Hola and Howdy! My name is Blanca Estefania, and I am a Mexican illustrator living and working throughout Texas.
I have always enjoyed drawing and painting and love the freedom of expression it gives. Body positivity and self-confidence are important to me, so my work primarily centers around the female form. I love illustrating figures with confidence and beauty of all varieties.
I have a wonderful husband, an adorable daughter, a goofy dog, a quirky cat, and many,many plants!
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Education
MFA | 2023 | Savannah College of Art and Design
Major: Illustration
BFA | 2018 | Sam Houston State University
Major: Studio Art
Concentration: 2-Dimensional Studio Art
AA | 2014 | McLennan Community College
Major: Visual Arts
Professional Experience
2013 – Present
Illustrator, Freelance - Remote
2023 Aug. – 2023 Nov.
Graphics/Illustrations Intern, HalloweenEveryNight - Remote
2021 Sep. – 2022 Sep.
Graphics Artist, Restock Gaming - Remote
2022 July
Digital Artist, Deep in the Heart Film Festival - Waco, TX
2020 Feb. – 2021 June
Stage Kitten & Illustrator, The Jigglewatts Burlesque Revue - College Station, TX
2019 Apr. – 2020 Mar.
Newborn Photographer, Mom365 - Bryan, TX
2018 June
Summer Painting Instructor, Art Center of Waco - Waco, TX
2017 May – July
Gallery Worker, Sam Houston State University - Huntsville, TX
Select Exhibitions & Curatorial Projects
2019
Group - The Tiny Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn Art Library, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
2018
Solo - Arcana, Satellite Gallery, Huntsville, TX
Group - Sketchbooks on the Island, Governor’s Island – South Battery, New York, NY
Group - The Sketchbook Project 2018 Tour. Ponce City Market, Atlanta, GA | Hyde Park Arts Center, Chicago, IL | Historic Distillery District, Toronto, Canada | Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY
Group - Studio Art, Photography, and Animation Senior Exhibition, Gaddis Geeslin Gallery, Huntsville, TX
Group - The Senior Preview Show, Satellite Gallery, Huntsville, TX
Group - Work from Students in Advanced Classes, Satellite Gallery, Huntsville, TX
Group - Black Canvas, Satellite Gallery, Huntsville, TX
2017
Group - SAA Juried Show – Dream State, Lowman Student Center Gallery, Huntsville, TX
Curated - trEat Well Inc., (Co-Curator) Satellite Gallery, Huntsville, TX
Group - Choices, Satellite Gallery, Huntsville, TX
Group - The Human Form, The Cellar Wine Lounge and Gallery, Huntsville, TX
Curated - Selections from the University Collection, (Co-Curator) Lowman Student Center Gallery, Huntsville, TX
2016
Curated - Zeitgeist, Satellite Gallery, Huntsville, TX
Curated - Selections from the University Collection, (Co-Curator) Lowman Student Center Gallery, Huntsville, TX
Commissions
2023
Private, Indie + Lara, digital painting
2022
Corporate, Japanese Tiger Patch, digital painting, Academy of Combat for European Martial Arts
Corporate, Casa Blanca + Waco Hippodrome, digital painting, Deep in the Heart Film Festival
Corporate, Attack of the 50 Foot Woman + Waco Suspension Bridge, digital painting, Deep in the Heart Film Festival
2018
Private, Monica + Kyle, digital photography, graduation photos
2017
Private, Corazon y Casa, medium-scale painting (3’ x 5’), oil on Masonite in an ornate frame
Corporate, Knightly Valor, medium-scale painting (4’ x4’), oil on Masonite, Academy of Combat for European Martial Arts
2016
Private, New Life, medium-scale painting (4’ x 4’), oil on Masonite
Publications
2023
“Meet Blanca Estefania Dunwoody,” CanvasRebel, August 2023
2022
"Deep in the Heart Film Festival Teams with Local Artists" KXXV 25, July 2022
“Blanca Dunwoody - Adult Entertainment Illustrator,” MCL Magazine Vol. 1, June 2022, 54-57.
2020
“Meet Blanca Cardenas | Illustrator,” Shoutout HTX, December 2020
2019
"Blanca Cardenas, Illustrator" My Creative Life for Artists and Creators Podcast by Nancy So Miller, September 2019
2018
“Meet Blanca E. Cardenas Barragan”, Voyage Houston, July 2018
“The Ties That Bind,” LINE WEBTOON (Canvas), June 2018
Honors and Awards
2018
Kenneth Zonker Endowment Scholarship – Honorable Mention, Sam Houston State University
2017
Faculty and Student Team (FAST) Grant – Inventorying collection for the art department at Sam Houston State University
Permanent Collections
2019
Public - The Tiny Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn Art Library, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
2018
Public - The Sketchbook Project 2018, Brooklyn Art Library, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY