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Christian DCruz

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Christian D’Cruz is a Des Moines-based Iowa artist. Obsessed with drawing since boyhood, he has been

Des Moines, IA, United StatesJoined 2026

About

Christian D'Cruz is a mixed media artist raised and based out of Iowa. Christian holds an associates in Fine arts and a BFA of Graphic Design out of Iowa State University. Christian is a first generation American with his Mother from Dominican Republic and his father from India. He has displayed his work at highly notable art festivals such as The Des Moines Arts festival and the Bayou City Arts festival. He has also participated in group exhibitions around Iowa at Iowa State University, the Heritage Gallery in Des Moines Iowa, and the Ankeny Arts Center. He is also an active member in the Greater Des Moines artist community, being a member of the artist collective Paintpushers, and holding his studio at the local studio organization Fitch Studios.

Born in Des Moines, IA, United States

Artist statement

Christian D'Cruz is a surrealist Iowa Artist based out of Des Moines. Interested in an original artwork, commission, mural or other project? Please reach out below via email or my instagram: - christiandcruz@protonmail.com - instagram.com/christiandcruz Obsessed with drawing since boyhood, he has been cultivating his visual language from a young age. As a first-generation American of mixed heritage, growing up in Iowa deeply shaped who he is today. Through his work, he seeks to make sense of this ever changing landscape of culture, place, and the untouchable surreal. His visual style is influenced by early 3D graphics, 90's cartoons, and surrealist artists of past and present. His work is heavily grounded in a playful depiction of form creating abstracted objects with loose flowing gestures. It is through this methodology; he engages the viewer with curious surrealist beauty.

Details

Based in: Des Moines, IA, United States
Works in: Mixed Media, Painting, Illustration, Drawing, Art Criticism
Education: B.F.A, Iowa State University

Recent CV

2026

SOJOURN, Mass dsm Gallery, Des Moines, IA, United States, Solo

2026

PROTEAN life from dust, Ankeny Art Center, Ankeny, IA, United States, Solo

2026

Paintpushers, Octagon Art Center, Ames, IA, United States, Selected group

Education

2020

B.F.A, Graphic Design, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States

Solo Exhibitions

2026

SOJOURN, Mass dsm Gallery, Des Moines, IA, United States, Solo

2026

PROTEAN life from dust, Ankeny Art Center, Ankeny, IA, United States, Solo

2020

G00ND0CK PRACTICE, Iowa State College of Design, Ames, IA, United States, Solo

Group Exhibitions

2026

Paintpushers, Octagon Art Center, Ames, IA, United States, Selected group

2025

Threads of Belonding, Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA, United States, Selected group

2025

MASS Anniversary Exhibition, MASS Gallery, Des Moines, IA, United States, Selected group

2025

Ankeny Arts Festival, Ankeny Arts Festival, Ankeny, IA, United States, Group

2024

ART/WORK, Polk County Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA, United States, Selected group

2023

The Des Moines Arts Festival, The Des Moines Arts Festival, Des Moines, IA, United States, Group

2022

Bayou City Arts Festival, Bayou City Arts Festival, Houston, TX, United States, Group

2021

The Des Moines Arts Festival, The Des Moines Arts Festival, Des Moines, IA, United States, Group

2021

Iowa Pop Art, Iowa Pop Art, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States, Group

2019

Movement Exhibition, Ankeny Art Center, Ankeny, IA, United States, Selected group

2019

The Move part ll, Wooly's Des Moines, Des Moines, IA, United States, Group

2019

Octagon Arts Festival, Octagon Center for Arts, Ames, IA, United States, Group

2019

Limited Space lll, Des Moines Social Club, Des Moines, IA, United States, Group

2019

Limited Space ll, Curate east village, Des Moines, IA, United States, Group

2019

Waukee Arts Festival, Waukee Arts Festival, Waukee, IA, United States, Group

2018

Light and Dark Exhibition, Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA, United States, Selected group

2018

Art Inspired Exhibition, Iowa State Memorial Union, Ames, IA, United States, Selected group

2018

Art in the Park, Pearson Art Center, Lake Park, IA, United States, Group

2017

Contend and Question Exhibit, Design on Main, Ames, IA, United States, Selected group

2017

Apex Art Exhibition, Iowa State Memorial Union, Ames, IA, United States, Selected group

2017

BIX Bucktown Exhibition, Bucktown Center for Arts, Davenport, IA, United States, Group

2017

Skeleton Key Art Fair, Skeleton Key Art & Antiques, Moline, IL, United States, Group

2016

Figge College Invitational, Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA, United States, Selected group

Professional Service

2023–Present

Member, FITCH Studio Building

2018–Present

Member, Paintpushers

Bloom

Single image · 2026 · Acrylic, Spray Paint, Airbrush on Compressed Wood

Amor

Single image · 2026 · Acrylic, Spray Paint, Airbrush on Compressed Wood

Fade Away

Single image · 2026 · Acrylic, Spray Paint, Airbrush on Compressed Wood

Rebirth

Single image · 2026 · Acrylic, Spray Paint, Airbrush on Compressed Wood