FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA 2009 Exhibition

As an integral part of Anarte Gallery’s exhibitions program, gallery owner Ana Montoya periodically presents the work of her artists in the elegant, Riverwalk setting of Biga On The Banks, a fine dining destination housed in San Antonio’s International Center building, which overlooks a placid section of the San Antonio River.
On display at for FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA at Biga is Luminarias Del Rio, a series of images by Barbara Jackson. This is what Barbara has to say about her work: In May of 2008, I began a study of light phenomena that occur along the banks of the South Channel of San Antonio Riverwalk. The unique construction and location of the Riverwalk allows the river to limn its walls, gates and bridges with moving lines of reflected light. These transitory light events are what I think of as, Luminarias Del Rio. The luminarias occur when light is reflected off the water’s surface and cast onto its containment walls. Sometimes the reflections pass back and forth between water and walls multiple times, resulting in mysterious lights that seem to hover in the air or glow from beneath the water. The photographs in the Luminarias Del Rio series are the results of my ongoing study and my efforts to document what I’ve seen. It has been my intention to print exactly what I observed while looking through the camera’s lens. With this in mind, the photographs were produced, as much as possible, without digital manipulation or enhancement.


Barbara Jackson, featured artist, Luminarias Del Rio, Biga On The Banks.

Main group of Barbara Jackson’s Luminarias Del Rio images.

On of Barbara Jackson’s images in a corner overlooking the river.

A Luminarias Del Rio image in an intimate setting.

Opening reception for the Luminarias Del Rio exhibit by Barbara Jackson.

Barbara Jackson and old pal Michael Casey.

Alexa Person and Maraja Graham at Biga On The Banks.

Ashley Johnson at the opening reception for Luminarias Del Rio.

Jesse Lara. You can see the mustache coming a mile away. And we frequently do since he attends almost all FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA openings.

Kathleen Garrison and Richard Teitz.

Jesse Lara taking a snapshot of Ana Montoya and friends at the reception for Barbara Jackson.

Judith Maxwell, Michael Casey and Ann Kinser at the Biga On The Banks opening reception for Barbara Jackson’s Luminarias Del Rio exhibit.