Bio

Luis E. Pérez, is a B.F.A. Candidate at the University of Texas at Tyler from Longview Tx, with the expected graduation date of December 2023. Luis, originally born in Gomez Palacio, Mexico, immigrated to the U.S. with his family in 2003 at the age of 12. After settling in Longview, Texas, Luis graduated from Pine Tree High School and subsequently received an Associates of applied science in graphic design and advertising from Kilgore College in Kilgore Texas.

His oil paintings and printmaking work focus on moments of intimacy and spirituality as well as his Mexican heritage.

Luis explores the themes of intimacy, family and heritage throughout his oil paintings and printmaking work and has recently begun to focus in the idea of spirituality and the role intimacy plays in it. 

Luis’s achievements include being selected for a juried exhibition by the renown artist Willie Cole, receiving “Best in Show” at the 2023 Student Juried Exhibition at The University of Texas at Tyler.

Luis plans to continue pursuing his art practice professionally as well as seeking a position as a local art teacher in order to give back to his community.