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Education
2022- Present University of Texas at El Paso
2017-2018 Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland Oregon
Solo Exhibitions
2022 "Me Miras Pero no me Vez", UTEP Glass Gallery, El Paso TX
2017 "Eyes of the Soul" , Dream Chasers Club, El Paso Tx
2016 “Eyes of the Soul”, Solo Student Art Exhibit, Excellence in the Visual Arts, EPISD Board Members and the Fine Arts Department
Group Exhibitions
2023 Corazones Enamorados, Monica Aboumrad Gallery, El Paso TX
2022 7th Annual Art Festival Group Show, Marfa Open, Marfa, TX
The Texas Painting Symposium Group Show, Lubbock, TX
The League of Business Show, The International Museum of Art, El Paso, TX
The Utep Student Group Show, The Rubin Center, El Paso, TX
2021 Celebrating Women Exhibition, Casa Ortiz, Socorro, TX
An El Paso Art Showcase, Galleria Lincoln, El Paso, TX
Studio Art Open House EPAA, Crossland Gallery, El Paso, TX
2020 Borderless Spaces, Flor de Barro Gallery, El Paso, TX and Mexico City, MX
"20/20 Visionary", Hal Marcus Gallery, El Paso, TX
“LOS MILAGROS” Metals, Ceramics, and sculpture show, Union Gallery at UTEP, El Paso, TX
2019 Lineage: Featuring advanced metals students, Fox Fine Arts Glass Gallery, El Paso, TX
Vertical, UTEP Student Painting Exhibit, Fox Fine Arts Glass Gallery, El Paso, TX
Sunbowl Art Exhibit, The International Museum of Art, El Paso, TX
Arts International Juried Art Exhibit, International Museum of Art EPAA, El Paso, TX
2018 Sunbowl Art Exhibit, International Museum of Art, El Paso, TX
Pacific Northwest College of Art Student Show, Portland, Oregon
“Fresh Faces”, Crossland Gallery, El Paso, TX
2015 “EPISD Student Art Exhibit: Examining Voices”, El Paso Museum of Art. El Paso, TX
2009 OLO Gallery Show Opening, El Paso, TX
Podcasts
2020 El Paso Creatives Podcast Show, Episode 10 "KAKO"- Carolina H. Villarreal
News/Interviews
2020 "Quiubole Con: Kako”, Galeria Lincoln, El Paso, TX
El Paso Creatives: El Paso artist Unites Creative Community, KFOX14, El Paso, TX
Episode 2: Sun City Sounds, Youtube, El Paso, TX
2017 Frijol Collective Scholarship, KFox News, El Paso, TX
Hoy El Paso, El Paso, TX
Featured Artist at the Dream Chasers club: Telemundo, El Paso, TX
2013 KFOX News, OlO Gallery, El Paso, TX
Art Reviews
2021 "Furiozo", Art Review, By Pablo Diaz, University of Texas at El Paso
2020 "Heartnado" Art Review, By Kimberly Martinez. University of Texas At El Paso, El Paso TX
Publications and Press
2021 Artifacts of Isolation, Creative Responses during the Unprecedented Covid-19 Pandemic, University of Texas at El Paso , El Paso, TX
2019 "Showcasing Carolina H. Villarreal Local Artist", The Women's Journal: Women In Power, El Paso, TX and Chihuahua, MX
"Heartnado", El Paso Scene, El Paso, TX
2018 Arts International Juried Art Exhibit Magazine "Mystica" Best in Show, El Paso, TX
2017 "Eyes of the Soul", Visual Arts El Paso Times
"Eyes of the Soul", El Paso times
2016 Birds Eye View: The Explorer, “AP Art students present their Portfolios Arizona State University”, Tempe, AZ
Scholorships/Awards
2022 Helen Ball Elementary Certificate of Appreciation: for Participating in Career day, Helen Ball Elementary, El Paso, TX
2019 The People's Choice Award "Heartnado", International Museum of Art, El Paso, TX
2018 Arts International Juried Art Exhibit Magazine "Mystica" Best in Show Award
2016 “Eyes of the Soul”, Solo Student Art Exhibit, Excellence in the Visual Arts, EPISD Board Members and the fine Arts Department Award, El Paso, TX
"Seeing With the Mind's Eye", Scholarship Art Exhibition: Fine Arts Department El Paso Independent School District, El Paso, TX
“Deconstructing Identities”, El Paso Museum of Art Museum, Fine Arts Department El Paso Independent School District Certificate of Participation, El Paso, TX
Projects
2022 Role Models Charity Event Featured Artist in collaboration with The League of Business, El Paso, TX
Guest Speaker Career Day Featured Artist, Helen Ball Elementary, El Paso, TX
Auction/Fundraising Participation and Working with Children in Collaboration, First Presbyterian Preschool, El Paso, TX
2021 Texas Painting Symposium Guest Speaker in collaboration with Tom Birkner and other: “Modest Power: El Paso’s Lessons on Painting”, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Painting Workshop based on Eyes, Girl Scouts USA Desert Southwest 61231
2020 Featured Artist, El Paso Fashion Week
2019 Studio visit with The Las Cruces High school National Art Honor Society, Crossland Gallery, El Paso, TX
2017 EPISD District presentation/Talk based on “Eyes of the Soul” Senior Collection Display, Coronado High School El Paso, TX