Contemporary Art Month (CAM), a nonprofit dedicated to promoting contemporary art in San Antonio through exhibitions, events, and public programs, has announced the artists selected for its flagship CAM Perennial exhibition held each year in March.
The eight artists selected for the March 2026 CAM Perennial are Eva Gabriella Flynn from Las Cruces, New Mexico, Brenda Melgoza Ciardiello from Fort Worth, Tina Linville from Waco, Adrienne Simmons from Houston, Jesselyn Gordon and Daniela Oliver de Portillo from San Antonio, and Austin artists Yuliya Lanina and Matt Rebholz.
CAM Perennial 2026 artists (clockwise from top left): Brenda Melgoza Ciardiello, Eva Gabriella Flynn, Jesselyn Gordon, Adrienne Simmons, Matt Rebholz, Daniela Oliver de Portillo, Tina Linville, and Yuliya Lanina
In celebration of its 40th anniversary year, CAM invited curators of past CAM Perennial exhibitions to nominate artists from their regions for the 2026 exhibition. Since 2012, the organization has invited guest curators from outside of San Antonio to foster exchange between cities and raise the profile of San Antonio artists. Past curators include Kevin Burns, former El Paso Museum of Art curator; Lee Hallman, former associate curator at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth; Doreen A. Rios, an independent curator in Mexico City; and Christopher Blay, Director of Public Programs at the National Juneteenth Museum.
CAM board members Casie Lomeli and Leslie Moody Castro, an independent curator and Glasstire contributor, then selected the eight artists from among the nominees, and will curate the exhibition, which will take place at five San Antonio venues: Casa Pink, Outrider Gallery, Rojo Gallery, Sala Diaz, and Un Grito Gallery.
In a press release, CAM states, “The inclusion of multiple venues, two curators, and artists from many reaches of our region highlights a commitment to collaboration, dialogue, and honoring the multiplicity of perspectives that define contemporary art in Texas and beyond.”
Further details, including opening and closing dates for the exhibitions, are forthcoming. Visit the CAM website to learn more.