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/RECOGNITIONS
● People's Choice Award for my "No Bucks Given" (deer sculpture). 2024
● People's Choice Award for my "The Sweet Sound of Recycling" (guitar sculpture) 2025
● People's Choice Award — Weslaco Museum, Weslaco, Texas. 2026
● Donate metal art pieces to types of organizations that align with three things I am passionate about: Helping children, veterans, and the environment.

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

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