Loteria: The Art of Courtney Enriquez
Exhibition dates: July 1- July 31, 2025
Reception: Saturday, July 12, 2025
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Music by DJ MIXTZIN
“My work is inspired by cultural, spiritual and lifetime memories and experiences. I am known for my love of Mexican Loteria, which is full of color and cultural symbols. This century old game, a household staple with families of Mexican ancestry, has inspired families to gather, enriching relationships and building community bonds.
My passion for vibrant color, creating and Christ is what I aspire to share in my artwork. I am diversifying my color palette in murals, paintings, upcycling and crafting.”
About Courtney
Courtney Enriquez is a native of Austin, Texas. Her family roots are in San Marcos, Texas, where her parents, Joe and Bobbie, married and subsequently settled in Austin. From a very young age, her mother always encouraged her to dance, draw/paint, and participate in sports like softball and volleyball. She has traveled to places like Cuba, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, and Mexico.
Courtney attended Austin High School, and her participation in an elective art class was where she discovered her love for art. Her teacher pressed and challenged her to participate in Scholastic and local student art competitions. Winning the “Gold Key” Scholastic Award was when she felt the confidence she needed to continue to pursue creating art. As a self-taught artist, she received her first Arts in Public Places commission from the City of Austin entitled “A Dream,” which was completed in 1998.
Rey Gaytan and Sam Coronado, established and renowned local Austin artists, mentored and encouraged her to continue painting and drawing.
Courtney’s murals can be seen at Juan in a Million Restaurant and along the Plaza Juan Raul parking lot. She also had a studio where she sold upcycled art, wearable art, art pieces, and provided art classes to the community.
Courtney Enriquez is the recipient of the 2025 ESB-MACC Award of Excellence: Emerging Artist in Austin, Texas.
Exhibition dates: July 1- July 31, 2025
Reception: Saturday, July 12, 2025
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Music by DJ MIXTZIN
“My work is inspired by cultural, spiritual and lifetime memories and experiences. I am known for my love of Mexican Loteria, which is full of color and cultural symbols. This century old game, a household staple with families of Mexican ancestry, has inspired families to gather, enriching relationships and building community bonds.
My passion for vibrant color, creating and Christ is what I aspire to share in my artwork. I am diversifying my color palette in murals, paintings, upcycling and crafting.”
About Courtney
Courtney Enriquez is a native of Austin, Texas. Her family roots are in San Marcos, Texas, where her parents, Joe and Bobbie, married and subsequently settled in Austin. From a very young age, her mother always encouraged her to dance, draw/paint, and participate in sports like softball and volleyball. She has traveled to places like Cuba, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, and Mexico.
Courtney attended Austin High School, and her participation in an elective art class was where she discovered her love for art. Her teacher pressed and challenged her to participate in Scholastic and local student art competitions. Winning the “Gold Key” Scholastic Award was when she felt the confidence she needed to continue to pursue creating art. As a self-taught artist, she received her first Arts in Public Places commission from the City of Austin entitled “A Dream,” which was completed in 1998.
Rey Gaytan and Sam Coronado, established and renowned local Austin artists, mentored and encouraged her to continue painting and drawing.
Courtney’s murals can be seen at Juan in a Million Restaurant and along the Plaza Juan Raul parking lot. She also had a studio where she sold upcycled art, wearable art, art pieces, and provided art classes to the community.
Courtney Enriquez is the recipient of the 2025 ESB-MACC Award of Excellence: Emerging Artist in Austin, Texas.
RECENT EVENTS
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ARTEMIS: From Combat to Art
A COLLECTIVE EXHIBIT OF VETERAN WOMEN ARTISTS Exhibition dates: June 18-29, 2025 Artists: Joy (Acacia) Anderson, Juanita Gotts, Shirley Ann Riley, and Denise Knebel. Founded by Pamela Ellen Ferguson, Dr Kimberly Layne, and Annie McMillin. 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. Described as “non-therapy therapy”, the Artemis Group has staged Austin exhibitions at the Samaritan Center, the UU church on Grover Ave, the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest, and at the Carver Museum, since 2014. |
OPENING RECEPTION
SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2025 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
Postcards of Hope
A collection of images and words by Fernando Muñoz 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. |
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OFRENDAS A REUNION:
SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2025 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. 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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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 |
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. |
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 |
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Skies and Serpents
The Print Media Work of Celeste DeLuna Opening Reception Saturday, April 20, 2024 Celeste De Luna is an artist/printmaker originally from the lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. Celeste is a self-taught printmaker whose work includes large-scale woodcut prints and fabric installation. A long time arts educator of over 20 years in public schools and higher education, she now teaches at Northwest Vista College. “A true daughter of the borderlands, her art celebrates the quotidian and the exceptional on the border,” writes indigenous studies professor Ines Hernandez-Avila. Currently, she lives in San Antonio and works out of her home studio, Metztli Press. Celeste has been awarded residencies, fellowships, & grants from Vermont Studio Center, Artplace America, a Blade of Grass, Santa Fe Art Institute Artist Residency and in 2022, showed her work in Vancouver in the exhibit “Xicanx: Dreamers and Changemakers”. |