Tejas Made: 40 Emerging Texas-based Artists To Know

Just an appreciation post for the care & critical eye that has gone into creating the epic Remezcla multimedia project—Tejas Made. This online effort explores snapshots of Tejas’ past, present and different possible futures made by Texans about Tejas. Covering topics ranging from what reproductive rights look like for Latines in TX, to the origin of five Tex-Mex staples, I am honored to be included in their latest feature highlighting the work of 40 Texas-based artists.

Check out their wide range of offerings plus an interactive art gallery spotlighting their picks for 40 artists to know in the Lone Star State.

Proud to be in good company with talented amigxs: 

Natalia Rocafuerte

Maribel Falcón

Michael Menchaca

Paloma Mayorga

Vladimir Mejia

Jasmine Zelaya

& super keen on learning about new artists, too.

Left to Right: Xochi Solis & Irene Reece

Mil gracias to the Remezcla contributors writer Barbara Calderón, editor Ecleen Luzmila Caraballo & producer Itzel Alejandra Martinez.

#TejasMade

Artist in Residence @ UT Austin

Excited to begin my 6 week residence at The University of Texas at Austin this month! As an alumna and the previous director of public programming at the Dept of Art & Art History’s Visual Arts Center, it was strange to step foot back on campus after being gone almost 4 years—the strangeness was only exacerbated by the eeriness that has descended upon the university since the COVID-19 pandemic has put in-person courses on hold. However, the solitude is perfect to begin a new body of work and within a few hours of arriving and getting reacquainted with the smell of institutional art spaces, my studio was all set up on overlooking the campus green.

In partnership with the Department of Art and Art History, UT Austin's Studio Art pre-college summer program Summer ST.ART invited me as its inaugural artist-in-residence this summer. The ST.ART Artist in Residence Program exposes students to career possibilities through regular interactions with local artists, collectives, historians, curators and more. In exchange for studio access at the University I will be mentoring high school students and leading weekly workshops over Zoom to give insight into my process later this summer. For now, I am enjoying being in a giant art studio with copious amounts of air conditioning and wall space.

I’ll share studio images soon, but for now visit the ST.ART page for an interview with yours truly to learn more about the program and what I hope students will gain from time together :)

Xochi Solis x COS London

ACROSS THE POND! Happy to report I have a small & cheery selection of works on display at the new COS flagship store at Coal Drops Yard in King’s Cross, London. The space looks divine and if you’re lucky enough to be enjoying London now through mid-November, please pop in for me to say hello to them. Thank you to my Uprise Art team for making this happen. Cheers!