November 11th, 2023 - January 13th 2024 at Acadiana Center for the Arts

Ralph J. Schexnaydre Jr. is a Louisiana artist residing in Arnaudville, Louisiana. Born in the River Parishes/Greater New Orleans area, he attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1988.

Over the past few years, his work has encompassed non-camera generated imagery through the use of alternative and/or antiquated photographic processes. 

The works presented consist of lumen and cyanotype prints. The images were created using plant materials collected along Bayou Teche, local roadsides, and on the property of his current residence. These common plants are cut and reassembled in which the components are transformed from our “normal” descriptions of what we know to something more celestial, more mysterious, and spiritual.