Crossing States
Felipe Gómez
June 4 – August 6, 2026
Opening Reception: June 4, 2026 | 6-8pm
About the Exhibition
Crossing States emerges from a life lived between places, languages, and ways of being. Born in Bogotá and raised in the United States, Felipe Gómez has long navigated the space between identities—never fully rooted in one yet shaped by all. Returning to Colombia, he no longer feels like a full rolo, yet in the U.S., he has always existed slightly outside of definition. Over time, this in-between has shifted from disorientation into a point of clarity: a recognition of self not bound to a single place but expanded by many.
This condition of existing between worlds carries into the work itself. The paintings explore states that are fluid rather than fixed—forms that hover, dissolve, and resist grounding. Horizons are present but unstable, suggesting spaces that are familiar yet unplaceable. Geometry, once rigid and constructed through layered wood, softens into something more atmospheric. What was once built now drifts.
At the same time, the exhibition marks a pivotal shift in material and process. Moving from sculptural woodwork into painting, Gómez navigates a new relationship to surface and depth. This transition is not a departure, but an evolution—an expansion of a visual language that continues to explore structure, color, and spatial perception. The work exists between object and image, between precision and intuition, between control and release.
As Gómez states, “To me, this transition is about movement—through culture, through material, through identity. It reflects the ongoing search for belonging, and the realization that home may not be a fixed place, but a condition we carry in us.”
Felipe Gómez (American Columbian, born 1991 in Bogotá, Columbia, based in Austin, Texas) is a multimedia artist whose work explores the intersection of color, material, and perception through layered wood, sculpture, and painting. Rooted in geometric abstraction and informed by both fine art and street art traditions, his practice investigates how light, structure, and repetition shape emotional and spatial experience.
Since becoming a full-time artist in 2019, Gómez has developed a distinctive visual language using laser-cut, layered wood and mixed media to create dimensional works that shift with light and movement. His work has been exhibited internationally, including presentations during Mexico City Art Week, and across the United States in both gallery and public contexts.
Gómez has completed a public art commission for the City of Austin through the Art in Public Places (AIPP) program and was awarded a public art grant for his large-scale installation at ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His work has also been featured at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and in Tribeza and Austin Home magazines. He is currently developing a sculptural commission for the Inman Award for American Innovation.
Through his work, Gómez continues to push the boundaries of color and material—creating immersive environments that invite viewers into a deeper engagement with form, light, and perception.
