TAMIU ‘Bloom’ Art Exhibition to Feature Works of Artist Carlos Rosales-Silva Oct. 24 - Nov. 7 at CFPA

“Bloom,” an exhibition of the colorful works of artist Carlos Rosales-Silva will indeed blossom at Texas A&M International University’s Center for the Fine and Performing Arts (TAMIU CFPA) Gallery Oct. 24 – Nov. 7.

An opening reception will be held Friday, Oct. 24 from 6 – 9 p.m. in the Gallery (CFPA 206) and will feature a performance by TAMIU Dance students inspired by Rosales-Silva’s artworks.  The reception is free of charge and open to all.

An Artist Talk will be held Tuesday, Oct. 21 from 10 – 11:30 a.m. in Academic Innovation Center 128. It is open to all students as well as the community-at-large. 

Rosales-Silva is an artist and educator working and living between New York, NY and Texas. He is an assistant professor of Painting and Drawing at the University of Texas at Austin.

Born on the border of the United States and México in El Paso, his studio practice considers the vernacular culture in the American Southwest, the western canon of art history, and the political and cultural connections and disparities between them.

Rosales-Silva has exhibited throughout Texas, and in Mexico City, New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Chicago, and Kansas City. He has been an artist in residence at Abrons Art Center in New York, NY, Residency Unlimited in New York, NY, Artpace in San Antonio, TX, and at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, NY.

His recent exhibitions include a solo exhibition at Sargent’s Daughters in Los Angeles, a two-person exhibition at Ruiz-Healy Art in San Antonio, and group shows at The Latinx Project at NYU, Beverlys in New York, NY, and the North Loop Gallery in Williamstown, MA .

Rosales-Silva graduated from the University of Texas School of Visual Arts with a Masters in Fine Arts in 2020. He earned his B.F.A. in Studio Art, also from the UT-Austin School of Visual Arts. 

He shared insight on art on the School of Visual Arts webpage:

“I love all forms of visual art and phenomena, high and low and everything in between. I have a big collection of handmade visionary sculptures and tchotchkes from all over the world. I am very excited by objects that are made by hand, with care and love. I am very into practical special effects in films, hand-painted signs, and any application of paint from industrial applications to fine art applications. When I encounter anything that is even mildly interesting to look at, I will stop and take the time to investigate,” he writes.

For additional information, contact TAMIU assistant professor of Art History, Dr. Jessica Ziegenfuss at  jessica.ziegenfuss@tamiu.edu or call 956.326.3041.

For more on Rosales-Silva, visit https://carlosrosalessilva.com.

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