past exhibits
OCTOBER 2021
DIMENSION XLVIII
Annual national exhibit.
All media.
In the gallery:
September 24 - October 30, 2021
RECEPTION:
Friday, October 1st from 5 - 7pm
MILLICENT &
FRANCESKA ALVARADO
Sister duo. Mixed media.
In the gallery:
August 20 - October 30, 2021
RECEPTION:
Friday, Sept 3rd from 5 - 7pm
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KENNITH HANNA
Painting small.
In the gallery:
September 24 - October 30, 2021
RECEPTION:
Friday, October 1st from 5 - 7pm
DIMENSION XLVIII AWARDS
Juror: Joe Pena, Associate Professor of Art at TAMUCC
BEST OF SHOW:
Bill David, Tap Tap Tap
Bill is awarded a solo exhibit alongside next years
Dimension Show! Congrats Bill!
WORKS ON CANVAS:
1st Place: David Longnecker II, Mictiantecuhtii Madonna
2nd Place: Kate Word, Beyond
3rd Place: Trent Thigpen, MERCFL
Hon Men: Lisa Davis Allen, Kemp's Ridley Vanitas
Hon Men: Isabelle Lopez Kotara, Splash
WORKS ON PAPER:
1st Place: Silas Breaux, Transects (Plaquemine)
2nd Place: Nancy Bandy, Golden Cloud
3rd Place: Jill Conwill, Pom Poms
Hon Men: Jacqueline Negeros, Carton
Hon Men: Susan Trujillo, Iris Passion
PHOTOGRAPHY:
1st Place: Frank Klein, A Witch and Her Familiar
2nd Place: Sally Mitchell, Palms in the Wind
3rd Place: Lupe Escobedo, Waiting to be Worn Again
Hon Men: Timothy Hope, Great Degradation
Hon Men: Noorullah Akhtar, San Antonio, NM, Old Train Station
3D / SCULPTURE:
1st Place: Robyn Mulford, Fe
2nd Place: Susan Greathouse, Under the Lily Pads
3rd Place: Andrew Malczewski, American Favela No. 9
Hon Men: Olivia Hinkel, Look Out
Hon Men: Angalynn Bishop, Dark Crescent Moon Plate
MIXED MEDIA / FIBER:
1st Place: Victoria Livingston, Never no Turning Back
2nd Place: Stan Unser, Owners & Guests
3rd Place: Kimberly Delgado, The Bouquet
Hon Men: Charlotte Lloyd, Knotical Charm
Hon Men: Kelly Schaub, The Girl Next Door
SEPTEMBER 2021
INDEPENDENTS
SHOW 2020
Annual exhibit for Art Center members not in an affiliated group.
In the gallery:
August 20 - September 18, 2021
RECEPTION:
Friday, Sept 3rd from 5 - 7pm
MILLICENT &
FRANCESKA ALVARADO
Sister duo. Mixed media.
In the gallery:
August 20 - October 30, 2021
RECEPTION:
Friday, Sept 3rd from 5 - 7pm
TASTE BUDS
All food and drink.
A palette for your palette.
In the gallery:
August 20 - September 18, 20201
RECEPTION:
Friday, Sept 3rd from 5 - 7pm
JULY/AUGUST 2021
BARRY BROWN
CLAY STUDIO SHOW
Annual Ceramics Exhibit
Juror: David Hendley
In the gallery:
July 16 - August 14, 2021
RECEPTION:
Friday, July 16 from 5 - 7 pm
JEANETTE NICKAS
Acrylics
In the gallery:
July 16 - August 14, 2021
RECEPTION:
Friday, July 16 from 5 - 7 pm
DAVID HENDLEY
Clay Studio Featured Ceramic
Artist & Juror
In the gallery:
July 16 - August 14, 2021
RECEPTION:
Friday, July 16 from 5 - 7 pm
JUNE 2021
ARTIST GROUPS
Art Association of CC
Bay Area Art League
Nexus Art Collective
South Texas Art League
In the gallery:
June 11 - July 10, 2021
OPENING RECEPTION:
Thursday, June 17 from 5 - 7 pm
CC LEAGUE FOR FINE
ART PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography
In the gallery:
June 11 - July 10, 2021
OPENING RECEPTION:
Thursday, June 17 from 5 - 7 pm
CREATURES
All animals or creatures,
real or imaginary.
In the gallery:
June 11 - July 10, 2021
OPENING RECEPTION:
Thursday, June 17 from 5 - 7 pm
MAY 2021
GO BIG EXHIBIT
All large works.
All mediums.
In the gallery:
May 7 - June 5, 2021
Private artist reception:
Friday, May 7 from 5 - 7 pm
TAMUCC BFA GRADUATES
Artists:
Skally Benitez
Alejandro Ramirez
Samantha Swenson
In the gallery:
May 7 - June 5, 2021
Private artist reception:
Friday, May 7 from 5 - 7 pm
ISABELLE LOPEZ KOTARA
& KEVIN KOTARA
A husband & wife duo of large
colorful abstract paintings.
In the gallery:
March 17 - July 9, 2021
MARCH/APRIL 2021
COASTAL BEND
COMMUNITY EXHIBIT
"What have you been up to Coastal Bend Artists?"
All mediums.
E C E L E C T I C
An eclectically curated exhibit
of varying artists.
From abstract to colorful watercolor to sculpture and woodcuts.
Artists: Linda Evans, Cat Huss, Michelle Smythe, Ben Munoz & Rose Steffenson
ISABELLE LOPEZ KOTARA
& KEVIN KOTARA
A husband & wife duo of large
colorful abstract paintings.
FEBRUARY 2021
ALL MEMBERSHIP
2021
All mediums, all members.
Juror: Meg Aubrey,
TAMUCC Assistant Professor of Art
RICHIE VIOS: Odyssey
All Membership Show 2020
BEST OF SHOW Award Winner
Watercolor & Plein Aire.
KITTY WELSH-DUDICS:
Lily Pads at Giverny
Acrylic & Watercolor.
ALL MEMBERSHIP SHOW 2020 AWARDS
Juror: Meg Aubrey, Assistant Professor of Art at TAMUCC
BEST OF SHOW:
Kate Word, Evolve Triptych
Kate is awarded a solo exhibit alongside next years
All Membership Show! Congrats Kate!
WORKS ON CANVAS:
1st Place: Tony Armadillo, Alex alla Frida
2nd Place: Jeffrey Neel McDaniel, A Stillness at Dawn
3rd Place: Allison Schuchs, Aztec Princess
Hon Men: Juan Vela Jr., Complicated Mood Swings
Hon Men: Linley Rose-Schwakoff, Bob Hall Pier
WORKS ON PAPER:
1st Place: Cherry Morrill, Waiting for Momma
2nd Place: Tom Beasley, Guajillo Flat
3rd Place: Neva Rossi-Smoll, Little Girl with Pigtails
Hon Men: Dottie Glaze, Ethereal Africa
Hon Men: Tom Beasley, Elm Reflections
PHOTOGRAPHY:
1st Place: Patrick O'Brien, Tithonia
2nd Place: Frank Cornish, Spring Sweet Gun
3rd Place: Stephen Horner, Two Firs and a Cedar
Hon Men: Lorenzo Martin, Old St. Mary's Cemetery
Hon Men: Frank Cornish, Work Day is Done
3D / SCULPTURE:
1st Place: Rolf Wagner, Egret
2nd Place: Angalynn Bishop, Image of Resilience #1
3rd Place: Kathleen Mekailek, Heart of Earth
Hon Men: Kathy Wagner, Corpus Christi Sunset
Hon Men: Janet Lee, Blooming
MIXED MEDIA:
1st Place: Kelly Shaub, Let's Pull it Together
2nd Place: Kelly Schaub, Origin Uncertain
3rd Place: Victoria Livingston, The Return Journey
Hon Men: Kimberly Delgado, Field Blossom
DECEMBER 2020 / JANUARY 2021
CAPRICIOUS
Watercolor & Gouache mediums
STEPHEN FISHER
Photography
STX TIES ARTIST
COLLECTIVE
Artist Group. Various mediums.
NOVEMBER 2020
BARRY BROWN
CLAY STUDIO
Members of the Clay Studio
LIZ DUMAS-
MCMULLAN
"Before They're Gone"
Photographs & stories of WWII Veterans
MEMORIES
ON CANVAS
Alzheimer's Awareness
OCTOBER 2020
PHOTOGRAPHY
SHOW
Open Call Photography Exhibit
D. CLARKE EVANS
"Before They're Gone"
Photographs & stories of WWII Veterans
BREAST CANCER
AWARENESS
Student perspectives.
HEROES OF THE COASTAL BEND
Artistically honoring the heroes getting us through the pandemic
KITTY
WELSH - DUDICS
Before the Wall: Rio Grande River Suite
NEW BAY SIDE
MEMBERS GALLERY
Our regular Members Gallery + the new Bay Side section!
SEPTEMBER 2020
COASTAL BEND COMMUNITY EXHIBIT
Answered the question "What have you been up to Coastal Bend?"
All mediums.
LARS ROEDER:
Apart / Under
Screenprints.
NEXUS ART
COLLECTIVE
Members David Longnecker, Marilyn Morgan & Neva Rossi Smoll
JILL HAGLUND
An EXPRESSIVE FLORALS exhibit - EXTENDED!
KITTY
WELSH - DUDICS
Before the Wall: Rio Grande River Suite
NEW BAY SIDE
MEMBERS GALLERY
Our regular Members Gallery + the new Bay Side section!
JUNE - AUG 2020 *covid
LANDSCAPE
SHOW
Landscapes, Cityscapes, Seascapes.
All mediums.
In the gallery:
June 3 - August 26 (new date)
JILL HAGLUND
An EXPRESSIVE FLORALS exhibit
In the gallery:
June 3 - August 26 (new date)
MEMBERS GALLERY
March - Sept members gallery has been extended through Sept change-out dates 09/08 - 09/12.
In the gallery:
March 14 - Sept 11 (new date)
LANDSCAPE SHOW AWARDS
Juror: Kitty Welsh-Dudics
BEST OF SHOW:
Neva Rossi Smoll, Big Bend View I
1st Place: Kelly Best Bourgeois, Long Shadows
2nd Place: Patrick O'Brien, Pedernales Spillway
3rd Place: Kennith Hanna, Pastures I
Hon. Mention: Josemaria Lopez, Dream Mirage
MARCH-MAY 2020 *covid
INDEPENDENTS
SHOW 2020
Recent work by current members not in an Art Center affiliated group.
All mediums.
NICK PEREZ
A Fashion Couture Exhibit
by successful fashion designer and Corpus Christi native.
LORRAINE MCFARLAND
The TAMUCC Laguna Madre Field Station Artist in Residence
Pastels.
INDEPENDENTS SHOW 2020 AWARDS
Juror: Jim Tabor
BEST OF SHOW:
Alison Schuchs, Midnight Sonata
WORKS ON CANVAS:
1st Place: Alison Schuchs, Underwater Portrait
2nd Place: Mary Pat Gross, Climbing Roses on Garden Wall
3rd Place: Phyllis Sayre, Wild at Heart
WORKS ON PAPER:
1st Place: Richie Vios, Harbor Bridge is Still Standing
2nd Place: Lars Roeder, Wading Pool
3rd Place: Terri Young, Circus in the Round
MIXED MEDIA/FIBER:
1st Place: Victoria Livingston, Chapter One
2nd Place: Carolyn-Utigard Thomas, Fun
3rd Place: Julie Plasketes, Roots
3D / SCULPTURE:
1st Place: Christian Allen, Lichtenber Functional #14 Table
2nd Place: Duane Webb, It Is What It Is
3rd Place: Duane Webb, Building On The Past
PHOTOGRAPHY:
1st Place: Fred Trimyer, The Significance of Man
2nd Place: Stephen Fisher, Caddo Lake Egret
3rd Place: Stephen Fisher, Johnson Ranch Sunrise
JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2020
ALL MEMBERSHIP SHOW 2020
Recent work by current members.
All mediums.
MARK SALZIGER
2019 All Membership Show
BEST OF SHOW Winner
ANGELA RESENDEZ
Into the Storm
All mediums.
ALL MEMBERSHIP 2020 AWARDS
Juror: Gerardo Cobarruvias
Professor, Del Mar College
BEST OF SHOW:
Richie Vios, Harbor Bridge After Dark
Richie is awarded the opportunity to have a solo exhibition
alongside All Membership Show 2021
WORKS ON CANVAS:
1st Place: Kathy Lindsey-O'Neill, Zebras
2nd Place: Isabelle Lopez Kotara, Calypso
3rd Place: Sylvia Ramsey, Fruit Basket
WORKS ON PAPER:
1st Place: Richie Vios, People's Drive
2nd Place: Mary F. Smith, Candelillas
3rd Place: Carolyn Utigard-Thomas, Golden Bolt
MIXED MEDIA/FIBER:
1st Place: Millicent Alvarado, Cat on a Hot Sunday Morning
2nd Place: Diane Weiner, Orchid-Topia
3rd Place: Diane Weiner, Laguna Madre Sky
3D / SCULPTURE:
1st Place: Susan Thumm, Pearl
2nd Place: Harvey Crouch, Navaho Ball
3rd Place: Connie Lovell, Chloe the Beach Trash Clown Fish
PHOTOGRAPHY:
1st Place: Fred Trimyer, Hill Country Stream
2nd Place: Lorenzo Martin, NYC Subway
3rd Place: Don Weiner, Conservatory
DECEMBER 2019
ABSTRACT SHOW
All abstract art.
All mediums.
COLLAGE
A curated exhibition of collage works by Kelly Schaub, Phyllis
Finely, & Vasu Mistry-Berger.
NOVEMBER 2019
CARNIVAL
What does it mean to you?
Feasts, merrymaking, rides,
cotton candy, masks?
EVERYDAY ARTISTS
Our Art Center every day artists.
PASTEL SHOW
All work is the pastel medium.
OCTOBER 2019
DIMENSION XLVII
Art Center National Exhibit.
JIM ALEXANDER
Dimension XLVI
Best of Show Winner
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
High school student
perspectives.
DIMENSION XLVII AWARDS
Juror: Lyle Williams
Curator of Prints & Drawings at the McNay Art Museum
BEST OF SHOW:
Liz Dumas-McMullan, Coral Bubbles
Liz is awarded the opportunity to have a solo exhibition
in 2020 alongside Dimension XLVIII
WORKS ON CANVAS:
1st Place: Lisa Davis Allen, Radishes, Beets & Bok Choy
2nd Place: Katayoon Firouzi, Yellow Rhapsody
3rd Place: Lisa Olsen, Youth World Sailing
WORKS ON CANVAS:
1st Place: Richie Vios, Alamo Plaza
2nd Place: Kimberly Delgado, Jacob at the McNay
3rd Place: Carolyn Young, Across the Way
MIXED MEDIA/FIBER:
1st Place: Janie Stidham, Verano
2nd Place: Andy Villarreal, Meso American Procession
3rd Place: Marcelina Gonzalez, Can we listen to my CD now?
3D / SCULPTURE:
1st Place: Susan Thumm, Lured In
2nd Place: Jan Sijansky, Teal Horsehair Raku
3rd Place: Ele Chew, Fruit Cocktail on a Hot Summer Day
PHOTOGRAPHY:
1st Place: Anthony Clements, Great Blue Heron
2nd Place: Debra Williams, Fish Cleaning
3rd Place: Mike Hubner, A Time Forgotten
SEPTEMBER 2019
BEN MUNOZ
Corpus Christi Native, now Dallas dwelling printmaker, & the current Art Center public installation artist.
COLLABORATIVE SHOW
2 or more artists coming together to make one unique piece of artwork.
ART + ANIMALS
Collaboration with the
Texas State Aquarium
MAY 2019
LAS DONAS
DE LA CORTE
In the gallery:
May 9 - June 2
Opening Reception:
Thursday, May 9
from 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Don't miss the opportunity to view the 2019 Coronation Robes Display. We invite you to join us in celebrating women throughout history.
This year contained the largest number of participants to date, so come see the gallery filled with dazzling beauty!
Charles E. Wissinger
The World According to Chuck
In the gallery:
May 9 - June 2
Opening Reception:
Wednesday, May 8
from 5:00 - 7:00 PM
The exhibit celebrates the artistic career of Charles Wissinger.
From clay mixed media to drawings, this compilation of pieces spans decades of extraordinary work.
Charles is the Professor & Director
of the Art Program at
Texas A&M University, Kingsville.
The History of
Las Donas
In the gallery:
May 9 - June 2
Opening Reception:
Thursday, May 9
from 5:00 - 7:00 PM
An up close and detailed look at the history and process behind the world of Las Donas De La Corte.
From the two years it takes from start to finish on one ensemble, to the materials and designers, the legacy and more!