Noe Perez (b. 1958)

Noe Perez is a contemporary artist living in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was born and raised in Falfurrias, Texas. Interested in art from a young age, Perez’s artistic education began in his early teens as he studied with various local artists. Despite his love of art, he chose to major in engineering. Perez earned his Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering at A&I University and he continues to work in that field today.

Unwilling to put aside his intense interest in art, Perez has continued to advance his artistic abilities, attending plein airpainting workshops with Plein-Air Painters of America artists Ron Rencher and George Strickland. Much of his work is done in the studio from photographs and plein air studies. Perez believes that plein air painting is an essential exercise for any landscape painter and he paints outdoors whenever possible. He paints the South Texas landscape—dusty terrain dotted with low brush and cactus in bright sunlight—using beautifully realistic colors that are equally muted and vibrant. Noe Perez is a master at capturing the beauty and essence of South Texas from Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande.

Noe's subject emphasis is in the South Texas landscape where he grew up and still lives. Noe's work is influenced by the San Antonio school of early Texas Impressionism-Julian Onderdonk, Jose Arpa, Porfirio Salinas, Robert Wood, and Dawson Dawson-Watson. Noe graduated in 1979 from Texas A & I in Kingsville, TX with a BS in Civil Engineering and currently is a structural P.E. with a consulting firm in Corpus Christi. Noe is a member of SEAoT, Structural Engineer's Association of Texas. Though work and a family keep him pretty busy, Noe still finds time to produce original artwork in a home studio. "Most of my spare time is spent painting, planning new paintings, or reading about art. I enjoy many types of art, but Texas art is the closest to my heart." 

"I like to study the original works that inspire me whenever I have the opportunity. Some of my favorite artists include William Merritt Chase and Joaquin Sorolla as well as Texas painters Julian Onderdonk and Porfirio Salinas. Most of my work is done in the studio from photographs and plein air studies. I believe that plein air painting is an essential exercise for any landscape painter. I try to paint outdoors whenever I have the chance."

Noe participated in the Night of Artists Art Show and Dinner for the benefit of the Briscoe Western Art Museum in 2006, 2007, and 2008. Noe's paintings have been accepted in the annual Salon International show hosted by Greenhouse Gallery in San Antonio, TX in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. Noe's artwork is included in the book Texas Traditions released in August 2010, and in Of Texas Rivers & Texas Art published in 2017.

In Winter 2021, King Ranch: A Legacy in Art was published by Texas A&M University Press, featuring the paintings of Noe Perez, which he received a commission from King Ranch to create the painting commemorating the one-hundred-year anniversary of the historic Main House. Pairing original paintings by artist Noe Perez with insightful essays from curators Bruce Shackelford and Ron Tyler, this book celebrates the many ways “King Ranch culture” has enriched appreciation for the decorative, practical, and fine arts in Texas and the greater American West. Of note, there will be a forthcoming exhibition of the King Ranch paintings opening in December 2021 at the Witte Historical Museum in San Antonio, Texas.

Selected Biographical and Career Highlights

1958 Born in Falfurrias, TX
1979 BS Civil Engineering, Texas A & I University, Kingsville, TX
2009, 2011 Honorable Mention for Artistic Excellence, Jury’s Top 50, Salon International Art Show, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2010 Published in Texas Traditions, Fresno Fine Art Publications, LLC
2014-2019 Published Night of Artists, Briscoe Western Art Museum, San Antonio
2015 Commissioned to paint the King Ranch Main House to celebrate the Centennial Anniversary of the home
2017 Published in Of Texas Rivers and Texas Art, Texas A&M University Press
2021 Published King Ranch: A Legacy in Art, Texas A&M University Press
2022 Published in The Art of Texas State Parks: A Centennial Celebration, 1923-2023, Texas A&M University Press
2023 Mural Commission for the Ralston Family Collections Center at the Alamo, San Antonio, TX

Selected Exhibitions

2023-24, The Art of Texas State Parks, Bullock Museum, Austin, TX; Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, TX; Panhandle Plains Historical Museum, Canyon, TX; Old Jail Art Center, Albany, TX; Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, TX
2022, Solo, King Ranch: A Legacy in Art, Ranching Heritage Museum at Texas Texas, Lubbock, TX
2021-2022, Solo, King Ranch: A Legacy in Art, Witte Museum, San Antonio, TX
2021, Texas Visions: Paintings by Noe Perez & Sculpture by Jason Scull, Foltz Fine Art, Houston, TX
2021, The Texas Aesthetic XV, Foltz Fine Art, Houston, TX
2021, Contemporary Texas Landscapes, Foltz Fine Art, Houston, TX
2020 Summer Show: Contemporary Texas Regionalists, The V6 Collection Gallery at The Gage Hotel, Marathon, TX, curated by Foltz Fine Art
2020 The Texas Aesthetic: Virtual Exhibition, Foltz Fine Art, Houston, TX
2019 36th Annual Roundup Exhibition and Sale, Museum of Western Art, Kerrville, TX
2019 Deck the Halls with Texas Smalls, The V6 Collection Gallery at The Gage Hotel, Marathon, TX, curated by Foltz Fine Art
2019 Storied Lands: Contemporary Texas Landscape Painters, Foltz Fine Art, Houston, TX
2019 The Texas Aesthetic: Thirty Contemporary Artists Redefining Texas Art, Foltz Fine Art, Houston, TX
2019, The NEW Show, Foltz Fine Art, Houston, TX
2018 The Texas Aesthetic XII: The Search for “Texas” in Contemporary Art & Culture, Reaves-Foltz Fine Art, Houston, TX
2018 Night of Artists, Briscoe Western Art Museum, San Antonio, TX
2017-18 Contemporary Texas Regionalism Winter Show, Reaves-Foltz Fine Art, Houston, TX
2017-18 Of Texas Rivers & Texas Art exhibition, traveled: San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, San Angelo, Texas; Rotunda Gallery at the Texas State Capitol, Austin, Texas; The Witte Museum, San Antonio, Texas; and The Mayborn Museum at Baylor University, Waco, Texas (book by same title published by Texas A&M Press)
2017 The Texas Aesthetic XI, Reaves-Foltz Fine Art, Houston, TX
2017 Lonestar Legacies in Contemporary Texas Art, The Haley Memorial Library & History Center, Midland, TX
2017 Noe Perez: Allures of the Wild Horse Desert & Colors of the South Texas, Reaves-Foltz Fine Art, Houston, TX
2016 Contemporary Texas Regionalism Holiday Show, Reaves-Foltz Fine Art, Houston, TX
2016 Texas Landscapes, Nave Museum, Victoria (catalogue)
2016 Selections from the John Stone Collection of Texas Art, William Reaves | Sarah Foltz Fine Art, Houston
2016 The Lay of The Land: Contemporary Landscape Painting in Texas, curated by Kinzelman Art Consulting, Bank of America, Houston, TX
2015 Texas Visions: Contemporary Texas Regionalism, Nave Museum, Victoria
2015 The Big Bend of Texas: Interpretations by Seven Artists, William Reaves Fine Art, Houston, TX
2015 The Holiday Show with the Contemporary Texas Regionalists, William Reaves Fine Art, Houston, TX
2015 Ties that Bind: Contemporary Texas Regionalism, Turner House, Dallas, TX
2015 As Far as the Eye Can See: 100 Years of Texas Art, Arts Brookfield, Two Allen Center, Houston, curated by Sally Reynolds
2014-2019 Night of Artists, Briscoe Western Art Museum, San Antonio, TX
2014 Painting in the Texas Tradition: Contemporary Texas Regionalism, traveled: Turner House, Dallas, TX; Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, Spring, TX
2014 Intersecting Plains: Views of the Texas Coast & Texas Drought, William Reaves Fine Art, Houston
2014 National Ranching Heritage Museum, Lubbock, TX
2013 Holidays at the Haley, Haley Memorial Library & History Center, Midland, TX
2013 A Tribute to Texas Rivers, William Reaves Fine Art, Houston, TX
2013 Hill Country Love Affair: Interpretations of a Texas Heartland, William Reaves Fine Art, Houston, TX
2012 Contemporary Texas Regionalists, traveled: Haley Memorial Library & History Center, Midland; Gage Hotel, Marathon, TX
2012 Restless Heart: Contemporary Texas Regionalism, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
2011 Homelands: Classic Texas Paintings by Jack Erwin, Eugene Thurston, Noe Perez, William Reaves Fine Art, Houston
2011 Bosque Art Classic 26th Annual Juried Art Show & Sale, Clifton, TX
2010-16 The Texas Aesthetic, Annual Exhibition, William Reaves Fine Art, Houston
2010 Texas Traditions: Contemporary Artists of the Lone Star State, Heritage Gallery, Dallas and InSight Gallery, Fredericksburg (book of same title published by Fresco Books)
2010 The Presence of Light: Sky and Light in the Texas Landscape, William Reaves Fine Art, Houston
2010–11 Alamo Kiwanis Show, San Antonio, TX
2008–11 Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2006–08 Night of Artists, Briscoe Western Art Museum, San Antonio, TX
2002 Three Views: Paintings of South Texas, Corpus Christi Multicultural Center, Corpus Christi
1997 Solo, In the Country: Texas Landscape Paintings, Corpus Christi Multicultural Center, Corpus Christi
1983 South Texas Sun, Color, and Paint, Texas A&I University Art Gallery, Kingsville

Selected Public Collections

• Alamo Trust, San Antonio, TX

• Coronado Club, Houston, TX

• Icon Bank, Galleria Houston, TX

• King Ranch, Kingsville, TX

• Kleberg National Bank, Kingsville, TX

• San Jacinto Title Co., Corpus Christi, TX

• The John and Bobbie Nau Collection of Texas Art, Houston, TX

• University of Texas at San Antonio, TX

• Warburg Pincus, Houston, TX

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