
Bernie Diaz, How To Grow A Prophecy, 2025, paper, staples, glitter, ink, and paint, 10 x 9 in.

Uncertainty can create tension, unsettled feelings, and can produce hesitation and confusion. Uncertainty can also be met with interest and used as a tool to embrace the unknown, even prompting exploration and discovery. Navigating uncertainty, from within and without, through the creative process, reveals how instability can lead to unexpected outcomes or alter the way that we view the world.
Developed in tandem with ACC Faculty, this exhibition features artworks by ACC Studio Art faculty shown alongside works by students, alumni, and Austin-based artists. Thematic interactive stations are included to provide creative and generative spaces for gallery visitors to explore uncertainty through collaborative visual experiences and shared artistic expression.
Exploring Uncertainty is a two-part interactive art exhibition. Part one (Fall 2025) explores the internal and unseen responses to uncertainty. Part two (Spring 2026) investigates the uncertainties sustained from external pressures. Whether uncertainty is self-created or imposed, the exhibition uncovers a place where doubt and curiosity can co-exist.
This exhibition is open September 2 – November 20, 2025 in Gallery 2000.
Artists

Shawn Camp
Shawn Camp is an artist and educator based in Austin, Texas. He is a longtime member of the ICOSA artist collective and is a Professor of Painting at Austin Community College.

Bernie Diaz
Bernardo “Bernie” Diaz is an educator, administrator, and multi-media artist based in Austin, Texas. Diaz currently teaches Art Appreciation and serves as Department Chair for the Art Department at ACC.

Ellen Crofts
Ellen Crofts is a visual artist based in Austin, Texas. She is an ACC Studio Art alumni and former gallery intern for The Art Galleries (TAG) at ACC, where she currently works as a gallery assistant.

Christopher Fitzgerald
Christopher Miñán Fitzgerald is an artist and educator based in Austin, Texas. He is an associate professor of art and director of the art program at Concordia University Texas.

Nicholas Dertien
Nicholas Dertien is an artist, educator and Austin-area small business owner. He teaches courses on drawing, design, glassmaking, photography and ceramics at ACC and Concordia University.

Ezra Romero
Ezra Romero is a multidisciplinary professional with experience in science, art, and operations. Borrowing from his career in Nanoscale Engineering, Romero blends science, art, and operations with adaptability and reliability.
Exhibition Highlights
Christopher Miñán Fitzgerald, Susurros que Hacen Señas (Beckoning Whisper), 2016, watercolor on wood