The Last Art Show Before Fascism

Curated by Scott Cobb

Exhibition Dates April 18-19, 2025

Opening Reception April 18 from 4 - 8 pm

Venue: University of Texas at Austin Art Building,

2nd Floor, Large Crit Space,

2301 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, Texas 78705

The Last Art Show Before Fascism comes at a time when democracy in the U.S. faces an existential risk by the rising threat of fascism.

The exhibition features a diverse array of artworks, including paintings, lithography and serigraphy prints, sculptures, photography, drawings, video, fiber art, and more. The event aims to address concerns about the rising threat of fascism and its impact on democracy in the U.S.

‘Last Art Show Before Fascism,’ a stark warning of state of democracy

by Charlotte Karner, Senior Life&Arts Reporter, The Daily Texan

April 18, 2025

Painting. Drawing. Printmaking. Photography. Film.

Charcoal on paper, 18x24

Ashes and Shadow is a deeply personal work created in the aftermath of my mother’s funeral. It reflects on the profound weight of grief and the fragile beauty of memory. At its center, the empty box—once holding her ashes—stands as a stark symbol of loss and finality. Surrounding it is the shadow of a single rose, a quiet reminder of love’s enduring presence, even in the face of absence.

Oil on canvas

Oil on canvas

Lithographic Print

Oil on canvas

48x36 inches

Photograph Digital

Screenprint

Photograph

Photograph 120mm film

Photograph 120mm film

Photograph, 120mm film

Photograph 120mm film

Monoprint

Oil on canvas, 48x36”

Photograph

Oil on canvas, 20x16 inches

Photograph

Photograph

Photograph

  • Changing, Pastel on paper

  • The Kiss. Oil on canvas

  • Alone, Oil on canvas

  • Drain Shift, Pastel on paper

  • Oil mixed with white sand on canvas

  • Charcoal on paper

  • Texas bullets

  • Pastel on paper

  • Intaglio on paper

  • Oil on canvas

  • Charcoal on paper

  • Pastel on paper

  • Charcoal and pastel on paper

  • Pastel on paper

  • Monoprint

  • Oil on paper

  • Oil on paper

  • Oil on paper

  • Oil on canvas

Photograph 120mm film

Pastel and conté on paper

Pastel and conté on paper

Pastel, charcoal and toilet paper on paper

Pastel and conté on paper

Photograph 4x5 film

Films

Ex Patria

Ilyana offers a last souvenir to Erica on the final day of their study abroad year, sparking a discussion of values and identity with their futures on the line.

Written and Directed by Scott Cobb

Starring Shelby Graham and Rebecca Karpovsky

Cinematography by Colemar Nichols

7 minutes 30 seconds

Overwood

A long-lost sister fallen from family grace and bearing the scars of her rebellions returns after the death of the Father to "Overwood", her childhood home. She encounters her younger sister's undying love and her older sister's bitter resentment.

Directed by Scott Cobb

Starring Angelina Castillo, Morgan Floyd and Ali Meier

Winner Best Short Screenplay at Hill Country Film Festival

Written by Scott Cobb, Angelina Castillo, Morgan Floyd and Ali Meier

Ilyanica

20 years after a traumatic event, two friends meet in an abandoned detention center in Poland where one has become involved with a group of radicals occupying a former black site run by the CIA where the U.S. tortured.

Written and directed by Scott Cobb

Starring Circe Sturm and Cynthia Fray.

Cinematography by Colemar Nichols

17 minutes 24 seconds

The There

Two American women who turned their backs on their homeland and spent most of their 20s living together as expatriates in Berlin, Germany reunite in Austin, Texas at Deep Eddy Pool and find their lives have taken divergent paths.

Directed and Written by Scott Cobb

Starring Teresa May Nichta and Venus Monique

Cinematography by Colemar Nichols

9 minutes 19 seconds

Performance Art

The Recrudescence of Bas Jan Ader 2024

3 minutes 25 seconds