Spilled Fruit at The Future Front House
CURATED BY Chance Weick
On Friday, July 11, join us for the opening of Spilled Fruit, an unapologetic celebration of queer creativity, resilience and self-expression.
Curated by Chance Weick, Spilled Fruit is a guest exhibit at Future Front for the month of July. The opening reception will be held from 7 to 10 PM on July 11 with light refreshments.
All are welcome. Scroll for more details.
WHAT’S ON VIEW
Spilled Fruit is more than an exhibition.
It’s a platform, a reclamation and a community. a declaration that queer artists belong not only in the gallery, but at the center of cultural conversation—lush, loud, and limitless.
Curated by Chance Weick, this exhibition brings together LGBTQIA+ artists from Texas— or with roots in Texas—who are often pushed to the margins of the mainstream art world. In a region where visibility can be an act of resistance, Spilled Fruit offers a space for artists to take up room, spill over, and speak loudly through their work.
The title evokes abundance, sensuality, and defiance. Fruit that spills is not wasted—it is bold, vibrant, un-contained and there for nourishment. In the same way, the artists in this show do not conform to rigid boundaries of gender, identity, or tradition. Their work traverses disciplines and media to explore themes of body, memory, land, love, survival, joy, and the complex experience of queerness in the South.
MEET THIS EXHIBIT’S ARTISTS:
JEFFREY JIN
Jeffrey Jin is a queer, Chinese American photographer born and raised in the suburbs of Houston within the confines of a pious Chinese church community. Since taking their first Are You Gay? quiz at age twelve, religious faith has been supplanted with a devout interest in both analog and digital photography as tools to strengthen identity and preserve what’s most familiar: their family and queer friends of color. In doing so, their work unveils narratives surrounding upbringing, corporeality, and a deep affection for the physical and virtual landscapes they inhabit—from Texas' winding roads to the Internet’s deep caverns.
Their images have been featured in publications including Dazed, Far-NEAR, and Nowness, and have been exhibited across Houston, New York City, and Shanghai. They are an alumnus of the Eddie Adams Workshop, a member of Diversify Photo, and hold a degree in Asian American Studies and Sociology from the University of Texas at Austin. They are based between New York City and Texas.
SCOTT MABE
Scott Mabe's work exists somewhere between the analog and the digital, the landscape and the figure. It is this space, the in between, where he finds a point of view that is ultimately queer.
Born in Texas on a dairy farm to a Baptist preacher and a schoolteacher, the youngest of six children, Scott began taking photographs of the rural landscape and the people who inhabited it at a young age using disposable Kodak cameras. After studying Photography and Art History at the University of North Texas, Scott moved to New York City where he has honed his skills in digital photo manipulation. This has led to his current body of work, which bastardizes the rural landscape of his childhood, documented in analog, with found digital erotic images. Scott is also heavily (and happily) influenced by the horror and weird fiction genre, as well as heavy metal music.
SETH PRESTWOOD
Seth Prestwood was born and raised in lower Alabama and at eighteen moved to Nashville, TN to attend Watkins College of Art, Design & Film, where he graduated with a BA in Fine Art with an emphasis in sculpture. For the last fifteen years he has worked for several studios (as well as his own) producing murals, logos, sculptures, sets and faux finishes. In his personal work he weaves images and symbols collected from travels, lovers and nature with scenes from his past, creating dreamscapes for his characters while leaving enough anonymity for the viewer to form their own narrative. Themes in his work are loss, longing, resilience and the tensions between his Southern Baptist upbringing and navigation of where he belongs in the queer community. Consistent in his practice are painting, printmaking, sculpture, writing, drawing, and photography.
CHANCE WEICK
Chance Weick was born in Dallas, Texas and has resided in Austin, Texas for 8 years. He studied photography at the University of Alabama. He currently works for Texas Student Media at the University of Texas at Austin which publishes The Daily Texan and multiple print and digital publications produced by students. He is a big advocate for freedom of speech.
Much of his work is centered around portraits and highlighting vulnerabilities that make us human.
TONY KRASH
Tony Krash is a photographer, videographer, and conceptual visual artist born and raised in Oak Cliff, Dallas, TX who currently resides in Austin, TX. Inspired by documentary photography and the juxtaposition of traditional and contemporary Latinx culture, Tony has been professionally practicing since 2017. He documents people with whom he forms relationships and who are part of his brown and queer community. His photographic approach typically involves portraiture and still life, using objects to evoke queerness, sensuality, confidence, nostalgia, and a hint of darkness. His work often carries a political undertone, aiming to establish a history of full representation in the South. As a queer Brown creative, his interests span emo and Hispanic cultures, evoking unapologetic queerness.
STEPHANIE GONZALEZ
Born in Monterrey, Mexico, in 1988, Stephanie Gonzalez's art journey is a fusion of Mexican and American influences. Inspired by her grandfather's admiration for Bob Ross, she began creating at 14. Stephanie's work evolved from landscapes to powerful abstractions, where she embraced intuition over technique. Stephanie draws from her experiences as a lesbian Mexican woman, channeling her emotions into mixed media works using vintage magazines and discarded materials. After earning a Bachelor's in Interior Design from the Art Institute of Houston, she pursued a Master's in Fine Art, broadening her scope to sculpture and conceptual art. Stephanie's art now graces international collections, including prestigious venues like Starwood Hotels and the CICA Museum in South Korea. Stephanie's work has been shown in museums such as The Masur Museum of Art in Louisiana and the Holocaust Museum in Houston, and she shows her work in various galleries around the U.S. She has received awards from the Glassell School of Art, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, and Rising Eyes of Texas.
Her recent work explores geometric landscapes, delving into the spiritual and the interconnected. Stephanie Gonzalez's art continues to captivate and evolve, leaving an indelible mark on contemporary art.
JET TREVINO
Jet Treviño’s body of work reflects a self-taught journey, shaped by raw exploration and relentless practice. Bursting onto the Austin scene in 2012, his natural talent and vision carved out a space in the Austin art world, helping shape the vibrant, rebellious creative culture the city is known for today. His canvas spilled beyond studio walls, pouring onto the streets—quite literally—alongside a community of artists he grew up with, learned from, and inspired in return.
With a sharp eye for haunting portraiture and arresting surrealist imagery, Jet’s work commands attention, pulling viewers into a space where reality fractures and reshapes. His art doesn’t just invite contemplation; it stops you cold, forcing you to reconsider your own reality—and your place within it.
PREPARE YOUR VISIT TO THE FUTURE FRONT HOUSE
The Future Front House is located at 1900 E. 12th Street.
WHERE TO PARK: The Future Front House has a large paid parking lot across the street and is directly accessible by bus line. There’s also free parking up and down the street and in surrounding neighborhoods. Carpool, if you can!
WHAT TO DO: The Future Front House is located within the historic East 12th Street District, which is home to many other creative spaces and businesses, as well as organizations like Six Square. Explore the District while you’re around.
AVAILABLE LANGUAGES — ASL interpreters can be provided upon request. Si necesita traducción al español para participar en este evento, envíenos un correo electrónico a hello@futurefronttexas.org.
OUR COMMUNITY SAFETY GUIDELINES —
All Future Front staff, volunteers and guests will be required to practice mutual respect, as well as demonstrate an alignment with Future Front’s code of conduct and values: futurefronttexas.org/values.
Capacity is limited to reduce crowding of any kind and all events will be held in primarily outdoor and open-air spaces or have access to proper ventilations and well-maintained A/C systems.
At Future Front events, all guests are expected to follow Austin-local health and safety guidelines for gatherings, as well as practice consideration with the consumption of tobacco, alcohol and any other legal, mind-altering or dangerous substances and objects. This includes:
As Future Front strives to be a good neighbor, we also discourage the use of tobacco products on the property of nearby businesses and residences, to improve air quality, throughout our events.
Tobacco use and electronic smoking device use are not permitted at any time within Future Front properties and event spaces at least 15 ft from entrances, exits, operational windows, or ventilation system intake vents.
Littering of tobacco-related products on the grounds or parking lots is also prohibited.
Concealed or open weapons and firearms (including handguns) are not allowed at any Future Front venues.
GOT QUESTIONS? Shoot us a note at hello@futurefronttexas.org. We're happy to help and will get back to you!
BEHIND THIS Exhibit
curated by chance weick, SPILLED FRUIT is a guest exhibit at Future front.
Homegrown in Austin, Future Front is an award-winning cultural space and public exhibition series—with women and LGBTQ+ creatives at the front.
As a 501c3 arts and culture nonprofit, we produce two annual community-led exhibitions, The Front Market and The Front Festival, platforming independent artists and creatives across disciplines in Texas. Beyond our flagship exhibitions, we host seasonal shows and workshops at our creative space in East Austin, welcoming 20,000+ visitors per year.
Through these programs and a diverse network of partnerships, we invite the public (including you) to dream of a future where local art and creativity thrive in Texas—where we see ourselves and our cultures reflected in our communities.
FUTURE FRONT IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY The City of Austin Economic Development Department, ArtsHERE, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Texas Commission on the Arts, The LINE Hotel Austin, Pease Park Conservancy, the Red River Cultural District, Downtown Austin Alliance Foundation, Topo Chico, as well as Future Front’s donors and members.