Intersections celebrates women of color through a diverse collection of 22 artists and their stories told from a variety experiences and perspectives. In addition to highlighting artists from San Antonio, the exhibition aims to explore spaces across Texas and the narratives of women of color from the region. Presa House has reached out to a selection of curators from Austin, Houston, Corpus Christi, and Laredo, TX to collaborate in creating space and a platform for these artists.

OPENING INTERSECTIONS

February 1, 06:00 - 11:00
Presa House Gallery
725 S. Presa, San Antonio, Texas 78210

The exhibitions runs until February 23
By appointment only

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Artadia is pleased to announce the five inaugural Houston Artadia Fellows: Abdul Basit, Pakistan; Lanre Buraimoh, Nigeria; Eduardo Herrera, Ecuador; Karen Navarro, Argentina; and Sanya Wafeq, Afghanistan.

The Houston Artadia Fellowship is a pilot program designed to connect Houston’s diverse immigrant and refugee artists with other artists, each other, and the international art world through close collaborations with local partners, critical discourse, exhibition opportunities, and studio visits with renowned curators and artists to support and cultivate artistic excellence. Fellows are invited to participate in conversations around art practice, sustainability, and the locality of the city’s art scene while simultaneously providing the resources to address needs specific to those communities. Click here for more

El Pertenecer en Tiempos Modernos (Belonging in Modern Times) sculpture prototype

Latino Art Now (LAN!) is a leading National forum for artists, art professionals, educators, scholars, critics, and art dealers to periodically explore the contours of Latin American art. The 6th Latino Art Now! is April 4-6, 2019 Houston, TX. Click here to learn more about LAN!

“I am different” 2017 © Karen Navarro on LAN! billboard

After Curated by Girls, the Berlin-based online platform for talented, emerging and established artists from around the world, featured Karen’s work online. Karen was contacted to exhibit in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in New Femininity #3, a show organized and curated by Curated by Girls.

Click here for the online feature.

Click here for exhibition info.

The Houston Review, the online source for Houston art scene and reviews, reviewed “Mujeres del Sur” (Women from the South) group exhibition held at the gallery The Union, TX, curated by Theresa Escobedo. Photographs from the series “Soft Objects” were displayed in this exhibition. Click here to read the full review by Meghan Hendley-Lopez. 

Also, check the Party Pics by Glasstire. Glasstire is an online-only art magazine promoting visual arts in Texas to a local, regional and national audience. Click here to watch.

Works by Karen Navarro and Xochi Solis

Works by Karen Navarro: Untitled (fishnet) left, Untitled (butt) right

Works by Karen Navarro: Untitled (fishnet) left, Untitled (butt) right

PHmuseum, the curated platform for contemporary photography, has interviewed Karen about the ongoing project “El Pertenecer en tiempos modernos” (Belonging in Modern Times). Click here to read the full interview. 

A Feminine Perspective, a trio show at HCC Northline Art Gallery. The full body of work ” Soft Objects” will be on view until October 9th. Click here to watch the interview during the opening 

Sawyer Yards promotes Art Stroll event in PaperCity with Karen’s image. Click here to see the article.

Houston Center for Photography Learning Curve 11 exhibit juried by Haley Berkman, the Curatorial Assistant at The Menil Collection, Houston, features “Smashed Face ll” as the leading image for the exhibition. 

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Click here for artists and juror talks

“Smashed Face ll” 2017 © Karen Navarro

“I am Different” 2017 © Karen Navarro

“Smashed Face ll” 2017 © Karen Navarro

“Smashed Face ll” 2017 © Karen Navarro

“I am Different” 2017 © Karen Navarro

Life Framer, the photography award that sources and showcases outstanding work from amateur to established artists, have selected Karen’s profile and series “Deconstruction” to be included in their online collection. Click here to see the collection.