About Me
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Angel Moreno is a contemporary realist painter and draftsman based in Evans, Georgia. Born in Mexico City, he grew up surrounded by the cultural force and visual storytelling of the Mexican muralists whose influence continues to inform his sensibility. Their bold narratives, emotional clarity, and commitment to community shaped the founda
Angel Moreno is a contemporary realist painter and draftsman based in Evans, Georgia. Born in Mexico City, he grew up surrounded by the cultural force and visual storytelling of the Mexican muralists whose influence continues to inform his sensibility. Their bold narratives, emotional clarity, and commitment to community shaped the foundation of his artistic voice.
Moreno’s work radiates color, rhythm, and a vibrant sense of place. His background as a classically trained musician and flamenco guitarist brings a lyrical, expressive quality to his visual compositions. Drawing from memory, heritage, and the emotional fullness of everyday life, he creates paintings that balance introspection with celebration.
He is currently developing his debut oil series, Los Luchadores, a body of work that explores identity, resilience, and cultural symbolism through dynamic color and expressive form. The series marks a significant step in the evolution of his practice and reflects one of the most joyful and creatively expansive chapters of his life.
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My work begins with stories. I am drawn to the moments, memories, and cultural echoes that shape identity, and I use painting to trace the layered space between where we come from and who we become. Growing up between cultures taught me to see art as both an anchor and a bridge, a place where history and personal experience meet in a lang
My work begins with stories. I am drawn to the moments, memories, and cultural echoes that shape identity, and I use painting to trace the layered space between where we come from and who we become. Growing up between cultures taught me to see art as both an anchor and a bridge, a place where history and personal experience meet in a language beyond words.
I create work that explores resilience, belonging, and the emotional landscapes carried in everyday life. Color, gesture, and material become ways of thinking and ways of slowing the world long enough to look closely at the forces that shape us. Whether through symbolism, narrative, or abstraction, I am interested in how memory transforms, how heritage evolves, and how a single image can hold both conflict and clarity.
At the heart of my practice is a belief that art creates space for reflection, dialogue, and connection across difference. I approach the studio as a site of curiosity and conversation, where experimentation and intention come together to reveal something authentic.
My goal is to make work that resonates, work that honors the past, engages the present, and invites viewers to recognize a part of themselves within the story.
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EDUCATION
2021 | Augusta University I BFA I Augusta, GA Concentration in Drawing and Painting
SELECTED COURSES & PROGRAMS
2024 | New York Foundation for the Arts
Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program
2022 | Boston Academy of Realist Art
Chiaroscuro Crash Course | Eric Johnson
SCHOLARSHIPS
2021 | Artists Guild of Columbia County
Selected by the
EDUCATION
2021 | Augusta University I BFA I Augusta, GA Concentration in Drawing and Painting
SELECTED COURSES & PROGRAMS
2024 | New York Foundation for the Arts
Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program
2022 | Boston Academy of Realist Art
Chiaroscuro Crash Course | Eric Johnson
SCHOLARSHIPS
2021 | Artists Guild of Columbia County
Selected by the Board of Directors
2020 | Artists Guild of Columbia County
Selected by the Board of Directors
AWARDS
2021 | Morris Museum of Art, Honorable Mention – Selected by Museum Director
2020 | Gertrude Herbert - Freeman Schoolcraft Award – Selected by Institute Director
2020 | The Art and Design Student Leadership Certificate – Selected by Faculty
PUBLICATIONS
2022 | Sand Hills Literary Magazine
Remembrance - Student Contest Winner
EXHIBITIONS
2025 | Red Dot Art Sale
Contemporary at Blue
San Antonio, TX
2025 | Courage, Valor, Mужество, Mужність
UTSA Galleries
San Antonio, TX
2025 | WetPaint Party and Art Sale
Sacred Heart Cultural Center
Augusta, GA
2024 | Red Dot Art Sale & Show
Contemporary at Blue Star
San Antonio, TX
2024 | Lucha Libre Art Exhibition 2024
Latino Cultural Center
Dallas, TX
2024 | Desde la Tercera Cuerda
Centro Cultural el Rule
Mexico City
2024 | Undercurrent Juried Exhibition
Contracommon Art Gallery
Bee Cave, TX
2023 | Rudos vs Técnicos
La Lucha Libre A Través del Arte
Centro Cultural El Rule
Mexico City
2023 | The Mind Of An Artist
Online Art Exhibition
2023 | A Love Letter for the Departed
Bath House Cultural Center
Dallas, TX
2023 | ¡Viva La Lucha Libre!
Blue Star Arts Complex/Upstairs Studios
San Antonio, TX
2023 | Conociendo a Blue Demon
Universidad La Salle
Mexico City
2022 | Blue Demon, Cien Miradas, Un Centenario
Universidad La Salle Laguna
Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
2022 | Día de Muertos Group Exhibition
The Shops at La Cantera
San Antonio, TX
2022 | Biergarten - Collaborative Mural
Draft Society Taproom
Augusta, GA
2021 | Imagination, Color and Joy - Solo Show, Columbia County Library
Evans, GA
2021 | Senior Exhibition - Unusual Times
Mary S. Byrd Gallery
Augusta, GA
2021 | Student Juried Exhibition
Mary S. Byrd Gallery
Augusta, GA
2020 | STEAM - Collaborative Mural
Richmond County School District
Augusta, GA
2020 | Student Juried Exhibition
Mary S. Byrd Gallery
Augusta, GA
2019 | Paint, Pencil and Pastel
600 Broad Gallery
Augusta, GA
2019 | Peach Belt Conference Art Exhibition
PBC Online Exhibition
2019 | Student Juried Exhibition
Mary S. Byrd Gallery
Augusta, GA
2019 | Cast Offs Plaster Show - Buddahlicious
The Towers, Augusta University
Augusta, GA
2019 | Cardboard Carnival - Johnny's Fiddle
The Towers, Augusta University
Augusta, GA
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Greater Augusta Arts Council
Artists Guild of Columbia County