Hugo Regan (b. San Francisco, CA) is a Houston-based visual artist working in oil, acrylic, and public installation. His practice centers on figuration, intimacy, and the tension between visibility and concealment.

Education

BFA, Visual Communication — The Art Institute of Houston

Solo Exhibitions

2026 — Night, For Now, OP Gallery, Houston, TX ;
2016 — Pan Dulce Pt. 1, The Franklin Gallery, Houston, TX

Selected Group Exhibitions

2025 — MARTY 2025, Art League Houston, Houston, TX 2023 — The Big Show, Lawndale Art Center, curated by Kanitra Fletcher, Houston, TX 2022–2023 — Open MFA, Box 13 / Flatland Gallery / Raven Tower, Houston, TX 2022 — Growing Pleasures, Sabine Studios, Houston, TX 2020 — 37th Juried Exhibition, VAA, Houston, TX 2019 — Light, Cusp Gallery, Provincetown, MA 2019 — Tread Loudly, Qollective at Alabama Song / Self Exploration, G Spot Contemporary, Houston, TX 2018 — Sanman Exhibition, ARKA Art, Houston, TX

Public Art & Commissions

2024 — Alebrijes, commissioned sculpture, Museum of Fine Arts Houston 2023 — Proud, Present, Future, installation, commissioned by lululemon 2021 — Matter in Motion, large-scale mural commissioned by lululemon, Willowbrook 2020 — Mind over Matter, public mural commissioned by lululemon, City Centre 2020 — House of Cards, installation, Discovery Green, Houston, TX 2018 — BeVisible Pride mural, Houston, TX 2018 — Positive Exchange Project, Texas Southern University

Lectures & Speaking

2024 — Artist Talk, Fall Festival, Museum of Fine Arts Houston 2023 — Exhibition Judge, Lone Star College 2022 — Queer Art History, HATCH Youth, The Montrose Center 2019 — Diversity Unites: Bayou City, Accenture 2019 — Artist Panel, G Spot Contemporary 2018 — Positive Exchange, Moderator, Texas Southern University

Curatorial & Collective Work

2017–2019 — Co-founder, Qollective — Houston-based queer art collective producing exhibitions, community programming, and artist platforms across Houston venues, including Alabama Song and G Spot Contemporary