CRIS WORLEY FINE ARTS

ADRIAN ESPARZA
Products of a Compass

June 14 – August 2, 2025

Opening Receptions: Saturday, June 14th // 5-7pm
artists in attendance

Cris Worley Fine Arts is pleased to announce Products of a Compass, a new solo exhibition by El Paso-based artist Adrian Esparza, on view from June 14 through August 2, 2025. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, June 14th from 5–7 PM. This marks Esparza’s fourth solo presentation with the gallery. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Continuing his exploration of the Mexican sarape as cultural artifact, symbol, and medium, Esparza expands his visual language with Products of a Compass. The exhibition features a dynamic selection of new works, including sarape-based constructions, works on paper, and the evolution of his enigmatic sarape paintings. Each piece reveals the artist’s ongoing interest in transformation—both material and conceptual—through processes of deconstruction, repetition, and craftsmanship.

In Products of a Compass, Esparza deepens his dialogue between absence and presence, color and form. The sarape, once unraveled, becomes a tool for geometric abstraction and cultural memory. In his newest sarape paintings, vibrant threads are embedded beneath layers of acrylic paint, only to be revealed again through an act of abrasion, creating a delicate interplay between concealment and revelation. Meanwhile, the artist’s works on paper, marked by precise grids and vibrant pen work, function as intimate blueprints for the larger sculptural interventions.

CHARLOTTE SMITH
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June 14 – August 2, 2025

Opening Receptions: Saturday, June 14th // 5-7pm
artists in attendance

Cris Worley Fine Arts is pleased to announce Charlotte Smith: 2025, a solo exhibition of new paintings by acclaimed Dallas-based artist Charlotte Smith. This marks Smith’s twelfth solo exhibition with the gallery, a partnership that began in 2003. 2025 will be on view from June 14 through August 2, 2025, with an opening reception on Saturday, June 14th from 5 to 7 pm.

In this latest body of work, Smith continues to push the boundaries of her distinctive drip and drop technique, now embracing a bold resurgence of color and scale. Where previous exhibitions leaned into quiet restraint and meditative motion, 2025 marks a shift—an ascent into light, energy, and a renewed visual intensity.

The paintings ripple with chromatic energy—luminescent purples, sunlit ambers, marine blues—colors that vibrate across layers of poured, pooled, and suspended paint. These works suggest not only aqueous environments, but also cellular forms, stellar constellations, and emotional landscapes. The work’s rhythmic density and gestural nuance reflect both intuitive control and Smith’s deep commitment to process.

The title, 2025, evokes the impact of time on creative evolution—a fitting metaphor for Smith’s own journey. “Charlotte’s work has always carried a sense of movement and transformation,” says Cris Worley. “But this new series has an almost celebratory confidence. It feels like a breakthrough.”

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