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Change of Art »
Just over forty years ago, Texas was the kind of place dismissed as hopelessly provincial and culturally mediocre. But then came the Kimbell Art Museum.
February 2013 by Michael Ennis
The Dallas Arts Scene Is Ready for Its Close-Up »
As the fiftieth anniversary of the JFK assassination approaches, the eyes of the world will be upon the city, and its cultural leaders are prepared for the attention.
December 2012 by Christopher Kelly
Meet the Man Who is Helping Make Texas an Art Destination »
How Gary Tinterow, the new director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is convincing the art world that Texas is a must-stop destination for major exhibitions.
December 2012 by Andrew Marton
Cast Iron »
Rugged, refined, and heavy as hell.
November 2012 by Kristie Ramirez
The Artist's Transformation »
How Trenton Doyle Hancock is reinventing his work.
November 2012 by Michael Hoinski
Portrait of the Artist as a Postman »
The only American ever to design scarves for the exclusive French fashion house Hermès is Kermit Oliver, a 69-year-old postal worker from Waco who lives in a strange and beautiful world all his own.
October 2012 by Jason Sheeler
The Works of Kermit Oliver
A glimpse at the mystical scarf designs and acclaimed representational painting of Kermit Oliver, Hermès's only American designer, who has also been a Texas postal worker for more than thirty years.
October 2012
The Kimbell Is Looking Better Than Ever at 40 »
The man ushering the Kimbell Art Museum into a grand new era: Eric M. Lee.
October 2012 by Andrew Marton
All the Pretty Horses »
Wayne Baize, one of America’s most admired cowboy artists, lives amid the soaring mountains and wide-open plains. But his eye is drawn to something else entirely.
August 2012 by Barney Nelson
Stroke of Genius
The paintings of Wayne Baize.
August 2012
Laura Wilson’s Studio »
The Dallas photographer shows us where she works.
June 2012 by Kristie Ramirez
The Tree of Strife »
For a quarter of a century, the Art Guys, Michael Galbreth and Jack Massing, have been Houston’s master provocateurs, stirring up discussion with their wacky, thoughtful, and tenaciously marketed “social sculptures.” But have they finally gone too far?
March 2012 by Mimi Swartz
Galveston Makes Lemonade »
After the island lost more than 35,000 trees to Hurricane Ike, a group of artists carved 35 stumps into beautiful and intricate sculptures.
February 2012 by Sonia Smith
Sketch Artist
Gary Myrick’s impressions of the courtroom. Images and captions by Gary Myrick
January 2012
Sketchy Characters »
Before cameras were allowed in courtrooms, artist Gary Myrick and his assortment of colored pencils provided Texas television audiences with a vivid look at the state’s high-profile legal proceedings against figures like T. Cullen Davis, Henry Lee Lucas, and Charles Harrelson.
January 2012 by John Spong
One Family, Two Very Different Artists »
Gary Panter, famous for designing the bizarre and far-out Pee-wee's Playhouse set, went home to Sulphur Springs for the holidays and showed his mind-bending art in a local gallery alongside his father's traditional oil paintings.
January 2012 by Lee Hancock
Magda Sayeg’s Bedside Table »
The yarn bomber shows us some of her personal possessions.
December 2011 by Kristie Ramirez
Six Must-See Museums and Collections »
Six members from Women for the Arts share which museums, collections, and venues travelers should not miss.
December 2011 by Stirling Kelso
The Artist
Thirty years ago, Mary Eula Sears, a 77-year-old woman who loved to paint flowers and landscapes, was brutally murdered in her Abilene home. Here are some of her works.
November 2011 Produced by Patricia Busa McConnico
The Art Lover’s Companion »
More than sixty art insiders gave us their list of favorite works of art to see in Texas. So grab your notepad, sketchbook, or iPad and take the ultimate tour of must-see art in Texas.
October 2011 by Jordan Breal
A Q&A With Jordan Breal »
The associate editor on covering the arts scene in Texas.
October 2011 Interview by Emily Mitchell
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