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Glasstire's staff and contributors share which Texas-based shows, events, and works made their personal “best” lists for 2022.

This week: a group show exploring family archives in Houston, a participatory sculptural installation in Austin, a look at a significant Texas artist and his influence on his students in San Angelo, and more.

Brandon Zech and special guest Pete Gershon discuss the history of Houston's artist-run spaces, and also talk about Gershon's new position as Curator of Programs at the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art.

This week: a show of Texas artists from a private collection in Dallas; a retrospective of works by a prominent artist, curator, collector, and patron in Victoria; an exploration of the American West and Anglo-American masculinity in Marfa, and more.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston reopens the Hirsch Library in a prominent new location.

The Bayou City Clay Crawl, organized by ClayHouston, will feature 38 artists in eight studios across Houston.

This week: solo shows honoring award-winning artists in Houston, a group show exploring the aesthetics of camp and queerness in Dallas, an exhibition of photograms created using expired gelatin silver paper found in Robert Rauschenberg’s darkroom, and more.

A list of Texas museums participating in the worldwide Museum Store Sunday, a day of discounts and other promotions.

A video walkthrough of Robin Utterback's exhibition at Foltz Fine Art.

Jessica Fuentes and William Sarradet discuss the different ways artists create work in response to violence.

This week: a group show using humor to address absurdity, injustice, and trauma in Dallas; a two-person show exploring cultural and personal identity in Houston; a visual artist and writer collaborate at an experimental project space in Austin; and more.

A video tour of Jeff Wheeler and Bryan Wheeler's exhibition at Deborah Colton Gallery in Houston.

A video tour for Sculpture Month Houston's 2022 exhibition, on view at Site Gallery at The Silos at Sawyer Yards.

This week: a fifty-year retrospective of minimalist sculpture, a solo exhibition of collage works by an international artist, graphic design-inspired portraits exploring the seven deadly sins in Dallas, and more.

A video featuring an interview with Earlie Hudnall, Jr., who was named Art League Houston's 2022 Lifetime Achievement Awardee.

A video about artist Sarah Oppenheimer's recent site-specific sculpture for Landmarks, on view at the University of Texas at Austin.

A video exhibition walkthrough of artist Jack Bowers' show on view at Art Center Waco.

A video exhibition tour of MANUAL's show of photographs at Moody Gallery in Houston.

Jessica Fuentes and Brandon Zech discuss the recent revelation that a Piet Mondrian painting has been hanging upside down since 1945, and also talk about the escalation of recent climate protests in Europe.

This week: photo transfers exploring bicultural experiences in Austin, a solo show of intricate graphite works in Houston, a retrospective of surreal mixed-media works in El Paso, and more.