Alamo Faculties names Vincent Valdez as first Artist-in-Residence

Vincent Valdez is known for large-scale paintings that take on issues of social justice, identity and neglected historical narratives. — Vincent Valdez is thought for large-scale work that tackle problems with social justice, identification and uncared for historic narratives. Credit score: Courtesy Picture / Alamo Faculties

The Alamo Faculties District has chosen Vincent Valdez as its inaugural Artist-in-Residence of the 2025-2026 faculty 12 months, enabling him to guide immersive studying experiences with district college students and the bigger group.

San Antonio-born Valdez is thought for his large-scale — and infrequently cinematic — work that discover social justice, identification and under-examined historic narratives. He splits his time between Houston and Los Angeles, and his work has appeared within the collections and exhibitions of the Ford Basis, the Los Angeles County Museum of Artwork, the Smithsonian Museum of American Artwork and the Nationwide Portrait Gallery.

All through his year-long residency, Valdez will work with Alamo Faculties college students to “deepen essential pondering, encourage creative expression and promote significant dialogue by the humanities,” in line with an announcement from the district.

Texas Fee for the Arts will assist cowl prices related to the spring 2026 portion of his residency.

“I look ahead to participating with the Alamo Faculties District group, college, and college students,” Valdez stated in an announcement. “This partnership provides an essential alternative — an change of concepts, private tales, social histories, in a second when constructing group and supporting our youth issues most.”

Valdez’s residency will embody classroom visits and pupil talks in the course of the fall and spring semesters, together with visitor lectures, studio visits and discussions with college students.

As a part of the residency, Valdez additionally will work on an exhibition scheduled to be held on the Widespread Floor Gallery situated at ACCESS in Summer season 2026. The exhibition will current new items from Valdez honoring his late great-grandfather, who was additionally an artist.

In April 2026, Valdez will even function the featured keynote speaker on the Alamo Faculties District Visible and Performing Arts Summit, in line with district officers.

Alamo Faculties, based in 1945, has grown into community of 5 campuses serving 88,000 college students yearly.

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