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

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Few cities have more art or better art than we now have in the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex. From the second largest contemporary art museum in the U.S. to the 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 feature a weekly Dallas Gallery Openings page. It is updated every Sunday evening or Monday and good for the entire week. Dallas / Fort Worth and Texas Art News The Age of Picasso and Matisse: Modern Masters from the Art Institute of Chicago, will run through Feb. 16, 2014, at the Kimbell. It’s the only venue for the exhibit. The exhibit features nearly 100 works, including 10 by Pablo Picasso and 10 by Henri Matisse. It is the largest loan of its kind from the Art Institute. A must see! Also at the Kimbell, the new Piano Pavilion is open! Dallas Museum of Art - Hopper Drawing: A Painter’s Process, thru February 16, 2014. MFA Houston - The Age of Impressionism: Great French Paintings from the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute is up until March 23, 2014.