August 23 - November 12, 2021
From Texas State Galleries:
“Coyote Ballad centers the experience of having a culturally, racially, and geographically mixed identity, rooted contextually in the United States. Artist Carissa Samaniego weaves an assemblage of found materials, personal items, and handmade objects—from quilt tops and neon lights, to fishing lures and taxidermy. Together, the symbolism in these materials and forms create a non-linear, autobiographical narrative, one that provides a metaphor for the complexity of mixed identity and the power of navigating in between spaces. “Raised between a small town on the northern prairie of the Midwest and the NM/TX/MEX borderland region of the Southwest, my identity is crafted by family traditions and place-based knowledge straddling physical and psychological borders.” Conceived through the lens of her own ancestral connections, Samaniego’s Coyote Ballad provides a new visual language for coming to terms with the pride and struggle of reclaiming a distinctive identity defined by its overlapping cultural histories. “
Gallery I & II (Texas State University)
601 University Drive
San Marcos, 78666 TX
(512) 245-2664
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