"Texas Creatives" | Summer Showcase

Hooks-Epstein Galleries proudly presents "Texas Creatives", a showcase of the gallery’s Texas-based contemporary artists. The exhibition opening will follow the CASETA Symposium & Texas Art Fair, taking place this year in Houston from June 21-23, 2024, of which Hooks-Epstein Galleries will be a participating gallery. The "Texas Creatives" group exhibition will officially open at HEG on Saturday, June 29, 2024, with an Artists’ Reception from 4:00-7:00PM.

"Texas Creatives" is a group exhibition that will highlight the unique perspectives of the gallery’s Texas-based artists, many who are influenced by the state’s distinct regional identity in addition to its diverse cultural heritage and landscape. The exhibition also serves as a complement to CASETA (Center for the Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art), whose mission is to promote the preservation, study and appreciation of Texas visual arts and its history.

The featured Texas-based gallery artists will include: Julie Brook Alexander, Lydia Bodnar-Balahutrak, Sandi Seltzer Bryant, Angel Castelán, Marcos Hernández Chávez, Sunni Forcier, Mayuko Ono Gray, Leamon Green, Mark Greenwalt, Clara Hoag, Ann Johnson, Ronald L. Jones, Robert Kinsell, Edward Lane McCartney, Lorena Morales, Richard Neidhardt, Kermit Oliver, Kingsley Onyeiwu, Angelica Raquel, John Mark Sager, Ward Sanders, Masaru Takiguchi, Prince Varughese Thomas, and Deasa Turner.

Exhibition Dates: 
Saturday, June 29, 2024 to Saturday, August 10, 2024

cherries and coconut

Julie Brook Alexander, "cherries and coconut", 2024, archival inkjet pigmented print, i.s. 11 x 15" / f.s. 14 1/4 x 18"

Los Dos Amigos I and...

Marcos Hernández Chávez, "Los Dos Amigos I and II" (Diptych), 2022, woven yarn on hand built peg board, 48 x 52" as diptych (48 x 24" per panel)
Marcos Hernández Chávez, "Los Dos Amigos I", 2022, woven yarn on hand built peg board, 48 x 24" panel
Marcos Hernández Chávez, "Los Dos Amigos II", 2022, woven yarn on hand built peg board, 48 x 24" panel

Sole #3

Ann Johnson, "Sole #3", 2023, intaglio on bonded cotton, 9 x 9"

Seen #2

Ann Johnson, "Seen #2", 2023, intaglio on bonded cotton, 9 x 9"

Between Tears and...

Sunni Forcier, "Between Tears and Laughter", 2023, bound book, found objects, photo etchings, 8 x 11 3/4 x 1 1/2"
Sunni Forcier, "Between Tears and Laughter" (detail), 2023, bound book, found objects, photo etchings, 8 x 11 3/4 x 1 1/2"
Sunni Forcier, "Between Tears and Laughter" (book cover), 2023, bound book, found objects, photo etchings, 8 x 11 3/4 x 1 1/2"

Dancer

Clara Hoag, "Dancer", 2024, ceramic, glaze, 18 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 4 3/4"

Lasso

Clara Hoag, "Lasso", 2024, ceramic, glaze, 18 x 5 1/4 x 3 3/4"

Children's Play

Lydia Bodnar-Balahutrak, "Children's Play", 2024, charcoal, pastel, ink on collaged paper, i.s. 22 x 29" / 24 x 35" matted
Lydia Bodnar-Balahutrak, "Children's Play" (detail), 2024, charcoal, pastel, ink on collaged paper, i.s. 22 x 29" / 24 x 35" matted

Figure with Zoomorphic...

Mark Greenwalt, "Figure with Zoomorphic Head", 2024, graphite and acrylic on panel, 8 x 10 x 3"

B9S56-00029

Edward Lane McCartney, "B9S56-00029", 2024, cardboard collage on panel, 23 x 13 x 2 1/2"

Shelter L01

Lorena Morales, "Shelter L01", 2022, enamel paint and oil-based markers on layered hand-cut paper, 32 x 24"

Chasing the Sun

Kingsley Onyeiwu, "Chasing the Sun", 2021, soft pastel on paper, i.s. 15 x 12 3/4" / 19 x 17" matted

While Time Passes

Kingsley Onyeiwu, "While Time Passes", 2021, charcoal on paper, i.s. 15 x 20" / 19 x 24" matted

Theia Brines - Light...

Leamon Green, "Theia Brines - Light/Sight - Small", 2021, linoleum cut , silkscreen on paper, i.s. 17 x 17"/ f.s. 25 1/4 x 25 1/4"

Ellis Island, from An...

Prince Varughese Thomas, "Ellis Island, from An American Dreams Series", 2022, pigment print, 16 x 24", ed. 1 of 5

English Garden Series #4

"English Garden Series #4", 2024, mixed media on canvas, f.s. 36 1/2 x 24 3/4 x 1 1/2"

English Garden Series #5

"English Garden Series #5", 2024, mixed media on canvas, f.s. 36 1/2 x 24 3/4 x 1 1/2"

Smoke and Mirrors

Deasa Turner, "Smoke and Mirrors", 2019, mixed media, 13 x 12 x 3"

Despedida

Angel Castelán, "Despedida", 2024, acrylic and copper leaf on panel, 12" round

Lagrimas del Sol

Angel Castelán, "Lagrimas del Sol", 2024, acrylic and gold leaf on panel, 12" round

Neighbors (Jackrabbits)

Angelica Raquel, "Neighbors" (Jackrabbits), 2024, watercolor, color pencil, gouache, and vellum on cotton paper, i.s. 22 x 29" / f.s. 25 1/4 x 32 1/2"

18 Bubbles

Mayuko Ono Gray, "18 Bubbles", 2024, graphite on paper, i.s. 18 x 18" / f.s. 27 1/2 x 27 1/2"

Semana Santa

Kermit Oliver, "Semana Santa", 2009, acrylic on panel, 27 1/2 x 34 1/2" (Secondary Market)

Winters Bridge

Robert Kinsell, "Winters Bridge", 2016, oil on canvas, f.s. 22 1/8 x 37 3/4"

Best Wishes to the...

John Mark Sager, "Best Wishes to the Whole Town", 2022, assemblage, 24 x 7 x 7"
John Mark Sager, "Best Wishes to the Whole Town", 2022, assemblage, 24 x 7 x 7"

Boneyard

Ward Sanders, "Boneyard", 2022, assemblage, 15 x 14 x 15"

Memory of Horn

Masaru Takiguchi, "Memory of Horn", 2004, Texas pecan, 27 1/2 x 17 x 11 1/2"

Man with Dogs Barking

Richard Neidhardt (1921-2009), "Man with Dogs Barking", 1988, bronze, 9 x 3 7/8 x 12", edition 2 of 10

Sold Inventory

No Smoking

Deasa Turner, "No Smoking", 2023, mixed media, 8 x 8 x 2"

Everyday He Visited Me

Angelica Raquel, "Everyday He Visited Me" (roadrunner), 2023, hand hooked yarns, felt, embellishment, needle felted anole lizard, second hand embroidered border on monks cloth, 23 x 16"
Angelica Raquel, "Everyday He Visited Me" (detail), 2023, hand hooked yarns, felt, embellishment, needle felted anole lizard, second hand embroidered border on monks cloth, 23 x 16"
Angelica Raquel, "Everyday He Visited Me" (detail), 2023, hand hooked yarns, felt, embellishment, needle felted anole lizard, second hand embroidered border on monks cloth, 23 x 16"
Angelica Raquel, "Everyday He Visited Me" (detail), 2023, hand hooked yarns, felt, embellishment, needle felted anole lizard, second hand embroidered border on monks cloth, 23 x 16"

Annunciation

KermitOliver, "Annunciation", 1993, acrylic on paper, i.s. 19 x 15" / f.s. 29 1/2 x 26" (Secondary Market)