https://www.marcusvenegas.com/about daily 0.75 2026-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/daa531ab-a75d-4b3f-a5b7-7dcfda9cf0dd/IMG_4093.jpg About Marcus Venegas Marcus Venegas (b. 2001, Laredo, TX) is an artist who earned his BFA in Studio Art from The University of Texas at Austin and his MFA from the New York Academy of Art. Venegas’s work has been featured in Curatory Magazine Volume 7, Artistcloseup Contemporary Art Magazine #29, Modern Renaissance Magazine #31, Visual Art Journal Magazine #24, Friend of the Artist Volume 18, International Art Market Magazine #102, Divide Magazine #13, Artsin Square Magazine #7, Apricity Magazine Spring Edition #6, and Artsin Square personal artbook/interview. His work has also been featured by Beautiful Bizarre and selected as a finalist for the Art Collide Open Theme Summer 2025. His work has additionally been presented on a digital billboard in Times Square, New York. His exhibition history includes the 39th Annual Chelsea International Fine Arts Competition Exhibition at Agora Gallery, New York (2025); the exclusive exhibition Intimacy at Private Salon of Contemporary Art, New York; the Tribeca Ball Hallway Exhibition, New York (2025, 2026); and the group exhibition Pastime at Plato Gallery, New York (2026). Other exhibitions include Somos Recuerdos (Austin, 2024); By NYC (New York, 2023); Print Extravaganza (Austin, 2023); I’ll Call You Back (Austin, 2023); The Last Minute Show (Austin, 2022); With All the Desperation of a Starving Dog (Austin, 2022); The Armageddon Show (Austin, 2022); and Reimagining Health: Aesthetics of Health, presented at the Health Discovery Building at Dell Medical School and the Visual Arts Center in Austin (2022). His work was also exhibited at the Art and Identity Showcase in the WCP Ballroom, Austin (2023), the #8 Artsin Square Virtual Exhibition (2024), and in the Sinclair Suite at the Texas Union, Austin (2022), in conjunction with Apricity Magazine. Venegas has received the Tom of Finland Emerging Artist Competition Grand Prize (2026), the Summer Undergraduate Residency Program (SURP) Faculty Award (2026), the Martha & Walter Erlebacher Award (2026), the President’s Scholar Award (2024–2026), the SURP Academy Scholar Award, the Roy Crane Award (Austin, 2022), a Gold Seal Medal in the VASE Competition (San Marcos, 2019), and a Gold Key in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards (New York, 2019). He attended the Summer Undergraduate Residency Program at the New York Academy of Art from 2023–2024. https://www.marcusvenegas.com/contact daily 0.75 2022-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/5cdf813b-ca5a-4af3-becf-73dfeae32b63/IMG-3586.jpg Contact - Contact Personal silenthillanthony@gmail.com Instagram @Marcus_4urelius https://www.marcusvenegas.com/home daily 1.0 2026-07-15 https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work daily 0.75 2026-08-13 https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/in-the-dark monthly 0.5 2026-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/7cc1eb90-3572-44ab-9edc-085c05652b66/IMG_8419+%281%29.jpeg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/high monthly 0.5 2026-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/a6033ace-9274-4f60-8a7a-864c5e87d6be/IMG_8229.jpeg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/midnight-ritual monthly 0.5 2026-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/2a9f0cf0-65b4-4818-9a02-d6fb6b57073b/IMG_8080.jpeg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/through-the-woods monthly 0.5 2026-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/6d8cdd9a-27f0-40fe-a11d-e0c3d9a1f512/IMG_7986.jpeg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/found-memory-no-1 monthly 0.5 2026-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/187bc25b-7e97-4492-95f7-2ba3fbaa41d6/IMG_7906.jpeg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/his-name monthly 0.5 2026-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/c23572cf-0e2e-464d-977a-09d36d503e50/IMG_7446.jpeg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/false-alarm monthly 0.5 2026-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/87b2a373-152b-44c0-b089-4a4fcdd96816/IMG_7251.jpeg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/tamjeed-ry monthly 0.5 2026-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/168e5e5a-d13f-4382-97a0-4c34655effd2/IMG_6644.jpeg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/where-tf-am-i monthly 0.5 2026-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/12200710-c12a-4272-a32d-48b6384412cc/IMG_4349+%281%29.jpeg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/goodmorning monthly 0.5 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/dc01bce7-58d4-45d7-91b1-b937149ffe6d/IMG_3879.jpeg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/five-more-minutes monthly 0.5 2026-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/a3b57f89-4b33-46de-93e5-9ff6fceb4ec2/IMG_3462.jpeg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/crossed-by-the-sidewalk monthly 0.5 2026-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/68bde7c9-4ac0-4eb9-abc8-eb1f0c289781/IMG_2980.jpeg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/bestfriend monthly 0.5 2025-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/71d328da-6eb0-4f9d-934c-8c057c386ad9/IMG_1607.jpg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/nick monthly 0.5 2025-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/465a5424-c710-40c4-a238-cb9c172f28b9/IMG_1121.jpg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/new-portfolio-item-1 monthly 0.5 2025-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/718985f3-3f7a-4849-8c49-ce13f7bbbfc4/IMG_0138.jpg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/cannibal monthly 0.5 2025-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/d54569d1-ff82-4c2e-a3d2-9665902d113a/IMG_9875.jpg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/to-erase-his-name monthly 0.5 2025-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/c92be534-abc5-4580-a081-db2ec9453c40/IMG_9194.jpg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/the-happy-hybrid monthly 0.5 2025-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/02332270-779c-4cfc-920c-34bf3e6fe0e5/IMG_6258.jpg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/haven monthly 0.5 2025-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/512dc9c6-c481-40db-8dc0-9f4b455f0876/IMG_6030.jpg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/deer-in-headlights monthly 0.5 2025-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/d9ed14fb-920f-489d-8169-2e1e0cb5bd35/Marcus_Venegas_Deer+in+headlights_graphite+and+pastel+and+cannabis+ash+and+fire+on+paper_18x18_2025.jpg Work - Deer in headlights "Deer in headlights", graphite/pastel/cannabis ash/fire on paper, 18"x18", 2025 https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/helium monthly 0.5 2024-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/a5d01cc6-f3f8-4715-a1d0-28764cbf7d4a/IMG_3530.jpg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/seated-male monthly 0.5 2024-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/ee77e052-b7e0-481a-afde-a16b8a4aba0c/IMG_2329.jpg Work - Seated male "Seated male", graphite on paper, 18" x 24", 2024 https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/week-6 monthly 0.5 2024-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/a17fa34a-4382-455e-a3ad-fb4d0f076182/IMG_2147.jpg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/oxytocin-redone monthly 0.5 2024-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/ec016ef7-4a42-4398-bcfb-4022ccf03370/IMG_7323+%281%29.jpg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/goodnight monthly 0.5 2024-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/319723bc-045f-4fe6-bb89-91c681e89fe2/IMG_6897.jpg Work - goodnight "goodnight," Charcoal/ Graphite/ Pastel/ Fire, 22" x 30", 2024 https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/bloodstained-charcoal-cigarette-ash-30-x-44-2023 monthly 0.5 2023-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/33573bce-0f2e-4e44-bdc0-a81b4147560b/Bloodstained https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/home monthly 0.5 2023-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/d5d3fa4c-e0b3-49cf-912d-3a861795f4f1/Untitled-Artwork+%286%29.JPG Work - home "home," graphite on paper, 2" x 2", 2023 https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/trust monthly 0.5 2023-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/8802e78d-3586-4bfb-8b79-60b06aa26d8c/IMG-0097.jpg Work - Trust "Trust," Charcoal & cigarette ash on paper, 22" x 30", 2023 https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/portrait-of-hunter monthly 0.5 2023-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/fc73e113-69ca-4189-97fa-de5019ef206a/IMG-0096.jpg Work - Portrait of Hunter "Portrait of Hunter," Charcoal & cigarette ash on paper, 22" x 30", 2023 https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/apparition monthly 0.5 2023-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/a446edd3-01e6-4b4e-b7d1-5fbe48c7030f/Most+recent+drawing.jpg Work - Apparition "You lick my wounds, but the shape of your teeth match the markings on my skin" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/362b81f4-3edf-4fec-bf10-b50443815562/most+recent+drawing+%282%29.jpg Work - Apparition https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/the-flowers-will-die monthly 0.5 2023-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/d5c06068-fdd3-4d8b-bebd-67cd05fc45b1/The+flowers+will+die.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/719fd475-449d-4b03-8fae-7532693a9022/IMG-7669.jpg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/prep monthly 0.5 2023-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/0565da7d-e5c8-4eb8-830d-68a1e098df8c/Facetune-03-05-2023-17-34-47.jpg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/anonymous_12-xxxander-carl0s monthly 0.5 2023-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/321cbd19-e773-4fa1-a770-309095fdeca3/IMG-6924.jpg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/new-portfolio-item monthly 0.5 2023-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/ab066de3-912a-4bbe-abff-9cce95a23032/D2E4279B-5782-4996-AFBE-80FFB86DDE03.JPEG Work - Bruised blue and orange https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/64cfbaf2-9271-4059-b15f-48c590886759/853F52BF-7BED-4291-8DFC-569EBA874CDB.JPEG Work - Bruised blue and orange https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/the-locker-room monthly 0.5 2023-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/7d4fddbb-47a8-437d-853f-1822adfc48b1/new+drawing.jpg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/eye-of-the-needle monthly 0.5 2023-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/2a60c72b-54dd-4af1-b0a4-815de596090b/jake+drawing.jpg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/residue-of-cloud-9 monthly 0.5 2023-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/55fc48c3-a1de-4749-9485-7b138eb601e7/residue+of+cloud+9.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/b97aa9b8-989b-487b-8df0-1e632dd3b8e5/residue+of+cloud+9+2.jpg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/in-medias-res monthly 0.5 2023-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/039410ee-61cc-4313-adcf-4100879e854f/in+medias+res+1.jpg Work - in medias res https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/4a7be831-9cde-4472-a12d-441b9418aec0/in+medias+res+4.jpg Work - in medias res https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/c2b5bec9-cc41-4ed4-9191-95d020323ba8/in+medias+res+3.jpg Work - in medias res https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/4c88eaa0-effe-460a-ba09-fb701abd9232/in+medias+res+2.jpg Work - in medias res "in medias res," Charcoal & cigarette ash on paper, 30" x 148", 2023 https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/andrew-kevin-and-marcus monthly 0.5 2023-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/676f9b67-e57a-4044-bb21-8c714a891c15/drawing.jpg Work - Andrew, Kevin, and Marcus "Andrew, Kevin, and Marcus," Charcoal and cigarette ash/ Fire, 30" x 66", 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/1674683596933-2YN7SUYZS554COIE2M4K/IMG-4595.jpg Work - Andrew, Kevin, and Marcus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/5ab47126-d02f-4f9f-9844-75f6e8b39b53/IMG-4601.jpg Work - Andrew, Kevin, and Marcus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/b9ea3c3f-27d9-461a-be3a-316a04359473/IMG-4602.jpg Work - Andrew, Kevin, and Marcus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/418fee15-965f-4406-8d8d-91fb3a013d15/IMG-4604.jpg Work - Andrew, Kevin, and Marcus https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/the-activation monthly 0.5 2022-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/f1ea1b04-f98e-4d01-a82e-07a472e646e8/IMG-3944.jpg Work - The Activation "The Activation," charcoal & cigarette ash on birch wood/ intaglio prints on paper/ Installation, 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/04325152-be84-4934-87c1-b7bfff47965f/861512BE-1BCB-4148-AC0A-C587C229BC2B.JPG Work - The Activation "The Activation" (Detail shot) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/f2e93f5d-4a93-42ff-8f23-96b41f2cad7b/IMG-3955.jpg Work - The Activation "The Activation" (Detail shot) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/71b19f20-af71-46e1-b95c-05610235c26d/9B36CA36-2456-4558-9694-D94061E19A16.JPG Work - The Activation "The Activation" (Detail shot) https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/carnage monthly 0.5 2022-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/d8da7140-eab6-4028-8685-bb306c4c86ef/IMG-3634.jpg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/keep-my-bullet-in-the-gun monthly 0.5 2022-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/28fcd1af-06cc-4e7c-aa84-c41453abfa9c/IMG-3610.jpg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/boy-with-a-pearl-necklace-swim-in-the-bath-of-venus monthly 0.5 2022-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/1660855924461-1Z7KI80BS2QFQD2KB1GW/IMG-1772.jpg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/two-matches monthly 0.5 2022-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/1659934023822-8GVZH5BK6PE26341GLPV/IMG-1673.jpg https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/this-summer monthly 0.5 2022-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/b4c96329-7180-4e94-bb14-1170a1c3c7f7/IMG-1110+%282%29.jpg Work - this summer “this summer”, colored pencil/ oil pastel/ graphite/ masking tape/ fire/ thread on paper, 29½” x 42”, 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/1653787811375-YICZMA4TQFOII44VGB89/IMG-1111.jpg Work - this summer https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/just-around-the-corner monthly 0.5 2022-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/1649360109531-XT4LMBP2GHYJKRV6XW33/IMG-0475.jpg Work - Just around the corner “Just around the corner”, Colored pencil/acrylic paint/ fire/ cigarette ash/ thread on paper, 22” x 30”, 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/1649360135146-WU6IPDY36I4X3YUOU4IU/IMG-0476.jpg Work - Just around the corner https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/untitled monthly 0.5 2022-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/1648882509734-M9AML19XIIZTIAUM7E0D/IMG-9691-Facetune-19-01-2022-16-29-15.jpg Work - Untitled “Untitled”, Graphite on paper, 7” x 10”, 2022 https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/it-started-as-window-shopping monthly 0.5 2022-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/7af2fa33-72c0-43ea-beef-8a1a6b333f98/IMG-0358.jpg Work - It Started as Window Shopping "It Started as Window shopping”, Graphite on paper, 10” x 98”, 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/209891f2-07ce-4ef0-a3a6-0f8712b7d7aa/IMG-0362.jpg Work - It Started as Window Shopping “It Started as Window shopping” (detail shot) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/8c8fad6f-f721-417c-93b4-160672415ee9/IMG-0359.jpg Work - It Started as Window Shopping “It Started as Window shopping” (detail shot) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/4eb57ba2-2d9a-4e89-886c-f7d58d79a494/IMG-0361.jpg Work - It Started as Window Shopping “It Started as Window shopping” (detail shot) https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/the-bakery monthly 0.5 2022-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/855f9e19-29cc-478f-a311-8e9db2538818/The+Bakery.jpg Work - The Bakery "The Bakery," Colored pencil/ Oil pastel/ Fire/ Charcoal and cigarette ash/ Masking tape on paper, 22" x 60," 2022 https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/vices monthly 0.5 2022-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/10102903-2c6b-4c43-87db-50f332d11787/vices.jpg Work - Vices "Vices," colored pencil/ oil pastel/ charcoal and cigarette ash/ fire/ staples/ masking tape/ vodka on paper, 22" x 30", 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/a778f132-ba7f-4878-a00b-42a744347492/IMG-0408.jpg Work - Vices "Vices" (detail shot) https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/fragile monthly 0.5 2022-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/1648880179296-8WJWFH7VWTN69WW5CML7/IMG-0393.jpg Work - Fragile “Fragile”, Colored pencil and masking tape on cardboard, 22.75” x 14.25”, 2022 https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/oxytocin monthly 0.5 2024-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/52ee81cd-8387-4ad9-ad4b-bc9893db2ca0/Oxytocin.jpg Work - Oxytocin (2022) “Oxytocin”, Charcoal and cigarette ash/ Fire/ masking tape/oil pastel on paper, 22” x 30”, 2022 https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/he-loves-me-not monthly 0.5 2022-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/1648879308506-3ID9ZY472903TO19WCMN/Art+1+%281%29.JPG Work - ... he loves me not “... he loves me not”, Colored Pencil on watercolor paper, 24”x 45”, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/1648879343012-1N2A8BLHWZ8NZVZBP72Q/Art+3+%281%29.JPG Work - ... he loves me not https://www.marcusvenegas.com/work/roseblud-the-allegory monthly 0.5 2022-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624789834fa71c64f83dec74/6e6ad2fe-9591-4c65-a8d1-f58d03963f7b/IMG-3784+%281%29.jpg Work - Roseblud: the allegory “Roseblud: the allegory”, Colored Pencil/ Oil Pastel/ Fire/Charcoal & ash on paper, 38” x 50”, 2021