Houston artists Lauren Janelle, Alexis Pye, Matthew Napoli and Mathieu Jean Baptiste and San Antonio’s Cassidy Fritts and Mauro de la Tierra explore their self-identities through their own individual styles, techniques and motifs. The group show runs through July 30.
Gallery Hours: Thursday through Saturday, 12 noon to 5 p.m. and by appointment
The exhibit is curated by Miles Payne.
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Join Lauren Janelle's workshop
on Saturday, July 24, from 3 to 5 p.m.
Janelle, also known as LJANELLE, is a figurative artist whose creative process is an exploration of her own personal identity and history through painting, drawing and multimedia work. Many of the figures in her art serve as self-portraits, not just of the physical form, but of the mental and emotional state. There is an anonymity, yet familiarity in her figures that draw out different meanings depending on the viewer.
Janelle's class focuses on the connection between literature and art, the way she started working in her current style. She plans to select a few passages and poems from literature and have participants create a work based on this theme, either literally or abstractly. She will demonstrate the connection between color and emotion and will discuss her style and how she developed it over time.
The $20 cost includes materials. Register at Eventbrite or at The Collective.
