Glasstire is the oldest online-only art magazine in the country. We are proud to have promoted the visual arts in Texas to a local, regional and national audience since our founding by Houston writer Rainey Knudson in 2001. Glasstire is the only publication in Texas that is producing serious art criticism on a daily basis. We are the journal of record for the Texas visual art community.
Our name is an homage to the glass tire sculptures of Robert Rauschenberg, who hailed from the small coastal town of Port Arthur, TX. In tribute to his remarkable achievement as an artist, our work recognizes that great art can come from anywhere. Also, the idea of traveling great distances, at great speed, with great clarity appeals to us, both figuratively as a metaphor for what we do, and literally — because we do a lot of long-distance driving across Texas.
We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) publication, and we’re supported in part by grants from The Houston Endowment, The Brown Foundation, Inc., the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation, the Still Water Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Greater Houston Community Foundation, the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance, the Texas Commission for the Arts, Humanities Texas, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Make a donation to help us expand the conversation about art in Texas.
What is Glasstire?
Glasstire is the oldest online-only art magazine in the country. We are proud to have promoted the visual arts in Texas to a local, regional and national audience since our founding by Houston writer Rainey Knudson in 2001. Glasstire is the only publication in Texas that is producing serious art criticism on a daily basis. We are the journal of record for the Texas visual art community.
Our name is an homage to the glass tire sculptures of Robert Rauschenberg, who hailed from the small coastal town of Port Arthur, TX. In tribute to his remarkable achievement as an artist, our work recognizes that great art can come from anywhere. Also, the idea of traveling great distances, at great speed, with great clarity appeals to us, both figuratively as a metaphor for what we do, and literally — because we do a lot of long-distance driving in Texas.
We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) publication, and we’re supported in part by grants from The Houston Endowment, The Brown Foundation, Inc., the National Endowment for the Arts, the Greater Houston Community Foundation, the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance, the Texas Commission for the Arts, Humanities Texas, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Make a donation to help us expand the conversation about art in Texas.
Brandon joined Glasstire in 2015 as the publication’s Assistant Editor. In 2018 he began overseeing the publication’s news content as Glasstire’s first dedicated News Editor, and he replaced the site’s founding Publisher, Rainey Knudson, in 2019. In addition to speaking at venues across Texas, Brandon also contributes podcasts and articles to the site. He is a graduate of the University of Houston.
Jessica Fuentes is an artist, educator, and author. She holds an MA in Art Education from the University of North Texas and a BA in Art & Performance from the University of Texas at Dallas. As an arts educator for over fifteen years, Fuentes has taught learners of all ages. She has previously worked at the Dallas Museum of Art and at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth. She is based in Fort Worth.
William Sarradet is a native North Texan and graduate of the University of Texas Arlington with a BFA in printmaking. He’s spent the last five years in Dallas working within the area’s arts system and writing for regional publications. He has lectured at schools and universities in New York, Texas, and California.
Gabriel Martinez was born near an atomic blast crater in the New Mexico desert. He attended the Whitney Independent Study Program before moving to Houston as a Core Fellow at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and artist-in-residence at Project Row Houses. He is the director of Alabama Song and the author of A Sequential Discharge Of Cathected Libidic Tension.
Originally from El Paso, Jennifer Battaglia is a graphic and web designer, artist, and filmmaker. She graduated from the University of Houston with a BA in media production. Before joining the Glasstire team, she primarily produced graphic elements, videos, and product photography for various Houston-based brands and contributed in local film productions.
- Seth Mittag | Programmer
Seth Mittag is a programmer, artist, and stop motion animation filmmaker. His work has included short films for Michael Eisner, Progresso Soup, The Harlem Globetrotters, Moveon.org, and Adcouncil. He has taught video game design, programming and computer science at the high school level for 11 years. In addition to working for Glasstire, he does web development for the Los Angeles Zoo.
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Megan Ebel
Laura Elcock
Juliet Franco
Jason Fuller
Dalton Harris
Sheryl Kolasinski
Kathryn McDougal
Clare Robinson
James Pattison
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