Explore the Archive
From its beginning in 1986, Blue Star Contemporary has hosted a multitude of innovative exhibitions showcasing emerging and established San Antonio, National, and international contemporary artists. Below you can find an ever-growing collection of Blue Star Contemporary’s exhibition history. Our online archives currently only date back to 2007, but BSC staff is diligently working to catalog 30 years of physical archives to transfer here.
2021
Threads Bare
Artists exploring how fashion and adornment play a role in defining individual and cultural identities.
PROJECTION/PROJEKTION
BSC and the Darmstädter Sezession present a collaborative exhibition of video work.
Red Dot Show
BSC's 31st annual Red Dot returns with an extended opportunity to see the more than 100 artworks by San Antonio artists for sale to benefit BSC's exhibitions and programs.
Terran Last Gun
A solo exhibition of ledger drawings, a form which rose to prominence amongst Native artists, in the mid-1800’s and continues today. July 1, 2021 - September 5, 2021
Doerte Weber: Shed
Weavings reflecting on COVID-19 and everyday life during the pandemic. July 1, 2021 - September 5, 2021
The Sitter
A group exhibition highlighting contemporary portraiture and figuration. June 3, 2021 - September 5, 2021
Joanna Keane Lopez: The Adobe Color Laboratory
A solo exhibition of newly commissioned adobe sculptural work. July 1, 2021 - September 5, 2021
2020
Posterworks
BSC's MOSAIC Student Artist Program artists debut new poster-based works in first offsite exhibition in California at Axis Gallery.
Hye-Ryoung Min: Re-Membrance of the Remembrance
BSC travels Hye-Ryoung Min's photographic series Re-Membrance of the Remembrance to Texas State University's Sabinal Photo Gallery.
Theresa Newsome: Objects of Aggression
Artist Theresa Newsome's solo exhibition features work reflecting on the murder of unarmed black men in the United States, either by police brutality or unchecked racism.
Sanctuary City Project
Artists Sergio De La Torre and Chris Treggiari's collaboration highlights immigration policy in the U.S.
Veterano
At a time when we feel compelled to engage our community in the safety of the outdoors, BSC's facade features rotating public artworks that extend programming happening inside the galleries and through online engagement.
A Relationship with Flight
Ryan Takaba’s installation at BSC expands on his investigations from his Berlin Residency at Künstlerhaus Bethanien and his ongoing research on death rite rituals.
Red Dot Show
Not only is BSC's annual Red Dot Art Sale a major fundraiser that sustains its exhibitions and education programs, it is also a diverse survey of artwork by San Antonio artists. Make a reservation to view the Red Dot Show in person beginning September 23, 2020.
Please Form A Straight Line
This timely, diverse, and innovative group exhibition explores themes of collectivity, the municipal, property, architecture, and the control and regulation of bodies.
Publishing Against the Grain
ICI's traveling exhibition initiated by Alaina Claire Feldman, Becky Nahom, and Sanna Almajedi
Novel Ideas
Featuring artists Emilia Azcárate, Ann Clarke, Arturo Herrera, Hye-Ryoung Min, Benedikt Terwiel
2019
2020 Spring Exhibitions Preview
Find out more about our 5 book themed exhibitions coming up this spring.
NYFA Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program Exhibition
June 27 – September 29, 2019 | Centro De Artes, 101 S. Santa Rosa, San Antonio, TX 78207
Effort Economy at TXST
August 20, 2019 – December 13, 2019 | Texas State University, Sabinal Photo Hall Gallery
2018
Monarchs: Brown and Native Contemporary Artists in the Path of the Butterfly
October 4, 2018 - January 6, 2019
Origins, Rations, Extractions at TXST
March 19 - August 2018 Texas State University, Sabinal Photo Gallery
2017
Augmented Reality at TXST
August 28 – November 2, 2017 Texas State University, Sabinal Photo Hall Gallery
2016
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2012
2011
Art in the Garden: Texas Uprising - Selections from the Texas Sculpture Group
March 11, 2011 - March 1, 2012
2010
Launch-11: Recipients Of The International Sculpture Center 2009 Student Awards
June 3 - August 14, 2010
