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bio & artist statement
Born in Guam to a military family, I have now been a San Antonio artist for over 23 years. I hold both my Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts degrees in painting and drawing from The University of Texas at San Antonio. I've exhibited in galleries across Texas, including The McNay Art Museum, FL!GHT Gallery, Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, R Gallery, and the Institute of Texan Cultures in San Antonio, the Laredo Community College in Laredo, K Space Contemporary in Corpus Christi, Red Arrow Contemporary in Dallas, and The Union in Houston.
Working in the mediums of chalk pastel, oil paint, and collage, I include varying images, textures, spaces, and scales within the picture plane. This creates realms of surrealism that allow for the impossible, the curious, and the extraordinary. There are several clear shifts in my work, starting with a focus on consumerism and advertisements, often painting directly on collages of ads or even creating my own ‘ads.’ Next, during Graduate school I abandoned the advertisements as my work pivoted toward a much darker, more personal direction. The ‘black on black’ pieces slowly became less intimate and evolved into more dreamy and mysterious imagery. The latest shift, however, has gradually come to involve an abundance of color, but often the pieces maintain a level of darkness in content. I draw on childhood references, objects, and characters, placing them in different, sometimes adult contexts that create situations blurring the lines between youthful memory and mature concerns.
As of late, I've been drawing a variety of images and portraits over dynamic collages, as it creates texture on the physical, the visual, as well as conceptual levels.
Working in the mediums of chalk pastel, oil paint, and collage, I include varying images, textures, spaces, and scales within the picture plane. This creates realms of surrealism that allow for the impossible, the curious, and the extraordinary. There are several clear shifts in my work, starting with a focus on consumerism and advertisements, often painting directly on collages of ads or even creating my own ‘ads.’ Next, during Graduate school I abandoned the advertisements as my work pivoted toward a much darker, more personal direction. The ‘black on black’ pieces slowly became less intimate and evolved into more dreamy and mysterious imagery. The latest shift, however, has gradually come to involve an abundance of color, but often the pieces maintain a level of darkness in content. I draw on childhood references, objects, and characters, placing them in different, sometimes adult contexts that create situations blurring the lines between youthful memory and mature concerns.
As of late, I've been drawing a variety of images and portraits over dynamic collages, as it creates texture on the physical, the visual, as well as conceptual levels.
curriculum vitae
education
2012
MFA, Painting and Drawing
University of Texas at San Antonio
2005
BFA, Painting
Minors in Art History and General Business
University of Texas at San Antonio
MFA, Painting and Drawing
University of Texas at San Antonio
2005
BFA, Painting
Minors in Art History and General Business
University of Texas at San Antonio
organizer
2023 Monthly 2nd Saturday S.M.A.R.T. Art Pop-up Market, 1906 S. Flores, San Antonio, TX
solo exhibitions
2024 (Upcoming) Un Grito Gallery, Blue Star Arts Complex, San Antonio, TX
(Upcoming) Bright Coffee, San Antonio, TX
2022 The Characters We Are. 111 Adams St, San Antonio, TX
2021 Featured Artist: Vikky Jones. Art Matters, San Antonio, TX
2019 Lunatics, Royals, Fiends, & Other Delights. FL!GHT Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2016 Methods & Madness. Parman Branch Library, San Antonio, TX
2013 Laden Gesture. Gallery 4, Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, TX
2012 Make Me Dream. MFA Thesis Exhibition. UTSA Satellite Space, San Antonio, TX
2006 As Advertised. Circle Infiniti Art Space, San Antonio, TX
2023 Monthly 2nd Saturday S.M.A.R.T. Art Pop-up Market, 1906 S. Flores, San Antonio, TX
solo exhibitions
2024 (Upcoming) Un Grito Gallery, Blue Star Arts Complex, San Antonio, TX
(Upcoming) Bright Coffee, San Antonio, TX
2022 The Characters We Are. 111 Adams St, San Antonio, TX
2021 Featured Artist: Vikky Jones. Art Matters, San Antonio, TX
2019 Lunatics, Royals, Fiends, & Other Delights. FL!GHT Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2016 Methods & Madness. Parman Branch Library, San Antonio, TX
2013 Laden Gesture. Gallery 4, Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, TX
2012 Make Me Dream. MFA Thesis Exhibition. UTSA Satellite Space, San Antonio, TX
2006 As Advertised. Circle Infiniti Art Space, San Antonio, TX
curatorial projects
2023 Sweet, Sour, Bitter, Savory, 115 Blue Star, San Antonio, TX
People & [ _______ ] & Pressure, Oh My!. 111 Adams St, San Antonio, TX
Artists ~with~ Artists. 111 Adams St, San Antonio, TX
Mescla Cruda. 111 Adams St, San Antonio, TX
2011 Wet Dreams. (online) https://wetdreams.weebly.com/
selected group exhibitions
2023 Red Dot 2023. Contemporary at Blue Star, San Antonio, TX
I Wonder If We’ll Even Remember We Came Here. FL!GHT Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Vikky Jones & Caroline Lacy. JojoDancer Studio, The Upstairs Studios at Blue Star, San Antonio, TX
Arte Es Cultura. La Che Y Dos Hermanos, San Antonio, TX
2022 27th Annual Celebración a la Virgen de Guadalupe. Centro Cultural Aztlan, San Antonio, TX
Loose Scraps. BLK WHT GRY Gallery, Blue Star, San Antonio, TX
Drawn in San Antonio– Today. McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX
2021 1x1 Art Show. Brick at Blue Star, San Antonio, TX
2019 Wild Nostalgia. Rubio Gallery-South, San Antonio, TX
2019–2009 (annually) Una Noche de la Gloria: Art in the Cultural Zone. Guadalupe St. San Antonio, TX
2018 Culturas. UTSA Main Art Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Common Currents: 300 Years ~ 300 Artists. Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, San Antonio, TX
Very Broad. Invisible Gallery at R Space, San Antonio, TX
2016 You Have No Choice, FL!GHT Gallery, San Antonio, TX
New Art/Arte Nuevo: San Antonio 2016. UTSA Main Art Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2015 Blow it Out Your Year. FL!GHT Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2014 Dia De Los Muertos. Institute of Texan Cultures, San Antonio, TX
2013 UTSA Faculty Show. UTSA Main Art Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Northeast Lakeview Faculty Show. NPAC Gallery, San Antonio, TX
!tch. FL!GHT Gallery, San Antonio TX
Red Dot 2013. Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, TX
Divergence. Laredo Community College, Laredo, TX
2012 Size Doesn't Matter. Red Arrow Contemporary, Dallas, TX
Watered Down: The Ebb and The Flow. K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, TX
Red Dot 2012. Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, TX
San Antonio Art League Museum Collegiate Exhibition. San Antonio Art League Museum, TX
2011 Red Dot 2011. Blue Star Contemporary Arts Complex, San Antonio, TX
San Antonio Art League Museum Collegiate Exhibition. San Antonio Art League Museum, TX
The World in Black and White. Emily Morgan Hotel Reading Room, San Antonio, TX
2010 Luminaria, Arts Night in San Antonio. Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX
The One, Two, Three Show: New Work from UTSA Grad Students & Alumni. UTSA Satellite Space,
San Antonio, TX
UTSA Fine Arts Association Lone Star Art Exhibit. Lone Star Studios, San Antonio, TX.
2009 Portrait of Xicano Conscience: Judge Albert Pena, Jr. (traveling exhibition)
Mexican American Unity Council Admin Office, San Antonio, TX
Texas State Capitol South Central Gallery, Austin, TX
San Antonio Central Library Gallery, San Antonio, TX
A Beat Collective. HighWire Arts, San Antonio, TX
Wonder Women. San Antonio Public Library/Pan American Library, San Antonio, TX
2008 Art & Persuasion: Feminine in Flux. San Antonio Central Library Gallery & Brook Hollow Library,
San Antonio, TX
2005 Three Women One Space. C-Art Space, San Antonio, TX
Vikky Jones & Yvette Shadrock. Bismarck Studios, Blue Star, San Antonio, TX
U.T.S.A. Gallery B.F.A. Exhibition. University of Texas at San Antonio
People & [ _______ ] & Pressure, Oh My!. 111 Adams St, San Antonio, TX
Artists ~with~ Artists. 111 Adams St, San Antonio, TX
Mescla Cruda. 111 Adams St, San Antonio, TX
2011 Wet Dreams. (online) https://wetdreams.weebly.com/
selected group exhibitions
2023 Red Dot 2023. Contemporary at Blue Star, San Antonio, TX
I Wonder If We’ll Even Remember We Came Here. FL!GHT Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Vikky Jones & Caroline Lacy. JojoDancer Studio, The Upstairs Studios at Blue Star, San Antonio, TX
Arte Es Cultura. La Che Y Dos Hermanos, San Antonio, TX
2022 27th Annual Celebración a la Virgen de Guadalupe. Centro Cultural Aztlan, San Antonio, TX
Loose Scraps. BLK WHT GRY Gallery, Blue Star, San Antonio, TX
Drawn in San Antonio– Today. McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX
2021 1x1 Art Show. Brick at Blue Star, San Antonio, TX
2019 Wild Nostalgia. Rubio Gallery-South, San Antonio, TX
2019–2009 (annually) Una Noche de la Gloria: Art in the Cultural Zone. Guadalupe St. San Antonio, TX
2018 Culturas. UTSA Main Art Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Common Currents: 300 Years ~ 300 Artists. Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, San Antonio, TX
Very Broad. Invisible Gallery at R Space, San Antonio, TX
2016 You Have No Choice, FL!GHT Gallery, San Antonio, TX
New Art/Arte Nuevo: San Antonio 2016. UTSA Main Art Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2015 Blow it Out Your Year. FL!GHT Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2014 Dia De Los Muertos. Institute of Texan Cultures, San Antonio, TX
2013 UTSA Faculty Show. UTSA Main Art Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Northeast Lakeview Faculty Show. NPAC Gallery, San Antonio, TX
!tch. FL!GHT Gallery, San Antonio TX
Red Dot 2013. Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, TX
Divergence. Laredo Community College, Laredo, TX
2012 Size Doesn't Matter. Red Arrow Contemporary, Dallas, TX
Watered Down: The Ebb and The Flow. K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, TX
Red Dot 2012. Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, TX
San Antonio Art League Museum Collegiate Exhibition. San Antonio Art League Museum, TX
2011 Red Dot 2011. Blue Star Contemporary Arts Complex, San Antonio, TX
San Antonio Art League Museum Collegiate Exhibition. San Antonio Art League Museum, TX
The World in Black and White. Emily Morgan Hotel Reading Room, San Antonio, TX
2010 Luminaria, Arts Night in San Antonio. Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX
The One, Two, Three Show: New Work from UTSA Grad Students & Alumni. UTSA Satellite Space,
San Antonio, TX
UTSA Fine Arts Association Lone Star Art Exhibit. Lone Star Studios, San Antonio, TX.
2009 Portrait of Xicano Conscience: Judge Albert Pena, Jr. (traveling exhibition)
Mexican American Unity Council Admin Office, San Antonio, TX
Texas State Capitol South Central Gallery, Austin, TX
San Antonio Central Library Gallery, San Antonio, TX
A Beat Collective. HighWire Arts, San Antonio, TX
Wonder Women. San Antonio Public Library/Pan American Library, San Antonio, TX
2008 Art & Persuasion: Feminine in Flux. San Antonio Central Library Gallery & Brook Hollow Library,
San Antonio, TX
2005 Three Women One Space. C-Art Space, San Antonio, TX
Vikky Jones & Yvette Shadrock. Bismarck Studios, Blue Star, San Antonio, TX
U.T.S.A. Gallery B.F.A. Exhibition. University of Texas at San Antonio
articles
2023 “The Art of Love,” Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express News, February 10, 2023
2022 “Daily Inspiration: Meet Vikky Jones,” Voyage San Antonio, June 22, 2022
2012 “A Dream World Down a Dark Rabbit Hole,” Elda Silva, San Antonio Express News, March 11, 2012
2011 “Sparking Creativity,” by Libby Rowe, Diffusion Magazine, Vol. 3, 2011
2022 “Daily Inspiration: Meet Vikky Jones,” Voyage San Antonio, June 22, 2022
2012 “A Dream World Down a Dark Rabbit Hole,” Elda Silva, San Antonio Express News, March 11, 2012
2011 “Sparking Creativity,” by Libby Rowe, Diffusion Magazine, Vol. 3, 2011
teaching experience
2014 Lecturer 2: Color Theory, 2-Dimensional Foundations,
Drawing for Non-Majors, Painting for Non-Majors,
University of Texas at San Antonio
Adjunct Instructor: Art Appreciation
Alamo Colleges: Northeast Lakeview
2012-13 Lecturer 2: Color Theory, 2-Dimensional Foundations, Drawing II,
Drawing for Non-Majors, Painting for Non-Majors,
University of Texas at San Antonio
2011-12 Instructor of Record: Drawing for Non-Majors
University of Texas at San Antonio
2012 Substitute for 2-Dimensional Foundations and Drawing 1
University of Texas at San Antonio
Drawing for Non-Majors, Painting for Non-Majors,
University of Texas at San Antonio
Adjunct Instructor: Art Appreciation
Alamo Colleges: Northeast Lakeview
2012-13 Lecturer 2: Color Theory, 2-Dimensional Foundations, Drawing II,
Drawing for Non-Majors, Painting for Non-Majors,
University of Texas at San Antonio
2011-12 Instructor of Record: Drawing for Non-Majors
University of Texas at San Antonio
2012 Substitute for 2-Dimensional Foundations and Drawing 1
University of Texas at San Antonio
scholarships
2011 Charles and Germaine Field Endowed Painting Scholarship
2010 Marcia Gygli King Endowed Scholarship
2005 UTSA International Study Abroad Scholarship
2010 Marcia Gygli King Endowed Scholarship
2005 UTSA International Study Abroad Scholarship