Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Weekly Newsletter from Houston Curator




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Original Artwork by Katerina LeCerf
"Landscapes, Seascapes, & Beaches" at Eliana's

Celebrate Summer with a visit to Eliana's, 2033 Post Oak Blvd. Houston, where you will find a lovely collection of landscape, seascape and beach paintings for July and August.
Featuring Artists Rodolfo Banuelos, Candis Smith, Barbara Tennent, Katerina LeCerf, Suzanne Buckland and so much more...

This exhibition runs until July 17 - August 21.
Store hours: Monday - Saturday, 8am - 6pm or by appointment.
The front desk staff will be happy to assist you with your artwork purchases.
Original Artwork by Jose Masis-Oliver 
Sparkling at Sean Anthony Salons


Sean Anthony Salons, 3300 Chimney Rock, invites you to pop in for this month's featured artist is Jose Masis-Oliver with additional artwork by Suzanne Buckland, Curator.
Jose's unique artwork is elaborated with crushed glass, quartz crystals, resin and transparent paints. A luxurious texture unlike anything that you may have seen before!
This exhibition and sale runs until August 12. Open Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 7pm. Sean will be happy to assist you with your artwork purchases.  


Artist Sherry Byrd
Sherry Byrd comes to Sean Anthony Salons

Artists Reception - Saturday, August 17, 7-9PM


Sherry Byrd calls her style "Joyful Color."  Working primarily in acrylics on canvas, Sherry employs bright colors which elicit comments from "joyous expressions of love," "exhilarating," "stunning," to "spectacular."  Retired after a forty-five year career in higher education at universities in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Texas, Sherry studied, by invitation, under award-winning painter and Director of Painting Art at Houston Baptist University, Michael Collins.  Sherry curates the Fra Angelico Gallery at Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church in Houston, and her work as been featured in religious publications in the US and in Canada.
Sherry will have a solo exhibition at Sean Anthony Salons, 3300 Chimney Rock, August 12 - September 9. Business Hours are Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 7pm. Sean or Rosa will be happy to help you with all your artwork purchases.
Original Artwork by Melissa Paris
Melissa Paris comes to Memorial Fine Watches

Artists Reception August 10, 7-9PM

Memorial Fine Watches located at 14520 Memorial Dr, # 8, Houston, Texas 77079 is pleased to now exhibit and sell original artwork by Houston's best artists. Beginning Saturday. August 3, Melissa Paris will be the featured artist. Meet the Artist! An Artists Reception will be held on August 10, 7-9PM and is free and open to the public.
Houston based artist, Melissa Paris has been honing her art skills for the past 10 years. Originally despising art class in grade school, Melissa took her awe of the world from her travels to nutrition to femininity and worked hard in capturing  all that ignited her wild heart transforming her relationship with art. Her choice of expression is through oil paint and charcoal.

Her use of color and line have made for a variety of pieces to be displayed and be felt. To challenge the boundaries of monotony she rebels against a singular style. Follow Melissa on her passionate art adventures on Instagram artistmelissaparis.


Regular store hours are Monday - Saturday, 10am - 5:30pm.
Stop by any time. Russell will be happy to assist you with all your artwork purchases.


Artists Opportunities
Call to Artists - "Being Green" at Eliana's
August 21 - September 18
Artwork inspired by botanicals, environmental issues or just the color green wanted for exhibition and sale at Eliana's Salon, 2033 Post Oak Blvd., Houston (in the Galleria area).  
All artwork must be family friendly. No size restrictions. Installation will  be Wednesday, August 21 at 10am. Unsold artwork will be removed on September 18 at 10am. There is a $20 per piece installation fee plus Eliana's charges a 25% sales commission. This is a wonderful upscale salon and day spa with over 100 clients per day. Get your artwork on the walls! Email confident_realm@yahoo.com with a digital image, title, medium, size and price before August 16.   

Artists: Looking for a space to have a solo show?

I'm currently seeking a few select artists who are interested in solo exhibitions at Sean Anthony Salons, 3300 Chimney Rock. You must have a catalog
of at least thirty pieces, coherent in style in a variety of sizes, family friendly, for sale, and committed for at least 30 days . Artists will be chosen by Suzanne Buckland and Sean Anthony. I currently have September, October and the remainder of  2019 open. This is a great opportunity to showcase your work during the holiday shopping months. Email me at confident_realm@yahoo.com for more information. Please include your website.     
I have two additional venues recently available for smaller solo exhibitions, Memorial Fine Watches (Memorial & Dairy Ashford area) and Family Hair Braiding on Chimney Rock. Email me for details.
   
 "What's Above Your Sofa?" - Large scale art exhibition and sale 
Group Exhibition at St. Luke's United Methodist Church Rotunda Gallery in River Oaks
Call to Artists - Large scale artwork wanted. All entries must be 24" X 24" or larger.   
This is a wonderful gallery in River Oaks which I curate every September.  This year I decided to have a group show "What's Above Your Sofa?". Installation (art drop off) will be Friday, August  30, 2-3PM and art removal will be Monday, September 30, 2-3PM. There will be an Artists Reception on Sunday, September 8, 10am - Noon following the contemporary worship service which begins at 8:45 am. All participating artists are invited to attend the Contemporary Worship prior to the reception. Artists are limited to three pieces each. There is an installation fee of $35 each or 3/$100. All artwork must be family friendly, professionally finished with a wired on the back, and for sale. Three Dimensional Artwork is also welcome. Pedestals are provided or you may enter free standing pieces. No size restriction for sculpture, pottery or other 3D art. The gallery is located inside the church complex between the traditional sanctuary and the community fellowship hall. St. Luke's United Methodist Church is located at 3471 Westheimer Rd. Houston, TX 77027. St. Luke's charges a 25% sales commission which goes to help support their art program. Email entries to confident_realm@yahoo.com before August 23, 2019.  
Original Artwork by Suzanne Buckland
A Note from Suzanne

I have been very honored to be part of the Houston Visual Art Community for over 15 years and to have participated and curated in many wonderful exhibitions throughout our great city. I'm always seeking new opportunities for local artists to get their art out before the public eye and show off their talents. I've always been an advocate of group art exhibitions in public and commercial spaces, taking art out to the people. I hope you can attend the receptions and patronize the businesses who assist the artists by showing and selling their artwork.

To see more of my artwork and to purchase originals or reproductions see