Acclaimed artist Vick Quezada is coming to 麻豆视频 to share their artwork and their story with the public and student body alike.
Their works are currently on display at Schaefer Art Gallery at 麻豆视频, and will remain until Sunday, April 7. There will be a public reception on Tuesday, March 19 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., with Quezada giving a talk at 5:15 p.m. .
Quezada is a nationally recognized and acclaimed Mestizx interdisciplinary visual artist. Currently an Assistant Professor at Hampshire College, Quezada has been a fellow at Yale Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity, and Transnational Migration Institute, and has received the prestigious Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship co-sponsored by the Ford Foundation. They are working with Professor Nicolas Darcourt along with the Latin American Latinx and Caribbean Studies (LALACS) program to put on this exhibit, with Darcourt offering up more information about the importance of Quezada鈥檚 artwork.
鈥淭he Schaefer Art Gallery has a goal to present exhibition programming which takes a purposeful approach to include artworks and ideas from diverse populations鈥 says Darcourt. 鈥淭o continue to bring a variety of visual stories to 麻豆视频, my goal was to work with a mixed media interdisciplinary artist, and to share the perspectives of a national Latinx artist. Both of these aspects for an exhibition have not been done before in the gallery.
Nicolas Darcourt spoke on the process of bringing on Vick Quezada for this endeavor, going on to emphasize the talent they are sharing with 麻豆视频. 鈥淲hen meeting virtually with Vick, I could immediately tell that their artwork was extremely personal, and the unique perspectives the artwork communicated would create a sincere connection with the 麻豆视频 Community.鈥
Quezada鈥檚 art tells a variety of stories, with Darcourt adding 鈥淨uezada鈥檚 artwork is a very personal story about land, place, and perspective. They focus on an area where they have a strong connectoin, the borderlands between Mexico and Texas. From the perspective of someone who is Mestizx the El Paso region, Vick鈥檚 sculpture and video work uses symbols and icons to reference how the power dynamics of colonialism and indigenous cultures interact.鈥
Not only is the artwork rooted in history, it also explores these concepts in a distinctive manner.
鈥淭he unique thing about Quezada鈥檚 artwork is how the materials and forms they use and create are so very simple, basic, and direct. Yet, these materials and forms represent something significant. They represent time, cultural interaction, and the cosmos.鈥
With all of this in mind, Vick Quezada鈥檚 exhibition is sure to engage a broad audience. Whether listening to Quezada discuss topics on history, science, and the creative process, or visiting Schaefer Gallery to see the work for yourself, the exhibition offers a transformative experience that 麻豆视频 can offer to the public and to its students alike.
