Mark Anthony Martinez: I’M NOT A COWBOY…

November 8 - December 7, 2024

Opening Reception: Friday, November 8, 6pm-9pm

Clamp Light Studios & Gallery, 1704 Blanco Road, San Antonio, TX

Exhibition Statement:
I’m Not A Cowboy is a solo exhibition by Mark Anthony Martinez, where the artist questions the mythos of the west. A multimedia exhibition “I'm Not A Cowboy" draws a metaphorical line in the sand, wherein Martinez invites his audience to “shoot” a cowboy. 

Featuring original footage (filmed earlier this year), alongside new text works and even incorporating the usage of a classic NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) Zapper – the exhibition asks the audience to consider their own role in manufacturing and reifying western exceptionalism.

I’m Not A Cowboy  will open to the public, with an opening reception 6–9pm Friday November, 8, 2024 at Clamplight Studios & Gallery. The exhibition will run through December 7, 2024 and otherwise be open by appointment.

Artist Bio:

Mark Anthony Martinez is a conceptual artist and curator based in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas. Martinez holds a BFA from the Pacific Northwest College of Art (2012) and an MFA from Portland State University (2014). Martinez has professionally programmed public exhibitions and served as Visual Arts Director to the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center (2015-2017), Gallery Manager for the Michael and Noemi Neidorff Gallery at Trinity University (2018). He has also collaborated as co-curator for the experimental pop-up space, Fake Gallery (2019) as well as the project space JANUARY (2023). Martinez has exhibited in group shows around the country, including; Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, Il. (2014), The Open as part of the Nicholas Frank Public Library, Milwaukee, Wi. (2017), Mexic-Arte in Austin, TX. (2017) and The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational Center Inc., New York, NY (2019). He is currently collaborating with SMART project space at 1906 S. Flores, developing curatorial programming for 2025.

IG: @markanthonymartinezstudio

Website: WWW.MARKANTHONYMARTINEZ.ART / https://markanthonymartinez.carrd.co/