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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. The gallery serves as a center for campus and community visual arts engagement, education and enjoyment.

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Location
Langford A, second floor 

Hours
Monday through Friday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Contact
979.458.0539
wrightgallery@arch.tamu.edu

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Exhibits

On View

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Caracas Moderna

Marian Ichaso Lefeld

September 18 – October 26, 2023

Artist talk: October 26th 1:30-2:30 pm

Closing reception: October 26th 2:30 – 4:00 pm

  • A view of the front of the gallery by the entrance, a large canvas with multiple bright colors on the left, another brightly colored canvas tucked in the middle wall at the back, and a black and white painting of a building with windows in the foreground.
    Left: Dynamic Oil Tower, 2023, oil on canvas, 72” x 60”. Middle: Caracas Moderna, 2023, oil on canvas, 60” x 144”. Right: Parque la india, 2023, oil on canvas, 36” x 38”
  • A view of the gallery with two large paintings. The painting on the left is black and white and depicts the facade of a building; the painting on the right is an abstract bright multicolored painting.
    Left: Little Los Palos Grandes B&W, 2023, oil on canvas, 20” x 20”, Right: Neutra (Sister Painting II), 2021, oil on canvas, 60” x 72”
  • A view of the gallery with two large paintings. On the left there are two large canvases put together with brightly colored oil paints of a cityscape. On the right, there is an abstract bright multicolored painting.
    Left: Caracas Moderna, 2023, oil on canvas, 60” x 144”. Right: Neutra (Sister Painting II), 2021, oil on canvas, 60” x 72”
  • A single brightly colored abstract painting is in the center on a white wall.
    Neutra (Sister Painting II), 2021, oil on canvas, 60” x 72”
  • A view of the gallery with two walls with two artworks on display and a large sign with text in the background. On the left, there is a black and white painting of a beachside house with palm trees in the background. On the right, there is a black and white painting of two skyscraper buildings placed on a blue and gray background.
    Left: Lecherias Moderna 2 – B&W, 2023, oil on canvas, 60” x 72”. Right: Tropical Modernity, 2023, oil on canvas, 38” x 49”
  • A brightly colored painting of oil derricks, buildings, and an oil derrick with oil coming out of the spout.
    Barrasso II, 2021, oil on canvas, 60” x 192”Architecture. ARCH 406 Architecture Design V
  • On the right there is a blue, white, green, and red painting of a villa. In the middle there is a large abstract painting with multiple angular shapes and lines in many colors. On the right, there is a bright multicolored oil painting in the far background.
    Left: Ponti’s Villa Planchart, 2023, oil on canvas, 38” x 40”. Middle: Dynamic Oil Tower, 2023, oil on canvas, 72” x 60”. Left: Neutra (Sister Painting II), 2021, oil on canvas, 60” x 72”
  • A blue, white, green, and red painting of the interior of a villa with stairs, glass, walls, and lights.
    Ponti’s Villa Diamantina, 2023, oil on canvas, 48” x 40”
  • A blue, green, white, and red painting of a villa.
    Ponti’s Villa Planchart, 2023, oil on canvas 38” x 40”
  • A view of the gallery with multiple brightly colored paintings including buildings and oil derricks. There is a wooden bench on the right side of the art gallery.
    Left: Modern downtown, 2021, oil on canvas, 60” x 72”. Middle left: Revolution in Black and White, 2023, Oil on canvas, 72” x 60”. Middle right: Spindletop, 2021, oil on canvas, 60” x 72”. Left: Barrasso II, 2021, oil on canvas, 60” x 192”
  • A view of the gallery with a bright painting of oil derricks with a bench placed in front of the painting.
    Spindletop 2021 Oil on canvas 60” x 72”
  • A view of the gallery with multiple abstract paintings on view with multiple subjects including buildings and oil derricks.
    Left: Modern Downtown, 2021, oil on canvas, 60” x 72”, Middle left: Tropical Modernity, 2023, oil on canvas, 38” x 49”. Middle right: Lecherias Moderna 2 – B&W, 2023, oil on canvas, 60” x 72”, Caracas Moderna, 2023, oil on canvas, 60” x 144”. Right: Revolution in Black and White, 2023, oil on canvas 72” x 60”

Upcoming

Carlos Hernandez: Past and Present, Alternative Prints and Sketches at the Wright Gallery

Carlos Hernadez

November 6, 2023 – January 11, 2024

Artist talk: November 15th 2:00-3:00 pm

Closing reception: November 15th 3:00-4:30 pm

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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