Artist CV

ENRIQUE DEL ANGEL, BBA
Delangelgaragemetalart@gmail.com | Harlingen, TX, 78552
Delangelgaragemetalart.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Enrique Del Angel is a Texas metal artist known for creating handcrafted contemporary sculptures from reclaimed automotive, motorcycle, bicycle, and industrial components. Since beginning his artistic journey in 2023, his work has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout Texas, featured in regional and international publications, recognized through television and newspaper interviews, and collected in private collections across 19 U.S. states and 6 countries. Through movement, negative space, and storytelling, his sculptures explore resilience, transformation, memory, and the enduring strength of the human spirit.

EXPERIENCE

Owner/Artist February 2023 - (Current)
Del Angel Garage: Metal Art, Harlingen, TX.

● Designing and welding the metal art creations.
● Creating pieces that reflect current and past events.
● Planning exhibits with museums or art galleries.
● Selected and scheduled events and markets for participation based on strategic fit and business goals.
● Sourced and collected materials and components from mechanic shops for use in custom metal art creations.
● Interact with potential clients at events and during the commissioning of metal art.

SKILLS

Welding | 3D conceptualization | Sculpture Techniques | 20 years of management experience (Planning) | 38 years of customer service skills | Marketing | Advertising | Metalworking/Fabrication | Cutting techniques | Soldering and Brazing | Grinding and Finishing | Surface treatment | Tool and machinery operation | Entrepreneurship / Small business management.

EDUCATION

Wayland Baptist University August / 2018
BBA in Business

AWARDS & RECOGNITION
● People's Choice Award — Brownsville Recycling Art Competition, 2024
● People's Choice Award — "The Sweet Sound of Recycling" (guitar sculpture), 2025
● People's Choice Award — Weslaco Museum, Weslaco, Texas, 2026
● 2025 – Featured as a TIG Art & Metal Artist, The Top Welders & Welding Brands to Follow on Instagram – 2025 Edition, Slag Tag Media.

PRESS & MEDIA
● Artist Spotlight — Explore Harlingen Blog, July 2023
● Keep Brownsville Beautiful Recycling Art Competition — April 2024
● Interview — Explore Harlingen Blog, June 2024
● Take 5 Interview — KRGV, July 2024
● Take 5 Interview — KRGV, September 2024
● Interview — Welcome Home RGV Magazine, October 2024
● Newspaper Interview — La Feria News, May 2025
● Interview — Noticias RGV, July 2025
● Conversations with Enrique Del Angel — Voyage Austin, June 2026

PUBLICATIONS
● Louvre Unbound, Volume 7 — Featured Artist (6-page editorial feature), July 2026

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
● Donate monies to Sam's Club when they raise funds for the local Children's Miracle Network.
● Local veterans hunting or fishing events.
● RGV Fishing Area And Waterway Cleanups (beach cleanups and other waterways)