Jessica Halonen creates sculpture and paintings that explore intersections between art, science, and history. She has engaged with topics such as genetic engineering in the pharmaceutical industry and the historical and metaphorical implications of the color blue. Her research-based work has been widely exhibited and was recently reviewed in Artforum.
Halonen received a MFA in Painting from Washington University in Saint Louis and has been an Artist-in-Residence at the MacDowell Colony, New Hampshire; Kunstlerhaus Bethanian, Berlin; and Core Program, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Her work has been included in numerous exhibitions, notably at The Contemporary Austin, the Dallas Contemporary, the McNay Art Museum, the Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Torrance Art Museum, Los Angeles. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Art Museum of South Texas, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Halonen was born and raised in Milford, Michigan and currently lives and works in Austin and San Antonio. Halonen is an associate professor of art in the Department of Art and Art History at Trinity University in San Antonio.
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Kamila Szczesna is an interdisciplinary artist working in various media and formats including drawing, painting, sculpture, and installation. In her work she explores the complex interactions between the human body and the human mind. She was born in Poland where she earned her Master’s degree at the Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw. Her work has been exhibited and is held in public collections internationally as well as in the US. She lives and works in Galveston, TX.

Ryder Richards is a co-founder of the RJP Nomadic Gallery, Culture Laboratory, and member of Dallas-based group The Art Foundation. He has exhibited in numerous exhibitions, notably Bellevue Museum, Seattle; Roswell Museum; Olm Space, Switzerland; Public Address, Brooklyn; Antena, Chicago; Cornell University, Ithaca; Monkskirche, Tangermunde, Germany; C2 Pottery Gallery, China; San Diego Art Institute; and The London Art Fair. Richards has been the recipient of several scholarships, travels abroad, and awards for his achievements in art, including seven artist-in-residence programs, such as the Roswell Artist-in-Residence (2012-2013). He has participated in The Texas Biennial 2011 and 2013 and the Dallas Biennial 2012 and 2014. Richards has works in the permanent collections of The Anderson Contemporary Museum, Roswell Museum, McNeese University, Richland College, and several private collectors.