The Nave Museum will present an exhibition of works by Laredo-based Texas artist Linda LaMantia from September 8^th through October 29^th, 2023. The exhibit, titled “Images of South Texas”, will convey the love LaMantia has of capturing the beauty of her home state. Her paintings depict the “wonders and delights” of everyday life, using vibrant colors in combination with lights and darks to create bold, bright, lively pieces, often with “a bit of whimsy.” Having found inspiration from her desire to depict her nine grandchildren on canvas, she has amassed a collection of works capturing familial human subjects, native plants and animals, and coastal and rural South Texas landscape scenery that evokes a sense of nostalgia for the simple pleasures of life.