About
Mica "Ghoul" Enriquez is a transgender Hispanic artist raised in Texas. Ghoul uses they/he pronouns. They enjoy working with macabre and dark subject matter with a focus on expressive mark-making and figurative work. Their glassblowing pieces are a labor of love and exploration, and they constantly search to find ways to combine their painting skills with the medium of glass. In addition to traditional art mediums and glassblowing, they have 10+ years of experience in graphic design and illustration. Mica enjoys dabbling in every kind of media they can get their hands on. Art has been a wordless journal since their youth, and it continues to be so. It has been joy, and a place to exorcise their sorrows too, and their work reflects that in its many manifestations.
While they enjoy dark subject matter, their work in recovery and the mental health field, as well as their own personal struggles, has driven their volunteer and charity work. They work to support other BIPOC, LGBT+, transgender, and other marginalized people through volunteer work and peer support. In 2022 they established the Tucson Pangender Support Group, they regularly run charitable fundraisers for wildlife rehabilitation centers and organize pop-up art events to support other local artists.
Education
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON Arlington, TX
Bachelor of Art in Painting/Drawing with a Minor in Glassblowing
Graduation Date: December 15, 2019
Relevant Coursework:
Independent Study/Research in Painting/Drawing and Glassblowing for the fall semester of 2019, facilitating interdepartmental research into pigments, which involves the Painting/Drawing Department Head Carlos DonJuan, Glassblowing Department Head Justin Ginsberg, and the Chemistry Department.
Correspondence with Jane Cook, chief material Scientist from Corning Museum of Art
Dean's list for academic excellence
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON Arlington, TX
Bachelor's in Critical Languages and International Studies (German Translation)
Graduation Date: December 15 2019
Translation Certification
Dean's list for Academic Excellence
Organizations/Memberships
Delta Phi Alpha American Collegiate honorary society for German Studies
Glass Art Society Member
Brewing Arts Group
Galleries
Pittsburgh Glass Center
Grants
Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough Fund
CERF Craft Emergency Relief Fund
Classes
2019 Earth Pigments, Pigment/Paint making workshop at Grackle Art Gallery
Shows/Exhibitions
2017 Best of Foundations Participant University of Texas at Arlington
2017 Haunted Home Gallery Exhibition/Organizer, Arlington, TX
2018 Nightmare on Morton St. Art Show, Ft. Worth, TX.
2018 Friday the 13th Tattoo and Artisan Show, Arlington, TX
2019 Nightmare on Division St. Art Show, Arlington, TX
2019 Ft. Worth Market Trail Art Show/Booth Division Brewing, Ft. Worth, TX
2019 2100 Club Undergrad Art Exhibition at Gallery West, Arlington, TX
2019 Home Grown Art Exhibition Organizer, Cleburne, TX
2020 Meyer/Lehman Mausoleum Mural Restoration, Dallas, Texas Solo Project
2020 Dallas Main Street Art Muralist, Dallas, Texas
2020 Ft. Worth Grackle Art Gallery Vendor
2023 Tucson Affordable Art Fair, Tucson, AZ
2023 Differently Abled Entertainment Art Vendor
2024 Deserts Artisans Market at Catalyst Creative Collective, Tucson, AZ
2025 GAS Glass Art Society Conference, Arlington, Texas, Work Exchange 14/05-17/05
2025 Pittsburgh Glass Center Art on Fire Exhibition/Auction 18/8-25/9
