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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

Visitors take a moment to talk amongst each other in front of pieces by Eleanor Anderson.

“Hide and Seek” art in camo and color

Lori Zaragoza, Staff Writer November 18, 2025

The “Hide and Seek” gallery opened at the Russell Hill Rogers Galleries at UT San Antonio’s Southwest Campus, showcasing artists Eleanor Anderson and Justin Korver. Once inside, visitors are...

The installation by Angeles Salinas and Jacqueline Saragoza McGilvray used a blue color palette, chosen for its associations with calm and healing.

NYFA hails San Antonio’s courage

Lourdes Czechowicz, Contributor September 9, 2025

The New York Foundation for the Arts Immigrant Artist 2024–25 Mentorship Program brings its San Antonio sector’s exhibition, “Courage, Valor, Mужество, Mужність, 勇气” to the...

An exhibit to explore

An exhibit to explore

Samantha Ysaguirre, Staff Writer March 19, 2024

Located at the Blue Star Arts Complex, an exhibit titled “This Ship is Sailing” features various local artists who work with contemporary surrealist art with intense undercurrent connections surrounding...

Enter ‘The Age of Armor’

Enter ‘The Age of Armor’

Malaki Lingg, Web Editor March 6, 2024

On Feb. 16, the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) unveiled its new exhibit in the Crowden Gallery, “The Age of Armor: Treasures from the Higgins Armory Collection at the Worcester Art Museum.”  The...

A passing of the torch and a mallet

A passing of the torch and a mallet

James Haddock, Contributor March 5, 2024

To kick off the start of Contemporary Art Month in San Antonio, the Contemporary at Blue Star Gallery hosted an event on March 1, where they debuted two new exhibitions.  In front of the steps...

Unveiling visions at the McNay

Unveiling visions at the McNay

Naydine De La Fuente, Copyediting Coordinator February 27, 2024

​With a chorus of voices echoing through its halls, the McNay Art Museum’s latest exhibit, “Prints by Contemporary Black Artists,” is a powerful tribute to Black artists’ ongoing legacy and significant...

Exploring Texan tales

Exploring Texan tales

Naydine De La Fuente, Copyediting Coordinator February 13, 2024

So much history lies within the state of Texas, and the “Boundless: Storytelling in Texas Book Arts” exhibit at UTSA gives people the opportunity to witness various pieces depicting its stories....

Gallery: Casa Arte De Sol

Gallery: Casa Arte De Sol

Samantha Ysaguirre, Staff Writer November 21, 2023

On Saturday, Nov. 11, the art gallery, Casa Arte De Sol, at the Second Saturday event featured various local and underground artists monthly; this week featured UTSA senior art major Maria J. Brown...

Luchadores take over Gallery 23

Luchadores take over Gallery 23

Isabella McGovern, Staff Writer April 26, 2022

At the Student Union, Gallery 23 is hosting an exhibition titled “Otro Round Another Round” by Juan De Dios Mora. The art gallery features 25 prints of different luchadores. They express the culture...

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...

Anjelica Raquel. "I'll Miss You Dearly." Photo by Laura Thevaos

‘Sueños Dreams:’ familiar folklore

Laura Thevaos, Staff Writer November 2, 2021

“Sueños Dreams” is an art exhibit that opened up Oct. 21 in Comfort, Texas (about a 40 minute drive from UTSA). The artist who created this exhibit is local artist Anjelica Raquel Martinez. Anjelica...

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