Stefan Gonzales

Stefan Gonzales is an artist, curator, and arts educator based in Seattle. They are Piro/Manso/Tiwa and a trans-nonbinary individual. Gonzales is an adjunct professor at the University of Washington and Cornish College of the Arts. They received a BFA from Cornish in 2016 and an MFA from the University of Washington in 2020, where they were honored with the de Cillia Teaching with Excellence Award. Recent exhibitions include a solo show at Gallery 4Culture in Seattle, WA, and a commission for Out of Site in partnership with the Bumbershoot music festival in Seattle, WA. Their work has also been exhibited at the Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA; Das Schaufenster Gallery, Seattle, WA; the Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA; Melanie Flood Projects, Portland, OR; and Well-Well Projects, Portland, OR. They have participated in residencies at Signal Fire Arts, Portland, OR; CoCA Seattle, WA; and the Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont (’24). In 2025, Gonzales will have solo exhibitions at Specialist and The Vestibule in Seattle, WA.