Marcia Gygli King's 40-year retrospective spans three San Antonio venues
The exhibition titled 'Marcia Gygli King: forty years' presented the artist's creations across three locations in San Antonio from late January to March 2009. It featured 'Spontaneous Combustion' at the Southwest School of Art & Craft (January 29 – March 29), 'Botanical Paintings' at the San Antonio Museum of Art (January 29 – April 12), and 'The Culture Series' at the University of Texas at San Antonio (January 28 – March 1). This showcase illustrated Gygli King's artistic journey from her initial representational pieces to more theatrical narratives. Key works included 'Texas Tree with Wildflowers #3' (circa 1975), 'Carlina' (1997), and 'The Internet' (2006), emphasizing her varied styles and recurring themes of human existence.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'Marcia Gygli King: forty years' ran January-February 2009
- Show presented across three San Antonio venues simultaneously
- Featured early Texas Tree Series works from 1970s
- Included New York period works with minimalist aesthetic
- Botanical Series from 1990s inspired by John Thornton's prints
- Culture Series included large narrative paintings addressing contemporary life
- Exhibition omitted Gygli King's sculptural works
- Artist maintains connections to San Antonio but work transcends regionalism
Entities
Artists
- Marcia Gygli King
- John Thornton
- Francisco Goya
Institutions
- Southwest School of Art & Craft
- San Antonio Museum of Art
- University of Texas at San Antonio
Locations
- San Antonio
- Texas
- United States
- New York
- SoHo
- Mexico