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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

'What Were You Wearing': Sexual assault and clothing

‘What Were You Wearing’: Sexual assault and clothing

Angie Santos, Chloe Williams, and Riley Carroll April 21, 2022

Trigger warnings: Mention of sexual assault, incest and rape. In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the “What Were You Wearing” exhibit is on display through April 21 in the Student Union....

Picture courtesy of Hugo Santana

‘Tales from the Line’ by Hugo Santana

Isabella McGovern, Staff Writer April 19, 2022

Master of fine arts student Hugo Santana presents his thesis exhibition, "Tales from the Line'' at the UTSA Main Art Gallery. The theme is the concept of labor and how its routine can be choreographic....

Photos from "Momentum" by Kristafur Addison

Photos from “Momentum” by Kristafur Addison

Eric Treviño, Photographer March 29, 2022

Photographs from the opening exhibition of "Momentum" by Kristafur Addison. To read the interview, click here.

Portrait of Kristafur Addison

‘Momentum’ by Kristafur Addison

Saryvette Morales Cádiz, Arts Editor March 29, 2022

After retiring from the U.S. Army in 2015, Kristafur Addison decided to go to college and get his bachelor’s degree. He enrolled at the University of the Incarnate Word, where he planned to major in...

Werner Segarra. "The Three Marias." Laura Thevaos/The Paisano

Art Feature: Briscoe Art Museum

Laura Thevaos, Staff Writer November 30, 2021

The Briscoe Art Museum is located in Downtown San Antonio, on W. Market Street. Nestled on the banks of the San Antonio River Walk, the museum's main building served as San Antonio’s original public...

Colby Deal. "Ethereal (From the Series: Beautiful, Still)," 2017.

A visual act of revolution

Amanda Sellers, Staff Writer November 16, 2021

By itself, “A New Landscape, A Possible Horizon”  is enough to make any museum-goer uncomfortable in the comfort of this popular tourist spot: but the pride that radiates from its artists is not lost...

Wayne Thiebaud. "Betty Jean Thiebaud and Book," 1965-69.

American pop art: Wayne Thiebaud

Laura Thevaos, Staff Writer November 16, 2021

The “Wayne Thiebaud” art exhibit is a new exhibition that opened up Oct. 28 and will be available to visit until Jan. 16, 2022. The exhibition will be held at the McNay Art Museum here in San Antonio....

Tree centerpiece. Photo courtesy of the McNay Art Museum

McNay Art Museum: ‘Is it Real? Staging Nature’

Victoria Caldera, Contributing Writer October 12, 2021

The wondrous exhibition “Is it Real? Staging Nature” gives you a magical glimpse of the work and thought that goes into theatrical design. This exhibition, curated by R. Scott Blackshire, first opened...

Sarah Fox. "Pony Boys,' 2020. @SARAH FOX

‘Investigation, Imagination, Invention’

Laura Thevaos, Staff Writer September 28, 2021

Sept. 25 was the last day for the “Investigation, Imagination, Invention” art exhibit in the Main Art Gallery at UTSA. There were pieces from various artists: Jess T. Dugan (Chicago), Sarah Fox (San...

Blue Star Gallery

Blue Star Gallery

Blue Star Contemporary currently has many exhibitions on view: Please Form a Straight Line, A Relationship with Flight, Sanctuary City Project and Objects of Aggression. With works from Maggie Evans, Jorge...

Jessica Just

Getting intimate with Eden Collins

Katrina Clements November 30, 2018

In her studio at the Sculpture and Ceramics Graduate Studio building, Eden Collins sits at her desk which is covered in molds of butt plugs and vibrators for a series in progress. Her studio, filled with...

Photos courtesy of Bryant Andrade Meza

Trans Day of Visibility: Awareness and Art

Marina Vences May 19, 2016

Transgender Visibility Day. The art featured several paintings and poems about the lives and experiences of trans people and their allies. The exhibition was open to submissions from both trans...

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