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Photography Takes Center Stage at Blue Star Contemporary

At Blue Star Contemporary, Veterans Take Center Stage

The Southtown gallery’s two current exhibitions, Veterans Book Project and Travel Distance, offer diverse perspectives on the lives of veterans and the lasting memories of war.

New at Blue Star Contemporary: Spring exhibitions Threads Bare and the Black Art Library

Three Must-See Works of Art - San Antonio Magazine

Three Must-See Works of Art - San Antonio Magazine
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Portrait Power: Blue Star Contemporary revisits an age-old tradition with The Sitter

Posted By Bryan Rindfuss on Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 12:06 PM click to enlarge Carmen Cartiness Johnson, The Octagon Room, 2021, Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 60”, Courtesy of the artist Given that it’s as old as the hills, including the ones in ancient Egypt, portraiture might not seem like an apt vehicle to convey contemporary ideas. But the age-old tradition has evolved continuously  eschewing self-aggrandizing displays of power, wealth and beauty to become a wildly adaptable storytelling device. “The most famous portraits have this static sense to them. The point of painting the portrait wasn’t necessarily presenting this huge, broader narrative,” explained Jacqueline Saragoza McGilvray, curator and exhibitions manager at Blue Star Contemporary. “But a lot of these portraits Dutch portraits, English portraits, the Mona

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