May 17 - July 19, 2025
From the Beeville Art Museum:
“The Beeville Art Museum (BAM) is proud to announce its upcoming exhibition, Seeing Nature Through a Different Lens, featuring innovative photographic and mixed media works by Christopher Randall. The exhibition, running from May 17 to July 19, 2025, reinterprets photography through collage and hand-drawn elements, offering a fresh perspective of nature. An artist’s reception on May 17, which is free and open to the public, will provide an opportunity to meet the artist and explore his work firsthand.
Randall, a fine art photographer, has a unique vision to see the ordinary as extraordinary. His work in Texas is rooted in the 1980s as one of the pioneering muralists in Houston. Randall later moved to New York, where he returned to his photographic roots. The exhibition will feature works from Randall’s series The Painted Forest and The Lost Beach.
Inspired by his photographs taken in the Catskill Mountains of New York and along the Blanco River in Texas, The Painted Forest merges photography with hand-drawn elements. Originally captured as traditional landscapes, Randall reimagined the trees by adding illustrations, vibrant colors, and multiple layers of his urban images. “I liked the idea of integrating urban photographs into a familiar form that everyone can relate to,” Randall explains. “Trees bring a sense of calm and connection, whether in a forest or the heart of a city.” In addition to mixed-media works, the exhibition includes three paintings that further explore the theme of color and transformation.
Created in the aftermath of Hurricane Bill in 2009 along the Long Island coast, The Lost Beach captures images of beachgoers against stormy skies and turbulent waves. Struck by their striking silhouettes and vibrant clothing, Randall removed the foregrounds and backgrounds, creating surreal, timeless compositions. “I wanted to freeze these figures in time, giving them an almost ethereal presence,” Randall shares.
BAM Director Tracy Saucier, who has known Randall for over 20 years, is thrilled to bring his work to Beeville. “I have long admired his murals and paintings,” says Saucier. “When I saw these series focusing on trees and coastlines, I knew they would resonate deeply with the Beeville community.” BAM has become known for offering a unique venue for displaying contemporary art within its historical setting.
Born in Springfield, Missouri, Randall lived throughout the Midwest and Southwest before settling in New York City. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism degree with a focus on investigative methods and creative writing. His work has been exhibited extensively since 2009, including two solo shows in New York City. Selections from the The Lost Beach series were included in the Texas National Biennial juried art exhibition at Stephen F. Austin State University in 2012. Curators who have recognized Randall’s art include the late Nat Trotman, Associate Director of Photography for the Guggenheim Museum, and Nan Rosenthal, Curator for Modern and Contemporary Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Painted Forest premiered in 2022 at the Salomon Gallery (New York City), curated by Gigi Salomon. His art has also been shown at the Alex Ferrone Gallery (Cutchogue, NY) and was curated by Christina Mossaides Strassfield, Executive Director of the Southampton Arts Center (NY), Select pieces from The Lost Beach were included in the Atelier Collection at The New York Design Center throughout 2022. Randall continues to live and work in New York City.
Christopher Randall: Seeing Nature Through a Different Lens will be on display May 17 – July 19, 2025, at the Beeville Art Museum, 401 E. Fannin, Beeville, TX, 78102. The museum is open to the public 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday. Admission is always free. To contact the museum, please call 361-358-8615 or visit www.bamtexas.org.
The Beeville Art Museum, created and operated by the Joe Barnhart Foundation, is first and foremost a teaching museum, providing cultural and educational opportunities for the citizens of Bee County and surrounding areas. Beeville, with a population of approximately 13,000, is home to one of the most ambitious art and educational programs in Texas. In addition to exhibiting works by some of Texas’s most renowned artists, as well as selections from private collections and major museums across the state, the Beeville Art Museum provides docent-led tours and art classes for children and adults and workshops for Beeville educators at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. “
On View: May 17, 2025 | 12–5 pm
401 East Fannin
Beeville, 78104 TX
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