Esteban Cabeza de Baca A'10

Left: Heidi Howard, "Collaborative Self", 2022, acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of the artist. Right: Esteban Cabeza de Baca, "8 Fold Way", 2023, acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of the artist and Garth Greenan Gallery.

Artwork from Esteban Cabeza de Baca  A'10 will be on display in the Glyndor Gallery at the Wave Hill Public Garden & Cultural Center, located at 4900 Independence Ave, Bronx, NY 10471, as part of the "Light from Water" exhibit together with artists Heidi Howard and Liz Phillips from August 19, 2023 through November 26, 2023.

"Light from Water presents new works by Heidi Howard and Esteban Cabeza de Baca that share a deep-seated connection with the natural world. Featured in the exhibition are collaborative works by both artists, as well as Cabeza de Baca’s layered landscape paintings, Howard’s portraits that incorporate plant life and natural settings and a Wavetable sculpture by sound-art pioneer Liz Phillips. Inspired by the views and vegetation of the Aquatic Garden, several works on display were created at Wave Hill this summer. The spirit of collaboration is integral to the work of the artists in Light from Water, acknowledging the greater communities within which they feel a sense of belonging. Howard’s portraits are informed by dialogue with family members and loved ones, and their installations and self-portraits show a holistic embrace of our environmental surroundings. Cabeza de Baca’s scenic paintings and sculptures portray the land itself as kin or ancestor, influenced by Indigenous views and cultural ways of knowing."

To read the full announcement about the exhibit, please click here.

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