From BGSU PRINT SOCIETY
The Bowling Green State University Print Society and the Printmaking Program will host visiting artist Humberto Saenz on campus FEb. 11 through Feb. 15.
Saenz will give a public lecture on his work on Tuesday, Feb. 11 from 5-5:45pm in BGSU’s Fine Art Center room 1215, followed by a showing of his prints. He will also be making an edition of prints in the printmaking studio from Feb. 11-14. Visitors are welcome to stop by between 8-5 to see his work in progress.
Humberto Saenz is a Mexican-American artist currently residing in Texas, where he is an assistant professor at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Humberto’s artwork is exhibited throughout the United States and internationally in solo, juried, and invitational exhibitions. Recent exhibitions include the Flatbed Contemporary Art Fair, Austin, Texas, Global Print 2015 in Sabrosa, Portugal, and the Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition 2015 in Tokushima, Japan. In 2016, his work was exhibited in Border Crossings at the La Salle Museum University Art Museum and at the 9th International Printmaking Biennial 2018 in Portugal.
His work speaks about current immigration rhetoric, laws and culture that have affected and segregated Mexican immigrant communities.
According to Saenz: “The immigration struggle within the political consciousness has fragmented the voice of the American culture to one of dissent and superiority. The themes that interest me within this strife are tradition, heritage, politics, and immigration. My imagery depicts issues which affect the community through the appropriation of my cultural heritage, mythological narratives, and contemporary immigrant concerns.”
