About
Agustin Vargas
Architect – Artist – Instructor
Architect by UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico) fallowing his interest in art, especially paint, He takes painting lessons at Art-Academy of San Carlos and The Art-National Fine Arts Institute of Mexico City, Mexico, where develops his extraordinary artistic abilities.
Since 1985 he has made numerous exhibitions in Mexico and the United States, where shows his fascination with nature, proportions, philosophy, and life. This facility has allowed him to obtain honorable mentions, especially in the watercolor technique.
Agustin Vargas's work transports us to alternate realities, where we get captivated by the subtleties of colors, forms, brush strokes, and the artist's imagination. The golden section and architectural designs underline his paintings' compositions. Vargas captures deeply personal and emotional stories, intertwining past, present, alchemy, philosophy, pain, love, and hope in his expressive paintings.
He is Arizona Guild, National Watercolor Society Member, and Honorary Member Watercolor Association of Morelos State, Mexico (President 1998).
Currently, he combines his work at Xico, Inc., Teaching, and Painting.
Last Exhibitions
2021
2020
2019
2018
2016
2015
2014
Virtual Solo Exhibition Luminescent Meditations Exhibition
Shemer Art Center
2-Person Exhibition OneOhOne Art Gallery
Mesa, AZ
A jury of the Arizona Pastel Artists Association’s
Juried Member Show
Juried Fine Art Competition,
Sahuaro Ranch Park, Grandale, AZ
Bloom, Featuring the Work of Arizona Artists,
Herberger Theater Center
Faculty Members, Drawing and Painting Exhibition
MAC, Mesa, AZ
Juried Fine Art Competition,
Sahuaron Rancho Park, Gleande, AZ
Group Exhibition, Colores Que Migran,
Mexican Consulate, Phoenix, AZ
Solo Exhibition Shemmer Art Center & Musuem
Phoenix, AZ
Solo Exhibition, New York
The Walter Art Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ