Visual Art

The Must List

Bayou City Art Festival Continues to Impress Us Year After Year

The 50-plus-year-old Houston arts institution returns October 11–13, bringing in up to 20,000 people and raising money for local nonprofits.

10/07/2024 By Meredith Nudo

The Must List

Discovery Green’s New Tunnel Is Actually an Interactive Light Show

The sci-fi structure is on display until October 6 and lets you play with over 10,000 LED lights.

09/17/2024 By Meredith Nudo

Urban Beauty

Houston’s Mini Murals Turn Mundane Objects into Art

As much-needed city beautification projects flourish, the UP Art Studio initiative has grown to 400 traffic control cabinets in the past decade.

09/03/2024 By Meredith Nudo

World Famous

An Exploration of Houston’s Most Important Pieces of Art

The city is home to some great artwork, but does anything here reach Mona Lisa status?

08/29/2024 By Daniel Renfrow

Trends

Houston’s Love for Immersive Art Isn’t Entirely FOMO

Social media is a big factor piquing Houstonians’ interest in installation exhibits, but it doesn’t tell the full story.

08/27/2024 By Meredith Nudo

The Must List

VR Experience The Infinite Is the Closest Thing to Being an Astronaut

The immersive show currently on view at Sawyer Yards is well worth your time.

06/27/2024 By Meredith Nudo

Paper Culture

A New Exhibit at the MFAH Explores Black Identity through Collage

Multiplicity, on display through May 12, features over 80 collages from a group of 52 living artists.

04/02/2024 By Daniel Renfrow

Click!

This Makerspace for Photography Is the Only One of Its Kind in Houston

Flats, a woman-owned photo lab in Montrose, is home to the sole community darkroom in the city.

01/22/2024 By Daniel Renfrow

Preserving History

A New Exhibit Examines the Memories of Freedmen’s Town Through Art

A dozen artists explore the history of the Fourth Ward neighborhood in This Way at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston.

01/08/2024 By Uvie Bikomo

Home Is Where the Art Is

Houstonians Are Opening Up Their Homes to Emerging Artists

Home-based galleries are creating community in the art world by giving lesser-known local artists the opportunity to showcase their work.

09/14/2023 By Daniel Renfrow

Public Art

Houston’s Latest Murals Tell the Story of the City

In the past five years, new public artworks have beautified neighborhoods and inspired us to stop and look.

09/13/2023 Photography by Anthony Rathbun By Emma Balter

Art Power Couple

The Love Story of These Two Houston Artists Is Full of Whimsy

JooYoung Choi and Trenton Doyle Hancock use their shared vision to create wildly imaginative (and separate) comic book–inspired creative universes.

09/11/2023 By Meredith Nudo

Art with Meaning

Local LGBTQ+ Artist Making Waves

Jumper Maybach is dedicated to curbing intolerance and hate—one piece of art at a time.

04/06/2023 By Anna Rajagopal

FRIDAY Q&A

Artist Audrianna Woods on Earth Goddesses and Elephants

Local painter blends chic modern color pallets with ancient iconography.

03/17/2023 By Caleb Garling

Meet the Queens

The Bayou City Bombshell

Mistress Isabelle Brooks has cemented herself as Houston’s reigning "plus-size dancing" drag diva.

03/13/2023 By Zach McKenzie

IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES

MFAH’s New Immersive Installation Makes All of Your Worries Vanish

Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist’s installations “Pixel Forest” and “Worry Will Vanish” take over Cullinan Hall this March.

02/21/2023 By Daniel Renfrow

Local Artist Profile

A Houston-Based Contemporary Artist You Should Know: Bradley Kerl

Visual artist Bradley Kerl shares the people and places that inspire him to create.

11/25/2022 By Amarie Gipson

Local Artist Profile

A Houston-Based Contemporary Artist You Should Know: Ryan Hawk

Houston artist Ryan Hawk shares five things he loves and what inspires him to create.

11/02/2022 By Amarie Gipson

ON VIEW

Check This Out: Diane Severin Nguyen’s K-Pop-Inspired Solo at the CAMH

On the heels of Ghanaian painter Amoako Boafo’s solo presentation, the CAMH is back with the first museum solo exhibition, photo-based artist Diane Severin Nguyen.

10/31/2022 By Amarie Gipson

THINGS TO DO

Murals and More to Take Over Downtown with Massive Block Party

Muralists, artists and street art enthusiasts unite; this one's for you.

10/13/2022 By Amarie Gipson

Houstonia Magazine

Visual Art

Bayou City Art Festival Continues to Impress Us Year After Year

Discovery Green’s New Tunnel Is Actually an Interactive Light Show

Houston’s Mini Murals Turn Mundane Objects into Art

An Exploration of Houston’s Most Important Pieces of Art

Houston’s Love for Immersive Art Isn’t Entirely FOMO

VR Experience The Infinite Is the Closest Thing to Being an Astronaut

A New Exhibit at the MFAH Explores Black Identity through Collage

This Makerspace for Photography Is the Only One of Its Kind in Houston

A New Exhibit Examines the Memories of Freedmen’s Town Through Art

Houstonians Are Opening Up Their Homes to Emerging Artists

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