Dec. 3, 2024
AL AMANECER
January 17 - May 17, 2025
Opening Reception: January 24, 2025
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, Window Gallery
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art is proud to present AL AMANECER, an exhibition centered on a new painting by Gabriella Rodriguez. Born and raised in Las Vegas, Rodriguez has always enriched her art with a melange of local influences—the 702 area code, Mexican snack foods, idiosyncratic personal references to casinos on Las Vegas Boulevard—as well as her trademark round-headed figures, and references to Mesoamerican and Caribbean history. With AL AMANECER she advances her technique, realizing her self-recognized “complex vocabulary” through a fresh combination of painting and fabric.
In the artist’s own words, this artwork says—
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A little bit here, a little bit over there.
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Banderitas de coco
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The smell of smoked poblano chiles in a plastic shopping bag.
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When the sun rises over the valley
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That fuzzy feeling when you receive a balloon.
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The mystery of what a seashell has been through by the time it ends up on the shore, the idea of how a scar comes in the form of a pearl, and the one tile in the bathroom that stares back at you.
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BEING TOGETHER
AL AMANECER will be on view in the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art’s outdoor Window Gallery from January 17–May 17, 2025, with an opening reception from 5–8 p.m. on the evening of January 24. The Marjorie Barrick Museum is open from Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Entry is always free.
Gabriella Rodriguez
Gabriella Rodriguez is a multimedia artist who gently reflects on early formed memories and cultural emblems in her artwork. She layers these images with different mediums and textiles to craft familiar, yet vague moments in time. Playful colors and solemn moments hold hands in every piece. Born and raised in Las Vegas, NV, she received her BA in Studio Art and Psychology from Whittier College, CA. Rodriguez has exhibited her work throughout Las Vegas and California. She was featured in two recent shows curated by the Scrambled Eggs collective, Sketch Party at Fremont Photo Co (2024) and Never a Cat’s Paw at The Gather House (2023). Her favorite childhood snack is pasta de guayaba con queso fresco, which is held near and dear to her heart.
“I sometimes wonder why the nature of life is the exaggeration between simple and grandiose. Colors and shapes exist within complex vocabulary, concealed messages and the extensive system of cells keeping me alive. I don’t understand it, but I recognize it. I paint what I see as a form of condolence for not being able to know. I paint because things feel good sometimes and bad other times.”
All of the museum’s galleries are accessible to wheelchair users and other visitors who cannot use stairs. Services such as sign language interpretation can be arranged. Please contact the museum to discuss your needs:
barrick.museum@unlv.edu, 702-895-3381.
About the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art believes everyone deserves access to art that challenges our understanding of the present and inspires us to create a future that holds space for us all. Located on the campus of one of the most racially diverse universities in the U.S., we strive to create a nourishing environment for those who continue to be neglected by contemporary art museums. As the only art museum in the city of Las Vegas, we commit ourselves to leveling barriers that limit access to the arts. Our collection of artworks offers an opportunity for everyone to develop a deeper knowledge of contemporary art in Southern Nevada. The Barrick Museum is part of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Find Us
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art is located in the heart of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus. The museum is easily accessed from the west side of campus at the intersection of Harmon Avenue and University Center Drive. Drive east on East Harmon Ave until the road enters the campus and terminates in a parking lot. The Museum will be on your right, next to a desert landscape garden.
Directions here.
Parking
Visitors may park in metered, staff, and student spots free of charge after 7 pm on weekdays, 1 pm on Fridays, and all day Saturday.
Metered parking spaces for visitors can be found in the parking lot outside the Barrick’s entrance, along East Harmon Ave, and in the lot behind the Lied Library. Other metered green zones are available in the and parking areas throughout campus. Download the “PayByPhone Parking” app from Google Play or the iTunes app store.
Contact
702-895-3381
