From the Series “After 2002” by Sara Waters.
The Pecan Campus Library Art Gallery is proud to present “Parallels of Concept: Interpreter and Translator” featuring artworks by Sara Waters and Suzanne Paquette. The exhibit opens Thursday, Sept. 10 and will be on view through October 23, 2009. On Thursday, Sept. 24 art talks will be held at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. in STC’s Pecan Campus Building D Auditorium. A reception will take place that evening from 6 to 8 p.m. in STC’s Pecan Campus Library Art Gallery, Bldg. F. located at 3201 W. Pecan Blvd. in McAllen. Admission is free and open to the public.
Waters is a professor of art at Texas Tech University in Lubbock where she teaches sculpture and drawing. She earned her Masters of Fine Art in Clay/Sculpture from Indiana University. Her work can be found in art collections at The Institute of Contemporary Ceramic Art in Shigaragi, Japan, Southwestern Bell, Compaq Computers, and the Texas Tech University Museum.
In regards to the exhibition Waters says, “The work reveals my interest in history and in documenting, or capturing, the moment. I attempt to work from a place of discovery and of response to my thoughts, emotions and environment.”
“Ascension” by Suzanne Paquette.
Paquette is from Quebec, Canada and earned her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts from Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. She has lived and worked as a professional artist in San Antonio, TX for the past 30 years. Her art can be found in permanent collections at the San Antonio Museum of Art, Tyler Museum of Art, and the San Angelo Museum of Art.
Paquette’s passion for natural sciences and the environment influenced her art since childhood. Today her paintings, sculptures and installations focus on images of heaven and earth.
Regarding her work, Paquette says, “I enjoy working in natural materials with a low-tech process. I attempt to manipulate materials to evoke some quality of the inherent nature of that particular substance. I am most satisfied when the energy of the image and the medium carry an equal balance of visual interest.”
“Waters and Paquette both approach sculpture through shaped mixed media paintings and installation intermingling,” said David Freeman, curator and programs coordinator for STC’s Library Art Gallery Program. “They expand the range of sculpture, performance, and painting to discover new visual concepts in a powerful and demanding manner.”
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 call 872-3488.
