Terrell James: Maritime Forest
Hiram Butler Gallery
May 4 through June 29, 2013
Houston
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Janice Jakielski: Constructing Solitude
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Last Chance - January 25 through May 25, 2013
Drawing from women's fashions from bygone eras--including Amish bonnets from her childhood adventures in Pennsylvania and her grandmother's circa-1930s hat collection--artist Janice Jakielski has created a stunning collection of handmade headdresses. Curated by Anna Walker.
Where the Border of Water Meets the Air, Dragonflys Gather
Last Chance - February 28 through May 25, 2013
Works by 13 contemporary printmakers respond to the theme of artist as explorer. Organized by Danish artist Susanne Thea and American artist Diana Eicher.
Troy Dugas: Modernized for Mildness, Rusty Scruby: Sink Sketches in the micro space
Last Chance - April 27 through May 25, 2013
Troy Dugas creates meticulous collages that look like mandalas or stained glass windows. This will be the Louisiana artist's first solo exhibition in Houston, Texas at McMurtrey gallery. Rusty Scruby's newest exhibition in McMurtrey Gallery's micro space, Sink Sketches, incorporates mathematical composition alongside a humorous choice of materials.
Russell Prince: Pastmodern
Last Chance - April 27 through May 25, 2013
In collaboration with guest curator Jay Wehnert of Intuitve Eye, Front gallery presents the debut solo exhibition of Russell Prince.
Bill Davenport: Driftwood Festival and Best of the Beach
Last Chance - April 19 through May 25, 2013
Houston artist Bill Davenport, with the help of the Galveston Parks Board's Beach Cleaning squad, has been gathering truckloads of the finest waterlogged and salt-cured wood and will be on hand all day Saturday, April 20 with tools and materials to help visitors of all ages transform their finds into miraculous take-home beach art. Best of the Beach collects everyone's best finds from Galveston's 78 miles of beaches, with tales of their discovery in the Galvreston Artist Residency Gallery.
Andrea Rosenberg: Drawings
Last Chance - April 27 through May 25, 2013
Moody Gallery presents an exhibition of drawings by Andrea Rosenberg. Drawings is an exhibition of recent works on paper and marks the first time her work has been presented in a solo exhibition at Moody Gallery. For this exhibition Rosenberg will show four large drawings made with crayon, oil stick, inks, graphite, and gesso on Mulberry paper.
Scott Gordon: Accidents and Incidents
Last Chance - April 27 through May 25, 2013
Tuyet Ong-Barr
Last Chance - May 1 through 25, 2013
Tuyet (Tess) Thi Ong is originally from Vietnam, and lived in Paris, before moving to Houston where she now lives and works. Her abstract paintings on canvas and paper are colorful, energetic and bold.
Anastasia Pelias: Ritual Devotion
Last Chance - April 26 through May 25, 2013
Zoya Tommy Contemporary Gallery presents Ritual Devotion, paintings by Anastasia Pelias. Pelias creates abstract paintings that are rooted in her dual cultural ancestry of New Orleans and Greece.
FotoFence 2013
Last Chance - May 13 through 25, 2013
Houston Students Share their Stories, Struggles and Hopes in Images, Videos and Student Performances FotoFence 2013 is the public display of student work produced by one of Houston's most respected visual literacy programs, Literacy Through Photography (LTP). Over six hundred Houston-area students from 36 schools are doing a public showcase of their projects through written essays, photographs, video, poetry, web-based and digital presentations. There will be free family portraits, food, light refreshments, and readings by student authors.
Daytime Television
Last Chance - March 29 through May 26, 2013
Trey Ferguson, Hillaree Hamblin, Stephanie Hamblin, Miguel Martinez, and Ana Villagomez: five young Houston artists studying at Rice and UH, before the prime time of an established art career and subject to constant critiques from teachers and peers. Curated by Debra Barrera.
Reminiscential
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Last Chance - April 5 through May 26, 2013
Artists Clare Finin, Rebecca Drolen, Robert Thomas Mullen and Deme Wolfe-Power investigate memory and remembrance in works that pay homage to memento mori objects with the use of materials regarded as repulsive or grotesque.
Reminiscential
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Last Chance - April 5 through May 26, 2013
Artists Clare Finin, Rebecca Drolen, Robert Thomas Mullen and Deme Wolfe-Power have created distinctive works that pay homage to the rich history of memento mori objects and Victorian sentimental and mourning jewelry. Through the use of materials often regarded as repulsive or grotesque, many works in the show ask viewers to reevaluate and challenge their conventional notions of beauty.
Memories, Ghosts and Shadows: Marie Leterme, Aterlier 1513 Remembered: group exhibition
Last Chance - April 20 through May 26, 2013
Galveston Arts Center presents an exhibition of recent collagraphs by Galveston artist Marie Leterme, titled Memories, Ghosts and Shadows along with a group exhibition of prints produced at Atelier 1513 in Houston, both in conjunction with PRINTHOUSTON 2013. The group exhibition includes: Simone Bateman, Steven Besselman, Nancy Conrad, Honey Harrison, Benito Huerta, Knox Martin, Charles Moore, John Pavlicek, and Anthony Thibodeaux.
Picasso Black and White
February 24 through May 27, 2013
Picasso was a colorist, but this is his work in black, white and shades of gray, on exclusive loan to the MFAH from the Guggenheim in New York.
Bob Russell: Subduction Zones
May 2 through 28, 2013
Houston artist Bob Russell uses mixed media to create works based on the relationship between man and earth.
Ted Flicker and Regina Foster: Recent Works
May 2 through 28, 2013
Wade Wilson Art Houston brings Santa Fe artists Ted Flicker and Regina Foster to Houston. Regina Foster combines symbols such as Buddhas, roses and birds with formulas and mathematical questions.Ted Flicker exploits biblical and spiritual references in his work as a sculptor and "transcendental artist."
Clarissa Tossin: Study for a Landscape
May 16 through 29, 2013
Sicardi Gallery presents Clarissa Tossin: Study for a Landscape. In this solo exhibition of recent work, Tossin explores ideas about landscape, urban space, and the body. Tossin exhibits three series of work, each of which bears some relationship to Brasília, the capital city of Brazil. In these works, Tossin explores the manmade phenomena of landscape and compares the scale of the body to the scale of the city.
Book Illustrations by Igor Karash & Vladimir Zimakov
Russian Cultural Center Our Texas, CaviArt Gallery
April 6 through May 30, 2013
Igor’s illustrations for “The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories” by Angela Carter will be presented at the exhibition. Vladimir’s illustrations for the Gustav Meyrink’s “The Golem” and ““Walpurgisnacht”, and illustrations for Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytale “The Nightingale” will be on display.
Jessica Dupuis: Miniature
March 21 through May 31, 2013
According to Depuis, “Invisible and visible boxes surround us every day, from the standards of society and institutions to houses, studios, and offices. For me, the physical form of sculpture functions as a journal; architectural spaces that are open for the viewer to explore.”
Skin, Embellished
March 21 through May 31, 2013
Ceramic sculptures with novel approaches to surface design, a performance with animal headdresses, and photographs of porcelain facial prosthetics. featuring works by Teri Frame, Ryan Kelly, Linda Lopez, Mathew McConnell, Margaret Meehan, Julie Moon, and Lindsay Pichaske. Curated by Linda Lopez and Lindsay Pichaske in conjunction with the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts conference.
La Vie en Yellow Rose: Mark Hobley and Doug Forrest
April 18 through June 1, 2013
Mark Hobley presents new works in mixed media on wood panel and Doug Forrest works in reclaimed wood creating familiar objects like birds and garments that seem raw and simple but on close inspection reveal detailed manipulation.
George McNeil: The Beginnings of NeoExpressionism,1960 –1969
April 19 through June 1, 2013
Peveto presents an exhibition of paintings by George McNeil, The Beginnings of NeoExpressionism,1960 –1969. McNeil's career spanned six decades and he was a founding member of the American Abstract Artists group.
full circle: David Best, Tania Botelho, Susan Spjut, Brian Cavanaugh & Kenn Coplan
January 19 through June 2, 2013
A collage and assemblage exhibition of five artists whose works involve the appropriation and repurposing of materials. Logos, religious imagery, newspaper clippings, or found objects are employed in these intricately designed works.
Mary Beth Woiccak
April 26 through June 7, 2013
Mary Beth Woiccak will exhibit a series of new artist books inspired by her travels in Australia, China, and the American Southwest. The narratives explore her passion for language and landscape, and the interconnections between them. The books range in size from one inch to over six feet long.
Steve Brudniak: The Science of Surrealism
May 3 through June 7, 2013
Steve Brudniak is an American artist and filmmaker known for highly crafted assemblage sculpture which incorporate science elements and other unusual characteristics. The work, which resemble machines, devices and ritual objects are fabricated from found objects. Brudniak has used many unconventional mediums in art including Tesla coil lightning, magnetic ferro fluid, gyro mechanics and fiber optic materials. This exhibition presents thirty years of work as well as an official book release.
Obscure Workings: Anthony J Suber
April 27 through June 8, 2013
Multimedia artist Anthony Suber explores race, religion, and class distinctions in a series of sculptures and mixed media images taken from his personal experiences.
Vim and Vigor
May 10 through June 8, 2013
An exhibition of new works by Brandon Araujo, Chris Fulkerson, and Mauricio Menijvar, three artists who take utilitarian or discarded materials and by altering them or combining them together, re-configure them into lively new objects. Curated by Paul Middendorf of Gallery HOMELAND.
Perspectives 181: Human Nature
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston - CAMH
March 10 through June 9, 2013
A group exhibition featuring work by Houston area teen artists, the 8th biennial youth art exhibition organized by the CAMH's Teen Council and guest juror Rachel Cook, Assistant Curator, DiverseWorks, Houston.
The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia
May 3 through June 14, 2013
The British Museum’s Cyrus Cylinder, is traveling to five major museum venues in the United States, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The Cyrus Cylinder is among the most famous objects of the ancient world. The Cylinder was inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform on the orders of the Persian King Cyrus the Great after he captured Babylon in 539 BC. It is often referred to as the first bill of human rights and was first found in Babylon in 1879. The tour is supported by the Iran Heritage Foundation.
Clay & Print IV
March 21 through June 15, 2013
Artists exploring the intersection between ceramics and printmaking. Curated by Chicago-based artist Paul Andrew Wandless. In conjunction with the National Council on the Education of Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Conference.
Round 7 Lawndale Artist Studio Program Exhibition: DOMOKOS / FUTURE BLONDES 0.0.0.0., Nancy Douthey, Patrick Turk
May 10 through June 15, 2013
The Lawndale Artist Studio Program is part of Lawndale's ongoing commitment to support the creation of contemporary art by Gulf Coast area artists. With an emphasis on emerging practices, the program provides three artists with studio space. This exhibition features residents for the seventh round of the Lawndale Artist Studio Program, DOMOKOS / FUTURE BLONDES 0.0.0.0. (Domokos Benczédi), Nancy Douthey and Patrick Turk.
Point of Connection: Ben Mata
May 18 through June 15, 2013
BLUEorange presents Point of Connection, featuring the work of San Antonio artist Ben Mata. Mata works on aluminum panels using artist oils and power tools to manipulate the surface.
Adela Andea: Cocomirle, Devon Britt-Darby: Art Criticism and Reporting, Giovanni Valderaz: New Works
May 17 through June 21, 2013
The Art League of Houston presents three new exhibitions.
Adela Andea's Cocomirle is a site-specific audio visual environment by Houston-based artist Adela Andea in collaboration with musicians Markus Cone and Ian Travis from experimental sound group Chin Xaou Ti Won. The exhibition explores the relationship between technology and social interaction through an electromechanical installation.
Devon Britt-Darby's Art Criticism and Reporting is a two part exhibition that combines fragments of memories to explore portraiture and "appropriated" autobiography. The exhibition incorporates scenes from the artist’s past as a sex worker and newspaper art critic. The exhibition features a series of text paintings and will later include a mural size painting on unstretched canvas that will be created during a three week residency in the ALH Front Gallery.
Giovanni Valderaz's New Work is an exhibition of mixed media paintings. The work combines a variety of materials including paper, acrylic paint, wood, drawing and screen print to create three dimensional paintings.
D+G, Realities of Memories, Pyre, A Universal Picture
May 18 through June 22, 2013
Box 13 ArtSpace presents another round of exhibitions. In the Downstairs Front BOX, Darcy Rosenberger and Guillame Gelot show D+G, a "festivitiy of love." Kerry Adams' Reality of Memories includes a floating garden of wildflowers in the Downstairs Back BOX. Ann Wood's Pyre, a fantasy world of animals and candy drops, occupies the Upstairs BOX, while Shelby Shadwell's, AUniversal Picture, consists of large scale drawings of dead cockroaches in the Window Box.
Project Rowhouses Round 38
March 30 through June 23, 2013
Seven new art installations devoted to the “Birmingham/Texas Interchange,” an exchange project between Space One Eleven in Birmingham, Alabama and PRH. Project Row Houses will host two artists from Birmingham and two artists from Houston will show their work in Birmingham in Fall 2013. Artists included in Round 38 are Sean Shim-Boyle, Derek Cracco, Thomas Sayers Ellis, Kenya Evans, Darin Forehand, Rahul Mitra, M'kina Tapscott, and Jurgen Tarrasch.
Houston Center for Photography: Four New Exhibitions
Houston Center for Photography
May 3 through June 23, 2013
HCP presents four new exhibitions featuring a variety of artists from high schoolers to nationally known photographers. Lauren Marsolier (Los Angeles, CA) and Anne Marie D'Arcy (Houston, TX) are winners of the HCP 2013 Fellowship Award, selected by juror W.M. Hunt . Adam Magyar (Hungary) creates work that explores urban life. Collaborations X is our annual outreach program that features 19 artists from 14 different area high schools. The theme of this year's exhibit is Double Exposure | Concept: Construct.
Desert in Bloom
April 27 through June 29, 2013
Booker-Lowe Gallery presents an exhibition of the artists of Ampilatwatja region in Australia. They are known for their landscapes of Australia’s harsh Central Desert, when it blossoms after the stormy wet season. Desert in Bloom features work by a group of award-winning painters, including Michelle Pula Holmes, Lily Kamara Morton, Edie Kemarra Holmes, Kathleen Numina Rambler, and others.
No Paint
May 4 through June 29, 2013
Gallery Sonja Roesch presents an exhibition consisting of six artists whose work is based on painterly concepts without the use of traditional paint. Featured Artists: Aldo Chaparro, August Muth, Mario Reis, Harald Schmitz-Schmelzer, Regine Schumann, and Hills Snyder
Three Decades of West Coast Ceramics, 1956 – 1986
February 23 through June 30, 2013
Freed from the constraints of making functional objects, ceramics artists began experimenting with abstract and figural forms, radical building techniques and surface treatments.
Parallel Practices: Joan Jonas & Gina Pane
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston - CAMH
March 23 through June 30, 2013
A selection of works by two artists highlights complementary and shared aspects of their works.
Four Exhibitions
May 18 through July 6, 2013
Deborah Colton Gallery invites you to consider the following array of artists and exhibitions: David Graeve: Social Lens |Allen Bianchi: Fragile | Lester Marks: Rapture | Mary Ann Strandell: Cloud
Clarissa Tossin: Blind Spot
Blaffer Museum's Window Into Houston
May 8 through July 24, 2013
Core Fellow Clarissa Tossin's photographs of the utilitarian yet creative ways Third Ward residents cover their windows with layer upon layer of foil, bolstered by tape and plastic, printed on vinyl and hung as blinds in the historic storefront windows at 110 Milam Street.
Forrest Bess: Seeing Things Invisible
April 19 through August 18, 2013
A singular figure in American art who experienced significant recognition and painful isolation during his life – and whose fame has waxed and waned since his death − Forrest Bess (1911-77) is the subject of keen new interest. The first museum retrospective devoted to Bess in more than twenty years, Forrest Bess: Seeing Things Invisible will present 48 of the artist’s visionary paintings, dating from 1946 to 1970. Organized by the Menil Collection and curated by Clare Elliott, the exhibition will come from the Menil’s own holdings, private lenders in the United States and Europe, and such major institutions as the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Byzantine Things in the World
May 2 through August 18, 2013
To the Christian faithful in the Eastern Roman Empire, works of art were not inert objects, they were earthly embodiments of a supernatural force. This belief in the literal efficacy of icons and relics has been taken up by many modern and contemporary artists who evoke a sense that the materials they use are charged with inherent power. Exploring this connection across the centuries, the Menil presents the exhibition Byzantine Things in the World. Curated by Glenn Peers, Professor of Early Medieval and Byzantine Art at the University of Texas at Austin.
andy coolquitt: attainable excellence
May 18 through August 24, 2013
For his debut at Blaffer Art Museum, the artist’s first solo museum exhibition, Coolquitt recombines 60 sculptures and tableaux made between 2006 and 2011 into a site-specific installation.
Soo Sunny Park: Unwoven Light
April 11 through August 30, 2013
American artist Soo Sunny Park creates a new installation for Rice University Art Gallery. This site-specific work will be a suspended structure made from shaped chain link fencing with acrylic Plexiglas shapes.
Uprooted
April 12 through September 29, 2013
Through the use of personal objects, rare documents and photographs, “Uprooted” highlights the experiences of two Jewish families featuring materials from Holocaust Museum Houston’s Permanent Collection. The exhibition includes numerous artifacts and documents on view for the first time.
Through Soviet Jewish Eyes: Photography, War, and the Holocaust
April 25 through October 27, 2013
This exhibition features 58 photographs revealing WWII as seen through the lens of important Soviet photojournalists. Printed over six decades, the collection includes works by Evgenii Khaldei, Georgii Zelma and Dmitrii Baltermants, among others, from the dawn of the Soviet era throughout the war of the Eastern Front.
Daniel Anguilu & Aaron Parazette: Skywriting
March 15, 2013 through January 11, 2014
The third phase of the rotating mural at Lawndale is a collaboration between artists Daniel Anguilu and Aaron Parazette.
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