South Suburban College Opens New Art Exhibit Feature Mexican-Born Artist

Fermin Barbosa is a mixed media artist and a resident of Kankakee, IL, and was born in Salvatierra, Guanajuato, Mexico. His artwork (pictured) is currently on display and open to the public in the Lee E. Dugar Gallery on the first floor of South Suburban College’s main campus. Photo Credit: Provided By South Suburban College
Fermin Barbosa is a mixed media artist and a resident of Kankakee, IL, and was born in Salvatierra, Guanajuato, Mexico. His artwork (pictured) is currently on display and open to the public in the Lee E. Dugar Gallery on the first floor of South Suburban College’s main campus. Photo Credit: Provided By South Suburban College

South Suburban College Opens New Art Exhibit Feature Mexican-Born Artist

BY KATHERINE NEWMAN

The Art and Design Department of South Suburban College recently opened an art exhibition that features the artworks of Fermin Barbosa.

The exhibit, called Un Paseo Por El Mercado, is on display on campus in the Lee E. Dulgar Gallery from now until Jan. 23. The faculty of the Art and Design Department at South Suburban College works to help students become outstanding artists or designers, but their work doesn’t stop with the students. The Art and Design Department host many public exhibits at the college including Un Paseo Por el Mercado.

Fermin Barbosa is a mixed media artist and a resident of Kankakee, IL, and was born in Salvatierra, Guanajuato, Mexico on Sept. 22, 1993, according to his biography on ferminbarbosa.com.

Barbosa describes his artwork as depicting a clear balance between geometric and natural shapes, colors, and themes. Within his artworks, Barbosa utilizes his knowledge of formal practice while still allowing for spontaneous and uninterrupted artistic expression.

Much of the work that can be viewed during this exhibit at South Suburban College is inspired by the toughness of urban environments and balanced by the contrasting representation of more earthly and organic forms and colors. Barbosa is also known for pulling from other styles of design, like fashion, and art history when creating his pieces.

As a mixed media artists, Barbosa’s work incorporates a wide variety of methods and materials that could include painting, collaging, assemblage and even basic drawing. Fermin Barbosa admires the contrasting beauty between concrete and organic elements, according to his biography on ferminbarbosa.com.

The exhibit is open to the public along with the upcoming artist’s reception, both are free experiences.

The Lee E. Dulgar Gallery is on the 1st Floor of South Suburban Colleges Main Campus, 15800 State St. in South Holland.

The galleries at South Suburban College are open at minimum Mondays through Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The galleries are closed on weekends and for the holiday season from December 21st through January 1, 2019.

For more information about this exhibit call (708) 596-2000, ext. 2300, visit www.ssc.edu/art, or email etucker@ssc.edu. To learn more about Fermin Barbosa visit ferminbarbosa.com.

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