The Biennial questions the idea of optimism and examines how we engage with it as a tool for survival. Enjoy special discounts, exclusive offerings and more. Be a Patron and support your cultural institutions this holiday season. Start your shopping at 11 am. A graduate of Texas State University and the Rhode Island School of Design, Menchaca has created a highly individualistic lexicon of signs and symbols that speak to the Mexican American experience, including immigration and the melding of cultures in South Texas.
Visit McNayArt. This is a digital rendering of the proposed printed image, but due to the nature of the screenprinting process, is subject to change during production. Will share the final result once finished. Hope to see you there! More soon! I'm excited to share a brand new digital animation. The digital animation was developed during the level design process for the proposed gameplay and features a number of playable characters combating level obstacles and enemies.
This animation will be included in an upcoming exhibition at the South Bend Museum of Art. Details below:. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd South Bend, IN Are you a LatinX Printmaker? Apply by Sept. Visit the McNay website to see it in action. This year's class is the largest ever! Thirty artists and arts administrators are convening for a week-long rigorous program in arts management and leadership development. Learn more. Show Catalog available on Amazon. I wanted to include traditional artworks where my hand was largely present in the works.
I maintain a practice of constantly sketching on loose sheets of paper throughout my daily life. I am so used to producing artworks minimizing any evidence of my hand, as in my printmaking work, and I'm at a point right now where I am feeling a necessity to exhibit new kinds of work with entirely new subject matter.
I knew I wanted to make personal work for my inaugural show at Ruiz Healy that did not focus on the divisions currently facing our country, which meant shifting the focus from objective analysis of current events and moving towards subjective, very personal and uncharted territory for me. Go to Vignettes From San Antonio.
Menchaca is known for his controversial and politically explosive art, as it contains anti-Trump elements. Menchaca graduated from Texas State in with a degree in printmaking. He then attended the Rhode Island School of Design where he earned his masters in fine arts in Menchaca has resided in his hometown of San Antonio since then with girlfriend Suzy Gonzalez, a Texas State alumna who graduated with a degree in painting.
The two have been successful artists individually and collaboratively. After centuries of history, decades of dreaming, and years of planning, the San Pedro Creek Culture Park is finally here. This unique site provides an opportunity for artists to explore a wide variety of project types, distinguishing it from other cultural amenities in the city.
When I imagine New York in the s, all the graffiti in my mind is Basquiat pieces. This actually is sort of how Kinkade died. In the ecstatic current show at Ruiz-Healy in San Antonio, Menchaca took the howling, void-like desolation he felt from the election of Donald Trump and turned to creativity as a way of catharsis The large mixed media pieces also connect us with history, folklore, and popular culture.
Menchaca is a gifted graphic artist and printer, but in these new creations he has expanded his artistic creativity to collage and portraits. He considers his work a reflection of his upbringing, his home, his city and family. It is for him a personal story including nostalgic memories. A San Antonio native, Menchaca is known to juxtapose images from popular culture with Mesoamerican iconography.
Vignettes from San Antonio is a new series of work that is inspired by the artist's hometown. Menchaca creates original designs and motifs to explore personal memories with place. In his signature style, his works play with both repetition and scale with overlapping figures, patterns, and multiple windows of storyline and fable. Menchaca harks back to a long tradition of visual storytelling spanning many centuries and across many cultures.
Together we will be publishing a brand new series of original fine art etchings by yours truly. Looking forward to sharing the finished images with you early More on Segura Arts Studio here. The Segura Arts Studio focuses on three areas of artistic endeavor: print processes that further the creative possibilities; production of works by underrepresented artists who explore issues related to self-identification; and work that dispels outdated and culturally biased beliefs about life in the United States, concentrating on the issues of immigration, acculturation, and assimilation.
The Segura Arts Studio challenges preconceived notions of the print via a combination of traditional processes as well as nineteenth-century photographic techniques. The studio provides artists with an arsenal of equipment and technical skill that can be used to develop projects of any scope and that would often be impossible for the artist to bring to fruition working alone. Thursday—Saturday 12 p.
Filled with colorful, humorous and technologically infused pieces, Menchaca illustrates an intriguing artistic direction. Continuing until Nov. The show will include new digital works as well as new works on paper. Stay tuned!
The San Pedro Creek is the natural resource that brought early settlement to the central Bexar county region located in present day San Antonio.
Read more. Read it here. My print Gotta Catch 'Em All! Press release follows. Titled Just Under , the exhibition was selected by artist Katherine Bradford, and features 98 artists from both the United States and abroad. Edition of More than a dozen dealers from around the U. The event is a great opportunity for novice and seasoned collectors alike to hone their connoisseurship skills, get to know and learn from respected and informed dealers, and perhaps go home with a newfound treasure.
Participating dealers have something for every taste and budget from old master prints to contemporary drawings and photography. Over the years, the McNay Print Fair has placed high quality art in the homes of our community, providing us with a solid and growing collector base. Come raise a glass in celebration of our 21st year! Grayson St. San Antonio, TX On view January 26 — March 10, Monday — Friday 10 am — 4 pm. The Contemporary Art Galleries will present an exhibition of artworks including paintings, prints and videos by Texas-based artists Suzy Gonzalez and Michael Menchaca.
This event is open to the public, and free of charge. Exhibition at Ruiz-Healy Perennial Boundaries. Perennial Boundaries examines the infinite thread that a manmade confine such as a geographical divide creates. The works included in this show provide the viewers with insights into the interests and concerns that have guided the creative impulses of these artists in their careers.
Each artist is working in a unique and individualistic practice informed by their personal experiences from living on either side of the border. This exhibition is an eclectic mix of homage and critical discussions of living in la frontera and immigration issues. So far it has been a learning experience. We have started to put the gears in motion for multiple works.
Exciting times! Skowhegan Alliance Screening I will have a video included in Divisions , a video program of work made by Skowhegan alumni, on May 4th, pm pm. Here are images of the work. We have a group show at Provincetown Art Association and Museum that just opened. If you can manage, come visit Provincetown and see it before it closes Feb. Here is some footage of my piece. I'll be joining this group of lovely people:. Studio Update on the blog. He presents metaphors of contemporary social issues with a uniquely pre-Hispanic visual vocabulary.
His symbols and motifs harken to those of ancient South American culture specifically; however, his imagery speaks widely to human communication and history. This show is getting a lot of press. As part of the initiative, museum president Don Bacigalupi and assistant curator Chad Alligood traveled to all regions of the country to visit nearly 1, artists in studios and conduct hundreds of hours of one-on-one conversations.
Now, planning and research is complete and the museum has selected artists for the resulting exhibition, State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now, debuting at Crystal Bridges on September During and early , the Crystal Bridges curatorial team logged more than , travel miles, crisscrossing the country to visit artists, all in search of the most compelling American art being created today. Traveling to communities large and small, the museum sought to discover artists whose work has not yet been fully recognized on a national level.
The result of this unprecedented journey is a one-of-a-kind exhibition that draws from every region of the U.
The artists selected range in age from 24 — 87, including 54 male and 48 female artists from across the country. You can read it online here. I will be in full swing showing my latest prints at the open portfolio. If you happen to see me around the city please stop and say "hi".
I look forward to meeting new and old friends on the west coast. See you soon! Sri Lanka I am honored to be a recipient of a Peter St. Our research is based on reconstructing the post-war climate that has left thousands of widowed women and children in desperate need of sustainability. This is an amazing opportunity to reach out to a community in need and use art and design to make a positive change. More soon. Will have plenty to share soon. What an amazing experience it has been.
With spring right around the corner, it's a fitting transitional period for me both personally and professionally. I look forward to sharing with you my progress as I develop more ideas and imagery.
Learn more about the animated video and prints in New Works: Michael Menchaca that are inspired by Pre-Columbian codices, creation myths, and migration stories. Michael will be in conversation with Lucia R. She is trained as an archaeological illustrator and has presented and published work on a diverse range of topics, including the ceramics of the American Southwest, ancient Mayan iconography, and Aztec religion. Talking Art is a forum for visitors to engage more deeply with AMOA-Arthouse exhibitions by attending and participating in gallery talks led by exhibiting artists and other experts in contemporary art and culture.
All talks are free and open to the public. Please take a look if you get the chance. The inaugural show is up until Nov. If you have a chance please take a look. On Glasstire. I was super impressed by the energy in the kids drawings. Kids have a great way of working out their ideas simultaneously on the paper. They were really great teachers to me! Curated by Lyle Williams. If you're in the Dallas area be sure to catch this incredible show before Nov. Come see new drawings and t-shirts for sale from Noon to 3pm!
Animated Feature has been Funded! Soon, I will embark on creating my first animated feature. Look for updates on the production of the film here.
Press read here. Look for a brand new print with the official Coronado Studio label by the end of March. The Serie Project strives to share the wealth of Latino culture with all communities by producing, promoting and exhibiting limited edition fine-art serigraphs created at Coronado Studio. For this performance I will be wearing an Electroluminescent Cat Suit dancing to choreography that fuses a mixture of cultures.
Listen to an interview with TPR here. Will try again another time. Proyecto Ace is a non-profit artist in residence program located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The residency is from April 9 to April 26, During that time, I will be researching, visiting the city, and constructing my installation in the gallery space.
I plan on letting my first-hand experience of crossing borders and interacting with a new country influence my project. This is a fairly new residency program that doesn't have funding yet. So, it's up to the artist to come up with the funds to participate in this residency. If I don't meet my goal then no rewards are given out to you and no money is given for my residency. New Kickstarter Project Launched: Buenos Aires is the capital city of Argentina with a rich immigration legacy that ties it to countries from all over the world.
This trip would be a tremendous resource for my project! Your support will help me write deeper into the mythology of the narrative for the Codex Migratus. New experiences mean more story for you to benefit from as the work moves towards global immigration matters! You can spot some prints of mine if you look closely at the link. If your in Miami this week please check it out! Carmen Ramos, and Claudia Zapata. I'm sharing a recording from a presentation I gave a few weeks ago "at" Bucknell University.
Sign the Petition here As part of the curatorial collective Dos Mestizx, our vision for the recent exhibition XicanX: New Visions has been compromised. Connie Gonzalez visits with San Antonio artist Michael Menchaca Brooks San Antonio artist Michael Menchaca shares his thoughts and inspiration behind one of his newest large scale collages of Brooks which celebrates and honors the Brooks legacy.
Lectures are free and open to the public. What To Do Instead via Shannon Weber at The Body is not an apology "Instead of celebrating this July 4th, there are a number of things you can do to help migrant families. More images soon. I'm included in an print exhibition raising funds for organizations that protect civil rights. Check out a new video installation based on ancient art at the Chrysler" By Denise M. Menchaca was born in Texas in to parents who immigrated from Mexico.
Many of the protest signs, though, included bold prints made popular by Chicano artists. On View Feb 7 - June 9, New Limited Edition Screenprint for sale! New Animation! More details to come. Dates: November 2, — December 28, Learn more Photo by Luis Garza. Art Features: 1 art installation metal screening around flood bypass tunnel inlet — depicting the night sky in 4 tile murals that tell the story of how San Pedro Creek brought forth life, growth and diversity in our community 5 locations of historical text and poetry by John Phillip Santos etched in the limestone walls along the creek 16 colorful tile designs by Michael Menchaca commemorating the people, culture and history of our community that can be seen throughout the creek on benches and artistic design accents 3 restored bridges with ceramic artwork by Diana Kersey depicting the stories behind the street names.
Exhibition at Ruiz-Healy Perennial Boundaries "In a time when the upcoming elections have border policies at the forefront of the agenda, Ruiz-Healy Art has organized an exhibition of contemporary art rooted in the socio-political experience of the U. Sign in. Michael K. Curtis P. Ho University of Hawaii at Manoa Verified email at hawaii. Articles Cited by Co-authors. Title Sort Sort by citations Sort by year Sort by title.
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