Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 679
2	2	WHEREAS, The Texas Commission on the Arts has announced the
3	3	2015 appointments for the positions of State Poet Laureate, State
4	4	Musician, State Two-Dimensional Artist, and State
5	5	Three-Dimensional Artist; and
6	6	WHEREAS, The state's highest accolade for excellence in the
7	7	arts, designation as a Texas State Artist is conferred on those
8	8	individuals who represent the best of our rich and diverse
9	9	artistic community and who inspire others through their unique
10	10	creative expression; and
11	11	WHEREAS, The 2015 State Poet Laureate is San Antonio native
12	12	Carmen Tafolla, a prolific poet, storyteller, performance
13	13	artist, and motivational speaker who has earned critical acclaim
14	14	for her work; she has published more than 20 books and is one of
15	15	the most widely anthologized Latina writers today; chosen as the
16	16	first Poet Laureate of the City of San Antonio in 2012, she
17	17	visited over 300 schools, universities, professional
18	18	conferences, and community arts centers during the course of her
19	19	two-year tenure; she has been accorded a host of accolades, which
20	20	include the coveted Americas Award presented to her at the
21	21	Library of Congress in 2010; and
22	22	WHEREAS, Legendary Austin-based guitarist Jimmie Vaughan
23	23	is this year's State Musician; as a founding member of The
24	24	Fabulous Thunderbirds, Vaughan helped spark the revival of blues
25	25	music on the pop charts with the release of eight albums and the
26	26	success of hits like "Tuff Enuff"; he received two Grammy
27	27	nominations with the band and later launched a solo career in
28	28	1994, gaining further prominence in the realm of modern roots
29	29	music; his masterful playing, defined by vigor, authenticity,
30	30	and originality, has earned him the admiration of such icons as
31	31	Eric Clapton and B. B. King, and he was cited as the most
32	32	formative influence on the career of his younger brother, the
33	33	late Stevie Ray Vaughan; and
34	34	WHEREAS, Vincent Valdez has been selected as the 2015 State
35	35	Two-Dimensional Artist; he was educated at the renowned Rhode
36	36	Island School of Design, and in 2004, a collection of his
37	37	charcoal drawings was shown at the McNay Art Museum in San
38	38	Antonio, making him the youngest artist, at age 26, to ever have a
39	39	solo exhibition there; his work is now widely featured at such
40	40	venues as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the
41	41	Smithsonian Museum; born and raised in San Antonio, he currently
42	42	serves as chair of the Drawing and Painting Department at the
43	43	Southwest School of Art; and
44	44	WHEREAS, Named the 2015 State Three-Dimensional Artist,
45	45	sculptor Margo Sawyer of Elgin studied in England at the Brighton
46	46	Polytechnic Faculty of Art and Design and at the Chelsea School
47	47	of Art in London, before returning stateside to enroll in the
48	48	Yale University sculpture program; through her work, she
49	49	explores the concepts of space and transcendence, and she has
50	50	recently specialized in creating large-scale installations that
51	51	reflect her interest in architecture; she has been exhibited
52	52	nationally and internationally, and in addition to pursuing her
53	53	artistic vision, she is a professor of sculpture and studio art
54	54	at The University of Texas at Austin; and
55	55	WHEREAS, The artists who have been selected to hold these
56	56	prestigious posts have all greatly contributed to the vibrant
57	57	cultural life of the Lone Star State, and Texas is indeed
58	58	fortunate to be home to these talented individuals; now,
59	59	therefore, be it
60	60	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
61	61	Legislature, hereby congratulate the 2015 Texas Commission on
62	62	the Arts honorees and extend to them sincere best wishes for
63	63	continued fulfillment in their creative endeavors.
64	64	Menéndez
65	65	________________________________
66	66	President of the Senate
67	67	I hereby certify that the
68	68	above Resolution was adopted by
69	69	the Senate on May 4, 2015.
70	70	________________________________
71	71	Secretary of the Senate
72	72	________________________________
73	73	Member, Texas Senate