Visual Art

EDITOR’S PICK

From Houston, With Love Showcases the City’s Emerging Artists

The PRAUPER powered exhibition featured work from some of the city’s most promising artists.

08/16/2021 By Amarie Gipson

Let's Get Groovy

The Work of Pop Art Icon Peter Max is Coming to Houston

Off the Wall Gallery presents a retrospective exhibition of the influential painter.

08/10/2021 By Amarie Gipson

Moving Art

Ava DuVernay's Leap Project Comes to Houston with Powerful New Mural

Located at the Houston Museum of African-American Culture.

07/20/2021 By Shelby Stewart

Color us Amazed

Edgar Medina Melds Mexico and Houston Memories Through Color

The abstract painter's retrospective "La Vida en Colores," viewable online through July 31, was recently on display in the Mexican Consulate.

07/14/2021 By Emma Schkloven

Weaving Words

Alia Ali’s Newest Exhibit Uses Textiles to Transform Your Worldview

Ali explores the complexity of language, colonialism, and culture in her exhibit opening at Foto Relevance on July 9.

07/08/2021 By Kaitlyn Miller

test your mettle

Get Suited Up and Learn about Past and Future Body Armor

The new Houston Center for Contemporary Craft exhibition, sure to please every Bayou City geek, runs through September 11.

07/07/2021 By Rebekah Kibodeaux

Space-taking

This New Sawyer Yards Art Installation Spotlights Black Women’s Unapologetic Femininity

"A Single Thread Weaves a Future" runs for six weeks starting July 10.

07/05/2021 By Adrianne Reece

très magnifique

REVIEW: Monet, Matisse, and a Lot of Their Friends

Treasures from the Bemberg Foundation are at the MFAH, their only U.S. stop, through Sept 19.

07/01/2021 By Olivia Flores Alvarez

Fun Out of the Sun

5 Immersive Art Installations to Satisfy Your Summer Escapist Soul

From color explosions to a tropical, plant-filled oasis to the immersive works of a classic painter, take your summer vacay to the next level without ever stepping foot in an airport.

06/23/2021 By Carolina Larracilla

Stay Cool

5 Museum District Exhibits You Shouldn't Miss This Summer

From a crocheted bridge to a 66 million-year-old T. rex to activist imagery, these exhibitions will help you beat the heat while also expanding your mind.

06/17/2021 By Carolina Larracilla

Paint Job

Get a Behind-the-Scenes Look at Houston’s Mass Street-Art Installation

More than 20 new murals brought a fresh coat of paint to Bayou City walls as part of last month's Big Walls Big Dreams Mural Festival.

06/15/2021 By Kaitlyn Miller

Survival and Hope

Local Voices Highlighted in Withstand: Latinx Art in Times of Conflict

The Holocaust Museum exhibition includes more than 100 pieces from Bayou City artists.

06/10/2021 By Brittany Cristiano

Capturing a Moment

Behind the Lens of FotoFest's Recording the Blur

The new photography exhibition, which opens June 5, responds to 2020, the year of shared isolation.

06/03/2021 By Olivia Flores Alvarez

Paper and Paint

Take a Closer Look at Hong Hong’s Textural Masterpieces

The interdisciplinary artist has exhibitions at Art League Houston and Asia Society. She'll also be featured in Lawndale Art Center’s "The Big Show" 2021 in June.

05/24/2021 By Rebekah Kibodeaux