Upcoming and Ongoing Exhibits
The visual arts are alive and well in Houston. The Houston area museums present internationally recognized art to captivate audiences. Commercial galleries listed below boast strong rosters of contemporary artists from Houston, Texas, and across the nation. Galleries also represent art from the full spectrum of art styles and mediums. Throughout the year photography, painting, sculpture, and multi-media exhibits demonstrate Houston’s vibrant artistic culture.
New Exhibits open each week while others depart, keep up to date here. Ongoing exhibits are ordered by the ending date. Recently opened exhibits will typically congregate at the end of the list.
All links open in a new window. If you know of an event not listed please e-mail me. Copyright requests should also be directed to Allen at the previous link. List Updated 9/04/08.
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| Nancy Negley Beginning on September 04, 2008 Meredith Long & Co. 2323 San Felipe |
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| “Systems of Belief” September 04, 2008 - October 04, 2008 HCC Art Gallery 3517 Austin |
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| “Mechanical Perceptions” September 05, 2008 - October 12, 2008 Fotofest 1113 Vine St. Ste. 101 |
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| Tracye Wear September 05, 2008 - October 11, 2008 Joan Wich & Co. 4411 Montrose Blvd. |
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| S Pinto Souza September 05, 2008 - September 26, 2008 Thornwood Gallery 1201 Birdsall St. |
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| “Still Still Life” Joe Mancuso September 05, 2008 - October 04, 2008 Barbara Davis Gallery 4411 Montrose |
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| “Passage” Begona Egurbide September 05, 2008 - October 04, 2008 Anya Tish Gallery 4411 Montrose Blvd. |
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| “Viewpoints” Margaret Dobbins, Harold Joiner, Sally Mayfield September 05, 2008 - October 02, 2008 Archway Gallery 2013 C West Gray |
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| Texas Artist of the Year 2008: Melissa Miller September 05, 2008 - October 10, 2008 Art League Houston 1953 Montrose Blvd. |
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| “A Letter From Warren” September 06, 2008 - September 28, 2008 18 Hands Gallery 249 W. 19th |
![](http://bayoudawn.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/warrenletter-125x125.jpg "\\"A Letter From Warren\\" at 18 Hands Gallery") |
| Michelle O’Michael September 06, 2008 - September 30, 2008 Darke Gallery 5321 Feagan |
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| “Wildly Domestic” Carter Ernst September 06, 2008 - September 22, 2008 G Gallery 301 E. 11th |
![](http://bayoudawn.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/shfc-1-web-125x125.gif "Carter Ernst \\"Wildly Domestic\\" at G Gallery. © Ernst.") |
| Paul Kittelson Beginning on September 06, 2008 Nauhaus 223 E. 11th St. |
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| Brian Maguire September 06, 2008 - September 28, 2008 Redbud Gallery 303 E. 11th |
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| “Structure” September 06, 2008 - September 24, 2008 Bering & James Gallery 805 Rhode Place, #500 |
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| “Texas Grass Prints” Dave Webb June 12, 2008 - September 06, 2008 Printing Museum 1324 W. Clay St. |
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| Dan Kopp, Jay Davis July 11, 2008 - September 06, 2008 CTRL Gallery 3907 Main St. |
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| “Color & Light” Victoria Lewelling, Monique Weston August 23, 2008 - September 08, 2008 Hungry’s Gallery 2356 Rice Blvd. |
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| Ongoing Exhibits | |
| Affordable Australian Aboriginal Art July 12, 2008 - September 12, 2008 Booker Lowe Gallery 4623 Feagan St. |
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| “Modern Jackpot: Vintage Vegas Signs” Marilyn Davenport June 30, 2008 - September 13, 2008 Printing Museum 1324 W. Clay St. |
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| “Left Alone” August 16, 2008 - September 13, 2008 ArtStorm 4828 Caroline St. |
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| African American Battlefields of the Civil War: Contemporary Photography by William Earle Williams May 13, 2008 - September 14, 2008 MFAH Caroline Wiess Law 1001 Bissonnet |
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| “In Residence: Works by 2007 Artists-in-Residence” July 11, 2008 - September 14, 2008 Houston Center for Contemporary Craft 4848 Main St. |
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| “Defending Democracy” Emory Douglas, ASARO, Otabenga Jones & Associates June 07, 2008 - September 14, 2008 Station Museum 1502 Alabama |
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| Summer Group Show: Damon Thomas, Kathy Boortz, Debby Stevens August 23, 2008 - September 14, 2008 Buchanan Gallery 220 25th St., Galveston |
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| Ackermann’s Repository: A Window Into 19th-Century England May 24, 2008 - September 21, 2008 MFAH Caroline Wiess Law 1001 Bissonnet |
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| “From Clay to Metal” Ishmael Soto August 28, 2008 - September 25, 2008 O’Kane Gallery UofH Downtown, 1 Main St. |
![](http://bayoudawn.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/charlotte_bell_lg-125x125.jpg "Ishmael Soto \\"From Clay to Metal\\" at O\'Kane Gallery. Photo by Charlotte Bell.") |
| “Transcendental Smoothie” Mary Magsamen, Stephan Hellerbrand “The Grand Tour, Texas” Omar Vera “(Re)Vision: A Visual Preservation of Houston’s Inner Loop” Shannon Duncan “What’s in a Line” Judith Cottrell, Alex Lopez August 22, 2008 - September 27, 2008 Lawndale 4912 Main St. |
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| “END GAME: British Contemporary Art from the Chaney Family Collection” June 14, 2008 - September 28, 2008 MFAH Caroline Wiess Law 1001 Bissonnet |
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| Perspectives 162: Snow Allie Bogle, Libbie Masterson July 18, 2008 - September 28, 2008 CAMH 5216 Montrose Blvd. |
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| “NeoHooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith” June 27, 2008 - September 28, 2008 The Menil Collection 1515 Sul Ross |
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| “Heroes Alter Egos” Robert Hodge, Lovie Olivia, Michael K. Taylor, Lance Flowers August 31, 2008 - October 02, 2008 Space125 Gallery 3201 Allen Parkway, Suite 250 |
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| Sam Taylor-Wood August 02, 2008 - October 05, 2008 CAMH 5216 Montrose Blvd. |
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| “Flora/Fauna and Other Natural Concerns” Helen Altman August 23, 2008 - October 05, 2008 Galveston Arts Center 2127 Strand, Galveston |
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| “Unabridged Editions: WIVLA Print & Photography Show” July 31, 2008 - October 18, 2008 Printing Museum 1324 W. Clay St. |
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| In the Forest of Fountainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet July 31, 2008 - October 19, 2008 MFAH Audrey Jones Beck 5601 Main St. |
![](http://bayoudawn.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/art2202-125x125.jpg "Claude Monet, Bazille and Camille (Study for \\"Déjeuner sur l´herbe\\"), 1865 National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection, 1970") |
| “The Black List Project” Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, Elvis Mitchell August 03, 2008 - October 26, 2008 MFAH Caroline Wiess Law 1001 Bissonnet |
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| “The Legacy of an American Potter” Warren MacKenzie August 30, 2008 - November 30, 2008 Houston Center for Contemporary Craft 4848 Main St. |
![](http://bayoudawn.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/wm19-small-125x125.gif "\\"The Legacy of an American Potter\\" at Houston Center For Contemporary Craft.") |
| AIGA 50 Books/ 50 Covers August 28, 2008 - December 13, 2008 Printing Museum 1324 W. Clay St. |
![](http://bayoudawn.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/aiga-125x125.jpg "\\"50 Books/50 Covers\\" at the History of Printing Museum.") |
| Korean Art and Culture Initiative December 08, 2007 - December 15, 2008 MFAH Caroline Wiess Law 1001 Bissonett |
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| Suckling is Continuous: Kathy Kelley February 09, 2008 - December 31, 2008 BBAP, Freed Park Houston Ave & White Oak Dr. |
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| The Design Council 10-Year Anniversary Exhibition August 23, 2008 - January 04, 2009 MFAH Caroline Wiess Law 1001 Bissonnet |
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| “Imaginary Spaces” August 22, 2008 - March 01, 2009 The Menil Collection 1515 Sul Ross |
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| The Quest for High Bear: A Boy’s Odyssey Through Indian Country 1925-1939 August 15, 2008 - March 15, 2009 HMNS 1 Herman Circle Dr. |
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