South of the Checkpoint/North of the River

Checkpoint/North of the Rivers features artists Rigoberto A. González, a native of Mexico, Tejana, Gina Gwen Palacios, and Anglo Jerry Lyles Jr., both born raised with deep-seated roots in South Texas. The University of Texas Río Grande Valley School of Art and Design colleagues paint their visual record of the U.S. – Mexico borderlands based on observation, experience, and memory. South of the Checkpoint/North of the River highlights their depictions of La Frontera, a geographical region where two cultures collide, through the lens of three artists. It explores the question Do different cultural backgrounds and experiences impact how we understand, view, and paint the landscape?