The Artist
Cuauhtémoc Pérez is a portrait photographer from Brenham, Texas. He is a graduate from Sam Houston State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography. Pérez restricted himself with collage, digital, and many formats of analog photography. His work consists of staged scenarios with characters that are often inserted in stereotyped or that of the abnormal in a filmesque style. Pérez has exhibited work throughout Huntsville, Texas such as Satellite Gallery, University Gallery, University XSpace, Be Free Gallery, Katy & Don Walker, Sr. Education Center Exhibit Gallery and other local venues. He has also participated in the curation of the 2025 Imerj Art and Advocacy Projects at Be Free Gallery Grand Opening. He has received the 2023 Sam Houston State University Recreational Sports Marketing Staff Member of the Year for being recognized as a photographer. As well as receiving second place of the 2024 Sam Houston Memorial Museum Photography Contest in the Advanced Portrait category.
Education
BFA in Photography at Sam Houston State University
Exhibitions
2026
Sam Houston Memorial Museum 16th Annual Photography Contest, Katy & Don Walker, Sr. Education Center Exhibit Gallery, Huntsville, TX
2025
BFA Senior Exhibition, University Gallery, Huntsville, TX
SAA Juried Show, Satellite Gallery, Huntsville, TX
Transitions, Satellite Gallery, Huntsville, TX (Solo)
Final Draft: Senior Preview Show, Satellite Gallery, Huntsville, TX
Bloomin’ Brews Summer Art Show, Bloomin’ Brews, Huntsville, TX
Body Problems, XSpace 220, Huntsville, TX
SAA Annual Student Art Auction, Satellite Gallery, Huntsville, TX
In Series, XSpace 220, Huntsville, TX
Double Vision, Satellite Gallery, Huntsville, TX
Truth v Fiction, XSpace 220, Huntsville, TX
Organ Meat, Satellite Gallery, Huntsville, TX
2024
Sam Houston Memorial Museum 15th Annual Photography Contest, Katy & Don
Walker, Sr. Education Center Exhibit Gallery, Huntsville, TX
Exquisite Corpse, Satellite Gallery, Huntsville, TX
Ceramix: A Selection of Ceramic Sculptures By SHSU Students, Satellite Gallery, Huntsville, TX
2022
Exquisite Corpse, Satellite Gallery, Huntsville, TX
2020
Sam Houston Memorial Museum 11th Annual Photography Contest, Katy & Don Walker, Sr. Education Center Exhibit Gallery, Huntsville, TX
Awards & Achievements
2024
Sam Houston Memorial Museum 15th Annual Photography Contest Winner -
Second Place Advanced Portrait Category
2023
Sam Houston State University Recreational Sports Marketing Staff Member of the Year (Photographer)