b. 1991, Houston, TX, US
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY, US
Ana Villagomez develops her paintings in a series of layers that vary stylistically between loose painterly brushwork and clearly defined shapes that are rendered in vivid colors. Construction and excavation are two important ideas in Villagomez painting process that she utilizes in equal measure. Each of her painting's preliminary layers is sanded, peeled, scrubbed, and ultimately painted with a new layer - simultaneously concealing and revealing what has come before. In many instances, Villagomez uses digital technology to manipulate her drawings and project them onto her canvases, which adds another unique dimension to her richly layered images. The finished paintings culminate with a sense of history, motion, depth, structure, and brilliant color. There is a topographical quality to Villagomez’s work, a sense that her densely packed colors and forms are the result of cultivation and reverence for what has come before.
Ana Villagomez (b. 1991, Houston, TX) received a BFA from University of Houston in 2013, and an MFA from CUNY Hunter College in 2021. Her work has been the subject of solo and two-person presentations at Josh Pazda Hiram Butler, Houston (2023); Martha’s Contemporary, Austin (2023); Farewell Books, Austin (2015); and Project Row Houses, Houston (2012). Her forthcoming solo exhibition at Nino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles, is planned for May 2024. Most recently, Villagomez has participated in group exhibitions at Deli Gallery, New York, NY (2024); Christie’s, New York, NY (2023); Fredericks & Freiser, New York, NY (2023); Rusha & Co., Los Angeles (2022); and Bradley Ertaskiran, Montreal (2022). Villagomez lives and works in Brooklyn.