What’s up - news and updates 2021
co-juror - Springfield, Missouri
Miami-based artist Kerry Phillips and I are co-jurying portfolios to accept up to four artists to exhibit between 3-8 works each. Work accepted will exhibit in the Brick City Gallery’s west gallery.
Exhibition dates: February 28-April 1, 2022.
U.S. National Deadline: December 31, 2021 – The Missouri State University Galleries invites portfolio submissions for the upcoming juried exhibition titled Collected Memories and Rooted Objects.
group exhibition - Louisville, Kentucky
ENID - Generations of Women Sculptors
Kore Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
December 1 - 31, 2021
Reception: Friday, December 4, 6-9pm
Thank you to Kore Gallery and especially Don Cartwright for featuring the artist collective Enid in this wonderful group exhibition in Louisville, Kentucky.
lecture - Oxford, Ohio
College of Creative Arts, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 6pm
Thank you to Ceramics Professor Richard James for inviting me to the Miami University campus and present a lecture titled Collectively Connected.
lecture - San Marcos, Texas
School of Art & Design at Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 12:30
Thank you to Sculpture Professor Roger Colombik and the School of Art & Design at Texas State University for inviting me to their campus.
group exhibition - Hamilton, Ohio
Exhibition Dates: September 13th–October 23rd, 2021
In conjunction with the Mid-South Sculpture Alliance conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, this exhibition features the board members of the organization.
group exhibition - Houston, Texas
2021 Pintura, ATBP., Philippine Consulate General, Houston, Texas
A Filipinx Artists of Houston group exhibition
in partnership Philippine Consulate General of Houston
Exhibition Dates: October 10-November 10, 2021
Reception: October 14, 2021 at 4pm
group exhibition - Houston, Texas
Solid State
Houston First, Houston, Texas
curated by Volker Eisele for Sculpture Month Houston
Exhibition Dates: September 18, 2021 - January 9, 2022
Closing reception: January 9, 2022 at 3pm
Solid State features sculptures by Jill Bedgood, Dylan Conner, Katy Heinlein, Michael Sean Kirby, Paul Kittelson, Alex Larson, Patrick Renner and myself.
group exhibition - San Antonio, Texas
2021 Texas Biennial: A New Landscape, A Possible Horizon
curated by Ryan N. Dennis and Evan Garza
McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas
in the Frost Galleries and Lawson Print Gallery
September 1, 2021 - January 9, 2022
I am excited to be exhibiting a new sculpture with the Filipinx Artists of Houston at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas with the 2021 Texas Biennial: A New Landscape, A Possible Horizon. Thank you to the Curators & Artistic Directors of the Texas Biennial 2021 Ryan N. Dennis and Evan Garza.
iron pour - Solsberry, Indiana
It was wonderful to be part of the July 2021 crew and to be able to cast multiple new sculptures.
Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum hosts its Cast Iron Sculpture Workshops on the Museum grounds at the Sculpture Trails Iron Foundry in Solsberry, IN during the month of July.
Sculpture Trails is located deep in the woods amongst the rolling hills of Solsberry, Indiana. Founded in 2002, Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum has grown to proudly display over 100 large-scale sculptures by artists from around the world. The museum continually reviews work and offers many sculpture workshops and career development opportunities for artists.
residency - Miami, Florida
I am honored to be one of the three artists selected for a month-long June 2021. The Time for You Residency was sponsored by the Sustainable Arts Foundation and collectors David Horvitz and Francie Bishop Good.
Fountainhead’s mission is to elevate the voices, visibility and value of artists in our society and make their work accessible to our local and the global community. Harnessing the power in our diversity, we’re building a family of artists and appreciators, one personal connection at a time. Each month three national/international artists are invited to create, connect, engage and be inspired, infusing Miami with artistic talent from around the world. Since 2008, we’ve hosted over 430 artists from 47 countries.
Special thanks to @fountainheadresidency especially Kathryn and Dan Mikesell for all they have done and continue to do to create time, space, and support for artists!
group exhibition - San Angelo, Texas
The State of Sculpture: An All-Member Exhibition
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts
1 Love Street, San Angelo, TX
Exhibition Dates: July 15 - September 12, 2021
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 15, 5:30-8pm
Juried by Johannah Hutchison, Executive Director of the International Sculpture Center, the exhibition features works by 93 TSG Artist Members from around the state, displayed throughout SAMFA’s beautiful galleries, as well as the rooftop sculpture terrace. This exhibition of nearly 100 works provides an excellent overview of TSG member work, and a glimpse of the range and breadth of contemporary Texas sculpture.
group exhibition - Extraction: An Expansive Survey of Land Use Through the Lens of Consumption
Visual Art Gallery, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming
curated by David Jones
June 1 - September 3, 2021
I am honored to be a part of Land Report Collective which is one of the participating artists and artists groups involved in the Extraction: Art On The Edge of The Abyss project during Summer 2021.
Land Report Collective will be featured in the exhibition titled Extraction: An Expansive Survey of Land Use Through the Lens of Consumption, curated by David Jones, will be on view June 1 - September 3, 2021 at the University of Wyoming Department of Visual Arts as a part of “Extraction: Art on the Edge of the Abyss,” an international series of art exhibitions, educational programming and creative publications responding to the climate crisis and the impact of extraction industries on the environment.
outdoor public art - 2021-2022 Springfield Sculpture Walk
Springfield, Missouri
May 2021 - April 2022
For this juried, outdoor exhibition, Forces of Nature: Blue Skies, Slinkys, and Hurricanes, 2020 has been selected to be part of the 2021-2022 Collection for Sculpture Walk,
Sculpture Walk Springfield
https://sculpturewalkspringfield.org/
A museum without walls with access to all is our vision. Our mission is "to enhance the quality of life and to promote economic vitality through the artistic transformation of Springfield with outdoor sculpture." Public art has proven itself to play a major role in rejuvenating public spaces and local economies in places as diverse as Chicago, Illinois and Asheville, North Carolina. Sculpture Walk Springfield is an initiative aimed at creating such a museum, by displaying quality sculptures in public places in Springfield on an annually rotating schedule. Each collection of sculptures will be in place from April to February of the next year. Purpose When placed outdoors, integrated…
outdoor public art - Urban Ecologies
ArtPark 21, Santa Fe, New Mexico
April 24 - September 22, 2021
Our sculptural installation titled Infinite Green will be part of this juried outdoor group exhibition. Designed and created by TLC Art Collective, this sculpture’s shape is reminiscent of a cassette tape that wind and unwind in an infinite loop. Viewers can become part of narrative by stepping on to the open space in the center. Or, they may remove themselves from the hamster wheel by stepping off and seeking a different approach to land stewardship.
TLC Art Collective is comprised of Tiffany Black, a mural and mosaic artist, Leticia Bajuyo, a sculptor, and Christine Wilson, a landscape architect. Our shared approach to art-making is community-focused and conceptually concerned with environmental and social justice. We are committed to community engagement, site-responsive design, and waste conscious material use.
For more information about the TLC Art Collective, visit https://www.tlc-art.com
TAMU-CC Art & Design Faculty Biennial 2021
Group exhibition curated by Deborah Fullerton
Horlock and Lindholm Galleries
Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas
April 16-August 15, 2021
In 2021, the AMST will feature the sixth biennial group exhibition featuring the painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, printmaking, graphics, and design work by the Art and Design professors at TAMU-CC.
For this exhibition, my drawing series Tethered: Bell South, Royal, Singer, and Sony will be returning to Corpus Christi in time for this exhibition.
Art Museum of South Texas
1902 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Keynote Speaker
Histories/Imagined Futures, 2021 National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art & Practices, Sloss Furnaces, National Historic Landmark, Birmingham, Alabama
April 2, 2021
group exhibition - TAMUCC 3D
Victoria College Fine Art Gallery
Victoria, Texas
March 8 - April 8, 2021
This exhibition will feature artworks by Faculty and Graduate Students in Sculpture at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.
For more information about Sculpture at TAMU-CC please visit http://cla.tamucc.edu/art/Sculpture.html and @tamucc3d .
Keynote Speaker
International Woman's Day Celebration, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico
March 8, 2021
On The Bayou: Texas Sculpture Group Juried Exhibition
Redbud Gallery, Houston, Texas
juried by Tanja Peterson
Exhibition Dates: January 16-February 23, 2021
My artwork selected to be in this exhibition:
Blue Skies, 2018
Glass, ceramic ink, hardware
12” x 12” x 3/8”
Welcome Home: Her Liminal Asian-Appalachian Experience
Group exhibition curated by Jose Ardivilla and Kreneshia Whiteside
Slocumb Galleries and Tipton Gallery
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee
I am honored to have been curated and selected to be a part of this exhibition featuring Artwork by: Beizar Aradini, Leticia Bajuyo, Miyukoutdoor public arti Akai Cook, Sonya Yong James, Meena Khalili, Marta Lee, Vy Ngo, Elena Ohlander, Sisavanh Phouthavong, & Halide Salam
Slocumb Galleries collection: January 19 - February 12, 2021
Tipton Gallery collection: January 21 - March 12, 2021
Panel on Women: Migration, Home and Empowerment March 3, 2021
This panel talk is in conjunction with group exhibition Welcome Home: Her Liminal Asian-Appalachian Experience, Johnson City, Tennessee.
Moderator: José Ardivilla, Fulbright Scholar, Co-Curator, Welcome Home
Panelists: Dr. Deirdre dela Cruz, University of Michigan; Leticia Bajuyo, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Sisavanh Phouthavong, Middle Tennessee State University; Beizar Aradini, Nashville, Tennessee ; Dr. Halide Salam, University of Roanoke, Virginia; Kreneshia Whiteside, Curator, Welcome Home
Lawn Games and Other Domestic Hazards
two-person exhibition
Pogue Art Gallery, East Central University, Ada, Oklahoma
Featuring artworks by Steven Lemke and Leticia R. Bajuyo
Exhibition Dates: January 15 - March 12, 2021
In this two-person exhibition titled Lawn Games and Other Domestic Hazards, artists Leticia Bajuyo and Steven Lemke consider the desire for domestic security as a foundational reference point for their investigations of traditional house forms and yard-scapes to include questions of indoor and outdoor living, home ownership, and land use.
I am honored I was able to be part of the YOUNGARTS MIAMI 2021 Lead Faculty & Creative Team! YoungArts is a wonderful foundation and I am grateful to be a part of the 2021 team that get to work with and witness the commitment, hard work, and layers of story and expression by these selected high school students. The impact of the National YoungArts foundation is evident. This year, the adjudication and the week of gatherings, classes, and collaboration will be online.
The National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) was established in 1981 by Lin and Ted Arison to identify and nurture the most accomplished young artists in the visual, literary, design and performing arts, and assist them at critical junctures in their educational and professional development. Through a wide range of annual programs, performances, and partnerships with some of the nation’s leading cultural institutions, YoungArts aspires to create a strong community of alumni and a platform for a lifetime of encouragement, opportunity and support.
solo exhibition - Tethered
Thompson Loggia Gallery, University of Dallas, Texas
November 15, 2020 - January 28, 2021
In this solo exhibition, I am honored to share this series of drawings on wood with the University of Dallas. These drawings were inspired by Covid 19 social distancing recommendations and the experience of longing for connection and touch when safety guidelines limit contact.
solo exhibition - Tethered Oscillator
Beatrice M. Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Texas
October 24, 2020 - January 28, 2021
The design for the installation was inspired by a Coupled Oscillator, in which springs connect two masses in a tug-of-war that continues to search for a return to equilibrium. In this installation, the center spring is the viewer/performer, who can try to play both theremin at once due to the fact that they are positioned close enough to appear to be in reach.
public sculpture - Iridescence
Market Square Park, Houston Downtown Management District, Houston, Texas
fifty-foot, outdoor suspended, site-specific installation
Installed March 2020
De-installed November 2021