Court Lurie comes from Chicago, and now resides in Austin, via Savannah, Georgia, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Kfar Hanasi, Israel, a brief stint in San Francisco, Europe and the Middle East. Her life has been a series of maneuvers oriented toward passionate encounters that life presents. Guided by intuition, she moves deliberately and experiences each new transition as an unfoldment of the sacred in her life. Her work is born from this place. She works from a place of trusting that which we so often doubt, the ubiquitous presence that is alive and woven in all of life. Her intention is to respond to this presence, creating form from the formless realm.

Photographer Sarah Wilson explores issues of community and culture through environmental portraiture. After nine years of studying and working in New York City, Wilson has returned to her hometown of Austin, Texas, where she works as an editorial photographer for magazines such as The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Time, The Atlantic Monthly, Texas Monthly, Mother Jones, and others. Work from Wilson’s personal projects has been acquired by the permanent collections at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas, and the Lishui Photography Museum of China. In the last year, Wilson’s personal project Blind Prom has exhibited in New Orleans, Austin, New York City, and China.

René Norman grew up in Chicago and went to the University of Maryland to major in Dance. She moved to Los Angeles, where she lived for the next 18 years. It was there, in L.A., she met one of her best friends, who noticed her sense of color and really encouraged her to pick up the palette and start painting. She followed her instincts and soon enough she was being collected by movie directors and carried by galleries. Her entire life, spent painting in one form or another, finally became her all consuming passion.

A native of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico, Alfonso Huerta’s unique perspective blends an awareness of the beauty of everyday objects with a playful surrealism and lush tropical colors. He currently lives and works in Austin. Alfonso paints primarily in egg tempera, beeswax and pastels, and he also does pencil drawings and has produced a limited edition of prints. He has exhibited in Mexico and has done two sponsored shows for the City of Austin. In addition, Alfonso has had shows at the Dougherty Arts Center, St. Edwards University and a solo exhibition at La Pena Gallery.