About the Juror

Dr. Scott Sherer, Ph.D. Professor of Art History and Gallery Director, UTSA Art Gallery and Terminal 136

Dr. Scott A. Sherer’s interdisciplinary background contributes to his positions as Professor of Art History and Director, UTSA Main Art Gallery and Terminal 136. Sherer earned a BA in Architecture from Yale University, a MA in Art History, from the University of Kentucky, and a PhD in Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society from the Department of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Minnesota. Sherer teaches a range of courses and seminars in modern and contemporary art, and he organizes exhibits and programs with local, regional, national, and international artists. His research continues philosophical and artistic traditions that examine the inherent conceptual distance and opportunities between lived sensory experience and artistic representations.