Biography

     Angel Quesada was born in Laredo, Texas in 1972 and has been active in the Arts since 1992. He attended Massachusetts College of Art as well as the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

     As a Curator, Art Preparer and Administrator Angel has served the City of Austin at the Mexican-American Cultural Center in the capacity of educator, Arts consultant, and arts activist on and off since 2005. He also has worked as Juror for National Art exhibits and has organized over 20 exhibits and touring shows at galleries, Cultural Centers and museums throughout Texas since 2005. As an Artist he has participated in over 20 exhibitions and has created over 14 murals and public art works. As a Art Preparer and exhibition designer has worked on over 30 art exhibits at Mexic-Arte Museum and currently serves as curator for TBH, the only Latino Theater in the City of Houston.

      Both of my parents still live and work and on the border for the U.S. government. My father's family was in the import/ export business, mostly to Mexico; machinery parts and the sort. He served in the U.S . Army during Vietnam as a nurse and was in the U.S. Navy for many years, I remember he was in the Naval Reserve for about thirty years afterwards. He is now a member of what used to be called I.N.S. (Immigration & Naturalization Service), and is now called "Homeland Security" and has been working on the U.S. side for about twenty years serving in Laredo and Eagle Pass, Texas.

      My mother's family is oriented towards community; healthcare, education & service. My mother has worked in the Social Security Administration Office for many years, helping indigenous elderly and injured people receive benefits and learn ways to survive along the border.

      So far, I have lived, worked and studied on both U.S. coasts (Boston, MA & Los Angeles, CA). These places are also frontiers, only not to Mexico like in my hometowns, but to other continents. It was here that I became exposed to the cultures of England and Europe on the East coast and on the West Coast, I accessed all of Asia. These experiences opened new "frontiers" and helped create a larger world view for myself and my art making process.

      I attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts & Massachusetts College of Art where I studied Painting & Printmaking and S.I.M. (Studio for Interrelated Media).