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Toggle menu (210) 824-5368 6000 North New Braunfels Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78209 Gallery & Video Exhibition Video More TransSanAntonian Blogs & More Blogs Additional Artwork Programs Resources Glossary Podcasts Services Bibliography More Press & Acknowledgments FEATURED: Transamerica/n: Gender, Identity, Appearance Today receives 2020 AAMC Award for Excellence Gender, Identity, Appearance Today June 20 - September 15, 2019 Tobin Exhibition Galleries and Sculpture Gallery Transamerica/n Explore the CONSTRUCTION OF IDENTITY THROUGH APPEARANCE Transamerica/n: Gender, Identity, Appearance Today is the country’s first survey of contemporary North American artwork that explores the many outward appearances of gender identity. This groundbreaking exhibition broadens the canon of art history by showcasing artists and their subjects—often underrepresented individuals committed to expressing their authentic selves. Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York City, a catalyst for the modern LGBTQ+ movement, Transamerica/n celebrates transformative, transcendent, and trans-historical artwork that embraces the spectrum of gender expression across visual mediums. The exhibition proudly reflects San Antonio’s culturally diverse landscape by featuring commissioned artworks by Latinx artists from this community. Transamerica/n is an inclusive experience and, accordingly, signals the McNay as a welcoming and safe space for everyone. Visitors are encouraged to find artworks throughout the Museum whose stories mirror their own. This presentation and its related programs promote open dialogue about gender, identity, appearance, community, and love—topics that reflect society’s universal truths and shared vulnerabilities. Art museums can bridge their communities. Transamerica/n helps the McNay do that better. Transamerica/n: Gender, Identity, Appearance Today is organized by the McNay Art Museum, conceived by René Paul Barilleaux, Head of Curatorial Affairs; and organized with Jackie Edwards, Assistant Curator; Bianca Alvarez, 2017-2018 Semmes Foundation Intern in Museum Studies; and Lauren Thompson, 2018-2019 Semmes Foundation Intern in Museum Studies. Lead funding is most generously provided by the Ford Foundation. Major funding is provided by the Henry Luce Foundation, Inc. Additional support is provided by Metropolitan Methodist Hospital,Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality;” and the Host Committee, chaired by Dr. Carlos E. Alvarez-Meraz. GALLERY How lovly is me being as I am Jacolby Satterwhite, How lovly is me being as I am , 2014. Neon. Courtesy of the artist and Morán Morán, Los Angeles. © Jacolby Satterwhite (more…) Dedicated to La Duquesa de Alba/Black Alba Yasumasa Morimura, Dedicated to La Duquesa de Alba/Black Alba , 2004. Chromogenic print mounted on canvas. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Museum purchase with funds from the McNay Contemporary Collectors Forum. © 2019 Yasumasa Morimura (more…) Totem for Light I (Carlos) Carlos Betancourt, Totem for Light I (Carlos) , 2009. Digital print. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Museum purchase with funds from Barbara and Harvey Goldstein. © 2019 Carlos Betancourt (more…) Poem Dress for a Hermaphrodite Lesley Dill, Poem Dress for a Hermaphrodite , 1995. Gelatin silver print. Courtesy of the artist and Nohra Haime Gallery, New York. © 2019 Lesley Dill (more…) Switch 1 JJ Levine, Switch 1 , 2009. C-prints. Courtesy of the artist. © 2019 JJ Levine (more…) The Silent Woman Lezley Saar, The Silent Woman , 2015. Acrylic on fabric on panel. Courtesy of the artist and Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles. Photograph by August Augustsson. © 2019 Lezley Saar (more…) Robert James Gobel, Robert , 2007. Felt, yarn, thread, and acrylic on canvas. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Museum purchase with funds from the McNay Contemporary Collectors Forum. © 2019 James Gobel (more…) Double Double Yentl (My Elvis) Deborah Kass, Double Double Yentl (My Elvis) , 1993. Silkscreen and acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of the artist. © 2019 Deborah Kass / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York (more…) Anxiety, My Love! Roey Victoria Heiftez, Anxiety, My Love! , 2018. Graphite, charcoal, and ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist and Israeli Art in Los Angeles. © 2019 Roey Victoria Heiftez (more…) this is how we (you) do it Zoe Avery Nelson (They/them) this is how we (you) do it 2019 Oil on canvas Courtesy of the artist and The Rubber Factory, New York The Measure of a Boy Zoe Avery Nelson (They/them) The Measure of a Boy 2019 Oil on canvas Courtesy of the artist and The Rubber Factory, New York I Dance Zoe Avery Nelson (They/them) I Dance 2019 Oil on canvas Courtesy of the artist and The Rubber Factory, New York Elegy for Z Zoe Avery Nelson (They/them) Elegy for Z 2019 Oil on canvas Courtesy of the artist and The Rubber Factory, New York Counterpoint Zoe Avery Nelson (They/them) Counterpoint 2019 Oil on canvas Courtesy of the artist and The Rubber Factory, New York Backed Up Zoe Avery Nelson (They/them) Backed Up 2019 Oil on canvas Courtesy of the artist and The Rubber Factory, New York Avery Zoe Avery Nelson (They/them) Avery 2019 Oil on canvas Courtesy of the artist and The Rubber Factory, New York 132 BPM Zoe Avery Nelson (They/them) 132 BPM 2019 Oil on canvas Courtesy of the artist and The Rubber Factory, New York Replenishing Alchemy Leslie Martinez (They/them) Replenishing Alchemy 2019 Cotton hospital bed sheets, canvas drop cloth, aluminum foil, gold paper, polyester thread, thumb tacks, washers, latex paint, tempera paint Courtesy of the artist and ex ovo Replenishing Alchemy (Detail) Leslie Martinez (They/them) Replenishing Alchemy 2019 Cotton hospital bed sheets, canvas drop cloth, aluminum foil, gold paper, polyester thread, thumb tacks, washers, latex paint, tempera paint Courtesy of the artist and ex ovo Splayed in the Shadow Leslie Martinez (They/them) Splayed in the Shadow 2018 Canvas, wood, paper, rubber, vinyl, plaster, acrylic, oil, iron oxide, steel, cotton webbing, D rings, Chicago screws, thread, carabiners Courtesy of the artist and ex ovo Splayed in the Shadow (Detail) Leslie Martinez (They/them) Splayed in the Shadow 2018 (Detail) Canvas, wood, paper, rubber, vinyl, plaster, acrylic, oil, iron oxide, steel, cotton webbing, D rings, Chicago screws, thread, carabiners Courtesy of the artist and ex ovo Stealth Bomber Leslie Martinez (They/them) Stealth Bomber 2017 Plaster dipped canvas, ink, glitter, reflective trail marking tacks, Chicago screws Courtesy of the artist and ex ovo Hole at the Top of the Sky Leslie Martinez (They/them) Hole at the Top of the Sky 2017 Cast iron, rubber, and Chicago screws Courtesy of the artist and ex ovo State of Emergence Leslie Martinez (They/them) State of Emergence 2017 Acrylic, sumi ink, sand, paper pulp, glitter and oil on canvas diptych Courtesy of the artist and ex ovo Fear of Clearing Fog Leslie Martinez (They/them) Fear of Clearing Fog 2017 Paper pulp, flashe paint, tempera paint, canvas strips, latex paint, shredded paper, Chicago screw on canvas Courtesy of the artist and ex ovo OUR BLOOD CAN SAVE THEM Jordan Eagles (He/him) OUR BLOOD CAN SAVE THEM 20 18 Blood of a transgender, pansexual, active service member; paper Courtesy of the artist OUR BLOOD CAN SAVE THEM Jordan Eagles (He/him) OUR BLOOD CAN SAVE THEM 20 18 Blood of a transgender, pansexual, active service member; paper Courtesy of the artist OUR BLOOD CAN SAVE THEM Jordan Eagles (He/him) OUR BLOOD CAN SAVE THEM 20 18 Blood of a transgender, pansexual, active service member; paper Courtesy of the artist OUR BLOOD CAN SAVE THEM Jordan Eagles (He/him) OUR BLOOD CAN SAVE THEM 20 18 Blood of a transgender, pansexual, active service member; paper Courtesy of the artist OUR BLOOD CAN SAVE THEM Jordan Eagles (He/him) Untitled 2018 Original 1943 WWII poster, blood bag, residual blood, preserved in resin Courtesy of the artist me long you love time DRAFT VERSION Ching-In Chen (They/them) me long...