Essays
Crafting Sacred Spaces: The Sculptural World of Millicent Alvarado
by Seyde Garcia | @seydeg In Women Who Run with the Wolves, Clarissa Pinkola Estés explores the complex and cyclical nature of the creative process, describing how our past experiences, emotional wounds, and external environments shape our creative journey, portraying creativity as intensely personal and intricately tied to our relationship…
A Visual Corrido of Life on the Border.
By Alex Casso & Rigoberto Luna | @capitalsuspect & @8190luna Marco Sánchez’s exhibition, Miscelánea Fronteriza at Presa House Gallery, depicts the matrix of religion, history, and social status that shape and influence border cities’ unique position as gateways between countries and for cultural exchange. His artworks are the visual descendants of…
Unseen and Unspoken: Reflections on Remembering and Forgetting
By Mia Lopez | @miamia07 What do we try to remember, and what do we long to forget? Two recent exhibitions at Presa House explore the ability of art and art making to aid both artist and audience through the process of recollection. Lauri Garcia Jones: Strangely Familiar and Albert…