Lauri Garcia Jones: Strangely Familiar I invent portraits of humanoid figures often depicted in difficult, unpleasant, and embarrassing situations. Through my work, I explore otherness and the heavy-hearted emotions typically associated with being or feeling different. Using felt, I combine the soft and inviting qualities of the material with the…
Portfolio Categories: Exhibitions
Upcoming Exhibition: January 5, 2024 – February 17, 2024 Moving Forward Together, is the latest solo exhibition of work by Antonio Serna. This new body of work explores the collaborative mediascape formed in the 1970s between indigenous rights activist groups comprised of a racially mixed group of artists, anthropologists, writers,…
On View: November 11, 2023 – December 23, 2023 Sam Rawl’s artwork explores the connection between women and their bodies in the face of contemporary societal pressures regarding objectification and body standards. Her artwork challenges the conventional ideals of the feminine form by celebrating a cathartic awakening of self-appreciation of…
Past Exhibition: October 6, 2023 – November 3, 2023 Yours to Keep delves into the female perspective of a Cuban immigrant, with my grandmother as the central character. This narrative aims to illuminate her life, thoughts, and challenges as a woman who left everything behind in pursuit of the American…
Past Exhibition: September 1, 2023 – September 30, 2023 Presa House Gallery presents …the river in collaboration with Oolite Arts in Miami and Artpace San Antonio. The exhibition features 2023 Oolite Arts Home + Away Resident Artists Sandra Ramos, Sue Montoya, and Tom Scicluna. The Oolite Arts’ Home + Away offers Miami-Dade-based artists opportunities to…
Past Exhibition: July 8, 2023 – August 19, 2023 Apt. A104 represents Pigford’s childhood home, where he grew from a young boy in 1st grade to a high school teenager, ultimately shaping him into the person he is today. He attempts to capture a moment through twelve recent paintings of personal…
Past Exhibition: May 6, 2023 – June 17, 2023 Franceska Alvarado (b. 1998) was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. Alvarado received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. She is a. multi-disciplinary artist who focuses primarily on painting and drawing. Her work examines the…
Past Exhibition: March 4, 2023 — April 15, 2023 Nuestra Artist Collective was founded in 2021 by Dallas-based artists Tina Medina, Karla García, and Eliana Miranda. Their mission is to support and create platforms that empower the voices of Xicana and Latina artists. Their inaugural curation, Fronteriza, was exhibited in…
Past Exhibition: January 6, 2023 — February 18, 2023 Phantom in the Headlights is an exhibition by Texas-based artist Jesus Treviño that contemplates transgenerational histories and collective and long-term trauma concerning Treviño’s personal experiences. The exhibition’s title may refer to moving forward through life or looking ahead to the future.…
Past Exhibition: December 3, 2022 — December 31, 2022 Over the past decade, the Latinx population has seen significant growth across all 50 states, accounting for 51% of the population growth at 62.1 million, totaling 19% of the U.S. population in 2020. In 2022 Texas experienced a long-predicted shift as…