David B. Smith Gallery

Justin Favela is a Las Vegas native working in the mediums of painting, sculpture, and performance. His work draws from art history, popular culture, and his Guatemalan/Mexican heritage. Selected exhibitions include Crystal Bridges Museum of Contemporary Art (AR), Denver Art Museum (CO), Contemporary Arts Center (NV), the Berman Museum (PA), and the Nevada Museum of Art (NV). When not in the studio, Favela is probably watching television or co-hosting his podcast Latinos Who Lunch. He has an upcoming two-person exhibition with Ramiro Gomez at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art (NV), and will be part of Kissing Through the Curtains, a group exhibition at MASS MoCA (MA).