BATON ROUGE, LA.- The Louisiana Art & Science Museum is presenting Then, and Now, and Always: The Art of Nick Bustamante.

Then, and Now, and Always explores themes of family, memory, loss, and transformation through Bustamante’s distinctive visual language. His work reflects the ways personal history and inherited experience shape identity over time, inviting viewers to consider healing, resilience, and connection across generations. “Then and Now and Always is a meditation on how memory, tender and painful, shapes who we are,” said Nick Bustamante. “Through layered surfaces and suspended forms, these paintings hold the echoes of family, loss, and transformation, inviting reflection on the histories we carry within us, across time.”

Nicholas Bustamante earned his Bachelor of Arts from Humboldt State University and his Master of Fine Arts in Painting from California State University, Long Beach. A professor of art at Louisiana Tech University, Bustamante has received numerous honors for his teaching, research, and service, including the Louisiana Tech University Foundation Award for Professor of the Year and the University Faculty Senate Chair Award. His work is included in private, public, and museum collections nationwide.

The exhibition aligns with LASM’s mission to explore the intersections of art and science. As co-founder and Director of the Visual Integration of Science Through Art (VISTA) Center at Louisiana Tech University, Bustamante bridges creative practice and scientific inquiry. His work reinforces LASM’s commitment to interdisciplinary exploration and evidence-based wellness programming. “Nick’s work thoughtfully connects art and science in ways that resonate deeply with our community,” said Tracey Barhorst, Curator and Director of Art Programs at LASM. “We were honored to collaborate with him in 2022 to bring Illustrating Health to LASM, and I am truly excited to work with him again. This exhibition reflects both his artistic vision and our shared commitment to the healing power of art.”