Bud Clayton: Frame, Cast, & Repetition

Studio 13 Gallery

February 9 through March 14, 2015

Paintings by artist Bud Clayton.

Irby Pace: Explosions in the Sky

The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center For The Arts- LHUCA

February 6 through March 28, 2015

In this ongoing series, artist Irby Pace makes emptiness momentarily tangible by creating and photographing colorful, floating smoke clouds in various urban and natural landscapes.

Intercollegiate Student Art Competition Exhibit

February 3 through March 28, 2015

A juried exhibit of more than 50 art works by students from Abilene-area colleges and universities–Abilene Christian University, Cisco College, Hardin-Simmons University, McMurry University, and Texas State Technical College. Also on view, Life after Death–a show of photographs by 19-year-old Abilene photographer Jeremy Martinez.

West Texas A&M 2015 Faculty Art Show

Mary Moody Northen Art Gallery (West Texas A&M)

March 5 through April 9, 2015

A show of work by artists on the faculty of the WT Art Program, including Bob Caruthers, Scott Frish, Jes Hargis, Chad Holliday, Vance McSwain, Marcus Melton, Jon Revett, and Matt Williams.

Natasha Bowdoin: HEX∆M

Old Jail Art Center

February 7 through May 24, 2015

Intricately layered collages by artist Natasha Bowdoin, taking some inspiration from the initials HEX∆M carved into the limestone blocks that form the OJAC’s 1877 jail. This show is part of the Cell Series of exhibitions.

Hunting the Perfect Accessory

Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

January 24, 2015 through January 9, 2016

Very loosely tying into the museum’s focus on wildlife and hunting, this exhibition is set up as a fashion hunter’s dream, including hundreds of accessories, as well as some complete outfits, historic fashion photos, and interactive kiosks–all illustrating the art of accessorizing from the 1850s to the present.