Kate MacDonald
Sunday, August 6, 2006
Justice For All - Video of Selected Death Penalty Artworks
The Texas Moratorium Network has created a video of the artwork featured in last month's show Artists Against the Death Penalty at Gallery Lombardi in Austin, Texas, including my painting Last Meal: Ruben Cantu.
Kate MacDonald
Kate MacDonald
Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Curator Discusses Death Penalty Art Show
Thanks to Scott Cobb and the Texas Moratorium Network for posting this video of Annette Carlozzi (Senior Curator of the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art) introducing the Justice For All? Death Penalty Art Show and explaining the jury decisions in regards to the artwork selection.
The Justice For All? show opened at Gallery Lombardi in Austin, Texas last month and features my painting Last Meal: Ruben Cantu, the first in my continuing series of paintings about the death penalty. From my artist statement -
"Ruben Cantu was seventeen years old at the time of the offence for which he was wrongly convicted. After sentencing, he wrote to the people of San Antonio: “My name is Ruben M. Cantu and I am only 18 years old. I got to the 9th grade and I have been framed in a capital murder case."
His last meal consisted of barbecue chicken, brown rice, refried beans and sweet tea. His request for bubble gum was denied.
His innocence is now widely accepted; it is believed that a close family member was the actual perpetrator of the crime."
Last Meal: Ruben Cantu was one of 50 pieces of artwork chosen from over 300 international entries.
Kate MacDonald
The Justice For All? show opened at Gallery Lombardi in Austin, Texas last month and features my painting Last Meal: Ruben Cantu, the first in my continuing series of paintings about the death penalty. From my artist statement -
"Ruben Cantu was seventeen years old at the time of the offence for which he was wrongly convicted. After sentencing, he wrote to the people of San Antonio: “My name is Ruben M. Cantu and I am only 18 years old. I got to the 9th grade and I have been framed in a capital murder case."
His last meal consisted of barbecue chicken, brown rice, refried beans and sweet tea. His request for bubble gum was denied.
His innocence is now widely accepted; it is believed that a close family member was the actual perpetrator of the crime."
Last Meal: Ruben Cantu was one of 50 pieces of artwork chosen from over 300 international entries.
Kate MacDonald
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Death Penalty Art Show Opens May 6 in Austin, TX
Justice For All? Artists Against The Death PenaltyMay 6 -22, 2006
Gallery Lombardi
602 West 7th Street
Austin, Texas
Going to be in Austin? Then pop into Gallery Lombardi and check out Justice For all? Artists Against the Death Penalty where my painting Last Meal: Ruben Cantu is one of 50 works selected from over 300 international entries.
Last Meal: Ruben Cantu is the first in my series of paintings that reflect on the death penalty. The second painting in my continuing series protesting capital punishment, Last Meal: James Colburn will be exhibited closer to home when it appears in the World Mad Pride show at Gallery Gachet next month.
Kate MacDonald
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