Texas A&M International University

Art Exhibit and Reception at
TAMIU Sept. 10

The Texas A&M International University Fall 2009 fine arts season kicks off with an exhibit featuring detailed ink drawings and sculptures by Brian Row. The exhibit opens with a reception Thursday, Sept. 10 from 5 – 7:30 p.m. in the TAMIU Center for the Fine and Performing Arts Gallery.

This event is free and open to the public, but some of the art is for mature audiences only.

“My interests are in the human condition. The works are symbolic representations of the world in which we live and interact. A paradoxical detachment is relative to the highly charged content,” writes Row in his artist’s statement.

“The Receptacles of Hate,” by Brian Row

He has an extensive record including shows at the Simon Michael Art Gallery, Coastal Bend College, Beeville, Texas; Beeville Arts Museum, “Texas Artists, Exhibition 2009,” Beeville, Texas; Arthouse at the Jones Center, “5 X 7 2009,” Austin, Texas; Ryan Fine Arts Gallery, McMurry University, “One Square Foot,” Abilene, Texas; Dishman Art Museum, “One Square Foot,” Beaumont, Texas, UTSA Gallery, “New Art/Arte Nuevo,” San Antonio, Texas; and the Arkansas Art Center, “51st Annual Delta Exhibition,” Little Rock, Ark.

Row teaches art at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, and served as chair for the department of art at Texas State from 1977 – 1998. He received his M.F.A. and B.F.A. from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Gallery hours are Monday – Thursday, 12 – 5 p.m. and by appointment. For an online calendar of events, click on @TAMIU, the new TAMIU Events Calendar at tamiu.edu/calendar

For more information, contact Alma Haertlein, TAMIU associate professor of art, at almah@tamiu.edu or 326.3041.

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