Artist-to-Artist: René Treviño Selected by Amy Sherald

For Artist-to-Artist, René Treviño remixes histories of queer and pop culture, European civilization and Indigenous Mesoamerica in ‘Moscas en la Pared’ (Flies on the Wall), a presentation of paintings and fabric sculptures. In the painting Weight of Art History (after Tacca and Mexica) (2022), the globe that Hercules temporarily bore in classical mythology is replaced by the Aztec Calendar Stone. With this new body of work, Treviño attunes himself to the sociopolitical moment. Against rising factions of cultural extremism, his art occupies the dual positions of redeemer and sly intruder: a fly on the wall.

About René Treviño

René Treviño (b.1972, Kingsville, USA; lives and works in Baltimore, USA) received a BFA in fine arts from the School of Visual Arts in 2003 and MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2005. His multidisciplinary practice encompasses a range of mediums, including painting, textile sculpture and collage.

About Amy Sherald

Amy Sherald (b.1973, Columbus, USA; lives and works in New Jersey, USA) documents contemporary African-American experience through arresting, intimate portraits. Sherald was the first woman and first African-American to receive the grand prize in the Outwin Boochever Portrait  Competition from the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.

Tiffany & Co. is the Official Partner of Artist-to-Artist at Frieze London 2025, offering each participating gallery a bursary to help showcase an artist-selected emerging talent. 

Further Information

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^{Main image: René Treviño, Intuition, Premonition, Foresight, 2022. Acrylic and mixed media on leather, 135 x 279 cm. Courtesy: the artist and Erin Cluley Gallery, Dallas}