Exposing yourself to various realities of life via art is an interesting way to comprehend the subtle nuances of everyday routine. Houston is Texas’ cultural melting pot with grand barbeque gatherings and refined museums and art galleries. Let us take a look at some of the most famous art galleries of Houston:

Barbara Davis Gallery

Barbara Davis Gallery has been show casing groundbreaking contemporary art to the inhabitants of Houston for more than 30 years. The gallery boasts an all-embracing register of noteworthy contemporary artists including Joseph Beuys, Kiki Smith, Jonathan Borofsky, Allan McCollum, and Gilbert & George among others and has been influential in launching the careers of international artists such as Julie Mehretu and Mie Olise.

G Gallery

G Gallery is known for its spectacle of heterogeneous and stimulating work by outsiders, emerging and established artists such as painter Jerry Cabrera and self-taught photographer Otis Ike. The gallery, with its grassroots in creativity, community, collaboration and cultural exchange is unafraid to challenge conventions. Committed to assisting originality, promoting and presenting contemporary art and exchanging ideas, G Gallery believes in developing strong relationships with artists and art presenters both from the local area and further afield in order to broaden the appreciation of people for contemporary art.

McClain Gallery

McClain Gallery is the go-to destination for museum-quality, collectable contemporary and 20th century art. With its comprehensive outlook, the gallery exhibits work by artists from Texas, New York, Europe and Asia exhibiting a wide range of media including painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography and conceptual installations. Key artists include established figures Julian Schnabel, Peter Halley, Donald Baechler, and Louise Nevelson alongside a younger generation of emerging Texas-based artists such as William Betts, Aaron Parazette, Christian Eckart and duo Jeff Shore and Jon Fisher. McClain Gallery supplements its core exhibition program of solo shows with a number survey and thematic shows investigating current themes in contemporary art and creates dialogue about art and its relationship to social, cultural and political issues.

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