Hooks-Epstein Galleries proudly presents "Leyendas and Mine", an exhibition of work by multidisciplinary artist, Angelica Raquel. The exhibition will open on Saturday, June 24, 2023 and a Reception for the Artist will take place from 4:30-7:30PM with an Artist Talk at 5:30PM. The show will continue through August 12, 2023.
Angelica Raquel was born and raised in the border city of Laredo, TX, where she draws inspiration from personal childhood experiences to create her artwork. In addition to examining her own dreams and ideas, Raquel explores narratives rooted in the folklore and familial storytelling shared by her late grandfather, taking the mantle to share and reinvent the stories and myths that have connected generations of family members, even after death.
Raquel’s pieces in "Leyendas and Mine" serve as an illustration of this rich history of sharing the 'folklore' and 'leyendas' (legends) that teach lessons, while still creating a sense of excitement and uneasiness. Stories meld together and range from mundane to terrifying and all things between. Her work is a conduit that investigates the clashing of culture, society, and human/animal relationships—made further evident in the multidisciplinary nature of her work processes, which include painting, drawing, felting, and rug hooking; the softness of the media contrasts the often visceral nature of the subject matter.
Angelica Raquel earned a MFA from The University of Texas at San Antonio in 2020 and a BFA from Texas State University in San Marcos, TX in 2016. She has an upcoming solo exhibition at Museum of the Southwest (Midland, TX) in July 2023. Raquel had solo shows at South Texas College (Weslaco, TX) and Lawndale Art Center (Houston, TX) in 2022. Her work was also shown in select group exhibitions in 2022, at the St. Tammany Art Association (Covington, LA), Inman Gallery (Houston, TX), and McNay Art Museum (San Antonio, TX). Raquel is currently a Visual Arts Teacher at Incarnate Word High School in San Antonio.
View other work by Raquel on the HEG Artist Page: http://www.hooksepsteingalleries.com/angelicaraquel
