Exhibitions and gallery receptions are free and open to the public.
OC3 GALLERY
VICTORIA GONZALES | ALTARS
October 4 – November 7, 2025
Reception: October 18, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
The Oak Cliff Cultural Center a division of the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture is proud to present Altars, a solo exhibition by Dallas based artist Victoria Gonzales. The exhibit is on view October 4 – November 7, 2025. A reception will be held on October 18 from 6 – 8 pm at the Oak Cliff Cultural Center.
Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Gonzales’ work is intimately connected to her familial and cultural identity. Through mixed media painting and ceramics, her work explores the complex narratives hidden in the everyday – recalling and reshaping memories of family, ritual, and the landscape of her upbringing.
In her solo exhibition, Altars, she explores themes of identity, family dynamics, and the process of navigating the mundane and tragic circumstances of daily life. Drawing on her Mexican American upbringing and ties to Catholicism, Gonzales narrative works include symbolic elements from Catholic imagery and traditional metalwork found in the neighborhoods of her hometown. Her paintings depict the sharing of meals, tending to daily responsibilities such as caring for family chickens, connecting to nature and seeking spiritual connection through the lighting of candles. Intertwining these elements in triptych paintings embedded with traditional religious symbols, her reimagined altars emphasize community, unity, and daily routine as a new form of ritual and worship.
Currently based in Oak Cliff – Dallas, TX, Victoria Gonzales is a native of San Antonio, TX. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Baylor University in 2019 and her Master of Fine Arts in Drawing and Painting from the University of North Texas in 2022. She has exhibited throughout Texas including a solo show at Pencil on Paper Gallery in 2023 and Arts Fort Worth in 2022, as well as juried exhibitions with 500x Gallery, Art Room, Greater Denton Arts Council, the Center for Contemporary Arts, and others. In 2020, she was awarded first place in the Texas National Competition and Exhibition. Most recently she exhibited at William Campbell Gallery in Fort Worth, TX and the Dallas Art Fair. Victoria is currently an Assistant Professor of Art at Tarrant County College Northwest.
The Oak Cliff Cultural Center is located at 223 W. Jefferson Blvd. next to the historic Texas Theater in Oak Cliff – Dallas, TX. Operating hours are Tuesday-Saturday from 12 pm – 6 pm. Admission to the gallery is free.
