LAURA GRACE ROBLES
Interdisciplinary Artist, Theorist, and Experimental Auteur
Birthday Gurl American Filmaker
CONTACT
Email: birthdaygurl.video@gmail.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/BirthdayGurl2013
WEBSITES
https://birthdaygurlvideo.wixsite.com/lauragracerobles
Artistic Manifesto Archive and Theoretical Blog: http://acidjunkfilmdiary.blogspot.com
EDUCATION
SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE
Interdisciplinary Studies, Art history, Photography, Painting, Drawing, and Performance
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO
Art History and Theory, Sculpture, Video
THE UNIVERSITY OF INCARNATE WORD
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration
SOLO AND COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITIONS
2023
"We Love Unikornz" | First Friday Valentines Exhibition, Blue Star Arts Complex
Chromatic Heart Explorations in Mixed Media with Auditory Companion Ila Minori
"Love Is Where The Heart Is" | First Friday, Blue Star Arts Complex, Creative Eye Gallery
Ultraviolet Activated Cardiac Iconography
2022
"Blue Koolaide Love Show" | Curated by Robert Tatum
Mixed Media Installation with Sonic Intervention by Mystic Frequencies, Brick at Blue Star Arts Complex
2019
"The Rowdy Women Take Over" | Texpop, The South Texas Museum Of Pop Culture
Video Art Installation Exploring Feminist Modalities Through Acid-Pop Visual Language
Straight Jacket Guerrilla Film Festival Selection | United Kingdom & Texas
"DICA: The Acid Dream Experiment" - Deconstructing Cinematic Narrativity Through Non-Linear Visual Poetics
Presa House Gallery presents "Anti-Beauty" | Films and Musical Intervention
Single-Channel Projection Exploring Subversive Aesthetics Through Dream-State Experimental Visualization
2018
"1/89 videos by Birthday Gurl Video Artist" | The South Texas Museum Of Pop Culture
Multimodal Video Installation Examining Fractional Identity and Temporal Dislocation
2017
"PINKO Acid Film" | Hi Tones
Cathode Ray Tube (13') Projection During Live Performance by PINKO - Investigating Technological Obsolescence as Aesthetic Framework
2016
"Video Art Acid Film Show" | Brick at Blue Star Arts Complex
Large-Scale Projection Accompanying Rakim (Hip-Hop Pioneer) - Exploring Intersection of Socio-Political Narrative and Acid-Pop Visual Aesthetics
2015
"Video Art Acid Film" | Exhibition for Grammy Recipient Marcel Rodriguez Lopez (The Mars Volta)
Visual Deconstruction of Sonic Architecture Through Acid-Pop Methodology
2014
"Octopulp Rainbow" | LimeLight
Single-Channel Installation Accompanying The Octopus Project - Examining Synesthetic Response Through Visual Manifestation of Sonic Experience
2013
"Video Art Installation" | Korova Downtown Riverwalk
Multi-Work Presentation Including "EL GATO" and "Saturated Rhythm" Accompanying Com Truise - Exploring Digital Degradation as Aesthetic Principle
2012
"Foxy Day Out Dead Lick" | WebHouse
Single-Channel Video Art Installation for Art and Fashion Dialectic - Interrogating Consumer Culture Through Visual Subversion
"Color The Stars" | Luminaria Arts Festival
Large-Scale Outdoor Projection Accompanying Ledaswan - Exploring Cosmic Imagery Through Chromatic Intervention
2011
"Nite of The Acid Show Comet" | Lime Light
Experimental Video Art Accompanying Ill Prospekt - Investigating Hallucinatory Visual Language Through Digital Manipulation
2010
"Single Channel Video Art" | Vintage House
Collaborative Installation with Producer Gordon Raphael (The Strokes) - Examining Intersection of Visual Art and Sonic Production
"After Neo-Dada Art Show" | The Cool Cafe
Untitled Paintings with Theoretical Discourse on Junk Aesthetics - Positioning Practice Within Post-Duchampian Framework
2009
"The Jesus Monster" | The Old Warhol
Experimental Film and Video Installation During Performance by The GrassHopper Lies Heavy - Exploring Religious Iconography Through Subversive Visual Language
2008
"Video Art Acid Punk Cinema" | Enchilada Warehouse
Single-Channel Projection Investigating Intersection of Punk Ethos and Cinematic Language
"Discovery Mirror" | Wax Lounge
Opening Video Performance Accompanying Machinedrum with Ill Prospekt - Exploring Reflective Consciousness Through Visual Media
2007
"Discovery Mirror" | Blanco Studios
Single-Channel Projection Utilizing Video Feedback on Fractured Mirror Installation with Choreographed Movement - Examining Mediated Self-Perception
2006
Contemporary Art Month Awards | Cameo Theater
Video Lounge Collaboration with UTSA New Media Studio and Leslie Raymond - TZA Video Art Installation
"A Red Individual Under Social Reconstruction" | Holden's 101, King Williams Art District
13-Hour Endurance Performance Art Piece Investigating Socio-Political Confinement Through Voluntary Isolation in Porto Potty
"MP Talking" | Bhil Haus Gallery
Juried Exhibition Featuring Photo Animation Exploring Linguistic Construction Through Visual Sequencing
"A Red Individual" | The University of Texas at San Antonio Art Gallery
Juried Exhibition Featuring Multi-Channel Video Installation Examining Identity Construction Through Color Theory
"In the Green" | Video Dome at The Institute of Texan Cultures
Experimental Short Film Exploring Environmental Consciousness Through Chromatic Visual Language
2004
Juried Student Exhibition | San Antonio College Visual Arts and Technology Gallery
Untitled Works Exploring Painterly, Sculptural, and Drawing Methodologies
2003
Juried Student Exhibition | San Antonio College Visual Arts and Technology Gallery
Untitled Paintings Investigating Abstract Expressionist Concepts Through Contemporary Lens
DISTINCTIONS AND ACCOLADES
Art Film Awards Finalist
Recognition for Innovative Approaches to Cinematic Language
Indie Wise Film Festival Finalist
Acknowledgment of Experimental Cinematic Contributions
First Place, Multi-Media Category | The College of Liberal and Fine Arts Spring Research Conference
"In the Green" - Experimental Film and Multimedia Research Presentation at The University Of Texas at San Antonio
LULAC Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Recognition of Scholarly Achievement and Cultural Contribution
Coca Cola Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Acknowledgment of Intellectual Merit and Academic Promise
Hispanic Heritage Scholarship for Leadership and Community Service
Awarded by Renowned Artist Jesse Trevino for Cultural Leadership
THEORETICAL TEXTS AND LITERARY CONTRIBUTIONS
"8 Poems by Birthday Gurl"
Exploration of Poetic Language as Extension of Visual Methodology
"Nite of the Acid Show Comet"
Photo-Literary Exploration of Visual-Textual Intersection
"Lyrical Distortions Of A Poetic Dream Experiment"
Theoretical Framework for Understanding Linguistic Subversion
"Acid Film Book Part 1"
Critical Analysis of Acid-Pop Visual Language
"The Acid POP FILMMAKING MANIFESTO"
Theoretical Foundation for Alternative Cinematic Practice
"The Fake Mockumentary Manifesto"
Critical Framework for Understanding Documentary Subversion
"The Counterfeit Film Manifesto"
Theoretical Approach to Authenticity and Reproduction in Cinema
"The Junk Film Manifesto"
Aesthetic Framework for Understanding Value in Discarded Visual Language
BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATIONS AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE
San Antonio Express News | The Metro Contemporary Art Month
"Porto Potty Posse" - Editorial Interview Examining Endurance Performance
La Prensa | Featured Artist Full Page Interview
Critical Discussion of Visual Methodologies and Theoretical Approaches
The Ranger | San Antonio College Newspaper
"Film Art and Performance at Blanco Studios" - Full-Page Interview Examining Interdisciplinary Practice
The San Antonio Current | "Ill Prospekt EP Release Party and Gordon Raphael"
Critical Analysis of Visual Accompaniment to Sonic Experience
The San Antonio Current | The Badass Issue
"Straight Jacket Guerrilla Film Festival: REBELS WITH A CAUSE" - Interview Examining Anti-Art Experimental Practice by Kiko Martinez
Fabrizio Federico's Pink 8 Underground | Film, Art, Music, Culture Blog
Theoretical Discourse on Experimental Cinematic Approaches
San Antonio Express News | Art Show at Bill Haus
Critical Examination of Video Art Practice by Letty Loral
Fabrizio Federico's Pink 8 Underground | Film, Art, Music, Culture Blog
"Straight Jacket Guerrilla Film Festival" - Interview Exploring Experimental Cinematic Methodologies
Bubble Brain Records | Official Production Documentation
"Electro Looks" by Vagus - Collaborative Direction of Visual Narrative
AURAL AGGRAVATION | Exploring the Sound of the Underground
"Statues" by The Gaa Gaa - Collaborative Direction Examining Sonic-Visual Intersection
This curriculum vitae represents a living document of ongoing theoretical and practical exploration within interdisciplinary artistic frameworks.