Ana Villaronga-Roman, Museum Director | Curator of the Sugar Land location
Ana Villaronga has over 35 years in the Houston area art world. She is the Founder, Museum Director and Curator of Art Museum TX, the founder of the Katy Contemporary Arts Museum (KCAM). Ana also served on the board of directors of ARTreach and Katy Area Artists, and has been called to advise the Center for Houston’s Future on arts and culture in the suburbs, is a member of Texas Women for the Arts and The Association of Art Museum Curators. Villaronga pushed to stretch the photography biennial, FotoFest International in Houston, to includeSugar Land, Katy and Fort Bend. Ana also sought the partnership with Latino Art Now!, a national platform associated with the Smithsonian and Inter University Center for Latino Studies, to help raise awareness of Hispanic artists in our geographical area.
LinkedIn: Ana Villaronga-Roman
Email: director@artmuseumtx.org
Maria Chevez, Curator of the GreenStreet location| Instructor
María Chevez, MFA, is a curator, multimedia visual artist and educator, enriched by a background in architecture. A native of Argentina, she has resided in Houston, for a decade. Her independent projects have led her to create and curate exhibitions in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Miami, Houston, and New York City. She also teaches at the Glassell School of Art, sharing her expertise with a new generation of art enthusiasts, collectors, and artists from diverse disciplines.
Email: maria@artmuseumtx.org
Vanessa Rojas, Marketing Advisor | Muralist
Vanessa is a Houston area visual marketing professional who combines traditional and digital media in her work. She specializes in design & visionary strategies to promote her clients. With more than 12 years of experience, she provides creative marketing tactics, advertising, design, business development, project management, and professional event production services.
In addition to having an artistic eye, Vanessa exercises her creative muscles in the visual arts - graphic design, painting, drawing, and wood or glass crafts. Vanessa infuses a wealth of innovative knowledge and expertise into every creative endeavor.
LinkedIn: Vanessa Rojas-Mulloy
Debi Beauregard, Course Facilitator | Museum Photographer
Debi Beauregard is a professional photographer who has resided in Katy for 25 years. Besides formerly working for Katy Magazine, absolutely! Katy Magazine and The Katy News, she also has many corporate clients including the Katy Chamber of Commerce, The American Heart Association, Occidental Petroleum and Schlumberger. Her specialty is events, but she also does corporate headshots, family portraits and wild life photography. Her works have been exhibited at the Katy Contemporary Arts Museum, Sugar Land Regional Airport and the George Memorial Library. She has ten years experience teaching photography. Debi is also a host for African photo safaris with Brambleberry Photo Tours.
Website: Debbphoto.com
Motoko Yasue, Artist in Residence | Office Manager
Motoko (Moto) is a Houston-based visual artist working in a variety of artistic processes both in two-dimensional and three-dimensional art forms receiving honors and recognition locally and on an international level. She is originally from Japan where she earned a sociology degree from the prestigious Sophia University followed by her career involving project management and design for the new products in a global French financial company in Tokyo. She received an MFA in studio art at Houston Baptist University (HBU) in 2021 after her teaching certificate in painting at Glassell School of Art - Fine Arts Museum Houston, and an AA in studio art at Houston Community College.
Her oil paintings are in a permanent collection at a NYC based non-profit art organization, Ground Zero 360, as well as at the HBU Fine Art Museum. She worked as a museum assistant while completing her graduate school and coordinated their gallery exhibitions and public promotion and marketing. In private life, she has been a member of the Watercolor Art Society Houston, besides having volunteered teaching watercolor classes at the Women’s Home in Houston.
Her art embraces a deep understanding of fine arts. Motoko’s unique approach to her painting synchronizes with her 3-D works. She combines conventional mediums with non-traditional techniques. Her art theme, “space - time continuum”, with an oculus motif fascinates viewers with the mystic, spiritual imaginary world wherein the eastern world collides with western cultures.
Website: motokoyasue