Antonio Romero
Spokane, Washington. Raised in Mexico.
Education / Training
Self-taught; first art lessons from his father as a child.
Military Service
United States Air Force, 20 years; retired in 2000 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. After retirement, he worked in information technology for a decade before returning to art.
Selected Exhibitions
- October 1–2, 2026 — Terrain 17, 314 W. Riverside, Spokane, WA
- September 2026 — Liberty Gallery at Auntie's Bookstore, Spokane, WA (RRAFA)
- August 2026 — Barrister Winery, Spokane, WA (RRAFA)
- February 2026 — Black History Month, Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, Spokane, WA (all month)
- November 2025 — Veteran portraits and PTSD series, Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, Spokane, WA (all month)
- October 2025 — Orbiting Misfits, New Moon Gallery, Spokane, WA
- September 13, 2025 — VA Creative Arts Competition, Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, Spokane, WA
- November 2024 — Chrysalis Gallery, Spokane, WA
- October 2024 — Terrain 15, Spokane, WA
- September 2024 — VA Creative Arts Competition, Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, Spokane, WA
- July–August 2024 — Indaba Coffee, Spokane, WA (RRAFA)
- June 2024 — Barrister Winery, Spokane, WA (sponsored by Denny Carman, Chrysalis Winery)
- October 2023 — Liberty Gallery, Spokane, WA
- October 2023 — Terrain 14, Spokane, WA
- September 15, 2023 — VA Creative Arts Competition, Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, Spokane, WA
- October 2022 — Orbiting Misfits, New Moon Gallery, Spokane, WA
- October 6–7, 2022 — Terrain 13, 314 W. Riverside, Spokane, WA
- September 2022 — RRAFA 50th Anniversary Show, Spokane, WA (RRAFA)
- September 9, 2022 — VA Creative Arts Festival, Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, Spokane, WA
- August 2022 — Unity event, Miller Park, Fairchild AFB, WA
- 2022 — National Veterans Creative Arts Competition
- January 2022 — New Moon Gallery, Spokane, WA
- November 2021 — Mad Co. Lab Studios, Spokane, WA
- May 2021 — VA Creative Arts Competition, Spokane, WA
- May 2021 — Barrister Winery, Spokane, WA
- February 2020 — Black History Celebration, Red Morgan Event Center, Fairchild AFB, WA
- 2019 — VA Creative Arts Competition, Spokane, WA
- October 2019 — Terrain 12, Spokane, WA
- October 2019 — Hispanic Heritage Month, Spokane VA Medical Center, Spokane, WA
- September 2019 — Native American Heritage Celebration, Spokane VA Medical Center, Spokane, WA
- September–October 2019 — Nuestra Esperanza, Nuestro Futuro, Emerge Gallery, Coeur d’Alene, ID
- April–June 2019 — Saturate, Chase Gallery, Spokane, WA
- February 2019 — Black Migrations/Black History Month, Warrior Dining Facility, Fairchild AFB, WA
- December 2018 — A Very Merry Perry, Tsuga Northwest Arts
- October 2018 — Very Scary Perry, Tsuga Northwest Arts
- October 2018 — Terrain 11, Spokane, WA
- September 2018 — Hispanic Heritage Month, Spokane Public Library, Spokane, WA
- December 2017 — First Night Spokane – New Year's Eve, Spokane, WA
- October 2017 — Terrain 10, Spokane, WA
Awards
National honors and Best of Show
- 2024 — 1st Place, Acrylic — Searing Pain, 2nd Place nationally, VA Creative Arts Competition, Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, Spokane, WA
- 2022 — 2nd Place nationally, Sculpture — Don Quixote, 2nd Place nationally, National Veterans Creative Arts Competition
- 2021 — 1st Place, Digital Art — Emmett Kelly, 3rd Place nationally, VA Creative Arts Competition, Spokane, WA
- 2019 — Best of Show — Jerry Hood, 3rd Place nationally, Digital Art, VA Creative Arts Competition, Spokane, WA
Additional awards
- 2025 — 1st Place, Digital Art — Steve Tamashiro portrait, VA Creative Arts Competition, Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, Spokane, WA
- 2025 — 1st Place, Acrylic — Despair, VA Creative Arts Competition, Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, Spokane, WA
- 2024 — 1st Place, Digital Art — Richard Grewelle, VA Creative Arts Competition, Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, Spokane, WA
- 2023 — 1st Place, Digital Drawing — Paul Jerome, VA Creative Arts Competition, Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, Spokane, WA
- 2023 — 2nd Place, Acrylic — Aguacate, VA Creative Arts Competition, Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, Spokane, WA
- 2022 — Honorable Mention — Lou Jacobs, RRAFA 50th Anniversary Show, Spokane, WA
- 2021 — 1st Place, Acrylic — As the Deer Panteth, VA Creative Arts Competition, Spokane, WA
- 2021 — 2nd Place, Watercolor — Nuthatch, VA Creative Arts Competition, Spokane, WA
Public Art / Installations
- October 2023 — Public artwork installation, utility box, Jefferson & Sprague, Spokane, WA
- August 2021–2024 — WorkSource, Spokane, WA
- August 2020–Present — “Passover Lamb” Installation, Base Chapel, Fairchild AFB, WA
- February 2020–2021 — WorkSource, Spokane, WA
- July 2019–February 2020 — WorkSource, Spokane, WA
- March–June 2019 — WorkSource, Spokane, WA
- October 2018–Present — Medal of Honor portraits installed, Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, Spokane, WA
Memberships
River Ridge Association of Fine Arts (RRAFA)
