The Texas Sculpture Group would like to congratulate member Ben Woitena for being chosen as the West Texas Triangle’s Artist of 2015. Â The West Texas Triangle consists of five galleries across West Texas that have transformed their region into a Space for Art.
Ben Woitena, a multimedia sculptor currently residing in Houston, received his BFA from the University of Texas at Austin and his MFA from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. His large outdoor sculptures are part of many Texas art museums and have been exhibited extensively around the country.
To learn more about Ben Woitena, visit his website at
http://www.benwoitenasculptor.com/
Also, check out his featured artist page on the West Texas Triangle’s website:
http://www.westtexastriangle.com/
Each year, the West Texas Triangle chooses to spotlight one artist with a Texas connection by exhibiting the artist’s work in each of the galleries.
Exhibition Dates for Ben Woitena and the West Texas Triangle:
The Grace Museum: June 2015 – June 2016
The Old Jail Art Center: Opens June 6
Museum of the Southwest: June 5 – August 16, 2015
Ellen Noel Art Museum: Summer 2015
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts: July 9 – September 6, 2015
Past Featured Artists include Texas Sculpture Group Members Ken Little (2014), Danville Chadbourne (2013), Catherine Lee (2012), George Tobolowsky (2011), Sherry Owens (2010), James Surls (2009), Joe Barrington (2008), and the late Jesus Moroles (2007).