Two color photographs side by side. The photo on the left is Jorge Villarreal. He is holding a camera lens over one eye and there is white smoke billowing around him. The photo on the right shows Nathan Felix with an orange sky, clouds, and a city skyline behind him.

Villarreal/Felix

Oct. 14–Dec. 14, 2021
Forsyth Learning Gallery | Memorial Student Center, MSC 2428

 
Jorge Villarreal and Nathan Felix are Texas based, Mexican American artists commissioned by the Forsyth Galleries to reimagine the natural themes within the fall exhibition, A Garden of Earthly Delights. The artists use photographs and film to communicate a 21st century perspective on late 19th and early 20th century techniques and themes.
 
 
 
 

 

Inside the Exhibition

 

Jorge Villarreal – A Talk with the Artist

Artist Jorge Villarreal shares how he expresses himself and how he captures “portraits” of his friends by photographing their sinks in compelling ways.

 

Nathan Felix – A Talk with the Artist

Artist and musician Nathan Felix shares a look at his “Rebirth” film series and how locations, subjects, nature (and milk) played into his artistic process.