Memoria/Memory
Memoria/Memory (2025) is a monumental mural by artist Rubio located in Houston鈥檚 East End made in collaboration with artist Vincent Valdez and an extension of the exhibition Vincent Valdez: Just a Dream. The mural is dedicated to Theresa Santana Valdez (1947鈥2020), the artist鈥檚 mother and features her favorite bird and flower. As children, his mother passed down to Vincent and his siblings that a cardinal sighting was an ancestor coming back to visit and guide living family members.
Vincent Valdez: Just a Dream鈥, the artist鈥檚 first major museum survey spans over two decades of his work, from early career drawings to current allegorical portraits. The exhibition at Contemporary Art Museum Houston (CAMH) was on view from November 15, 2024, through March 23, 2025. As a continuation of the exhibition, CAMH worked in partnership with the East End Cultural District on a Spring Break Mural Intensive project that engaged Vincent Valdez and his early mentor and artist Rubio to work with Houston-area teens, based in the East End. Rubio is the San Antonio muralist who first brought Valdez to mural painting at ten years old. They worked together as friends and colleagues for ten years until Valdez left Texas for art school. The Spring Break Mural Intensive continues this legacy of mentorship and passes along the tradition of mural painting to a new generation.
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Memoria/Memory (2025) is a monumental mural by artist Rubio located in Houston鈥檚 East End made in collaboration with artist Vincent Valdez and an extension of the exhibition Vincent Valdez: Just a Dream. The mural is dedicated to Theresa Santana Valdez (1947鈥2020), the artist鈥檚 mother and features her favorite bird and flower. As children, his mother passed down to Vincent and his siblings that a cardinal sighting was an ancestor coming back to visit and guide living family members.
Vincent Valdez: Just a Dream鈥, the artist鈥檚 first major museum survey spans over two decades of his work, from early career drawings to current allegorical portraits. The exhibition at Contemporary Art Museum Houston (CAMH) was on view from November 15, 2024, through March 23, 2025. As a continuation of the exhibition, CAMH worked in partnership with the East End Cultural District on a Spring Break Mural Intensive project that engaged Vincent Valdez and his early mentor and artist Rubio to work with Houston-area teens, based in the East End. Rubio is the San Antonio muralist who first brought Valdez to mural painting at ten years old. They worked together as friends and colleagues for ten years until Valdez left Texas for art school. The Spring Break Mural Intensive continues this legacy of mentorship and passes along the tradition of mural painting to a new generation.
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