Denise Elliott Jones: "Does It Match the Sofa?" at the Butridge Gallery

This divine Texas artist is straight-up messing with the fabric of reality

"...All right, citizen, I'm sending you back to the Dougherty Arts Center,..."

March 1, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

"Greg Davis: India's Kumbh Mela" at Butridge Gallery

This exhibit's images offer impressive layers of visual intricacy but also raise the problematic questions of photojournalism

"...The June 1985 cover of National Geographic featured a now iconic photograph of..."

July 28, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

"Sylvia Benitez: Recalling Memory / The Interior Lay"

The paintings in this solo exhibition depict a place where landscapes are, more than anything, a Texas state of mind

"...It all happens in our heads anyway, the scientists tell us. Which means that even the most precise..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

"Sum You Some Me" at Butridge Gallery

This show pairing artwork by Felice House and Dana Younger feels dedicated and warm, a committed homage to the body

"...There are no robots in Felice House and Dana Younger's "Sum You Some Me," but..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

"Valerie Fowler: Nature and Other Stories" at the Butridge Gallery

The art here tells local stories but is universal in ways that are loud, strange, and reverent for uncontrolled nature

"...them are straightforward, really wanting to be pretty and recognizable – the kind of stuff you find in a..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

"Jonathan Muzacz: Stained Slabs" at the Butridge

With his solo show, the artist revs up the gallery by bringing in the street in eye-catching style

"...Jonathan Muzacz's signature is like a jangle of limbs, knotted in..."

July 13, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

Five Art Exhibitions to Help You Beat the Heat

Come for the A/C, stay for the visual creativity

"...Paper sculptor Amanda Witucki of the Paper Committee has created a..."

July 14, 2023 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

'Wunderkammer: Mark Johnson & Debra Broz'

This 'cabinet of curiosities' from artists Broz and Johnson works best when the art is specific and personal

"...'Wunderkammer: Mark Johnson & Debra Broz'Julia C. Butridge Gallery, Dougherty Arts Center, 1110 Barton Springs..."

March 22, 2013 Arts Review by Matthew Irwin

Review: "I See You See Me"

Photo exhibition sheds gentle light on LGBTQ+ and disabled lives

"...Photographs capture still moments and preserve them through a process of..."

July 28, 2023 Arts Feature by James Scott

In Between

The art show 'In Between' provides the viewer with a rare opportunity to interact with the ideas that inform the exhibited works

"...Julia C. Butridge Gallery, Dougherty Arts Center, through Feb. 28..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Arts Review by Benné Rockett

Wayne Alan Brenner's 10 Favorite Arts-Related Things of 2019

Kinetic performances and galleries mounting great show after great show kept the year exciting

"...1) RUB A DUCK (Frank Wo/Men Collective) The collective's most recent kinetic visitation..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Art

Art Openings

"..."Dance Show," Skylight Gallery (Mar 4); "Definientia II," Gallery Lombardi..."

March 5, 1999 News Feature

'Big Chief, You da Prettiest!'

A subtle nod to the longevity and cultural relevance of the Mardi Gras Indian tradition

"...'Big Chief, You da Prettiest!'..."

July 10, 2009 Arts Review by Kate X Messer

Growth Spurt

Nine Shows That Transported Me

"...Red, White and Tuna..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

“Marianne Levy: Grimm Re-Articulated” at the Dougherty Arts Center

This exhibition of ceramic sculptures recasts fairy tales with animals who are more human than the people in the originals

"...You'd recognize that Evil Queen anywhere. Golden crown with tall, spiky..."

July 10, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ronnie Weeks: Reinventing the Wheel

Collage is a valid form, and artist Ronnie Weeks uses it well

"...Julia C. Butridge Gallery at the Dougherty Arts Center, through..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Arts Review by Salvador Castillo

'A Traves de mis manos/Through My Hands'

In 'A Traves de mis manos / Through My Hands,' painter Esteban Machado Diaz offers us a gallery of playfully impossible landscapes reminiscent of Escher

"...'A Traves de mis manos/Through My Hands'Julia C. Butridge Gallery at Dougherty Arts Center,..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Exhibitionism

"...The Public Domain, through November 14 Running Time: 2..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Arts Review

Top 10 Favorite Arts Events Across the Disciplines (In No Particular Order)

Chronicle Arts writer Wayne Alan Brenner on his favorite arts events in 2008

"...1) Cult of Color: Call to Color (Ballet Austin) So Ballet..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

He Explores, She Explores

The different and yet similar work of wife-and-husband artists Ryah Christensen and Sun McColgin

"...Artists Ryah Christensen and Sun McColgin titled their new exhibition "Two Paths..."

June 3, 2005 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Public Notice: The Zilker Master Plan Is Back

And so is the Community Advancement Network report

"...has been released in draft form, and it's a logical extension of the "concept" options offered back in February..."

Nov. 18, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

FotoATX: Pics and the City

This new arts festival celebrates Austin as seen through the lenses of local photographers

"...Click! The Houston and Texas Central Railroad depot, bringing the..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Texas Wax Encaustic Group Show

The melted materials employed here make for a hellishly good show

"...'Texas Wax Encaustic Group Show'Julia C. Butridge Gallery, 1110 Barton Springs Rd.,..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Double Identity: Andrew Long & Michael Long

These brothers' works reveal the fascinating strengths of nonobjective art

"...'Double Identity: Andrew Long & Michael Long'..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Arts Review by Benné Rockett

Organic: Recent Artworks by Todd Campbell and Jennifer Chenoweth

'Organic' shows new work by husband and wife artists Jennifer Chenoweth and Todd Campbell that is opulent and expansive

"...Organic: Recent Artworks by Todd Campbell and Jennifer Chenoweth..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Arts Review by Rachel Koper

"Premeditated: Meditations on Capital Punishment"

Malaquias Montoya's Premeditated: Meditations on Capital Punishment' was notable for the art and its challenge to consider deeply a topic it would be much more comfortable to forget

"..."Premeditated: Meditations on Capital Punishment"..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Arts Review by Jacqueline May

Naked City

News and happenings around Austin and beyond

"...Headlines• Quote of the Week: "You're keeping control of them. A tether is a valid control to..."

Jan. 14, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

'All That Remains - Life, Death and Rebirth: Kosova 1996-2002'

Martha Grenon's short visit to Albania in 1992 was so powerful and affecting, she has made 10 more trips there and to Kosova, recording with her camera the area's tumultuous upheaval

"...Grenon is making the most of it, witnessing the experience of others half a world away and creating visual..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Madeline Irvine

Outstanding!

Nominations for the 2006-2007 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...This is the 15th year that local critics have put their heads – and pens –..."

May 18, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires