Born in Tijuana, Mexico, in 1971, Hugo Crosthwaite spent his formative years in Rosarito, Mexico, and earned a degree from San Diego State University. Now based in New York City, Crosthwaite creates large-scale graphite and charcoal drawings that are quickly gaining international attention.

The San Diego Museum of Art presents a solo exhibition of Crosthwaite’s works with an emphasis on his figure drawings, which reveal the brutal beauty of humanity and demonstrate a keen understanding of the art-historical tradition of figure drawing. This exhibition will feature the two Crosthwaite works in the permanent collection of the Museum and several loans from local private collections.