Born in North America in 1976 while on the thoroughbred horse race circuit with his older
brother, New Mexican father and Canadian mother. Both lineages are colonial being of
mixed European and Native/First Nations origin to different extents. Adopted and relocated
to Metro Detroit, Gallegos spent his tweens and teens in another lifestyle and existence. He
attended Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Michigan on a full ride scholarship for
musical theater and costume craft. He left college his junior year when his brother and
adoptive father both committed suicide. Resulting in a move to New York City in his early
20’s he worked in costume and fashion while building an art career of 17 years.
Specifically the Bronx was where he called home in New York City giving him the
opportunity to grow within a tiny art community. His work has been published in the New
York Times, Artforum.com Critic Picks and an interview with the American Federation of
Arts. Sean Paul’s exhibition highlights include Aqua Art Fair Miami, AIM 33: Artist in the
Marketplace at the Bronx Museum of the Arts and La Bienal at El Museo del Barrio in
Harlem, NYC. His work was recently acquired by the Albuquerque Museum for their
permanent collection and exhibition "American Jewelry of New Mexico" that ran
June-October of 2018. He received 3rd Place Best of Show from the Amarillo Art Museum for
their Biennial 600: Textile + Fiber that ran October-December of 2019. Gallegos identifies as
a queer, disabled, fiber artist and a resident of Albuquerque, NM for nearly 10 years.
Hiswork was featured in “Wit, Humor and Satire” at the Albuquerque Museum that closed
Jan 2023.
StateNM
CountryUSA
