Kinder HSPVA 50th Anniversary Alumni Exhibition
CNN/Stylemagazine.com Newswire | 9/22/2021, 1:09 p.m.
DiverseWorks is pleased to announce the presentation of the Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts 50th Anniversary Alumni Exhibition, The Happening, from October 28 – November 27, 2021.
Formed in 1971, HSPVA represents the first attempt by any public high school in the nation to correlate an academic program with concentrated training in the arts. DiverseWorks hosted HSPVA’s twenty-fifth anniversary exhibition in 1997 and is proud to recognize the lasting impact of this unique institution.
The artists were selected by invitation and through an open call process by Xandra Eden, Executive Director, DiverseWorks; Laura Mott (‘97), Senior Curator of Contemporary Art and Design, Cranbrook Art Museum; and Anthony Suber (‘98), Artist, Educator and VP-Artist Advisory Committee, DiverseWorks.
Mott says:
The exhibition’s title, The Happening, is the name of the beloved performance event led by the HSPVA students during lunchtime to collaborate, experiment, and try out new ideas with each other. It encapsulates the ethos of a school whose core mission is a deeply-rooted belief in self discovery and the arts as a career path. For me and for many of us, our time at HSPVA invaluably shaped our lives. This anniversary exhibition presents a multi-generational view of artists whose widely diverse practices share the same beginning.
Opening Reception
Thursday, October 28, 6 – 8 pm
DJ Peter Lucas (’91)
and featuring a performance by Y.E. Torres (’94)
Gallery Hours & Location
Thursdays – Saturdays, 12 – 6 pm or by appointment
DiverseWorks Gallery @ MATCH, 3400 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002
Admission is always free
Artists
Isela Aguirre (’95)
Chris Bexar (’79)
Gregory Michael Carter (’97)
Christopher Cascio (’95)
Jimmy Castillo (’94)
Dylan Conner (’07)
Amy Cousins (’09)
Margaux Crump (’07)
Jamal Cyrus (’91)
Chandler Dean (’14)
Amy Evans (’89)
Andrew Flanders (’13)
Ryan Francisco (’07)
Janice Freeman (’77)
Dan Gordon (’02)
Mykiah Goree (’20)
Dani Stinger Hammack &
Olivia Morrow (’07)
Mary Hawkins (’75)
Daniel Heimbinder (’91)
Donna Hill-Wiley (’83)
Robert Hodge (’98)
Gaby Hurtado-Ramos (’12)
Sofya Karash (’05)
Lauren Kelly (’93)
Jennifer Lindberg (’89)
Will Michels (’86)
Marie Bannerot McInerney (’98)
Jason Moran (’93)
Lovie Olivia (‘95)
Josh Pazda (’03)
Patrick Renner (’00)
Lordy Rodriguez (’94)
Hector Serna (’01)
Brian Sikes (’74)
Mina Silva (’18)
Kaneem Smith (‘91)
Y.E. Torres (’94)
Joel Valdes Ponce (’17)
Jacques Louis Vidal (’00)
Liz Ward (’77)
Graphic design by Sofya Karash ('05)