Arts

Our MiSA Perspectives series highlights the experiences and thought leadership of creative professionals based in San Antonio, Texas. Read on as contemporary artist, Rex Hausmann, shares a few arts and culture experiences that have shaped his 19-year career and counting.

Nestled in the heart of San Antonio’s Southtown Arts District, the historic 1906 warehouse pulses with creative life, housing art studios and galleries that collectively shape the neighborhood’s artistic identity. Among them is Rojo Gallery, an intimate yet impactful space led by artist and curator Hilary Rochow.

Ernesto Ibañez has forged a unique identity in the realm of contemporary sculpture, establishing a practice built on meticulous dedication and a fascinating material contradiction. Originally from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, where he graduated from the School of Arts at the University of Guadalajara in 2010, Ibañez emigrated to the United States, settling in San Antonio, Texas. Though his earlier university work maintained a deep connection to nature and involved extensive use of stone and wood, his move to the U.S.

San Antonio, a city renowned for its vibrant artistic landscape, is once again poised to host a significant public art installation: CowParade San Antonio 2025. This initiative represents a noteworthy convergence of local artistic expression, civic engagement, and philanthropic endeavor, slated to transform the urban environment with a collection of unique sculptures.

Welcome to our Index of local and regional artists that we have featured in the past!  They might be featured as an individual, were mentioned in a group show, or were included in one of our video projects. Click on their name to view the article or video!

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Our MiSA Perspectives series highlights the experiences and thought leadership of creative professionals based in San Antonio, Texas. Read on as contemporary artist, Rex Hausmann, shares his thoughts from his recent trip to New York City.

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Raul Rene Gonzalez was born and raised in inner-city Houston, just ten minutes from downtown. Throughout his adulthood, he lived in various parts of the city, and in August 2012, he moved to San Antonio to pursue his Master of Fine Arts from the University of Texas at San Antonio. After obtaining his degree, he intended to move back to Houston, but he and his wife found a house that was perfect for them, and they decided to make San Antonio their home.

Jesse Moreno is a skilled artist and craftsman whose woodworking is focused on honoring the raw material while ushering it into a new life as refined functional art. He is originally from El Paso, Texas, and joined the U.S. Navy during his college career. As with many recruits, his training landed him in San Antonio. It made such an impression that he returned here to raise his family.

Jason Kirkland is the Director of Exhibitions, Collections & Education at The Briscoe Western Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas. He spent a portion of his childhood in Mississippi then moved to San Antonio at the age of 12. In high school, he moved to Lubbock where he attended a magnet arts program and admits this was where he began to hone his passion for the arts. In college, he started out in Texas Tech's Studio Art program but missed being in San Antonio closer to family and friends so he transferred to UTSA and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.