Category Archives: Previous Exhibits

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Beatriz Guzmán Velásquez: Vitality in the Mortuary Landscape

Library Art Gallery, Previous Exhibits

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Beatriz Velasquez Guzman: Vitality in the Mortuary Landscape
On display at the Starr Co. Campus
January 25 – May 11, 2016
Artist Lecture: February 11, 1pm

Through her brightly painted images of Rio Grande Valley cemeteries, Beatriz Guzman Velasquez seeks to cherish and understand the changing landscape of memorials along the Mexico-Texas border acknowledging indigenous rituals, Spanish Catholicism, and American funeral practices. Guzman Velasquez earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting from the University of Texas Pan-American. She has also studied at the New York Studio School and in San Miguel de Allende.

Southern Exposures

Library Art Gallery, Pecan Campus, Previous Exhibits

lag-southexpMcAllen, TX—Beginning November 3, 2015 the STC Pecan Campus Library Art Gallery, will present “Southern Exposures,” an exhibition organized by the Valley Land Fund.

“Southern Exposures” is composed by award-winning photographs from the Valley Land Fund Southern Exposures Photo Contest.

The South Texas College Library Art Gallery presents “Southern Exposures” as a means to promote a way to create awareness of wildlife that exists in the Rio Grande Valley and ultimately to add value to that wildlife.

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Jacob Martin – Div II

The exhibition will be available to the public from November 3 to December 11, 2015. For more information about viewing hours or to arrange group visits, contact Gina Otvos, Library Art Gallery Associate at (956) 872-3488 or gotvos@southtexascollege.edu or visit http://library.southtexascollege.edu/lag.

The mission of The Valley Land Fund is to preserve, expand, and enhance the native wildlife habitat of the Rio Grande Valley through education, land ownership, and the creation of economic incentives. For more information, please visit Valley Land Fund online at http://www.valleylandfund.com or call (956) 686-6429.

Virtuosa

Library Art Gallery, Previous Exhibits

 

Virtuosa BannerSouth Texas College’s Mid-Valley Campus Library Art Gallery presents “Virtuosa,” an exhibit featuring paintings by Gaby Rico. The exhibit opens Thursday, Sept. 24 with an artist lecture at 6 p.m. and will be on view through Dec. 10, 2012 at the Mid-Valley Campus Library Art Gallery located at 400 N. Border in Weslaco. Admission is free and open to the public.

“Gaby Rico’s work is a delicate balance between the real and the abstract,” said STC Library Art Gallery Associate Gina Otvos. “While her skill in color usage and blending is truly spectacular, she is also able to ignite a variety of emotions through her bold style. This exhibition is sure to speak to a very large audience.”golden present

Gaby Rico is a self-taught artist currently living in Edinburg, TX. She has exhibited prolifically throughout the Rio Grande Valley since 2006. Her work is an expressionistic, social self-portrait, where she transcends established art standards by mixing materials and techniques. In this exhibit Rico will explore the human condition through a series of self-portraits.

STC’s Library Art Gallery Program exhibits regional, national and international artwork, explores new visions and th
eories of creativity, and introduces innovative artistic expressions to the South Texas region.

For more information contact Lillian Carrillo at 956-872-3488 or lillianm@southtexascollege.edu, or visit http://library.southtexascollege.edu/lag.

Still: An Art Exhibit

Library Art Gallery, Previous Exhibits, Technology Campus

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South Texas College’s Technology Campus Library presents “Still: An Art Exhibit,” featuring artworks by Sandra de la Fuente. The exhibit opens Thursday, September 8, 2015 with an artist lecture held on October 15 from 6-7pm to coincide with the International Wave of Light celebration. Artwork will be on view through December 7 at the Technology Campus Library, located at 3700 W. Military Hwy. in McAllen. Admission is free and open to the public.

“Still: An Art Exhibit” is a meditation on loss, tragedy, solitude, spirituality, and memory. Through the use of mix-media, artist Sandra de la Fuente explores feelings of profound personal depth. The challenging topic deals with the sudden passing of family and the pieces are used to convey a message to the viewer and translate the incomparable loss of a child. Media used includes ink, spray paint, oil sticks, acrylic paint and charcoal pencil.

“Sandra de la Fuente explores her own personal tragedy to bring understanding and awareness to our community,” said Gina Otvos, STC Library Art Gallery Associate. “Her use of various media and techniques produces a unique internal interactive experience.”

STC’s Library Art Gallery exhibits regional, national and international artwork, explores new visions and theories of creativity, and introduces innovative artistic expressions to the South Texas region.

For more information, contact Max Garcia at max@southtexascollege.edu or (956) 872-6207; or visit http://library.southtexascollege.edu/libraryart.

Tom Belden and Gary Greenberg

Challenging Conventions: A South Texas Ceramic Showdown

Library Art Gallery, Pecan Campus, Previous Exhibits,
Tom Belden and Gary Greenberg

Tom Belden and Gary Greenberg

Eigth Annual South Texas Ceramic Showdown presented by STC Library Art Gallery

Art Talk:June 11, 5-6 p.m.STC Pecan Library Rainbow Rm., McAllen
Opening Reception:June 11, 6-8 p.m.STC Pecan Library Art Gallery, McAllen
Clay Demos:June 12, 9-12 & 1:30-4:30UTPA Visual Art Bldg., Edinburg
Opening Reception:June 12, 6-8 p.mUTPA Visual Art Gallery, Edinburg
Clay Demos:June 13, 9-12 p.m.UTPA Visual Art Bldg., Edinburg
Art Talks:June 13, 1:30-3:30UTPA Visual Art Bldg., Edinburg

South Texas College’s Library Art Gallery partners with the college’s Visual Art Department and the University of Texas-Pan American in order to present the RGV’s eighth annual ceramics exhibition and conference, “Challenging Conventions: A South Texas Ceramic Showdown.” The full exhibition includes collaborative pieces from 12 universities and community colleges. The pieces will be at both the STC Library and UTPA’s Visual Art Gallery.

The exhibit will be on view from June 11-August 7, 2015. A special ceramic art talk by, Tom Belden of Central Arizona College and Gary Greenberg Clarion University of Pennsylvania, will take place on Thursday, June 11 from 5-6 p.m. just before the opening reception which is being held from 6-8 p.m. at STC’s Pecan Campus Library, located at 3201 West Pecan Blvd. in McAllen. The following day at UTPA there will be a free, two-day conference and workshop taking place on Friday, June 12 and ending Saturday, June 13 at UTPA’s Visual Arts Building Ceramics Lab. All activities are free and open to the public.

“We are back in action for our fifth go around of ceramic collaboration. There are a number of variables that we are putting in place with our own facilities being upgraded here at STC this summer so we are collaborating with UTPA to put on the show and workshop,” said Chris Leonard, STC ceramics instructor and exhibit/workshop organizer. “People across the state and even the nation are putting things in place and into kilns in order to make the show happen very soon.”

The conference includes clay demonstrations and talks by nationally recognized and distinguished ceramic artists, Tom Belden of Central Arizona College and Gary Greenberg of Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Both ceramicists are M.F.A. graduates of Arizona State University, and they bring with them over 40 years of experience exhibiting nationwide, teaching, and working in the medium. Among Tom Belden’s vast accomplishments, he was instrumental in establishing Central Arizona College’s Gallery, and he has served as gallery director and curator for the past fourteen years at Central Arizona College. Gary Greenberg’s work has been featured in solo exhibitions at the University of Missouri, Adams State College in Colorado and the Stretch Gallery in North Carolina to name a few. Greenberg serves as director of Disco Inferno, the tri-annual firings of the Clarion University wood-fired, anagama kiln.

“We are continuing with a paired show format; plus the institutional invite will be back along with a pair of visiting artists, Belden and Greenberg.” Leonard said. “It’s going to be fun. It’s going to be educational. It’s going to open some eyes and minds.”

Participating institutions include Texas A&M University-Kingsville, The University of Central Missouri, The University of Texas-San Antonio, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Texas Tech University, The University of Texas at Brownsville, The University of Texas-Pan American, Kent State University, Mesa Community College, South Texas College, Tarrant County College, Cuyahoga Community College.

South Texas College’s Library Art Gallery Program exhibits regional, national and international artwork, explores new visions and theories of creativity, and introduces innovative artistic expressions to the South Texas region.

For more information contact Gina R. Otvos at 956-872-3488 or email gotvos@southtexascollege.edu. For a complete listing of exhibits, visit library.southtexascollege.edu/libraryartgallery.

Girl in White, Alan Pogue

STC Library’s Permanent Art Collection

Library Art Gallery, Mid-Valley Campus, Previous Exhibits, Technology Campus

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STC’s Library Art Gallery celebrates its history with two exhibits from the Permanent Art Collection

The South Texas College Library Art Gallery celebrates eight years of building the college’s Permanent Art Collection with two special exhibits at its Technology and Mid-Valley Campuses. The exhibit opens Thursday, June 11, 2015, and will be on view through Friday, August 7, 2015. The Technology Campus Library Art Gallery is located at 3700 W. Military Hwy. in McAllen, and the Mid-Valley Art Gallery is located at 400 N Border in Weslaco. Admission is free and open to the public.

The exhibit features works of art that have been donated to South Texas College from 2008 to 2015, by various artists who have exhibited at one of the college’s five library art galleries throughout the Rio Grande Valley in Hidalgo and Starr counties.

“It’s always interesting to be able to bring together our donated works of art into one exhibit,” said Max Garcia, STC library specialist. “It creates a type of visual timeline of what we have exhibited over the years. We are always grateful for all of our amazing donations and are happy to share them with each South Texas College campus so that everyone has a chance to enjoy them.”

The South Texas College Library Art Gallery exhibits regional, national and international artwork, explores new visions and theories of creativity, and introduces innovative artistic expressions to the South Texas region.

For more information, contact Gina Otvos at gotvos@southtexascollege.edu or (956) 872-3488. For a complete listing of events, visit: library.southtexascollege.edu/libraryartgallery.

Annual Roma High School Art Exhibit

Library Art Gallery, Previous Exhibits, Starr County Campus,

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STC’s Starr County Campus presents seventh annual Roma High School Art Exhibition

The South Texas College Library Art Gallery presents its seventh annual Roma High School Art Exhibition June 11, 2015, to Aug. 7, 2015, at its Starr County Campus in Rio Grande City. The display features works of art by students who have studied under the tutelage of Roma High School art instructors Gabriela Gonzalez, department head; Mario Godinez, teacher; and Abilene Vargas, teacher. Admission is free and open to the public.

“The STC Library Art Gallery’s collaboration with Roma high school is still going strong and is now entering into its seventh year,” said Gina Otvos, STC Library Art Gallery Associate. “Every year’s submissions are always different from the last, reinforcing Roma’s reputation as an incubator for highly inventive art students.”
The exhibit features mixed media artwork by Roma High School students of all grade levels.

STC’s Library Art Gallery exhibits regional, national and international artwork, explores new visions and theories of creativity, and introduces innovative artistic expressions to the South Texas region. The South Texas College Starr County Campus Library Art Gallery is located in Building F at 142 FM 3167 in Rio Grande City.

For more information, contact Terri Rosalez at mtrosalez@southtexascollege.edu or
(956) 488-5822. For a complete listing of events visit: lag.southtexascollege.edu.

Rostros

Library Art Gallery, Pecan Campus, Previous Exhibits

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South Texas College’s Pecan Campus Library Art Gallery presents “Rostros” (Faces) where his characters come from the world of modeling and bullfighting. The decision to use these sources was easy and obvious to find beauty in their personality, as well as their gestures and in their facial structures. The exhibit opens, Thursday, February 5, 2015 and will be on view through May 15, 2015. The Pecan Campus Library Art Gallery is located at 3201 W. Pecan, 2nd Floor, McAllen, Texas. Admission is free and open to the public.

Mr. Ricardo Benavides is a graduate of The University of Texas Pan American where he received a Bachelor’s of Fine Art in 2006. In 2014 he obtained his Masters of Fine Arts from at the University of Texas Pan American.

The exhibit displays paintings of acrylic and oil. Mr. Benavidez’ objective with this exhibit is for the viewers to enjoy the beauty of his characters, sensuality and at the same time the post modern aesthetic that he has tried to capture in his series entitled “Rostros” (Faces).

South Texas College’s Library Art Gallery Program exhibits, regional, national and international artwork, explores new visions and theories of creativity and introduces innovative artistic expressions to the South Texas region.

For more information contact 956-872-3488 or at ngarza24@southtexascollege.edu. You can also visit us at http://lag.suthtexascollege.edu.

Burning Flowers

Library Art Gallery, Previous Exhibits, Technology Campus

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The South Texas College Library Art Gallery is preparing for its newest exhibit “Burning Flowers” featuring works by local photographer Errol Hodgson. The exhibit opens Monday, March 2, 2015, and will be on view through May 8, 2015, at the South Texas College Technology Campus Library. In addition, Hodgson will conduct an artist lecture on Thursday, March 5, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. at the Technology Campus, Bldg. A, Room 179.  The South Texas College Technology Campus is  located at 3700 W. Military Hwy. in McAllen. Admission to the exhibit and artist lecture is free and open to the public.

In this exhibit, Hodgson focuses on his interpretation of flowers. “To me, flowers represent the beginning of loving relationships and the ending of life,” said Hodgson.

“Those who visit the exhibit will be able to use their imagination,” said South Texas College Library Specialist Maximilian Garcia. “The public is invited to do the same with “Burning Flowers” at the Technology Campus Art Gallery.”

Originally from New York, Hodgson moved to the Rio Grande Valley in 2010. In 2013, he earned an associate’s degree in computer maintenance from South Texas College.

The South Texas College Library Art Gallery exhibits regional, national and international artwork, explores new visions and theories of creativity and introduces innovative artistic expressions to the South Texas region.

For more information, contact Maximilian Garcia at max@southtexascollege.edu, (956) 872-6207, or visit library.southtexascollege.edu/newsevents/libraryartgallery.