The upcoming exhibition at Mercantile Coffee House is Sandcastles and Time-Machines by Irby Pace. Pace was raised in California and Texas. He received his BFA in Studio Art with emphasis in photography from Texas Tech University in 2008. Pace is currently an MFA candidate at the University of North Texas studying photography with a minor in painting and drawing. Pace has exhibited in numerous galleries, and is featured in permanent and private collections across Texas and California. Recently, Pace participated in the 2011 MAC Membership Exhibition, and exhibited in the Lightwell Gallery in Denton, Texas and the LH Horton Jr. Gallery in Stockton, California. Pace considers himself a multiple project artist, spanning across multiple mediums and genres. Sandcastles and Time-Machines re-investigates Paces’ childhood memories, experiences, fears and dreams. Pace recreates the experience by creating installations that employ painting, drawing and photography. The formulation of these alternate realities allows Pace to delay the inevitable conclusion of facing reality.
The opening reception will be October 29 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. Irby Pace: Sandcastles and Time-Machines will be on view at Mercantile Coffee House through December 3.