Únies Gonzalez 

Houston, Tx 

 

Education: 

BFA Photo & Digital Media, University Of Houston, May 2021 

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Professional Experience: 

Lab Tech/Manager, Flats Film Lab, Houston, Tx, 2020-present 

Instructor, Flats Film Lab, Houston tx, 2021-Present 

Teacher, Individual for hire, 2023-Present 

 

Exhibitions: 

Jeremy Perez & Unies Gonzalez “Missed Connections” Flatland Gallery, Houston Tx. December 2019 Dirty South Wild West, Martha's Contemporary: Martha's Garden, Austin Tx, June 2021 Open MFA “Pop Up Exhibition” Raven Tower, Houston tx, March 2022 

Gia Cope “Sorry” Bisong Art Gallery, Houston Tx. June 2022 

FLATS “Portrait Show” Raven Tower, Houston Tx, June 2022 

Ryan Holloway “Past Captured Moments for Present Viewing” Raven Tower, Houston tx, March 2023 Las Amigas Latinas "Noches on Navigation" Casa Luz, September 2023 

Unies Gonzalez “Leave the Kitchen Light On ''. Stinson House Houston, Texas. 2024. Sara Roma “Inventory-ing” Contra Common, August 2024 

FLATS Presents “Stick ‘Em Up Showcase” FLATS, December 2024 

 

Public Art: 

Enterprise Plaza Lobby. Houston, Texas. “No Playing At Work”. Public Art Commission. Hines Co. Video Wall Installation. 2019. 

Enterprise Plaza Lobby. Houston, Texas. “Business Professional”. Public Art Commission. Hines Co. Video Wall Installation. 2019. 

 

Performances: 

Write about now slam winner: April 1, 2015 Feb 10, 2016

Austin Poetry Slam: December 22, 2016

Competitor at Write About now: 2014-2016

Write About Now Slam Qualifier 2016

“UH Sexual Assault awareness event” Houston, Texas. Spoken Word Poetry April 15, 2016

“Sexuality Soiree” Houston, Texas. Spoken Word Poetry March 22, 2016

“CAROL” Houston, Texas. Spoken Word Poetry, June 15, 2016

“HUE event” Houston, Texas. Spoken Word Poetry, October 18, 2016

"Mila Siga" Houston, Texas. Spoken word poetry, Shop Siga Pop up, June 2021 

"The Happening", Houston, Texas, spoken word poetry, The Orange show, January 2023 “Aurora” Houston Tx, Performance Piece, “Memes to Cope With Reality” Wonder Like Wander, January 2024 “The Happening", Houston, Texas, performance piece “Aurora”, The Orange show, February 2024 

 

Curatorial Work: 

“Missed Connections” Curator, Flatland Gallery, Houston tx, December 2019 

"Home is Everywhere, Si Sabes Donde Buscar" Curator, Buey Y Vaca Flea Market, Houston Tx, April 2023 "Admit One, Analog Film Festival" Curator/Event Organizer, Houston Tx, July 2023 "Admit One, Analog Film Festival" Curator/Event Organizer, Houston Tx, August 2024

 

Publications: 

“Ode To Curves and Edges.” Tulips. Volume One 2016. 32-34. 

“Methods of Survival” Anklebiters Publishing. November 2016. 

"Donna/Dillon" Zine, in collaboration with my dad, edited by Jeremy perez, Nov 2024 

 

Films 

“Six Feet”. 14:46. 2021. Actress. 

“Purple Bottles”. 7:21. 2019. Writer, Actress. 

“Rib of Adam” 01:01. 2023. Writer, Actress. 

 

Podcast: 

“Fotographic Therapy with Unies Gonzalez” Fotographic Therapy, June 2024 

 

Press: 

"Unies Gonzalez" Shout Out HTX, July 2022 

“Unies Gonzalez” Deep Red Press Feature. February 2023 

““Getting to Know Únies Gonzalez’s “Leave the Kitchen Light On” at Stinson House, Houston” Glasstire. Jennifer Battaglia, April 2024 

“ “Leave the Kitchen Light On”: Únies González at Stinson House, Houston” ” Glasstire. Susan Chadwick. March 2024 

 

Awards: 

Texas Audience Award Winner, “Rib of Adam”, Zeel Reel Micro Short Film Festival, Houston, Texas, 2023. Official Selection, “Six Feet”, 43rd Annual Cinefestival, San Antonio, Texas, 2022. Houston Art Alliance Let Creativity Happen Grant recipient, Houston Texas 2024 

 

Community Engagement: 

FLATS presents "Shoot the Shit Photo Crit" Houston tx, 2022-Present, Founder & organizer Nerd Night Houston, "The Magic of Light, an Intro to Film Photography" Houston tx, August 2023 Cesar Chavez High school "For the Culture Club", Artist talk, September 2023 

Art League Houston “SIFT Program” Mentor/Instructor, Houston Tx, June-July 2024 Artist Talk “Leave the Kitchen Light On ''. Stinson House Houston, Texas. 2024. 

FLATS Presents x Cinema Arts Society Houston “ Admit One: an Analog Film Festival” Houston Tx, 2023-Present, Founder & Organizer 

BAMSA Speaks x PSA “Artist Panel with Únies González” Houston Tx, November 2024