On Display
Paper Trails
Bernie Diaz
April 6 – June 1, 2024
Artist Reception: April 10, 7-9pm
Artist Talk: May 22, 7-9pm
Bernie Diaz manipulates words and images to create assemblages that redirect and obscure origins. Incorporating historical processes of revision, omission, and embellishment, he creates glyph-like arrangements that seek completeness from fragmentation. His process involves scavenging, cutting, layering, and rearranging materials to achieve a sense of completeness from seemingly unrelated parts informed by his ongoing identity formation as a border-dwelling, queer, Tejano.
Parts to Whole
Katie Conley
April 6 – June 1, 2024
Artist Reception: April 10, 7-9pm
Artist Talk: May 22, 7-9pm
Parts to Whole is a collection of collages meticulously crafted from postage stamps. Each intricate detail plays a vital role in the larger design and is the result of hours of careful consideration. Testing the size, shape, color, and subject matter of each stamp, Katie Conley ensures harmony in every composition, often surprising viewers with her sourced material.
Upcoming Exhibits
Totally Cool Totally Art
April 27-May 9, 2024
Awards Ceremony: May 8, 5:30-7:30pm
Totally Cool Totally Art’s annual end of year showcase at the Dougherty Arts Center! Totally Cool Totally Art (TCTA) has been cultivating creative teens since 1996. TCTA is unique in that the classes are completely free to Austin's youth teen community. Teens learn various techniques by working directly alongside professional artists in various mediums.
Luster Woo
MuthaGoose
May 18 - June 22, 2024
Artist Reception: May 29, 2024, 7-9pm
Artist Talk: June 12, 2024 7-9pm
Luster Woo is the debut show of Austin artist duo Jill Garcia and Kim Phu, otherwise known as MuthaGoose. Luster Woo showcases a unique blend of vintage aesthetics and modern technology to shed light on timeless issues faced by women. It features mixed-media sculptures and paintings with upcycled ephemera, fabrics, ceramics, and archaic technologies, all in iridescent muted tones.