Art By Teo

08/03/2026

Every time I make a new self portrait it feels a bit like taking a personal inventory. I look at the last one I made and establish what’s changed, and what hasn’t. I feel like since my last one I have really clarified my determinations and brought myself into focus. I am proud of how far I have come.

Anyways, here’s to paying attention, looking closely, and listening to what the wind whispers in your ear.

08/01/2026

Life update:

I am —in fact— alive, and doing pretty great even though I’m really tired while navigating work and school. Nonetheless I feel good, fulfilled.

I’ve been working with teens leading art activities and teaching about techniques, and they are definitely keeping me on my toes. I wouldn’t have it any other way though. I’ve been writing a lot more lately and slowing down my process more.

Been so deep in “getting my work out there” that I forgot why I actually like making it — mostly because I take myself way too seriously, and honestly, I’m tired. So this is my petty little correction: a 4”x4” oil painting, its own tiny name tag, and a copper-and-yarn rope like it’s hanging in the Louvre instead of on my desk.

“Airpod Skulls” — oil on panel, NFS (because it’s staying right here, roped off, exactly like this).

07/11/2026

Sacredness as I know it.

A reinterpretation of the praying hands motif — Suggestive oil impasto, textured and expressive. The subject is centuries old and instantly recognizable as devotional. The nails are not. That collision is the point: queerness held in the same visual language usually reserved for the sacred, because it belongs there too.

06/30/2026

I’ve been daydreaming about turquoise. Not just the stone itself, but the idea of it being a combination of earth and water. I don’t often paint from imagination or without references so this piece feels particularly special.

If you mention my robe sleeve during pride month; It’s a hate crime.

06/20/2026

I have officially published my first fundraiser: Maíz y Maguey. This fundraiser supports my goal to develop and adapt indigenous paper-making practices with other accessible indigenous materials. Allowing cross-cultural collaboration between tribal communities of Mexico Canada and the U.S.

Check out the details, link in bio.

05/05/2026

I have never participated in a competition like this let alone been able to invite friends and family to be able to directly vote and support me.

I would be honored if you could vote for me 💛

I Create Art To Document My Headspace At Any Given Point Of My Life. My Practice Grounds Me While Also Connecting Others.