Visual Art in the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex
Plus Art in Texas and the Southwest
by joel Sampson, artist & designer

Loose Gravel Archival Pigment on Canvas From the Rt. 66 in Texas series © 2009 by Joel Sampson joelsampson.com

Few cities have more art or better art than we now have in the Dallas / FortWorth metroplex. From the second largest contemporary art museum in the U.S. tothe world class Nasher Sculpture Center - there is lots going on! The Dallas / Fort Worth area (called the Metroplex) also has anactive group of working artists, art centers, and many great privategalleries. In addition to our six major art museums, we have severalsmaller art museums that are very special. This non-commercial web sitelists them all with links and a few comments. We also feature the art museums in Texas and the Southwest. Texas is truly State of the Arts! And Oklahoma is OK too! We have some great art in Big D and Cowtown! Y'all come and see it! Dallas / Fort Worth Art Gallery Openings We now feature a weekly Dallas Gallery Openings page. It should be updated Sunday evening or Monday and good for the entire week. Dallas / Fort Worth Art News The Kimbell is showing Private Collections of Texas. While many of the works are via museums, many are still owned privately. It has a broad range of art and some excellent works! Don't miss it. It's up until March 21, 2010. They are also featuring Michelangelo's First Painting, which they recently purchased. Not bad! Soon in Cowtown, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is featuring an exhibit of Andy Warhol, The Last Decade. The exhibit is up until May 16th. It should be fun! The Nasher Sculpture Center is featuring Jaume Plensa thru May2. The work features letters and symbols. It's quite interesting, I like it a lot. The Dallas Museum of Art will have The Lens of Impressionism up from Febryary 21 until May 23. It features photography and paianting along the Normandy Coast, 1850 - 1874. I am expecting a great show! And it's about time. . .