Esvin Alarcón Lam, Antonio Pichillá, Simón Vega:
Nuestro lugar en estos mundos
Our Place in These Worlds
September 6 – October 30, 2025
Simón Vega, Moon Rabbit Lunar Cruiser Groundview, 2025, Wax crayon and acrylic on canvas, 73 x 145 cm
The gallery is proud to announce the opening of its fall programming with the traveling exhibition Nuestro lugar en estos mundos/Our Place in These Worlds featuring for the first time in Dallas the work of Esvin Alarcón Lam and Antonio Pichilla along with Simón Vega, whose work has been part of Texas artistic dialogue since 2018.
The exhibition explores the artists relationship with the world through volcanoes and water. The show focuses on meeting places between water and land—spaces where political, social, and cultural tensions play out, and where people search for meaning.
Each piece connects to a specific place and landscape. These include a beach at a volcanic crater lagoon, a Salvadoran beach where gentrification is pushing out surfing communities, and a lake beach with deep spiritual and Mesoamerican cultural roots.
These three Central American artists curated this show together, each approaching their territory from their own perspectives and backgrounds. Their friendship bridges these diverse viewpoints. By exploring where water meets land, the exhibition weaves together both their personal bond and the individual stories each artwork tells.
Antonio Pachillá, Kukulkan, 2022, Handmade textile, Treads and wool, 45 x 33.5 in (114 x 85 cm), Unique piece
Esvin Alarcón Lam, Silk Route, 2017, Happening documentation, Inkjet print on cotton canvas, Ed. 3 + 2 A.P., Tryptic
Kelly Tapia-Chuning: Selected Works
Kelly Tapia-Chuning, Origin Mother, 2024, dismantled serape, ixtle (maguey/agave) fiber hand-dyed with indigo, copper nails,
62 x 74 inches
The gallery is pleased to announce the exhibition of selected works by Utah based artist Kelly Tapia-Chuning. This is the first exhibition of Ms. Tapia-Chuning in Texas.
Kelly Tapia-Chuning (b. 1997, California) is a mixed Xicana artist of Indígena descent, living and working between Utah and Montana. Her multidisciplinary practice involves genealogical and historical research, textile appropriation and deconstruction, and large-scale needle felting. Through her work, Tapia-Chuning critically examines histories of assimilation and the power dynamics related to cultural and racial identity, gender, and language.
Tapia-Chuning received an MFA in Fiber from Cranbrook Academy of Art, where she was awarded a Gilbert Fellowship. She is the 2023 recipient of CAA’s Professional Development Fellow in Visual Arts Award, and in 2024, she received an Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award from the International Sculpture Center. Tapia-Chuning’s work has been included in exhibitions with the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, The Shepherd (MI), Kimball Art Center (UT), GAVLAK (LA), Eric Firestone Gallery (NYC), Cranbrook Art Museum (MI), Onna House (NY & FL), among others. Upcoming exhibitions include the 18th International Triennial of Textile in Łódź. Tapia-Chuning has been an artist in residence at Stove Works (TN) and will be an upcoming resident at Ucross (WY). Her work was featured in Artnet News, Southwest Contemporary, Surface Mag, and Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine, among others. Tapia-Chuning’s work is held in numerous private and public collections across the US, including Cranbrook Art Museum (MI), Tang Teaching Museum & Art Gallery (NY), The Bunker Artspace (FL), Onna House (NY & FL), the State of Utah Alice Merrill Horne Art Collection, and the Southern Utah Museum of Art.