Through her chosen medium of painting — which wasn’t exactly a safe bet for a young artist in the 1990s, when Laura Owens’ career began — the contemporary artist checks most boxes: Her art references art history; it’s highly personal; it’s collaborative; and despite its undeniable painterliness, Owens incorporates a…
Figment Dallas is becoming more of a reality by the day. Nearly 350 people showed up to the first fundraising effort in January and helped the egalitarian interactive art festival get close to the goal needed to fund the Oct. 20 event. Now Suza Kanon, Figment Dallas’ producer and figurehead, has…
So you’re not at SXSW or some Southern Californian beach this spring break. You’re a nerd, or a mom, or broke AF. Blast your favorite playlist or quietly begin a new podcast binge and head for one of these sights well worth an hour-ish drive. National Cowgirl Museum and Hall…
It’s a breezy and sunny Friday in March, the last day of school before spring break, and boys in jackets and ties are quietly studying in the library when the bell rings. A noisy throng races through the foyer, where a marble and steel crucifix hangs alongside a painting of…
Edible art sculptures, about a baker’s dozen of them, filled the Arlington Museum of Art on Saturday night while the pastry chefs who created them mingled with local art and cake lovers. The Eat Your Art Out fundraiser, which provided cake samples and Champagne to ticket-holders, is a popular event,…
Horror fans will finally have an excuse to read something besides the latest Stephen King novel they are legally required to read whether or not it’s actually a horror story. The Dallas-based movie and publishing studio Cinestate announced that it’s reviving the horror movie magazine Fangoria for print and setting…
Sitting in front of a 6’ x 9’ sheet of canvas, his dog Scout curled on a blanket behind him, William Binnie paints what will be one of the most ambitious works in his oeuvre, for one of the biggest shows of his art career. He says the fierce winters…
As a child growing up in Garland, Arturo Torres was surrounded by conflict. His father was abusive, his neighborhood was populated with feuding gangs and eventually his family moved into the Genesis Women’s Shelter. But through all of the hardships, Torres’ love of art gave him a sense of inner…
Hobbes VincentThe word on the street is that sculptor Hobbes Vincent tells one hell of a tall tale. “You never know whether you’re getting an accurate portrait of reality or one that’s been manipulated,” gallery owner Jen Mauldin says. Translated: He’s a bit of a bullshitter. That’s good news for…
When Dee Mitchell approached Ludwig Schwarz about doing a retrospective of Schwarz’s drawings, he told Mitchell he hadn’t drawn in years and wasn’t planning to return to it anytime soon. Not to be deterred, the two came up with something else, maybe something better, for the new The Box Company space…
The sixth and final exhibit of the late John Wilcox’s work to be shown in his studio, The Wilcox Space, is now open. The exhibit will be up for about six months. Wilcox died from AIDS-related complications in 2012. He had been living and painting in the studio that would…
Loving Vincent Premiere Dallas Museum of Art 1717 N. Harwood St. 3 p.m. Saturday $50 and up There has never been an artist like Vincent Van Gogh, so it’s only fitting that a movie about him be breathtaking and unique. And there’s never been a movie like Loving Vincent, the…
Members Only Opening Reception Dallas Contemporary 1616 Glass St. 7 p.m. Thursday $35 and up Dallas Contemporary invites you on a journey — several journeys, in fact — into an alternative past, to Asia’s invisible cities and along a woman’s life path. Before you go, though, you have have to…
Scott Hilton and Kenda North Dallas Center for Photography 4756 Algiers St. 7-9 p.m. Thursday $5 Dallas Center for Photography Speaker Series presents Scott Hilton and Kenda North from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, at 4756 Algiers St. Both speakers are members of the University of Texas at Arlington photography…
Elsewhere – Danny Rose and Haylee Ryan Jen Mauldin Gallery 408 N. Bishop Ave., Suite 103 6-9 p.m. Saturday Free It is both strange and inspiring how two entirely different styles of painting can reflect upon and speak to one another. Take, for instance, Elsewhere, the exhibition featuring the works…
Modern Sacred Beatrice M. Haggerty Art Gallery 1845 E. Northgate Drive, Irving 6-9 p.m. Friday Free The attraction of an illuminated manuscript goes beyond words on the page. Drawings and decorations, often in gold and silver, surround the text or appear in the margins and as featured, small illustrations. The…
The new exhibit at the Meadows Museum is small, but it packs a punch. Picasso/Rivera: Still Life and the Precedence of Form comprises eight works by four Cubist masters — Juan Gris, Maria Blanchard, Pablo Picasso and Diego Rivera — and reveals how they influenced each other. In some cases, similarities…
Black & White and Read all OverKettle Art 2650-B Main St. Opening reception 7 p.m. Thursday Three prolific lowbrow artists from Dallas have teamed up to bring you Black & White and Read all Over, a nod to the importance of print illustrations. Brad Albright’s line-art illustrations tend to revel…
‘Til Midnight at the NasherNasher Sculpture Center 2001 Flora St. 6 p.m.-midnight Friday Free ‘Til Midnight at the Nasher represents one of Dallas’ great community events — a lawn filled with a patchwork of spread-out blankets, kids with popsicles and the buzz of conversation as people get to know everyone…
“I want my work to completely abandon the notion that I’m working for a specific audience,” Cambodian artist Sopheap Pich says, responding to a probing question concerning the globalized art world contemporary artists are forced to reckon with. Pich was in Dallas to speak at the Crow Collection of Asian…
What do Reece Witherspoon’s walls and your go-to pair of summer kicks have in common? They both sport photographer Gray Malin’s work. Hollywood’s favorite photographer, known for his bright, inviting and festive images of everything from glamorous beaches to exotic animals, got his start in the photo lab at the…
Tim Kerr — Everyday PeopleSafe Room at the Texas Theatre 231 W. Jefferson Blvd. Opening reception 7-9 p.m. Thursday Artist slash motivational punk rocker Tim Kerr collected his first art award in a fire-prevention poster contest in elementary school, and it’s been full speed since. Everyday People is his latest exhibit…
