De La Tierra
Gabi Magaly + Chris Marin
April 4 - May 2, 2022
“As brown-skinned kids, we were filled with self-deprivation. The imagery of the work is based on our two different Mexican-American upbringings. The materials show how we grew up by creating portraits of our Brown selves. We draw from our experiences because we want these items to be culturally and visibly accessible. From one side, Gabi utilizes fabrics to connect with her femineity and homage to her abuelitas. On the other side, Chris uses fabrics in reference to fashion, as a male, and to show up, show off, and take up space. We’re still learning how to be gentle towards our bodies but looking back on it, we can now say that we love our sun kissed skin.”
Gabi Magaly
ABout the Artist
Gabi Magaly is an emerging artist born in Bryan, Texas. Magaly received her BFA in photography at Sam Houston State University in 2015 and received her MFA in Visual Arts at the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2020. Magaly has exhibited in solo shows at Satellite Gallery, Huntsville, TX; The Brick, San Antonio, TX; Presa House Gallery, San Antonio, TX; Casa Lu, Mexico City. Her numerous group exhibitions include at Luis Leu Gallery, Karlsruhe, Germany; The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, San Antonio, TX; Masur Museum in Monroe, Louisiana; Museo De Las Américas in Dever, Colorado; She also was recently awarded two CAMMIE awards from Blue Star Contemporary and Luminaria Contemporary Cultural Center during Contemporary Art Month 2020. She works predominantly in the medium of photography, but also employs other mediums like sculptural installation and embroidery. Magaly currently lives in San Antonio, Texas and works remotely at Diné College in Tsaile, Arizona.
Chris Marin
ABout the Artist
Chris Marin is an emerging artist born in Lubbock, Texas. Marin received his BFA in Painting + Drawing at Texas Tech University in 2016 and received his MFA in Fine Arts at California College of the Arts in San Francisco, California in 2018. Following his education, for two years he was an Artist-in-Residence at Charles Adams Studio Project in Lubbock, TX. Marin has exhibited in solo and collaborative two-person exhibitions at Hubble Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA; Clamp Light Gallery, San Antonio, TX; 5&J Gallery, Lubbock, TX; Diana Ling Center for the Academic Achievement Gallery, Lubbock, TX; He has two upcoming solo exhibitions as John F. Lott Gallery, Lubbock, TX and the Rosemary Duffy Larson Gallery, Davie, FL; Marin’s most recent curatorial project “Sincerious” exhibited LSU MFA Graduates at Burgin Gallery, LA. His work is founded in the 2D depiction of the figure while predominantly existing in the soft-sculptural painting world. Marin lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and works as a Professor of Practice, Artist-in-Residence, at Louisiana State University.
