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Claudia Maysen is a multidisciplinary artist who blends abstraction and representation to explore social issues from the perspective of a Mexican immigrant and American citizen. Based in North Texas, she creates two- and three-dimensional works grounded in research, reflection and empowerment.
Maysen earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture and graduated with honors from Monterrey Tech in Mexico, where she also trained in Drawing and Painting. In 2024, she completed an artist residency at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD), with focus on fine arts.
A 2025 awardee of the Nasher Sculpture Center Artist Grant in Honor of Jeremy Strick, Maysen recently got the Acquisition Award from the Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts, and is the current Artist in Residence for the Big 12 Conference – Beyond Borders Program.
Her recent exhibitions include solo shows at 5 Points Gallery (Milwaukee) and Artes de la Rosa (Fort Worth), as well as group shows such as Texas Vignette, Marfa Invitational, 2025 OCSFA Rising Stars (Dallas), Absurdity at Woman Made Gallery (Chicago). Her work has also been shown at Perspective 6, Gallery 440, Dallas City Hall, Arts Fort Worth, Austin Central Public Library, San Marcos Public Library and 500X Gallery. Maysen’s pieces are part of several collections, including the Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort Educational Fund, Artes de la Rosa Cultural Center, Art4Water Sacred Springs Collection, and the Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts.
Her Fabricated Games show at ADR was featured in Latinos TX and Fort Worth Report, where it was listed among the Top 5 Exhibitions to Visit for 2025 Spring Gallery Night. As a selected artist for the 2025 Texas Vignette Art Fair juried by Maggie Adler, the 2024 edition juried by Vivian Li, and the 2023 edition juried by Emily Edwards, Maysen’s work has been featured in Fox 4 News, Arts and Culture Texas, The Dallas Morning News, and KERA. Her work has also been featured in publications such as D Magazine, Patron Magazine, Glasstire, Canvas Rebel, and MIAD. In 2022, she received the People’s Choice Award at the Fort Worth Biennial juried by Lilia Kudelia at Arts Fort Worth, as well as First Place and the Community Favorite Award at the World AIDS Day Art Contest presented by the Tarrant County HIV Administrative Agency at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
Maysen also creates public art. Recent works include an outdoor mural at the Cedars in Dallas, an indoor mural for the Roy Charles Brooks Testing Center at the AIDS Outreach Center in Fort Worth, and an art bench sculpture for the City of Keller.
Committed to making a positive impact in the community through the arts, Maysen participates in consulting, teaching, and engaging activities for nonprofits. In 2025, she designed and implemented the art component of Big 12 Conference’s Beyond Borders program held in Mexico City. In 2024, she was the lead artist for CAN’s Collaborative Community Artwork unveiled at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and a speaker at the Artistic Approaches to Preventing Gun Violence panel organized by WAVE in Milwaukee. In 2023, she joined the review panel for the Will Rogers Memorial Center interpretative text project at Fort Worth Public Art. And to this date, she continues her work as Art Instructor for at-risk senior citizens and organizes museum visits for them and their families.