San Antonio visual artist Barbara Felix is engaged in an ongoing portrait project that seeks to capture the confidence of women through fluid movement.
Work from that project, The Glorious Way She Moves, is now on display at the Mercury Project in an exhibition that shares the name of Felix’s series.
“I paint whole-body, multi-image portraits of women of color in San Antonio as part of my evolving series, The Glorious Way She Moves,” she writes. “My work celebrates the individuality, strength and joy of women across diverse backgrounds, honoring their resilience and contributions. As a woman of mixed Hispanic and Black ancestry, I strive to foster solidarity and representation through my art, resisting forces that seek to divide us.”
Felix’s works are kinetic and sensual, not just capturing dance in a still work but also a mysterious ecstatic quality. The exhibition is funded by an artist grant from the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture.
Free by appointment, closing reception 3-5 p.m. Saturday, March 29, Mercury Project, 538 Roosevelt Ave., (520) 395-6605, mercuryproject.net.
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This article appears in Mar 5-18, 2025.