Jesus Treviño’s “Recuerdos Left in the Dust” is on exhibit at the Laredo College Martha Fenstermaker Memorial Visual Arts Gallery.
Gallery visitors will be able to experience Treviño’s memories of growing up on the border through his use of painting and frescos.
His work, which is rooted in being raised on the U.S.-Mexico border, deals with the history of movement in the region and its residual personal, emotional, and social effects.
“I’m interested in the land’s capacity to hold traces of unresolved tensions, histories of movement and displacement of people, and how that shapes my identity which continues to shift, fade, and reassemble,” Treviño said.
Gallery hours are Monday to Thursday 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-5:30 p.m. On Fridays, hours are from 8:30-11:30 a.m.
According to LC Art Professor Eva Soliz, “Recuerdos” display of colors and surrealistic imagery makes for a compelling artistic experience that is a must-see.
“All our art exhibits are used as art educational opportunities as well as inspiration for our students,” Soliz said. “I think the theme of the artist’s memories of being raised on the border will really resonate with our students and may invoke some feelings of nostalgia.”
Treviño was born in Brownsville and received a BA in Studio Art at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and an MFA in Painting/Drawing at the University of Texas at Austin. He hosted different exhibits throughout the country before starting a nonprofit organization called “Frontera Arts in Bloom,” which hosts an artist in residence program called the “Flower Shop Art Residency” in his hometown.
