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Welcome to Liliane Avalos' Official Artist Website

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MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST

LILIANE AVALOS

South Texas Native

Mexican - American Heritage

ABOUT

Liliane Avalos is a multidisciplinary artist from South Texas whose creative journey has taken her across the globe. With roots in painting, illustration, and public art, Liliane has worked as a full-time nomadic artist since 2018, sharing her work through murals, commissions, and community-centered art projects.

She began tattooing in 2020 while living in Bali, Indonesia, building on years of experience as a fine art painter specializing in acrylic, watercolor, and digital media. Her background allows her to bring a painter’s intentionality and emotional depth into every tattoo she creates.

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Now based on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, Liliane specializes in black and grey realism, fine line designs, and botanical-inspired tattoos. Each piece is custom-designed with care and is often infused with elements drawn from her Mexican-American heritage, lived experiences, and the natural world around her.

From murals to wearable art, Liliane’s work is rooted in transformation, symbolism, and soul. Her mission is to help others tell their stories through art that feels powerful, personal, and timeless.

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ARTIST STATEMENT

Liliane Avalos creates from the belief that our lived experiences are not only expressions of who we are, but also transformative catalysts that shape who we become. Her work draws from a richly layered personal and cultural archive—including traditional Mexican folk art, macabre humor, tattoo culture, street art, childhood nostalgia from the Texas-Mexico border, pop surrealism, and the evolving relationship between nature and humanity.

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At the core of her practice is a meditation on memento mori—a reverence for mortality, memory, and consciousness. Through symbolic language and emotive color palettes, Liliane translates complex ideas into poetic visuals. Her compositions serve as both intimate self-reflections and universal inquiries, blurring the line between autobiography and collective experience.

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Her work is an invitation: to feel, to question, to connect. By layering symbols and storytelling, Liliane creates art that encourages the viewer to engage not just with the imagery, but with themselves. It is within that space of interpretation that her pieces find their resonance— haunting, honest, and deeply human.

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Murals:

  • 2024: Mural, Tropical Tantrum, Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii, USA

  • 2022: Mural, Radisson RED Hotel, Silicone Oasis, Dubai, UAE

  • 2022: Mural, VUSE Arabia, E-cigarette Vape Commercial Backdrop Set Design, Dubai, UAE

  • 2022: Live Painting, World Art Dubai, World Trade Center, Dubai, UAE

  • 2012: Mural, "10,000 Hours", BA Thesis Show, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA

  • 2012: Mural, Centro Cultural Hispano De San Marcos, Texas, USA

  • 2012: Mural, Vuka Co-op Gallery, Austin, Texas, USA

  • 2011: Mural, "Art on Lockhart", San Marcos, Texas, USA

  • 2011: Mural, "Expose the Arts", Tantra, San Marcos, Texas, USA

 

Group Exhibitions:

  • 2024: “Art Comp”, 100 Kellogg Lane, London, Ontario, Canada

  • 2018: "Nirmayarupa", LV8 Resort Hotel, Canggu, Bali, Indonesia

  • 2015: "Dion", Flying Walrus, McAllen, Texas, USA

  • 2014: Mindazi Creative, Austin, Texas, USA

  • 2013: E.A.S.T East Austin Studio Tour, Austin, Texas, USA

  • 2013: "Metaphysical Expression", The Arts United, San Antonio, Texas, USA

  • 2013: "Art Erotica", The Octopus Club, Austin, Texas, USA

  • 2013: "5x7", AMOA, Art House at the Jones Center, Austin, Texas, USA

  • 2013: "Yes Ma'am", Lady Base Gallery, San Antonio, Texas, USA

  • 2013: "Figurative", Austin Visual Arts Association, Austin, Texas, USA

  • 2012: E.A.S.T East Austin Studio Tour, Austin, Texas, USA

  • 2012: "Metaphysical Expression", The Arts United, San Antonio, Texas, USA

  • 2012: "Art Erotica", The Octopus Club, Austin, Texas, USA

  • 2012: "5x7", AMOA, Art House at the Jones Center, Austin, Texas, USA

  • 2012: "Yes Ma'am", Lady Base Gallery, San Antonio, Texas, USA

  • 2012: "Figurative", Austin Visual Arts Association, Austin, Texas, USA

 

Solo Exhibitions:

  • 2019: "Rebenga", Kerobokan, Bali, Indonesia

  • 2017: "Home Grown", Weslaco Texas Heritage Museum, Weslaco, Texas, USA

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Awards:

  • 2015: Best in Show, Dion Art Show, McAllen, Texas, USA

  • 2013: Top Artist, Art Erotica, Octopus Club, Austin, Texas, USA

  • 2011: Honorable Mention, Expose the Arts, San Marcos, Texas, USA

 

Press:

  • 2018: CreativPaper Magazine, No. 009, Vol. 003, Issue 002, pg 82-89

  • 2017: Valley Native, Online Publication Interview, November

  • CreativPaper Magazine, Spring Edition, Issue 2, pg 104-111

  • 2015: Studio Visit Magazine, Spring Edition

  • 2013: The Arts United, Metaphysical Expression, Issue 3, San Antonio, Texas, USA

  • Raw Paw Zine, Issue 4, Austin, Texas, USA

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Education:

  • 2012: Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) with a concentration in Painting, University of Texas State, San Marcos, Texas, USA

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