2024 Juror: Adela andea
ABOUT CCAN
CCAN is a national juried art competition of the Center for Contemporary Arts in Downtown Abilene. In 2024 this national competition received over 315 entries submitted from over 30 states across the United States. 157 works were selected for exhibition in the Center’s Jane Adams Breed Gallery and Gallery 3.
ABOUT THE JUROR
Adela Andea.
Adela graduated Valedictorian and Summa Cum Laude from the Painting program at the University of Houston and earned her Master of Fine Arts in New Media from University of North Texas, Denton.
Adela’s work is represented by Anya Tish Gallery, Houston, Cris Worley Fine Art, Dallas, and Samuelis Baumgarte Galerie, Bielefield Germany. Her major works were exhibited in museum shows: The MAC Dallas, Grace Museum, Museum of South East Texas, Center for International Light Art, Unna, Germany.
Her work was curated in several major art fairs: Scope, Art Miami, Houston Art Fair, Dallas Art Fair, Texas Contemporary, Art Palm Beach Fair.
Adela is an adjunct professor at Lone Star College and Houston Community College. She has been a visiting artist, speaker, exhibitor and panelist at Texas Tech University, University of Texas, Odessa; the International Kinetic Art Exhibit and Symposium in Boynton Beach, Florida; Texas Biennale 2013.
She was invited by the organization Zebra 3 for a residency and exhibition at the Crystal Palace, Bordeaux, France, 2015/2016. The work produced during the residency was exhibited at the Cap Sciences, Bordeaux, France, from 2017-2018.
In 2021, Adela exhibited a large site-specific installation at the prestigious Center for International Light Art, Unna, Germany, for the 20 years jubilee. In 2022, her work was included in the permanent collection of the museum.
Her work is in numerous private and public collections. Some of the public art installation include Texas Tech University, Houston First, Discovery Green, Caydon USA, Cyrus Logic and the Hilton Americas Hotel. She is also a collaborating artist of MeowWolf.
