Stephanie Darling on Sharon Kopriva

Sunday, February 3, 2013, 3:00 p.m.

Stephanie Darling grew up in Houston where she now lives and works. She received a Bachelor of Studio Arts in 2009 from New Mexico State University. Her current project, the Texas Wild Mural (15'x75') located on the outside wall of Houston’s historic Heights Theater, depicts endangered & extinct wildlife of Texas. Her paintings have been shown at G Gallery, MotherDogStudios and the Art League of Houston.

Photo: Tarina Frank

Jimmy De Prez

Sunday, March 3, 2013, 3:00 p.m.

Jimmy De Prez was born in Portland, Maine in 1983. He received his MFA in painting from the University of Houston in 2011 and his work has been shown in Houston at the Blaffer, McClain Gallery, Lawndale Art Center, The Joanna, The Temporary Space and PG Contemporary.

 

Joseph Cohen

Sunday, April 7, 2013, 3:00 p.m.

Born in Houston, Joseph Cohen received a B.F.A. in painting from Texas State University, San Marcos; and an M.F.A. in painting from University of Texas, San Antonio. In 2011/12, his work was in the Houston group shows “In Plain Sight” (McClain), “Transformations” (Deborah Colton), and “Ten Propositions” (Peveto), and a solo exhibit at Wade Wilson Art. Recently he collaborated in creating a public sculpture for a Children’s Cancer Hospital in Lyon, France and beefore that, mounted three exhibitions during a six-month residency in Lecce, Italy. He lives in Houston’s museum district.

 

Christopher Cascio on Forrest Bess

Sunday, May 5, 2013, 3:00 p.m.

Christopher Cascio works with themes of obsession, compulsion and hoarding, primarily through collage. He is from Houston and was “formally trained” at the San Francisco Art Institute, receiving his BFA in 1999. Recently he has shown at Cardoza Fine Art, Front Gallery and New Image Art (LA). Cascio is expecting to complete his Master’s of Painting at the University of Houston in May 2013, and is a great lover of Outsider Art.