San Antonio’s Linda Pace Foundation Collection was established as the steward of Linda Pace’s extensive art collection.
It was also tasked with making acquisitions that reflect the late artist, patron and collector’s ethos — works that foreground a feminist perspective and contemporary social issues while considering aspects of beauty, materiality and spirituality.
The collection’s 2025 additions reflect a continuation of the Lind Pace Foundation’s efforts to champion Texas artists with an eye toward works of international import and innovation, according to details shared Monday.
The new acquisitions include works by Joey Fauerso (San Antonio), Trenton Doyle Hancock (Houston), Robert Hodge (Houston), Sir Isaac Julien (London, England), Steve Roden (Pasadena, California) and Hills Snyder (Magdelana, New Mexico).
“This year’s roster of acquisitions includes internationally, nationally and regionally
renowned artists who challenge our perceptions, literally and figuratively. All of their
works speak to the Foundation’s belief in the power of artists contributing to and creating a
dynamic society,” Ruby City Director Elyse A. Gonzales said in a statement.
“Their works explore speculative futures, question the nature of painting, space and sound and in one case even send a message of cheer to all our audiences,” Gonzales added.
Housed at Ruby City, the collection continues to expand nearly 20 years after Pace’s death. Ruby City itself was her final large-scale fever dream, born from a short but powerful collaborative effort with Ghanaian-British architect Sir David Adjaye and artist and friend Sir Isaac Julien.
Pace died of cancer in 2007 and the project broke ground in 2017 with Adjaye, Julien and artist, confidant and longtime former employee Kelly O’Connor keeping Pace’s vision on track.
The collection includes approximately 1,400 works of art, primarily from the ’90s to the
present. Many early acquisitions mirror the roster of Pace’s International Artist-In-
Residence program, which began when her first internationally recognized project,
Artpace San Antonio, opened its doors in 1995.
Since her passing, new acquisitions fall under the purview of her Board of Directors and their ever-evolving contacts with potential donors.
Together, these 2025 acquisitions reflect Ruby City’s mission to steward the Linda Pace Foundation Collection and foster dialogue between the art community, general audiences and the ever-evolving underpinnings of contemporary art, according to foundation officials.
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