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8 | September | College News Inspired in part by the anthropomorphic strangeness of cypress knees, these fleshy, warped forms reach out as empathic limbs, striving for connection. The accompanying prints serve as quiet precursors to the sculp- tures, capturing the initial intimacy of these uncanny bodies as they take shape. They exist in a slippery space before definition. Together, the prints and sculptures create a tension between scale and subtlety, presence and absence. These works prompt viewers to become aware of their own physicality, to feel their bodies in proximity to the forms, and to question what it means to recognize oneself in something strange. Samantha Neu is a Texas State alumna and recent MFA gradu- ate of Washington University in St. Louis. She currently teaches at St. Charles Community College in Missouri. Neu has been a member of MASS Gallery, a docent at the Blanton Museum, and has also worked at The Contemporary Austin. TXST Galleries’ FLEX space invites Texas State Art and Design students, faculty, staff, and alumni to propose and assemble well-considered, visually engaging, and conceptually stimu- lating exhibitions and events. Selected proposals represent the unique creative vision of the Texas State Art and Design com- munity and its relevance within the larger art world. STAFF ACCOMPLISHMENTS Sarah Kleinman , director of Texas State Galleries, continues to advance her professional development in the arts through service as board communications officer and webmaster for the Society of Contemporary Art Historians (since 2022) and as secretary and communications officer for the Colorado Ful- bright Association (since 2021). Rebecca Marino , associate director of Texas State Galleries, opened her solo exhibition, Twenty-four Cakes at the Mercury Project Gallery in San Antonio on September 5. The exhibi- tion is on view through September 26 and is reviewed by critic Nicholas Frank in Glasstire. See here. To f ind more information of TXST Gall er ies, click here. Instagram | Facebook