Candy Cornbread is a new exhibit of contemporary work invoking elements of pop, lowbrow and assemblage art from six Austin artists - Jason Archer, Jaime Cervantes, Satch Grimley, Mike Parsons, Matthew Rodriguez and Jeff Swanson.

Jason Archer

Jason Archer was born in Longview, TX is a visual artist, director and animator. He worked as an Animator on the feature film Waking Life and has directed music videos for David Byrne and White Denim. In 2003 he was awarded an MTV Video of the Year Award and a Latin Grammy Award for Best Music Video by directing and animating Molotov’s Frijolero. In 2006, he re-teamed with Richard Linklater, serving as Head of Animation on A Scanner Darkly. Jason is a published illustrator with the Austin American Statesman and has been a guest lecturer at The University of Texas at Austin, Texas State University, St. Edward's University and Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Jaime Cervantes

Jaime Cervantes is a local graphic designer and screen-printing artist. Cervantes' work has been shown at Ballroom Marfa, the United States Arts Authority, and the Austin History Museum. Cervantes caters to local clients including Tito's Vodka and KROC Austin, and has designed gig posters for the Shins and Interpol among many others.

Satch Grimley

Satch Grimley is a native Austinite who has been painting and silk screening for over fifteen years. He is co-owner of Red Bluff Studios, a high end, hand-pulled screen-printing shop. Satch's most recent work uses serigraphy, painting, and collage to create layered images exploring the collision between man-made culture and nature.

Mike Parsons

Mike Parsons was born in Austin, TX. He started seriously studying painting in 1997 teaching himself by studying old masters such as Hieronymus Bosch and Vincent Van Gough. He received a BFA from the Art Institute of Chicago in 2004 and returned to Austin, TX where he continues to live and work. In Parsons' work, the language of propaganda is used to transform seemingly innocuous images. He builds up a sense of awkward embarrassment at the typical ordering of American priorities. His work is defined by use of bright splashing colors and images.

Matthew Rodriguez

Austin native Matthew Rodriguez has been experimenting with monster and cartoon images since he was a child and continues to explore these subjects in his art today. A self-taught artist, he describes his work as being “little kid drawings” and hopes his work injects a touch of comedy into viewers’ lives. His art has been showcased in Austin, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco among other cities.

Jeffrey Swanson

Jeffrey Swanson received his BFA from The School of Art Institute of Chicago. His Work is a combination of styles and mediums. With varied subject matter that incorporates everyday objects, exotic or precocious animals, appropriated and found images displaced into imaginary or manipulated environments.

Many pieces include photographic image transfers integrated with airy fields of color, abstract forms and intentionally poorly drawn embellishments. Most of his work consists of ink, oil, graphite, and paper on wood.