FOTOSEPTIEMBRE 2023 Exhibitions & Events Calendar
Please note: All the information posted below is provided by participating artists or venues. We have edited for clarity and styling. Dates and times may vary due to unexpected circumstances. We try to post updates on any changes or cancellations, but since we may not receive the necessary information in a timely manner, we strongly recommend contacting each venue or artist to confirm posted schedules for exhibitions and events.
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FOTOSEPTIEMBRE 2023 Monographs
PETER BROWN LEIGHTON (Lockhart, TX)
The Pearly Gates Archive
Curated by Michael Mehl
FOTOSEPTIEMBRE 2023 Monograph
The Pearly Gates Archive is a body of work through which I’ve channeled a decade of existential discombobulation into images digitally constructed from scans of discarded twentieth century photographs.
Gabriel García Márquez once optimistically wrote that “Life is the best thing ever invented.” The Pearly Gates Archive circles this claim like water around an open drain, all while begging the question: If what García Márquez suggests is true, why is it that so many humans at the summit of the evolutionary ladder, seem so ill-equipped to keep themselves, much less the rest of us, alive?
Everyone, I suppose, has an opinion. Humanity’s list of shortcomings, after all, is as long as its history. The Pearly Gates Archive is a counterfactual take on the subject, summoning fictional narratives and offering copious evidence of absurdities having been committed –while ultimately reaching no common agreement as to what any of it means. Purposely leaving everyone in the end to consider that, of all of the Earth’s species, ours is the only one wired to both sustain a sense of humor and to, in ever more complex ways, destroy itself completely.
I came of age in the 1960’s in small town Texas, leaving to study history at Trinity University in San Antonio. Later, in the 1970s, I trained and worked with photographer Tom Wright –a National Endowment for the Arts grant recipient– at what was then the Southwest Craft Center, now the UTSA Southwest School of Art.
As a person advancing in years, I have lived the life I wanted though not the life I thought I would. Along the way, photography has been a means of turning this distinction into a language that makes sense to me. On occasion, the images I’ve constructed and the stories they’ve told have made sense to others as well.
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MICHELLE WILBY FRIESENHAHN (San Antonio, TX)
Let Them Eat Cake
Curated by Michael Mehl
FOTOSEPTIEMBRE 2023 Monograph
The artwork in this monograph was created using digital photography and digital painting methods. Most of these images were created while isolating (mostly) during COVID. I would go to wherever I could buy desserts and sweets, or find a friend or neighbor baking. I ate most of the desserts as I finished photographing them. When I gained 25 pounds, I stopped eating… but I found it difficult to photograph and paint a sweet treat without eating it as well. I have since been exploring different subjects and only occasionally indulge in shooting and painting desserts and other sweet treats. I find food, and especially desserts, to have a visceral quality that makes me want to examine and emphasize their color, shapes and textures in artistic terms. And my work is calorie-free.
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Michelle Wilby Friesenhahn has been an illustrator and graphic designer for more than thirty years, and the recipient of numerous industry awards. A founding member of Communications Arts of San Antonio and past board member of the American Institute of Graphic Designers, her work in editorial design and illustration have appeared in many publications including Advertising Age, Vegetarian Times, and Harvard Business Review. Wilby Friesenhahn has facilitated a wide range of creative projects for numerous clients in multiple industries, ranging from brand identity, packaging, print, and collateral pieces to digital, web, and trade show exhibits. In 2022 she exhibited a body of more than eighty digital caricature portraits of political figures of the Trump Crime Family and Assorted Fascists in a solo show entitled Ouch that smARTS! to benefit the Bexar County Democrats.
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FOTOSEPTIEMBRE 2023 Online Galleries
CARLOS LIMAS (McAllen, TX)
Intangible
FOTOSEPTIEMBRE 2023 Online Gallery
Carlos Limas received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Graphic Design from the Instituto Profesional de Arte y Diseño, Monterrey, México, and a BA in Studio Art from l’Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles, Belgium. He completed a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), Edinburg, TX. He participated in a conceptual art residency at the Accademia di Brera in Milan, Italy with artists Luciano Fabro and Diego Esposito. Limas is fluent in Spanish, English, and French, and has lived in Mexico, Brussels, and the USA. His primary media are photography, painting, and video. He has exhibited in solo and group art exhibitions at regional, national, and international levels, including México, Belgium, Slovakia, Italy, France, China, Bolivia, and the USA.
He presented his 2021 solo show, Stillness, at the International Museum of Arts & Science, McAllen, TX, and Intangible in 2023 at Rusteberg Gallery, UTRGV, Brownsville, TX. He served as Chair of the School of Art Escuela Adolfo Prieto at CONARTE from 2006 to 2011 in Monterrey, México, creating multiple projects for the artistic community including art workshops, artists’ talks, and a local TV show. Limas teaches digital and analog photography at UTRGV and South Texas College and is the Program Coordinator for the UTRGV Center for Latin American Arts, covering events in México, South America, and the USA.
Intangible (spelled the same in English and Spanish) is a collection of digitally manipulated images of people and places, displaying patterns of lines that extend in different directions, transcending beyond the constraints of the picture frame. Several color palettes are represented, ranging from vivid and saturated colors to more neutral, almost monochromatic tones.
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I’ve been driving through the Rio Grande Valley’s back roads since I returned from Monterrey, México, in 2013, without knowing what I was looking for. Years passed, and I soon discovered that the more you look, the less you find. I was trying too hard, so I needed to take a step back and simply contemplate what was in front of me. At that point, I began paying more and more attention to the invisible landscape; abandoned homes and old structures on the side of the road started to emerge. This single revelation made a very strong connection to my past and present. I understood how complex the paradox of time can be.
The Future and the Past are Intangible; one is not here yet, and the other is forever gone, a constant and perpetual transition. We only exist in the Here and the Now, and we’re continually slipping away through time, extending toward infinity or oblivion. The only actual evidence that we were ever here is a single photograph, and even that will soon fade away.
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MICHAEL MEHL (San Antonio, TX)
Erato Sfumato
FOTOSEPTIEMBRE 2023 Online Gallery
Michael Mehl is the founder and director of FOTOSEPTIEMBRE-SAFOTO. He is a composer, musician, photographer, digital artist, writer and curator.
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FOTOSEPTIEMBRE 2023 Exhibitions & Events
• THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
RICARDO ALVARADO TAPIA, RAÚL FLORES GUERRERO, JUAN GUZMÁN, COLUMBA SÁNCHEZ JIMÉNEZ, GERARDO VÁZQUEZ MIRANDA, MICHEL ZABÉ (Mexico)
Juan O’Gorman – Architect Of Reality, Painter Of The Imaginary And The Fantastical
Juan O’Gorman – Arquitecto De La Realidad, Pintor De Lo Imaginario Y La Fantasía
Curated by Ricardo Alvarado Tapia and Columba Sánchez Jiménez
In coordination with Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas UNAM and UTSA Special Collections
UNAM San Antonio
600 Hemisfair Plaza Way, San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 222-8626 | aavalos@unamsa.edu | https://unamsa.edu
Opening reception: Thursday, August 24, 2023, 7 pm
Exhibit on display: August 24 – October 13, 2023
Viewing hours: Mon – Fri, 9 am – 3 pm
Contact: Alfredo Avalos (210) 222-8626 Ext 232 | aavalos@unamsa.edu
Free and open to the public
The exhibit Juan O’Gorman – Architect Of Reality, Painter Of The Imaginary And The Fantastical seeks to bring the public closer to the work of one of the greatest Mexican artists, whose work has left an indelible mark on contemporary art and architecture. Through carefully selected photographs reproduced as faithfully as possible, the participating photographers seek to immerse the viewer in O’Gorman’s creative world, showing his ability to capture reality in his architecture and his ability to bring the imaginary and the fantastic to life in his paintings. This exhibition is a unique opportunity to learn more about O’Gorman’s work and appreciate his artistic legacy from a new perspective.
La exposición Juan O’Gorman – Arquitecto De La Realidad, Pintor De Lo Imaginario Y La Fantasía busca acercar al público a la obra de uno de los más grandes artistas mexicanos, cuyo trabajo ha dejado una huella imborrable en el arte y la arquitectura contemporánea. A través de fotografías cuidadosamente seleccionadas y reproducidas con la mayor fidelidad posible, los fotógrafos participantes buscan sumergir al espectador en el mundo creativo de O’Gorman, mostrando su habilidad para plasmar la realidad en su arquitectura y su capacidad para dar vida a lo imaginario y lo fantástico en sus pinturas. Esta exposición es una oportunidad única para conocer más sobre la obra de O’Gorman y apreciar su legado artístico desde una nueva perspectiva.
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• SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
TRISTAN BOULEZ, ABCDE CONTRERAS, SAM COOK, SCOTT GLEASON, HANNAH HARBOUR, JOHN HENDRICK, KEITH HERNANDEZ, AMON JACKSON, ENRIQUE NAVARRETE, CARMEN PEÑA, LOUIE PRECIADO, LEWIS RODRIGUEZ (San Antonio, TX)
Unseen
Curated by Francisco Cortés and Alex James
Organized by Amanda Dominguez with support from Courtney Warden (Marketing Coordinator),
Dominique Beltran (Artist Liaison), Larry Martinez (Video Content)
Digital Pro Lab
10103 San Pedro, San Antonio, Texas 78216
(210) 377-3686 | https://www.digitalprolab.com
Opening reception: Saturday, August 26, 2023, 7 – 10 pm
Exhibit on display: August 26 – October 14, 2023
Viewing hours: Mon – Fri, 8:30 am – 6 pm; Sat, 10 am – 4 pm | Closed Sunday
Contact: Amanda Dominguez (210) 377-3686 | amanda@digitalprolab.com
Free and open to the public
Photography is not merely about capturing images; it is a form of visual storytelling that has the power to convey human emotion, experience, and individual perspective. It affords us an opportunity to visit other times, places, and ways of life through someone else’s eyes. By combining the experiences and visual representations of twelve San Antonio photographers, Unseen not only honors the rich tapestry of the San Antonio community but also contributes to a more inclusive and authentic representation of the city’s identity.
Unseen is presented in a unique immersive environment created by Digital Pro Lab to highlight and enhance the stories and the storytelling of our community. The opening reception event includes outdoor food and entertainment.
For the past thirty years, Digital Pro Lab has provided printing, archiving, and photo restoration services to the greater San Antonio area. Now, one of the last photo labs in town, it has become a pass-through for the city’s memories, histories, and perspectives. It is with deep gratitude and appreciation for San Antonio that Digital Pro Lab will showcase unseen artists who are capturing the city’s lesser-known stories.
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• WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
ANTHONY GARCIA (San Antonio, TX)
Portraits
Produce and presented by Angela Martinez/Slab Cinema
The Ridge At The Hill
2119 North IH-35, San Antonio, TX 78208
https://theridgeatthehill.com
No opening reception
Exhibit on display: August 30 – September 30, 2023
Viewing hours: Mon – Fri, 11 am – 2 pm and 5 – 10 pm; Sat, Noon – 10 pm;
Happy hour: Mon – Fri, 2 – 6 pm
Contact: Angela Martinez (210) 393-9909 | angela@slabcinema.com
Anthony Garcia is a San Antonio-based photographer fascinated with Chiaroscuro’s interplay between light and darkness. By playing with the balance of light and shadow, he seeks to capture that which dwells beneath the surface. Through collaboration and direction, he coaxes out what is not always visible to the naked eye, in what he can only refer to as a “Rock and Roll” aesthetic with dark tonalities, such as portraying women in power poses instead of a diminutive demeanor. He delves deeply into his subject’s personalities and pulls them out of their comfort zones, taking them and the viewer on a personal reflection journey, and telling a story that takes them to another place.
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• THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
EMILY BLASE, CHEL DELANEY, DEVIN DELEON, LAUREL GIBSON, JAMES GONZALES, YASMIN GUDINO, SOPHIA HERNANDEZ, DEBORAH KELLER-RIHN, ANNETTE XUCHITL LANDRY (San Antonio, TX)
Conversations In The Graveyard
Organized and curated by Deborah Keller-Rihn
Blue Star Arts Collective
Upstairs Studios, Blue Star Arts Complex
1420 South Alamo, San Antonio, TX 78210
kellerrihndeborah@gmail.com | https://www.deborahkellerrihn.com
Gallery receptions: Thursday, August 31, 2023; First Friday, Friday September 1, 2023; Third Thursday, Thursday, September 21, 2023; all 6 – 10 pm
Exhibit on display: August 31 – September 30, 2023
Viewing hours: By appointment after opening receptions
Contact: Deborah Keller-Rihn (210) 800-5441 | kellerrihndeborah@gmail.com
Free and open to the public
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• THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
ANTHONY GARCIA, XELENA GONZALEZ (San Antonio, TX)
Stirring Currents Of Dreams You Have Yet To Fathom
Collaborative multimedia exhibit with Anthony Garcia and Xelena González
Produced and presented by Angela Martinez/Slab Cinema
Blue Star Arts Complex #104B
1420 South Alamo, San Antonio, TX 78210
Gallery receptions: Thursday, August 31, 2023; First Friday, September 1, 2023;
Third Thursday, September 21, 2023; all 6 – 9 pm
Exhibit on display: August 31 – September 30, 2023
Viewing hours: Every Saturday, 1 – 5 pm | And by appointment
Contact: Angela Martinez (210) 393-9909 | angela@slabcinema.com
Free and open to the public
Anthony Garcia is a San Antonio-based photographer fascinated with Chiaroscuro’s interplay between light and darkness. By playing with the balance of light and shadow, he seeks to capture that which dwells beneath the surface. Through collaboration and direction, he coaxes out what is not always visible to the naked eye, in what he can only refer to as a “Rock and Roll” aesthetic with dark tonalities, such as portraying women in power poses instead of a diminutive demeanor. He delves deeply into his subject’s personalities and pulls them out of their comfort zones, taking them and the viewer on a personal reflection journey, and telling a story that takes them to another place.
Xelena González practices the healing arts through writing and movement. She is a storyteller, dancer, and visiting author who centers self-love in her multi-disciplinary workshops for all ages. Her picture books include the award-winning ALL AROUND US (Cinco Puntos Press, 2017), the recently-released WHERE WONDER GROWS (Lee & Low, 2022), and the upcoming title REMEMBERING (Simon & Schuster, 2023). Her writing for adults includes poetry, essays, fiction, and screenwriting. LOTERIA REMEDIOS is her collection of reflections, divinations, plant and animal medicine, and other tools for self-healing based on the time-honored game (forthcoming, Hay House, 2024). A former librarian and enrolled member of the Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan Nation, Xelena has become a sought-after speaker on topics such as radical self love, creative early literacy strategies, inhabiting story through music and movement, and reclaiming indigenous identity in Latinx communities.
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• THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
JOAN FREDERICK (San Antonio, TX)
Dreaming On The Side
Produced and presented by Angela Martinez/Slab Cinema
Blue Star Arts Complex #147
1420 South Alamo, San Antonio, TX 78210
Gallery receptions: Thursday, August 31, 2023; First Friday, September 1, 2023;
Thursday, September 21, 2023; all 6 – 9 pm
Exhibit on display: August 31 – September 30, 2023
Viewing hours: Every Saturday, 1 – 5 pm | And by appointment
Contact: Angela Martinez (210) 393-9909 | angela@slabcinema.com
Free and open to the public
Joan Frederick lives in San Antonio, Texas and is an artist, writer, photographer and Indian art historian. She grew up in Oklahoma where the largest number of Indian tribes were relocated at the end of the 19th century, but she moved to San Antonio during the oil crash of the 1980s. The diverse Mexican heritage she found in south Texas closely mirrored the Indian culture she had left in Oklahoma, and as she says, “Our southern brothers took me in.” She won a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in 1995, and her biography of contemporary Kiowa painter T.C. Cannon stands as one of the most important books in the history of Native American art, because Cannon is widely considered to be the Van Gogh of Indian art who helped change the face of Native American art into the “new wave” scene which characterizes the genre today. Frederick’s latest work focuses on preserving information about the culture and art of Native Americans and also on her photography which profiles the two cultures, both Native American and Latino, in which she now resides.
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• THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
PATRICK ZELLER (San Antonio, TX)
Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance – Part 2
Produced and presented by Angela Martinez/Slab Cinema
Slab Cinema Art House
Blue Star Arts Complex #134
1420 South Alamo, San Antonio, TX 78210
Gallery receptions: Thursday, August 31, 2023; First Friday, September 1, 2023;
Third Thursday, September 21, 2023; all 6 – 9 pm
Exhibit on display: August 31 – September 30, 2023
Viewing hours: Every Saturday, 1 – 5 pm | And by appointment
Contact: Angela Martinez (210) 393-9909 | angela@slabcinema.com
Free and open to the public
Patrick Zeller is an artist and photo journalist who has traveled the world via motorcycle: Iran, Turkey, India, Himalayas, Mexico, Guatemala, US and Canada. He has shot thousands of photographs, a very small portion of which will be in this show.
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• FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
REBECCA DIETZ (San Antonio, TX)
Equilibrium
A Collaboration Of Photography And Contact Improvisation Dance by Jordan Fuchs and Melissa Sanderson
Organized by MBS Gallery
MBS Gallery
1115 South Alamo, San Antonio, TX 78210
(512) 507-4185 | lesley@mbslife.com | https://www.mbsfitness.net
First Friday opening reception: Friday, September 1, 2023, 6 – 10 pm
Exhibit on display: September 1 – November 3, 2023
Viewing hours: By appointment after the opening reception
Contact: Lesley Ramsey (512) 507-4185 | lesley@mbslife.com | https://www.mbsfitness.net
Rebecca Dietz (210) 315-2131 | rebecca.dietz@gmail.com | https://www.rebeccadietz.org
Free and open to the public
Equilibrium is an ongoing dialogue between photography and contact improvisation dance, a dance practice that utilizes shared weight, counterbalance, and intuitive movement in relation to another body and to the environment. The camera is both spectator and collaborator: observing intervals of fluidity and stasis in the dance, and encapsulating moments of clarity, rhythm and obscurity through still and time-lapsed exposures.
Rebecca Dietz (Photographer, Professor of Art, San Antonio College) is a photograph-based artist whose work utilizes photographic constructs of light and time to induce ambiguity and influence sensory perception of altered states. In this “unknowing” of the known world, the photographs capture dreaming and waking states that flicker between real and surreal.
Jordan Fuchs (Professor of Dance, Texas Woman’s University. Director, Jordan Fuchs Company) is a choreographer, performer and teacher whose choreography is grounded in improvisational practice, specifically the bias towards disorientation, sensation, a movement form he has been practicing for more than 30 years.
Melissa Sanderson (Associate Professor of Dance, Austin Community College) is a dance artist whose work spans choreography, performance, dance film, and education. She has danced with the Jordan Fuchs company since 2015.
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• FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
ZAN LEE DUROY (San Antonio, TX)
Southtown Obscura
Creative Eye Gallery
Blue Star Arts Complex
1420 South Alamo, Studio 201, San Antonio, TX 78210
(210) 441-8491
First Friday opening reception: Friday, September 1, 2023, 7 – 9 pm
Closing reception: Thursday, September 21, 2023, 7 – 9 pm
Exhibit on display: September 1 – 30, 2023
Viewing hours: By appointment after opening/closing receptions
Contact: Zan Lee DuRoy (210) 330-3468 | zanduroy@gmail.com | https://www.zanduroy.com
Free and open to the public
Immerse yourself in Southtown as seen by Zan Lee DuRoy on her customary evening strolls. Take pleasure in the unforeseen panoramas, spontaneous encounters with wildlife, and secret wonders she’s unearthed. Venture along paths we rarely tread, journeying beside railway lines, through backstreets, and within deserted structures. All this is revealed in the glow of the Golden Hour, the enchanting period right before nightfall sweeps the sky, captured through her artistic eye.
Zan Lee DuRoy is a San Antonio artist and photographer.
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• FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
RODRIGO ABD, SARA ALIAGA, ELIANA APONTE, GUILLERMO ARIAS, MARIA PAULA AVILA, VERONICA GABRIELA CARDENAS, MARIA EUGENIA CERUTTI, FRANCISCO CORTES, ANA CAROLINA FERNANDES, MARIANA GREIF, SASHENKA GUTIERREZ VALERIO, ADELINE LULO, TAMARA MERINO, SANDRO PEREYRA, NATACHA PISARENKO, JOSEPH RODRIGUEZ, JORGE SAENZ, CLAUDIO SANTANA, YVONNE VENEGAS, MARTIN ZABALA (South, Central, and North America)
From SA To SA – An Exhibition Of Pan-American Documentary Photography
Curated by Guillermina Zabala
Centro De Artes Gallery
101 South Santa Rosa, San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 207-1436 | https://www.sanantonio.gov/arts
Exhibit on display: August 10 – December 30, 2023
Viewing hours: Wed – Fri, 10:30 am – 5 pm | Sat – Sun, Noon – 5 pm | Closed Monday and Tuesday
In-Person artist talk: Thursday, October 26, 2023, 6 – 8 pm
Online artist talk: Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 6 – 8 pm
Contact: Stephanie Torres, Exhibitions Project Manager (210) 207-1436 | stephanie.torres@sanantonio.gov
Free and open to the public
From SA to SA: From South America to San Antonio encapsulates the astonishing power of documentary photography as a direct representation of our realities and as a force of social change. This exhibition of Pan-American documentary photography presents over 180 remarkable works from 20 award-winning Latin American and Latinx photographers living in South, Central and North America.
Focusing on the weaving of individual and collective threads, From SA to SA depicts visually appealing and thought-provoking photographic narratives. As an art form and as a journalistic medium, documentary photography captures a straightforward glance and accurate portrait of society with the artistic touch from the photographers’ lenses. Throughout Latin America and the Latinx community in the U.S., documentary photographers chronicle historical and relevant events, intimate portraiture, and everyday life while capturing the socioeconomic and cultural struggles faced by minorities and marginalized populations.
The subjects, places, and situations portrayed on these prints are vivid, present, and emerge from social challenges revealing a series of thematic paradigms that range from immigrant stories and the effects of the COVID pandemic, to the fight for women’s rights, social unrest, and indigenous realities. Expanding throughout the Americas and representing more than 15 regions, From SA to SA brings seldom told stories from the Latinx experience through poignant, poetic, and everlasting photographic imagery.
From SA to SA invites us to embark on a visually aesthetic journey documented by these twenty photographers who, on several occasions, have risked their lives to capture historically significant moments. It is through the uniqueness of their photographic lenses, their social resistance and their Latinx perspective that we can, today, experience these valuable images, remember our past, and present them as a series of interwoven narratives reflecting the Pan-American reality. -Guillermina Zabala
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Born in Argentina, Guillermina Zabala is an award-winning filmmaker and artist, educator, and curator whose art examines the intersection between the individual and their environment. Her works have been exhibited in museums, galleries, and film festivals nationally and internationally, including the McNay Art Museum, SAMA, Contemporary, Telluride Film Festival, and Showtime Latino Showcase.
Her curatorial experience includes two editions of the New York Foundation for the Arts immigrant program exhibit at Centro de Artes, Sound Gallery at UTSA downtown gallery, and the 2018 Luminaria Festival, among others. Her documentary Las Artivistas won the Premio Mesquite for Best Documentary Short at the 2022 CineFestival, the nation’s longest-running Latino film festival, and her feature documentary Juanito’s Lab was the opening film at the 2021 edition of the festival in its out-of-competition category.
Guillermina is Professor of Practice in the Film & Media Studies program at the University of Texas at San Antonio and was the Director of the Media Arts program at SAY Sí from 2005 to 2021. She holds a Master of Arts in Media Studies from New York’s The New School and is currently working on her dissertation for her Ph.D candidacy in the Doctor of Arts program at the University of La Plata, Argentina. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including the Media Arts Distinguished Thesis Award from The New School, the Rick Liberto Visual Arts Award from the Luminaria Foundation, the City of San Antonio Individual Grant, the San Antonio Artist Foundation Award, and the NALAC Fund for the Arts Grant.
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• SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
AL RENDON (San Antonio, TX)
Mi Cultura – Bringing Shadows Into The Light
Curated by Bruce Shackelford and Katherine Nelson Hall
The Witte Museum – Russell Hill Rogers Texas Art Gallery
3801 Broadway, San Antonio, Texas 78209
(210) 357-1900 | info@wittemuseum.org | https://www.wittemuseum.org
No opening reception
Meet the artist and book signing: Free Tuesday, September 19, 2023, 4 – 6 pm, Witte Museum Halsell Hall
Exhibit on display: September 2, 2023 – January 7, 2024
Viewing hours: Mon, 10 am – 5 pm; Tue, 10 am – 6 pm; Wed – Sat, 10 am – 5 pm; Sun, Noon – 5 pm
Contact: (210) 357-1900 | info@wittemuseum.org | Al Rendon: alrendon@satx.rr.com
Museum fees apply | Free Tuesdays at the Witte, 3 – 6 pm
This exhibition was made possible with generous support from The Sally and Charlie Cheever Foundation, and The WellMed Charitable Foundation. The Mi Cultura commemorative book was made possible with generous support from The McCombs Family Foundation.
For nearly 50 years, Al Rendon has documented life in his hometown of San Antonio, capturing the people who make up the community including musicians, local artists, street food purveyors and charreada riders. Mi Cultura – Bringing Shadows Into The Light explores life in San Antonio through the lens of one of the city’s most celebrated photographers.
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• SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
LINDSEY HURD (San Antonio, TX)
Still Life
Curated and presented by Roberta “Nina” Hassele
Mercury Project Gallery
538 Roosevelt, San Antonio, TX 78210
https://www.mercuryproject.net
Opening reception: Saturday, September 2, 2023, 6 – 9 pm
Exhibit on display: September 2 – 30, 2023
Viewing hours: By appointment after opening reception
For a private viewing contact Nina Hassele (210) 630-0234
For other information contact Lindsey Hurd (210) 268-2685 | https://www.lindseyhurd.com
Also featuring paintings by Benjamin McVey
Free and open to the public
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• WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
ED MALCIK (Austin, TX)
One Way, Byway, This Way – New York Streets
Mockingbird Handprints Gallery
Blue Star Arts Complex
1420 South Alamo, Suite 112A, San Antonio, TX 78210
(210) 878-5711 | mockingbirdhandprints@gmail.com | https://www.mockingbirdhandprints.com
Opening reception: Wednesday, September 6, 2023, 6 – 8 pm
Exhibit on display: August 31 – October 1, 2023
Viewing hours: September 1, 2023, First Friday, 11 am – 9:30 pm; Thu – Sun, 11 am – 5 pm
Contact: Jane Bishop (210) 878-5711 | mockingbirdhandprints@gmail.com
Free and open to the public
This year is the seventh Fotoseptiembre exhibition for Ed Malcik at Mockingbird Handprints, where he is showing work from New York City, a favorite subject. He says, “In the continuous drama on New York streets, I am equally fascinated by the setting, the props, and the people.”
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• THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
NANCY CANSECO, BRITTNEY DAVILA, DEVIN DE LEON, JOHN HENDRICK, PAOLA LONGORIA, JET OLIAMOT, COURTNEY WARDEN (San Antonio, TX)
Right Here, Right Now
Organized by Nancy Canseco, Brittney Davila, Paola Longoria, Jet Oliamot, and Courtney Warden
The Artists Collective
6702 North New Braunfels, San Antonio, TX 78209
(312) 813-3201 | www.theartistscollective.com
Opening reception: Thursday, September 7, 2023, 6 – 8 pm
Closing reception: Saturday, September 30, 2023, 6 – 8 pm
Exhibit on display: September 7 – 30, 2023
Viewing hours: Mon – Fri, 5 – 7 pm
Contact: Nancy Canseco (312) 813-3201 | nancy@theartistscollective.com | www.theartistscollective.com
Free and open to the public
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• THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
MAUREEN ‘MOMO’ BROWN (San Antonio, TX – Lake Chapala, Mexico)
Aerial Abstractions – Views From My Window Seat
Momo & Pompa Contemporary Art Gallery
Kinected Coworking
10401 I-10 West, San Antonio, TX 78230
(210) 588-9675 | natalie.hardy@kinected.work | https://kinected.work
Kinected Coworking is located on the IH 10 frontage road westward between Wurzbach Road and Huebner Road and between Sea Island and Papasitos Restaurants in a two-story office complex, the former Hallmark University location. Free parking in lot, enter through the front doors and register at the reception.
Opening reception: Thursday, September 7, 2023, 5 – 8 pm
Informal chat and exhibition tour: Thursday, September 14, 2023, 5 – 7 pm
Closing reception: Thursday, November 30, 2023, 5 – 8 pm
Exhibit on display: September 7 – November 30, 2023
Viewing hours: Mon – Fri, 9 am – 4 pm | Except holidays
Contact: Maureen ‘Momo’ Brown (512) 638-3483 | momo4design@yahoo.com
Free and open to the public
I’ve always been interested in maps and cities, and through archaeology have researched and published about material culture and urban settlement patterns, in relation to the natural environment. On several recent roundtrips by air from San Antonio, Texas, to Guadalajara and Lake Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico (usually with a stopover in Mexico City), to participate in the 360 Xochi Quetzal Artists/Writers Residency Program in Chapala, I pre-booked a window seat so I could take quick shots of the urban layout of the cities below as we depart and land. I’ve noticed the massive population density and patterns top down from the air for all three cities, including the patterns of roadways, industrial buildings, new development, large areas of concrete commercial warehouses, and highly populated, dense neighborhoods and barrios that look like a solid mass of square blocks of buildings stacked together. In this series I used my original digital photographs, and digitally enhanced them into abstractions, playing with different colors and designs to contrast the built environment with the natural environment. Several photos depict life and settlement literally on the edge of canyons and/or mountain tops, or as in Texas, horizontally connecting towns.
Maureen ‘Momo’ Brown is a visual artist, archaeologist, photographer, museum professional, and a native 5th generation from San Antonio, TX. She earned a BA and MA from the University of Texas at San Antonio in Anthropology/Archaeology. Her work and research focused mainly on 19th century urban downtown San Antonio as well as British, French and Spanish colonial settlements in South Texas and Jamaica; working with several universities and the Texas Historical Commission. Momo was founding director of the Museum of the Coastal Bend, at Victoria College in Victoria, TX, the site director of Casa Navarro State Historic Site, in downtown San Antonio, and program director for the new national Polish Heritage Center in Panna Maria, TX. As an archaeologist she was the site and artifact photographer on many projects and has been featured in numerous publications. She has curated Fotoseptiembre exhibitions in past years, and has won juried awards for her photography. Together Momo, and her husband, Pompa, create large light sculpture installations for public and private events. These include many Fiesta festivals, and the annual Dia de los Muertos Festival, where for ten years now, their sculptures have been featured throughout Hemisfair Park in downtown San Antonio. Their art is on display around the world and in their gallery space in Kinected Co-Working Offices, where this exhibition is being presented.
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• THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
HANK ARRIAZOLA, MAUREEN ‘MOMO’ BROWN, CHEL DELANEY, JAMES GONZALES, PATRICIA ORTIZ,
CHARLES HARRISON POMPA, DESIREE SCHANDING (San Antonio, Dilley, TX)
Connected
Curated by Maureen ‘Momo’ Brown
Kinected Coworking
10401 I-10 West, San Antonio, TX 78230
(210) 588-9675 | natalie.hardy@kinected.work | https://kinected.work
Kinected Coworking is located on the IH 10 frontage road westward between Wurzbach Road and Huebner Road and between Sea Island and Papasitos Restaurants in a two-story office complex, the former Hallmark University location. Free parking in lot, enter through the front doors and register at the reception.
Opening reception: Thursday, September 7, 2023, 5 – 8 pm
Informal chat and exhibition tour: Thursday, September 14, 2023, 5 – 7 pm
Closing reception: Thursday, November 30, 2023, 5 – 8 pm
Exhibit on display: September 7 – November 30, 2023
Viewing hours: Mon – Fri, 9 am – 4 pm | Except holidays
Contact: Maureen ‘Momo’ Brown (512) 638-3483 | momo4design@yahoo.com
Free and open to the public
The seven artists in this exhibition explore their personal connection with nature and/or the built environment –their surroundings through the lens of a moment in time and space. Our connections are threads, the networks that bind us to this earth, and each other since the beginnings. Several artists focus on San Antonio’s built environment, and several in the group, journeyed across the border to re-connect, and include images of the beauty and traditions of Mexico.
Hank Arriazola, travels the world as a motorcycle guide and photography journalist. Here he captured the colors and cultural traditions of Mexico, including, Dia de los Muertos, while exploring Chiapas, Guanajuato, and Oaxaca.
Maureen ‘Momo’ Brown, artist, archaeologist, and museum professional, was immersed in the vibrant colors of everyday life, material pop culture, and natural beauty, on the streets, in the mercados, and along the Malecon of beautiful Lake Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico, as part of her 360 Xochi Quetzal Artist/Writers Residency Program, that she attended this summer.
Chel Delaney, an award winning San Antonio-based photographer, is fascinated by the geometric forms and intricate patterns found in the man-made environment, which often connect us to society and nature.
James Gonzales, is a street photographer based in San Antonio, with a special interest in downtown San Antonio. His creative works capture every day and night life on the streets as well as the changing built environment.
Patricia Ortiz, a San Antonio based professional visual artist, has a passion for street photography, local culture and historical architecture, which she captured in her “Ashby Street” series.
Charles Harrison Pompa, a San Antonio and Mexico-based multi-media artist, includes recent images that highlight his journey back home, re-connecting with the “El Occidente” Mexican traditions, places, and people of his past in the present moment in Aguascalientes and surrounding communities where many generations of his family descended, and where he spent most of his early life and art education.
Desiree Schanding, is a local art educator and professional art photographer from South Texas. Her images are reflections of time connecting with nature and the details from nature walks. In this exhibition she layered the photographs on a wood panel with encaustic that acts as a soft barrier, and adds, “one that I’m always trying to break through”.
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• FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
JORGE SANDOVAL (San Antonio, TX)
Fotos Y Recuerdos
Centro Cultural Aztlan
1800 Fredericksburg Road, Suite 103, San Antonio, TX 78201
(210) 432-1896 | ccaztlan@swbell.net
Opening reception: Friday, September 8, 2023, 6 – 9 pm
Musical performance by Juan and Armando Tejeda
Exhibit on display: September 8 – October 18, 2023
Viewing hours: Mon – Thu, 10 am – 4 pm
Contact: Ruth Guajardo (210) 432-1896 | centroaztlan@sbcglobal.net
Free and open to the public
Centro Cultural Aztlan is delighted to present Fotos y Recuerdos by Jorge Sandoval. This exhibition is a culmination of the past twenty-four years documenting the world around him. Jorge Sandoval is a San Antonio local photographer, filmmaker, producer, and writer and has been dedicating himself to preserving and promoting Chicano Art for over 45 years. His photographs focus on cultural events and the spaces and lives of people in Mexico and San Antonio; but has traveled to many places around the world looking and capturing the images describing the most vulnerable and history defining moments in time.
Centro Cultural Aztlan is a community-based organization with a mission to preserve, develop and promote Chicana/o, Latina/o art and culture. The center presents an array of cultural activities that encourages and supports artistic creativity, preserves our local heritage, and makes the arts more widely available to residents of all backgrounds, ages and interests.
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• FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
ADI RAMIREZ, ASHLEY LOPEZ, ASHLEY FLOWERS, ALEJANDRO RAMOS, ALAN KASSEM, ALYSSA TARIN,
BRANDON CONCEPCION, BEEI HARRISON, BENJAMIN SCHRADER, BRITTNEY DAVILA, CLINT DATCHUK,
DEVIN DE LEON, DARREN JOHNSON, DAVID RUBIN, DEE ROSA, ENRIQUE NAVARRETE, FRANCISCO HUERTA, JOSHUA ALDAMA, JOSH ESCARENO, JACK HARRIS, JOSIE NORRIS, KAILEY RUBALCABA, KATHLEEN DAY GOMEZ, LIZA JIMENEZ, MATTHEW FOSSIER, MAE CZARNECKI, MAKENZIE RAINONE, MARY MARGARET JOHNSON, MELISSA SMYTH, MARK SCHNUR, RIGO ORTIZ, SOLOMON DAVID, STEF TREVINO, SY, TRISTAN BOULEZ, VITO CANTU (San Antonio, TX)
Slides
Curated by Mary Margaret Johnson and Clint Datchuk
Bright Coffee
1705 Blanco, San Antonio, TX 78212
(956) 592-4517 | clintdatchuk@gmail.com | https://www.brightcoffeesa.com
Opening reception: Friday, September 8, 2023, 6 – 9 pm
Exhibit on display: September 8 – October 6, 2023
Viewing hours: Mon – Fri, 7:30 am – 2 pm; Sat – Sun, 8 am – 3 pm
Contact: Mary Margaret Johnson (210) 355-2473 | marymargaretjohnson0@gmail.com
Free and open to the public
Slides is a black and white photography group exhibition curated by Mary Margaret Johnson and Clint Datchuk featuring over 30 San Antonio-based artists. By framing each piece with a white border, Slides emulates slide film. This exhibition features a wide range of photographic mediums including silver gelatin, digital photography, platinum-palladium, film photography, and collage, showcasing the diversity in San Antonio’s black and white photographers.
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• SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
DEBORAH KELLER-RIHN (San Antonio, TX)
Glimpses Of Eternity
Curated by Bill Fitzgibbons
Dock Space Gallery
Lone Star Arts District
107 Lone Star, San Antonio, TX 78204
(210) 723-3048 | bill@billfitzgibbons.com
Second Saturday Art Walk opening reception: Saturday, September 9, 2023, 6 – 9 pm
Exhibit on display: September 9 – 30, 2023
Viewing hours: By appointment after opening reception
Contact: Bill Fitzgibbons (210) 723-3048 | bill@billfitzgibbons.com
Free and open to the public
Deborah Keller-Rihn is an artist, teacher, curator and cultural organizer in San Antonio, Texas. Her personal artwork is at the center of all of these creative endeavors and is a way of expressing her spiritual and philosophical interests.
This exhibit features layered photographs of Deborah Keller-Rihn that show a personal, poetic vision of San Antonio. Photographs have been made into a film edited by KD Dolan with music by Jeremy Brosch that will be shown along with the photographs.
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• SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
ANSEN SEALE (San Antonio, TX)
What Moves You?
Curated by Meredith Doby, VP of Exhibits at The DoSeum
Head Space
109 Playmoor, San Antonio, TX 78210
https://www.headspacesatx.com
Opening reception: Saturday, September 9, 2023, 6 – 9 pm
Closing reception: Friday, October 6, 2023, 6 – 9 pm
Exhibit on display: September 9 – October 6, 2023
Viewing hours: Mon – Sat, 10 am – 2 pm; Sun, 10 am – 1 pm
Contact: Meredith Doby (609) 240-3098 | mkdoby@gmail.com
Free and open to the public
Drawing from Seale’s photography of humans in motion, Head Space Gallery asks each visitor, what moves you? Visitors can respond, post, and read others’ responses in this collaborative community space.
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• SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
ROBERT MICHAELSON, KYLE PETERSEN, BARBRA RILEY (San Antonio, TX)
Natural Order
Curated by Diana Roberts, Gallery Director, Art Gallery At Musical Bridges Around The World
Art Gallery At Musical Bridges Around The World
23705 IH-10 West, Frontage Road, Suite 101, San Antonio, TX 78257
(210) 464-1534 ext.6 | concerts@musicalbridges.org | https://www.musicalbridges.org
Opening reception: Saturday, September 9, 2023, 5 – 8 pm
Exhibit on display: September 9 – November 17, 2023
Viewing hours: Mon – Fri, 10 am – 4 pm | And by appointment
Please call ahead to confirm regular viewing hours
Contact: Diana Roberts, Gallery Director (210) 535-7215 | dlr@musicalbridges.org
Free and open to the public
As a philosophical and theological construct, the idea of “natural order” has been around for centuries, shifting with each epoch’s understanding of nature, order, and our relationship to the cosmos. Used alternately as a means to find comfort, reason, or justification for our actions and place in the universe, humanity’s notions of what is “natural” or “orderly” has as many permutations as nature itself.
Natural Order features three photographers who capture, conjure, or construct a sense of order and meaning from the natural world, reflecting on the wonder and mysteries we discover or bring to the experience. Rob Michaelson turns his camera skyward, observing the grandeur of astronomical phenomena in the night sky, the migration and flight of birds, and the nature of water in his stunning images. Kyle Petersen’s Tiny & Wild series presents an intimate, personal engagement with the small-scale creatures in our midst. The contained, close-up compositions and dramatic, moody lighting create a highly formalized context to consider the hidden ecosystems and characters just outside our back doors. In her richly inventive Still Life series, Barbra Riley elides the style and substance of 17th century Dutch painting with modern technology and contemporary habits and mores. Integrating the luxury, rich color, staged compositions and hidden symbolism of the historical tradition with elements of modernity, Riley calls into question our perceptions of nature, artifice, life, death, morality, and history itself.
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• SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
CRISA VALADEZ (San Antonio, TX)
Sacred Spaces
Curated by Hilary Rochow
Rojo Gallery
1906 South Flores, San Antonio, TX 78204
https://www.facebook.com/rojo.etc/
Second Saturday Art Walk opening reception: Saturday, September 9, 2023, 6 – 10 pm
Exhibit on display: September 9 – 30, 2023
Viewing hours: By appointment only, Mon- Fri, 6 – 8 pm
Contact: Crisa Valadez (210) 589-4775 | crisalynnval@gmail.com | Instagram @cryinginfrontofarothko
Free and open to the public
Sacred Spaces is an informal, experimental mini solo exhibition exploring the landscapes of isolation through photography. Inspired by the mysticism, minimalism, and colors of the desert as well as black and white Dadaist photography practices. Sacred Spaces is an exhibition that seeks to both literally and figuratively map out the journey of growth and healing that can occur in times of isolation and delve deeper into how we imbue our daily mundane lives with meaning through personal rituals. Guests are asked to bring a small offering for a miniature community altar that will be created for the exhibition.
Crisa Valadez is an artist, writer, and curator based in San Antonio, TX. She currently works for the City of San Antonio Arts & Culture Department and is extremely passionate about art and nonprofit work, having worked and volunteered with several local organizations such as the Texas Public Radio, the McNay Art Museum, Centro San Antonio, Gemini Ink, and more from a young age. She is best known for her curatorial work as the co-founder and former co-director of MOTHERLING, a women-run DIY gallery collective dedicated to highlighting underrepresented and up-and-coming artists. She previously attended Pratt Institute for Creative Writing and is currently a student at Our Lady of the Lake University, completing her Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Art & New Media. Sacred Spaces was an exhibition originally conceived for her 2021 Senior Exhibition Seminar.
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• THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 (New Braunfels, Texas)
FRANK BAYERQUE, BILL BRIDDLE, CAROL BROOKS, BEVERLY COBB, CARY COVINGTON, SUZANNE DAUNT, SANDY GILBERT, PATRICIA JONES, CHRISTIANE MENELAS, JAMES MOSELEY, RALPH NORDENHOLD, SUZANNE PACKARD, HORST SCHONINGER, VICTOR WATSON, EDWARD ZUKOWSKI, (HOMER GILBERT–Emeritus) (New Braunfels, San Antonio, Schertz, TX)
New Braunfels Photographic Society 2023 Fall Exhibition
Curated by the New Braunfels Photographic Society
New Braunfels Civic/Convention Center
375 South Castell, New Braunfels, Texas 78130
(830) 221-4013 | https://www.nbtexas.org/3476/Civic-Convention-Center
Closing reception: Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 6 – 8 pm
Exhibit on display: September 14 – 27, 2023
Viewing hours: Mon – Fri, 10 am – 5 pm; Sat & Sun, 10 am – 4 pm
Contact: Victor Watson (210) 439-0570 | schertzphoto@gmail.com
Civic/Convention Center Contact: Abi Schaefer | ASchaefer@newbraunfels.gov
Free and open to the public
New Braunfels Photographic Society’s 2023 Fall Exhibition – A Participatory Photography Exhibition is a collaborative exhibition hosted by the New Braunfels Photographic Society and the Greater New Braunfels Art Council. With the transformation of the Center for the Arts into an art gallery, the New Braunfels Photographic Society will showcase some of the Society’s best photographic works of art from seven regional and local artists curated using the Supported Interpretation (SI) model for visitor-centered exhibitions.
When a photograph captures our attention, the artist generally has deliberately used certain elements to evoke an emotion and lead the viewer’s eye to the picture. For example, there could be a compelling subject. The photograph could tell a story, and the photographer could have dynamically used color, or the overall composition could create a mood or feeling. When browsing through the photographs in this exhibit, visitors are encouraged to explore why photographs move them, and the role impact and technique play in their response to what they are viewing.
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• THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 San Antonio, Texas)
SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM PHOTOGRAPHY STUDENTS – JAMES CARMONA, KATHLEEN CROUCH, MIGUEL DIAZ, EMILY FIELDING, ZALMA GARCIA, KARINA GONZALEZ, MAIGON JACKSON, MARIANO LEIVA, ANNA PAIGE MASSEY, JANICE LEMONS, RAYMOND PECHE, ISABELLA PERDOMO, EMMA POLOMSKY, REBECCA PULLIN, URIEL DE JES RESENDIZ RAMIREZ, CHEYANNE REYES, DANIEL STIFANOS, CHAU TRAN, JAY TREJO, TAYLOR WILLIAMS, VIVIAN ZUNIGA (San Antonio, TX)
Come To Light
Curated by Rebecca Dietz – Professor, Visual Art Program, Department of Fine Art, San Antonio College
San Antonio College – Moody Learning Center
Room 409 (Library Performance Area)
1819 North Main, San Antonio, TX 78212
(210) 486-0556 | ask@sac.libanswers.com | https://sacguide.libguides.com/lpa/space-info
Opening reception: Thursday, September 14, 2023, 11 am – 1 pm
Exhibit on display: September 1 – December 7, 2023
Viewing hours: Mon – Fri, 9 am – 5 pm | Extended evening hours may be posted late August at https://sacguide.libguides.com/lpa/space-info
Library contact: Eileen Oliver (210) 486-0577 | eoliver@alamo.edu
Exhibition contact: Rebecca Dietz (210) 486-1046 | rdietz4@alamo.edu
Free and open to the public
Come To Light is a collection of digital and darkroom photographic works, highlighting the artistic vision of Visual Arts students in Arts 2356 (Photography 1) and Arts 2357 (Photography 2) courses. The title of the exhibition is a combined reference to the rising talent of Visual Arts photography students and to the allure of light that attracts photographers. The exhibit is curated by Rebecca Dietz, Professor of Art and lead instructor for Visual Arts Photography.
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• FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 (Austin, Texas)
WILLIAM VAZQUEZ (Austin, TX)
Transient – Capturing Life In Motion
Curated by Dolores Garcia
La Peña Art Gallery
227 Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701
Opening reception: Friday, September 15, 2023 6 – 8 pm
Exhibit on display: September 15 – October 15, 2023
Viewing hours: Mon – Fri, 8 am – 5 pm; Sat, 8 am – 3 pm | Closed Sunday
Contact: Cynthia Perez (512) 477-6007 | lapena227@gmail.com
I am an explorer who documents the beauty of different cultures around the world, and fascinated by the diversity of human experience. I believe that photography is a powerful tool for documenting and celebrating this diversity.
My photographs are not just about capturing the visual beauty of different cultures. They are also about capturing the essence of these cultures, the values and beliefs that shape them. I want my photographs to transport viewers to other worlds, to give them a glimpse of the richness and complexity of human cultures.
I believe that through my photography I can promote better understanding and appreciation of other cultures. By sharing my images with others, I hope to help people see the world from a different perspective and to learn more about the people who live in it. I also hope to inspire others to travel and to experience the beauty of different cultures firsthand.
My work is often described as being lyrical and evocative. I approach my subjects like a classical painter on composition and color. I am not just a spectator capturing moments from afar, I am unseen, but very much present and having a conversation with my subjects. I am committed to creating work that is both visually appealing and thought-provoking.
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• SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
WINNING PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM BEXAR, GOLIAD, KARNES AND WILSON COUNTIES
San Antonio River Authority’s 6th Annual River Clicks Photo Contest
The Witte Museum
3801 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209
(210) 357-1900 | info@wittemuseum.org | https://www.wittemuseum.org
No opening reception
Exhibit on display: September 16 – December 31, 2023
Viewing hours: Mon, 10 am – 5 pm; Tue, 10 am – 6 pm; Wed – Sat, 10 am – 5 pm; Sun, Noon – 5 pm
Please visit The Witte Museum website for holiday schedules
Contact: (210) 357-1900 | info@wittemuseum.org
Museum fees apply | Free Tuesdays at The Witte, 3 – 6 pm
The Witte Museum is proud to display the past year’s most beautiful photographs of the San Antonio River once again.
The San Antonio River and its tributaries are featured in the 6th Annual River Clicks Photo Contest, organized by the San Antonio River Authority. Photographers of all skill levels submitted pieces that best capture the River’s beauty, unique aspects and recreational amenities. Creative, artistic, fun and memorable photographs highlight river scenes from Bexar, Wilson, Karnes and Goliad Counties. Each year a new location in one of the River Authority’s four-county service district is recognized in the special category; this year’s is San Pedro Creek Culture Park.
Participants entered in the following categories: Student, Plants & Insects, Animals, Recreation, Creeks & Rivers, Seasonal Variation and the Special Category. Additional winning categories include Judge’s Choice for each county and People’s Choice, for which the public voted on their favorite finalist.
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• FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
LIZ POTTER (Alpine, TX)
The Harmony Of Emulsion
Curated by James Joffe
St. Mary’s University – Louis J. Blume Library Art Gallery
One Camino Santa Maria, San Antonio, TX 78228
(210) 436-3441 | https://stmarytx.edu
Opening reception: Friday, September 22, 2023, 4 – 5:30 pm
Exhibit on display: September 12 – November 12, 2023
Viewing hours: Mon – Thur, 8 am – 11 pm; Fri, 8 am – 5 pm; Sat, Noon – 8 pm; Sun, Noon – 11 pm
Library hours website: https://lib.stmarytx.edu/home/hours
Contact: James Joffe (210) 232-7352 | jjoffe@stmarytx.edu
Free and open to the public
Liz Potter is an artist and photographer living in Alpine, Texas.
The Harmony Of Emulsion is a collection of Polaroid emulsion, cyanotype emulsion, and silver gelatin emulsion that all fit into a grand expression of my love for the Chihuahuan Desert. As I created each body of work, I started to see their connectedness despite the visual differences in format. A common thread links them all, and I wanted to show this harmony as a tour of sorts. This exhibit takes you from one thing to another, where the work’s relationships illustrate an over-arching theme while visually depicting the creative process played out in their final forms.
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• FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
ADOLFO ACOSTA, LYNN CANO, VITO CANTU, EDDIE FERNANDEZ, AMANDA GALLEGOS, ABBY GONZALES, JILL HUSKIN, CALEB SAENZ (San Antonio, TX)
A Day In The Life In San Antonio
Organized and presented by Alex and Christine Lee
Indy Coffee Club
7114 UTSA Boulevard, Suite #103, San Antonio, TX 78249
(210) 233-9203 | alex@indycoffeeco.com | https://www.indycoffeeclub.com
Opening reception: Friday September 22, 2023, 6 – 9 pm
Exhibit on display: September 22 – October 31, 2023
Viewing hours: Daily, 8 am – 3 pm
Contact: Alex Lee (512) 751-0688 | alex@indycoffeeco.com | https://www.indycoffeeclub.com
Free and open to the public
On May 2, 1986, two hundred of the world’s leading photojournalists set out across America to capture the life of a nation on film in a single day. Their work was compiled and published to create A Day In The Life Of America by Rick Smolan. Inspired by this idea, Indy Camera Club will host a group of eight local photographers, from a myriad of photo backgrounds (novice-professional), to capture the life of San Antonio on film in a single day. The event will be hosted at Indy Coffee located at 7114 UTSA Boulevard #103, San Antonio, Texas 78249, on September 22, 2023, from 6-9pm. All are welcome!
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• SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 (San Antonio, Texas)
RAMIN SAMANDARI (San Antonio, TX)
A Retrospective – Selection Of Work From 2001 to 2023
San Antonio Art League And Museum
130 King William, San Antonio, TX 78204
(210) 223-1140 | saalm@saalm.org | https://www.saalm.org
Opening reception: Sunday, September 24, 2023, 3 – 5 pm
Exhibit on display: September 24 – November 4, 2023
Viewing hours: Tue – Sat, 10 am – 3 pm
Contact: Lyn Belisle (210) 860-9468 | lyn@lynbelisle.com
Ramin Samandari (210) 861-4325 | magicalrealismstudio@gmail.com | https://www.magicalrealismstudio.com
Free and open to the public
Ramin Samandari was selected as the 2023 Artist of the Year by the San Antonio Art League And Museum.
I was born in Iran. I arrived in Odessa, Texas in 1978 at age 17, sent there by my parents in the midst of the Iranian revolution. At the time I thought I might return to my homeland in a few years with a medical degree, but then the Iran-Iraq War broke out, so I renewed my U.S. visa, eventually got a green card, and in 1990 became a U.S. citizen. A resident of San Antonio since 1988, I decided in the early ’90s to pursue my life long passion of photography. Throughout the ’90s, I exhibited mostly in non traditional venues in San Antonio and Austin. Between 2000 and 2001, I had several solo exhibitions at the University of Incarnate Word’s Center for Spirituality, the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, Carver Cultural Art Center and the San Antonio Museum of Art. My work has been exhibited at The Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum, UTSA gallery, Southwest School of Art, Artpace, City of San Antonio Department of Culture and Creative Development and many private galleries. My work is in the permanent collection at San Antonio Museum of Art, University of Texas at San Antonio, The Tobin Center for the Performing Art and Institute of Texan Cultures.
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