Jesus de la Rosa: Systematic Drawings
Art Gallery at the Rusteberg Bldg. (UTB & TSC)
February 21 through March 23, 2012
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Nancy Moyer: The Bicameral Face: A Conceptual Theory through Digital Photographs
Ben Bailey Art Gallery - A&M Kingsville
January 27 through February 22, 2012
Moyer is interested in Julian Jaynes theories on the visual and physical effect the brain exerts on the face, and why, and explores them in pictures.
Claudia Quintero: Goodwill
Last Chance - February 3 through 28, 2012
Paintings of vultures on platters and other dinnerware items. Also opening in the third floor Hot Spot Gallery: Notes to St. Peter, featuring works by father and son, Ricardo Ruiz and Ricardo V. Ruiz. Ricardo “the Elder” will present a live painting performance.
Women's Work 2
January 12 through March 10, 2012
Paintings and sculpture by many of the best female artists in the Rio Grande Valley, including: Marilyn Brown, Pu Chen, Celeste De Luna, Phyllis Evans, Wendy Gilbert, Susan Holtzman, Veronica Jaeger, Wilma Langhamer, Linda Lewis, Nelly Lira, Ada Lozano, Sandy Margret, Isabel Marroquin, Jessica Monroe, Nancy Moyer, Carol Plumb, Maricela Puente, Minerva Ritchie, Jessican Salazar McBride, Carla San Martin, Marcia Selsor, Linda Stair, Ana Salinas Varela, Guadalupe Velez, and Voncille Zama.
Jesus de la Rosa: Systematic Drawings
Art Gallery at the Rusteberg Bldg. (UTB & TSC)
February 21 through March 23, 2012
Intricate process-based drawings rooted in monotype printmaking. In each, a piece of canvas was dry brushed with powdered charcoal and then thrashed in a process at once delicate and violent.
Ruth Hoyt & Roel Guerra: The Nature of Stillness
South Texas College Library Art Gallery - Pecan Campus
January 26 through May 11, 2012
Hoyt is a naturalist and photographer who lives on a South Texas ranch where she photographs, writes, leads workshops and tours, teaches nature and digital photography and makes public speaking appearances. Guerra specializes in photographing ancient rustic architecture and dusty valley landscapes.
Chris Leonard: Mid-sized Meanderings
South Texas College Library Art Gallery - Mid-Valley Campus
February 2 through May 11, 2012
Moderately sized paintings of a world of colorful fantasy where cats grimace and appear to be contemplating the meaning of life. Leonard is an art professor at South Texas College.
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The Chupacabrona Tour, Part 1: Eisenstein in Corpus Christi, or A Fresh Eye
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Wonderful Thing: Indian Fly Whisk
This Mughal Dynasty (mid-18th c.) fly whisk is on view in the MFAH’s Indian art galleries. It’s an outstanding object which alone merits a visit to the museum. The MFAH purchased it in 2009, at the time of the opening of the Indian art gallery. The handle is a remarkable example of ivory carving, but [...]
Tlatelolco: A history of a city
I had the incredible privilege of visiting the community of Tlatelolco last week. Tlatelolco is one of the places in the city that has long been avoided, was falling apart, and known more for its infamous, sordid history rather than its current potential. Tlatelolco literally sits a few miles north west of the original site [...]
