Meet Cardoza: Artist. Educator. Collaborator.
Cardoza
Art is my language. Community is my canvas.
I’m Alexander Lozano, also known as Cardoza — an artist, glassblower, and educator based in Dallas. My work uses participatory art to spotlight the often-unseen relationships between people, objects, and the environments they inhabit. I create spaces where discarded materials are reimagined, and people are invited to co-author transformation through reflection, collaboration, and care.
I first began exploring participatory art by creating my own flexible glass medium — a material designed to be sewn, folded, cut, and written on by others. This early work invited audiences to literally reshape the art in front of them, igniting a lasting interest in co-creation and material storytelling.
Born and raised in West Texas, I moved to the DFW area to attend the University of Texas at Arlington, where I earned my BFA in Studio Art with a focus in glass. My work has since been exhibited internationally, including the Toyama International Glass Exhibition (Toyama Glass Art Museum, Japan), Craft Glass Creation & Design (Finalist, People’s Republic of China), the Glass Art Society International Member Exhibition (Third Place, Murano, Italy), Workhouse Glass National (Virginia), and juried exhibitions at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center.
I’ve been honored with awards and nominations including the Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough Fund (Dallas Museum of Art), CADD Fund (Finalist), the Windgate Fellowship (Nominee), and the DuBois Grant through UTA. My research and student work has been featured at events like Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol in Austin.
In recent years, I’ve turned my focus to community-based programs that bring these artistic values into everyday spaces — from leading the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Residency at the Willie B. Johnson Recreation Center to organizing the city-supported event United Juntos, which brought together families, youth, and local organizations through art, resources, and shared purpose.
Through every sculpture, workshop, or community mural, I’m driven by a simple belief:
