ARVR
Pixels a Virtual Art Gallery & Hangout Space
creating a virtual art gallery
PIXELS
VIRTUAL ART GALLERY & HANGOUT SPACE
Having participated in numerous gallery experiences, I was inspired to create my own and invite friends from Houston’s photography and creative community to join me in a virtual gallery experience. This AR/VR gallery brought together 17 artists from diverse locations, showcasing their work in an immersive virtual space. Using platforms like Spatial and Sketchfab, and Uity I designed an interactive environment that redefined how art can be experienced.
To promote the event, I created visually engaging social media posts with Canva and shared them on Instagram, building excitement and attracting a wide audience. The project involved artist coordination, curation, and crafting a virtual gallery that was both accessible and engaging. This gallery celebrated collaboration, storytelling, and the innovative possibilities of AR and VR.
Learn more about the artists below
Here, you can find more information about the artists and their pieces. Scroll to find the piece you’re looking for. They are listed alphabetically by name.
Chavez S13 Coupe
by Alejandro Chavez Jr.
@chavezs13
From: Houston, Tejas
About Artist: Un Vato from the Southwest Side of Houston Tejas. I like cool stuff and building cool cars.
Medium: Photography and car building
Description: This is my 1993 S13 coupe that I built, inspired by the early 2000s Japanese street drifting scene and the Chicano culture I love. I aim to bring everything I like into the car while maintaining a "less is more" philosophy.
Shifting
by Anastacia Moreno
@6belowana
From: Pasadena, Texas
About Artist: An occasional painter and longtime hobbyist who also does nails.
Medium: Painting
Description: This piece is titled Shifting and embodies the theme of change in life. I believe our minds and bodies change over time. I created this piece to show a light, positive perspective on transformation.
Dead girl with a pearl earring
by Anastacia Moreno
@6belowana
From: Pasadena, Texas
About Artist: An occasional painter and longtime hobbyist who also does nails.
Medium: Painting
Description: A famous painting that I recaptured in my own way. At a certain time period I was fascinated with various artists and was going through a rough time.
Shifting
by Angela Ramos Morales
@angiesportfolio
From: Houston, Texas
About Artist: Angela Ramos Morales is a Houston-based interdisciplinary artist, mainly focusing on the exploration of themes of gender and Latino heritage.
Medium: Mixed Media
Description: This piece is meant to commemorate the people who are no longer with me. My first experience with grief included picking up bouquets of lilies in my mother’s hometown of Cerritos, San Luis Potosí. Lilies have since become a symbol of the peace that death brings to those who pass.
Whispers In the Night
by Antonio Cardenas
@acframes
From: Houston, Texas
About Artist: I’m Antonio, a photographer based in Houston, inspired by street culture and automotive design. I capture candid moments that blend urban life with the aesthetics of cars.
Medium: Photography
Description: The black-and-white style gives the photo a timeless, nostalgic feel, focusing on the genuine emotion shared between the two people. A Moment of Intimacy In A Crowd.
Tikal: Temple 5 in Cyanotype
by Carlos Figueroa
@catbackcarlos
From: Texas
About Artist: n/a
Medium: Cyanotype
Description: This cyanotype showcases Temple 5 in Tikal National Park, Guatemala, an ancient Mayan city renowned for its impressive ruins and rich history. I captured this image digitally, converted it to a negative on transparency paper, and created the cyanotype through contact printing.
Juice Box Shine
by Carlos Zamora
@czphotographedme
From: Houston, Texas
About Artist: Carlos Zamora is Houston Native, United States Navy Veteran and a lover of the Visual Arts. He has been photographing since 2019 in various formats but tends to prefer working in Black & White.
Medium: Digital Photography
Description: This photograph captures the Point of View of the fans at Minute Maid Park during a Houston Astros Home Game. This Photo was captured on my iPhone 14 plus which I am particularly proud of as it reinforces the adage “The best camera to photograph with is the one that’s on you.” for me.
View from the Raven's Tower
by Carlos Zamora
@czphotographedme
From: Houston, Texas
About Artist: Carlos Zamora is Houston Native, United States Navy Veteran and a lover of the Visual Arts. He has been photographing since 2019 in various formats but tends to prefer working in Black & White.
Medium: Digital Photography
Description: Houston Skyline from the top of the Raven Tower while I was participating in a Portrait Exhibition hosted by Flats Film lab. This was my first time exhibiting my photography publicly and to do it from such an amazing location is something I will never forget. This photograph was captured on a Richo GRIII camera.
Hit the switch
by Chloe Chevelle Tellez
@photographybychloe_13
From: Houston, Texas
About Artist: 20 year old creative photographer.
Medium: Digital Photography
Description: Impala captured leaning on canal st during what is formerly known as the “East end block party” in Houston Texas summer of 2024.
Fort Worth Car Club 57 Rag
by Danny Trinh
@Danny40oz
From: Fort Worth, Texas
About Artist: Just a guy with a point & shoot having fun with my homies
Medium: Film Photography
Description: Perfect timing of homegirl with the Mexico flag walking in front of the homie’s 57.
Boyz en el barrio Hoppers
by Ezekiel Escalante
@htx_zeek
From: Houston, Texas
About Artist: Just photographing the things I enjoy.
Medium: Digital Photography
Description: Lowriders Hopping
Scram
by Ezekiel Escalante
@htx_zeek
From: Houston, Texas
About Artist: Just photographing the things I enjoy.
Medium: Digital Photography
Description: Mosher at a local hardcore show
Twinning
by Gerson Morales
Personal: @gersonm23_ photography: @gersonjdmshots
From: Houston, Texas
About Artist: Hi there my name is Gerson Morales. My goal with the pictures that I take is for you to feel inspired and to be able to see the creativity behind the work that is shown. I picked up photography as a hobby at the beginning of this year and I’m hoping to learn a lot more from other photographers.
Medium: Photography
Description: These two Porsches were being showcased at a car show at POST Houston. I really enjoy the creativity and engineering behind these two cars.
Be Safe, 2023, Acrylic on paper, 40 cm x 50 cm
by Gustavo Eduardo
@gedu.rc
From: Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico
About Artist: Gustavo is a contemporary artist with an art practice that explores cross cultural exchange, focused on topics surrounding accessibility, inclusion, and visual storytelling. Focusing on formative moments, creating them with a minimalist style, and original designs.
Medium: Painting, drawing, photography, sculpting, and printmaking.
Description: The art piece approaches immigration and migration from an empathetic perspective for life on our planet. The top half depicts an abstract eagle with its two wings on the side, and tail in the middle representing The Triple Crown of Thru-Hiking in reference to the AT, CDT, and PCT. The middle line is an abstract representation of the U.S.A. and Mexico border. The bottom half are abstract human beings meant to symbolize humans traveling north. With no gender assignment, age, or ethnicity; they represent individuals who are immigrating to United States. Originally tittle ‘Con Cuidado” it is a gesture and expression used with loved ones when traveling, the tittle was changed to ‘Be Safe” in English to target United States and English speaking individuals.
With You
by Israel Angel
@iamisraelangel
From: Houston, Texas
About Artist: Hello everyone, my name is Israel Angel and I’m a street photographer who loves to travel.
Medium:Photography
Description: This photo was taken in my trip to Seattle WA. I came across this two people that were starting off to the shoreline and having a warming conversation. It shows my love for the city and the beauty of capturing small moments that come across in your adventures.
Beechnut and cook
by Javier Rivera
@artede.rivera
From: Houston, Texas
About Artist: n/a
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Description: This is a miniature painting (5”x7”), an urban landscape. The painting is of a food truck, that lies in front of a dominos restaurant. This is a small depiction of the diversity in Houston.
Lost in the Midwest
by Pavel Hernandez
@Lev.htx
From: Houston, Texas
About Artist: n/a
Medium: Photography
Description: I was staying in a small town called Elkhorn, Wisconsin. While I was waiting on a family member, I noticed their cat was standing next to food waiting for someone to feed him. Posing perfectly for a photo.
Solo Views
by Ritza Hernandez
@RiVee_Visions
From: Houston, Texas
About Artist: I picked up my first camera at the age of 10 and haven’t put it down since. My photography captures striking moments viewers to experience my world through my lens.
Medium: Digital Photography
Description: I always dreamed of visiting NYC this photo is now a memory of a dream that was made a reality.
Exposure frenzy
by Sabor Quintos
@Saborquintos
From: Houston, Texas
About Artist: Alejandra Quintos is a Mexican American Film photographer from Houston, Texas. She is a proud Chicana representing her version of documentary and portrait photography. Along side instax/Polaroid opportunities. Striving to provide everyone with a different perspective through her lens, when capturing the beauty of this rare world and supporting multiple communities.
Medium: Film photography
Description: Happy misfortune
I wish you love
by Sabor Quintos
@Saborquintos
From: Houston, Texas
About Artist: Alejandra Quintos is a Mexican American Film photographer from Houston, Texas. She is a proud Chicana representing her version of documentary and portrait photography. Along side instax/Polaroid opportunities. Striving to provide everyone with a different perspective through her lens, when capturing the beauty of this rare world and supporting multiple communities.
Medium: Film photography
Description: n/a
Untitled.
by Tijani Lawal
@the.tijani.lawal
From: n/a
About Artist: n/a
Medium: Photography
Description: This is an extract from my unrelenting effort to get to know my surroundings and interact with life the best way I know how to. The result of that is the picture you see. Hope it steered up some form of emotion in you.