25 VEINTICINCO

25 VEINTICINCO 25 ORIGINAL PRINT EDITIONS BY LATINO & LATINA ARTISTS PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO

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Veinticinco

is a suite of

and issued in a limited edition of thirty. The images are printed on 22” x 30” archival paper and were produced using various techniques including stone and aluminum plate lithography, etching and aquatint, linocut, and screen-printing. The artists worked in collaboration with a Master Printer in the print studio of The University of Texas at San Antonio’s Department of Art and Art History.

Contents

JosĂŠ Guadiana signing edition

In Memoriam

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Curator Statements: Dr. Ricardo Romo

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Arturo Infante Almeida

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Kent Rush: History of Project

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President, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Art Specialist, Curator for UTSA Art Collection

Professor of Art, UTSA

A Community Perspective: Notes from an Alumna Professional: Janet Flohr of Hare & Hound Press

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Master Printer Statements: Steve Carter Neal Cox

Plates Acknowledgements

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Richard Armendariz He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The University of Texas at San Antonio in 1995 and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1999. Armendariz was awarded the Dean’s Small Grant Award at the University of Colorado in 1997 and 1999, as well as the University Fellowship Award from the University of Colorado in 1997 and 1998. In 2008, he was awarded the Artpace Supplemental Travel Grant. His work is featured in a number of permanent collections, including the Denver Art Museum.

He work has been shown nationally and internationally, exhibits include: Spanglish, ArtPace, San Antonio, Texas; Confessions of a Singin’ Vaquero, Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas; Rodin to Warhol : 60th Anniversary Gifts and Recent Acquisitions, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas; New Prints, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany; Common Wounds, The International Center of Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Palestine; SINAPSIS, Galeria Corriente Alterna, Lima, Peru.

Tu Eres o No Tu Eres Mi Baby, 2008 In collaboration with Steve Carter Full bleed print

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Andy Benavides Switzerland, and Oaxaca, Mexico, Andy Benavides received a Bachelor of Arts Upon graduation from UNT, he worked as a designer and illustrator in an advertising agency in Dallas, Texas, before moving back to San Antonio in 1991 where he worked as a scenic painter and in advertising. In 1995, he opened a framing business.

In 1996, he established BZ Designs Inc. and in 1997 he opened the ONE9ZERO6 Gallery. He is the founder of the organization, S.M.A.R.T (Supporting Multiple Arts continues live and make art in San Antonio where he remains dedicated to raising awareness of the developmental impact of the arts on the city.

1:30 a.m., 2008 In collaboration with Neil Cox Copper plate line etching

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Acknowledgements: President Ricardo Romo Arturo Infante Almeida Kent Rush Michael C. Powanda, Ph.D. Elizabeth D. Moyer, Ph.D. Neal Cox Steve Carter Trina Faundeen Adriana Barrios Vicki Stephens Juan de Dios Mora Janet Flohr UTSA Print Studio

Daniel Guerrero stenciling

Neal Cox inking Luis Valderas’ litho stone

Alex Rubio drawing on litho stone

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Special Thanks to the Artists:

Luis Jiménez drawing on litho stone

Luis Valderas working on a light table

Richard Armendariz Andy Benavidez Cody Bustamante Sam Coronado Richard Duardo Xavier Garza José Guadalupe Guadiana Daniel Guerrero Luis “Chispas” Guerrero Christopher Gutierrez Benito Huerta Leticia Huerta Luis Jiménez César Martínez Richard Martinez John Mata Malaquías Montoya Juan de Dios Mora Alex Rubio Armando Sanchez Luis Valderas Anita Valencia Debora Kuetzpal Vasquez Carla Veliz Guillermina Zabala

Xavier Garza signing edition

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This catalog has been published in conjunction with the exhibition:

VEINTICINCO (25): Twenty-Five Original Print Editions by Latino/a Artists Printed at The University of Texas at San Antonio Exhibited at The UTSA Downtown Art Gallery

August 6 - October 12, 2015 Curators: President Ricardo Romo Arturo Infante Almeida Kent Rush Editor: Arturo Infante Almeida Catalog Designer & Artwork Photography (plates): Vikky Jones Printer Studio Photography: Kent Rush Publisher: The University of Texas at San Antonio Printer: Brenner Printing ISBN: 978-0-9831130-9-6

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