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

Phat Archival Pigment on canvas, 44" x 44" © 2007 joel Sampson From the large scale Words Mean Things series joelsampson.com

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 incredible Nasher Sculpture Center - there is lots going on! The Dallas / Fort Worth area (called the Metroplex) also has an active group of working artists, art centers, and many great private galleries. In addition to our six major art museums, we have several smaller art museums that are very special. This non-commercial web site lists them all with links and a few comments. This site, dfwArt.com now incorporates Art in Texas (artintexas.com)! You no longer have to go to second web site for all the great Houston, Austin and other Southwest art museums! 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 - NEW! We now feature a weekly Dallas & Fort Worth Gallery Openings page. It should be updated Sunday or Monday and good for the entire week. The content is provided by frequent gallery goer Jim Mathis. Dallas / Fort Worth Art News J.M.W. Turner - Up at the DMA through May 18. This is the largest Turner exhibit ever held in the U.S. It will include both work on paper and canvas. The exhibit is great, and a must see! Tut - Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs hangs at the DMA late in the year. It's up from October 3rd thru May 17, 2009. Tickets are somewhat expensive. The Amon Carter Museum has two interesting shows up: The Art of the American Snapshot and Intimate Modernism (Fort Worth Circle Artists in the 1940's). Both are very interesting! Free! Impressionists from the Art Institute of Chicago - at the Kimbell from June 29 to November 2. The Art Institute is closing for a major remodel. This is the only venue for the show. Houston Art News Menil - How Artists Draw is up until May 18th. It's a large exhibit and I thought it was teriffic! It features a lot of work on paper and work not often seen. I really enjoyed it, don't miss it!