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, 2020-2026

Instructor, Flats Film Lab, Houston tx, 2021-2026

Teacher, Individual for hire, 2023-Present

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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

YARD, "Yard Show: second installment" Houston Front Yard, 2026

 

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:

"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, Tx, performance piece “Aurora”, The Orange show, February 2024

““Penance” 2025, Houston Tx, performance piece ‘Xicanidad: Past, Present, Futuro,’ Houston Latino Film Festival:

Match Theater, 2025

“An Evening of Poetry” Opener, Stinson House, Houston Tx, February 2026

 

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, 2023-Present

“The Pride of Starch” Curator, Stinson House, Houston Tx, March 2025

“Well I’ll Be Damned” Curatorial Assistant, Stinson House, Houston Tx, August 2025

 

Publications:

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

“Methods of Survival” Anklebiters Publishing. November 2016.

"Maybe, Probably", Self published Photo Book, WIP

"Donna/Dillon" Zine, in collaboration with my Dad, Ronnie Gonzalez, 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

“Small Gems” Silent Art Auction, donated piece, Art League Montrose Art Party, Houston Tx 2025