TexasWAX Artists Show Their Stuff

TexasWAX artists from Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio are exhibiting new Encaustic works at Gallery M Squared during the month of May. The reception is Saturday, May 9 from 7-9 p.m. This is the first joint exhibition of all four groups.
About TexasWAX:
TexasWAX Houston was the first group to organize in November of 2007. The Dallas group followed shortly after. In February of 2008, these two groups held an exhibition in Dallas that coincided with the College Art Association Conference held there.

The Austin wax group formed not long after. San Antonio artists who were driving to Austin for meetings decided to form a chapter of their own so by the end of 2008, TexasWAX had expanded to four chapters.

Each chapter is active with its own projects and exhibitions, sometimes in collaboration with a sister chapter. This is the first collaborative project of all four chapters.

Gallery M Squared is located at 325 W. 19th Street in Houston Heights.
Gallery hours are Wed - Sat 10-6, Sunday 12-5.

Heading to Dallas

Next week promises to be busy with the CAA Conference taking up most of the week. I look forward to all the professional stimulation but mostly to visiting with friends I haven't seen in a while and to making new ones.
Our TexasWAX/Houson-Dallas exhibition coincides with the conference. The reception is Friday night, the 22nd, from 6-8 p.m. I am excited about meeting the artists in the Dallas group who did all the ground work for this exhibition. Congratulations to them all and many thanks from us here in Houston for all their efforts.

Other news to report is that I have been chosen as one of the finalist for The Hunting Art Prize, the winner of which will be announced May 3, 2008 in Houston. I don't know at this time the number of finalists in this year's group but last time there were 104 finalists chosen. Competition is steep and I am honored to be one of the artists selected this year.