Antonio Vidal

Antonio Vidal is a painter born in Mexico City and based in New York City, USA.

Vidal’s work spans a wide temporal register that is reflected in his pictorial process, in which he applies multiple layers of diluted acrylic paint and allows them to slowly drip across the canvas, creating textures that blur the boundaries between planes and bodies. A post-extractivist logic can be read in these material incidents, evoking associations with acid rain, fossil fuel spills, the presence of greenhouse gases, and a disappearing biosphere.

His work has been featured in group exhibitions in Mexico, Italy and the United States, including the VI JA Monroy Biennial at the University of Guadalajara (2022), “Arte Vivo” at the Museum of Modern Mexican Art (2023), REA Art Fair, Milan (2023), “Hidden Narratives” at Wonzimer (MODA) in Los Angeles (2024), and “Currents” at SK Gallery in New York (2024), among others. Vidal held his first solo exhibition in the United States at MAMA Projects, New York (2024), and presented his first solo exhibition in Mexico at General Expenses in 2025.

He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing from the California College of the Arts (2020), where he received the Creative Achievement Award (2016) and the Curator’s Award (2020). His work has been recognised in several publications and awards, including the Innovate Grant (2023) and the Hopper Prize (2024). Vidal received a Frankenthaler Award at Columbia University, where he completed his Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in 2025.