Reception for HC Art Galleries’ 3rd Annual Juried Members Show & Tatiana Mesa Paján’s Archaeology of

Join HC Art Galleries on Thursday, May 28, for the opening reception of HC Art Galleries’ 3rd Annual Juried Members Show at Gallery114@HC Ybor.

HC Art Galleries’ 3rd Annual Juried Members Show brings together a vibrant cross-section of Tampa’s creative community. Nearly 70 artists submitted work for consideration, with about 40 selected by juror Ry McCullough, Chair of the Art & Design Department at the University of Tampa.

HC Art Galleries’ 3rd Annual Juried Members Show features artwork from HC students, faculty, staff and location artists, including Batool Almadi, Abigail Araniego, Court Borges, Alexandra Bosch, Josh Corson, Dylan Frier, Tony Garufi, Samuel Aye-Gboyin, Victor Giangreco, Madie Gotshall, Piper Harrow, Tim Hirneisen, Mary-Helen Horne, Emiliano Infante, Aneka Ingold, Michael Knapp, Ashley Lopez, Zhannay McBride, Cortney McNamara, Eric Ondina, Trinidad Oribio, Angela Palacios, Anthony Palms, Mario Perez, Linda Mora Plaza, Sar Powell, Diane V. Radel, Omar Richardson, Annaly Romero, Lavinia Schenberg Scharlack, Kaitlynn Shields, Tamya Simms, Tanner Simon, Dafne J Suarez Del Toro, Kim Tanzer, Benjamin Upcavage, Georgia K Vahue, Christopher Weeks, Zaniya Worlds, Alex Zak, Valerie Zuniga.

This year’s event shines a spotlight on Tatiana Mesa Paján, who won best of show in HC Art Galleries’ 2^nd Annual Members Show. Pajan’s solo exhibition, “Archaeology of the Present,” displayed in the lobby of the Ybor Performing Arts Building, centers on collected objects that reveal intimate glimpses of the human spirit—everyday items found in both the United States and Cuba displayed like precious relics.

Born and raised in Havana, Cuba, Tatiana Mesa-Paján has exhibited her work internationally. She earned her MFA from the University of South Florida and currently serves at HC as an adjunct professor of visual arts. Mesa-Pajan is a process-based artist, with a particular emphasis on poetic gestures.