A free public reception Friday, January 13, will celebrate the opening of “Southwestern Gothic,” a solo exhibition by visual arts instructor Victor Romao at the Artcite gallery.

Romao, also a UWindsor grad (BFA 1991, BEd 1992, MFA 2010), is a multi-disciplinary artist focused on drawing, printmaking and sculpture. His current work explores the topics of fear and male violence.

Friday’s reception begins at 7:30 p.m. in the gallery, 109 University Avenue West.