My work explores the complicated layers of hidden truths and the relentless inner dialogues that shape our sense of self. It faces the struggle with identity and self-destruction, reflecting on the fragmented nature of memory and time. Through the act of deconstructing these elements, I seek to reveal the ongoing process of self-reflection and the pursuit of understanding.

Margo Lunsford-Chacon was born with an identical twin in a multicultural Caucasian-Hispanic American family. Her work explores the intricacies of identity shaped by a layered inheritance. She steers the tension between belonging and distance, transforming personal experiences of mental illness, trauma, and addiction into a practice that is both vulnerable and resilient. Her art turns struggle into honesty, offering viewers a space to encounter their own reflections.

She studied at the Glassell School of Art and Houston Baptist University, where mentor Michael Roque Collins inspired her to pull apart barriers and approach her work with spiritual depth. This mentorship helped shape her distinctive voice, one that embraces fragmentation and renewal while confronting the rawness of the human condition. Drawing inspiration from Egon Schiele’s expressive vulnerability and Paul Cézanne’s explorations of perception, her work evokes courage, self-reflection, and acceptance.

Beyond the studio, Margo is fascinated by the workings of the human mind. With more than sixteen years of experience in digital design, she connects her understanding of how people process information to how they perceive themselves. Her human-centered design practice informs her exploration of technology and cognitive processing, while her art blends memory, perception, and identity to reveal the fragile beauty of the human experience.

• Upcoming @Commerce Gallery: I walked through the desert to die, and became the sun • Feb 2026

^{SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS}
Eden Plant Co, Duality Within - 2023
The Lanecia Rouse Tinsley Gallery, Petals of Resilience - 2023

^{GROUP SHOWS}
Commerce Gallery, I walked through the desert to die and become the sun - 2026
The Lanecia Rouse Tinsley Gallery, Excerpts - 2025
Commerce Gallery, You Loved Me Once - 2025
Reeves Art + Design, My Shifting Sands - 2024
Commerce Gallery, The Morning Hustle - 2024
Reeves Art + Design, The Houston Art Fair - 2023

^{SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & PRESS}
Artit Magazine - 2021
Pepper magazine - Nov 2022
Canvas Rebel - Dec 2022

^{RESIDENCIES & COLLECTIVES}
Willow House Residency - 2025
Holy Family / LAR Collective - 2025
Ruby Projects Residency - 2024

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Archived works

Series of selected works made from 2021-2019