The Things We Carry

From MixHaus Gallery:

“Featuring paintings of Laura Mijangos-Rapp and Sandy Whitby, The Things We Carry is a meditation in color on the invisible forces that weigh on us and lift us up—the memories that haunt, the loves that sustain, and the losses that linger in our hearts. The two San Antonio-based artists offer us not only a reflection of their inner worlds but an invitation to consider the things we, too, carry in our own lives. This exhibition speaks to the strength, vulnerability, and complexity of being human, as told through the eyes of two women who have lived, loved, and experienced much.

Laura Mijangos-Rapp layers color, texture, and emotion on the canvas to express the inner worlds and stories of women. Her paintings pulse with a quiet strength, bringing to life the deeply personal narratives of feminine experience, from joy to sorrow, and the resilience that bridges the two.

Sandy Whitby, a process painter, creates gritty, textural abstracts that vibrate with the raw energy of discovery. Her bold, layered works evoke the contradictions that live within us in our daily lives, using texture and form to explore the tension between order and disorder. Together, Mijangos-Rapp and Whitby offer a powerful reflection on the emotional burdens and gifts we carry throughout our lives.”