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| Heating up with Sergio MAY 2012 Sergio the G talks about his series of "Heat" prints, part of his current show at Kirk Hopper Fine Art, in this video by Jun Kang. Also, read about the show on Known Gallery's blog and at Berlin Art Link. |
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| Engelstein a hit at the DAF APRIL 2012 We hope you found time to stop by our booth at the Dallas Art Fair last week. Sharon Engelstein brought in a large floor installation filled with "vividly hued cuddling/copulating amoeboid forms," which was mentioned by both KERA's Art&Seek and Glasstire. Read the reviews: Glasstire review Art&Seek review |
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 Sharon Engelstein, "Hosers," 2012 |
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| Join KHFA at the Dallas Art Fair APRIL 2012 Located at the Fashion Industry Gallery, adjacent to the Dallas Museum of Art in the revitalized downtown Arts District, the 2012 Dallas Art Fair will feature over 75 prominent national and international art dealers representing painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography, video and installation by modern and contemporary artists. The Dallas Art Fair runs Friday, April 13 through Sunday, April 15. Drop by Booth F9 and say hi! KHFA page at Dallas Art Fair |
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| Haveron and Eriksson speak at Gallery MARCH 2012 Join us Saturday, March 10, 3:00-5:00 pm, when Bill Haveron will elaborate on his current solo exhibition, Optic Nerve, in our Main Gallery; Jack Eriksson will discuss and demonstrate his interactive installation, End Games, currently on display in our Outdoor Gallery. Both are on view through March 24. Haveron will answer questions and shed light on the symbols and dream worlds depicted in his latest body of work. The audience will be encouraged to interact with Eriksson's End Games. His installations use humor to highlight the awkwardness of everyday situations and as he states, "the banality of social relationships." |
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 Jack Eriksson, End Games, 2012 |
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| Lima on Florentin: inscrutable and scrupulous FEBRUARY 2012 Writing in D Magazine, Ben Lima of UTA's Art and Art History is taken with the combination of straightforward depiction and enigmatic narrativity evident in Bryan Floretin's recent show at KHFA. "Whether handled by CSI or CIA, the power of all such things relies on the potential of a single, mundane, otherwise overlooked object to serve as the clue that leads an investigating viewer to uncover the truth of what actually happened." D Magazine article |
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 Bryan Florentin, Inscrutable Evidence, installation view |
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| Dallas Observer blogs on Du Chau JANUARY 2012 The Observer's Jamie Laughlin paid a visit to KHFA and was entranced by Du Chau's "shimmering waterfall of music wires, hundreds of them, cascading out along a horizontal line . . . like pendulums filled with untapped kinetic force," and the story of the artist who inspired the piece. Dallas Observer posting |
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 Du Chau, "Inch by Inch," installation (detail) |
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| Bess and Masullo in Whitney Biennial DECEMBER 2011 Kirk Hopper Fine Art is pleased to announce that Forrest Bess and Andrew Masullo were selected for the Whitney Museum of American Art 2012 Biennial. The two artists were featured in an exhibit at Kirk Hopper Fine Art last October. The Biennial takes place March 1 through May 27, 2012. Whitney Biennial |
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 Forrest Bess, untitled, oil on canvas, 9" x 12", 1957 |
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| Sergio spotted on Trendland DECEMBER 2011  Read more |
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| Soner + 20' x 30' concrete NOVEMBER 2011 Join us December 10 for Gary Bishop and Martin Delabano openings, and don't forget to step into our outdoor courtyard, where local graffiti artist Soner has the full run of the 20' x 30' concrete wall. |
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| Booker and Bott in AMSET show NOVEMBER 2011 Paul Booker, currently showing Curved Amber Rectangles #2 at the gallery, and H.J. Bott, who will be showing here next year, are both part of "Obsessive Worlds" at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. See the show through January 8. Read more |
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 H.J. Bott, "Quadraphonic Strawberry," from the AMSET show |
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| Eat Your Art Out with CADD Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas invite you to "Eat Your Art Out," a mystery destination dinner on Saturday, January 28, 2012 from 6:30-10:00 pm. Cocktails and dinner at a mystery destination will be followed by dessert, then "shockingly good" entertainment at the McKinney Avenue Contemporary. Mystery destinations may include a collector's home, an artist's studio, or another artistic, yet unknown location in the Dallas area. More on CADD site |
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| Haveron in 2012 NOVEMBER 2011 Gallery Director Liliana Bloch (at right) visits Bill Haveron's studio. Bill was part of the Sex/Twist exhibition and has since become part of KHFA's permanent roster. He is scheduled to show nine new works of art next year at Kirk Hopper Fine Art. |
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| "Aching with an intensity and fervor of ideas" OCTOBER 2011 Read Lucia Simek's article in Glasstire about the current Forrest Bess and friends show: "Bess's work is powerful in its preciousness—aching with an intensity and fervor of ideas that, even for its size, challenges the monolithic works by his AB EX contemporaries at the mid-century, when most of his works on view here were made. Certainly, because of their scale, and the crude handmade frames, Bess's work immediately reads in an intimate, spiritually-leaded way. Each painting testifies to the urgency of the artist to record the visions that populated his imagination." Read full article |
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 Forrest Bess, untitled, gouache on paper, 9" x 11.75", 1951 |
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| "Sex/Twist . . . intellectual rather than smutty"! JULY 2011 Nice writeup in Glasstire about the current show: "The concept behind this group show derives from Michel Foucault's History of Sexuality. Curator Liliana Bloch had the idea swimming in her head for years: visual representations of a claim to sexual freedom that does not actually own up to our prudish modern behaviors. The only preparation you need before entering the gallery is to think about sex. I admit that I have, on occasion, done so. From the moment I walked in the door, I felt I was invading privacy, but I just couldn't stop looking. . . . " Read full article |
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 Sharon Engelstein, "Triplet," 10' x 10' x 10', fabric and forced air, 2002 |
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| Alejandro Diaz Ayala: exploring, refining, and maturing JUNE 2011 Kent Boyer pays a visit to the current show at KHFA and comes away with a vivid description. From the review: "Anyone who has painted knows that the most precipitous time in the entire creation process is to know when the painting is finished. Painters like Diaz, who are bold enough to leave blank canvas and incomplete images in their finished work, have already mastered one of the hardest disciplines in art—that is, stopping when they know the work is finished." Read the review |
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 "Cristina n NYC," mixed media on canvas, 24" x 24" |
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| Carlos Donjuan Speaks with CBSDFW.com MAY 2011 In this online interview, Carlos discusses the role graffiti played in his early artistic formation and continues to play, the ongoing merging of his academic training with street influences, and his thoughts on the Dallas art scene. Read the interview |
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 Carlos Donjuan at work in his studio |
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| Sited and Situated: A Brief Account of Art Places in Texas MAY 2011 This year's Texas Biennial invited five recently completed or in-process Texas-sited projects to be part of the exhibition. Each project engages natural, architectural or social landscapes particular to Texas.
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 "Field of Vision," Bert L. Long, Jr. |
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| Bert Long in "Art In The Garden: Texas Uprising" MARCH 2011 KHFA's Bert Long contributed to a March show at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, along with other members of the Texas Sculptors Group. The exhibit was co-sponsored by the Botanical Garden and Blue Star Contemporary Art Center and was curated by Lilly Wei, a New York-based independent curator, essayist and critic. Full article |
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| "My name is Adriana Carvalho" APRIL 2011 ArtHash conducted a fascinating interview with KHFA's Adriana Carvalho, delving into stories of mythology, garments as metaphor, vulnerability, and Adriana's taste in sandwiches. Read the interview |
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| KHFA at Suite Art Fair APRIL 2011 Artwork by Frank Tolbert, Erick Maybury, John Alexander, Carlos Donjuan, Alejandro Diaz and Michael Arcieri. Belmont Hotel, Room 48, 901 Fort Worth Avenue, Dallas. April 8-10, 11 am-7 pm; preview gala April 7, 8-11 pm. More details here |
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| Bert Long in San Angelo MARCH 2011 KHFA's Bert Long is putting up a 1-man show at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts this summer. The opening reception will be held the evening of July 7, and an artist talk the following day. Museum website |
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 Bert Long. Photo J.R. Comptom |
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| Sour Grapes in at Dallas Contemporary FEBRUARY 2011 The Oak Cliff collective of artists, designers, printmakers and photographers known as Sour Grapes—including KHFA's Carlos Donjuan—recently put up "Rest in Power" at the Dallas Contemporary. As part of the show, the group created two major wall paintings—an interior that pays homage to fallen heroes and fellow artists, and an exterior depicting four giant paletas in honor of a string of Dallas ice cream vendors that were the victims of violence several years ago. View the video |
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| X2 tells all FEBRUARY 2011 KHFA's Kayla Brown conducts a "frank" dialog with our December/January exhibitor, Frank X. Tolbert 2, speaking about his current body of portraiture, Otis Dozier, Flatbed Press, and his upcoming show at Kirk Hopper Fine Art. Read the interview |
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| Message to Dallas: embrace art! FEBRUARY 2011 Creative Time Consulting has published the results of a yearlong study of the Dallas art community with the SMU Meadows Prize Report. The researchers looked at Dallas's strengths and helping to identify potential areas for growth. As part of this process, Creative Time made regular trips to Dallas to meet with artists, curators, collectors, gallery owners, visual and performing arts organization leaders, school administrators, philanthropists, writers, community organizers, and city officials, taking note of impressions, common issues, unique perspectives, and ideas, both big and small. Read the report |
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| Sergio and Adriana scope out Miami DECEMBER 2010
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| KHFA artists part of New American Paintings NOVEMBER 2010 Three gallery exhibitors were included in New American Paintings, a juried exhibition-in-print, which is curated by Toby Kamps, Senior Curator at Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston. The esteemed curator featured work by Carlos Donjuan, Alejandro Diaz Ayala and Erick Maybury in this large and important artist competition. New American Paintings website |
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| Bert Long featured in new book NOVEMBER 2010
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| Adriana Carvalho in Weisman Foundation show SEPTEMBER 2010
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| Delabano receives Distinguished Texas Artist Award AUGUST 2010 Martin Delabano has been selected by the Fort Worth Community Arts Center as its 2010 Distinguished Texas Artist. An exhibition of Martin's work will be on display at the Center in September and October, with a reception Saturday, September 11 from 6:00-9:00 pm. The pieces included in this mixed-media exhibition feature textural assemblages of hundreds of found objects. "Layered, stacked and packed into the frame, life's discarded minutiae coalesce into a singular narrative. It's abstract, yet deliberate; full, but not chaotic. The overall effect is one of abundance, of visual wealth," says art historian Elizabeth Delaney of Delabano's artwork. The Fort Worth Community Arts Center is located at 1300 Gendry Street. Hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm and Saturday, 10:00 am-5:00 pm. |
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| Bert the film JULY 2010 "Bert," a production of Just Right Films, will have its Dallas premiere at The Mac on August 6 at 7:00 pm. The event is sponsored by The Mac and KHFA. The McKinney Avenue Contemporary is located at 3120 McKinney Avenue. Call 214-953-1212 for more information. |
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 "My Loving Wife," acrylic on canvas with paper, 53" x 29" |
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| Rosane Volchan O'Conor debuts new wall installation MAY 2010
O'Conor's creations reflect a lifelong fascination with biology, music, and the rhythms of the natural world. This focus is clearly portrayed in her colorful and biological monoprints and organic wall installations, with their free-floating ecosystems featuring microorganisms and cellular structures from land, sea, and the human form. |
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 Installation in progress |
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| Diaz wins Kobes Prize MAY 2010 KHFA's Alejandro Diaz Ayala was the recipient of a cash prize awarded by the Kobes Arts Foundation at the Dallas Contemporary's WISH! auction this past Saturday. Diaz is currently creating art for his first solo show at KHFA, tentatively scheduled for February 2011. If you would like to stay updated on the progress of work, please send an email to the gallery with "Alex Diaz" as the subject and you will periodically receive previews of the art before the exhibit opens. |
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 "What I Was Becoming." oil and acrylic on canvas, 40" x 29" |
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| Bert Long at the Jung Center in Houston MAY 2010 Houston art scene fixture Bert Long presents 18 new pieces at the Jung Center based on The Red Book, Carl Jung's personal art journal. Jung's artwork was based largely on the symbolism of dreams, and Long mines his own personal unconscious for this show, incorporating elements evocative of Jung's personal style. Many of Long's works utilize collage; assemblages of objects with paintings. Long's work shows at the Jung Center April 17-May 28, 2010. Stay tuned for more on Long's The Red Book, coming to KHFA in July. Also see the Dallas premiere of Riding the Tiger (see story below) at the Dallas Video Festival this summer. |
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 From the Jung Center exhibition |
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| Cheech Marin pays us a visit MAY 2010 Cheech Marin, who holds one of the largest private collections of Chicano art in the United States, paid a visit to KHFA to view works by Carlos Donjuan, purchasing artwork for his traveling exhibitions. Photos of the visit |
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 Marin with KHFA artists |
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| Sergio Garcia wins big at Celebrate Texas Art 2010 JANUARY 2010 Our own Sergio Garcia (the "G") took the First Place award of $5,000 at the Assistance League of Houston's Celebrate Texas Art 2010 exhibition. The show was juried by John Zarobell, Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Celebrate Texas Art 2010 runs January 14 to February 19 at Williams Tower Gallery in Houston. Congratulations, Sergio! |
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 Its not always easy to tell whats real and whats fabricated, 42" by 50" tall |
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| Charge it, point it, zoom it, click it JANUARY 2010
Check out "Lens Master," Bishop in the latest issue of Dallas Modern Luxury |
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 Cowboy with Camera, Pueblo, Colo., capture date 1970, print date 2009, 49" x 74", photographic print |
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| Sam Scott Honorary Artist 2010 JANUARY 2010 Sam Scott's canvases embody a vision of "brave beauty" that has motivated him since his youth. Arising from nearly seven decades of life experiences, the paintings invite a dialogue that offers fresh revelations, time over time, to those who are attentive to them. The Santa Fe Gallery Association's ARTsmart has chosen Sam Scott as the featured artist in their annual ARTfeast, a weekend of artful events combined with sensational savories and drink, the proceeds from which benefit art programs for Santa Fe's youth. Scott will also be working with students at Capital High School and Santa Fe High School. |
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| Bert Long video documents Ike DECEMBER 2009
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 Hell and High Water: Bolivar after Ike, color video, 8:14 min |
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| Carvalho interview in The Lead DECEMBER 2009 "The Developed World: Adriana Carvalho Juxtaposes Women and Work" spotlights the Brazilian-born and Miami Beach-based artist's latest body of work: dresses shaped out of metal pieces such as tin can lids and pop-tops, and elaborate corsets and ball gown-like sculptures made of ironic materials. Read the interview |
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| Yui Kugimiya work online at MoMA DECEMBER 2009 One of the four artists in the current show at KHFA, Command, Shift, Tab, Return, Delete, Yui Kugimiya's video work is also part of the Museum of Modern Art's digital archives. View online gallery at MOMA |
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 The Love Story, video (color, sound), 2:22 min |
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| Ansen Seale at Land Heritage Institute OCTOBER 2009
More photos of "The Corn Crib" |
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OCTOBER 2009 KHFA's Carlos Donjuan is showing works at the Victoria Museum in Victoria Texas, from October 22 to November 22, after which the works will travel to The Station Museum in Houston. |
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| McCullough at Picnic in the Park SEPTEMBER 2009
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| Artadia Award winner Floyd Newsum AUGUST 2009
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 Ghost Series Sirigu, "Janie's Apron" |
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| Carvalho's Quinceanera at Chicago's Columbia College AUGUST 2009 For young Latino girls, the Quinceanera is one of the most important moments in their youth. "Layer Cake: Tales from a Quinceanera" explores this coming out ritual in all its tension, delight, embarrassment, desire, joy, pride, confusion and beauty. Adriana Carvalho's one-woman show at Columbia College's C33 Gallery runs September 8 to October 28. |
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| Carlos Donjuan part of Marin collection AUGUST 2009 Two paintings by KHFA artist Carlos Donjuan have been acquired by the prestigious Cheech Marin collection. Cheech Marin holds one of the largest private collections of Chicano art in the United States. Carlos' work can be seen at KHFA and as part of a group show this August at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin. |
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| Roberta Harris to join KHFA AUGUST 2009
Online interview with Roberta Harris on iliveindallas.com |
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 "Charlie's Angels," 2007, 48" x 60", oil and mixed media on canvas |
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AUGUST 2009 Brazilian Artist Rosane Volchan O'Conor will be showing Linhas Sinapticas—a new series of monoprints and wall installations—at the Centro Cultural dos Correios in Rio de Janeiro from August 12 till September 13, 2009. Rosa has been selected as a 2009 Summer Studio Artist at Project Row Houses this summer. |
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| ". . . inferno of passion as an artist" JUNE 2009
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| Mural of a lifetime NOVEMBER 2008
Houston Chronicle article "Bert Long mural of a lifetime" |
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 Still from "Mural of a Lifetime," video by Brett Coomer, November 2008 |
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Art Lies: A Contemporary Art Journal invited University of Texas Professor Richard Brettell to contribute a personal account of art places in Texas. Looking back nearly forty years, his recollection establishes a prehistory to recent site-responsive practices while making clear that embracing such projects (both as viewers and scholars) is necessary to any understanding of Texas art. One of Brettell's stops was Bert Long's "Field of Vision" garden, originally installed in Houston's Fifth Ward and moved to the Third Ward, which has become an ongoing collaboration between local vandals and community members, who continually rebuild it.
Texas Artists Today is a lively, lavishly illustrated volume offering a fresh take on mid-career players upon the rich canvas of Texas's art scene. Sixty-two artists are surveyed via insider studio tours, portraits, and examples of their work, accompanied by concise essays that elucidate each talent's intent, inspiration, and working methods. KHFA's Bert Long appears in the pages and will be participating in numerous book signings through November and December.
A wonderful article was written by Everett Taasevigen about artist Bert Long Jr. The words describe his home, studio space, vegetable garden and accomplishments as an artist. Read the full article on the 
