November 2025
ArtWalk First Friday – November 5th 5–8 p.m
Join us at the Art Center of Corpus Christi for an evening of art and community! Explore our new
exhibitions, shop with local vendors, and enjoy free family art activities
Abstract Biennial 2025 | Mary Mattingly - Holding Water | TAMU-CC BFA STUDENTS EXHBIT​
CURRENT EXHIBITS
Abstract Biennial 2025
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Experience the creativity of local artists in Abstract Biennial 2025 at the Art Center of Corpus Christi. This exhibition highlights bold and expressive works that explore color, shape, and emotion through abstraction. Discover how each artist brings their own vision to life in this vibrant showcase of local talent.
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JUROR: Deborah Fullerton, Curator of Exhibitions at Art Museum of South Texas
Deborah Fullerton has served as Curator of Exhibitions since 2005. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Corpus Christi State University and a Masters of Art degree from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Following her work in the field of Outreach Art Education for the Creative Arts Center, Deborah joined the Art Museum of South Texas as Outreach Coordinator in 1994. In 1995, she began her role as Curator of Education and later that Fall the Art Museum affiliated with TAMUCC. In 1996, the art museum merged with two local arts organizations, The Center for Hispanic Arts and the Creative Arts Center, forming the South Texas Institute for the Arts.
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Deborah has curated over 25 unique exhibitions, overseen the travel of a one-person retrospective exhibition of Alexandre Hogue to venues in Texas, and Arte Caliente, a private collection of Modern and Contemporary Latino(a) art, Contemporary and Modern Masters: Selections from the Permanent Collection within the U.S. She has contributed to and overseen the publication of over 25 art catalogues, including Target Texas a biennial group exhibition focused on contemporary art of Texas. In 2026 the biennial will enter its 10th year, which alternates annually with the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Art & Design Faculty Biennial.
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In her free time Deborah enjoys long circuitous walks and bike rides with friends or her husband Jim, wildflower and herb gardening, cooking with family and friends and traveling to destinations for fun and art that expands appreciation for all these interests.
Mary Mattingly - Holding Water
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Mary Mattingly is an interdisciplinary artist who cares deeply about water and believes in the power of public art. She founded Swale, an edible landscape on a public barge in New York City. Recent public art projects include Limnal Lacrimosa in Glacier National Park, Public Water with +More Art in New York, and Vanishing Point with Metal and Focal Point Gallery in the UK. Mattingly has exhibited sculpture and photography at the Cuenca, Istanbul, and Havana Biennials, as well as at institutions such as Storm King, the International Center of Photography, the Seoul Art Center, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Palais de Tokyo.
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She has received grants from such foundations as the James L. Knight Foundation, the Harpo Foundation, the Jerome Foundation, and the Art Matters Foundation. Her work has also been featured in publications including Aperture Magazine, Art in America, Sculpture Magazine, The New York Times, and Le Monde Magazine, as well as on Art21. It has been included in books such as the Whitechapel/MIT Press Documents of Contemporary Art series titled Nature, and Henry Sayre’s A World of Art, 8th edition, published by Pearson Education Inc. In 2022, a monograph of her work titled What Happens After was published by the Anchorage Museum and Hirmer.
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TAMU-CC BFA STUDENTS EXHBIT
Featuring Alexandra Moya, Caleb Terry, and Gabby Pena
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Alexandra Moya
Alexandra Moya is a Hispanic artist based in Texas, currently pursuing a BFA in Painting and Ceramics at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Her primary body of work is characterized by a surrealistic painting style, heavily influenced by religious iconography and narratives. She is particularly known for her distinctive use of cats as a recurring motif within these religious themes. Working primarily in acrylic, she frequently experiments by incorporating different mediums and 3D ceramic elements into her pieces. Alex’s deep interest also extends to ceramic pottery, where she often explores innovative glazing techniques. Her artworks are highly personal, serving as an emotional barometer for her current feelings and
inspirations
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Artist Statement
This work began at my great uncle’s funeral. The pastor’s sermon, focused on earning a celestial crown that glittered with jewels would be a ticket into paradise, felt transactional and cold. My initial instinct was to create a dark, gory series on religious trauma, but I became paralyzed by the pressure and ideals to create something properly artistic.
The cats represent a space of unconditional acceptance, non-judgmental and completely genuine, the opposite of the transactional faith I encountered. I use them as stand ins for myself and my pain, placing them into religious clothes and forms. They carry none of the fear or expectation that comes with my own human image, allowing me to pacify the trauma and turn it into a contained, personal symbol.
In the paintings, the backgrounds are runny, messy, and distressed almost giving a stained glass look. The cats themselves feature rough, distorted surfaces and glazing. They appear imperfect and broken, disrupting the smooth, clean look often associated with sacred art and reflecting the distortion I experienced.
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