• monumental works
  • 2008-1997
  • 2009
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2016-2018

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Mural—In Memoriam: Cuenca @ Cuenca Bienal, Ecuador (2016)
    acrylic on wall

    In Memoriam: translates to In Memory, this phrase is used in obituaries. This is a mural performance that has a short life span. It can be 3-4 weeks for the creation of the mural and when the narrative is finished it is deconstructed and the mural is destroyed.

    Exhibition History
    2016-2017 - Bienal de Cuenca - Impermanencia

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Mural—In Memoriam: Cuenca @ Cuenca Bienal, Ecuador (2016)
    acrylic on wall

    In Memoriam: translates to In Memory, this phrase is used in obituaries. This is a mural performance that has a short life span. It can be 3-4 weeks for the creation of the mural and when the narrative is finished it is deconstructed and the mural is destroyed.

    Exhibition History
    2016-2017 - Bienal de Cuenca - Impermanencia

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Mural—In Memoriam: Cuenca @ Cuenca Bienal, Ecuador (2016)
    acrylic on wall

    In Memoriam: translates to In Memory, this phrase is used in obituaries. This is a mural performance that has a short life span. It can be 3-4 weeks for the creation of the mural and when the narrative is finished it is deconstructed and the mural is destroyed.

    Exhibition History
    2016-2017 - Bienal de Cuenca - Impermanencia

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Mural—In Memoriam: Cuenca @ Cuenca Bienal, Ecuador (2016)
    acrylic on wall

    In Memoriam: translates to In Memory, this phrase is used in obituaries. This is a mural performance that has a short life span. It can be 3-4 weeks for the creation of the mural and when the narrative is finished it is deconstructed and the mural is destroyed.

    Exhibition History
    2016-2017 - Bienal de Cuenca - Impermanencia

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Mural—In Memoriam: Cuenca @ Cuenca Bienal, Ecuador (2016)
    acrylic on wall

    In Memoriam: translates to In Memory, this phrase is used in obituaries. This is a mural performance that has a short life span. It can be 3-4 weeks for the creation of the mural and when the narrative is finished it is deconstructed and the mural is destroyed.

    Exhibition History
    2016-2017 - Bienal de Cuenca - Impermanencia

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Mural—In Memoriam: Cuenca @ Cuenca Bienal, Ecuador (2016)
    acrylic on wall

    In Memoriam: translates to In Memory, this phrase is used in obituaries. This is a mural performance that has a short life span. It can be 3-4 weeks for the creation of the mural and when the narrative is finished it is deconstructed and the mural is destroyed.

    Exhibition History
    2016-2017 - Bienal de Cuenca - Impermanencia

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Mural—In Memoriam: Heroic Procession @ MANA Contemporary Art, Chicago (2016)
    Novovolor on plaster wall

    In Memoriam: translates to In Memory, this phrase is used in obituaries. This is a mural performance that has a short life span. It can be 3-4 weeks for the creation of the mural and when the narrative is finished it is deconstructed and the mural is destroyed.

    Exhibition History
    2016 - Residency @ MANA Contemporary Chicago

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Mural—Untitled @ CEART, Rosarito (2016)

    Collection, CEART Rosarito

    Exhibition History
    2016 - CEART ROSARITO Art Fest - Paralelismos Contemporaneos

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Performance: Heroic Procession

    Heroic Procession is made up of Hugo Crosthwaite, violinist Marilu Salinas and New York based butoh dancer Theresa Magario. The three artists have set out to explore the intersection of performance art and social justice. The improvised production lasts 30 minutes and seeks to trace the emotional and physical journey of America’s immigrants, particularly the procession between leaving home and setting foot on American soil. The production takes place in this interstitial space, between man and nation, between nation and nation, and between graphite, dance and sound.

    Crosthwaite, known for his large scale graphite drawings, continuously draws faces and bodies of migrants, one after the other, growing the crowd. Salinas, with a pre-recorded collection of electronic ambient audio, fills the space with sound, interjecting this, softening, and at times aggravating, with her delicate live violin performance. Finally, Magario, adds movement in the intuitive and conceptual style of butoh. The artists perform in threeway symbiosis, together seeking to present a universal humanistic side to a very real, very political and local issue.

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Escalando/Scandal (2017)
    pencil, charcoal and acrylic on paper

    Private Collection

    Exhibition History
    2017 - Mano a Mano

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Gun (2017)
    pencil, charcoal and acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 inches

    This painting is about the fetishizing of the gun culture in America. The story of the Three Graces is used to explore this issue, the three goddesses - grace, charm and beauty - have added the seduction of a gun to their charms.

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Mural—Ana Who They Pulled Out of the River (2017)
    acrylic on plaster wall

    Mural for Omar Lopex film "Ana Who They Pulled Out of the River"

    Exhibition History
    2017 - Bread and Salt Gallery

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Nymph Forest (2017)
    Novacolor on 4 wood panels, 8 x 16 feet
  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Pajaritos #1 (2017)
    paint on paper, 37.5 x 27.5 inches

    Collection, CEART Rosarito

    Exhibition History
    2017 - CEART ROSARITO Art Fest - Paralelismos Contemporaneos

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Pajaritos #2 (2017)
    paint on paper, 37.5 x 27.5 inches

    Exhibition History
    2017 - CEART ROSARITO Art Fest - Paralelismos Contemporaneos

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Pajaritos #3 (2017)
    paint on paper, 37.5 x 27.5 inches

    Exhibition History
    2017 - CEART ROSARITO Art Fest - Paralelismos Contemporaneos

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Tijuana Bible, No. 1 (2017)
    ink and wash on paper, 13 x 18 inches (closed)

    Exhibition History
    2017 - Residency @ MANA Contemporary Miami - Tijuana Bibles

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Tijuana Bible, No. 2 (2017)
    ink and wash on paper, 13 x 18 inches (closed)

    Exhibition History
    2017 - Sin Titulo (Untitled) - Contemporary Mexican Art

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Tijuana Bible, No. 3 (2017)
    ink and wash on paper, 13 x 18 inches (closed)
  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Mural—In Memorium: Los Angeles (2017)
    acrylic on plaster wall

    Exhibition History
    2017 - In Memorium: Los Angeles - Group Show / Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Maais (2017)
    ink on paper, 10.5 x 8 inches
  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Fiesta Guadalupana (2017)
    ink on paper, 7 x 10 inches
  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Marcha con Carruaje (2017)
    ink on paper, 10.5 x 8 inches
  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Buen Paso (2017)
    ink on paper, 8 x 10 inches
  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    In Memorium: California Dream (2018)
    acrylic on plaster wall

    Exhibition History
    Museum of Social Justice - Downtown LA

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Mural Performance—Column A and Column B:
    A Continual Mural Narrative Performance

    acrylic on plaster wall


    Mural Performance: 3-17 August 2018
    On display through 2021
    Arts District Liberty Station - Barracks 14
    2770 Historic Decatur Road
    San Diego, CA 92106

    Learn more about this project >

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    La Güera (2018)
    graphite, charcoal and acrylic on canvas, 72 x 72 inches

    Exhibition History
    2018 - 20 Diálogos de Pintores Contemporáneos, El Museo de Arte de Querétaro, Mexico

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Tejedoras (2018)
    graphite, charcoal and acrylic on paper, 45 x 45 inches

    Exhibition History
    2018 - Solo Show | Tijuana Bibles

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Caballito (2018)
    graphite, charcoal and acrylic on paper, 45 x 45 inches

    Exhibition History
    2018 - Solo Show | Tijuana Bibles

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Cometa (2018)
    graphite, charcoal and acrylic on paper, 45 x 45 inches

    Exhibition History
    2018 - Solo Show | Tijuana Bibles

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Gatita (2018)
    graphite, charcoal and acrylic on paper, 45 x 45 inches

    Exhibition History
    2018 - Solo Show | Tijuana Bibles

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Pena (2018)
    graphite, charcoal and acrylic on paper, 45 x 45 inches

    Private Collection
    Exhibition History
    2018 - Solo Show | Tijuana Bibles

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Charro (2018)
    graphite, charcoal and acrylic on paper, 45 x 45 inches

    Exhibition History
    2018 - Solo Show | Tijuana Bibles
    2018 - Residency @ MANA Contemporary Miami - Tijuana Bibles

  • Hugo Crosthwaite
    Penitente (2018)
    graphite, charcoal and acrylic on paper, 41 x 41 inches

    Exhibition History
    2018 - Solo Show | Tijuana Bibles