"I invite everyone to the table. The language that I use in my art is universal as well as personal, and intimate. I share memories by storytelling through sewing, printmaking and painting." - Delita Martin Witness: Black Artists in Texas, Then and Now is curated to celebrate major contributions of Black artists of the past and present throughout the state. The creative … [Read more...]
Sherry Owens: Promise Me the Earth
Visitors to The Grace Museum will be in awe of what they find in the main gallery - a solo-exhibition filled with the dynamic work of Dallas-based artist Sherry Owens. Promise Me the Earth is a challenging sculptural commentary by Owens about the relationship between mankind and nature. “Remnants of personal stories, visions and observations in nature are the driving forces … [Read more...]
New exhibition features work from couple who inspired generations of artists
By Judy Tedford Deaton, The Grace Museum [Linda Ridgway portrait] Photography by Teresa Rafidi “A Visual Epilogue: Linda Ridgway and Harry Geffert” will be the first and last two-person exhibition of works on paper and sculpture by two of the most prolific and widely-recognized contemporary artists who worked together in life and in the studio for decades. The original … [Read more...]
The Grace Museum Dresses up to Celebrate Abilene’s Women’s Club History
An important chapter in the cultural development of Abilene and West Texas has faded from our collective memory. The purpose and diligence of early women-only clubs is an untold story that lies hidden in club scrapbooks, ledgers, yearbooks and photographs in various collections in Abilene. The Grace Museum historical archives contain much of the story. Researching the … [Read more...]