In 2007 Sosa began to explore the artistic expression of mestisaje, the blending of peoples, races, ethnicities, languages, ideas, habits and cultures that characterizes the Texas-Mexico border region that has been her home since childhood. She received national recognition for the result of that passion, the traveling exhibition “Huipiles: a Celebration,” which debuted at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, D.C., as part of the Smithsonian Latino Center’s 2007 summer season, “Mexico at the Smithsonian,” before traveling to the Museo Alameda in San Antonio in 2008. 2009 saw Sosa’s one woman show at San Antonio’s Blue Star Contemporary Art Space. Her work has been featured on CNN, in fiberarts, Skirt!, San Antonio Woman, Country Lifestyle, Destinations, and is available in San Antonio through AnArte Gallery. 

Career Highlights:

  • 2006 Commission: Portrait of Martha Stewart: Texas Conference for Women, San Antonio, Texas
  • 2007 Mexico at the Smithsonian/Mexican Cultural Institute: “Huipiles: a Celebration,” (Artist and Curator), Washington DC.
  • 2007 - 2008 The Museo Alameda: “Huipiles: a Celebration,” San Antonio, Texas
  • 2008 Galeria Ortiz Contemporary: Two-Women Show: “Sosa/Prida Otra Vez,” San Antonio, Texas
  • 2008 Shain Gallery: One-Woman Show: “Huipiles,” Charlotte, North Carolina
  • 2008 Blue Star Contemporary Art Space: Dia de los Muertos, “Pan de Anillo,” Altars Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas
  • 2008 Girl Scouts South Texas Commission for New Headquarters Building: “Retrato de Sally Cheever,” San Antonio, Texas
  •  2009 Blue Star Contemporary Art Space: One-Woman Show: “Trees of Life,” San Antonio, Texas
  • 2009 KChisos Gallery: One-Woman Show: Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • 2009 Present Paintings featured on set of WOAI San Antonio Living, San Antonio, Texas
  • 2009 Blue Star Contemporary Art Space: “Blue Star Red Dot,” San Antonio, Texas
  • 2009 University of Texas San Antonio: Public Collection, San Antonio, Texas
  • 2010 SAY Sí: “Dia de los Muertos” Festival Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas
  • 2010 AnArte Gallery: Kathy Sosa: “Trees of Life,” San Antonio, Texas
  • 2010 Centro Cultural Atzlan: Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza Art Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas
  • 2011 Blue Star Contemporary Art Space: “Models and Mannequins,” San Antonio, Texas
  • 2011 Palo Alto College Gallery: Two-Person Show: “Sosa y Sosa,” San Antonio, Texas
  • 2011 AVANCE: Commission for Headquarters Board Room: “Los Niños On My Mind,” San Antonio, Texas
  • 2011 Artpace: Showcase Artist: Outdoor Arts Festival, “Chalk It Up,” San Antonio, Texas
  • 2011 KLRU (PBS): Featured Artist: Dia de los Muertos documentary by Ed Fuentes, Austin, Texas
  • 2012 Museum of Art, Midwestern State University: Kathy Sosa: “Prints and Paintings,” Wichita Falls, Texas
  • 2012-2013 Fullerton Museum at Cal State San Bernardino: Kathy Sosa: “Adornment and Identity,” San Bernardino, California
  • 2012 Texas A&M University San Antonio: Public Collection, San Antonio, Texas
  • 2012 VIDA (Voice for International Development and Adoption) Fundraiser, Hudson, New York
  • 2013 Texas A&M University College Station: James R. Reynolds Art Gallery: “Kathy Sosa: Prints & Paintings,” Bryan College Station, Texas
  • 2013 Artist in Residence: Texas A&M University, Bryan /College Station, Texas
  • 2013 Arts SA Commission: “Tree of Life and Death: Rite of Spring On My Mind,” Painting is exhibited at McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas
  • 2013 Northwest Vista: Two-Women Show: “Women’s History Month Exhibition,” San Antonio, Texas
  • 2013 Taylor West: One-Woman Show: “Art Mixer Featuring Kathy Sosa,” San Antonio, Texas
  • 2013 Waterworks Visual Arts Center: “Adornment and Identity,” Salisbury, North Carolina
  • 2013-Present Nao Pearl Brewery: One-Woman Show: “Oaxacan Festival,” San Antonio, Texas
  • October 30 – November 3, 2014, Southwest School of Art, Featured installation: “Dia de los Muertos,” San Antonio, Texas
  • 2014 Museum of the Southwest: One-Woman Show: “Identidad,” Midland, Texas
  • 2014 Charles H. MacNider Art Museum: One-Woman Show: “Adornment and Identity,” Mason City, Iowa
  • 2014 The Anderson Center for the Arts: One-Woman Show: Kathy Sosa,” Anderson, Indiana
  • 2015 Polk Museum of Art: “Her Ethereal Self,” Lakeland, Florida
  • April 25 - August 29, 2015, Paul and Lulu Hilliard Museum of Art: “Her Self,” Lafayette, Louisiana
  • May 29 - July 5, 2015, Georgetown Art Center: “Women Painting Women,” Georgetown, Texas 
  • October 1, 2015 - January 24, 2016, Centro de Artes: “Trees of Life: Cultura, Tradición e Inovación,” San Antonio, Texas
  • December 1, 2015 - January 8, 2016, The Goddard Center: “Solo Show,” Ardmore, Oklahoma
  • February 15, 2016 - March 4, 2016, Dock Space: “Two-Person Show,”  San Antonio, Texas