LAURA GRACE ROBLES
CV
Interdisciplinary Artist and Experimental Auteur Birthday Gurl American Filmmaker
Email: birthdaygurl.video@gmail.com
Website: https://birthdaygurlvideo.wixsite.com/lauragracerobles YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/BirthdayGurl2013 Blog: http://acidjunkfilmdiary.blogspot.com
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration
The University of Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX
Art History and Theory, Sculpture, Video
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Interdisciplinary Studies, Art History, Photography, Painting, Drawing, and Performance
San Antonio College
SOLO AND COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITIONS
2025
"Light Stories Music Dreams" | The JCC Block and Dreeben School for Young Children, San Antonio, TX Electronic Musical Improvisation by Mystical Frequencies - Reggio Light and Shadow Exploration
2023
"We Love Unikornz" | First Friday Valentines Exhibition, Studio Agosto, Blue Star Arts Complex, San Antonio, TX Chromatic Heart Explorations in Mixed Media with Auditory Companion Ila Minori
"Black Light Show of Love" | First Friday, Blue Star Arts Complex, Creative Eye Gallery, San Antonio, TX Ultraviolet Activated Cardiac Iconography
2022
"Blue Koolaide Love Show" | Curated by Robert Tatum, Brick at Blue Star Arts Complex, San Antonio, TX Mixed Media Installation with Sonic Intervention by Mystic Frequencies Musical Performance
2020
"The Straight Jacket Guerrilla Film Festival Film Awards Screening" | Texas Museum of Pop Culture (Texpop), San Antonio, TX
Art Curation by Laura Grace Robles featuring "DICA: The Acid Dream Experiment" - Single Channel Projection
2019
"Straight Jacket Guerrilla Film Festival Film Awards Screening and Art Show" | Texas Museum of Pop Culture (Texpop), San Antonio, TX
Art Curation by Laura Grace Robles - Musical Performance by Anti Beauty and Video Installation Showcasing Acid Pop Films
"The Rowdy Women Take Over" | Texpop, The South Texas Museum of Pop Culture, San Antonio, TX Video Art Installation Exploring Feminist Modalities Through Acid-Pop Visual Language
"Anti-Beauty" | Presa House Gallery, San Antonio, TX
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, San Antonio, TX Multimodal Video Installation Examining Fractional Identity and Temporal Dislocation
2017
"PINKO Acid Film" | Hi Tones, San Antonio, TX
Cathode Ray Tube (13') Projection During Live Performance by PINKO - Investigating Technological Obsolescence
as Aesthetic Framework
2016
"Video Art Acid Junk Film Show" | Brick at Blue Star Arts Complex, San Antonio, TX
Large-Scale Projection Accompanying Rakim (Hip-Hop Pioneer) - Exploring Intersection of Socio-Political Narrative
and Acid-Pop Visual Aesthetics
2015
"Video Art Acid Film" | San Antonio, TX
Exhibition for Grammy Recipient Marcel Rodriguez Lopez (The Mars Volta) - Visual Deconstruction of Sonic
Architecture Through Acid-Pop Methodology
2014
"Octopulp Rainbow" | Limelight, San Antonio, TX
Single-Channel Installation Accompanying The Octopus Project - Examining Synesthetic Response Through Visual
Manifestation of Sonic Experience
2013
"Video Art Installation" | Korova Downtown Riverwalk, San Antonio, TX
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, San Antonio, TX
Single-Channel Video Art Installation for Art, and Fashion Dialectic - Interrogating Consumer Culture Through Visual
Subversion
"Color The Stars" | Luminaria Arts Festival, San Antonio, TX
Large-Scale Outdoor Projection Accompanying Ledaswan - Exploring Cosmic Imagery Through Chromatic
Intervention
2011
"Night of the Acid Junk Show Comet" | Limelight, San Antonio, TX
Experimental Video Art Accompanying Ill Prospekt - Investigating Hallucinatory Visual Language Through Digital
Manipulation
2010
"Single Channel Video Art" | Vintage House, San Antonio, TX
Collaborative Installation with Producer Gordon Raphael (The Strokes) - Examining Intersection of Visual Art and
Sonic Production
"After Neo-Dada Art Show" | The Cool Cafe, San Antonio, TX
Untitled Paintings with Theoretical Discourse on Junk Aesthetics - Positioning Practice Within Post-Duchampian
Framework
2009
"The Jesus Monster" | The Old Warhol, San Antonio, TX
Experimental Video Art Film and Video Installation During Performance by The Grasshopper Lies Heavy - Exploring
Religious Iconography Through Subversive Visual Language
2008
"Discovery Mirror and Other Acid Junk Film" | Enchilada Warehouse, San Antonio, TX Single-Channel Projection Investigating Intersection of Punk Ethos and Cinematic Language
"New Punk Cinema Projection" | Wax Lounge, San Antonio, TX
Opening Video Performance Accompanying Machinedrum with Ill Prospekt - Exploring Reflective Consciousness
Through Visual Media
2007
"Interactive Video Art Installation with Video Feedback and Relief Sculpture Mixed Media Painting" | Blanco Studios, San Antonio, TX
Single-Channel Projection Utilizing Video Feedback on Fractured Mirror Installation with Choreographed Movement - Examining Mediated Self-Perception
2006
Contemporary Art Month Awards | Cameo Theater, San Antonio, TX
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, San Antonio, TX
13-Hour Endurance Performance Art Piece Investigating Socio-Political Confinement Through Voluntary Isolation in
Porto Potty
"MP Talking" | Bhil Haus Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Juried Exhibition Featuring Photo Animation Exploring Linguistic Construction Through Visual Sequencing
"A Red Individual" | The University of Texas at San Antonio Art Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Juried Exhibition Featuring Multi-Channel Video Installation Examining Identity Construction Through Color Theory
"In the Green" | Video Dome at The Institute of Texan Cultures, San Antonio, TX
Experimental Short Film Exploring Environmental Consciousness Through Chromatic Visual Language
2004
Juried Student Exhibition | San Antonio College Visual Arts and Technology Gallery, San Antonio, TX Untitled Works Exploring Painterly, Sculptural, and Drawing Methodologies
2008
Juried Student Exhibition | San Antonio College Visual Arts and Technology Gallery, San Antonio, TX Untitled Works Mixed Media Approaches
2007
Juried Student Exhibition | San Antonio College Visual Arts and Technology Gallery, San Antonio, TX "In Paint" Series Ready Made Paintings
2003
Juried Student Exhibition | San Antonio College Visual Arts and Technology Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Untitled Paintings Investigating Abstract Expressionist Concepts Through Contemporary Lens - Investigation of the
Additive and Subtractive Process
FILM FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
2019
Straight Jacket Guerrilla Film Festival | United Kingdom & Texas "DICA: The Acid Dream Experiment"
AWARDS AND HONORS
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
"Lyrical Distortions of a Poetic Dream Experiment" Poetic Dialect and Streams Of Consciousness
"The Acid Pop Film 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
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESS
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
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
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher and Art Educator
The JCC Block and Dreeben School for Young Children, San Antonio, TX, 2023-Present
Reggio Emilia methodology
COLLECTIONS
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Private collections, San Antonio, and surrounding areas