Adrian Esparza
Cypress 1, 2026
serape, wood, nails
46h x 92w in
AE108
Adrian Esparza
Cypress 2, 2026
serape, wood, nails
46h x 92w in
AE109
Adrian Esparza
Cypress 3, 2026
serape, wood, nails
46h x 92w in
AE110
Adrian Esparza
Cloud Pruning, 2026
serape, wood, nails
42h x 92w in
AE106
Adrian Esparza
Zona 1, 2026
serape, wood, nails
46h x 92w in
AE107
Adrian Esparza
Zona 2, 2026
serape, wood, nails
46h x 92w in
AE105
Adrian Esparza
Parcel, 2025
sarape, wood, enamel
42h x 92w in
AE103
Adrian Esparza
Moonlight, 2024
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
124h x 124w in
AE100
Adrian Esparza
Wind Driven, 2024
sarape, wood, enamel, pencil, and varnish
36h x 72w in
AE101
Adrian Esparza
Pill Box B, 2024
acrylic and sarape on wood panel
36h x 36w in
AE092
Adrian Esparza
Pill Box C, 2024
acrylic and sarape on wood panel
36h x 36w in
AE091
Adrian Esparza
Unicorn Corral, 2023
acrylic and serape on wood panel
40h x 30w in
AE082
Adrian Esparza
Out of the Blue, 2023
serape, wood, nails, enamel
126h x 164w in
AE084
Adrian Esparza
The Here and Now, 2022
pen on archival paper
18h x 24w in
Framed: 19h x 25w in
AE068
Adrian Esparza
A Sound, 2024
pen on archival paper
20h x 30w in
AE088
Adrian Esparza
Bead Work #2, 2024
pen on archival paper
20h x 30w in
AE087
Adrian Esparza
Devices, 2024
pen on archival paper
20h x 30w in
AE086
Adrian Esparza
Bead Work #1, 2024
pen on archival paper
20h x 30w in
AE085
Adrian Esparza
One Furnace and Fire, 2022
pen on archival paper
18h x 24w in
AE067
Adrian Esparza
Foreseen, 2023
pen on archival paper
22h x 22w in
Framed: 23h x 23w in
AE079
Adrian Esparza
Access, 2021
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
42h x 52w in
AE055
Adrian Esparza
Vanishing, 2020
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
42h x 62w in
AE045
Adrian Esparza
Platform, 2016
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
72.40h x 82.70w in
Adrian Esparza
Harp, 2019
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
52h x 42w in
AE030
Adrian Esparza b. 1970 - El Paso based artist, Adrian Esparza, explores material culture by “re-instilling lost value in found objects.” Esparza first drew international appreciation through his deconstruction of the Mexican serape. Drawing inspiration from modern architecture, physical landscapes, and mid-century minimalist artists, Esparza depicts dramatic one and two-point perspectives to form striking dimensionality and volume. The artist diffuses color and expands space by weaving sarape thread around nails to form a grid. Geometric structures present in his drawings and sculptures re-imagine his own Mexican-American cultural heritage.
Adrian Esparza received his B.F.A. from the University of Texas at El Paso and his M.F.A. from California Institute of the Arts in 1998. Artist residencies include ArtPace in San Antonio and the Border Art Residency in La Union. Esparza’s textile pieces travel the globe through exhibitions in the following museums and galleries: Rufino Tamayo Museum of Contemporary Art, Mexico City, Mexico; Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ; Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, KY; Cincinnati Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, OH; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX; Museo del Barrio, New York, NY; Kimball Art Center, Park Cities, Utah. Most recently, the Dallas Museum of Art featured Esparza’s pieces through the C3 Visiting Artists Project. Esparza’s works reside in the permanent collections of multiple museums including the Dallas Museum of Art, the El Paso Museum of Art, and the Perez Miami Art Museum, as well as corporate art collections such as Fidelity Investments, Houston Airports, Microsoft and Soho House.
Adrian Esparza | Emerging from Space
May 20 - June 17, 2023
Adrian Esparza | Emerging from Space
May 20 - June 17, 2023
Adrian Esparza | Emerging from Space
May 20 - June 17, 2023
Adrian Esparza | Emerging from Space
May 20 - June 17, 2023
Adrian Esparza | Emerging from Space
May 20 - June 17, 2023
Adrian Esparza | Slightly Illogical
December 5, 2020 – February 6, 2021
Adrian Esparza | Slightly Illogical
December 5, 2020 – February 6, 2021
Adrian Esparza | Slightly Illogical
December 5, 2020 – February 6, 2021
Adrian Esparza | Slightly Illogical
December 5, 2020 – February 6, 2021
Adrian Esparza | Slightly Illogical
December 5, 2020 – February 6, 2021
Adrian Esparza | Dual
March 30 – May 4, 2019
Adrian Esparza | Dual
March 30 – May 4, 2019
Adrian Esparza | Dual
March 30 – May 4, 2019
Adrian Esparza | Dual
March 30 – May 4, 2019
Adrian Esparza
Adrian Esparza | University of Arizona
Dennis, Esparza, Owens, Sagerman | Introductions
June 24 - August 26, 2017
Dennis, Esparza, Owens, Sagerman | Introductions
June 24 - August 26, 2017
Dennis, Esparza, Owens, Sagerman | Introductions
June 24 - August 26, 2017
Wednesday, June 23 at 5:30 pm
