Ethel Shipton American, b. 1963
The Valley - RGV: Alice, 2021
Archival print on Hahnemuehle-German etching matte paper
24 x 36 in
61 x 91.4 cm
61 x 91.4 cm
Edition of 8 plus 1 artist's proof
Further images
'Shipton focus on signage observed along Texas roadways is an ongoing body of photo-based works on paper that began in 2014. Its most recent iteration is a series of six...
"Shipton focus on signage observed along Texas roadways is an ongoing body of photo-based works on paper that began in 2014. Its most recent iteration is a series of six limited-edition prints titled The Valley - RGV that feature highway scenes from South Texas’s Rio Grande Valley communities of Alice, Brownsville, Falfurrias, Kingsville, McAllen, and San Benito. By transforming the photographs into monochromatic prints, Shipton makes the graphic quality of the setting and elements of the built environment primary. Her images call attention to places in South Texas that have often been overlooked, emphasizing the significance of local and regional communities. The series presents a journey—suggesting The Valley as a site of ongoing movement, access, and possibility. " San Antonio Museum of Art.
Exhibitions
IFPDA Fine Art Print Fair, Ruiz-Healy Art, New York, NY, 2023Contemporary Galleries, San Antonio Museum of Art, 2022; curator: Lana Meador
Ethel Shipton: Los Dos Laredos Y Más, Laredo Center for the Arts, Laredo, TX, 2022
