Benjamin Muñoz
Semifinalist
Awagami Paper Award
Benjamin Muñoz (b. 1993; l. Dallas, TX) attended Del Mar Community College in Corpus Christi, TX for two years before becoming a professional artist, finding his voice by reflecting on his heritage, upbringing and surroundings. He has had over twenty solo exhibitions throughout the United States and was included in Soy de Tejas, a traveling survey of Texas-born Latino artists. Muñoz’s work can be found in the public collections of the Blanton Museum of Art and Mexic-Arte Museum, both Austin, TX; National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL; Amon Carter Museum of Art, Ft. Worth, TX; Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw, GA; El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY; Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Arts and Culture, Riverside, CA; and Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Muñoz’s practice has been featured in The Austin Chronicle, D Magazine, The Dallas Morning News, Glasstire, Pressing Matters Magazine, Sightlines Magazine and Southwest Contemporary, among others. He has been a guest on the Hello, Print Friend podcast. Muñoz is the interim director of the PrintAustin festival.