Our History
MotherShip Studios is a women-built, owned, and operated art space in Central Texas founded in 2020 by Courtney Peterson and Jacqueline Overby. Located inside an industrial warehouse park along San Marcos Highway 80, we offer affordable studio spaces for local artists, and various community programs hosted inside a 360 sq ft gallery space with eight surrounding artist studios. In 2023, MotherShip Studios developed the first San Marcos Studio Tour as part of their annual programming efforts. Please follow the link below for more information on important dates for applying to SMST '24.
Who We Are
Our team includes working artists, professors, university students, curators, and art advisors and our programs include Blast Suppers, the San Marcos Studio Tour and various one-off events in Central Texas.
Co Founder and Artistic Director Jacqueline Overby graduated from Texas State University in 2016 with a BFA, concentration in painting. She currently lives in Austin and works as a soft sculpture artist in her San Marcos studio. A prevalent figure in the community, Overby is a member of the 20-member artist collective Icosa, holds a position on the advisory counsel for Co Lab Projects, and is the co founder of Good Dad Studios, the largest studio complex in Central Texas.
Our Mission
MotherShip Studios’ mission is to provide affordable studio spaces and embolden the local arts community in the greater San Marcos area. Our team includes working artists, professors, university students, curators, and art advisors. As one of the only studio spaces in the area, our programs consist of geared efforts to unite the local art community, including Blast Suppers, the San Marcos Studio Tour and other events in Central Texas. Through our 501(c)(3) non profit fiscal sponsor, The Museum of Human Achievement, we are able to accept tax deductible donations and all proceeds go towards supporting our mission goal.