Glasstire's Top Five Texas Art Events: July 16, 2026
Glasstire's weekly roundup highlights five Texas exhibitions. At Galveston Artist Residency, the '2026 Annual Artists in Residence Exhibition' (through July 18) features Germán Benincore (born 1993, Bogotá), Aliyah Cydonia (UNT BFA graduate), and Francesca Fuchs (born London, raised Münster, Core Program alumna, Houston since 1996). At Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts in Lubbock, 'Hillerbrand+Magsamen with Kirk Lynn: Expand' (through August 1) presents 'Domestic Archaeology,' treating the artists' former home as an archaeological site. Ro2 Art in Dallas hosts 'Emergent-Z' (through July 20), curated by Susan Roth Romans, featuring Texas Gen-Z artists. McLennon Pen Co. Gallery in Austin presents 'Rosie Clements & Peter McRury: Surface Tension' (through July 26), exploring image degradation through UV-printed photographs on bubble wrap and airbrushed acrylic on linen. Sabine Street Studios in Houston shows 'Rebecca Pugh: To the Horizon' (through July 25), with paintings abstracting Texas landscapes including an 18-foot-long installation inspired by a drought-fence memory.
Key facts
- Glasstire published its top five Texas art events for July 16, 2026.
- The '2026 Annual Artists in Residence Exhibition' runs June 13–July 18 at Galveston Artist Residency.
- Germán Benincore was born in Bogotá, Colombia in 1993.
- Aliyah Cydonia earned a BFA from the University of North Texas.
- Francesca Fuchs moved to Houston in 1996 as a Core Program fellow at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
- 'Hillerbrand+Magsamen with Kirk Lynn: Expand' is on view June 5–August 1 at LHUCA in Lubbock.
- 'Emergent-Z' curated by Susan Roth Romans runs June 27–July 20 at Ro2 Art in Dallas.
- 'Rosie Clements & Peter McRury: Surface Tension' runs June 20–July 26 at McLennon Pen Co. Gallery in Austin.
- Clements UV-prints photographs onto bubble wrap; McRury uses airbrushed acrylic on linen.
- 'Rebecca Pugh: To the Horizon' runs May 21–July 25 at Sabine Street Studios in Houston.
- Pugh is an Instructional Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University in College Station.
- Pugh's 18-foot-long painting installation abstracts a memory of a fallen wooden fence during summer drought.
Entities
Artists
- Germán Benincore
- Aliyah Cydonia
- Francesca Fuchs
- Hillerbrand+Magsamen
- Kirk Lynn
- Susan Roth Romans
- Rosie Clements
- Peter McRury
- Rebecca Pugh
- Devin T. Mays
- Trish Simonite
- Lisa Chestnut
- Colleen Toutant Merrill
- Jay Asp
- Paula Owen
- Donald Judd
- John Chamberlain
- Noah Purifoy
- Peter Paul Rubens
- Caya Crum
Institutions
- Glasstire
- Galveston Artist Residency
- University of North Texas
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- Core Program
- Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts
- LHUCA
- Ro2 Art
- McLennon Pen Co. Gallery
- Sabine Street Studios
- Texas A&M University
- Russell Hill Rogers Galleries at UTSA Southwest
- Do Right Hall
- St. Edward's University Fine Arts Gallery
- The Pool, A Near Southside Arts Space
- University of Texas at San Antonio
- Kimbell Art Museum
Locations
- Texas
- Galveston
- Bogotá
- Colombia
- Dallas
- London
- Münster
- Germany
- Houston
- Lubbock
- Austin
- College Station
- San Antonio
- Marfa
- Fort Worth
- Norwich
- Norfolk
- England
- English countryside
- Greek islands