Hely Omar Gonzalez

b. 1984 San Jose, California

Residency:

2016 Artist in Residence, Everleaf Farms, CA

Education:

2008 BFA Laguna College of Art & Design

2006 Florence Academy of Art

Exhibitions:

2024

Sick Ass Foos, Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

A Rendezvous, Good Mother Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Rethinking The American Cowboy, Rancho Los Cerritos Gallery, Long Beach, CA

Hues of Affection, Solo show, UTA Artists Space, Beverly Hills, CA

Trust the Process, Open Gallery, Long Beach, CA

2023

AAXX, 20th Biennial Art Auction Fundraiser, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA

SE OCUPA UN MANGO PARA DAR UN MANGO, New Image Art, NIA x CDMX, Mexico City, MX

The Bioelectric Self, The Pit Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2022

Suenx, The Mistake Room, Los Angeles, CA

LACE Auction, Ochi Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

The Gleaners, Solo Exhibition, Ochi Gallery, Sun Valley, ID

WORKHORSE, Solo Exhibition, Curated by Michael Slinske, Praz-Delavallade Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

ROSTRO, Curated by Ever Velasquez, Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Retrato: A contemporary review of portraiture, Tlaloc Studios, Los Angeles, CA

¡Ahora! Curated by ThinkSpace Gallery and Tlaloc Studios, Muzeo Cultural Center, Anaheim, CA

Spring Break Art Fair, Curated by Michael Slinske, Los Angeles, CA

2021

The Street & The Shop, The Usual Suspects, Domicile Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Dark Waters, Group Exhibition, Better Watts Initiative, Los Angeles, CA

¡PRIMOS! Group Exhibition, HVW8 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Quiet Please, Group Exhibition, TLALOC STUDIOS, Los Angeles, CA

Long Beach Museum of Art Annual Fundraising Auction, Long Beach, CA

2019

Long Beach Museum of Art Annual Fundraising Auction, Long Beach, CA

2018

Late Bloomer, Solo Exhibition, Artistic Edge Gallery, Long Beach, CA

2017

Drinkin', Smokin', West Coastin', Group Exhibition, Think Tank Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2016

Collector's Choice 27th Annual Juried Auction and Fundraiser, Laguna Beach, CA

Vanitas, Group Exhibition, 3rd St Art Studio, Long Beach, CA

2015

Mirror | Mirror, The Cadillac Hotel, Venice, CA

La Primavera: Of Flower and Fauna, The New Americans Gallery, Long Beach, CA

2014

Beyond Words, Hosted by IMONNI, Long Beach, CA

Private Party II, The New Americans Gallery, Long Beach, CA

Selected Works 2014, Gallery 950, Los Angeles, CA

Selected Works 2014, Gallery 930, Los Angeles, CA

Mirror | Mirror, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA

2013

Private Party I, The New Americans Gallery, Long Beach, CA

I DONT WANT TO GO TO PRISON: a group exhibition, The New Americans Gallery, Long Beach, CA

2012

The Proof of Existence, The New Americans Gallery, Long Beach, CA