Hugo Teixeira
Hugo Teixeira grew up in the Luso-American community in San José, California. A linguist by training, he studied photography at San Jose State University and Lisbon’s Escola Técnica de Imagem e Comunicação, and graduated from the MFA in the Photography and Related Media program at the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2020. His artwork relies on photography, common materials, advanced technical skillsets and memory to create contemporary conceptual images and sculptures. Hugo's work has been recognized and awarded by the OFF Bratislava festival (2022 Lee Award), the Silver Eye Center for Photography (2020 Silver List), Photolucida (2020 Critical Mass finalist), Soho Photo Gallery (2020 National Competition), FotoFika (2020 All Stars Project), among others. As an artist and teacher, Teixeira has exhibited work in the United States, Europe, and the Macau Special Administrative Region of Macau.
