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GENOCIDE: Man’s Inhumanity
to Humankind
Museum’s First Juried Exhibition A Success
Over 200 artists and friends of the museum came out on October 19, 2016 for the opening
reception for our contemporary juried exhibit, “GENOCIDE: Man’s Inhumanity to Humankind.”
The first of its kind at the museum, the exhibition featured 65 selections, out of a whopping
600 submissions, exploring the suffering humans are capable of bestowing on one another.
“GENOCIDE” is the brainchild of Holocaust Museum Houston’s changing exhibitions
committee, including Gus Kopriva, owner of the Redbud Gallery in Houston, and Clint Willour,
former curator for the Galveston Arts Center. Willour was also the juror of the exhibition. He
has served as juror for numerous commercial and non-profit organizations.
“This exhibit crosses centuries and five continents expressing the hatred and evil in the past
and present,” said Clint Willour. “The message is clear. We have not evolved as a human race.”
Photographer Joe C. Aker took home first prize for his piece, “If You Kill Enough of Them
They Will Quit Fighting,” which features a collage of several images of genocide, spanning
centuries, overlaid by a photograph of a Buddhist monk. Robert Barsamian’s piece, “My
Father’s Mother Remembered,” won second prize, while “Immunization” by Rachael Epstein
was awarded third.
Inviting artists with ties to Texas inspires collaboration with the museum and further promotes
the programs and activities of HMH. Privately donated cash prizes were awarded for first,
second and third place. The exhibit runs through December 31, 2016 in the Mincberg Gallery.
Gus Kopriva, “GENOCIDE” exhibition winner Joe C. Aker, and Clint Willour with “If You
Kill Enough of Them They Will Quit Fighting”
Second place winner “My Father’s Mother
Remembered” by Robert Barsamian
Third place winning entry “Immunization”
by Rachael Epstein
EXHIB I TS + EVENTS
Artist Ava Cosey with “Legacy of a Lie”
Marian Luntz and Artist James Kanan with “Fight’n Phil Sheridan”
Joe Treanor and Artist Kelly Lee Webeck with “Remains of History”
Artist Carolyn Dahl with “Purse of Violence”
Artist Michael Roque Collins with “Sojourn in the Shadowlands -
20th Century Totems”
Artist Leslie M. Guzman with “Justice for Genocide”