July 28 - September 17, 2023
From Rockport Center for the Arts:
“Jacqueline Negreros’ solo show El Cariño Nunca Olvida (Love Never Forgets), will be hosted in RCA’s McKelvey Gallery featuring a collection of her colorful and unique prints. Drawing upon her parents’ experiences as immigrants to highlight themes of tradition, immigration, and assimilation conveyed through memories shared by the artist and her family, she uses food as a metaphorical device to probe cultural attitudes of authenticity and otherness through ingredients that remain traditional and those that have grown with her.
“I am interested in seeking wonder and curiosity within the seemingly mundane,” said Negreros. “The forms in my work are inspired by observations of my environment. Whether watching miso paste dissolve in boiling water, grains of rice puff, or taillights disappear into the distance, these personal vignettes instill within me the desire to suspend their form through creative practice. I am fascinated by texture found in natural and man-made objects. Textures that evoke stress are the ones I am captivated by and find the most endearing.”
The South Texas-based Negreros earned a Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in 2022, and her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art from The University of Texas at Austin in 2013. She exhibits regionally and nationally and was awarded a scholarship in 2019 to study monoprint at the Glassell Studio School in Houston. She is an adjunct professor at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, where she teaches foundations, printmaking, and art appreciation.
“Jacqueline Negreros pushes the limits of material narrative, taking the commonplace and elevating it to Art,” said Rodriguez. “Her work is both personal and universal, recasting everyday objects as cultural icons.””
Reception: August 4, 2023 | 5–7 pm
638 E. Market St.
Rockport, 78382 TX
361-729-5519
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