The Amarillo Museum of Art plays a significant role in the cultural offerings of the Texas Panhandle.  With a robust schedule of temporary exhibitions, there is always something new to experience at AMoA.  Museum visitors can expect to see outstanding works of art from a variety of sources including contemporary artists, historically significant works, and the Dr. and Mrs. William T. Price Collection that includes Indian and Southeast Asian sculpture, middle-eastern textiles, and Japanese woodblock prints.

Other significant landmarks in Amarillo include Ant Farm’s Cadillac Ranch, the original structure that inspired Ed Ruscha’s iconic painting and print series Standard Station, Amarillo, and Robert Smithson’s Amarillo Ramp (appointment only).  Centrally located in the Texas Panhandle and geographically isolated from metropolitan areas, the AMoA provides important and diverse visual arts programming. AMoA is located on the Washington Street campus of Amarillo College and is close to I-40, I-27 and historic Route 66.

For more information, visit AmarilloArt.org

The Art Museum of South Texas, an architectural gem on the Corpus Christi Bayfront, enlivens the Texas Coast with its sophisticated permanent collection as well as traveling exhibits and enrichment opportunities for adults and families.

The gleaming white walls of the AMST have been a landmark. Designed by architectural icon Philip Johnson, the three-level facility is constructed of poured white concrete and shell aggregate radiate the South Texas heat and light. Internationally renowned architect Ricardo Legorreta of Mexico designed the major 2006 expansion that features 13 rooftop pyramids as well as stunning use of color and light. The addition doubled the gallery and exhibition space and added an expanded museum store and café that overlooks the bay and ship channel.

AMST’s permanent collection includes nearly 2,000 works reflecting the museum’s focus on the Americas with interest in Texas and the region, including Mexico.

For more information, visit ArtMuseumOfSouthTexas.org

Image: Art Museun of South Texas

In Austin, Artists with Plenty to Say

Political.  Poetic.  Personal. 

These are just a few adjectives that describe the work in Words/Matter: Latin American Art and Language at the Blanton, on view through May 26 at Austin’s Blanton Museum of Art.

And here’s another must-see.

You really don’t want to miss this show, featuring 50 artists from across Latin America using language, letters, and words to make statements that range from the thought-provoking to the playful. It’s a colorful and diverse exhibition of more than 150 works that include sculpture, screen prints, and even Mail Art. What’s more, this timely exhibition highlights one of the Blanton’s undeniable strengths, its renowned Latin American Art collection. Notable artists such as Carlos Amorales, Ana Bella Geiger, Lilian Porter, and Joaquin Torres-Garcia are included.

Whether you’re in Austin for a business deal or a graduation celebration, make time to see Words/Matter. Chances are, you’ll leave with yet another word in mind: inspired.

For more information visit BlantonMuseum.org

Image: Make Tacos Not War by Alejandro Diaz. On loan by Carolyn Farb, Houston

David Larned is a nationally renowned portrait painter based in Houston. He paints commissioned portraits for both private families and public institutions alike. Recently he completed a double portrait of former President George H.W. and former First Lady Barbara Bush for Methodist Hospital in Houston.

His paintings hang in museums, state capitals, court houses, universities, hospitals, clubs, corporations, and many private homes from Texas to Singapore. To see more of his work, or commission a painting, you can connect directly.

For more information, visit DavidLarned.com

Image: Former President George H.W. Bush and Former First Lady Barbara Bush

InSight Gallery represents a select group of the finest painters and sculptors living and working today in landscape, figurative, impressionistic, still life, wildlife and Western art. We are located in charming Fredericksburg, Texas, a thriving tourist destination in the Hill Country.

Housed in a beautifully restored building that originally dates to 1907, InSight Gallery boasts 8,000 square feet of show space in an environment designed to feel like a museum. Home to numerous award winning Prix de West, Autry/Masters of the American West, Quest for the West, Briscoe Night of Artists, Cowboy Artists of America (CAA), American Impressionist Society Masters and Oil Painters of America (OPA) signature members and Master Artist, InSight Gallery has a diverse body of work at any given time.

Sixty of the most well-recognized representational artists from throughout the United States, and six from overseas, are all housed under one roof making InSight Gallery a must see destination for art lovers.

For more information, visit InsightGallery.com

Image: Awaiting the Great Spirits by Jeremy Winborg, Oil, 30×34.5

Spend Memorial Day weekend in the beautiful Hill Country at the 6^th Annual Kerrville Festival of the Arts.  Held May 25^th and 26^th in historic downtown Kerrville, this outdoor juried show features the work of more than 120 artists working in mediums including painting, sculpture, glass, metal work, fiber, jewelry, leather and photography. Artisans and crafters from across the state and beyond offer high-quality creations to suit everyone’s taste and budget. 

Exhibitors include Houston artist Inga Godejord whose one-of-a-kind hand-painted designs on French Jacquard silk dyes are exquisite, and award-winning Austin goldsmith Steve Kriechbaum, whose timeless jewelry creations encompass both traditional and contemporary elements. Hill Country wood sculptor Ted Armulowicz creates heirloom-quality pieces sourced with wood from natural habitats, influenced with organic simplicity and natural edges and  hand finished with natural oils.

For more information, visit  KVArtFest.org

Looking for that perfect Hill Country vista to hang above the mantle? Or, perhaps a more contemporary piece to tie your living space together? Whatever your taste may be, River’s Edge Gallery is sure to have that perfect piece to breathe life into your home. 

Aside from beautiful, traditional and contemporary works of art we also specialize in custom framing and fine art printing. We use museum materials so your treasures will last and we also specialize in shadowboxing heirlooms and in the restoration and cleaning of oil paintings. We have established an artists’ guild, The Big Bag Art Gang, which will be here painting new pieces before your eyes as we showcase the talent of these contemporary artists. Stop in and strike up a conversation with our local artist and be sure to bring your friends. 

For more information, visit RiversEdgeGallery.net

In today’s world we are inundated with immediacy, with more demands on our attention than we can accommodate. A century ago, we had more time to reflect on the importance of our legacies and how we wished to be remembered.

Throughout history, the portrait has defined how an individual has been remembered. Great care has always gone into its preparation and creation.

KGS Studios offers you a place to commission your own portrait as past generations did theirs. Here, you choose how you wish to be remembered and we have the ability to execute your vision masterfully.

It’s no mistake that people from all over the world are choosing us to craft their legacy. Learn what they know by scheduling a visit.

For more information, visit www.KGSStudios.com

Contemporary artist Tracy Williams addresses the place of and beyond an earthly plane, inspired by the wonders of flora and fauna, land and sky. 

Abstract expressionism is rooted by a family legacy of artists. Williams often returns to memories of producing art at an early age: clay-making and discovering color. This influence energized Williams to produce a more committed body of work, and still guides her study today. 

Her paintings demonstrate continuity and meditation in movement through the energy, emotion, and gestural exploration of her brush stroke, line and color mixtures. 

Williams lives in San Antonio and creates in her personal studio. Her work has been exhibited locally at Blue Star Contemporary, The McNay Museum of Art, Southwest School of Art, AnArte Gallery, and the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. 

For more information, visit TracyWilliamsContemporary.com

World Record Results: Over $1,000,000 sold in Texas and Western art in 2018.

Since 2013, Vogt Galleries has been a leader in the growing Texas Art auction market. Based in Dallas and San Antonio, fine art specialist Katy Alexander curates quarterly Texas art auctions and takes pride in making this category stand out as one of our most popular and successful. Save the date for auctions in August and October 2019.

We are always seeking quality consignments in Texas Art from the following artists and others like: Julian Onderdonk, Robert Onderdonk, Jose Arpa, G. Harvey, Porfirio Salinas, Jose Vives-Atsara, Dawson Dawson-Watson, Mary Bonner, Frank Reaugh, Helen Hunter, Rolla Taylor, Robert Wood, Paul Rodda Cook, W.A. Slaughter, Exa Wall, Santa Duran, Harry Anthony De Young, DeForrest Judd, Everett Spruce, and Otis Dozier. 

Contact Katy Alexander for a complimentary evaluation of your collection or estate.

For more information, visit VogtAuction.com

Image: Etching by Mary Bonner