Bernd Haussmann - is participating in a group exhibit at the residence of the US Ambassador to NATO in Brussels, Belgium. The exhibition was organized by ART in Embassies Program, curator Camille Benton.

Bob at work. The Austin Museum of Art's Austin Visual Arts Association has just presented Bob 'Daddy-o' Wade with its Collectors Circle Award. 2009 is the inaugural year for this award.
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J.T. Grant was recently featured in the Visual Art Source Newsletter. His exhibition, The Sin Eater and the Anchorite, was reviewed by Anna Caplan. Click here to read the review: Go to visualartsource.com. The review can also be seen in the November inaugural issue of Art+Culture.

Cecil Touchon was featured in the September issue of House Beautiful Magazine, in an article on the home of Los Angeles interior designer Windsor Smith.

In July, Cecil Touchon curated Fluxhibition #3 at The Gallery in the E.H. Hereford University Center at the University of Texas at Arlington in Arlington, Texas. This was the largest exhibition dedicated to contemporary Fluxus/Assemblage box artists ever assembled in the history of the Fluxus community. The exhibition featured works from artists from around the world and was promoted by Yoko Ono, who was once a member of the Fluxus Movement. Click here to read more about Fluxhibition #3: Go to "art & seek" Touchon was also part of an international exhibition entitled A Book About Death that opened September 10, 2009 during which the world premiere of Touchon’s Requiem of Rubber Bands was performed.

Tom Hollenback's painting Volumetric Painting-Orange, is being featured in an exhibition at the Ford Gallery at Eastern Michigan University. The exhibition, Contemporary Painting, will be on view October 5 - November 5, 2009. Curated by Michael Reddy and Amy Sacksteder, the exhibition investigates the role of painting in today's art world. It is an invitational survey of contemporary painting featuring the work of artists from across the country with works in a variety of paint media and approaches.

Artist Benito Huerta will be featured in the upcoming exhibition Menudo: Chicano Art from the Cheech Marin Collection at the Art Museum of South Texas. The exhibit features works from the performer Cheech Marin’s renowned private collection and is on display September 17, 2009 - January 3, 2009. This collection highlights the religious, social and political life of Chicanos. Shown: Noches de la Frontera, oil on canvas, 84” x 84”, Cheech Marin Collection

Julie Lazarus has been awarded a commission by Fort Worth Public Art to create two works for the new Westside Water Treatment Plant. The first, a watercolor, is the inspiration for a tile mosaic that will be displayed on the exterior entrance wall. The second is an oil painting that has a visual and conceptual relationship to the mosaic work. Both pieces celebrate water as a natural resource and reference the technology used in the new plant.

The McNay Art Museum in San Antonio has asked Randall Reid to participate in the Museum’s Artist Looking at Art Series in August 2010. The ALA Series asks artists to not only display their work in the museum’s galleries, but also give a presentation about the work on display and its relation to the McNay’s Collection. Randall’s works will be on display August - September 2010 with his presentation on August 12, 2010.

Benito Huerta will be featured in two upcoming exhibitions in San Antonio. The University of Texas San Antonio on the main campus, which will feature a solo exhibition called Shock & Awe. The reception is July 9 from 6-8 pm and will continue till August 14. The second show is called Texas Drawing 1 at the Southwest School of Art and Craft, July 2-Septemper 6. The reception is July 2, 5:30- 7:30. CLICK HERE TO SEE IT!

Billy Hassell has been awarded a Residency at the Vermont Studio Center, a prominent artists' and writers' Residency Program which hosts visual artists and writers from across the country and around the world.

Billy will have a three week residency at the Studio Center which is located along the Gihon River in Johnson, Vermont, a village in the heart of the northern Green Mountains. It should provide wonderful inspiration for Billy’s contemporary, naturalist works!

(Image - Billy Hassell, Oriole, 2008, Lithograph)

J.T. Grant was one of the 18 Texas artists whose ornament decorates the White House Christmas tree this year. Each year the First Lady selects a theme for the Blue Room’s Christmas tree, a tradition that began with Former First Lady Jacquelyn Kennedy. This year First Lady Laura Bush invited each congress member to select an artist to design a Christmas Tree ornament. Each ornament reflects the spirit of the congress member’s respective district. Grant’s design consists of four oil paintings signifying the distinct emblems of Fort Worth: the clock tower from the old Tarrant County courthouse, a Bass Hall angel, a longhorn and her calf, and an F-35 jet just after takeoff. The bulb is accented with gold filigree and tiny Austrian crystals. Grant’s exquisite ornament was recently featured in the Star- Telegram on December 10 along with other Texas artists who provided ornaments as well.

The Museum of Texas Tech University has just acquired a work by Joe Guy, Concealment. This wall relief is constructed of graphite on paper stretched over wood. In a statement Guy commented, “To evoke the “presence of emptiness” in the image is this artist’s highest goal.”

Ken Dixon, Kenneth J. Hale, Luther Smith, and Richard Thompson’s works will be on exhibit at The Juanita Harvey Art Gallery at Midwestern State University. The exhibition, Thirty Year Selected Retrospective: Midwestern State University Art Gallery 1978-2008, will continue through Friday, January 9, 2009. The gallery features a selection of 29 artists who have presented their work over the past thirty years at this artistic establishment.

Ken Hale Feast of the Gods, 2007 Digital prints with collage	Richard Thompson Horizon Mountain Morning, 2007 Oil on wood panel	Ken Dixon Female Rufous & Labyrinth, 2008 Acrylic on wood & wood engraving
Luther Smith #2 Trinity River; Rockwood Park, Fort Worth, TX, 1995 c- Printer

Jane Helslander and Julie Lazarus are two of the three finalists for the Westside Water Treatment Plant project with Fort Worth Public Art. The artist chosen for the project will be announced in the spring of 2009.

Jane Helslander Cascading Arcs, 2008 Paint, collage, mixed media on canvas

Julie Lazarus Abstracted Reflections: Venice I, 2008 Acrylic, mixed media on canvas

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Untitled, a pastel drawing by Judy Youngblood has recently been acquired by the Dallas Museum of Art through contribution from The Barrett Collection. These works are currently included in the exhibition Lone Star Legacy II: The Barrett Collection of Contemporary Texas Art at the Dallas Museum of Art. The exhibition will remain on view through September 14th. Judy Youngblood’s work Washed Away is also currently included in Biennial Southwest at the Albuquerque Museum of Art.

A mixed-media work by Patrick Kelly has also recently been acquired by the Dallas Museum of Art through the contribution from The Barrett Collection. These works are currently included in the exhibition Lone Star Legacy II: The Barrett Collection of Contemporary Texas Art at the Dallas Museum of Art. The exhibition will remain on view through September 14th.

“The Amon Carter Museum has announced recent acquisitions of works into their photography collection by Steve Watson and Luther Smith. The works acquired are Cups in Fence, Mansfield, Texas, 2001 and Mum, Grapevine, Texas, 2002 by Steve Watson and Dead Horses, Grassfire near Carbon, Texas, 2006 by Luther Smith. The photographs will be included in the exhibition, Masterworks of American Photography, up at the Amon Carter through November 16, 2008.”

Richard Thompson will exhibit three new works at the Kellog Museum, California State University in September. Richard's work will also be included in a Thirty Year Selected Retrospective Exhibition Nov. 7, 2008 - Jan. 9, 2009 at the University Art Gallery of Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls. The exhibition highlights artists who have exhibited in that institution's thirty year history. A catalog will be produced for the exhibition.

Robert McAn will be our featured artist for Fall Gallery Night on September 6th. The exhibition, titled Identity Theory, will exhibit new works including mixed-media on canvas and mixed-media sculpture, incorporating shredded media from the artists' personal archives- art periodicals, tax returns, mortgage documents, & credit card statements. The cold nature of the original documents is transformed into warm, colorful, theatrical, and tactile abstract works.

Check out Jeff Mueller's work in the current volume of Studio Visit, a juried publication of international artists that is available at major book stores. Jeff has two works illustrated, one a large installation piece, each incorporating anonymous graffiti found in public spaces...often bathroom walls. Jeff uses this graffiti text in combination with iconic imagery, creating visual conversations & narratives that offer the viewer humor, enlightenment and knowledge. His compositions are created through low relief installations, emulsion, powder-coated copper and vinyl.

John Holt Smith and Mark Stephen Smith will be included in Field of Color: Seven Contemporary Artists at the Art Museum of South Texas. The exhibition features selected artists from Texas whose work expands the viewer's idea of contemporary art. It will open September 19, 2008 and remain on view through December 28, 2008.

John Holt Smith will also participate in the Kimbell Art Museum's ongoing series, The Artist's Eye on May 17, 2008. Moderated by C. D. Dickerson, John Holt will provide insights into the world of a professional artist and will relate contemporary art to works from the Kimbell Museum's collection.

Benito Huerta will be the focus of two solo exhibitions this upcoming year. First, the Mexican American Cultural Center in Austin, TX will show Intermezzo: Benito Huerta from March 8 to August 24, 2008. The Latino Cultural Center in Dallas, TX will also show Entr'acte: Benito Huerta from May 10 to July 12, 2008. Benito's works can also be seen in several upcoming group exhibitions including Continuum: Innovative Prints from 1992-2002 at Pyramid Atlantic in Silver Springs, Maryland; the Texas Chair Project at the Austin Museum of Art, and the UTA Faculty Biennial IX, at the University of Texas at Arlington. Benito has additionally completed public installation pieces for the Mexican American Cultural Center in Austin and for Park Design Enhancements in Fort Worth. His work was also added to the public collection of Microsoft Corporation in Renton, WA.

Jeff Mueller's work will be in included in the national juried group show 12x12 - A Small Works Show juried by Dave Hickey. Jeff also has a spread in Studio Visit Magazine Vol. 1, featuring two large images of his work.

Stephen Daly and Sevan Melikyan are both finalists in the Hunting Art Prize. The Prize, sponsored by the international oil services company Hunting PLC, is a Texas-wide competition open to established and emerging artists. The Prize has earned a reputation for identifying distinguished artists. Their works will be displayed at a gala on May 3rd when the winner will be announced.

Stephen Daly has also been invited to participate in a residency at Can Serrat, a three month residency for artists and writers near Barcelona, Spain.

Untitled, St. I by Judy Youngblood is included in Sixty Square Inches 16th Biennial Small Print Exhibition at Purdue University Galleries in West Lafayette, IN. The exhibition runs from January 7 to February 17, 2008. Rough Seas will also be included in Fathom at Texas State University San Marcos. It will be on view from February 12 until March 20, 2008.

Ken Dixon's works included in the Texas Exhibition Amistad traveled to the Museum of Modern Art in Trujillo, Peru from the National Museum in Lima, Peru. His work also appeared in an invitational group exhibition of Texas artists, Camp Marfa in October in conjunction with the Chinati Foundation Annual Conference. He will have an upcoming exhibition at William Campbell Contemporary Art, from May 10 to June 14, titled Sacred Landscapes, Recent Works.

Jane Helslander recently traveled New York City where she met one of her heroes, Louise Bourgeois. Jane had a chance to show and discuss her work with other artists in a salon hosted by Bourgeois, who began hosting these salons for artists over thirty years ago as a way to maintain interaction with the art community. Jane's large oil on canvas Nocturne was also recently added into the StatOil Collection in Houston, TX.

Bob Wade 'Daddy-o's' Texas Tales will be exhibited at the Museum of the Southwest, Midland, TX from April 4 until June 5, 2008 with an opening reception on April 4th. Bob's work will also be featured on the cover of Fort Worth Business Press's "Energy Report" on March 3. An interview with Bob about his work by Mike Price will also be included.

Cedar Park Hospital in Austin, TX commissioned three large mixed-media paintings by Randall Reid for their gallery within the hospital. Randall will also be included in a three person exhibition at the Grace Museum in Abilene, TX and a solo exhibition at St. Edwards University in Austin, TX.