August 2000, Awardee, Ford Salute to Education
San Antonio, Texas

May 2000 "El Barrio On My Mind"- 50 ft Outdoor Mural
Roosevelt Park Neighborhood Assoc.
Neighborhood Improvement Challenge Program
Convenience Store on Mission Rd, San Antonio, Texas

April 2000 Presenter, "Hispanic Art Festival 2000"
South Padre Island Convention Center, South Padre, Texas

July 1999 Unveiling of "Taquachito Nights" CD
Cover art: "Taquachito Night" by Joe Lopez
Smithsonian Institute Folklife Festival, Washington, DC

July 1999 Sesquicentennial Celebration, Exhibit by Joe Lopez, 
Fremont, Ohio

July 1999 "Meet the Artist" Round Table Discussion
Sofia Quintero Hispanic Art and Cultural Center,
Toledo, Ohio

July 1999 Exhibit: "Joe Lopez and Los Vatos Locos"
Narzizo Martinez Cultural Center, San Benito, Texas

May 1998 Exhibit of Works, "Joe Lopez, Puro Gallo"
Martinez Cultural Center, Corpus Christi, Texas and Southwest Museum of Art, Corpus Christi, Texas

May 1998 Keynote Speaker, Go Tejano Scholarship Dinner
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo

November 1997 3rd Annual "Dia de los Muertos" Art Show
Law Office of Rene Rodriquez, Corpus Christi, Texas

May 1996 "H 2 O"   Self Help Graphics / Four Man Show
East L.A.,  Los Angeles, California

March 1996 "Tres Pinceles En Acuarela" Exhibit
Galeria Expression,  Centro Cultural Aztlan, San Antonio, Texas

September 1995 Exhibit, "Diez y Siez de Septiembre" Celebration
Brownsville National Bank & Sally Aroyo Offices, Brownsville, Texas

May 1994 Laguna Gloria Fiesta Art Show Exhibit
Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, Texas

March 1985 Exhibit of Works by Joe Lopez
Texas A&M University,  College Station, Texas