Art
July 31, 2023
Urban Frontier Artist Jesse Lott Found a New Kind of Beauty in Houston
Jesse Lott, the influential cofounder of Project Row Houses who died last week at age eighty, was a genius in his own right.
Artist
Style & Design
June 1, 2023
You Can Now Buy Donald Judd’s Long-lost Tableware Designs
Twenty-nine years after the Marfa artist’s death, his son partnered with a luxury silver brand to bring the eight-piece dinner service to life.
Art
May 11, 2023
Frank Kozik Perfected the Rock Poster Into a Fine and Filthy Art
Frank Kozik, the Austin-based designer, who died this week, captured a generation with his posters for groups like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and the Beastie Boys.
Texas Country Reporter
February 28, 2023
A Round Rock Jeweler Creates Tiny Bell Charms From His Garage (and They Actually Chime!)
With a little bit of faith, John Cockle turned his passion for retail and handcrafted jewelry into a successful business.
Art
February 17, 2023
Remembering Jesse Treviño, Who Transformed San Antonio Art
Treviño’s biographer reflects on the artist’s legacy.
Texas Country Reporter
January 23, 2023
A Texas Artist Creates Detailed Images With Nothing but Her Lips
Natalie Irish describes her lipstick-art process as “making out with a canvas.” Her stamplike technique showcases her unique brand of creativity and playful irreverence.
Texas Country Reporter
January 19, 2023
A Forester Turned Artist Creates Wire Sculptures of Trees
Retired forester Mike Woody lives in a log cabin in the Piney Woods creating intricate tree sculptures. You just can’t make this stuff up.
Art
January 12, 2023
Texas’s Foremost Neon Artist Reflects on a Lit-Up Life
In a new book, Todd Sanders tells the stories of the custom neon works he’s created for the likes of Willie Nelson and Miranda Lambert.
Texas Country Reporter
September 30, 2022
A La Grange Artist Creates Hyperrealistic Wildlife Art With the Flick of a Pen
Sally Maxwell’s images, made from thousands upon thousands of hairline scratches, are impressively detailed.
Texas Country Reporter
August 18, 2022
The Blind Sculptor From Beaumont Who Broke the Mold
Michael Gregory faced many hardships, and his unlikely path as a sculpture artist and teacher is a powerful story of resilience.
Texas Country Reporter
July 26, 2022
The Texas Artist Who Turns Dirty Cars Into Intricate Art
Scott Wade’s dusty windshield paintings are a temporary art form that makes a lasting impression.
Texas Country Reporter
July 15, 2022
In Marathon, Happiness Is a Two-Chambered Wood Flute
Bob Freeman is a craftsman who carves, plays, and sings the praises of the traditional Native American instrument.
Texas Country Reporter
April 8, 2022
A Former Migrant Farmworker From Weslaco Puts His Memories on Canvas
Roel Flores’s folk art paintings are poignant and colorful, and his work is part of the Smithsonian Institution’s permanent collection.
Texas Country Reporter
February 25, 2022
She’s a Fourth-Generation Cattle Rancher. She’s Also a Master Painter.
From her studio near the Chihuahuan Desert, Alice Leese paints what it feels like to be out on the ranch.
Art
February 8, 2022
Build a Life-size Bison or Die Trying
When artist Cindee Klement designed an eight-hundred-pound sculpture to connect us with the soil under our feet, she got more than she bargained for.
Art
July 15, 2021
Houston Artist Jamal Cyrus’s Playful, Subversive Vision of Black History
His works incorporate redacted FBI documents, vintage records, and a saxophone deep-fried like a chicken wing.
Art
February 15, 2021
This Austin Artist Is Chronicling Pandemic Life With a Sketch a Day
Edward Carey’s whimsical black-and-white portraits mark milestones both personal and political.
Art
November 20, 2019
Fort Worth Art Steps Into the Future
As the Amon Carter Museum reopens, a parallel movement highlighting local artists is flourishing.
Art
April 30, 1999
Arte and Soul
Thirty years ago, Monterrey had no galleries, no museums, and no collectors. Today, it’s an art market that rivals Dallas and Houston.
The Stand Up Desk
September 30, 1997
Shop Talk
The ins and outs of Saks appeal.
Art
May 31, 1997
Shock Therapy
By employing stereotypes like Sambo and Aunt Jemima, Austin painter Michael Ray Charles hopes to master the art of racial healing.
Art
July 31, 1995
The Texas Kid, 1988
The late folk artist Willard Watson was a funky fixture of Dallas’ art scene. Better known as the Texas Kid, he was famous or his courly manners, cockammy yard art in his Love Field-area home, and eye-popping, Longhourn-crowned luxury cars. Watson often collaborated with other artists; in 1976, for example,
Art
November 1, 1992
Raw Visions
A Houston show introduces new black Texas artists in works that range from personal vision to political agitprop.
Art
January 1, 1992
Robert Rauschenberg
Artist, 1988
Art
October 1, 1990
The Quickest Draw In the West
Not since Remington and Russell has a cowboy artist sold so many works—for so much—as Fredericksburg’s G. Harvey.
Art
June 30, 1973
Letitia Goes to Town
Another Texan stuns the New York art and theater world.