Enjoy a holiday surprise with two art exhibitions – a look at U.S. life during the pandemic gallery display and the bi-annual student art show online - as the semester wraps up at Lone Star College-CyFair.
Come by the Bosque Gallery in person through Dec. 15 to see artist Josefina Barassi’s “Pandemic Journal” display – an embroidered patchwork and quilted documentary project of this very recent, yet historic time, which “happened to all of us” in the Cy-Fair community and the nation.
Using image-text and textiles as elements to narrate, Barassi said she combines texture-color-language to convey the core of an emotion, the “gut feeling” of a moment in history. The part of the project exhibited in the Bosque Gallery intertwines events related to the pandemic and its effect on society with important social/political moments during 2021.
“I am fascinated by how a table phrase, a post on a social network, or a quote from a newspaper article can illustrate ‘beliefs,” explains Barassi. “I want to highlight the direct relationship between thoughts, feelings and actions with my work in an attempt to raise awareness of the importance of being honest about our own subjectivities, and by doing so, be more empathetic with others who might think differently.”
This unique “Pandemic Journal” exhibition overlaps with LSC-CyFair’s end-of-the-semester Student Art Showcase, which will be on display online through Dec. 10. Go to LoneStar.edu/BosqueGallery to see the students’ creative talent expressed in a multi-media representation of drawings, two-dimensional design works, advanced studio, ceramics, photography and painting.
“It’s not too late to be impressed with the original work of our fall semester visual art students,” said Bosque Gallery Director Jasleen Sarai. “The talented creations we see in their artwork reflects a wide range of individuality and perspective, and many of their pieces are available for purchase.”
This fall’s Best in Show winner was Daniela Roldan with the painting “Masked Workers.” The first- through third-place award winners, respectively, were:
- Drawing: Jamie Aranda – Still Life, Ariana Echevarria – Woman Statue, and Luis Vasquez – Roman Youth
- Design: Quang Nguyen – Nature vs Technology, Jude McLeod – Tile, and Gabriela Aranda – Fruity
- Advanced Studio: Taro Bush – Fish, Julia Espino – Sweet Tooth ,and Vicki Suarez – Menefer
- Ceramics: Asia Estelle – Storm, Casey Kiley – Rufflebeast, and Jude McLeod – Inside
- Photography: Zainab Ansari – Pepper on Mars, Leonard Lilla – Beltway 8, and Alberto Mata – Senior Night
- Painting: Asia Estelle – Person of Color, Jennifer Tai – Realize and Remember, and Jasiel Mendiola – Looker On.
Receiving Honorable Mentions received were in design: Mackensie Brunnenmeyer – Cotton Candy; in advanced studio: Olivia Christensen – Untamed Carousel; and in ceramics: Fatima Ghazi – 215.
To purchase student artwork, email Heather.Braman@LoneStar.edu. To get information on LSC-CyFair’s art programs, go to LoneStar.edu/art-dept-cyfair or call 281.290.5273.
LSC-CyFair is also currently registering for the December mini-mester classes that begin Dec. 20 and spring semester classes that begin Jan. 18, 2022. For information, go to LoneStar.edu/registration.