Dallas Museum of Art Awards the Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough Fund to Alexander Lozano

Friday, Apr 19, 2019

April 19th,2019 - On Thursday, May 23rd, Alexander Lozano will be recognized for “exceptional talent and potential in a young visual artist” as the winner of a grant from the Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough Fund from the Dallas Museum of Art. The museum will host a reception in honor of all the awardees from 6:30-8:30 pm. Awardees will give short presentations (5 minutes) on their work and future projects followed by refreshments and conversation. Family and friends are invited to attend to celebrate this accomplishment. The reception will take place in the DMA’s Founder’s Room located at the south end of the building by Ross Street, and on the second level across from the Conservation gallery.

Alex Lozano will be completing his BFA degree with a focus in glass in May 2019. Recently, he has exhibited at the Toyama International Glass Exhibition (Toyama Glass Art Museum), the Glass Art Society International Member Exhibition (Third Place Award, Murano, Italy), the Workhouse Glass National 2018 (Lorton, Virginia), and at the 2018 Craft Glass Creation & Design (Finalist, People’s Republic of China). In addition to the DMA Award, he was also recently a finalist for the CADD (Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas) FUND 2019, was nominated for a Windgate Fellowship, received a Dennis and Barbara Dubois Grant / University Of Texas at Arlington, and was selected to participate on behalf of UTA for the Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol in Austin, Texas. As Justin Ginsberg, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Glass Area for the Department of Art & Art History commented, “This is extraordinary as an undergraduate student. He is going big places.”

About the DMA Awards to Artists Program:
The Clare Hart DeGolyer Memorial Fund and The Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough Fund were created at the Dallas Museum of Art in 1980 for the purpose of recognizing exceptional talent and potential in young visual artists. These funds seek applicants who show a commitment to continuing their artistic endeavors. Awards to Artists grants have been awarded to more than 300 recipients, many of whom have gone on to successful careers within North Texas and across the country. Over the years, the DMA has acquired works from many of the artists who have received awards from the DeGolyer, Kimbrough, and Dozier funds.