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Wright Gallery

Wright Gallery displays visual art exhibits and serves as a center for campus and community arts engagement, education, and enjoyment in the College of Architecture and School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts.

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Location
Langford A, second floor 

Hours

Monday – Thursday: 8 a.m. – 7:45 p.m.

Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Closed for university holidays

  • November 22 – 29, 2024
  • December 24, 2024 – January 1, 2025
  • January 20, 2025
  • March 10 – 14 2025

Contact
979.458.0539
wrightgallery@arch.tamu.edu

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Exhibit

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Mark Chen, “Pilgrimage of Light”

On view: January 28th – March 6th 2025

Artist talk: Thursday, March 6th,  3:30 – 4:30 p.m in Adam’s Presentation Room (ARC A 212)

Closing reception: Thursday, March 6th,  4:30 – 5:30 p.m. in Wright Gallery (ARC A 212)

Learn more about the art exhibition on Artforum artguide.

  • Large photographs are installed on a long white wall behind a black bench.
    Mark Chen’s solo exhibition, “Pilgrimage of Light.” Full image credits for works are available on artist’s website: www.markchenphotography.com/work/pilgrimageoflightatgrandcanyon
  • Two large photographs are on the left. A black bench is in the center of the art gallery. On the right, beside the entrance doors there is a long horizontal artwork showing a timeline with 4 rectangular photographs attached below and above.
    Mark Chen’s solo exhibition, “Pilgrimage of Light.” Full image credits for works are available on artist’s website: www.markchenphotography.com/work/pilgrimageoflightatgrandcanyon
  • A large-scale photograph of Grand Canyon with projections of Saturn and Jupiter on it, installed on a white wall. In the background, there are two additional photographs installed on the gallery walls.
    Left: Mark Chen, “Hiker’s Headlights, Saturn, Jupiter and Grand Canyon Village.” Inkjet print, 80 x 98.5 inches. Saturn image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Institute. Jupiter image credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Nichols (University of Leicester). Full image credits for additional works are available on artist’s website: www.markchenphotography.com/work/pilgrimageoflightatgrandcanyon
  • In the foreground, there are 3 medium sized artworks installed on the gallery wall. In the background towards the left, there are 2 square photographs on the wall.
    Mark Chen’s solo exhibition, “Pilgrimage of Light.” Full image credits for works are available on artist’s website: www.markchenphotography.com/work/pilgrimageoflightatgrandcanyon
  • On the right, there is a photograph of a tree with nebula imagery projected on its trunk. In the background, there are 4 photographs installed on the gallery’s walls.
    Mark Chen’s solo exhibition, “Pilgrimage of Light.” Full image credits for works are available on artist’s website: www.markchenphotography.com/work/pilgrimageoflightatgrandcanyon
  • A large-scale photograph with the Mily Way project on Carlsbad Cavern is on the right. On the left, there are two additional artworks installed on the gallery walls.
    Right: Andromeda Galaxy in Big Room, Carlsbad Cavern. Inkjet print, 80.5 x 138 inches. Galaxy image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Full image credits for additional works are available on artist’s website: www.markchenphotography.com/work/pilgrimageoflightatgrandcanyon
  • Two small photographs of landscape with space imagery are installed on a white wall. In the background, there is an adjacent lecture room with a man standing with hands out while presenting a lecture.
    Mark Chen’s solo exhibition, “Pilgrimage of Light.” Full image credits available on artist’s website: www.markchenphotography.com/work/pilgrimageoflightatgrandcanyon
  • A large-scale photograph of space imagery projected on the Grand Canyon. Above the artwork, there are black letters spelling the artist’s name, Mark Chen, and title of the exhibition: Pilgrimage of Light.
    Center: Mark Chen, “James Webb’s NGC 3324 and The South Rim of Grand Canyon.” Inkjet print, 45 x 115.5 inches. Nebula image credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Nichols (University of Leicester).

The gallery provides rotating exhibits and hosts lectures and special events. Wright Gallery displays many different artworks and artists with emphasis on featuring:

  • Works that promote critical thinking and dialogue on topics of social and cultural importance
  • Artists who challenge conventional art practice 
  • Emerging and established artists, architects and designers of local, regional, national, and international acclaim

The gallery was named to honor donor James Wright, who earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Texas A&M in 1954. 

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