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Sarah Maughan

Artist Roberto Torres Mata; "Untethered: Our Journey Beyond Borders," the 2021 Russell and Paula Panczenko MFA Prize exhibit, is on display at the Chazen through May 14.

UW-Madison master of fine arts recipient Roberto Torres Mata is the winner of the 2021 Russell and Paula Panczenko MFA Prize, which means he gets a big exhibition to himself in the Chazen. Untethered: Our Journey Beyond Borders displays the several media of Mata’s art practice: relief woodblock printing, wood carving and papermaking. The iconography evokes indigenous cultures of the Americas. It’s literally and figuratively a journey through the gallery. The Chazen is open for in-person viewing by reservation Tuesdays and Wednesdays, noon to 5 p.m.; Thursdays and Fridays, noon to 7 p.m. The Mata exhibit is up through May 14. In lieu of the traditional artist reception, the Chazen presents a Facebook Live “Our Kind of Happy Hour” social with Mata on April 28.

media release: Artist Roberto Torres Mata leads viewers through his exhibition: Untethered: Our Journey Beyond Borders, opening at the Chazen on April 7. The exhibition is a response to migration, immigration, and displacement of people and animals alike, and Mata will take you on a path that highlights these struggles of migration. His work features a range of mediums, including printmaking, sculpture, installation, and paper making. Via Facebook Live.