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La Peña Gallery
227 Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701
Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Closed Sunday
UPCOMING EVENTS

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OPENING RECEPTION
SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2025

6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Returning to Austin after four years abroad, Fernando Muñoz shares a new series of artworks, each paired with a short poem or note—a small letter of hope. In a time when we’re all seeking light, connection, and resilience, these visual postcards offer quiet moments of reflection and warmth. Through the gentle pairing of image and text, Postcards of Hope is a reminder that even the simplest messages can carry us forward.
Chilean artist Fernando Muñoz began his creative journey in 2013, motivated to produce meaningful work. As a self-taught artist, he explores drawing, printmaking, ceramics, photography, and poetry, drawing inspiration from his experiences in Chile, Oregon, Texas, and Lisbon.

PAST EVENTS
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​Join us for an evening of conversation and readings by Mary Sue Galindo, María S. Limón, and Jesse James Johnson.
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OFRENDAS REUNION:
SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2025
6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.


This will be an evening of conversation and readings by Mary Sue Galindo, María S. Limón, and Jesse James Johnson.
Forty years ago, these three writers—who met as students at UT Austin—published a chapbook of poems, Merienda Tejana (1985). Their reunion, along with the release of a second handmade chapbook, Tres Voces, is a tribute to their resilience, their love of words, and the strength of their friendship.

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Voces de luz: Cambiando el mundo con arte y amor
Voices of the Light: Changing the World through Art & Love
In celebration of International Women’s Day
OPENING RECEPTION:
SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2025
4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.

Exhibition dates: March 8 - 28, 2025.
This exhibit creates an artistic space led by women engaged in creative activities with artistic expressions reflecting unique viewpoints and cultural enlightenment.
This exhibition is dedicated to Alice Kleberg Reynolds and the support provided through the years by her foundation.
Participating Artists:
Alejandra Almuelle, Ana Borne, Ana Campos, Chloe Canales, Pierce L. Cedillo, Cecilia Colomé, Rita Maria Contreras,  Courtney Enriquez, Sandra Fernández, Azucena “Suzy” Garcia, Scherezade Garcia-Vazquez, Mary Jane Garza, Marsha Gomez, Naxieli Gomez, Maribel Hambric, Amara Y. Lopez, Esmeralda C. Lopez-Renta, Kelly Daniela Norris, Rachel Salcido, Cecilia Sanchez Duarte, Liliana Wilson & Terry Ybañez.


Curated by Dolores García

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Thank you to all our community
​for a successful fundraiser!

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​​Support La Peña’s educational programs by acquiring beautiful hearts created by artists and patrons of La Peña. 

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La Peña Gallery presents
DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS: CELEBRANDO LA VIDA
A COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION AND ALTARES

La Peña commemorates the annual Día de Los Muertos/Day of the Dead with a group exhibition of artwork and traditional altares (altars). This vibrant celebration honors the lives of loved ones who have passed, embracing death as a part of the cycle of life and memory.

This year Día de Los Muertos is dedicated to Lucy Orta and Eddie Canales.

Join us for the Opening Reception:
Saturday, October 26, 2024
4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Exhibition dates: October 7, 2024 - November 15, 2024


PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Participating Artists: Alejandra Almuelle, J.C. Amorrortu, Rene Arceo, Ana Borne, Cecilia Colomé, Nicolás De Jesús, Humberto “Beto” Delgado, Felipe Ehrenberg, Courtney Enriquez, Mery Godigna-Collet, Naxieli Gómez, Luis Guerra, Luis R. Gutiérrez, Esmeralda C. López, J. Salvador López, Carlos Lowry, Julio Martinez, Yleana Martínez, Malaquias Montoya, Fernando Muñoz, Eduardo Oropeza, Pamela Sanchez, Cecilia Sánchez Duarte, Patssi Valdez, Liliana Wilson, Jaime “GERMS” Zacarias.
Additional artworks from the Jill Ramirez – Serie Project, and the Gilberto Cárdenas and Dolores García collection.

Curated by Dolores García
Cover: Hechale by Eduardo Oropeza (1989), Serigraph; 38 × 50 in
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Ya Llegaron las Mariposas Ofrenda by Humberto “Beto” Delgado

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La Peña presents
Fotoseptiembre USA
Mi Sangre
Roj Rodriguez

Artist Reception: September 7, 2024, from 6-8 PM
Exhibition dates: August 15 to September 29, 2024

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Our Rhythms, Our Voices
12 Latin American immigrant stories turned into 12 songs for the Our Rhythms, Our Voices concert featuring Javier Jara and Austin Unconducted (A Full 18 Piece String Orchestra)
Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024 at 3 PM
Location: Dell Hall at the Long Center; 701 W. Riverside Dr. TX 78704
Tickets: https://thelongcenter.org/events/our-rhythms-our-voices-featuring-javier-jara-with-austin-unconducted/


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A COLLECTIVE EXHIBIT OF VETERAN WOMEN ARTISTS
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The Artemis Project: Named after the Greek Goddess of Health and Vigor, the Artemis Project is an informal peer group of women veteran artists and those in active service exploring their “inner artist”, especially as a way of processing experiences of trauma and post-traumatic stress (PTSS/PTSD) unique to women in the military.
Exhibition dates: June 3 - July 12, 2024

Reception: Saturday, June 15, 2024 from 6 PM to 8 PM
Live Music by Ian Wasdin

Artists:
Joy (Acacia) Anderson 
Juanita Gotts
Shirley Riley
Lindy Vasquez-Gordineer
Seidah Williams

Founded by Pamela Ellen Ferguson, Annie McMillin and Dr. Kimberly Layne
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La Peña Gallery presents a Collective Exhibition:
International Women’s Day 2024, Celebrating Women through the Arts.

Opening Reception: 
Saturday, March 16, 2024  •  6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Live music by the Grammy Nominated SISTER SISTER with singer-songwriters Melinda Joyce & Patricia Lynn Hernandez.

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Mi Morenita
Exhibition dedicated to the Virgen of Guadalupe
Opening Reception 
Saturday, December 9, 2023 - 2 - 4 pm
Exhibition runs from December 2, 2023 to January 15, 2024
Gallery hours are Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

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Día de los Muertos:Honrando a nuestro/as artistas que ya se han marchado
​(Honoring Our Artists that have already departed)

Rene Anguiano, Sam Coronado, Rey Gaytan, Marsha Gómez, Nivia Gonzalez, Juan Pablo Gutierrez, Lupe Lopez, Adolfo Mexiac, Rodolfo Morales, Jesús Moroles, Arturo Rivera, Farah Rivera, Angel Rodríguez-Díaz, Susana Santos, Pablo Taboada, José Francisco Treviño, Altar by Carmen Alvarez. ​

​Opening Reception: 
Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 6-8 PM

"We Are Austin" with Cynthia Perez and Brian Joseph
Friday, June 29, 2018

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    • Dia de los Muertos
    • Warrior Women
    • Mes de los Fotógrafos
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    • Of Imaginary Cities
    • AMATE
    • Through Their Eyes
    • International Women's Day
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