Texas Art Highlights for Late March 2026: Five Notable Exhibitions Across the State
Glasstire has compiled a list of five significant art exhibitions currently showing across Texas. The selection includes a midcareer survey of San Antonio artist Mark Menjívar at The Contemporary at Blue Star, running from February 6 through May 3, 2026. Menjívar's practice focuses on social engagement, using oral histories and installations to foster community dialogue. In Dallas, Madrid-based artist Alexa Brooks presents 'Patterns of Catastrophe' at Erin Cluley Gallery until March 28, 2026, featuring graphite drawings that use lace patterns to depict ecological crises. Houston's Seven Sisters gallery is hosting Emily Peacock's 'Babycakes' from March 7 to April 25, 2026, an exhibition exploring themes of humor and grief through photographic works. Austin's Verdant Gallery presents 'Different Dances,' a two-person show with new monoprints by choreographer Deborah Hay and floral paintings by Caroline Wright, on view from March 28 to April 25, 2026. This marks Hay's first gallery exhibition of visual art. Finally, at Weil Gallery at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, veteran artist Ian Manseau's 'Residue' is displayed from March 5 to 31, 2026. The exhibition addresses health impacts from military burn pit exposure through ceramic works fired with donated uniforms. These shows represent a diverse range of contemporary practices and themes across the state.
Key facts
- Mark Menjívar's midcareer survey runs February 6 - May 3, 2026 at The Contemporary at Blue Star in San Antonio.
- Alexa Brooks' 'Patterns of Catastrophe' exhibition features graphite drawings inspired by lace patterns and ecological themes at Erin Cluley Gallery in Dallas until March 28, 2026.
- Emily Peacock's 'Babycakes' at Seven Sisters in Houston explores humor and grief through photographic vignettes from March 7 - April 25, 2026.
- The 'Different Dances' exhibition at Verdant Gallery in Austin pairs Deborah Hay's first gallery prints with Caroline Wright's paintings from March 28 - April 25, 2026.
- Ian Manseau's 'Residue' at Weil Gallery in Corpus Christi addresses military burn pit exposure through ceramic works from March 5 - 31, 2026.
- Deborah Hay, a founder of Judson Dance Theater, is presenting her first visual art series in a gallery setting at age 84.
- Mark Menjívar's work incorporates social practice, oral history recording, and community building projects.
- Ian Manseau uses donated military uniforms in the ceramic firing process to create works about veteran health issues.
Entities
Artists
- Mark Menjívar
- Alexa Brooks
- Emily Peacock
- Deborah Hay
- Caroline Wright
- Ian Manseau
- Tracey Rose
- Benjamin Muñoz
- Ben Muñoz
- Dario Salvatore Bucheli
- Erin Carle
- Anna Galluzzi
- Luisa Dörr
- Selina Román
- Jo Ann Chaus
- Justin Boyd
- Emma Hadzi Antich
- Matthew Bourbon
- Joanna Lin
- Alfredo García
- Ken Mazzu
- Eve Leonard
- Margaret O’Brien Nelson
- Jonas Criscoe
- Angela Weddle
- Ludwig Schwarz
- Josue Bessiake
- Esther Marie Hall
- Bárbara Miñarro
- Kayla Barker
- Jesus Treviño
- Maxwell Mustardo
- Jihyun Kim
- Maranda Powers
- Emily Yong Beck
- Eva Marengo Sanchez
- Clara McDonald Williamson
- Velox Benjamin Ward
- George W. White Jr.
- Dock Dilworth Parramore
- Clementine Hunter
- Teri Fitzpatrick
- Lu Ann Barrow
- Juan Pablo Hernandez
- Ed Hill
- Suzanne Bloom
- Hector Homero Rubio
- Freddy Ortega
- Andrei Renteria
Institutions
- The Contemporary at Blue Star
- Erin Cluley Gallery
- Seven Sisters
- Verdant Gallery
- Weil Gallery, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
- Glasstire
- Flatbed Press
- Judson Dance Theater
- Ruby City
- Artpace
- Ellen Noël Art Museum
- Box 13 Artspace
- Unchained.Art Contemporary Gallery
- Terrain Dallas
- Venice Biennale
- Documenta 14
- Tate Liverpool
- Centre Pompidou
- Del Mar College
- Houston Center for Photography
- cactusBARN
- Northern-Southern
- Castro Gallery
- Zeke's Projects
- Monterroso Gallery
- Un Grito Gallery
- Conduit Gallery
- DORF
- Museum of the Southwest
- Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
- Ruiz-Healy Art
- MAINTENANT
- The Cedars Union
- Grace Museum
- Dallas Observer
- Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts
- La Semilla Food Center
- Moody Gallery
- International Center of Photography
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- Art Center of Corpus Christi
- Moudy Gallery
- Texas Christian University
- Hindes Fine Art
- National Endowment for the Arts
- Guggenheim Fellowship
Locations
- San Antonio
- Dallas
- Houston
- Austin
- Corpus Christi
- Texas
- Madrid
- Odessa
- Oak Cliff
- Elmwood
- Durban
- South Africa
- Beaumont
- Harlingen
- Bolivia
- Midland
- Quetzaltenango
- Marfa
- Abilene
- United States
- France
- Mexico
- El Paso
- New York City
- San Francisco
- Los Angeles
- Chicago
- Hanover
- New Hampshire
- Fort Worth
- Chihuahuan Desert