Fine Arts

- SURFACE TREATMENT: Writing In Tongues
- Nancy Moyer
- “Writing in Tongues” displays six beautifully stitched collaged diaphanous panels by Linda Lewis. This exhibit is currently being shown at UTPA’s University Gallery.
The works in the show reflect Lewis’s interest in the... Full story

- SURFACE TREATMENT: Parallels of Concept
- Nancy Moyer
- These two artists get back to basics in their art. Sara Waters and Suzanne Paquette exhibit works that share their love and fascination of the natural world, their variances of concept becoming points of interest. The two-person, mixed media,... Full story

- Models, designers to strut stuff in Arts District tonight
- Festiva
- You've marveled at it as you've driven by. Now you have a chance to go inside. The Art Village, located at the intersection of Main Street and Hackberry Avenue in McAllen, will welcome the public for Fashion Night, featuring cocktails,... Full story

- SURFACE TREATMENT: 'Exiles' by Izel Vargas
- Nancy Moyer
- In “Exiles,” currently on display at the STC Art Gallery, Izel Vargas reveals the synergetic nature of the US-Mexico border society. His own history is woven into imagery informed by border culture fragmentation, immigration issues, and... Full story

- Artist Manuel Miranda’s masterful metaphors
- SURFACE TREATMENT: Metaforos
- Nancy Moyer
- Manuel Miranda’s latest works remain true to his aesthetic philosophy, but this time without the color. Metaforos, Miranda’s solo exhibition, is currently on display at ManicHaus.
The show is comprised of acrylic paintings and... Full story

- STC jewelry exhibit connects disparate worlds
- SURFACE TREATMENT: Worlds Apart jewelry exhibit
- Nancy Moyer
- STC’s “Worlds Apart” exhibition really means it.
“Worlds Apart: Contemporary Adornment and Sacred Ornament” is currently on display in the STC Art Gallery. Tracey Davis and Donna Sweigart create jewelry that can stand... Full story

- STC art instructor David Freeman brings fresh eyes to folk creations
- Travis Whithead
- Empty eyes stare out from the blue mask, static satellite tower looming from the forehead.
Nearby, religious luminaries found by artist David Freeman in Mexico radiate with light through images of the Last Supper and other scenes. Prickly seashells... Full story

- This week, Festiva's art critic shows us a mirror
- SURFACE TREATMENT: The Bicameral Face by Nancy Moyer
- Travis Whitehead
- Their faces peer from the photos, some frazzled by conflict, others reflecting peace.
Nancy Moyer’s show "The Bicameral Face" opens July 18 at the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art to address how the left and right sides of the face reflect a... Full story

- Beauty bleeds through the macabre at new Manichaus show
- SURFACE TREATMENT: Experimental Procedures
- Nancy Moyer
- Phyllis Evans’ colorful and enigmatic encaustic paintings based on antique medical engravings are captivating. These mixed media paintings initially seduce with a whimsical demeanor, and then strike with a dark undercurrent. Improbable medical... Full story

- Married artists open gallery today in downtown Harlingen
- Travis Whitehead
- The young girl in the painting gazes peacefully from beneath a mane of light brown hair, embracing a group of children in a moment of timeless tranquility.
Aptly named "The Dreamer," the painting by Anna Varela is one of many that will hang in the... Full story