Fort Worth Artist Nancy Lamb Is an Agent of Happiness

When you look at the paintings of Fort Worth artist Nancy Lamb, it takes a moment to orient yourself. One easily recognizes hair, faces or hands, but her paintings aren’t the head-on portraits typical of paintings throughout history. The perspective is often from above or to the side or from…

A Guide to Online and Appointment-Only Art Exhibitions in Dallas

Although we won’t be seeing any packed art galleries any time soon and the Dallas Art Fair has been recently canceled, there are still plenty of ways to feast your eyes on contemporary art this coming season. With options for viewing exhibitions online, in person by appointment, or both, here…

These Dallas Artists Make a Different Kind of Adult Toys

There should be a better way to describe what these Dallas-Fort Worth artists do, other than to say they make toys or dolls. What they do is far beyond traditional toy-making, and the prices of their products reflect the quality and care that the artists put into their work, as…

Dallas Artists Have Bigger Plans for BLM-Themed Murals

Since the death of George Floyd, the floodgates have opened for Black Lives Matter-themed murals covering walls across Dallas and beyond. But what does the future hold for these works, once the boarded up windows are reopened? Many local murals were spearheaded by notable local artist IZK Davies, who began…

The North Texas Artists Whose Work Is a Revolution

Art can double as a mighty catalyst toward social reform, and some North Texas artists have continuously used their work as a weapon in the endless fight against racism and injustice. In a time of deep social unrest, the work of these local artists stands out for having a unifying…

Artist Jana Renee Captures Scenes of the Quarantine

In her last collection of paintings, called “Reveries,” Jana Renee captured the hazy serenity of her sleeping female subjects. One woman, generously tattooed, slumped over a sofa above a sea of clouds, while another lay like a napping Alice dreaming on a field, encircled by white flowers. A sense of…

Psychedelic Robot’s Owner Calls It a Woodstock for Millennials

Psychedelic Robot first arrived in Dallas in 2018, during a time when pop-up museums were becoming the rage (and chagrin) of the art world. Before the Sweet Tooth Hotel and Museum of Illusions, Bivins Gallery conceptualized an explosive pop-up with colorful walls and an interactive design, where you don’t observe…

Dino Animatronics Manufacturer To Unearth New Digs in Allen

Raptors and Triceratops and T. rex will now be created in North Texas. But not like that eccentric guy with the hat did in Jurassic Park. Billings Productions, Inc. is the nation’s leading manufacturer of dinosaur animatronics, and this summer it’s migrating to new digs in Allen. Vice president of…

The Novel Apartments in Deep Ellum Know the Art of Fitting In

The Novel Apartments in Deep Ellum are the second of their kind in Dallas. Owned by Crescent Communities, the Deep Ellum edition of the Novel falls perfectly in line with the area’s artsy spirit by employing local artists, who in turn depicted other local artists. The building’s dark, sleek look…