Top Five

This week: an exhibition of large-scale paintings exploring the relationship between nature and technology in Dallas, a solo show of ten years of organic and geometric abstraction in El Paso, an artist confronts herself and her family with the material excess of American life in Galveston, and more.

Jessica Fuentes, William Sarradet, and Brandon Zech discuss their anticipated exhibitions in Texas, including an outdoor sculpture show just north of Houston, a group exhibition examining artists' day jobs in Austin, an exhibition exploring five decades of screen-inspired art in Fort Worth, and more.

This week: a group show featuring early 20th-century artists in Wichita Falls, a solo show that transforms the urban city into a lush jungle in Houston, a solo exhibition exploring our relationship with nature in Austin, and more.

This week: a touring exhibition exploring an artist’s creative process comes to Houston, a pairing of paintings by artists working three centuries apart in Dallas, a pairing of works by Modern European and American artists with medieval objects in Austin, and more.

This week: a comprehensive solo exhibition of work by an AbEx artist in Houston, the first museum retrospective of a self-taught painter in Dallas, an exploration of the legacy of a historical icon in San Antonio, and more.

This week: a group exhibition in Dallas featuring decades of Black artists working in abstraction, a singular monumental work in San Antonio, new paintings and works on paper influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic in Houston, and more.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This week: an immersive experience inspired by nature and science in Houston, playful sculptures that tackle larger social issues in Dallas, a solo show inspired by Spanish colonial architecture in Texarkana, and more.

This week: a group exhibition of resident artists in Houston, an exploration of landscape and infrastructure in Stephenville, book-based assemblages in Amarillo, and more.

This week: unreal environments in Marfa, retrospective vernacular drawings in Dallas, photographs and videos about patriotism and hypocrisy in Houston, and more.

This week: works by two groups of Texas regional modernists in Houston, an annual weekend-long event in Marfa, monumental colorful thread installation in Dallas, and more.

This week: a solo show featuring sculptures inspired by Aztec culture in San Antonio, a performance and exhibition confronting trauma and perseverance in Houston, speculative fiction works drawing on Liberian ancestry and science fiction in Dallas, and more.

This week: a group show of emerging artists in Houston, a site-specific installation in Austin, a solo portrait show in Dallas, and more.

This week: tufted rug textile pieces in Dallas, trauma and transformation through personal artifacts in Austin, figurative sculptures made from found objects in Houston, and more.

Glasstire talks with six special guests about upcoming exhibitions in Texas, including the much-anticipated "Philip Guston Now" at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, "Ellsworth Kelly: Postcards" at the Blanton in Austin, and a group exhibition of contemporary Indigenous photographers at the Amon Carter in Fort Worth.