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Rachel Koper
20 articles in 2009
'Jana Swec and Jared Theis'
This two-person exhibition at D Berman Gallery is a brilliant yet subtle pairing
Arts Review, Aug. 21, 2009
'Carol Marine: New Paintings'/'Suzanne Lewis: Dune Shack Summer'/'Lesley Nowlin: Guatemala'
The three exhibitions in two neighboring galleries is like the Neapolitan ice cream of art
Arts Review, Jul. 31, 2009
Mourning for Landscape, Ritual for Shelter
Jen Frost Smith's installation explored notions of home as the artist prepares to move
Arts Review, Jun. 26, 2009
Ghostsongs
Two makers of narrative figurative art grapple with death in a striking show
Arts Review, Jun. 12, 2009
'Anagenesis': Shaggy Goat-Bears With Rocket-Firing Power!
Anthony Garza fuses animals and man-made structures to make monumental nature paintings
Arts Feature, May. 22, 2009
Wood & Steel: Works by Caprice Pierucci and Randall Reid
Both artists here bend and even break rules to elevate humble materials into art
Arts Review, May. 22, 2009
Camp Bosworth: Three Day Bender and Other Stories from the Big Bend
This Marfa artist captures Texans' love of guns and beer in witty wooden sculptures
Arts Review, May. 1, 2009
Austin Art Space Gallery & Studios
Austin Art Space offers happy art rainbows hidden in a strip mall
Arts Review, Apr. 17, 2009
There Can Be Only One
Fronting and posting at B-Boy City 16
Arts Feature, Apr. 10, 2009
Andrew Jeffrey Wright: Making us believers in art
The pop sensibility and humor of this Philadelphia artist feel a lot like Austin
Arts Feature, Mar. 20, 2009
Tom Molloy: Lucid
Tom Molloy's drawings are delicate but have the power to give you nightmares
Arts Review, Mar. 20, 2009
Haven Gallery & Fine Gifts
The gallery does a nice job of mixing styles and types of artwork, all of it handmade
Arts Review, Mar. 13, 2009
Austin Arts at the Armory
Three local art galleries represent at this year's Armory Show in New York City
Arts Feature, Feb. 27, 2009
IF+D
IF+D is a good gallery with a deep vision of the role of art and laughter in your home
Arts Review, Feb. 27, 2009
Annette Lawrence: Free Paper
Artfully crafted stacks of junk mail address time, the environment, and much more
Arts Review, Jan. 30, 2009
Matt Stokes: These Are the Days
The fine-art world of Austin investigates the city's sweet punk rock traditions
Arts Feature, Jan. 23, 2009
Warren Oates in the Economic Crisis of 2008
The weathered character actor serves as outsider hero to this group show's artists
Arts Review, Jan. 23, 2009
A Grand Affair
With work by 30 artists, this show is like a mixed chocolate box of visual delights
Arts Review, Jan. 16, 2009
Top 10 Happy Moments of Art Appreciation and Artists Who Found a New Gear This Year
Chronicle Arts writer Rachel Koper remembers 2008 in the visual arts
Arts Feature, Jan. 2, 2009
Top 10 Spaces With Art Maybe You Haven't Been To (In No Particular Order)
Chronicle Arts writer Rachel Koper on 2008's best new and undiscovered visual arts spaces
