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

Sprinkling sparkles and sass across San Antonio

Sprinkling sparkles and sass across San Antonio

Riley Carroll, Arts & Life Editor February 27, 2024

From the colorful chaos of the psychedelic ‘70s to the whimsy of vintage Barbie, San Antonio-based artist Megz, known as @megznglitter on social media, is a vibrant force in the local art scene. With...

Top five ways to buy local art

Top five ways to buy local art

Lauren Hernandez, Assistant Arts & Life Editor November 7, 2023

Replace those cheesy Taylor Swift posters and fake vines on your wall with something cool, unique and different. You live in a city rich with art and culture, and even though navigating San Antonio’s...

39th Annual Juried Exhibition features UTSA’s student artists

39th Annual Juried Exhibition features UTSA’s student artists

Gauri Raje, News Editor April 4, 2023

Every year, UTSA students have the opportunity to have their art displayed at the Main Gallery as a part of the Annual Juried Exhibition.  “[Juried shows] give students an opportunity to see how...

Beloved San Antonio artist dies at 76

Beloved San Antonio artist dies at 76

Amber Serio, Contributor March 21, 2023

Jesse Treviño, the beloved and acclaimed Mexican-American artist of San Antonio, passed away on Feb. 13 at 76 years old. Treviño was receiving hospice care before his passing, but his cause of death...

Nonprofit exhibit awarded $500,000

Nonprofit exhibit awarded $500,000

Lauren Hernandez, Staff Writer March 7, 2023

Fueled by the cancellation of the first contemporary art exhibition in San Antonio, six art enthusiasts and artists formed the Contemporary at Blue Star, a grassroots art exhibition that is now the longest-running...

‘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...

‘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...

‘Sour Kandy’

‘Sour Kandy’

Chloe Williams, Web and Social Editor October 3, 2022

Sour Kandy is an alternative repurposed brand started by UTSA Junior, Keagan Pace. Pace started Sour Kandy about a year ago and has since released one collection with more on the way.  “My first...

‘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...

Graffiti art’s journey from abomination to appreciation

Graffiti art’s journey from abomination to appreciation

Kylar Royer, Contributing Writer September 6, 2022

In the past, graffiti was a criminalized activity that was often ignored as a genuine art style; however, the more society has tried to force graffiti out of its cities, artists and advocates have fought...

Sam Rawls. “Viridescent Self.”

Centro Cultural Aztlan hosts “Mars Needs More Women: Project MASA-V”

Chloe Williams and Saryvette Morales Cadiz April 26, 2022

“Mars Needs More Women: Project: MASA-V” is the fifth installation of a years-long collaborative exhibition as a part of a larger series. Project: MASA, which gathers Chicanx artists using science...

Portrait of Adriana M. Garcia. Courtesy of Adriana M. Garcia.

Artist Feature: Adriana M. Garcia

Isabella McGovern, Assistant Magazine Editor March 1, 2022

Born and raised within an artistic family on the Westside of San Antonio, Adriana M. Garcia has always loved to draw. Her uncle, Rodolfo “Diamond” Garcia, was a painter and one of the founding members...

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