Becky Soria, American, born in South America, began her artistic career in the 80's after being art studio tutored in painting by South American teachers/ artists, and attending the Glassell School of Art in Houston. Her background in Biology and Medicine influence the subject matter of her paintings. Her paintings tend to be impressionistic, but abstracted images. Geometric and organic forms deliberately and accidentally coexist, where layers of paint and other materials shape and reshape the image allowing hidden intentions and meanings to appear. Some of her paintings express subconscious memories of that state in which we all cross from the inorganic into the sphere of the living. Many paintings will have, at first glance, a level of abstraction, but, on further consideration, one can perceive surreal allusions and nuances combined with conceptual references; these images often suggest growth, change and mutation. She seeks to depict these ideas, not as objective realities, but rather as subjective responses to her reality tunnels. Her interest has taken her to explore her impressions of current world events, and women issues; in these works she concerns herself with the subconscious memories of the Self, and the blue prints of the collective subconscious memories.
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
- 2007 - "Metamorphic Torsos" - Jung Center of Houston
- 2006 - Metaphoric Torsos, The Jung Center Gallery, Houston, Texas
- 2003 - Art Crawl, One Person Exhibit, Gallery 3, Houston, Texas
- 2003 - Back 2 Back, Gallery 3, Houston, Texas
- 2003 - Imagologies, Crostinis, Houston, Texas
- 2000 - Back Bone, Machorro Gallery, Houston Texas
- 1995 - Becky R. Soria, Espacio Portales, La Paz, Bolivia
- 1995 - Becky R.Soria, Centro de Arte Contemporaneo Patino, Cochabamba, Bolivia
- 1993 - Becky R. Soria, Centro de Arte Americano- Boliviano, Cochabamba, Bolivia
- 1992 - Naturals, Becky R. Soria, Aries Gallery, Houston, Texas
- 1991 - Introductions - Toni Jones Gallery, Houston, Texas
- 1988 - "Introducciones" Centro Americano Boliviano Cochabamba, Bolivia
Group Exhibitions:
- 2006 - Riverway Gallery, Houston, Texas
- 2006 - Art on the Avenue, Winter Studios, Houston Texas
- 2006 - Day of the Dead, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, Texas
- 2006 - "Hats off to Her" Wivla collaboration celebrating 10 years of Women archives, Elizabeth Rockwell Pavillion, Houston Texas
- 2006 - Twenty Fourth Juried Annual VAA Exhibition, Clint Willour Juror, Houston, Texas
- 2006 - Lovet Gallery, Houston Texas
- 2006 - Women and their Journeys- Women for the Visual and Literary Arts. Brazos Art League.
- 2005 - University of Houston Women Studies: "Show us your Feminism" Vine Street Studios, Houston, Texas
- 2005 - "Day of the Dead" Lawndale Space, Houston, Texas
- 2005 - Art on the Avenue, Winter Studios, Houston Texas Houston, Texas
- 2005 - "Project Storm" Houston, Texas
- 2005 - "Coexistence" International Décor Gallery, Houston, Texas
- 2005 - Municipal Arts Commission - Art for City Hall in Houston Texas
- 2005 - The Back Show, DIG Gallery 101, Houston, Texas
- 2005 - Twenty Third Juried Exhibition (Harvey Bott juror) VAA, Houston Texas
- 2005 - Mind Puddles Gallery, Houston, Texas
- 2005 - FACE, The Art Car Museum, Houston, Texas
- 2005 - "Gift of Freedom" Galleria, Houston Texas
- 2004 - WIVLA group at Mind Puddles Gallery, Houston, Texas
- 2004 - "Couples" Gallery 3. Houston, Texas
- 2004 - "Art Crawl" Gallery 3, Houston, Texas
- 2004 - Twenty second Membership Juried Exhibition, VAA
Awarded Second Place. Juror Virginia Cobb, artist, author of: "Discovering the Inner Eye" - 2004 - "Twist and Turns" Women in the Visual and Literary Arts- Collaborations. Museum of Printing History, Houston, Texas
- 2004 - Arte de las Americas Gallery _ Consular International Art of the World.
- 2004 - Day of the Dead, Glassell School of Art
- 2004 - Art on the Avenue Gallery 101
- 2004 - Work on Focus, Gallery 3, Houston, Texas
- 2004 - Three artists exhibit, Mind Puddles Gallery, Houston Texas
- 2004 - Twenty First Open Juried exhibition, VAA, William Towers, Houston, Texas
- 2003 - Las Manos Magicas exhibition, Houston, Texas
- 2003 - Gallery 3, Group exhibition, Houston Texas
- 2003 - Day of the Dead, Lawndale Art Space exhibition, Houston, Texas
- 2003 - Art on the Avenue, Winter Street Art Space exhibition, Houston, Texas
- 2003 - Twenty First Exhibition Juried Exhibition, VAA, Juror Polly Hammett; artist-teacher and curator. Awarded second prize for painting.
- 2002 - Houston Midtown Art Exhibition, Houston Texas
- 2002 - Art on the Avenue, Winter Street Art Space Exhibition, Houston Texas
- 2002 - Summer Group Exhibit, Gallery 3 Exhibition, Houston, Texas
- 2002 - Winter Group Exhibit, Gallery 3 exhibition, Houston, Texas
- 2002 - Project Phoenix, Group exhibition, Redbud Gallery
- 2002 - Day of the Dead, Lawndale Art Space, Houston, Texas
- 2001 - Art on the Avenue, Winter Street Art Space, Houston, Texas
- 2001 - Visual Arts Alliance, Juried exhibition, Sharon Kopriva Juror international artist, Houston Texas
- 2001 - Visual Arts Alliance National Juried Open exhibition. Juror Lucas Johnson, artist in Houston, Texas
- 2001 - Day of the Dead, Lawndale Art Space exhibition, Houston, Texas
- 2000 - Art On The Avenue Group exhibition - Winter Street Art Space - Houston, Texas
- 2000 - Houston Midtown Studios Exhibit, Houston Texas
- 2000 - Day of the Dead, Lawndale Art Space exhibition, Houston, Texas
- 1999 - Visual Arts Alliance National Juried Open exhibition
Awarded Second Prize for painting
(Juror– J.C. Willour Director Galveston Arts Center) Houston, Texas. - 1998 - Visual Arts Alliance - Membership Juried exhibition, Awarded Second Prize for painting. Juror, artist/art teacher Sally Sprout. Houston, Texas
- 1997 - Visual Arts Alliance - Juried exhibition (Juror Harvey Bott, Painter and Sculptor.) Houston, Texas
- 1997 - Annual Open National Juried exhibition, VAA, (Juror James Surls, sculptor awarded Third Price, Houston, Texas
- 1996 - Annual Open Juried exhibition Visual Arts Alliance (Juror - Dr. William Otton, Director Art Museum of Texas) Houston, Texas
- 1996 - Time Travelers Group exhibition TALA, Houston, Texas
- 1995 - Celebrating Mother Earth- Cooperative of Women Artist Group exhibition, Huntsville, Texas
- 1995 - South American Visions Group exhibition- Machorro Gallery- Houston, Texas
- 1994 - South American Artists Group exhibition- sponsor by The Exxon Art League, Houston, Texas
- 1991 - Visual Arts Alliance -Annual Juried exhibition - Houston, Texas
- 1990 - Chromatic Concepts- Two Artists exhibition - Aries Gallery, Houston, Texas
- 1989 - Introductions exhibition - Aries Gallery, Houston, Texas
Awards
- Awarded third prize for painting, Open National Juried Exhibition, VA, Juror - James Surls artist- sculptor, 1997.
- Awarded second prize for painting, Open National Exhibition, Visual Arts Alliance, Juror - C.T. Willour director Galveston Arts Center, 1999
- Awarded third prize for painting, Annual membership Juried Exhibition Polly Hammett Juror, artist and art curator.
- Awarded second price for painting, Annual membership Juried exhibition VAA Virginia Cobb Juror, author of "Discovering the Inner Eye"
Bibliography
- "Metaphoric Torsos" by Carol Williamette, Freelance Art writter 2006
- "Metaphoric Torsos", by Bruce Leutwyler Philosopher and Art Critic 2006
- Becky’s Works, Bruce Leutwyler: Philosopher and Art Critic living in Houston, Texas 1992
- The Art of Becky, Stephen Adams: Freelance Art Critic and Visual Artist living in San Francisco, CA. 1994
- Intensity of Personality, Aldo Cardozo: Writer and Art Critic living in Bolivia 1994
- Becky R. Soria, Ronald Martinez: Writer and Art Critic, Bolivia 1994
- Becky R. Soria, Diario Presencia: La Paz, Bolivia 1995
Organizations
- Visual Arts Alliance - program director 2002 - 2003
- WIVLA - program director 2005 - 2006
Education
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Private Art studies, South American Art Studio instruction , and The Glassell School of Art, Houston, Texas