From the Grace Museum: “Texas is renowned for its diverse and expansive landscapes, showcasing a remarkable array of natural features. From Gulf Coast beaches to…

03.21.24 | 09.21.25

From the Grace Museum: "This long overdue solo exhibition of the art of William Lester (1910-1991) will include drawings, paintings and prints from private and…

10.19.24 | 02.22.25

From the Grace Museum: “In the 1930s, a group of young artists—including Jerry Bywaters, Alexandre Hogue, William Lester, Thomas Stell, Harry Carnohan, and Coreen Spellman,…

10.19.24 | 02.08.25

From the Grace Museum: "This solo exhibition will feature paintings and fine art prints by Coreen Mary Spellman from the collection of the Tyler Museum…

10.19.24 | 02.08.25

From the Grace Museum: "One of the first chroniclers of art in Texas was Abilenian France Battaile Fisk, who wrote in her 1928 publication, A…

02.17.24 | 09.21.24

From the Grace Museum: "All day the dust sifted down from the sky, and the next day it sifted down. An even blanket covered the…

10.19.24 | 02.08.24

From the Grace Museum: "The Grace Museum presents art exhibitions curated to celebrate the significant contributions of Black artists in Texas, both past and present.…

10.14.23 | 02.03.24

From the Grace Museum: "As I See It: Earlie Hudnall, Jr. is a solo exhibition of the photography of Earlie Hudnall, Jr., who has lived…

10.14.23 | 02.03.24

From the Grace Museum: "The eternal theme of light and dark has always interested artists. It is given importance in philosophical, technical, and mystical intentions.…

04.15.23 | 09.16.23

From the Grace Museum: "Paul Manes is a painter’s painter. The artwork selected for this solo exhibition is the ultimate statement of that fact. Surfaces…

10.14.22 | 04.01.23

From the Grace Museum: "Houston-based artist Anna Mavromatis was born in Athens, Greece. She studied architecture at the University of Naples, Italy, holds a BA…

05.07.22 | 09.17.22

From the Grace Museum: "For more than a decade, language has been the focus for Simeen Farhat’s sculpture. Her Inspiration first began with the prophetic…

05.07.22 | 09.17.22

From the Grace Museum: "Houston based artist, Cara Barer blurs the line between object, sculpture, and photography. She salvages discarded or obsolete books and transforms…

03.24.22 | 09.17.22

From the Grace Museum: "This solo exhibition of artwork by Kate Breakey will take you on a journey of her various obsessions: astronomical images, skies,…

10.30.21 | 02.19.22

From the Grace Museum: "The Abilene Fine Arts Museum (now The Grace Museum) began collecting art in 1938 with the stated purpose of collecting important…

10.30.21 | 02.19.22

From the Grace Museum: "The Grace Museum’s goal to create a premiere photography collection with emphasis on Texas photographers, augmented by outstanding photographers from around…

10.30.21 | 01.18.22

From the Grace Museum: "For over 30 years Sherry Owens has used the sinuous crepe myrtle tree to tell her story – of the Texas…

04.17.21 | 10.02.21

From the Grace Museum: "In 2018, The Grace Museum was privileged to acquire Margo Sawyer’s acclaimed 1998 sculptural installation BLUE through an unprecedented collaboration with…

01.23.21 | 08.07.21

Photographer David H. Gibson met David McManaway in 1964. A long friendship followed and in 1993 Gibson began documenting McManaway’s extraordinary studio. A visit to…

04.02.20 | 02.06.21

The fine art of found objects defied the status quo to become a major art movement in the last decades of the 20th century. Inspired…

04.21.20 | 02.06.21

  David McManaway’s Studio Revisited is designed to recreate the experience of visiting the studio that is now gone but certainly not forgotten by those…

03.07.20 | 01.09.21

This exhibition features found object assemblage and artwork created by friends and associates of David McManaway. David McManaway (from Chicago), Jim Love (from Amarillo), and…

04.21.20 | 01.09.21

https://youtu.be/IkqmceBcZA4 "The art of David McManaway (1927-2010) has an underground cult following. Research for this exhibition and numerous conversations with his friends and colleagues tells…

03.07.20 | 01.09.21

"Hung Liu: The Long Way Home is a solo exhibition of the recent work of Chinese-born American contemporary artist, Hung Liu in a variety of…

09.07.19 | 02.22.20

A solo exhibition featuring paintings by Sarah Ball.

09.07.19 | 02.22.20

"An exhibition of recent paintings by Melnikov curated to examine the power of contemporary portraiture that challenges the notion that depictions of the human figure…

09.07.19 | 02.08.20

A group exhibition of portraiture at the Grace Museum. "The Reaves have been active in the early Texas art community as collectors, authors, guest curators…

09.07.19 | 01.18.20

A solo show of hand-painted works by Terry Hays.

03.16.19 | 08.10.19

"33 photographs from the 1978 Jamaica Botanical Series; Collection of The Grace Museum, Gift of Eddie Green."

03.25.19 | 08.07.19

"This exhibition will highlight the career of Abilene architect David S. Castle. As one of the most significant and prominent architects in Abilene and the…

11.06.18 | 07.18.19

A show of works by artists Harry Geffert and Linda Ridgway. The show will feature "Geffert’s sculpture paired with Ridgway’s recent monoprint- drawings and sculpture curated to…

09.15.18 | 02.23.19

"Robert Langham’s kinetic still life, logic defying, photographs are made with a magician’s slight-of-hand and the skill of a master-of-the-darkroom. His active still life images capture…

09.15.18 | 02.09.19

A show of sculptures by artist Philip John Evett. "The artist's process involved carving wood sections that were later assembled with exact precision to form the final…

09.15.18 | 02.09.19

"The art of Margaret Smithers-Crump is rooted in a life-long love of both our planet as well as personal and global human interactions with the…

09.15.18 | 02.09.19

An exhibition featuring three-dimensional constructions by Rusty Scruby and Shawn Smith. Both artists address themes of technology and nature in their works.

04.28.18 | 08.11.18

An exhibition featuring works by Conan Chadbourne. Chadbourne is inspired by mathematical themes and formulas.

04.28.18 | 08.11.18

"Paul Sokal explores the rapid pace of technological change through large format color photographs of the relics of once-revolutionary products now replaced by cell phones."

03.29.18 | 08.11.18

An exhibition featuring art and artifacts from the collection of Judge B. Michael and Elise Chitty. The show includes Native American artifacts, folk art, modern and…

01.19.18 | 04.14.18

A show of photographs by Dallas-based artist Allison V. Smith.

09.15.17 | 02.10.18

A show of recent sill life and landscape paintings by artist Mary Vernon. Vernon worked for fifty years as a professor of art and art history at…

09.15.17 | 01.06.18

A show of photographs by Texas-based artist Ashton Thornhill

03.30.17 | 08.12.17

An exhibition featuring Katie Maratta's small-scale graphite and ink sketches of Texas landscapes.

04.25.17 | 08.12.17

A show of works by contemporary realist artists who attempt to "create unique ways of seeing just how significant the seemingly insignificant can be." Featuring…

03.23.17 | 08.12.17

An exhibition tracing the Spanish exploration and colonization of Texas through maps, art, and artifacts. The exhibitions is co-curated by Judy Tedford Deaton, Chief Curator and Director…

09.24.16 | 03.11.17

"Artists Roger Colombik & Jerolyn Bahm-Colombik, in collaboration with International Rescue Committee of Abilene, will create an installation featuring photography, sculpture and oral history dialogues…

04.19.16 | 08.13.16

An exhibition featuring photographs by Ave Bonar, June Van Cleef, Ken Hatch, Fritz Henle, Earie Hudnall, Jr., Garciela Iturbide, Janice Ruben, George Tice, Bill Wright, and…

04.19.16 | 08.13.16

A screening held on the Grace Museum’s rooftop.

04.14.16 | 04.12.16

Three art exhibitions that explore man's fascination with representing animals. The three exhibitions are: MENAGERIE in the main gallery featuring work by Helen Altman, David Bates, John James…

11.12.15 | 01.03.16

A screening held on the Grace Museum's rooftop.

11.12.15 | 11.12.15

Five exhibitions celebrating important Texas modern artists and midcentury fashion and design– Seymour Fogel: On The Wall & Beyond; The Abstract Impulse; Ray & Charles…

05.28.15 | 10.24.15

A night of 24 FPS International Short Film Festival rooftop screenings. There will be food trucks on site from 6:30-8PM. The films will begin at 8:30PM.

09.03.15 | 09.03.15

Artist Beili Liu’s large-scale installation–a hovering, cloud-like mass of granite and wax-coated sheets with motion sensitive lighting–is a rumination on water crises, and specifically, the…

01.22.15 | 04.25.15

A selection of artwork curated from private and public collections by Texas artist Kelly Fearing (1918-2011) to demonstrate his lifelong fascination with surreal, mythic and…

11.07.14 | 01.10.15

Artworks documenting early impressions of the area, historic photographs, oral histories and rarely-seen artifacts cherish a link to the past in Central West Texas.

05.08.14 | 08.09.14

The Director of Frontier Texas!, a Western heritage center, talks about objects from that collection.

05.22.14 | 05.22.14

A photography exhibition exploring the digital era resurgence of interest in film photography and darkroom practice as a fine art medium. Works by Ansel Adams, Edward…

02.08.14 | 04.19.14

A selection of work by contemporary artists who challenge traditional concepts of the art of drawing. Featuring: Adela Andea, Vernon Fisher, Linnea Glatt, Hollis Hammonds,…

02.08.14 | 04.19.14

Arthur Meyerson is recognized as an important photographer. Since 1974, this native Texan has traveled throughout the world, creating advertising, corporate and editorial photographs, as…

09.14.13 | 02.18.14

The American women’s club movement began in 1868 when Jane Cunningham Croly, a professional New York journalist, was denied admittance to an all-male press club…

09.11.13 | 02.15.14

Exhibition featuring club woman fashions and artifacts and presents the story Abilene women's organizations contributions to West Texas culture and education.

03.05.13 | 02.15.14

09.12.14 | 02.14.14

This exhibition explores the major cultures and monuments of the Mediterranean region through the art works of American artists of the late 19th and early…

09.14.13 | 01.18.14

An artist talk and book signing Houston-based photographer and teacher, Meyerson.

01.16.14 | 01.16.14

The art and life of Clint Hamilton panel discussion featuring Anna Powell, Judy Tedford Deaton, and artist Linda Murray.

01.09.14 | 01.09.14

Dr. White will discuss American art at the beginning of the 20th century and the lure of Mediterranean scenes for American artists.

10.24.13 | 10.24.13

Suitable Subjects is a group exhibition featuring still lifes by 35 contemporary artists. The exhibition explores a wide variety of contemporary responses to the still…

05.21.13 | 08.16.13

The Grace Museum presents West Texas Triangle: Danville Chadbourne.

05.30.13 | 08.15.13

The Dutiful Daughter is an exhibition of still life photography by Laura Pickett Calfee. It is a tribute to the keeper of family memories and…

05.21.13 | 08.15.13

Trees presents meticulous on-site drawings celebrating trees as enduring symbols for Weary's  life-long advocacy for nature conserved.

05.21.13 | 08.15.13

The Grace Museum is engaging art with McMurry University Professor of Art, Kathie Walker-Millar. Walker-Millar will share information about her recent trip to Peru and discuss…

07.20.13 | 07.20.13

Seventy-five works of art selected from the current collection celebrate the individuals who laid the foundation for the permanent art collection.

02.07.13 | 05.04.13

Dallas photographer, Nancy Newberry explores young women's roles in contemporary culture. Her most well-known series features the Texas tradition of exchanging and wearing homecoming mums…

02.07.13 | 05.04.13

Flora and fauna of Texas inspire Austin sculptor David Everett and Fort Worth painter Billy Hassell.  Curated by Grace Museum curator, Judy Tedford Deaton.

09.15.12 | 01.26.13

Texas landscapes by Dallas based Photographer David H.Gibson.

09.15.12 | 01.26.13

Over 100 paintings dating 1885-1935 challenge the perception that Impressionism in Texas was provincial and outside the mainstream of American and European art. Organized by…

09.15.12 | 01.26.13

Three generations of artistic cross currents among Texas artists/teachers and their artist/students.

05.10.12 | 08.16.12

Important works by Texas modernist Loren Mozley (1905-1989) dating from the late 1930s through the 1970s.

05.10.12 | 08.16.12

Pastel paintings imbue suburbia, carnival arcades, city store windows with a mystical, almost surreal, quality.

05.10.12 | 08.16.12

The West Texas Triangle, an alliance of five art museums, presents the works of prolific sculptor Catherine Lee. Born and mostly raised in Pampa Texas,…

06.01.12 | 08.16.12

Photographs by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., Michael Nye, Jecko Vassilev, Eduard Gladkov, Marion Post Wilcott, June Van Cleef, Annie Noggle, Bill Wright, Dennis Fagan and others…

02.10.12 | 06.09.12

02.10.12 | 04.21.12

Alexandre Hogue: An American Visionary, Paintings and Works on Paper provides a retrospective of the works Hogue produced over seven decades. This exhibition, curated by…

05.05.11 | 08.20.11

A recent gift from the artist to the Wright Photography Collection at The Grace Museum is the focus of this exhibition of 26 silver gelatin…

04.09.11 | 08.20.11

The history vault at The Grace Museum is a reminder of the time when high-tech was low-tech and that maybe those weren't such simpler times.…

07.29.10 | 06.30.11

The Grace Museum presents an exhibition of the work of Texas artist Mary McCleary. An Act of Faith: The Art of Mary McCleary focuses on…

01.20.11 | 04.16.11

Fort Worth artist Ann Ekstrom showcases a new series of painting in her exhibition Full Bloom curated by Judy Deaton of The Grace Museum. Ekstrom…

01.01.70 | 02.19.11

Alice Wright's exhibition at The Grace Museum continues with the theme of Texas Flora included their Fall exhibition programming. Alice's Garden includes portraits of flowers…

08.17.10 | 01.15.11

The Grace Museum presents an exhibition of sculpture by Beverly Penn in Still Nature on view through January 8th, 2011 in the Main Gallery. Penn's…

01.01.70 | 01.08.11

A rare album of photographs by American landscape photographer Ansel Adams is now on view at The Grace Museum in the exhibition Yosemite 1938: On…

04.30.10 | 07.10.10

"Texas Art Seen, guest curated by Carl McQueary, features 70 rarely publicly exhibited early- to mid-twentieth century paintings from private and public collections. The works…

12.10.09 | 02.16.10

The exhibition is the first solo exhibition since the artist's death in 2005.

12.10.09 | 01.16.10

Time Mediated Anomalies, High Desert Paintings by TCU Professor James Woodson was inspired by the sweeping southwestern panoramas of Texas and New Mexico.

07.09.09 | 08.29.09

The Grace Museum presents a do-not-miss exhibit, featuring 21 sculptures and 12 large-scale drawings by Texas art giant James Surls. The exhibition will feature Surls’…

07.09.09 | 08.22.09

Ft. Worth-based artist Helen Altman brings her most recent torch drawings, hand woven wire birds, and beautiful printed blankets to the Grace.

07.09.09 | 07.11.09

If you didn't see the show in Austin, here's your chance to check it out! The Grace Museum plays host to the Austin Museum of…

04.09.09 | 04.09.09

The Art Guys are coming to town! Cloud Cuckoo Land features "drawings, maquettes, ephemera, and documentation from twenty-five years of projects, proposals, failed schemes, and…

02.12.09 | 02.20.09

This nationwide traveling exhibition is comprised of photographs, stories, and 200 vintage aprons. Curated by EllynAnne Geisel, the contributors to Apron Chronicles "recall people who…

12.11.08 | 01.09.09

The Grace Museum presents work by Texas artist and professor at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, Sandria Hu.

12.11.08 | 12.29.08

Imaging Blackness, 1915–2002: Film Posters from the Indiana University Black Film Center/Archive includes 43 posters from almost a century of independent black cinema.

11.13.08 | 11.30.08

This will be the first-ever museum show of work by members of the Automotive Fine Arts Society. If you dig cars, this show is for…

07.10.08 | 09.07.08

Into the Woods features Cuban-born artist Lilian Garcia-Roig's plein-air paintings. Roig was awarded a 2006 Joan Mitchell Award for excellence in the arts!!

07.10.08 | 08.21.08

Curated by Virginia Dodier (photography historian, curator, and director of the Carlsbad Museum & Art Center in New Mexico), this traveling exhibit, Nosotras, features 50…

07.10.08 | 08.16.08

Surreal images of the aftermath of Huricanne Katrina by Dan Burkholder, innovator of digital photography and creator of the digital negative.

04.10.08 | 06.28.08

Organized by the George Eastman House, Picturing Eden features work by 37 national and international artists, including Maso Yamamoto, Lyle Gomes, Izima Kaora, Michael Kenna,…

02.09.08 | 05.05.08

"Ami Sims, founder of the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative and curator of this show, began contacting professional quilters in 2005 with the idea of a…

01.14.08 | 02.28.08

Contemporary Ceramics is taken from the San Angelo Museum of Art's stunning collection and features 40 pieces from artists around the world. Includes: Gary Molitar,…

12.02.06 | 02.17.07