Hector Acuna

Hector Eric Acuna
b. May 19, 1993
Rockford, IL
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Raised in the countryside of Kenosha, WI; Hector Acuna is an emerging artist working with oil and watercolor/gouache.
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The studio paintings portray people, both fictional and non-fictional, in moments constructed to challenge definitions of society.
Stereotyping, materialism, and family relationships inspire concepts for these bodies of work. Shifting between the artist's candid family imagery to imagined portraiture as subjects provides room to discover conversations between developing paintings. Working "en plein air" informs and assists techniques used in studio work. Painting from life trains a painter's eye by offering insight into understanding subtlety and the affect of changing light and color. The process of layering pigment offers opportunities for reflection and risk taking which reveal new directions for the artwork.
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Hector earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point where he exhibited on campus and held a solo exhibition at the Scarrabochio Art Museum. As a student his paintings were recognized by the University where he received three scholarships and six awards including the Hipstamatic Entrepreneurship Award of $5,000. ...

2017 - 2020

Candidate, Master of Fine Arts, Painting
Michigan State University

2011 - 2015

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, 2D Emphasis
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point

2016:  

The Art of Landscape, Invitational Group Show, Smith Scarabocchio Art Museum, Stevens Point, WI 

2015:  

UWSP Alumni and Student Show, Central Wisconsin Cultural Center, Wisconsin Rapids, WI
           
Tracings of Now, Collaborative Show with Ryan Weisenfeld, Stevens Point, WI
           
Hidden Studios Art Tour, Red Sky Studio, Almond, WI
           
Living and Growing, Central Wisconsin Cultural
Center, Wisconsin Rapids, WI
           
BFA Senior Exhibition, Group Show, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
           
Arts Bash, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point

2014:

Student Juried Show, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
            
Fine Art Gift Gallery, Invitational Group Show, Riverfront Arts Center, Stevens Point, WI
            
Plein Air Painting, Student Group Show, Schneider Gallery, Stevens Point, WI  
           
Student Pop-up Gallery, Stevens Point Community Insurance 
            
A Portrait Of Place-Stevens Point, WI, Solo Show, Scarabocchio Art Museum
            
Visions XVI, Juried Art Exhibition, Riverfront Arts Center
            
Recent Work, Two Person Show with Megan Bloesch, The Coffee Studio 
            
Watercolor Boat Series, Solo Stud...