Alex Velazquez Brightbill: Mujer Quetzalcoatl
@ Riverside Arts Center Town Hall Gallery
27 Riverside Rd, Riverside, IL 60546
Opening Sunday, January 8th, from 3PM - 6PM
On view through Thursday, March 30th
Alex Velazquez Brightbill
Mujer Quetzalcoatl
Exhibition Dates: January 4 – March 30, 2023
Artist Reception: Sunday, January 8, 2023, 3 – 6 PM
Exhibition on view: Monday – Thursday 9 AM – 4 PM, Friday 9 AM – 3 PM
Riverside Town Hall: 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois 60546
Please join us on Sunday, January 8th from 3 – 6 pm for a reception for Alex Velazquez Brightbill at the Riverside Town Hall with light refreshments served at the Riverside Arts Center, located a short block away at 32 East Quincy Street. Afterwards, join us for a private happy hour across the street at the Quincy Street Distillery.
The Riverside Arts Center is pleased to present Alex Velazquez Brightbill’s exhibition, Mujer Quetzalcoatl at the Riverside Town Hall. Velazquez Brightbill’s prints and multi-media art utilize traditions and symbols from her Mexican heritage. Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec god of creation, represents her son’s birth after in vitro fertilization, with shadow boxes filled with syringes, prints, and drawings. Her mastery of printmaking is apparent as she reimagines the visuals of Loteria, the Mexican card game. Velazquez Brightbill is also influenced by nature and the shared resilience of plants and humans as evident in her linocut prints.
Alex Velazquez Brightbill is a Mexican artist who immigrated to Chicago at the age of ten. Her artwork embodies the hybridity of growing up with two cultural experiences, and her love of animals and nature. She has held solo exhibitions in Chicago and Oak Park, Illinois and participated in group exhibitions at the National Museum of Mexican Art, Awakenings Gallery, and La Luz Gallery in Chicago. Velazquez Brightbill has also curated art exhibitions and cultural events. She earned a BFA from Northeastern Illinois University.
https://www.alexvelazquezart.com
Riverside Town Hall exhibitions feature work by area artists, celebrating the exchange of support and generosity between the community of Riverside and the Riverside Arts Center.
Riverside Town Hall
27 Riverside Road
Riverside, Illinois 60546
Riverside Town Hall Hours: Monday – Thursday: 9am-4pm, Friday: 9am – 3pm, Closed Saturday, Sunday, and major holidays
www.riversideartscenter.com
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