Juan de Dios Mora

Juan de Dios Mora serves as Assistant Professor of Art in the Department of Art and Art History at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), College of Liberal and Fine Arts, teaching painting, drawing, and printmaking since 2010.

Education:

• Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking, University of Texas at San Antonio, 2011
• Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, University of Texas at San Antonio, 2009

Mora's research centers on relief printmaking to construct narratives of Mexican-American border experiences, utilizing surreal and comical exaggerations that explore social and political concepts through resourceful transformation of everyday materials into stylized artistic features. His work critically examines cultural identity, survival instincts, and ingenuity within border dynamics.

His scholarly contribution includes a 2017 article analyzing his own artistic practice within visual culture frameworks, highlighting intersections of Mexican-American identity and border experiences through printmaking as social commentary.

Mora actively mentors students and alumni through the 'Print It Up' exhibition initiative in downtown San Antonio, providing comprehensive guidance from portfolio development to public sales. No research grants are documented in the source material.

No dedicated laboratories or research teams are referenced in the available information.