Austin Studio Tour
Big Medium’s Austin Studio Tour (ASD) is a free, annual, self‑guided art event spanning three weekends in November. AST provides opportunities for the public to meet the artists of Austin in their creative spaces throughout the city. Big Medium is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting artists and building community through the arts in Austin and across Texas. They provide opportunities for artists to create, exhibit, and discuss their work and connect to an engaged and diverse audience. They strive to make art a part of everyday life.
David Carrales has been has been a participant in the Austin Studio Tour since 2016 when it was called the East Austin Studio Tour.
2023 Austin Studio Tour: Celebrating 100 Years Texas State Parks
Celebrating 100 Years: Texas State Parks features images from Texas State Parks by David Carrales. This exhibition coincides with the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the State Parks Board, the precursor to the Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPW) Department. TPW Department oversees 95 state parks and historic sites, 51 wildlife management areas, eight fish hatcheries, and numerous field offices.
In November 2023, Texas voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would dedicate surplus funding for parkland acquisition and maintenance.
2022 Austin Studio Tour: Some Things Old, Some Things New
Some Things Old, Some Things New features old, favorite images from past Austin Studio Tours as well new photographic work by David Carrales. An anecdote accompanies each image.
2021 Austin Studio Tour: Some Artist Portraits
Some Artist Portraits features portraits of artists David Carrales has been blessed to photograph through the years. An anecdote accompanies each portrait.
2020 Austin Studio Tour: Bison Portraiture
Bison Portraiture is a collection of photographs taken at Yellowstone National Park in the summer of 2016. That year marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of the National Park Service.
Writer and historian Wallace Stegner called national parks "the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst.”
During this time of pandemic, we’ve seen America at its worst and best. Take solace in these images of the mighty bison, once on the brink of extinction, they endure and symbolize the American spirit.
2019 EAST: FloraWORK
FloraWORK is a collection of images featuring flowers and plants captured over the past three decades of his photographic work.
FloraWORK is an extension of David Carrales’ ongoing exploration of the portraiture genre and search for the beauty that surrounds us.
FloraWORK is dedicated to the memory of his dear friend, Lynn Whelan, who shared a love of flora.
2018 EAST: Found Portraits
The exhibition “Found Portraits” explores the random nature of finding beauty in the moment.
Documentary photographer David Carrales reflects on the circumstances that surrounded the capture of each image and invites viewers to ponder the poignancy of the “Found Portrait.”
2017 EAST: Hey There, Rollergirl!
A full-length portrait project feauring the Texas Rollergirls, Year One.
2016 EAST: In Transit
“In Transit” reveals moments in time on the subway systems of Boston, Chicago, London, New York City, Rome, and Washington DC.
The accompanying narratives are musings and whimsical imaginings of the lives of the anonymous subjects, borne out of boredom waiting for the next train to arrive.