Mario Gallegos

Smooth is transparency, which Mario Gallegos’s art typifies via textiles and threaded glory. Gallegos says “I create to express myself, my feelings, what is going on in the world and my immediate surroundings.” This is #Kruto52.

Raised in West Dallas, Gallegos broke into the boutique business world from an early age. Since tulle nettings, sequins and rhinestones were always ubiquitous for him, Gallegos naturally grew into designing fabrics full-time. With the help of partner Michael Crigger and their parents, he co-founded fabric boutique Petit Atelier in 2013, in Deep Ellum. In a Kruto fashion, Gallegos uses his boutique and other ventures to educate a new generation of designers and inspire creativity in all.

Visit his store online at http://www.petitatelierdallas.com or @petitatelierdallas.