Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Refined Reflections into the Formidable: Contemporary Latino Art from the Zoe Diaz Collection

Refined Reflections into the Formidable: Contemporary Latino Art from the Zoe Diaz Collection

Riley Carroll, Arts & Life Editor February 21, 2023

"Refined Reflections into the Formidable: Contemporary Latino Art from the Zoe Diaz Collection features twenty-three artists whose works span a broad range of approaches in exquisite large-scale and intimate...

Rowdy Thespian Association performs ‘Connected’

Rowdy Thespian Association performs ‘Connected’

Sam Wendorf, Staff Writer November 22, 2022

This weekend, the Rowdy Thespian Association performed a play titled “Connected,” written by Lia Romeo. It was a relatively small production, but the eight weeks of work that went into its development...

‘MEGA Lungs’ exhibit spreads awareness about lung cancer, vaping

‘MEGA Lungs’ exhibit spreads awareness about lung cancer, vaping

Gauri Raje, News Editor November 22, 2022

On Thursday, Nov. 17, the “MEGA Lungs” walk-through exhibit was on display at UTSA’s Main Campus. The 12-foot high, 15-foot wide, 10-foot long exhibit was an inflatable model of the human lungs rented...

‘A Rendition of The Brothers Grimm Story’

‘A Rendition of The Brothers Grimm Story’

Samantha Ysaguirre, Contributor November 15, 2022

Kayla Calderon, a junior art major at UTSA, is creating a print collection of storybook-like illustrations following anthropomorphized animals. The collection is meant to take on various symbols of humanity...

‘The Stuff of You’

‘The Stuff of You’

Samantha Ysaguirre, Contributing Writer October 25, 2022

Students displayed works of art on Oct. 18 in the Southwest School of Art hallway to showcase young and upcoming artists expanding on the barriers of art. Professor Chris Sauter, associate professor of...

Kukuli Velarde’s ‘Corpus’

Kukuli Velarde’s ‘Corpus’

Riley Carroll, Arts & Life Editor October 18, 2022

Empty Place at the Table

‘Empty Place at the Table’

Laynie Clark, Opinion Editor October 9, 2022

To honor Domestic Violence Awareness Month, UTSA displays an exhibition titled, “Empty Place at the Table.” The solemn exhibition is a disheartening and eye-opening demonstration located in various...

The Mystical Arts of Tibet

The Mystical Arts of Tibet

Riley Carroll, Arts & Life Editor October 5, 2022

‘I was not born to put up with anyone’

‘I was not born to put up with anyone’

Riley Carroll, Arts & Life Editor October 4, 2022

Inspired by her tumultuous relationships and childhood trauma associated with toxic masculinity, Gabi Magaly shared her Mexican-American photographic narrative with UTSA’s Main Art Gallery. The...

‘South Texas Life and Visual Culture’

‘South Texas Life and Visual Culture’

Riley Carroll, Arts & Life Editor September 19, 2022

The Main Art Gallery at UTSA’s Main Campus recently debuted “South Texas Life and Visual Culture,” which features works by Gabi Magaly, Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson, Luis Valderas and Guillermina...

UTSA Downtown installs 18-foot sculpture

UTSA Downtown installs 18-foot sculpture

Riley Carroll, Arts & Life Editor September 13, 2022

In late August, UTSA’s Downtown campus installed a permanent 18-foot-tall sculpture “Drum Rhythm No. 11” by Fletcher Benton. The late sculptor’s daughter, Ashlie Benton, gifted “Drum Rhythm No....

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