Artist Bio

Azul Alberto Nogueron is a queer non-binary multidisciplinary artist from Chicago, IL. They began their career as an artist in Chicago, where they worked with organizations like After School Matters, Fulton Street Collective, and the National Museum of Mexican Art. They received their BA from Monmouth College and received their Masters of Fine Arts from Maryland Institute College of Art. 
    Their current practice reflects the relationship between grief and love. Inspired by surrealism and fauvism, they are interested in the role of color and how it operates in the whimsical connection between the artist and the subject. In addition, their work addresses the dichotomy between religious beliefs and the queer experience. They are exploring their conflicting beliefs and use their own experience as a trans person to create stories of acceptance, fear, and curiosity in their paintings.

W| azulnogueron.com
IG| @azulnog
Pronouns| they/them

Education

Monmouth College
Bachelors of Arts
​2017

Maryland Institute College of Art
Masters of Fine Arts
​2020

Exhibitions

  • 2026 Group, Holy Mother, Call Me!, GAG- Chicago IL
  • 2026 Group, We Are Always Here, Fort Washington MD
  • 2025 Group, Divine Sublime, Art City Gallery- Chicago IL
  • 2025 Group, Terrain Biennial, Lake Effect Brewing- Chicago IL
  • 2025 Group, Smash the Cis-tem, Adler Center- Libertyville IL
  • 2025 Group, CHICAT Hispanic Heritage Month, Chicago Center for Arts and Technology- Chicago IL
  • 2025 Group, Ruidosa Presenta “El Barrio”, Dark Matter Warehouse- Chicago IL
  • 2025 Group, Lavendar Feels, Side Street Studio Arts- Elgin IL
  • 2025 Curator, Revelations of the Beloved, Honeycomb Network- Chicago IL
  • 2025 Group, Quinlyn Can Paint theater production, Black Cat Theater- Chicago IL
  • 2025 Group, Centro Cultural Juan Raulfo, Mexico City, CMDX
  • 2025 Group, Mind + Care, Maryland Hall, Annapolis, MD
  • 2024 Group, Hot Hot @ Not Not, ​Not Not, Chicago IL
  • 2024 Solo, Between Grief & Love, Artsy, Mexico City
  • 2024 Group, This Is What We Carry, St Luke's, Chicago IL
  • 2024 Group, Unladylike, Chicago IL
  • 2021 Group, Dia De Los Muertos Exhibition, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago IL*
  • 2021 Group, True Trans Soul Rebel, Vis Arts- Baltimore, MD*
  • 2020 Curator, Juice, Fulton Street Collective- Chicago IL
  • 2020 Solo, True Trans Soul Rebel, Buchanan Art Center- Monmouth IL
  • 2020 Curator, Revolucion, ​Fulton Street Collective- Chicago IL
  • 2019-2020 Curator, Queer Chicago, Fulton Street Collective- Chicago IL*
  • 2019 Group, Monmouth Alums, Len G. Everett Gallery- Monmouth IL
  • 2019 Group, Scots, Still Rollin', Carl Sandburg College- Galesburg IL
  • 2019 Group, two far gone, Maryland Institute College of Art- Baltimore, MD
  • 2019 Group, 1973: Pro-Choice Voices!, Chicago Art Department- Chicago IL
  • 2019 Group, Hard to Kill, Agitator Gallery- Chicago IL
  • ​2019 Group, Unladylike, Firecat Projects- Chicago IL
  • 2019 Group, Random Acts of Love, Hairpin Art Center- Chicago IL 
  • 2018 Solo, Mujeres Sin Fronteras, Pepper Construction- Chicago IL
  • 2017- 2018 Group, Summer Census, Maryland Institute College of Art- Baltimore, MD
  • 2017 Group, Fuerza en Tres Senior Exhibition, ​Monmouth College- Monmouth IL
  • 2017 Group, Black Lives Matter Exhibition, Monmouth College- Monmouth IL
  • 2017 Group, 9th Annual College Invitational, Figgie Art Museum- Davenport, IA
  • 2016 Group, Contemporary Art Exhibition, Monmouth College- Monmouth IL
  • 2016 Group, Seagram Coffeehouse Opening, Monmouth IL
  • 2016 Group, 9th Annual College Invitational, Figgie Art Museum- Davenport, IA
  • 2016 Group, Wallace Hall Alumni Installment @ Monmouth College- Monmouth, IL
  • 2016 Group, Security Savings Bank Photography Showcase, Monmouth IL
  • ​2016 Group, Juried Art Show Hosted by Monmouth College Art Alliance, Fusion Theatre- Monmouth IL*
  • 2016 Group, 8th Annual College Invitational, Figge Art Museum - Davenport, IA
  • 2015 Group, Art Department Scholars, Monmouth College - Monmouth IL*
  • 2015 Solo, Office of Admission Art Installation, Monmouth College Admissions - Monmouth College 
  • 2014-2016 Group, Student Juried Show, Monmouth College - Monmouth IL
  • 2011-2013 Group, Annual Gala, After School Matters - Chicago, IL*
* award/recognition given in event