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May 6th - August 6th, 2016
The Rubin Center was proud to present the 2016 Annual Juried UTEP Student Art Exhibition, showcasing works of art and design created by undergraduate students enrolled in the Department of Art during the 2014 – 2015 academic year. All media taught in the department is represented, including painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, metals and graphic design.
Orlando Portillo, Estudio YeYe, Chihuahua
Orlando Portillo is the Creative Director of YeYe studios in Chihuahua, Chihuahua. YeYe offers graphic design and illustration in a variety of formats, as well as three-dimensional solutions for interiors and objects, and innovative solutions for branding and marketing. Their objective is to provide their clients with work that is relevant, innovative and of the highest quality.
Alejandro Almanza, 2015-2016 Border Arts Resident
Alejandro Almanza Pereda (1977, Mexico) received his MFA from Hunter College in New York City. His has done solo shows in different institutions like San Francisco Art Institute; Museo Experimental El Eco, Art in General New York City; Mexico City; Stanleee and Gerald Rubin Center, El Paso TX; College of Wooster Art Museum Ohio. Among other group shows, his work has been featured at the Arizona State University Museum; Dublin Contemporary 2011, 6a Bienal de Curitiba Brazil, Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City, El Museo del Barrio and the Queens Museum, both in New York. Alejandro has attended the Skowhegan summer program as well as a grant recipient from FONCA 2006-08, the CIFO Grant Program, the Harpo Foundation Grant program and the Harker Award for Interdisciplinary Studies,. His work can be found in collections as Goetz Collection, Kadist Collection, ASU Museum, Museo Del Barrio, Colección Jumex, Museo de Arte de Lima.