Collections, Cambridge, MA
Newberry Library, Special Collections, Chicago, IL
University of Arizona, Special Collections, Tucson, AZ
University of Virginia, Special Collections, Charlottesville, VA
City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs (MCAD), El Paso TX
Bromer Booksellers and Gallery, Boston, MA
Zuckerman Museum of Art, Printmaking Collection, Kennesaw, GA
Southern Graphics Conference, SGC Archives, Kennesaw, GA
Scripps College, Denison Library Special Collections, Claremont, CA
El Paso Museum of Art Contemporary Art Collection, El Paso, TX
Rhode Island School of Design, Fleet Library Special Collections, Providence, RI
Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Special Collections, Providence, RI
ACHIEVEMENTS/AWARDS
2026
Enza and Paola Quargnali Memorial Scholarship, La Romita School of Art, Umbria, Italy
2024
Third Place award 2024 The Book As Art v.12: Rock, Paper, Scissors, Georgia Center for the Book Decatur Library, Decatur, GA
2023
La Mecha Contemporary Fellowship, La Mecha Contemporary Gallery, El Paso, TX
Dr. Ann and Charles Horak III Teaching Excellence Endowment Award, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX
2021
First Place award 2021 Irene Rosenzweig Biennial Exhibition, The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, Pine Bluff, AR
2015
First Place Annual Student Artists’ Book Juried Exhibition, RISD Fleet Library, Providence, RI
2013
Sunset Heights Block Party Graphic Design 1st Place, Sunset Heights Community, El Paso, TX
First Place Marfa Light Festival Design, Marfa Texas Chamber of Commerce, Marfa TX
Printmaking NSAL First Place, National Society of Arts and Letters El Paso Chapter, El Paso, TX
2012
Outstanding Artistic Achievement Two-Dimensional Studio Art, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX
Department of Art Outstanding Service Award, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX
Graphic Design Honorable Mention: Chihuahuan Desert Museum and Gardens Identity Campaign, The 2012 Annual Juried UTEP Student Art Exhibition, El Paso, TX
2011
Manuel Acosta Memorial Art Scholarship, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX
2010
Vera Wise Memorial Scholarship, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2026
La Romita School of Art Residency, Umbria, Italy (Upcoming October 2026)
2016
Anderson Ranch Printmaking Residency, Snowmass Village, CO
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024
Where Are You?, La Mecha Contemporary Gallery, El Paso, TX
2021
Who Are You?, Galeria Cinco Puntos, El Paso, TX
2016
- Nabil Gonzalez (All Female Shows Series), Honeyguide Gallery, El Paso, TX
2013
Perceptions of Memory, The Station, El Paso, TX
Nabil Gonzalez Solo Exhibition, Loft Light Studio, El Paso, TX
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
Who is America at 250: Artists’ Books on the State of Democracy, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN (upcoming)
Who is America at 250: Artists’ Books on the State of Democracy, Boston Athenaeum, Boston, MA
Who is America at 250: Artists’ Books on the State of Democracy, San Francisco Center for the Book & CODEX Foundation, San Francisco, CA
2025
2025 UTEP Faculty Biennial, Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center, El Paso,TX
Túnel Gráfico, Centro Cultural de Las Fronteras, Ciudad Juárez, Chih, MX
Irene Rosenzweig 2025 Juried Biennial, The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, Pine Bluff, AR
3rd Coast Biennial, K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, TX
39th Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition, Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria, IL
Preface: A BIPOC Portfolio of Black and Brown Hands in Printmaking & Book Arts, Tropic Bound at CODEX, Miami, FL
Nexo Entre Ráices/Nexus Between Roots, Janet Turner Print Museum, Chico, CA
2024
The Book As Art v.12: Rock, Paper, Scissors, Georgia Center for the Book Decatur Library, Decatur, GA
The Misprints, Super Ultra Nova Gallery, El Paso, TX
Exquisite Tessellation Prints, Remarque Print Workshop, Albuquerque, NM
Exquisite Tessellation Prints, Southwest Print Fiesta 2024, Silver City, NM
PRNT/PNTG, Alameda Art Salvage, El Paso, TX
Nexo Entre Ráices/Nexus Between Roots, El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, TX
Grafica Libre, AzulArena, Cd. Juarez, Chih., MX
Who Slept with Your Print?, Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center, El Paso,TX
Sanctuary: Who Belongs Here? The Search for Homeland on the U.S.-Mexico Border, 1848 to Today, University of Arizona Libraries Special Collections, Tucson, AZ
Voces en Tinta: Una exhibicion de grabados politicos, San Luis Contemporaneo, Cd. Juarez, Chih, MX
The Last Show, La Mecha Contemporary Project Space, El Paso, TX
2023
La Frontera Print Fest: The 8x8 Show I & II, Art Masters of El Paso, El Paso, TX
S3: E4 The One With All The Squares 3, El Paso Frame Co., El Paso, TX
Grafica Libre, Region ONE Gallery, El Paso, TX
Irene Rosenzweig 2023 Juried Biennial, The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, Pine Bluff, AR
Create Something Beautiful: Founding Members Exhibition, La Mecha Contemporary, El Paso, TX
2023 UTEP Faculty Biennial, Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center, El Paso,TX
Nexo Entre Ráices/Nexus Between Roots, Nohr Gallery, Platteville, WI
Nexo Entre Ráices/Nexus Between Roots, KSU Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH
Nexo Entre Ráices/Nexus Between Roots, National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum, Albuquerque, NM
2022
Who Are you? Solo exhibition, Galeria Cinco Puntos, El Paso,TX
Troubling: Artists’ Books that Enlighten and Disrupt Old Ways of Being and Seeing, BIMA Rachel Feferman Gallery, Bainbridge, WA
8x8 Printmaking Exhibition Print Fiesta 2022, Silver City, NM
Miradas Sobre la Niñez Exposición, Taller Gráfica MAPECO, Uruapan Michoacan Mexico
The 8x8, Alameda Art + Salvage, El Paso TX
8x8 Bucket Prints, Sculpture Resource Center, Tucson, AZ
8x8 Bucket Prints, North 4th Art Center, Albuquerque, NM
8x8 Bucket Prints, Prints y Pan, Ciudad Juarez, Chih, MX
8x8 Bucket Prints, Axel Contemporary Mobile Art Van, Santa Fe, NM
8x8 Bucket Prints, Los Griegos Library, Albuquerque, NM
8x8 Bucket Prints, Diana Ingalls Leyva Studio Gallery, Silver City, NM
8x8 Bucket Prints, Argos Studio Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
8x8 Bucket Prints, Remarque Print Workshop, Albuquerque, NM
The Printmaker’s Ball, Toma Gallery and Studios, El Paso, TX
Made in The USA, Tag Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The 8x8, Alameda Art + Salvage, El Paso, TX
2021
Day of The Dead Exhibition, Hapeville Depot Museum, Hapeville, GA
Prints for Protest Exhibition, Cherry Street Pier, Philadelphia, PA
The Book as Art v.9: Muse, Decatur Library, Decatur, GA
2021 Irene Rosenzweig Biennial Exhibition, The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, Pine Bluff, AR
2020
Mujeres Con Faldas de Serpientes y Talones de Aguila: 33rd Solo Mujeres Exhibition, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA
Xicanx: New Visions, Centro de Artes Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2020 UTEP Faculty Exhibition, Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center, El Paso,TX
2019
2019 Irene Rosenzweig Juried Biennial, The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, Pine Bluff, AR
Juntos: El Paso/Juarez Creative Coallition, Galeria Cinco Puntos, El Paso, TX
Chuco Strong, ArtSpace Gallery, El Paso, TX
Saints, Super Heroes and the Demonized Portfolio, La Madriguera Grafica, Santiago de Queretaro, Qro, MX
North Texas SGCI 2019 Saints, Super Heroes and the Demonized, North Texas SGCI 2019, Dallas, TX
Outer Terrains, Box 13 Gallery, Houston, TX
2018
Here & Now, Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, NM
Here & Now, NMSU Art Gallery, Las Cruces, NM
2018 UTEP Faculty Exhibition, Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center, El Paso,TX
2017
Un/Settled, RISD Museum, Providence, RI
Interference/Interaction, NMSU Art Gallery, Las Cruces, NM
Transnational Border Art, San Diego City College LUXE Gallery, San Diego, CA
IPCNY New Prints 2017/Winter, International Print Center New York, New York, NY
Tangential Intimacies, Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center, El Paso,TX
2016
The Glare, NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY
RISD Grad Show, Convention Center, Providence, RI
Sprung, Rabbithole Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2nd Annual Student Artists’ Book Juried Exhibition, RISD Fleet Library, Providence RI
Lasting Impressions, 505 Fletcher, Providence RI
2015
RISD Prints, Art Academy of Hubei, Hubei, China
RISD Prints, Academy of Fine Arts in Nanjing, Nanjing, China
RISD Prints, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
Bienal Ciudad Juarez-El Paso Biennial 2015, El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso TX
Bienal Ciudad Juarez-El Paso Biennial 2015, Museo de Arte INBA, Cd, Juarez, Chih. MX
1st Annual Student Artists’ Book Juried Exhibition, RISD Fleet Library, Providence RI
Spring, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence RI
2014
Printmaking Triennial, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence RI
Borde Manifiesta 2014, Honeyguide Gallery, El Paso TX
All Female Art Show, Honeyguide Gallery, El Paso TX
3 Regions, 2 Borders, 1 Vision, Honeyguide Gallery, El Paso TX
25,861, Fox Fine Arts Glass Gallery, El Paso TX
2013
Subasta Amor Por Juarez, The Station, El Paso, TX
Amor Por Juarez Chalk the Block, Pop-up Gallery, El Paso, TX
ART: Printmaking 2013, Institute 4 Creativity, Champaign, Ill
ART: Printmaking 2013, St. John & Myers, Lexington, KY
ART: Printmaking 2013, The Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ
Tangibles: Beauty and Purpose in the Art of the Book, NAU Art Museum, Flagstaff, AZ
Bienal Ciudad Juarez-El Paso Biennial 2013, El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso TX
Bienal Ciudad Juarez-El Paso Biennial 2013, Museo de Arte INBA, Cd, Juarez, Chih. MX
ART: Printmaking 2013, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
Dialogos e Interpretaciones II: The Americas, United States/Colombia
Santa Muerte, UMKC Gallery of Art, Kansas City, MO
2012
Do Art Biannual Student Show, Union Gallery, El Paso, TX
Volva Meth, Glass Box Gallery, El Paso,TX
Chalk the Block, Pop-up Gallery, El Paso, TX
Flatfile VII, Fox Fine Arts Glass Gallery, El Paso TX
Colectivo 17 Ojos, Glass Box Gallery, El Paso, TX
Spring 2012 Graphic Design Student Portfolio Exhibition, Fox Fine Arts Glass Gallery, El Paso, TX
The 2012 Annual Juried UTEP Student Art Exhibition, Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center, El Paso TX
Printmeikiando BFA Exhibition, Fox Fine Arts Glass Gallery, El Paso TX
2011
Flatfile VI, Fox Fine Arts Glass Gallery, El Paso TX
Grabado, Union Gallery, El Paso TX
PUBLIC ART PROJECTS
2021
VIVA LA VIDA Community Mural: Hispanic Heritage Month, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO
COLLABORATIONS
2016
- Desdibujadas Public Art Project, Collaboration with Vanessa Romero and Cesar Faustino, Providence, RI
2014
- Uplift Public Art Project, Collaboration with Margarita Cabrera, El Paso TX
25,861, Collaboration with Laura Turon, El Paso TX
ARTIST TALKS
2025
2025 UTEP Faculty Exhibition: Artist Panel Series, Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center, El Paso, TX
2024
Summer 2024 Guest Faculty Lecture Series, Fine Arts Works Center, Provincetown, MA (upcoming)
Nexo Entre Ráices/Nexus Between Roots Artist Panel, El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, TX
2023
Summer 2023 Guest Faculty Lecture Series, Fine Arts Works Center, Provincetown, MA
2023 UTEP Faculty Exhibition: Artist Panel Series, Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center, El Paso,TX
2022
Summer 2022 Guest Faculty Lecture Series, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2021
YISD Teachers Workshop and Artist Talk in collaboration with Heather Kaplan, El Paso, TX
2020
2020 UTEP Faculty Exhibition: Artist Panel Series, Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center, El Paso,TX
2019
Outer Terrains Artist Talks, Box 13 Gallery, Houston, TX
2016
Anderson Ranch 2016 Artists-In-Residence Talk Series, Carbondale Library, Carbondale, CO
Anderson Ranch Artists-In-Residence Talks, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
Nabil Gonzalez, Honeyguide Gallery, El Paso, TX
2014
25,861 Nabil Gonzalez & Laura Turon, Fox Fine Arts Glass Gallery, El Paso TX
CURATORIAL
2023
Juror for Senior Student Art Exhibition,vUniversity of Texas at Permian Basin, Odessa, TX.
2021
Where We Will Grow: ElsieSlater, Plants and Art, Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens, El Paso, TX
Juror for YISD Annual Student Art Show, El Paso, TX
Juror for YISD Faculty Art Show, El Paso, TX
2020
Gestos Locales, www.demptyspace.com/gestoslocales, Brownsville, TX
ARTICLES/VIDEOS
2023
PBS Special Issue on Art in the Botanical Sciences: Celebrating the Launch of the UTEP Virtual Herbarium by Highlighting Contemporary and Historical Art and Science of the El Paso Region, PBS Plant Science Bulletin, Fall 2023, Volume 69, Number 3, https://issuu.com/botanicalsocietyofamerica/docs/psb_69_3_2023/20
2016
Interview Q&A: Nabil Gonzalez, Strange Fire Collective, http://www.strangefirecollective.com/qa-nabil-gonzalez
2013
El Paso Artist wins 2013 Marfa Lights Festival T-shirt Design Contest, Big Bend Now Newspaper,
http://bigbendnow.com/2013/08/el-paso-artist-wins-2013-marfa-lights-festival-t-shirt-design-contest/
Local Artist More Than Students, Fusion Magazine,
Santa Muerte is a Chilling Look at Mexican Drug War’s Ghastly Toll, Kansas City Star Newspaper,
2012
Printmeikiando, Art Magazine El Paso,
Video Interview Printmeikiando, Art Magazine El Paso,