https://louistrujillo.com/home daily 1.0 2023-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537501949225-2TWFDYZ7SFBKHAV1VXT1/IMG_9139.JPG Louis Trujillo Contemporary Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1571958152245-U8FAC0N58TA3BQKMHCIL/Louis-8.13.19-1.jpg Louis Trujillo Contemporary Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1629575555394-MAQ2CY1THMC888MZPH7L/So+I+Won%27t+Forget+%28Oblivion%29%2C+detail.jpg Louis Trujillo Contemporary Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1700009472492-E558D7MTJ7EOVR8O965E/Louie_Trujillo_CrossingBorders_WesMagyar.jpg Louis Trujillo Contemporary Art https://louistrujillo.com/sissy daily 0.75 2025-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1737218500417-I31W11CEM4LNERYJRPIC/Louie_Trujillo_CrossingBorders_WesMagyar.jpg Sissy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1700009815790-0MN2USQGKB2FQUCNSAQ7/image-asset.jpeg Sissy - "Pansy Ass Sissy" Colored pencil on paper, watercolor on paper Installation at 40 West Gallery during Crossing Borders exhibition presented by Athena Project and Pink Progression. Photo credit: Wes Magyar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1700010187147-FYZLOSBVMETQR3WULT0Q/image-asset.jpeg Sissy - "Pansy Ass Sissy," detail Watercolor on paper Installation at 40 West Gallery during Crossing Borders exhibition presented by Athena Project and Pink Progression. Photo credit: Anna Kaye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1737216813534-UX01GT0BZXK9MLR7VHKM/image-asset.jpeg Sissy - "Lost Ones" Watercolor on paper, pins, 96 × 60 × 2” (approx.) Installation at Museo De Las Americas during Espiritu Hermosx/Beautiful Spirit curated by Louis Trujillo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1589917632686-8QQ3E89W8GPARJVLIUB9/image-asset.jpeg Sissy - "Rugged and Rhinestoned" colored pencil on paper, 15 x 40” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1577792624515-20PR6JY7QQSG4RIVMJ3H/image-asset.jpeg Sissy - "Fat, Femme and Fierce" colored pencil on paper, 41.5 x 15” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1577792765834-CPLKGS3QMVAJGV1ZNTDF/Fat%2C+Femme+and+Fierce+%28stiletto+detail%29.jpg Sissy - "Fat, Femme and Fierce," detail colored pencil on paper, 41.5 x 15” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1566104932831-Q4MVY7Y0J0WSS5O3X31M/Louis-8.13.19-1.jpg Sissy - "A Great Blow" colored pencil on paper, 11 x 22” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1569388544375-LJGVPAE1ONSXXP9TUL70/Blemished.jpg Sissy - "Blemished" colored pencil on paper, 5 x 5” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1569388509433-89PATY35ZAA5OK7HXU0H/Pay+No+Attention+to+the+Lace+on+My+Forehead.jpg Sissy - "Pay No Attention to the Lace on My Forehead" colored pencil on paper, 6 x 6” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1570075695328-S7ET17XCGQ8GWWRZ7ZF0/Lace+%28Lighter%29.jpg Sissy - "Lace" colored pencil on paper, 22 x 11” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1548536689127-0T4HLPN75BHT6B51UQQQ/Leather.jpg Sissy - "Leather" colored pencil on paper, 22 x 11” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1566104664274-0TD35PXB4AI2ROAU0XCP/Jade.jpg Sissy - "Jade" colored pencil on paper, 6 x 6” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1565883210409-JW7IYGQBEHHGBSQO7UVX/Red+Catrina.jpg Sissy - "Red Catrina" colored pencil on paper, 8 x 8” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537502675255-MHYHDZGKHXE8Q4DLDTR3/Real+Men+Wear+Pink+%28Front%29.jpg Sissy - "Real Men Wear Pink" colored pencil on paper, 6 x 4.5” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1551047396748-6BVCYXB2MDDNKLWO1M77/Black+Plum+CaFE.jpg Sissy - "Black Plum" colored pencil on paper, 8 x 8” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1737217616892-91NXUKZLSD0KAJ0ICC6K/image-asset.jpeg Sissy - "Layers of Sissy" Digital C-print series Installation at Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art during Performing Self curated by Jane Burke Photo credit: Wes Magyar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1737218739977-RUV01SZSENLEFRWJUXD6/image-asset.jpeg Sissy - "Art is a Drag" Chest, vanity mirror, mannequin torso and heads, silicone prosthetics, synthetic wigs, clothing, jewelry, makeup, faux flowers, and rhinestones Installation at Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art during Performing Self curated by Jane Burke Photo credit: Wes Magyar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1737218990646-K5FOH82JJ2XZ1GD4Z7BI/94_February+05%2C+2024.jpg Sissy - "Art is a Drag," detail Installation at Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art during Performing Self curated by Jane Burke Photo credit: Wes Magyar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1737219120466-TBXK6ROWR0YQ2OBK4U93/97_February+05%2C+2024.jpg Sissy - "Art is a Drag," detail Installation at Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art during Performing Self curated by Jane Burke Photo credit: Wes Magyar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1737219161123-XQFJYRDKLE659J4TUKZ1/100_February+05%2C+2024.jpg Sissy - "Art is a Drag," detail Installation at Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art during Performing Self curated by Jane Burke Photo credit: Wes Magyar https://louistrujillo.com/unconscious daily 0.75 2018-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537672907485-NKIU1AC6HM6HOQ1R6PX0/Ethereal%2C+Genesis+%282%29.jpg Unconscious - Installation view of "Whispers" at SYNC Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537672907485-NKIU1AC6HM6HOQ1R6PX0/Ethereal%2C+Genesis+%282%29.jpg Unconscious - Installation view of "Whispers" at SYNC Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537672938339-ZZC7156VZXQ0YBKDSVE9/Ethereal.jpg Unconscious - "Ethereal" acrylic on polymer clay, dimensions variable https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537672955673-W4IK9DXADCYS70TZPSVT/Genesis.jpg Unconscious - "Genesis I" acrylic on polymer clay, 32 x 36 x 1” (approx.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537672965922-R1HFHMLSWX2RBCUS05ZH/Genesis+II.jpg Unconscious - "Genesis II" acrylic on polymer clay, 36 x 29 x 1” (approx.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537672989847-18QL794KW3RO9SRWALET/Evanescent.jpg Unconscious - "Evanescent" acrylic on polymer clay, 72 x 48 x 7” (approx.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537673002146-VPEFBTVJKJ0DNW8XDKRV/Wisp.jpg Unconscious - "Wisp" acrylic on polymer clay, dimensions variable https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537823254291-3U8L0K92V82JVMRZOLLP/Cosmic+Cloud+Spiral+Detail2.jpg Unconscious - "Cosmic Cloud Spiral" acrylic on polymer clay, dimensions variable https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537823726092-HO4CEW2LSP9MSXDCEXVR/Louis+Trujillo%2C+Dance+of+the+Wind%2C+polymer+clay%2C+28+x+27+x+24+approx.+%28dimensions+variable%29.jpg Unconscious - "Dance of the Wind" acrylic on polymer clay, dimensions variable https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537823132504-4FEUNK4PQ151IVCRYDQB/IMG_9139.JPG Unconscious - "Across the Night Sky" detail acrylic on polymer clay, dimensions variable (sold) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537824397662-VVP3P8L5VD9DG0HJUR43/IMG_8441.JPG Unconscious - "Pulse" acrylic on polymer clay (sold) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537824397702-JMF3DZY6L47B9EB79KV8/IMG_8439.JPG Unconscious - "Stem" acrylic on polymer clay, 34 x 23 x 3” (approx.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537824396449-B1CS256G1XQ91SPYKB8N/IMG_8364.JPG Unconscious - Installation view of "Reverberations" at SYNC Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537824399080-6FEGI51XOJGB9FIC2CVR/IMG_8449.JPG Unconscious - "Storm" polymer clay and wire, dimensions variable https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537824396377-0CQJPDKEL3E5OI2IAXSX/IMG_8360.JPG Unconscious - Installation view of "Reverberations" at SYNC Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537825066681-I5XA8UPXN2JOM4OEOC3C/6069.jpg Unconscious - "Gale" polymer clay and wire, dimensions variable https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537825066868-Z7IOCIO9GDWVIVX074OV/6073.jpg Unconscious - Installation view of "Celestial Incursion" at SYNC Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537825067927-O2KK1VW18KNXANDYHJ8M/6089.jpg Unconscious - "Veil (Overturned)" polymer clay and wire, dimensions variable https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537825068992-6Q52C8QI2KC4B50R8BU5/Flame+%28full+dpi%29.jpg Unconscious - "Flame" polymer clay and wire, dimensions variable (sold) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537825069275-3Y55OGNGSQFTDAUTTRX4/Gale+%28detail%29.jpg Unconscious - "Gale" detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537825309201-6ORH2M5WN248L85SGLMC/Pathogen.jpg Unconscious - "Pathogen" polymer clay and wire, dimensions variable (sold) https://louistrujillo.com/forget-me-not daily 0.75 2024-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1629575405104-JJLS701FFQQ9RGJY2JI5/So+I+Won%27t+Forget+%28Oblivion%29%2C+detail2.jpg Forget-Me-Not https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537671379545-JVDL8E1SWT3PXY98OMBC/Grace.jpg Forget-Me-Not - "Grace" mixed media, paper, gouache, rust, inkjet prints, pins, 54 x 45 x 2” (approx.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537671400899-STRLLEA8E9KAZ45SX2QR/Grace+%28Detail+Side+View%29.jpg Forget-Me-Not - "Grace" detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1642093793347-1M6Q51IB3ABH0NJF742N/Wistful.jpg Forget-Me-Not - "Wistful" mixed media, paper, gouache, acrylic, copper leaf, patina, inkjet prints, pins, 56 x 57 x 2” (approx.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1537671575769-ZIILIU22IMNGQ8NNBQNP/Self+Portrait+%28Detail%29.jpg Forget-Me-Not - "Wistful" detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1642093200141-SW7E2444UBBKCLSPYU3F/Albert.jpg Forget-Me-Not - "Albert" mixed media, paper, gouache, acrylic, rust, copper leaf, patina, inkjet prints, pins, 55 x 30 x 2” (approx.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1642093242215-2RPP0VG9TTG0M8FTD5VN/Albert+%28Detail%29.jpg Forget-Me-Not - "Albert" detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1539580905244-658XVGCTZH65WVBPDL7C/Image+%282%29.png Forget-Me-Not - "So I Won't Forget" mixed media, paper, gouache, acrylic, copper leaf, patina, inkjet prints, pins, 41 x 97 x 2” (approx.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1539581135653-UPUVTGRT4Z3FVWBCBDMU/Image-2+%281%29.png Forget-Me-Not - "So I Won't Forget" detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1629575119251-ZX7D10CXHPQ11B5QARDX/So+I+Won%27t+Forget+%28Oblivion%29.jpg Forget-Me-Not - "So I Won't Forget (Oblivion)" mixed media, paper, gouache, acrylic, copper leaf, patina, inkjet prints, pins, on canvas wrapped homasote board, 48 x 60 x 2” (approx.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1629575146769-GVUQWLLO8DWC5GO9EMZF/So+I+Won%27t+Forget+%28Oblivion%29%2C+detail.jpg Forget-Me-Not - "So I Won't Forget (Oblivion)", detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1629575170961-G4WYCJQ4ZLVYVSK12CX4/So+I+Won%27t+Forget+%28Oblivion%29%2C+detail2.jpg Forget-Me-Not - "So I Won't Forget (Oblivion)", detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1539581348209-XSU0NP14WPR8A5W0TPGE/Image-1+%281%29.png Forget-Me-Not - Installation view of "Things Remembered . . . Things Forgotten" at SYNC Gallery https://louistrujillo.com/under-construction daily 0.75 2018-09-21 https://louistrujillo.com/about daily 0.75 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1629435944961-K2IXIP8JCRWXVK5OB8C6/Rugged+and+Rhinestoned.jpg About/CV https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/96496314-34b7-4bc0-bbe1-4809eac43709/1D528ED6-4971-4F33-806D-6EAE0B96242C.JPG About/CV “Blemished,” colored pencil on paper, 5 x 5” https://louistrujillo.com/contact daily 0.75 2019-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1629435995623-4S57ZQLEJN4OPSU429D0/Rugged+and+Rhinestoned.jpg Contact https://louistrujillo.com/news daily 0.75 2025-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1629435897967-X0OISE2TPAMQLOBACFF0/Rugged+and+Rhinestoned.jpg News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/c1e6b563-8e9f-4ea8-acb0-3c45ec3168dd/HOTSWEATTEASElogo.jpg News - Hot Sweat 2.0 I’m excited to show new work in Hot Sweat 2.0 at Bell Projects curated by Cherish Marquez and Holly Nordeck. I will be performing in DRAG at the opening reception on Friday, August 8th at 7:45pm. Hot Sweat explores absurdity, playfulness, camp, and the erotism that often is encapsulated through popular notions and interpretations of the word “sweat”. Additionally, the show aims to combat the serious nature of the institution by highlighting artists and art who tow the line between high and low art. Through multi-disciplinary work, this show is an amalgamation of artists challenged to interpret the phrase “Hot Sweat”. Opening Reception: Friday, August 8 6-10pm On display: August 8-10, 2025 Bell Projects 2822 E 17th Ave Denver, CO 80206 Saturdays & Sundays 12-5pm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/c0d17534-af3f-4040-a04a-b292350de24c/Louie_Trujillo_CrossingBorders_WesMagyar.jpg News - Reconnect: MSU Denver Alumni Exhibition I’m excited to be included in Reconnect: MSU Denver Alumni Exhibition! Every five years, CVA invites MSU Denver alumni to submit their artwork for consideration and inclusion in an alumni exhibition. This juried exhibition showcases the creative range of alumni both near and far and shows a broad expanse of media use. Juried by Rory Padeken, Vicki and Kent Logan Curator of Modern Art at Denver Art Museum, the exhibition highlights the far-reaching talents of our creative graduates. Opening Reception: Friday, May 23 6-8pm On display: May 23-August 2, 2025 Center for Visual Art 965 Santa Fe Drive Denver, CO 80204 Tuesday-Friday 11am-6pm Saturday 12-5pm Open until 8pm on the First Friday of every month https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/fa30d5a5-d8c4-47fc-acff-e22e10f1b968/Espiritu+Hermosx_INSTAGRAM.png News - Espiritu Hermosx Beautiful Spirit I’m honored to make my curatorial debut with Espiritu Hermosx/Beautiful Spirit at Museo De Las Americas! This exhibition emphasizes LGBTQ+ Latinx contemporary artists exploring themes of gender identity, civil rights and resilience. This community often experiences discrimination based on their cultural identity, gender identity and sexual preference. The impact of these experiences enables the artist to fight for equality, as they offer unique narratives to start conversations and inspire social change. Traditional uses of clay, retablo and painting offer exploration into ancient processes based on ancestry, colonization and faith. Contemporary uses of animation, installation, and sculpture offer voices of activism against the dystopian state of our world. Through these mediums, artists address various issues, from self-love, intimate relations, culture, and identity politics. Looking at the many labels these artists wear, it is important to recognize the intersections and the relation to their community. By sharing their stories on navigating identity, mixed race, sexual trauma, grief and happiness, Espiritu Hermosx/Beautiful Spirit, provides a space where their self-expression is out and proud. Artists: Cal Duran, Lares Feliciano, Alexander Hernandez, Joel Hernandez, Emilio Lobato, Cherish Marquez, Adrian Raya, Louis Trujillo, Sean Trujillo, Eliazar Ortiz, Claudia Zapata. Opening Reception: Thursday March 28 6-9pm On display: March 28-July 14, 2024 Museo De Las Americas 861 Santa Fe Drive Denver, CO 80204 Tuesday-Friday 12-6pm Saturday-Sunday 12-5pm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/a835170f-2450-4d40-93dc-455003d011cb/BMoCA+cropped.jpg News - Performing Self Performing Self is a look into how seven multidisciplinary artists celebrate the mutability of self-identity through the embodiment of altar egos and personae. Through photography, video, painting, and installation, artists Louis Trujillo, Tobias Fike, Noa Fodrie, Laura Lee Shill, Eriko Tsogo, and Sherry Wiggins & Luis Filipe Branco reveal how performance plays a role in the fluid construction of self-portraiture in our increasingly image-conscious culture. Opening Reception: Thursday, January 25, 6-8pm with a performance by Louis Trujillo at 6:45pm On display: January 25-April 28, 2024 Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art 1750 13th Street Boulder, CO 80302 Museum Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 11am-5pm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/84d5fc1b-04fb-4b35-90a4-d8980832b4a9/IMG_9475.jpg News - Crossing Borders Crossing Borders explores the ways in which we navigate physical and invisible boundaries set by our emotional and cultural landscapes. This exhibit is curated and organized by Angela Astle & Anne Meyers with Athena Project and Melissa Furness & Anna Kaye with PINKPROGRESSION. Opening reception: Friday, October 6th, 6-9pm On display: October 6-28, 2023 40 West Gallery 6501 W. Colfax Ave Lakewood, CO 80214 Gallery hours: Wednesday - Sunday 12-4pm First Friday, 6-9pm Participating Artists: Louis Trujillo, Carlos Frezquez, Sarah Fukami, Melissa Furness, Narkita Gold, Margaret Kasahara, Cherish Marquez, Laleh Mehran, Onecho, Sangeeta Reddy, Autumn T. Thomas, Eriko Tsogo, Becky Wareing Steele, Melanie Yazzie, and Belgin Yucelen Please join us at Crossing Borders on Thursday, October 19th at 6:30PM for Athena Project's Artful Reflections event. This monthly event invites us to reflect on the art in the exhibit. Through the participants’ experience of the art and the moderated conversations that follow, connection and community are strengthened.Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/5e6439a4-e0c0-4163-9ec5-33e2dd127781/IMG_9471+copy.jpg News - DARIA Art Magazine Click here to check out this great review of the “Prismatic” exhibition in DARIA Art Magazine! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/a1fdd68c-871f-4723-aea8-9319fae1fb55/Prismatic_Marketing+Graphics-01.jpg News - Prismatic Prismatic is an exhibition celebrating the queer community across the Front Range for Pride month, most often celebrated in June. This exhibition was curated along a simple idea that allowed breadth for personal interpretation: color and space. Often confined to queer art showcases, gay rights exhibitions, queer material or sexuality-themed shows, The Dairy intentionally called artists who identify within the LGBTQIA+ community to display the layers of richness within their own personal practices’ with the only qualification being color. Some artists choose to dive deep within their sexuality and unearth injustices present within our current political climate, while other artists choose to meditate on the land, exploring materials and creatures that connect with the human experience. Opening Reception: May 12, 8-8pm On display: May 12-July 6, 2023 The Dairy Arts Center 2590 Walnut Boulder, CO 80302 Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday 12pm-6pm Saturday 12pm-7:30pm Sunday 12pm-5:30pm Participating Artists: Louis Trujillo, Tyler Alpern, Finley Baker, Shaunie Berry, Scottie Burgess, Carey Candrian, San Canessa, Dagny Chika, Sarah Darlene, JUHB, Jesse Egner, Levi Fischer, Kate Geman, Nathan Hall, Hudson Hatfield, Sophie Hill, Grace Hoag, Kora Hope, Padyn Humble, Talia Johns, Alli Lemon, Cherish Marquez, Robert Martin, Dez Merworth, Nems, Zachariah Rampulla, Alexander Richard Wilson, Tracy Stegall, Joel Swanson, Chloe Wilwerding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/e0e3dd36-79b5-493b-a63f-f265fc6691f2/IMG_6571.jpg News - DARIA Art Magazine Click here to check out this great review of the 3rd Annual “Us” exhibition in DARIA Art Magazine! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/811e2965-30ce-4ac7-9b4e-f9c5c7e735de/BF_US_Square.jpg News - Us I am honored to be included Bitfactory Gallery’s 3rd annual Us exhibition featuring Denver queer artists. LGBTQ+ artists have been, and always will be active in the art world but are underrepresented in galleries and exhibitions. Bitfactory Gallery proudly present Us, an art exhibition by Denver local queer artists. While the show is comprised entirely of artists that identify as something other than straight, the intention is not to further segregate and separate one community from another. Us is intended to demonstrate that, regardless of the pronoun one uses, art enriches all our lives. Come help us kick-off Denver’s Pride Week and celebrate the fact that we are all part of Us! Opening Reception: June 17, 6-9pm First Friday Reception: July 1, 6-9pm Closing Reception: July 8, 6-9pm On display: June 17-July 8, 2022 Bitfactory Gallery 851 Santa Fe Drive Denver, CO 80204 Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11am-4pm and by appointment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/f15d6a8f-78ca-4a7d-9c62-9e1b46224f7f/No+Show+2022.jpg News - No Show Bitfactory Gallery opens the new year with its Annual No Show exhibition. For the 6th year in a row, local artists were invited to display two works representing their own particular style, resulting in an engaging exhibit with an eclectic mix of genres from hyper-realism to neo-expressionism. Opening Reception: Friday, January 21, 6-9pm First Friday Art Walk: February 2, 6-9pm First Friday Art Walk: March 3, 6-9pm On Display: January 21 through March 10, 2022 Bitfactory Gallery 851 Santa Fe Drive Denver, CO 80204 Gallery Hours: Tuesdays-Saturdays 11:30am-3pm And by appointment View and purchase art from the exhibition online at https://shop.bitfactory.net/ Artists: Louis Trujillo, Art by 13 Jennifer Bobola, Abe Brennan, Bruno D’Anna, Cody Day, Annie Decamp, Dan Drossman, David Eichler, Tadashi Hayakawa, Kelley James, Daithi Kelley, Rick Knight, A. L. Lummus, Johanna Morrell, Ira Sherman, and Jeff Velarde. Works range from acrylic, oil, and encaustic painting to sculpture, drawing and photography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1629915364699-D143UX4XU1DF6GR0FLF1/El+Poder+de+la+Familia.jpg News - El Poder de la Familia/Power of Family A work from my Forget-Me-Not series will be included in the exhibition El Poder de la Familia/Power of Family at Children’s Hospital Colorado in their Frederic C. Hamilton Fine Art Gallery. The exhibition is in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Forget-Me-Not was created to honor my late Great-Grandmother, my late Grandfather and everybody who has experienced the devastating effects of Alzheimer's disease. The works were created using mixed media on paper to create hundreds of forget me not flower shapes that are individually pinned to the wall. The different media that I used to create the works include gouache, acrylic, copper leaf, patina, rust and inkjet prints of photos of my family. I donate a portion of profits from this series to Alzheimer's organizations. On display: August 26-Novemver 6, 2021 Children’s Hospital Colorado 13123 East 16th Avenue, 160 Aurora, CO 80045 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1622853031032-GJXGSY2E5W2YJJ1DJ9XY/4500X4500.jpg News - Us I am honored to be included Bitfactory Gallery’s 2nd annual Us exhibition featuring Denver queer artists. LGBTQ+ artists have been, and always will be active in the art world but are underrepresented in galleries and exhibitions. Bitfactory Gallery proudly present Us, an art exhibition by Denver local queer artists. While the show is comprised entirely of artists that identify as something other than straight, the intention is not to further segregate and separate one community from another. Us is intended to demonstrate that, regardless of the pronoun one uses, art enriches all our lives. Come help us kick-off Denver’s Pride Week and celebrate the fact that we are all part of Us! Opening Reception: June 18, 6-9pm On display: June 18-July 8, 2021 Bitfactory Gallery 851 Santa Fe Drive Denver, CO 80204 Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11am-4pm and by appointment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1622690806545-B9PTNBLYDPQAZV3EKGX5/OFM.jpg News - OUT FRONT Magazine I’m excited to share my interview with OUT FRONT’s co-publisher and editor in chief Addison Herron-Wheeler. Click here to read the article. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1610212523319-NKAZZUS1IZK54DEOOZDY/NoShow+2021.jpg News - No Show I’m excited to announce that I have been invited into Bitfactory Gallery’s 5th Annual “No Show” group exhibition. On display: January 22-February 11, 2021 Bitfactory Gallery 851 Santa Fe Drive Denver, CO 80204 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1607311164523-CLL9LN2HVE9I7X3K2XVQ/Colorado+Draws.jpg News - Colorado Draws I am excited to participate in “Colorado Draws,” a Juried Exhibition at Spark Gallery. Exhibition Statement: Drawing is often viewed as preparation for further work. We start 2021 celebrating drawing itself and the fundamental beauty of mark-making. From pre-history to DaVinci and Klee to Koons, drawing is part of virtually every artist's repertoire. These Colorado artists present a wide range of styles and subjects from Abstraction to Realism. On Display: January 8-February 28, 2021 Spark Gallery 900 Santa Fe Drive Denver, CO 80204 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1589919040194-A03XRFXELVP2WWH7ZTD2/Capture.JPG News - Lavender Mist: Gay Men in Contemporary Art in Colorado I am honored to be included in the group exhibition “Lavender Mist: Gay Men in Contemporary Art in Colorado” curated by Michael Paglia at McNichols Civic Center. This exhibit zeroes-in on some of the state’s most significant contemporary artists who also happen to be gay; a key constituent of the larger LGBTQ+ community. Gay men have often played an outsized role throughout the history of art, which is reflected in Colorado’s contemporary art scene, now and in the recent past. Focusing exclusively on the work of gay men presents certain challenges in organizing the relevant material, most obviously because there is no real unified stylistic or topical language among their community. This is starkly unlike, for example, feminist artists or Chicano artists that do share certain styles, topics and themes. Yet the distinct identity of being a gay man within the larger heteronormative community inevitably creates what could be called a position of “otherness.” That characteristic must be expressed somehow in the work, given how deeply personal art making invariably is. Their shared identity assigns to these artists a special way of seeing the world, enlightened by the richness of their unique shared experiences. Like other marginalized communities, these experiences concern acceptance, the struggle for equality, the resistance to bigotry and even the avoidance of hatred. The organizing armature of this show is this “otherness,” which can be understood as a distinctive sensibility regardless of the styles or subjects the artists embrace. Identifying this quality has long been downplayed or ignored outright in the art world. This is because, (beyond the obvious, which is deeply-rooted homophobia,) the visible evidence in art of this particular “otherness” is often something that is all-but ineffable. The exhibition, Lavender Mist: Gay Men in Contemporary Art in Colorado, attempts to locate this characteristic of “otherness” in the intelligence and exquisite taste by which everything these particular gay artists have realized. In that way, the gay identity certainly and necessarily played a significant part in their individual development as accomplished artists. Artist Reception: Friday, August 14 from 6-9pm On Display: May 30-August 30, 2020 Boettcher Cultural Pavilion, Second Floor, McNichols Civic Center Building 144 W. Colfax Avenue Denver, CO 80204 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1580259770440-0ILR7KSZYKUKZJJB1EW4/Artist+Talk+Dearly+Disillusioned.jpg News - Artist Talk for Dearly Disillusioned Meet the artists and discover their creative processes and inspirations. February 22 from 1-3pm McNichols Civic Center, 3rd Floor Gallery 144 W Colfax Avenue Denver, CO 80202 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1578196729498-XVF8L0REK6SL8FHHJFX6/Dearly+Delusioned+Card+TO+PRINT-1.jpg News - Dearly Disillusioned I am honored to participate in the group exhibition “Dearly Disillusioned” with the Pink Progression collective at McNichols Civic Center where I will show my colored pencil drawing “Fat, Femme and Fierce.” “Dearly Disillusioned” is a boundary-pushing exhibit coinciding with the centennial of women's suffrage and the fourth annual Womxn's March. In this exhibit, four local collectives come together with unique and compelling perspectives on gender identity, protest, and equality. Curators and artists collaborate to explore new intersections of historical and contemporary narratives that inspire change in our community. Pink Progression: Coalesce incorporates a fusion of narratives through collaborative artwork. This collective process utilizes the power of networks to inspire social change influenced by over a century of suffrage movements. Themes of inclusivity, equality, and gender identity are interwoven into mixed media approaches. These works emphasize the collective issues that confront us and the transformational ways of finding common ground. Opening Reception: January 18 from 5-8pm On Display: January 18 – April 5, 2020 McNichols Civic Center, 3rd Floor Gallery 144 W Colfax Avenue Denver, CO 80202 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1578441160112-AISTNLWRV6IZ0T4MQEDH/Bitfactory+No+Show.jpg News - No Show I am excited to announce that my colored pencil drawing “Lace” will be on display at Bitfactory in the group exhibition “No Show.” Bill Thomson of Bitfactory Gallery decided to create an early-year splash by curating a show featuring Colorado-based artists whose work he enjoys and admires. Opening Reception: January 17 from 6 to 9pm On Display: January 17-March 12, 2020 Bitfactory 851 Santa Fe Drive Denver, CO 80204 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1570303197969-6CKV20V5NOBUKD1BFJJH/US_1080x1080.jpg News - Us Two of my colored pencil drawings will be on display at Bitfactory in the group exhibition “Us.” LGBTQ+ artists have been, and always will be active in the art world but are underrepresented in galleries and exhibits. In keeping with Bitfactory Gallery’s goal to showcase emerging artists, they proudly present Us, an art exhibit by Denver local queer artists. While the show is comprised entirely of artists that identify as something other than straight, the intention is not to further segregate and separate one community from another. Us is intended to demonstrate that, regardless of the pronoun one uses, art enriches all our lives.. Opening Reception: Friday, October 18 from 6-9pm On Display: October 18-November 17, 2019 Bitfactory 851 Santa Fe Drive Denver, CO 80204 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1569093242396-XU6I05XAD7A59U36TQDK/Straw+Bear+Rih+Blonde.jpg News - Figuratively Speaking I am showing new drawings at Art Gym Denver’s Common Space Gallery in the exhibition “Figuratively Speaking.” Opening Reception: Thursday, October 10 from 5-8pm On Display: October 10-November 1, 2019 Art Gym Denver 1460 Leyden Street Denver, CO 80220 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1566089756930-KWFKHQ6BCD1PJK4V7TMY/Altar%27d+Continuum.jpg News - Altar’d Continuum: Resistance and Empowerment I was invited to create an altar that incorporates my drawings in “Altar’d Continuum: Resistance and Empowerment” at Museo De Las Americas. In addition I will perform in DRAG during the First Friday Art Walk. Guest curated by Danielle N. Cunningham and Mary Grace Bernard, this exhibition emphasizes the altar as both a physical and non-physical space for personalized ritual exchange between humans and the divine. By pairing contemporary artists alongside religious ofrendas, retablos, and other iconography from the museum's collections, the exhibition illustrates the altar's inherent transcendence of time and space. These new altars reject any singular context, operating as platforms of resistance through which altar-makers reinterpret traditional practices and reclaim power from mainstream institutions. Opening Reception: Thursday, September 12 from 6-9pm Artist Talk: Tuesday, September 17 from 6-8pm DRAG Performance: First Friday, October 4 at 7pm On Display: September 12, 2019-February 1, 2020 Museo De Las Americas 861 Santa Fe Drive Denver, CO 80204 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1563414702356-3LRH2M6QXYVGE1ZIBCHR/Platte+Forum+UMS.jpg News - Messages from the Galactic Flare I’m excited to participate with Denver’s PlatteForum and their summer ArtLab internship project, “Messages from the Galactic Flare,” an engaging, thought provoking, and immersive live drag performance focused on sex education and breaking societal stereotypes that often surround them. The show will be performed once at the 19th annual, Underground Music Showcase ( UMS ) on Saturday, July 27th, 2019 on the Odyssey Stage at 1:00 PM. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1558747932003-ITW8GQU0G1Q5K7CYTUIL/Amor+es+Amor.jpg News - Amor es Amor: Celebrating LGBTQ in Chicanisma/o Three of my colored pencil drawings will be on display at CHAC Gallery in the group exhibition “Amor es Amor.” In a first-of-its-kind exhibition, CHAC is celebrating the LGBTQ within Chicanisma/o. At a time when many messages are focused on what separates us, Amor es Amor is a bold step in sharing what we have in common. Without ignoring historical friction between the two communities, the exhibition acknowledges the many similar experiences endured by Chicana/o and LGBTQ people. Defined by a history where oppression and violence led to a lack of visibility, both celebrate their strength in community, self-reliance, and family; and capacity for love through vibrant visual art, writing, music and dance. Opening Reception: Friday, June 7 from 5-10pm On Display: June 7-July 26, 2019 CHAC Gallery 222 Santa Fe Drive Denver, CO 80204 Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Saturday 10am-4pm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1554688256803-D1NZ125VOJ2XQGF526N3/Dab+Art+Stories.jpg News - Stories My colored pencil drawing “Leather” is on display in Dab Art’s online exhibition “Stories.” Click here to view the show. Despite the activism and efforts of LGBTQ+ organizations and movements, there are still many countries around the world that have not passed legislation at the federal level that includes full-fledged legal recognition for members of the LGBTQ+ community. Same sex couples still fight for basic entitlements such as marriage, adoption, inheritance, and insurance rights. Many countries continue to criminalize homosexuality or transgender identity and persecute LGBTQ+ people, sometimes violently. Vulnerable to discrimination, acts of violence and hate crimes, these intolerances now affect the masses, not the minority. This exclusive online exhibition titled STORIES features the individual stories represented in visual art from the perspective of those apart of or involved in the LGBTQ+ community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1553726069871-XXO06957UNQA82O1R5J4/Cahoots---Instagram.png News - Cahoots Three of my colored pencil drawings are on display at Art Gym Denver in the staff and member exhibition “Cahoots.” Opening Reception: Thursday March 28 from 5-8pm On Display: March 28-April 19, 2019 Art Gym Denver 1460 Leyden Street Denver, CO 80220 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1550814437251-H5F4S4YS9OPXC955ZQLA/Out+Front+February+2019.JPG News - OUT FRONT Magazine I’m excited to share my interview with cultural anthropologist Emily Creek for Out Front Magazine. Click here to read the article. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b899740620b852920107109/1548557402265-0CIUQ9R1Q71NF02TTPP3/image-asset.jpeg News - Sexxxhibition I am excited to announce Sexxxhibition, a show that myself and James Mullane co-curated at Art Gym Denver. The exhibition features artworks from 10 artists including myself, Corrina Espinosa, Esther Hernandez, James Mullane, Pansy Ass Ceramics, John Paradiso, Ryan Riedel, Peter Stevinson, John Tarantola, and The Women’s Art League. Opening Reception: Thursday, January 31 from 5-8pm On Display: January 31-February 22, 2019 Art Gym Denver 1460 Leyden Street Denver, CO 80220 https://louistrujillo.com/new-page-1 daily 0.75 2023-09-24 https://louistrujillo.com/readme-pacific daily 0.75 2025-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52e968b5e4b04d2aa2a3bba3/1402598338400-QOGDYV5D9CVV4PMKIQ9G/9226176954_72f0596f27_k.jpg Readme