Bill Davenport

Houston artist Ariane Roesch is included in the exhibition BIOTOP, opening this Friday at the tmp.deluxe – temporary space for art & media in Berlin, Germany. Translated into semi-English, the…

Houston Council Member James Rodriguez declared April 3, 2008 “Margo Sawyer Synchronicity of Color Day in the City of Houston.” Commissioned by the Convention and Entertainment Facilities Department, Synchronicity of…

The Kimbell Art Museum announced today the acquisition of a major painting by Jacques de Gheyn II (1565-1629), one of the founders of flower painting in the Netherlands. Vase of…

California architect Scott Johnson, who is designing Dallas’ Museum Tower, will speak at the Dallas Architecture Forum on Wednesday, April 9. Johnson, best known for his Opus One and Byron…

Martin Puryear, legendary formalist sculptor, shares his ideas in conversation with the Fort Worth Modern’s chief curator Michael Auping on Tuesday evening, April 8 at 7 pm, but get there…

Easter’s over. This is your LAST CHANCE to make pysanky, Ukrainian Easter eggs, with Houston artist Nestor Topchy. Avantgarden Sunday, April 13th and 20th, from 4-7pm. The workshop costs $45,…

Listeners to the the Dallas ArtCast have spoken: their choice for best gallery is Mighty Fine Arts Gallery, with  Polly Perez as best Artist of 2007. Steve Cruz, Mighty Fine’s…

If you missed the one on March 19, tonight is your last chance to spend an evening with Fotofest artists and reviewers, maybe even score some contemporary photography from a…

Wait! It’s a new era in the arts in El Paso: The Inaugural Show at FORUM Arts and Culture (formerly "Under The Sun Gallery and Studios") will open on Friday,…

Houston’s DiverseWorks Artspace will hold its first annual 1(ish) K Foot Race on Saturday, April 5 to help commemorate its 25th anniversary. For $25, ($100 will get you a five-minute…

Margo Sawyer’s colorful sculpture at Discovery Green park made it to page A22 of the New York Times today, part of an article extolling Houston’s attempts to define itself (in…

Artforum critic Barry Schwabsky will lecture at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s Glassell School Thursday night, April 3, at 7 pm as part of the CORE lecture series. FREE!

Adair Margo gallery has announced that it will close its doors on May 17, after 23 years as El Paso’s elite art venue. The well-connected Margo, reportedly a close friend…

Last Saturday I finally squeezed in a visit to the Menil’s drawing show between naptime and a beautiful, still mosquito-free spring evening watching the kids torment chickens and jump themselves…

Houston’s Lauren Kelley has won one of the first four Altoids Awards, administered by the New Museum in NY. Kelley says she will use the $25,000 award for studio equipment…

Congratulations to Sean Carroll, aka Buffalo Sean, aka b.s. etc. on his WEDDING. Reams of pictures on his blog, which  often features Houston art, here.

Just as investigations are uncovering widespread abuse of tax-deductible art donations from wealthy collectors, there’s bill in congress that will allow artists to deduct the fair-market value (i.e. retail price)…

Real Time 08 is an ongoing show of 15-second mobile phone videos curated Dean Terry and John Pomara. Artist include inter.sect art collective, 
Kirsten Macy, 
Doreen Maloney, 
Marisa Olson, 
Marjorie…

After a two-year run, Kevin Longino, part owner and managing director of Watermark Fine Art has announced that the Houston photo gallery will close its doors on April 18th. Although…

This evening, Friday, March 28, is the second, or possibly the 4th, or 5th (press releases vary), but certainly not the first "Pretend You Are Rich" art auction at Austin’s…