Introspection! Annual Black History Month Exhibition Presented by the Irving Black Arts Council
The Irving Black Arts Council presents their annual Black History Month exhibition. Featured artists include: George Cephus, Jacqueline Jackson, Mikayla Magee, Jeffrey Morris, Willie Powell and Lakeem Wilson. Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat from noon to 5PM Irving Arts Center’s galleries are open for viewing free of charge during regular gallery hours Tuesday through Saturday from noon […]
Colors of Peru / Los Colores del Peru
Presented in collaboration with Terra Art, the exhibition features the work of Peruvian artists Jose Gomez, Joselito Sabogal, Wilbert Piscoya, Jorge Arce, Juan Carlos Zeballos, and Borka Sattler. ABOUT THE ARTISTS Jose Gomez: Born in Lima, Peru, Gomez’s paintings are nourished by people’s experience with the cities; buildings, crowded houses, cars, boats and mass traffic. […]
Matthew Cordell’s Neighborhood
Dupree Lobby Gallery Exhibit Dates: Nov 11 – Feb 24 Matthew Cordell’s Neighborhood features the works of author and illustrator Matthew Cordell. The exhibit was organized by the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature in Abilene, Texas. Cordell, the winner of the 2018 Caldecott Medal, has illustrated many works of poetry, children’s books, and other […]
Close to Me, Far from Me: Paintings by Tuncay Topcu
Carpenter Lobby Gallery Exhibit Dates: Nov 4 – Feb 24 Opening Reception: Nov 4 from 2-4PM; artist talk at 3:30PM This exhibition, presented in collaboration with the Contemporary Islamic Art Forum (CIAF), features the art of Turkish artist, Tuncay Topcu. In his paintings, Tuncay Topcu reflects upon the empathy he has established with the outside […]
Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy (Photographs by Bill Wittliff)
Exhibition Dates: Sept 9 – Nov. 4 In the early 1970s, noted Texas historian Joe Frantz offered Bill Wittliff a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—to visit a ranch in northern Mexico where the vaqueros still worked cattle in traditional ways. Wittliff photographed the vaqueros as they went about daily chores that had changed little since the first Mexican […]
Marking Space/Holding Time
Exhibition Dates: Sept 16 – Nov. 11 Reception/Meet the Artists: Sept. 16, 6- 8 p.m. A group exhibition featuring women artists who are currently working in Texas and/or have deep Texas roots. Their work, in a variety of mediums including drawing, painting, mixed media, and sculpture, is a response to place, landscape, identity and the […]
Over, Beyond, Between: Landscape and the Transcendent (Paintings by Dawn Waters Baker)
Exhibition Dates: Sept 9 – Jan. 6 Reception/Meet the Artist: Sept. 16, 6- 8 p.m. Dawn Waters Baker was born and raised in the Philippines, moving to Dallas at the age of 19 to attend Dallas Baptist University. Through her art, Baker captures the emotional and spiritual landscape, translating our shared human story through the […]
Works by Benjamin Muñoz
Carpenter Lobby Gallery August 19 – Oct. 28, 2023 Reception/Meet the Artists: Sept. 16, 6- 8 p.m. Benjamin Muñoz (b. 1993) is a Dallas-based multi-disciplinary artist whose practice spans painting, installation, and monumental printmaking. Muñoz grew up in the vibrant Chicano culture of Corpus Christi, Texas, which boasts the country’s largest Day of the Dead […]
23rd Annual Art Connection Members Exhibition
Main & Focus Galleries July 22-August 26, 2023 Reception / Meet the Artists and Bonus Summer Funday July 23, 2pm-4pm Exhibition History and Background: Since 2001, each summer Irving Arts Center has held a non-juried exhibition featuring art created by our Art Connection members. During this show, artwork by students and professional and non-professional artists hangs […]
Texas Sculpture Group Membership Show
Exhibit Dates: May 13-July 8. Works by members of the Texas Sculpture Group will be on display in both the Main and Focus Galleries. Founded in 2010, the Texas Sculpture Group promotes Texas-based contemporary sculpture and supports the work of sculptors in Texas through exhibitions, publications, educational outreach, and programs. EXHIBIT RECEPTION: May 27 from […]
