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Young borderlands artists often face a choice: leave or turn art into a hobby. A nascent El Paso group is shooting for a "second chance."
June 16, 2026
Young borderlands artists often face a choice: leave or turn art into a hobby. A nascent El Paso group is shooting for a "second chance."
Graciela Blandon • June 16, 2026
At the El Paso Museum of Art, a slate of binational projects blurs everyday logistics with ever-intensifying border politics.
Graciela Blandon • June 09, 2026
Chase a Crooked Shadow, a blockbuster group show in Dallas, yanks a cinematic trope from the nostalgic fog into an equally murky present.
Emma S. Ahmad • June 02, 2026
Art League Houston is pleased to present “Subject to Surviving,” the Texas debut solo exhibition of Honolulu-based artist Juvana Soliven. This installation presents a years-long exploration of work that utilizes […]
• May 01, 2026
Art League Houston is pleased to present “No Longer, Not Yet,” an installation of new sculptures by Houston-based artist Marisol Valencia. The exhibition arises from a year and a half […]
• May 01, 2026
Celebrating the latest exhibition Seeing Double by artists Denise Elliott Jones and Debbie Carroll, join the Georgetown Art Center in the gallery’s Opening Reception event! Featuring live music, charcuterie, and […]
• April 14, 2026
Join the Georgetown Art Center in welcoming artists Denise Elliott Jones and Debbie Carroll for an in-depth discussion about their Seeing Double exhibit. This is a free event taking place […]
• April 14, 2026
Archway Gallery presents Poetics of the Mundane, featuring new paintings and collages by Silvia PintoSouza and ceramic works and sculptures by guest artist Jeff Forster, on view May 2–June 4, […]
• April 14, 2026
LAMP is a group exhibition rooted in practices of accumulation and adornment. Primarily sculptural, the works span ceramic, papier-mâché, textiles, and found objects—materials that carry the marks of touch, use, […]
• April 09, 2026
RULE Gallery presents: Signal and Return, two concurrent solo exhibitions featuring paintings by Joe Clower (1937–2024) and Polaroid works by the artist collaborative El Disco. Installed in adjacent galleries, the […]
• March 30, 2026
Lydia Art Salon (formerly Lydia Street Gallery) presents “Two Faced. Three Faced. Four Faced. Five.” Billie Clarke, Samir Faris, Karim B. Hamid, Monika Hardy, William P. Immer April 3-May 17, […]
• March 25, 2026
The “20×20 JURIED ART EXHIBITION AND SILENT AUCTION” is an annual fundraiser, now in its 20th year, designed to celebrate art and support AMoA’s innovative education programs as well as […]
• March 24, 2026
GARAGE MONTROSE PRESENTS: LUC SOKOLOWSKI – REMERGER 20260410-11 FRIDAY, APRIL 10 – 5-8 PM SATURDAY APRIL 11 – 2-5 PM WHAT SOUND COMES FROM BEHIND SCREENS? THIN CHROMATIC CELLS VIBRATE […]
• March 23, 2026
Wagon tracks of the doomed Donner Party, detritus of present-day migration, football stadiums as future ruins—Sean J. Patrick Carney traces archeological strategies invoking the Southwest’s complicated past, present, and futures.
Sean J Patrick Carney • March 20, 2026
FeatureSouthwestVol. 13 The Road
A million-dollar gambit in New Mexico is one of many small-town projects chasing the fabled success of Marfa, Texas. Can it actually be replicated?
Jordan Eddy • March 20, 2026
At Ballroom Marfa, five Latinx artists scramble Marfa's mythologies with humor and ferocity. They leave behind a mural, and a challenge.
Madison Garay • March 20, 2026
Inspired by recurring trips to an almost-ghost town in Texas, Hannah Spector makes haunting multimedia installations.
Emma S. Ahmad • March 20, 2026
The “largest art installation in the world” covers the land in Texas once shared by bison, Comanche, and their horses. As a memorial, it represents but does little to repair.
Natalie Hegert • March 20, 2026
InterviewTexasVol. 13 The Road
Artist and activist Nansi Guevara on how art can help protect the Rio Grande Delta from colonial encroachment in Brownsville, Texas.
Rica Maestas • March 20, 2026
Iran-born, Texas-based artist Vahid Valikhani photographs American roadsides, revealing friction in liminal zones.
Joshua Ware • March 20, 2026
Denton-based new media artist Julie Libersat transforms everyday roadside objects into installations that challenge how we navigate public space, belonging, and access.
Emma S. Ahmad • March 20, 2026
Houston-based artist Verónica Gaona sculpts car parts, twisting and denting patriarchal notions of the American gestalt.
Joshua Ware • March 20, 2026
Texas's first modern art museum, the McNay brings together 23,000 works, a landmark Spanish Colonial estate, and deep community roots in the heart of San Antonio.
McNay Art Museum • March 20, 2026
Harman-Parrish Atelier is proud to present Phantom Limb, an exhibition of sculpture and works on paper by Dallas artists Tabatha Trolli and Xxavier Edward Carter. On view from April 9, […]
• March 18, 2026
A one-of-a-kind gathering exploring the body, service, and culture through ceramics and live performance—with complimentary tea cups for all guests. on view April 5, 2026. Empire of Dirt invites the […]
• March 18, 2026
The 2666 Project is a series of paintings made directly onto the pages of a physical paperback copy of Roberto Bolaño’s novel 2666. The book, unfinished at the time of […]
• March 18, 2026
On Wednesday, March 25, 6:30pm–8:00pm, join The Contemporary Austin on The Moody Rooftop at the Jones Center for a conversation between 2026 Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize […]
• February 25, 2026
Come celebrate the opening of HOST: Laura Lit, the first solo museum exhibition and debut outdoor installation by the Austin-based artist. Encounter Lit’s Impossible Beings, a constellation of recent work […]
• February 25, 2026
Christian Ramírez's scope is technically local at Phoenix Art Museum, but the assistant curator channels years of Southwest connections from Tucson to El Paso.
Darian Cruz • February 12, 2026
Experience Sandy Skoglund's Natural Havoc at Rule Gallery's Marfa location, October 10–November 29. Rare outtakes, sculptures, and drawings reveal her iconic creative process.
Rule Gallery • October 08, 2025
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