Brownsville Opening and Presentation

We framed 25 pieces from the YayBig Southwest collection for an exhibition at the Art Museum of University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, in Brownsville -- November 3rd - 27th, 2015.

We also showed 23 loose pieces in 2 smaller print rakes, and a large print by Irving Herrera from Oaxaca.

Zeke Peña attended the opening, and gave a presentation to the students.

OPENING

YouTube video tour
of the gallery

Opening

Tuesday, November 3rd

Large print by Irving Herrera,

of Oaxaca

THE PRESENTATION

Zeke Peña giving a slide presentation 

to the printmaking students 

Photo of a corner of the the printmaking studio

Simple printmaking materials --

for making relief prints --

Linoleum block, knifes, wooden spoon, printing baren

Zeke printing with a spoon,

during the print demonstration

on November 3rd

Rubbing the baren over the paper by hand,

to make a print

(Zeke signing prints in the background)

Yay!

This print was originally done for the 

YayBig Print Exchange

Other fresh prints,

from blocks that Zeke cut

A variety of other prints by Zeke Peña,

by a variety of printing techniques

Thanks to Professor Alejandro Macias

who runs the Rusteberg Art Gallery

at the University of Texas, Rio Grande campus.

Article in The Rider  by Monica Gudiño --
Official Student newspaper 

of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
(page 5 on ISSUU)



Picture from follow up article 
in The Rider, by Monica Gudino,
about the print show