Martin Dominguez has installed his solo show in Orange Hall Gallery starting now during Hispanic Heritage Month, but continuing through autumn, September 26 ~ November 21, 2025. As appropriate an exhibit this is to give attention to Hispanic Heritage Month, the display of paintings, sculptures, and hand-crafted, three-dimensional, stop motion film sets, conceptualize what immigrants from any country experience.

“As both retrospective and ongoing exploration, PLACEmentpositions the immigrant story not as a fixed path but as a continuum-an enduring process of becoming and belonging,” states Dominguez. When he was a teenager, Dominguez came from his homeland, Uruguay, to the United States with his family. “PLACEment reflects on the emotional and physical realities of those who leave their homelands, whether by choice or necessity.”

Rooted in personal history and collective memory, the works transform intimate narratives into broader meditations on labor, resilience, and hope. By intertwining personal and shared experience, Martin Dominguez invites viewers to consider how disPLACEment and rePLACEment reshape identity, transform culture, and redefine community.

The Opening Reception is slated for Friday, September 26 from 2 to 6pm in Orange Hall Gallery, SUNY Orange. Music will be provided by Darius Beckford, pianist.

Martin Dominguez is an instructor in the Arts and Communication Department at SUNY Orange. He holds an A.A.S., SUNY Orange, a B.F.A., St. John's University; and an M.F.A, Goddard College. He teaches a variety of courses including Design, Web Design, Color, and Art History. 

Gallery hours: Monday ~ Thursday, 8am - 8pm and Friday, 8am to 5pm. The gallery will be closed on October 13. Questions may be addressed to Cultural Affairs at cultural@sunyorange.edu. 

Orange Hall is located in Middletown at GPS 24 Grandview Ave., where Lot # 1 offers free parking.