Top Five

Gabriel Martinez and Brandon Zech discuss their anticipated exhibitions in Texas, including solo shows of works by Marisol at the Dallas Museum of Art, Joe Overstreet at the Menil Collection in Houston, and Adrian Esparza at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. 

This week: an exhibition featuring divine objects in Houston, a show presenting early works by a renowned Houston artist in Victoria, a solo exhibition exploring identity and belonging in Dallas, and more.

This week: an exhibition in San Antonio celebrating the anniversary of a significant essay that shaped the discourse around Chicano Art, a show featuring lens-based artists exploring concepts of home and family in Fort Worth, a traveling exhibition considering the arc of human reproduction through a design lens comes to Houston, and more.

This week: A two person show in Dallas that explores nature and abstraction, a solo show in Austin that addresses the experience of caregiving, a group show in Corpus Christi that traces three generations of Chicano/a artists in South Texas, and more.

This week: a solo show in Houston exploring issues related to queerness through infrastructure, a two-person exhibition in Dallas that considers the limitations of cultural and geographical labels, a juried show in McAllen, and more.

This week: a solo show in San Antonio featuring immersive installations and drawings inspired by found photos, an exhibition exploring the relationship between mother and child and the ability of art to function as a protective act in Houston, a group show featuring artists considering the symbolism of flowers in Austin, and more.

This week: an exhibition about major conflicts between the U.S. and Central America in El Paso, a solo show examining the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' efforts related to Ike Dike in Austin, a meditation on aging in Dallas, and more.

This week: an immersive experience brings Paris architecture to Houston; an exhibition of portraits exploring Chicano, Bordeña, and Fronterizo cultures in Alpine; a show featuring narrative art from the Southwest in San Antonio; and more.

This week: a body of work inspired by a singular image in Houston, a solo exhibition exploring firearms through the lens of fetishism in Dallas, a series of dreamy paintings of a world crafted from cardboard in Austin, and more.

This week: a solo show featuring mixed-media works exploring the gray area between two states of being in Houston, paintings and sculptures exploring propaganda and misinformation in Dallas, an exhibition exploring motherhood in Austin, and more.

This week: a retrospective of works by an award-winning artist, curator, and activist in Houston; an otherworldly meditative large-scale installation in Austin; a solo show featuring vibrant abstract landscapes in Dallas; and more.

This week: a co-curated exhibition highlighting the legacy of a significant North Texas event in Dallas, a juried group show featuring artist-run spaces in Houston, a solo show investigating a city's complicated past and current disparities in San Antonio, and more.

This week: newly commissioned works that explore otherworldly environments in Houston, a solo exhibition investigating environmental change and technology in Austin, an exhibition featuring works by a longtime art educator in College Station, and more.

This week: an annual fair featuring women artists from across the state in Dallas, a show of works by incarcerated people in Venezuela in Austin, a retrospective of a prolific Chicano artist in San Antonio, and more.

This week: a solo photo show exploring the course of the Rio Grande/Río Bravo in Marfa, a group show addressing abortion access and reproductive rights in Dallas, 14 artists responding to environmental crisis and climate change in Houston, and more.

This week: a solo show exploring life and humanity through art and science in Fort Worth, a biennial group show featuring ceramic works in Corpus Christi, a solo exhibition in Beaumont of photographs by an artist documenting the Ukraine war, and more.

This week: a juried exhibition featuring artists from across the state in Houston, a three-channel video installation that puts parents through a polygraph exam in Dallas, a solo show rooted in the experience of childbirth in Austin, and more.

This week: a solo show featuring a large installation in San Marcos, a group show embodying humor and satire in Fort Worth, a solo exhibition of collage works that explore intimate relationships in Houston, and more.

This week: a solo exhibition of abstracted landscapes in Houston, a personal memorial project involving counting days by walking miles in Dallas, a group show reflecting on the work of Elizabeth Catlett in San Antonio, and more.

This week: sculptural works made from concrete in Dallas, a solo show connecting Christian iconography, Black spirituality, and notions of ancestry in Austin, miniatures from a collection of Mexican folk art in Beaumont, and more.