EDUCATION
2020
MFA, University of Texas at San Antonio
2014
BFA with Magna Cum Laude, Texas A&M University, Kingsville, TX
2009
MBA, Texas A&M University, Kingsville, TX
2008
BAAS with Magna Cum Laude, Texas A&M University, Kingsville, TX
2005
Associates Degree, Coastal Bend College, Kingsville, TX
EXPERIENCE
2020 - Current
Adjunct Professor - Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Arts 1303, Art History I
ARTS 1311, Design I
ARTS 1312, Design II
ARTS 1316, Drawing I
ARTS 2333, Printmaking
ARTS 4300, Advanced Drawing
ARTS 4333, Advanced Printmaking
ARTS 4399, Senior Exhibition
2020
Instructor on Record - University of Texas at San Antonio
ART 2413, Printmaking: Basic
2019
Teaching Assistant - University of Texas at San Antonio
ART 1003, 2-Dimensional Foundations
ART 2413, Printmaking: Basic
AWARDS
2023
Third Place for Works on Paper, Birdiest City Art Exhibit, The Art Center of Corpus Christi
Joseph A. Cain Memorial Purchase Award, 57th Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, Del Mar College
2019
First Place, 47th Annual International Exhibition, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art
Third Place, 47th Annual International Exhibition, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art
Honorable Mention, 47th Annual International Exhibition, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art
Honorable Mention, 35th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, University of Texas at San Antonio
Speedball Sponsored Artist, PrintAustin Print Expo
2018
Flexcut Printmaking Tools Juried Selection
COLLECTIONS
National Museum of Mexican Art - Chicago, IL
Zuckerman Museum of Art - Kennesaw, GA
Mexic-Arte Museum - Austin, TX
Del Mar College - Corpus Christi, TX
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Brownsville, TX
Mexican American Studies Institute - Kingsville, TX
Texas A&M University - Kingsville, TX
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
Soy de Tejas: A Statewide Survey of Latinx Art, Arts Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX
Pressed: A Celebration of Contemporary Printmaking in Texas, 400h Gallery & Studio, Fort Worth, TX
Faculty Exhibition, Ben Bailey Gallery, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
2023
Now Let Us Shift, Joseph A. Cain Memorial Gallery, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX
Los Siete & L.A. Printmakers, Boathouse Gallery, Plaza de la Raza, Los Angeles, CA
Nexo Entre Raices, National Nispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM
Soy de Tejas: A Statewide Survey of Latinx Art, Centro de Artes, San Antonio, TX
Nexo Entre Raices / Nexus Between Roots, Kent State University, OH
2022
State Proof Regional Printmaking Faculty Showcase, Weil Gallery, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Siete Más: Printmaking Art Exhibition, East Gallery, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
Tejanos: The Border Crossed Us, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Texas Artists Exhibition, Beeville Art Museum, TX
Siete Printers, Saranac Art Projects, Spokane, WA
De Tierras Bravas, Arts + Literature Laboratory, Madison, WI
45th Annual Segundo de Febrero Exhibit - Mapping New Narratives, Centro Cultural Aztlan, San Antonio, TX
2021
Ambos Lados Print Exchange: Un Homenaje a Juan Sandoval, Casa Ortiz Gallery, Socorro, TX
Texas A&M University-Kingsville Faculty Exhibition, Victoria College Fine Arts Gallery, Victoria, TX
2020
Siete, Norman Brown Gallery, Dallas, TX
TAMU-CC Oso Bay Biennial XXI: Tapped - Student Invitational Exhibition, Weil Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX
2019
Unseen Prints, Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, TX
Tejanos: The Border Crossed Us, Ben Bailey Gallery, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Spatial Relationship, Northeast Lakeview College Gallery, Universal City, TX
Ambos Lados, Karen Hymer Gallery - Light Art Space, Silver City, NM
Corpus Intense Black, Schaudies Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX
Tejanos: The Border Crossed Us, Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, TX
Lunch Money Print: The Print Exchange, Marquee Gallery, New London, CT
Print Rodeo: Texas Student Showcase, Goldmark Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
Tejanos: The Border Crossed Us, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
Ambos Lados, Gallery 295, University of Texas at Arlington
WIP: Recent Work By UTSA Graduate Students, R Space, San Antonio, TX
Ageism: A Dialogue with Time, Brookdale, San Antonio, TX
2018
Print It Up 2018, R Space, San Antonio, TX
Nomad(s), Gallery West, University of Texas at Arlington
8/8: Works on Paper, Revenant Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2017
Prelude, Rubio Gallery-South, San Antonio, TX
Full Court Press Print Symposium, Hybrid Records & The Exchange, Corpus Christi, TX
Prints by Southwest, South Broadway Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM
Postre Prints by Desert Triangle Print Carpeta A Soft Landing, Purple Gallery, El Paso, TX
The Ranch Hand Festival Steamroller Prints, South Texas College, McAllen, TX
2016
6th Annual Steamroller Prints, Innovation Lab, Kingsville, TX
Wild Horse Desert Print Fair & Exhibition, Beyond Arts Gallery, Harlingen, TX
Dessert Triangle, Proper Printshop, El Paso, TX
Tathagata Coffee, Santa Fe, NM
2015
YayBig Southwest, Rusteberg Art Gallery, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley-Brownsville, TX
Ranch Hand Festival, Innovation Lab, Kingsville, TX
Wild Horse Desert Prints, Beyond Arts Gallery, Harlingen, TX
2014
Jack of All Trades Vol. 2, Ben Bailey Gallery, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Jack of All Trades Vol. 1, Henrietta Memorial Museum, Kingsville, TX
Ranch Hand Festival, Innovation Lab, Kingsville, TX
2013
Ranch Hand Art Round Up, Innovation Lab, Kingsville, TX
2012
Virgen de Guadalupe, Downtown Kingsville, TX
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025
Untitled, Clower Gallery, K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, TX
2024
Untitled, Lockhart Post-Gallery, Lockhart, TX
2020
Homebound, Presa House Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2019
New Work by Omar González, Choice Goods Gallery, San Antonio, TX
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
El Paso Print Pachanga Juried Show, El Paso, TX
Birdiest City Art Exhibit, Meadows Gallery, The Art Center of Corpus Christi
57th Annual National Drawing & Small Sculpture Show, Joseph A. Cain Memorial Gallery, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX
2022
Full Court Press Juried Print Exhibition of the Americas, Art Center of Corpus Christi, TX
2020
36th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Main Gallery, University of Texas at San Antonio
16th Annual Collegiate Exhibition, San Antonio Art League & Museum, San Antonio, TX
2019
47th Annual International Exhibition, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, Brownsville, TX
35th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Main Gallery, University of Texas at San Antonio
1st Biennial Screaming Goat Juried Student Exhibition, University of Texas at San Antonio
2018
13th Annual Collegiate Exhibition, San Antonio Art League & Museum, San Antonio, TX
Steamroller Prints, San Benito Cultural Heritage Museum, San Benito, TX
2016
Steamrolled VI: Under Pressure, Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX
2015
Steamrolled V: Everything's Bigger in Texas, Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX
Steamrolled: Retrospective, Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX
2014
Steamrolled IV: Balance, Gallery M Squared, Houston, TX
2013
Wild Horse All Stars, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
LECTURES & WORKSHOPS
2023
Lecturer: The Value of a Steamroller, El Rancho Creatives: 2023 TASA Conference, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Workshop: Linocut, AMSTEENS, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX
2022
Siete Más Panel Talk, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Artist Talk, Incarnate Word Academy, Corpus Christi, TX
Artist Talk: Spokane Print Fest, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA
PRINT MEDIA
Gloria Bigger-Cantu, "Local Artist's Work Reflects His South Texas Upbringing, Tejano Background,” The Kingsville Record, April 6, 2023. 10.
Ronni Reyna, “Student Art on Display: La Galeria Ofelia gives students an opportunity,” The South Texan, April 26, 2021. 1.
Roxanne Eguia, “About the Cover Artist: Omar Gonzalez,” La Prensa Texas, May 17, 2020. 3.
Karl Whitaker, "Postre Prints: Prints for Dessert," Fusion Magazine #96, February 2, 2017. 26.
Nancy Moyer, "Woodcut Prints Impress at Continuing Exhibit in Harlingen," The Monitor, August 1, 2016.
Nancy Moyer, "Newest Exhibit Brings Together a Variety of Printmakers," The Monitor, August 10, 2015.
Tim Acosta, "TAMUK Students Display Works of Art," The Kingsville Record, November 26, 2014.
Dasheen Ellis, "New Club Makes Statement," The South Texan, September 18, 2014. 2.
Tim Acosta, "Roundup Rolls Back the Clock for Artistry," The Kingsville Record, November 27, 2013. 1.
WEBSITE PUBLICATIONS
“Review: Soy de Tejas at Centro de Artes Gallery, San Antonio,” Glasstire. June 26, 2023. Retrieved from https://glasstire.com/2023/06/26/soy-de-tejas-centro-de-artes-gallery-san-antonio/
“Presa House Gallery goes 3D to Survive, Support Artists,” the Rivard Report, June 5, 2020.
Retrieved from https://therivardreport.com/presa-house-gallery-goes-3d-to-survive-support-artists/
“Student showcases his fine arts thesis project in virtual exhibition,” UTSA Today, May 8, 2020. Retrieved from https://www.utsa.edu/today/2020/05/story/gonzalez-omar-virtual-mfa-thesis.html
“Five-Minute Tours: Omar Gonzalez at Presa House Gallery, San Antonio,” Glasstire. May 5, 2020. Retrieved from https://glasstire.com/2020/05/05/five-minute-tours-omar-gonzalez-at-presa-house-gallery-san-antonio/
“UTSA MFA Thesis Exhibition. Omar Gonzalez: Homebound,” Presa House Gallery, May 1, 2020. Retrieved from http://presahouse.com/portfolio/may-2020/
"What's for Dessert?," Desert Triangle Print Carpeta, May 18, 2016. Retrieved from
http://deserttriangle.blogspot.com/2016/05/whats-for-dessert.html
"Highlands University Exhibitions," Yaybig Southwest, February 21, 2016. Retrieved from
http://yaybigsouthwest.blogspot.com/2016/02/highlands-university-exhibitions.html?m=1
"Brownsville Opening and Presentation," Yaybig Southwest, November 25, 2015. Retrieved from
http://yaybigsouthwest.blogspot.com/2015/11/brownsville-opening-and-presentation.html?m=1
"Meet Your Maker: OG Prints," Crafthouse SA, September 30, 2015. Retrieved from
http://www.crafthousesa.com/meet-your-maker-og-prints/
"Beard Love Woodcut Art," TheBeardMag, September 18, 2015. Retrieved from
http://www.thebeardmag.com/articles/beard-love-woodcut-art/
AFFILIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
Speedball Professional Artist Network
Texas Association of Schools of Art
Javelina Printmaking Club
Sie7e Printers