(Here's a who-what-when-where article about some Houston galleries at the 2010 Dallas Art Fair. I shopped it around to no avail ... or at least no cash...but the experience was fun.)
In the first week of February, from the 5th to the 7th, five of Houston's
leading art galleries attended the 2nd Annual Dallas Art Fair at the
Fashion Industry Gallery. Barbara Davis Gallery
(barbaradavisgallery.com), Colton & Farb Gallery
(coltonfarbgallery.com), Inman Gallery (inmangallery.com), Texas
Gallery (texgal.com), and Wade Wilson Art (wadewilsonart.com) joined
more than 50 other regional, national, and international galleries
representing artists working in media that included painting,
photography, video, sculpture, and installation.
Besides participating in the three day fair, the gallery owners
and their staff attended the preview gala and participated in a press
tours which included regional and national syndicates. In addition,
Deborah Colton and Carolyn Farb participated as members of the Dallas
Art Fair board and nationally recognized collector Lester Marks of
Colton & Farb Gallery conducted a Young Collectors tour on Saturday.
Participation for the galleries was all about exposure and
support. Noting that Dallas had a sophisticated collectors market,
Barbara Davis succinctly summarized the owners primary goal: to
introduce their stable of international, national, and local artists
to the Dallas region's connoisseurs of contemporary art. No less
important was the owners' willingness to support the arts in Texas.
All five invested a significant amount of time and money to aid this
effort by their neighbors to the north. Lending their international
reputations to this burgeoning fair, the Houston galleries contributed
to the event's high quality and made it an endeavor that all the
owners were proud to participate in. Ian Glennie of Texas Gallery was
just pleased that Texas finally had a presence in the international
art fair scene. Having attend last years inaugural fair, he was
impressed with the growth of the fair in both the number and quality
of galleries and the artists that they represented.
Artists, owners, and assistants introduced the large crowds to
their slices of the Houston art scene. At Wade Wilson Arts, Lucinda
Cobley and Joseph Cohen enjoyed the exposure. Susanna Kise and Melissa
Noble along with Cobley and Cohen discussed their works, the works of
fellow Houston artist McKay Otto, and the other artists represented by
Wilson with a steady stream of north Texas arts patrons. Barbara Davis
showed works by Houston artists Paul Flemming and Joe Mancuso as well
as international superstars like James Surls. Amid the crowds, JoAnn
Park of Barbara Davis spotted plenty of familiar faces from Houston
including both collectors and members from Houston art organizations
DiverseWorks, Lawndale, and Houston Arts Alliance. Inman Gallery
promoted works by David Aylsworth, Katrina Moorehead, and Dario
Robleto among others. Colton & Farb displayed works by Nathaniel
Donnett, Molly Gochman, David Graeve, daniel-kanye, Michael Meazell,
and Patrick Medrano and Katy Anderson as well as the other
international artists that it represents.
Although the event was primarily about seeing and being seen,
Laura Bailey of Colton & Farb indicated that they'd sold several
pieces by Houston artists, including works by Nathaniel Donnett and
David Graeve. Regardless of the individual sales, the Houston five's
participation will undoubtedly pay dividends for the galleries, their
artists, and the arts scene in Houston.
Artists: Daniel Kanye and Nathaniel Donnett
Nathaniel Donnett and Lester Marks
Deborah Colton, Lester Marks, and Nathaniel Donnett
David Graeve and Deborah Colton
JoAnn Parks and Barbara Davis
Lester Marks leading the young collectors tour
Artists: Nathaniel Donnett, Lucinda Cobley, and Joseph Cohen
Nancy Douthey and JoAnn Park
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