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Boom!
Alleys & Ruins no. 153, Boom! (2020, Miami, FL, 8pm) My latest image was shot so very long ago... life was different then, simpler, less...
Xavier Nuez
Mar 10, 20202 min read


Awards-a-palooza!
I win a few awards every year at various art festivals, and because I'm a marketing genius, I tell no one. But this time its different....
Xavier Nuez
Sep 17, 20191 min read


End of an era: My last 2nd Friday in the Chicago Art District
2nd Friday Gallery Walk in the Chicago Art District After 9 incredible years, opening the doors to my studio almost without fail, every...
Xavier Nuez
Sep 12, 20192 min read


Antique Toy World
Antique Toy World magazine took a liking to my recent series of photographs and interviewed me for their cover story. For the past 2...
Xavier Nuez
Jul 23, 20193 min read


2019 Light Painting Workshop, Oct 19 & 20, 10am-2pm
2019 Light Painting Workshop – Learn how I do my night lighting – I’ll teach you the tricks that took me over 25 years to develop –...
Xavier Nuez
Jul 3, 20193 min read


Florida photos
Passage I was in Florida for 7 weeks, doing shows and running away from the awful winter we had! And of course taking photos.... here are...
Xavier Nuez
Apr 17, 20191 min read


Pegasus: fly without wings
I found Pegasus on a horse and cattle ranch outside Palm City, Florida. I spent an afternoon walking around the ranch petting the animals...
Xavier Nuez
Mar 24, 20191 min read


Locomotive
Locomotive, 2019 The latest addition to my budding Vintage Toy series is this beautiful locomotive, built over 100 years ago! The...
Xavier Nuez
Jan 5, 20191 min read


Hotel Aquisitions
I was driving through Iowa recently and had the chance to drop by a couple hotels that have acquired my work. The Current Iowa, downtown...
Xavier Nuez
Jun 14, 20181 min read


Imagine the World
This new image was created using an old technique where you spin a piece of burning steel wool during a long exposure. Sparks fling off...
Xavier Nuez
May 21, 20181 min read


Carnival of a different kind
Dallas's Deep Ellum warehouse district is the city's cultural and musical center, and was a mecca for jazz and blues clubs from the...
Xavier Nuez
Apr 2, 20181 min read


Bicycle Zen... Light Paintings on the march!
Here's another addition to my Light Paintings body of work. This is shot in a similar way to the Alleys & Ruins - they are shot at night...
Xavier Nuez
Mar 30, 20181 min read


Cape Cod Museum of Art
I'm happy to announce the opening of my group exhibition at the Cape Cod Museum of Art for the exhibition Healing Nature. Exhibition...
Xavier Nuez
Mar 20, 20182 min read


Palm Beach - Jupiter Courier Newsweekly
The Jupiter Courier Newsweekly recently published a story on Artfest By the Sea, a beautiful art show I was part of two weeks ago - set...
Xavier Nuez
Mar 17, 20181 min read


My Hockey Days
I’ve played hockey on and off since I was five – always a goalie. I've had some great moments over the years: being named best goalie in...
Xavier Nuez
Feb 16, 20182 min read


Interview with Voyage Chicago
The full Voyage Chicago interview is here - the short interview focuses on my background and the early days of the Alleys & Ruins......
Xavier Nuez
Jan 15, 20182 min read


25 Years of Alleys & Ruins!
Roberta A. Fiskum Art Gallery University of Wisconsin-Whitewater The exhibition is winding down but will runs to Dec 20, 2017 800 W....
Xavier Nuez
Dec 7, 20171 min read


25th Anniversary Sale
The exhibition, 25 Years of Alleys & Ruins, opens this Wed at the Roberta A. Fiskum Art Gallery at the University of Wisconsin. It has...
Xavier Nuez
Nov 13, 20171 min read


Mr. Robot
Another fun vintage toy to shoot! When the toy was created, it was called the "Attacking Martian" robot and was one of the most popular...
Xavier Nuez
Jul 13, 20171 min read


New Body of Work! Light Paintings
It's been 25 years since I can say this (I obviously get fixated)... I am now knee deep in a new body of work!! The series is called...
Xavier Nuez
Jun 16, 20171 min read
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