San Angel Folk Art Gallery in San Antonio, TX | Museums and Galleries

Richard Henry (Hank) Lee opened San Angel Folk Art Gallery 1989 after a decade spent traveling throughout Mexico and Latin America, meeting folk artists and collecting their works.
At San Angel, we define folk art broadly, taking into account the history of each artist and her or his work. In recognition of the commonly understood definition of folk art, we value and honor the work of artists who are self-taught, taught by families, or trained by teachers outside the academy. At the same time, we recognize that artists of all practices may share a similar vision and a closeness to the materials that echoes the works of outsiders and, perhaps, responds to them.
Works from San Angel have been purchased by museums and collectors worldwide. San Angel Folk Art has been featured in Raw Visions, The New York Times, Texas Monthly, The Boston Herald, Tradiciones, Rumbo, The Los Angeles Magazine, Lifescapes, and The Southwest Gallery Guide as well as on the BBC, Telemundo, and Televisa networks, as well as the television series Rare Visions and Roadside Attractions.
We at San Angel Folk Art see history as an ongoing process. We recognize that our artists speak to both past and present. We understand the development of the modern is ongoing and many-faceted. We continue to seek alliances with artists, curators, galleries, and collectors who share this view.
We exhibit in the art gallery of San Angel:
- Ceramics. Greenware, Vintage, Rachel Delgado, Enrique Verde, Aguilar, Castillo, Medrano, Ocumicho, Demetrio Aguilar
- Day of the dead. Paper Figures, Jon Karl Dawson, Papel Picado, Enrique Verde, Maximiliano, Rachel Delgado, Castillo, Demetrio Aguilar, Anima Solas
- Metal Work. Anima Solas, Peter Grieves, Statues of Liberty, Chris Ake, Jeri Moe, Crosses, Estrellas, Luminarias, Tin Boxes, Alex de Leon
- Baskets. Panamanian palm baskets and Tagua seeds, African wire baskets, Rick Phelps
- Wood. Anima Solas, Isaac Smith, Shane Campbell, Statues of Liberty, Vintage, Chris Maya, Hubert Walters, Huichol, Masks, Santos, J. L. Nipper, Crosses, Masks de Michoacan, de Ocampo, Reverend, Rev. Seymour Perkins, Nicholas Herrera, Miguel Rodriguez, Derek Webster
- Glass. Jon Karl Dawson, Mercury Balls, Haitian Voodoo Flags
- Paper. Scooter La Forge, Bill Miller, Alex de Leon, Lucy Fradkin, Jesse Montes, Haitian Voodoo Flags, Chris Ake, Keith Davis
- Fabric. Amazing Vintage Textiles from Guatemala, Mexico, Thailand, Myanmar.
Since its founding, the gallery has been an extension of Hank’s commitment and concern for the well-being and growth of living artists across the globe.
We believe that art should be fun.