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West Texas Summer Exhibitions: From Portraiture to Lowriders

exhibition · 2026-05-05

This summer, various museums and galleries across West Texas and the Panhandle have unveiled new exhibitions. The El Paso Museum of Art showcases 'From the Collection: Portraiture, 1903-2021' until July 19. Meanwhile, the Rubin Center is hosting the UTEP Student Art Exhibition from May 15 through July 25. The Grace Museum's 'Memory Painters: The Art of Memories' began on April 25 and will be available until September 19. From May 1 to October 11, Ballroom Marfa features Raven Halfmoon's 'Flags of Our Mothers.' The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts has three exhibitions running until June 27 and another from June 5 to August 1. The Ellen Noël Art Museum will kick off several exhibitions on June 5, while the Museum of the Southwest will present Ken Womack's 'GIANT' from June 11 to September 13. The Old Jail Art Center will launch two exhibitions on June 13, and the San Angelo Museum is set to open two exhibitions on July 9 and July 30.

Key facts

  • El Paso Museum of Art exhibition 'From the Collection: Portraiture, 1903-2021' runs through July 19
  • Rubin Center UTEP Student Art Exhibition runs May 15 to July 25, juried by Adriana Corral and Ivette Valenzuela
  • Grace Museum 'Memory Painters' runs through September 19
  • Ballroom Marfa presents Raven Halfmoon 'Flags of Our Mothers' through October 11
  • LHUCA presents three exhibitions including Hillerbrand+Magsamen with Kirk Lynn from June 5 to August 1
  • Ellen Noël Art Museum shows Benjamin Muñoz and art glass from June 5, lowrider exhibition August 6
  • Museum of the Southwest features Ken Womack 'GIANT' June 11 to September 13
  • Old Jail Art Center opens Willie Binnie and Mel Ziegler exhibitions June 13
  • San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts opens two exhibitions in July

Entities

Artists

  • César Martínez
  • Edward Curtis
  • Richard Baron
  • Hal Marcus
  • Andy Warhol
  • Adriana Corral
  • Ivette Valenzuela
  • Clara McDonald Williamson
  • Lu Ann Barrow
  • Raven Halfmoon
  • Eric Grasham
  • Morgan Grasham
  • Eden Amber Imrie
  • Hillerbrand+Magsamen
  • Kirk Lynn
  • Benjamin Muñoz
  • Al Rendón
  • Brian Wall
  • Ken Womack
  • Willie Binnie
  • Mel Ziegler
  • Kate Ericson
  • Katherine Bunker (Kat Truth)
  • Edwin Cuenco
  • Randy Hall
  • Susanna Klooster
  • Jacqueline Negreros
  • Ben Sum
  • Hayun Surl
  • John Vinklarek
  • Laura R. Huckaby
  • James Dean

Institutions

  • El Paso Museum of Art
  • Rubin Center for the Visual Arts
  • University of Texas at El Paso
  • The Grace Museum
  • Ballroom Marfa
  • The Contemporary Austin
  • Caddo Nation
  • The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
  • Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
  • Art Bridges Foundation
  • Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts (LHUCA)
  • Ellen Noël Art Museum
  • Museum of the Southwest (MSW)
  • Old Jail Art Center (OJAC)
  • Keijsers Koning Gallery
  • San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts (SAMFA)
  • Texas Tech University
  • Angelo State University
  • Salon 94
  • Glasstire

Locations

  • West Texas
  • Panhandle
  • El Paso
  • Texas
  • Abilene
  • Marfa
  • Lubbock
  • Odessa
  • Midland
  • Albany
  • San Angelo
  • Houston
  • Austin
  • Dallas
  • Iredell
  • Oklahoma
  • Ridgefield
  • Connecticut
  • Omaha
  • Nebraska
  • Arkansas
  • Ozark
  • Santa Fe
  • New Mexico
  • Rushville
  • San Antonio
  • United States

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