Awards will be announced at 5:45 PM during the opening reception on Monday, March 23

The School of Art and Design’s annual Juried Student Exhibition celebrates the distinguished work of Texas State University students. The 2026 Juror is Andrea Alvarez, PhD, Associate Curator at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in Buffalo, New York.

Awards

• 1 Best in Show Award of $500.
  Recipient may be featured in next year’s Juried Student Exhibition publicity materials.

• Up to 2 Juror’s Merit Awards of $250 each.

2026 JUROR

Andrea Alvarez, PhD has been on the curatorial team at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum since she joined as a Curatorial Fellow in 2017. Her curatorial focus is on contemporary art, with a particular interest in the work of Latinx, Latin American, and other global diasporic artists.