Norton Museum of Art 2025 Gala Auction | Hosted by Sotheby’s
Norton Museum of Art 2025 Gala Auction | Hosted by Sotheby’s
Moises Salazar-Tlatenchi
A Friend of Betsy's
Lot closes
February 3, 09:28 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,500 USD
Starting Bid
3,800 USD
Lot Details
Description
Moises Salazar-Tlatenchi
b. 1996
A Friend of Betsy's
Executed in 2024.
Signed on back
Oil on canvas, glitter, and yarn
33 x 25 in. (83.9 x 63.5 cm)
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Courtesy of the Artist and Mindy Solomon Gallery
Moises Salazar Tlatenchi: Founding Sisters, 2024 Mindy Solomon Gallery, Miami, FL
Moises Salazar is a non-binary artist based in Chicago, Illinois. Salazar holds a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Salazar’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at WOAW Gallery, Salon ACME 8, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, NADA, National Museum of Mexican Art, and the Chicago Cultural Center. Represented by Mindy Solomon, Gallery Salazar had their inaugural solo exhibition in August 2021.
Salazar has been focused on conceptual and installation-based work. Salazar’s presentation Let’s get Physical facilitated by Filo Sofi Arts was included in HEARSAY:HERESY Spring Break Art Show to much critical acclaim. In Gracias a la Vida Salazar created a chapel to queer ancestry at Red Arrow Gallery. Most recently Salazar’s project Santuario, a large-scale altar, was presented at Skin in the Game, Chicago edition, curated by Zoe Lukov. A Finalist of The QUEERART PRIZE, Salazar’s work has been featured in publications such as The Hispanic Executive, artnet, HYPERALLERGIC, and THE LATINX PROJECT. Salazar has participated in The Hyde Park Art Center Residency and is a recipient of LuminArts Foundation Arts Fellowship, 3Arts Make a Wave Grant and is a Fire Island Artist Residency recipient.