Experience Three Immersive Solo Exhibitions at Contemporary at Blue Star
📍 San Antonio, TX – Contemporary at Blue Star invites the community to experience three new solo exhibitions opening on Friday, July 11, 2025, from 6–9 p.m. Featuring artists Nadia Botello, Fabiola Menchelli, and Jason Willome, each exhibition offers a unique, sensory-driven experience where the audience is invited to interact with the art through touch, movement, and presence. (Contemporary at Blue Star, 2025)
🎉 Opening Events
- Taco Talk with the Curator
🗓 Friday, July 11 | ⏰ 10:30–11:30 a.m. | Register Here - Public Opening Reception
🗓 Friday, July 11 | ⏰ 6:00–9:00 p.m.
🖼 On View: July 11 – October 5, 2025
✨ Featured Exhibitions
Nadia Botello
Theophany
Sound artist and composer Nadia Botello explores the San Antonio River as a living entity—a shaping force with a voice of its own. A native Texan and fourth-generation San Antonian, Botello presents multimedia works in sound, sculpture, and film that ask: What might the river be saying for itself?
Her 16mm film series What the River Says reveals images formed solely by submerging film into the river—no human intervention, only the language of water.
Fabiola Menchelli
ombré
Blending photography with painterly process, Fabiola Menchelli introduces a new body of work from her Parallelograms series. Created in total darkness, her photograms are both intentional and accidental—revealing the mystery of creation when sight is removed.
In a fast-paced world of constant imagery, Menchelli’s slow, sensory process challenges viewers to pause and reflect.
Jason Willome
When a Mind Wanders
Jason Willome delves into memory, transformation, and the unknown through his deeply personal drawings. Sparked by the final moments leaving his father’s home and witnessing his father’s decline from Parkinson’s disease, Willome uses gouache, charcoal, and cattle markers to render consciousness in flux.
These abstract, layered drawings mirror the haze of memory and perception—reflecting both confusion and care.
This body of work was developed during Willome’s residency at Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin through the Contemporary’s international residency program.
🏛 About Contemporary at Blue Star
Contemporary at Blue Star showcases artists from San Antonio and across the globe, presenting innovative exhibitions that spark empathy, action, and understanding. As a non-collecting contemporary art space, the Contemporary fosters fresh perspectives and cultural dialogue.
🎟 Admission is always free.
📍 116 Blue Star, San Antonio, TX 78204
📞 (210) 227-6960
🌐 Contemporary at Blue Star
| Day | Hours |
| Mon–Tues | Closed |
| Wed | 12 pm – 5 pm |
| Thu–Fri | 12 pm – 8 pm |
| Sat–Sun | 10 am – 6 pm |
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