About
Rueben Gonzales
Born in Hollis, OK
Lives & works in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Rueben Gonzales (b. 1983) is a Mexican-American queer artist and curator, whose work explores various narratives including the sublime in the existing, elements of spirituality, queer culture and homoeroticism, and cultural reflection.
Gonzales is a Professor of Digital Communication with the Savannah College of Art and Design. He has a BFA in photography from the University of Texas at Arlington and an MFA in photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design.
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EDUCATION
MFA, Photography, Savannah College of Art and Design
BFA, Photography, University of Texas at Arlington
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 – Counterpoint The Climb, Templeton Gallery, Fort Worth, TX, US
2019 – Counterpoint The Climb, MYT Gallery, Fort Worth, TX, US
2016 – Ramona’s Spring, Fort Worth Community Art Center, Fort Worth, TX, US
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 – Home & Heritage: Recognizing Diversity, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX, US
2019 – Road Trip Photography Exhibition, Frisco Discovery Center, Frisco, TX, US
2019 – The Monochromatic Aesthetic, Besharat Museum Gallery, Atlanta, GA, US
2018 – Art in the Atrium 17, City of Frisco, Frisco, TX, US
2018 – Family Reunion!, Art Tooth – FWCAC, Fort Worth, TX, US
2018 – Art in the Atrium 16, City of Frisco, Frisco, TX, US
2017 – Electric PDF, EDU, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, US
2016 – Black & White, Texas White House Art Show, Fort Worth, TX, US
2008 – National Association of Schools of Art & Design, UTA, Arlington, TX, US
2008 – Wishful Wings – Dallas Central Public Library, Dallas, TX, US
2008 – Concepts to Exhibition, Group Show, UTA, Arlington, TX, US
2007 – F6 Gallery, Arlington, TX, US
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND CATALOGS
2019 – Dallasnews.com, February 3, 2019 – Dirk Braeckman Feature
2019 – The Wall Street Journal, February 5, 2019 – Dirk Braeckman Feature
2018 – Dallas Voice, Spring 2018 Fitness Spotlight Feature
2012 – MPrint Magazine, SMU Fall 2012 Photo Spotlight Feature
2008 – Rue The Beaks – Self Published book, Rue the beaks
2007 – Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth – Calendar August
2007 – ARTNews Magazine, Michael Auping feature (September)
CURATED EXHIBITIONS
2023 – Voices of 3rd Saturday Art 2023, Templeton Gallery, FTW, TX, US
2023 – Loretta Gonzalez: Prey For Us, Templeton Gallery, FTW, TX, US
2022 – ART 4317 RETROSPECTION, Templeton Gallery, FTW, TX, US
2022 – Laura Hunt: Our Community, Our Neighbors, Templeton Gallery, FTW, TX, US
2021 – Mary Apple: From the Archives, Templeton Gallery, FTW, TX, US
2021 – Polytechnic Heights Community-Based Plan, Templeton Gallery, FTW, TX, US
2020 – Aimee Cardoso: Compulsion, Templeton Gallery, FTW, TX, US
2019 – Jeremy Biggers: Chronicle, Templeton Gallery, FTW, TX, US
TEACHING
2023-present – Savannah College of Art and Design – DIGI 130 Digital Communication
2022-2023 – Texas Wesleyan University – ART 4317 Advanced Photography
2021-2023 – Texas Wesleyan University – FAR 2312 Intro to Visual Arts
2019-2023 – Texas Wesleyan University – FAR 2310 Beginning Drawing
2019-2023 – Texas Wesleyan University – FAR 1311 Basic Art
2019-2023 – Texas Wesleyan University – FAR 2322 Digital Photography
2019 – Savannah College of Art and Design – TA, PHOT 219 Photography Project
2018 – Savannah College of Art and Design – TA, PHOT 214 Lighting Applications
2017 – Texas Christian University – TCU Summer Camps // Photography & PS
2011 – Margaret B. Henderson Elementary – Art, Dallas, TX, US
INTERNSHIPS
2008 – The Goss-Michael Foundation
2007 – The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
EMPLOYMENT
2023-present – Professor of Digital Communication, Savannah College of Art and Design
2019-2023 – Visiting Assistant Professor of Art, Texas Wesleyan University
2019-2023 – Coordinator – Templeton Gallery, Texas Wesleyan University
2019-2020 – Communications Specialist, City of Dallas
2016-2019 – Marketing Associate, The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
2015-2016 – Creative Services Manager, Texas Wesleyan University
2011-2015 – Creative Marketing Coordinator, Southern Methodist University
