Born and raised in Hollywood, CA, art has been a constant in my life. Now I want to make it a constant in yours.

Eddie Roque

Artist · Designer · Cultural Organizer

Eddie Roque is a Los Angeles–based multidisciplinary artist whose work operates at the intersection of visual art, political resistance, and cultural infrastructure. His practice spans fine art, street intervention, apparel, phygital design, and community-led spaces, unified by a single question: how does art move when institutions fail to?

Roque’s work is rooted in lived experience—grief, labor, love, displacement, and survival—and shaped by a belief that art is never neutral. Whether through a hand-painted mural, a limited-run garment, or a pop-up gallery operating “just beneath the surface,” his projects are designed to exist in public, provoke dialogue, and leave a trace.

Practice & Themes

At the core of Roque’s work is an insistence on presence. He rejects spectacle in favor of intimacy, favoring scale, scarcity, and context over mass production. His visual language draws from protest signage, historical movements, street typography, and devotional imagery, often juxtaposing tenderness with confrontation.

Recurring themes include:

• Community defense and collective memory

• State power, resistance, and historical repetition

• Grief as a political and creative force

• Love, legacy, and what we choose to carry forward

Roque frequently works in series, treating each body of work as a chapter rather than a standalone object. Projects are documented, time-stamped, and intentionally limited—resisting both algorithmic churn and market dilution.

Projects & Platforms

Roque is the founder and creative director of several interconnected platforms:

• Roquero Art Works — his primary fine art and design studio

• Civic Void — a pop-up gallery and gathering space centered on art, activism, and conversation, operating without fixed addresses or permanent walls

• CNTRLgunpop — a protest-wear imprint releasing extremely limited runs twice a year, using clothing as public signal rather than fashion

• Bored Uplander Club (BUC) — a phygital collective bridging virtual land ownership, physical goods, and entrepreneurial creative practice

Together, these platforms form an ecosystem—each feeding the others, each designed to support sustainable, artist-led production without reliance on institutional permission.

Phygital & Web3 Work

Under the moniker theMETAVERSr, Roque explores how digital ownership can meaningfully translate into physical reality. His Web3 and metaverse work is not speculative, but applied—focused on redemption systems, provenance, and real-world fulfillment.

Through BUC and related projects, Roque helps artists and designers integrate Web3 tools, phygital workflows, and e-commerce strategy into their portfolios, treating technology as infrastructure rather than novelty.

Community & Education

Community engagement is central to Roque’s practice. He has led youth mural programs, collaborative installations, and public art initiatives that prioritize participation over authorship. His work often invites others into the process—musicians, activists, designers, and neighbors—blurring the line between artist, organizer, and host.

Rather than positioning himself as a spokesperson, Roque frames his role as a builder of containers—spaces where others can speak, make, and be witnessed.

Ongoing Work

Roque continues to develop new bodies of work that explore legacy, resistance, and cultural continuity, while expanding Civic Void as a mobile platform for art-driven political education and gathering. His projects remain intentionally small, deeply contextual, and unapologetically human.

Nothing here is accidental.
Nothing here is neutral.

Later in my life I was blessed to have a wonderful wife, Carrie Lingle Roque, that was also my most ardent supporter and patroness in my transition into a full time art career from my business background.

Art at Your Fingertips program instructor for Dapplegray Elementary in the Palos Verde Peninsula Unified School District - Rolling Hills, CA 2013 - 2019

Arts Alive! art festival muralist - Dapplegray Elementary - Rolling Hills, CA - 2019-2022

Parkhearst Gallery study of oil - Los Angeles, CA 2013-20019

Residency with Peregrine Honig - Kansas City, MO- 2023

Pancakes & Booze LA - Los Angeles, CA - December 2024

Chocolate & Art LA - Los Angeles, CA - May 2025

San Pedro Dia De Los Muertos Festival Featured “OFRENDA” Artist - San Pedro, CA - 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025

Civic Void Gallery - 2026 - present