Jun. 5, 2025
Floreo
June 20–December 20, 2025
Opening Reception: September 5, 2025, 5–8 p.m.
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art Window Gallery
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art is proud to present Floreo, an installation by Las Vegas artist Brian Martinez. Positioned against a dynamic red and blue background, a new shaped painting by the artist will bring different eras of Mexican art history together in an unexpected whole. Blending Diego Rivera’s 1942 Vendedora de Flores (The Flower Seller) with Mesoamerican imagery and street fashion, this installation continues Martinez’s ongoing exploration of the intersection between historical and contemporary Chicano culture.
Floreo will be on view in the Window Gallery of the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art from June 20–December 20, 2025. The opening reception will take place on Friday, September 5, 2025, from 5–8 p.m. The Marjorie Barrick Museum is open from Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., but the Window Gallery is always on view. You can find it on the south exterior wall of the building. Entry is free.
About Brian Martinez
Born in Anaheim, California, Brian Martinez was introduced to the growing American street art scene in middle school. He attended Las Vegas High School where he was Art Club President and a student in the Partnership At Las Vegas Program. He received his BFA from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he currently works as an adjunct professor. His work has been exhibited in galleries around Las Vegas, including Nuwu Art + Activism Studios, Scrambled Eggs, and The Studio at Sahara West Library.
All of the museum’s galleries are accessible to wheelchair users and other visitors who cannot use stairs. Services such as sign language interpretation can be arranged. Please contact the museum to discuss your needs:
barrick.museum@unlv.edu, 702-895-3381.
About the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art believes everyone deserves access to art that challenges our understanding of the present and inspires us to create a future that holds space for us all. Located on the campus of one of the most racially diverse universities in the U.S., we strive to create a nourishing environment for those who continue to be neglected by contemporary art museums. As the only art museum in the city of Las Vegas, we commit ourselves to leveling barriers that limit access to the arts. Our collection of artworks offers an opportunity for everyone to develop a deeper knowledge of contemporary art in Southern Nevada. The Barrick Museum is part of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Find Us
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art is located in the heart of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus. The museum is easily accessed from the west side of campus at the intersection of Harmon Avenue and University Center Drive. Drive east on East Harmon Ave until the road enters the campus and terminates in a parking lot. The Museum will be on your right, next to a desert landscape garden.
Directions here.
Parking
Visitors may park in metered, staff, and student spots free of charge after 7 pm on weekdays, 1 pm on Fridays, and all day Saturday.
Metered parking spaces for visitors can be found in the parking lot outside the Barrick’s entrance, along East Harmon Ave, and in the lot behind the Lied Library. Other metered green zones are available in the
Cottage Grove Avenue Parking Garage and parking areas throughout campus. Download the “PayByPhone Parking” app from Google Play or the iTunes app store.
Contact
702-895-3381
