What we’re about
The Austin Arts Collective is a group of people that support the visual arts in Austin, Texas.
We include visual artists of any expression: jewelry makers, photographers, painters, welders, graphic artists, ceramicists, sculptors, glass blowers, weavers, print makers, seamstresses, etc.
You are equally welcome if you are an art buyer, enthusiast, publisher, historian, curator, etc.
Come meet with us to informally network and socialize. Pass some cards around. Get to know each other. We primarily post all art openings that we can find so that you have the opportunity to view art and meet the artists. We want people to Think Austin, Think Art.
Be sure to check out our Discussion Forum for valuable resource guides in the arts. And, feel free to send us an email if you are interested in hosting an event.
The language of art is alive and well in Austin, Texas!
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Artist's Reception: Alex Renbarger | Artificial Interiors
Spellerberg Projects Gallery, 103 S Main St, Lockhart, TX, USGallery hours
Saturday, October 11, 11am-3pm
Saturday, October 18, 11am-3pm
Saturday, October 25, 11am-3pm
Saturday, November 1, 11am-3pm
Friday, November 7, 6–9pm – Artist’s Reception
Saturday, November 8, 11am-3pm – Last Look***
Artist’s Statement
My work explores ‘universal everyday living spaces’ using AI tools like Midjourney, DALL-E 2, and Adobe Firefly, which are neural networks that generate visuals from prompts like ‘vernacular living room.’ These AI-generated images are edited with Photoshop to create composite collages, blending AI collaboration with my artistic goals. These collages serve as blueprints for paintings, merging technology with personal narrative to capture both universal and personal perspectives.
The intimately scaled paintings of ambient interior spaces are dramatically lit by vibrant, yet limited, color palettes. These works, devoid of figures, create solitary environments that draw the viewer into moments of temporal displacement and quiet, found in the stillness of night and the nuanced light of dusk. Raised in a household where visibility often meant vulnerability, my pieces reflect a desire for peace and self-possession — spaces untouched by others, conflict, and self-doubt.
About the Artist
Alex Renbarger (b.1999) specializes in painting isolated interior scenes with intense lighting and vivid colors, based on AI-generated images. She received an MFA in painting and drawing from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln after earning a BFA in studio art from Texas State University. Select exhibitions include the Graduate Juried Exhibition at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, MS; Smoke & Mirrors at the Medici Gallery in Lincoln, NE; UARK x UNL Exchange at Sugar Gallery in Fayetteville, AR; The Artist’s Studio at Spellerberg Projects Main St. Gallery in Lockhart, TX; Illusions of Reverie at Texas State Galleries in San Marcos, TX; and Here and There at Clamplight Gallery in San Antonio, TX.1 attendee
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