This exhibition highlights the wide-reaching influence of Sam Coronado (1946 – 2013) former ACC professor, artist mentor, and Chicano art movement icon. Coronado’s teachings and guidance made a lasting impact on Austin’s artistic community and many others beyond Texas borders. A substantial element to his legacy is the grant-funded Serie Project (1993-2013), which provided new opportunities for hundreds of emerging and established artists to learn screen-printing techniques by producing prints at Coronado Studio, located in the Austin neighborhood of Montopolis. 

Coronado’s commitment to equity, inclusion, and education reverberates through his work at the Serie Project, his time at ACC, and his mentorship to students. Coronado ensured that the high-quality works made at the studio were reproducible, affordable, and represented the viewpoints of undervalued communities. This exhibition demonstrates the far-reaching impacts and new opportunities that can be cultivated through persistence and dedication to the arts.

Sam Z. Coronado, Quince II, 2011, screen print, 44 x 35 in.

The 2022 Juried Student Art Exhibition features artworks created this year by ACC students. The exhibition contains works made in a variety of 2-D and 3-D media. All ACC students were welcome to submit artworks to the exhibition.

A student-led committee of Gallery Interns selected the artworks for display. The exhibition will be held in Gallery 4000 at ACC’s Highland Campus from November 5-December 8, 2022.

Avery Lundy, Piecing Myself Together, 2022, digital print, 17 x 11 in.