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79R8619 MAM-D
By: Chavez H.R. No. 812
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A gifted artist, educator, and civic leader, Lupe
Casillas-Lowenberg of El Paso has made an indelible impact on the
creative vitality of her West Texas city; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Casillas-Lowenberg is a talented muralist who
has taught reading, special education, and the visual arts in El
Paso and New Mexico since 1966; her public art murals include "A
Myriad of Faces," "A Celebration of Women and Children," and "Our
Lady of Guadalupe and Juan Diego in Our Community"; and
WHEREAS, Currently, she serves as the program director and
gallery curator of La Galeria de la Mision de Senecu, sponsored by
the Ysleta Independent School District department of fine arts and
located at the Student Entrepreneur Center; in the gallery, she
designs and implements art education for students, parents,
teachers, and the community in a multicultural environment; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Casillas-Lowenberg earned her bachelor's degree
in art education from The University of Texas at El Paso and her
master's degree in human resources, art, and art therapy from
Webster University; in addition to receiving a Texas teacher's
certificate for special education, she was trained in museum and
gallery education through the National Association of Art
Education; her studio skills were honed when she studied muralism
at the University of Guadalajara and took private sculpture classes
with Militon Salas; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed educator and artist has received the
Hispanos Triunfadores Award for Art and has been inducted into the
El Paso Commission for Women Hall of Fame; she has also been
recognized by Leadership El Paso and National Hispanic Leadership
for Youth for her mentorship of women and youth in the arts; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Casillas-Lowenberg's commitment to the arts
includes membership on the City of El Paso Public Arts Commission,
the El Paso Museum of Art Advisory Board, and the State Advisory
Board of VSA of Texas; she has been justly selected to participate
in the National Institute of Education for Mexicans in the Exterior
in Mexico City; and
WHEREAS, Lupe Casillas-Lowenberg is truly an inspiration,
both as a working artist and as an educator; her civic engagement
and professional career are dedicated to her beloved city of El
Paso, which continues to flourish under her artistic wing; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby commend Lupe Casillas-Lowenberg for her civic,
educational, and artistic contributions and extend to her sincere
best wishes for continued success and achievement; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Casillas-Lowenberg as an expression of high regard
by the Texas House of Representatives.