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4912 Main St. ,
Houston, TX 77002 United States
713.528.5858
http://www.lawndaleartcenter.org/

Lawndale Art Center is a non-profit alternative space for the exhibition of contemporary works in all media, unique in its focus on Houston area artists. Founded in 1979, Lawndale has owned its present location on Main Street in Houston’s Museum District since 1993.

With four galleries in its locally significant Art Deco building, Lawndale includes close to 500 artists annually in changing exhibitions.

Over twenty exhibitions, informal talks and special events are offered yearly including annual events such as Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead, Design Fair (formerly 20th Century Modern Market), and The Big Show.
Lawndale is governed by a Board of Directors representing the community. At least one-third are artists. Exhibitions, special events and benefits are carried out with the invaluable assistance of volunteers, interns, work-study personnel and in-kind contributors.

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Event Series Tay Butler: A Friendly Game of Basketball

Tay Butler: A Friendly Game of Basketball

Lawndale Art Center 4912 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

A Friendly Game of Basketball in John M. O’Quinn Gallery is a solo exhibition by 2023/2024 Artist Studio Program participant Tay Butler. This multi-media exhibition presents Butler’s research of and art engagement with basketball’s racial history and contemporary anti-Black issues. Through various media—including installation, painting, drawing, photography, collage, music, and performance—Butler creates a multi-sensory environment […]

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Event Series Tay Butler: A Friendly Game of Basketball

Tay Butler: A Friendly Game of Basketball

Lawndale Art Center 4912 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

A Friendly Game of Basketball in John M. O’Quinn Gallery is a solo exhibition by 2023/2024 Artist Studio Program participant Tay Butler. This multi-media exhibition presents Butler’s research of and art engagement with basketball’s racial history and contemporary anti-Black issues. Through various media—including installation, painting, drawing, photography, collage, music, and performance—Butler creates a multi-sensory environment […]

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Event Series Here All Along – Sol Diaz-Peña

Here All Along – Sol Diaz-Peña

Lawndale Art Center 4912 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

Here All Along in Lawndale’s John M. O’Quinn Gallery is a collection of new work by Sol Diaz-Peña, created during their time as a 2023/2024 Artist Studio Program participant brought forth by a journey of rematriation to their Zapotec roots in Oaxaca, Mexico. This exhibition features the artist’s multidisciplinary work based in painting, photography, light, […]

Event Series Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud – New Suns

Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud – New Suns

Lawndale Art Center 4912 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

“There is nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns” – Octavia Butler Framing explorations of space, geography, mapping, and land/waterscapes, especially of the African diaspora, New Suns in Lawndale’s Cecily E. Horton Gallery features new installation, painting and drawing by Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud. Featured image courtesy of the artist.

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Event Series Here All Along – Sol Diaz-Peña

Here All Along – Sol Diaz-Peña

Lawndale Art Center 4912 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

Here All Along in Lawndale’s John M. O’Quinn Gallery is a collection of new work by Sol Diaz-Peña, created during their time as a 2023/2024 Artist Studio Program participant brought forth by a journey of rematriation to their Zapotec roots in Oaxaca, Mexico. This exhibition features the artist’s multidisciplinary work based in painting, photography, light, […]

Event Series Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud – New Suns

Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud – New Suns

Lawndale Art Center 4912 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

“There is nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns” – Octavia Butler Framing explorations of space, geography, mapping, and land/waterscapes, especially of the African diaspora, New Suns in Lawndale’s Cecily E. Horton Gallery features new installation, painting and drawing by Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud. Featured image courtesy of the artist.

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Artist Conversation for Here All Along with Sol Diaz-Peña & Jax Neal

Lawndale Art Center 4912 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

Here All Along in Lawndale’s John M. O’Quinn Gallery is a collection of new work by Sol Diaz-Peña, created during their time as a 2023/2024 Artist Studio Program participant brought forth by a journey of rematriation to their Zapotec roots in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Free

Event Series Here All Along – Sol Diaz-Peña

Here All Along – Sol Diaz-Peña

Lawndale Art Center 4912 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

Here All Along in Lawndale’s John M. O’Quinn Gallery is a collection of new work by Sol Diaz-Peña, created during their time as a 2023/2024 Artist Studio Program participant brought forth by a journey of rematriation to their Zapotec roots in Oaxaca, Mexico. This exhibition features the artist’s multidisciplinary work based in painting, photography, light, […]

Event Series Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud – New Suns

Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud – New Suns

Lawndale Art Center 4912 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

“There is nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns” – Octavia Butler Framing explorations of space, geography, mapping, and land/waterscapes, especially of the African diaspora, New Suns in Lawndale’s Cecily E. Horton Gallery features new installation, painting and drawing by Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud. Featured image courtesy of the artist.

Free
Event Series Here All Along – Sol Diaz-Peña

Here All Along – Sol Diaz-Peña

Lawndale Art Center 4912 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

Here All Along in Lawndale’s John M. O’Quinn Gallery is a collection of new work by Sol Diaz-Peña, created during their time as a 2023/2024 Artist Studio Program participant brought forth by a journey of rematriation to their Zapotec roots in Oaxaca, Mexico. This exhibition features the artist’s multidisciplinary work based in painting, photography, light, […]

Event Series Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud – New Suns

Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud – New Suns

Lawndale Art Center 4912 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

“There is nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns” – Octavia Butler Framing explorations of space, geography, mapping, and land/waterscapes, especially of the African diaspora, New Suns in Lawndale’s Cecily E. Horton Gallery features new installation, painting and drawing by Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud. Featured image courtesy of the artist.

Free
Event Series Here All Along – Sol Diaz-Peña

Here All Along – Sol Diaz-Peña

Lawndale Art Center 4912 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

Here All Along in Lawndale’s John M. O’Quinn Gallery is a collection of new work by Sol Diaz-Peña, created during their time as a 2023/2024 Artist Studio Program participant brought forth by a journey of rematriation to their Zapotec roots in Oaxaca, Mexico. This exhibition features the artist’s multidisciplinary work based in painting, photography, light, […]