Texas Artists Coalition Members Juried Exhibition
Works by Martha Anderson, Denis Benjamin, Justin Burns, Wes Coke, David Conn, Ron Crouch, Julie England, Ellie Evans, Hannah Gapp, Jenna Grace, Jack Hein, Sheridan Hines, Kimberlyn Moore, Lesa Shaw, Mandia Senzanje, Lon Solley, and Lydia Welling
Juried by Easyside Art Collective
For the past 18 years, members of the Texas Artists Coalition have had the opportunity to be a part of a juried exhibition, with a prize of a solo exhibition later in the year. The Texas Artists Coalition (TAC) is a membership-driven program whose mission is to support the career development of emerging and established artists. Arts Fort Worth works to create a collaborative and enriching artist community.
ABOUT THE JUROR
Easyside is a volunteer-run nonprofit seeking alternative methods of creation and care to better equip artists and feed communities in East Fort Worth. They support experimental, contemporary, non-commercial art by giving a platform to those who face structural barriers to the art world.
Being Human
Works by Maryam Ashkaboosi, Yoona Ban, Tyler Haws, Caroline Trotter, Jiatong Yao
Curated by Zach Nguyen
August 1 – September 28, 2024
Program Gallery
Curator’s Statement
In this era of technological advancement, the nature of our relationship with technology becomes deeply intertwined with our personal sense of self as well as our collective understanding of what it means to be human. Being Human is an alternative world that invites the audience to explore the complex interplay between personhood and the ever-evolving sphere of technology. The exhibition transcends the conventional realms of art and becomes a dynamic dialog between the artist and the audience, between the human and the technology, and between the past and the future.
The curator, Zack Nguyen, brings together a group of artists—Maryam Ashkaboosi, Yoona Bang, Tyler Haws, Caroline Trotter and Jiatong Yao—who harness the power of technology to breathe new life into their methods of artistic expression. Through the utilization of various mediums, the artists invite the audience to not only reflect on the past and embrace the present but also to envisage and shape the future—the one in which the lines between human and machine are beautifully and sometimes unsettlingly blurred.
Dolores Pequeños/ Small Hurts
Works by Magaly Cantú
On view August 1 – October 5, 2024
TranSystems Gallery
Dolores Pequeños/ Small Hurts explores navigating Latina girlhood through a series of short stories set at my grandmother’s home. Through prints, ceramic sculpture, and animation with an emphasis on drawing, familiar objects in this space are translated into metaphors and poems of personal experiences. Each narrative traces a small moment, shared words, or mundane object as a capsule of the larger perpetuation of machista ideology that remains embedded in the Norteño culture. While wistfully reflecting on the past, each piece subverts the assumption that these small hurts are inconsequential.
Image: “Sientate,” 2024, Translucent abaca, laser engraving, dimensions Variable
Artist Bio
Magaly Cantú is an interdisciplinary artist based in Fort Worth, Texas. Who recently
received her M.F.A in printmaking from the University of North Texas. She works with
traditional print processes, drawing, and expanded ceramic practices. Through these
processes, she translates memories, family photographs, motherly sayings, and Mexican
folklore into surreal narratives. These narratives dissect the experiences of Latina girlhood and the impacts of navigating tradition. Magaly has shown work at Arts Fort Worth, Reisig and Taylor Contemporary, the University of West Virginia, and the K Space Contemporary.
Her work has also been added to multiple collections, such as the Marais Press print
collection at The Hilliard Art Museum and Incisori Contemporanei, Villa Benzi Zecchini, in Caerano di San Marco, Italy.
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