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EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2026
Keys to the Art World, Spring Mentorship, Art on 30th, San Diego, CA

2025
Beginning Oil Painting, Art on 30th, San Diego, CA
Portrait Drawing, Art on 30th, San Diego, CA
Figure Drawing from Life, Art on 30th, San Diego, CA
Abstract Landscape, Art on 30th, San Diego, CA

2020
ARTT 110 - Introduction to Drawing, University of Maryland Global Campus

UPCOMING EXHIBITION

2026
Likhang-Sining: Contemporary Voices, Timeless Roots, The Studio Door, San Diego, CA.
Changing Terrain: Regional Artists Interpret Our Landscape, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
6th Annual Year-End Art Show / Holiday Sale, Art on 30th, San Diego, CA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026
PROUD+ 2026: 9th Annual National LGBTQ+ Art Exhibition, The Studio Door, San Diego, CA. Juried by Patric Stillman.
Community Art House Exhibition, Dear Tomorrow, Oceanside, CA
The Art of Now: Pushing Boundaries, SDMA Artists Guild, Union Hall Gallery, San Diego, CA. Curated by Max Presneill.
It's a Big Gay Art Show, SH!FT Gallery, San Diego, CA
Nature's Narrative, Art Scene West, Seaport Village, San Diego, CA. Juried by Joshua Rios.

2025
Blackout National Show: 5th Anniversary, Ashton Gallery, San Diego, CA. Juried by Daniel Foster.
PROUD+ 2025: 8th Annual National LGBTQ+ Art Exhibition, The Studio Door, San Diego, CA. Juried by Jonathan Carver Moore.
Baywatch, Ashton Gallery, San Diego, CA
San Diego County Fair Fine Art Exhibition, Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA
Fresh Artworks II, The Studio Door, San Diego, CA
Third Time's the Charm, Ashton Gallery, San Diego, CA

OPEN STUDIOS & GUEST ARTIST APPEARANCES

2026
Block Party Reception & Open Studios, Studio 7 Guest Artist, Art on 30th, San Diego, CA
Blush and Brut Reception & Open Studios, Studio 7 Guest Artist, Art on 30th, San Diego, CA

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

2026
Best in Show, PROUD+ 2026, The Studio Door, San Diego, CA, for Light Is the Head That Wears a Paper Crown

SELECTED PRESS

2026
Rocha, Michael James. “Joshua Orozco Is Living His Best Artistic Life, One Brushstroke at a Time.” The San Diego Union-Tribune, July 12, 2026.
Stillman, Patric. “Creativity as Resistance: Why PROUD+ Matters Right Now.” The Word SD, July 1, 2026.
“Meet Joshua Orozco.” Bold Journey, May 18, 2026.
Rocha, Michael James. “In the Curator’s Words: In New Exhibit, Mother Nature Is Front and Center.” The San Diego Union-Tribune, March 1, 2026.

SELECTED TALKS & PUBLIC PROGRAMS

2026
Artist Speaker, The Art of Now: Pushing Boundaries Artist Talk, SDMA Artists Guild, Union Hall Gallery, San Diego, CA
Featured Live Painter, Bloom & Gloom opening reception, Art on 30th, San Diego, CA

REPRESENTATION

2026-present
Remote Representation, Art Scene West Gallery, San Diego, CA