Antonio Muniz

There’s a ritualistic rhythm to my process—rooted deep in the psyche and spirit. I create abstract, autonomic landscapes shaped by mythologies like shamanism, astrology, esoteric thought, and dreamwork.
Fire is a central element in my practice. With smoke, I draw skeletal maps—burning outdated versions of myself and revealing new pathways through memory, emotion, and transformation.
The synergy between smoke, movement, and color forms the muscle of my work. Each layer holds its own sense of time and space. Every painting becomes a metaphoric terrain—where ghosts, flesh, dreams, and fantasies converge. These pieces aren’t fixed; they’re portals. Each one offers a glimpse into infinite, coexisting worlds.

I was born and raised in Chihuahua, México, where I quickly realized life’s rigid boundaries didn’t align with my natural instincts. At nine years old, I painted my first picture—a simple room with four walls in my mother’s house—marking the beginning of my journey toward creative freedom.
In 1996, I earned a BA from San Diego’s New School of Architecture. Architecture taught me to see and shape space with organic, free-form creativity. Yet, painting soon became my true outlet, allowing me to break free from formal constraints and expand my vision beyond walls.
In 2006, I met Rodrigo Pimentel, a Mexican post-war and contemporary painter who became my mentor. Our ritualistic conversations and shared vision unlocked my imagination. Pimentel taught me that a line isn’t just a line—it can be a matrix of organic shapes, opening the door to abstraction, automatism, and subconscious expression.
I draw inspiration from artists like Roberto Matta, Remedios Varo, Dorothea Tanning, and Albert Oehlen. Matta’s biomorphic forms, Varo’s mystical landscapes, Tanning’s dreamlike figurations, and Oehlen’s abstract rigor have shaped my creative approach.
Discovering the Surrealists’ technique of fumage was a turning point. Smoke’s unpredictable dance...

2025
Group Exhibit "Dreams and Inner Worlds" Cape Cod Museum of Art. Dennis, Massachusetts.

2018
Solo Exhibit, “Out of This World” Oscar Roman Gallery, Mexico City

2017
Group Exhibit, “With Liberty & Justice for some & ” I.D. Please” Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA USA

2015
Group Exhibit, Multifarious Abstraction. Fabien Castanier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA

2014
Group Exhibit, Present Art XV. Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA

2013
Group Exhibit, Encore. Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA

Group Exhibit, Summer-Like it Hot. Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA

Solo Exhibit, Breaking the Piñata. La Casona, Chihuahua, Chih. Mexico

Group Exhibit, Size Really Does Matter. Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California. USA

2012
Group Exhibit, V Contemporary Parallels. Oscar Román Gallery, Mexico City

Solo Exhibit, Metamorphosis. Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles, California USA

Group Exhibit, Circus II, Oscar Román Gallery, Mexico City

Group Exhibit, Eye Candy. Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles, California USA

2011
Group Exhibit, Archetypes in San Angel, San Angel Cultural Center, Mexico City

Group Exhibit, Symbols Disymbols. University Cultural Center “Casa de las Dil...