Collection: Enrique "Kiko" Guerra

Enrique "Kiko" Guerra 

Enrique Guerra studied at Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut. Following his graduation, he apprenticed with noted artists Robert Lougheed and Tom Lovell in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Working in both oil painting and bronze sculpture, Guerra draws inspiration from the vast deserts and brushlands of northern Mexico and South Texas. He is particularly fond of depicting street scenes in semi-abandoned towns, as well as farmers tending their livestock and cultivating their land. Having spent the majority of his life in these environments, Guerra continues to find enduring resonance and creative direction in the landscapes and people of this region.

In 2016, Guerra installed a life-sized bronze sculpture titled El Caporal in the sculpture garden of the Briscoe Western Art Museum. The commissioned piece portrays an early Spanish settler driving two longhorn cows yoked together with a rope. Through extensive research, Guerra uncovered the historical method of using ropes with wooden bobbins as a yoking mechanism for controlling wild cattle during transport. The sculpture also depicts the practice of braiding the animals’ tails together to further discourage escape—an authentic detail drawn from early Texas ranching tradition.

In 2019, Guerra completed a sculpture of Juan Seguín, now installed at The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.

Guerra lives on his family’s cattle ranch near McAllen, Texas, and his work is featured annually in Night of the Artists at the Briscoe Western Art Museum.