Hausfrau Collections: Mundane to Magical by Jamie Speck
Dates: January 6 – March 6, 2026
Location: The Arts Center Main Gallery and Bradfield Gallery of Fine Art
Hausfrau Collections: Mundane to Magical creates a sense of wonder. Using objects seen daily in the lives of women, such as mirrors, tea bags, and dryer sheets, Jamie makes connections to the beauty of the experiences of women with the work they do. This unique experience features clothing, decorations, and installations that invoke curiosity.
About the Artist
JAMIE SPECK Jamie M. Speck is a Texas-based artist, whose inspiration is found in her everyday experiences, routines, and environment. Her artwork often incorporates domestic inspired elements and techniques, such as hand stitching, as well as the utilization of beeswax and other non-traditional materials.
Speck completed her BFA (Magna Cum Laude) at Texas State University, where she majored in Studio Art. She received her master’s degree in drawing and painting from Stephen F. Austin State University and her MFA in Studio Art from Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi. Speck is currently an Art Professor and keeps an active studio practice.
Artist Statement
“My domestic schedule, environment, and family are interwoven with my art and represent an aggregate of who I am, and who I have yet to become. My artwork is a reaction to and record of reassessed reality- where routine and ritual reframe the mundane and conjure the magical.”
“As a person who fills many roles- housewife, parent, artist- my work is suffuse with everyday monotonous routines. Traditional home and family based rituals are reconsidered in a contemporary context. My desire is to invent the magical and mysterious by implementing the mundane and celebrating notions of domesticity.”