It was eight years ago that Joseph Dial had his first FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA exhibit, which consisted of not much more than a few photoshop-manipulated images he had recently made. Throughout the years we have witnessed Joseph’s progress, both in and out of FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA. This year, we feel, he has finally come into his own, with a mature, well formulated body of work. The images in Sueños, his exhibit at AnArte Gallery, are lyrical abstractions of horses; a subject matter close to Joseph’s heart, coming as he does from a South Texas ranching family.

Ana Montoya has long been a fixture in the San Antonio gallery scene, having held court in multiple locations that have at one time or another defined her trajectory as an art dealer. Her current gallery space, at the Collection Shopping Center on Broadway and Sunset, is in our estimation, the most suitable space to-date. It is small and simple, which forces the viewer to focus on the work on display, and makes artists more aware of the consistency (or lack of) of their work.

Opening receptions at AnArte Gallery are always lively affairs, this one was no exception.

Joseph Dial, featured artist, Sueños exhibit, AnArte Gallery

Ana Montoya, gallery owner, AnArte Gallery.

Partial view of Joseph Dial’s exhibit at AnArte Gallery.

Detail of Joseph Dial’s Sueños exhibit.

One of Joseph Dial’s more successful images.

One of the large images in the exhibit.

Another of the large images in the Sueños exhibit at AnArte Gallery.

Opening reception crowd. Looking into the rear of the gallery.

Opening reception crowd. Looking towards the front of the gallery.

Ann Kinser, Ana Montoya and Alexa Person.

Lisa Atkins and Kristine Gonzalez.

Ann Kinser with John Phillip Santos.

Opening reception for Joseph Dial’s Sueños exhibit.

AnArte Gallery, front entrance.