Events
Four, After All Opens Saturday, April 4, 2026
FOUR, AFTER ALL: An exhibition of new work by Througline members Luisa Duarte and Carolina Otero and, invited artists Gabriela Gamboa and Toña Vegas opens at THROUGHLINE Saturday, April 4, 2026
Exhibition Dates: Saturday, April 4- Sunday, May 3, 2026
Opening Reception: Saturday April 4, 2026, 6-9 pm.
Where: 3909 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002
Open Hours: Fridays/Saturdays 12-6 pm and by appointment
(*Email throughlinecollective@gmail.com to make an appointment.)
Throughline will open its second two-person collective member exhibition, with two invited guest artists. FOUR, AFTER ALL, features new works by Luisa Duarte,Carolina Otero, Gabriela Gamboa, and Toña Vegas. It opens on Saturday, April 4th, at 3909 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002. An opening reception will occur from 6 to 9 pm the same evening.
F o ur , a f t e r a l l , is an exhibition that brings together four (Venezuelan) women artists whose practices span paper, video, sculpture, and expanded media. Working across distinct formal languages, they share a deep engagement with memory, territory, and the interconnectedness of shifting energies. Each artist approaches material as both witness and archive—fragile surfaces, moving images, and dimensional forms become sites where personal and collective histories converge. Together, their works create a dialogue that resists singular narratives and expands notions of both internal and external landscapes.
PROGRAMMING
- Opening: Saturday, April 4, 2026 with invited Venezuelan Chef Janize Mendez
- Walkthrough in Spanish with curator Rosa Ana Orlando, Thursday, April 23rd 2026 at 11:30 am.
- Artist Talk: Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 11 am
- Video Workshop: Sunday, April 26, 2026 11– 1 pm
-Closing: Cocktail and Walkthrough, Sunday, May 3rd., 4-6 pm..
About Throughline:
Throughline is a network of artists committed to providing exhibition space free of the constraints of the traditional gallery model. Throughline’s culture empowers artists to develop their creative and professional ambitions, continuously culminating in a wide range of events, from art shows to educational programs, to cooperative partnerships with diverse organizations.Throughline believes that the empowerment of artists is a transformative force that transcends the boundaries of mere creativity.
3909 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77002
Luisa Duarte Debuts Urban Sentinels at the Ion Building, Houston
Luisa Duarte: Urban Sentinels
Eye ON Art Round 5
Opening Celebration
Wednesday, October 29
5:30–7:30 PM
Ion Building, 4201 Main Street, Houston, TX
Rice University, in collaboration with Piper Faust Public Art and TXRX Labs, presents Urban Sentinels, a new site-specific installation by Houston-based artist Luisa Duarte, recipient of the Eye on Art Grant.
The project marks Duarte’s transition from two-dimensional geometric abstraction to spatial form, expanding her visual language into sculptural structures she calls “sentinels.”
Installed within the Ion’s large window facing Fannin Street, these chromatic forms inhabit the boundary between public and private space. They serve as quiet observers—guardians of reflection rather than defense.
Rooted in architectural rigor and intuitive color, Urban Sentinels explores stillness within urban movement. The installation includes a green-painted mural evoking urban vegetation, a suspended mobile referencing the city’s clouds, and projection mapping that animates the sculptures at night.
“These sentinels do not guard against harm; they guard possibility,” Duarte writes. “They defend imagination and open space for poetic presence.”
Urban Sentinels was realized in collaboration with Piper Faust (Piper Faust Public Art), Larry Ciscon, Alex Eason, and Tommy Joe (TXRX), Maria Eleanora Rodriguez, Carolina Otero, and Lorena Morales.
More information and parking map: Ion Houston
Houston Arts Alliance’s Add On Art Gala is set to take place on Friday, October 20
As one of Houston’s premier arts organizations, Houston Arts Alliance will be hosting this year’s Add On Art Gala on Friday, October 20th at the Warehouse at Silver Street Studios.
Closing Reception for 'Artists on Site' Series 3 at Asia Society Texas
Image courtesy Asia Society of Texas. Works by the four ‘Artists on Site.’
Join us for the closing event for the third round of Artists on Site at Asia Society Texas:
Thursday, August 25, 2022
6:30 p.m. Reception
Asia Society Texas
1370 Southmore Blvd.
Houston, TX 77004
The third round of Artists on Site showcases four featured artists as they spend six weeks transforming Asia Society Texas' gallery space through an exploration of creative work. Ruhee Maknojia, Matt Manalo, Luisa Duarte, and Lanecia Rouse Tinsley bring their voices to the project, working across media including painting, sculpture, textile production, printmaking, installation, and more to unfold their ideas over time, drawing visitors into conversation with the artists and deeper into the practice of artmaking.
Visit with the artists during this free reception and learn more about their practices while enjoying the results of the artists' time on-site.
For further information: 713.496.9901
Free; RSVPs requested.
About Artists on Site
The Artists on Site project was developed in 2020 as an initiative that transforms the galleries into studio and project spaces for Houston-based artists. The idea was born out of conversations starting in early 2020 with many artists, both in Houston and throughout the country, to develop ways that Asia Society Texas could support them and their practices. Through the gallery presentations and related programs, visitors will have the opportunity to connect with these artists and the critically important insights they contribute.
About Asia Society Texas
Asia Society Texas believes in the strength and beauty of diverse perspectives and people. As an educational institution, we advance cultural exchange by celebrating the vibrant diversity of Asia, inspiring empathy, and fostering a better understanding of our interconnected world. Spanning the fields of arts, business, culture, education, and policy, our programming is rooted in the educational and cultural development of our community — trusting in the power of art, dialogue, and ideas to combat bias and build a more inclusive society.
Asia Society 'Artists on Site' Studio Tour: Luisa Duarte and Matt Manalo
Join two of the featured Artists on Site for an intimate studio tour of their works-in-progress, midway through their six-week residency with Asia Society Texas. Artists Luisa Duarte and Matt Manalo will each lead guests through their respective workspaces, highlighting the processes they're working with and development of their practices over time.
Wed 10 Aug 2022
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
1370 Southmore Blvd
Houston, Texas 77004
Tours will be limited to 15 guests.
Free. Registration required.
About Artists on Site
The Artists on Site project was developed in 2020 as an initiative that transforms the galleries into studio and project spaces for Houston-based artists. The idea was born out of conversations starting in early 2020 with many artists, both in Houston and throughout the country, to develop ways that Asia Society Texas could support them and their practices. Through the gallery presentations and related programs, visitors will have the opportunity to connect with these artists and the critically important insights they contribute.
About Asia Society Texas
Asia Society Texas believes in the strength and beauty of diverse perspectives and people. As an educational institution, we advance cultural exchange by celebrating the vibrant diversity of Asia, inspiring empathy, and fostering a better understanding of our interconnected world. Spanning the fields of arts, business, culture, education, and policy, our programming is rooted in the educational and cultural development of our community — trusting in the power of art, dialogue, and ideas to combat bias and build a more inclusive society.
See featured artists Lanecia Rouse Tinsley and Ruhee Maknojia on Wednesday, August 17, for their studio tours, and join us for a closing reception with all the artists on Thursday, August 25.
Artists On Site Series 3 at Asia Society Texas
Artists on Site, {L to R), Luisa Duarte, Ruhee Maknojia, Matt Manalo and Lanecia Rouse Tinsley.
The third round of Artists on Site showcases four featured artists as they spend six weeks transforming Asia Society Texas' gallery space through an exploration of creative work. Ruhee Maknojia, Matt Manalo, Luisa Duarte, and Lanecia Rouse Tinsley bring their voices to the project, working across media including painting, sculpture, textile production, printmaking, installation, and more to unfold their ideas over time, drawing visitors into conversation with the artists and deeper into the practice of artmaking.
The Artists on Site project was developed in 2020 as an initiative that transforms the galleries into studio and project spaces for Houston-based artists. The idea was born out of conversations starting in early 2020 with many artists, both in Houston and throughout the country, to develop ways that Asia Society Texas could support them and their practices. Through the gallery presentations and related programs, visitors will have the opportunity to connect with these artists and the critically important insights they contribute.
Get the details on the Asia Society Texas site.
To schedule a private viewing, contact me directly.
Asia Society Texas | 1370 Southmore Blvd. Houston, TX 77004 | Phone: 713.496.9901
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Printmakers: In Good Company
Wally Workman Gallery. Austin, Texas.
January 9-30, 2021
For this show, each of the five printmakers in the gallery’s stable of artists invited a fellow printmaker they admire to show alongside them, resulting in an exhibit of 10 printmakers from across the country. Participating artists include Ellen Heck, Susan Belau, Kathryn Polk, Andrew Polk, Revi Meicler, Emily Weiskopf, Elvia Perrin, Luisa Duarte, Julia Lucey and Golbanou Moghaddas. Printmaking is a broad art making term and this show highlights a variety of techniques: etching, lithography, monotype and intaglio.
Printmakers: In Good Company is presented in conjunction with PrintAustin. PrintAustin is an artist-led nonprofit working with local venues and artists to showcase traditional and contemporary approaches in printmaking. The annual festival will take place January 15 to February 15, 2021.
5x5 Online Exhibition
This exhibition will feature hundreds of small 5 inch square works by regional, national, and international artists. Artists were invited to create a unique work of art on a square of Rives BFK paper which they received and returned to us in the U.S. Mail. Returned works will be auctioned to raise support for arts programming at the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art.
Inseparable Ties
“Inseparable Ties” is up and ready for visitors! Our solo exhibition with Venezuelan born, Houston based artist Luisa Duarte features digital works on paper, monotypes and wall-based installations. Duarte’s body of work explores themes of family, home and identity while also heavily influenced by the artist’s foundation in architecture. Stop by the TC Energy Lobby downtown to check it out!
Think Ink
PrintMatter's annual Artist Membership Show juried by Franny Koelsch. Show features Litho,Etchings,Relief,
Silkscreens,Mezzotints, and much more.
Susana Monteverde and Luisa Duarte in conversation
Join the Visual Arts Alliance Saturday, October 3 at 11:00 a.m. as Susana Monteverde sits down with Venezuelan-American visual artist Luisa Duarte to discuss recurring themes in Luisa’s work, including territoriality, Luisa’s cultural background, and her professional career as an architect. Luisa will reflect on the challenge of separating the influences of geometric abstraction from her work as an architect. This program will be live streamed on VAA’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/visual.arts.alliance/live/.
Five in Motion, Five Women artists of Venezuela
Five in Motion features five women artists from Venezuela. | July 10th, 2020 – October 11th, 2020.
Cuerpos Confinados
“ Cuerpos Confinados” is an online call by three women curators from Venezuela, living in Canada, Argentina and Colombia
to see the exhibition go to https://cuerposconfinados.wixsite.com/home
elmaczul
Los invitamos a seguir visitando la exposición virtual Cuerpos Confinados, que dentro de su plan de desarrollo continuo ya ha publicado la siguiente galería de la tercera semana (N+2) con obras de los creadores: Elsy Zavarce, Corina Lipavsky, Luisa Duarte, Andry Hernández, Kelvin Arevalo y Denise Morales.
El MACZUL y las curadoras están muy satisfechos ante la respuesta por parte de los creadores participantes, que han aceptado el reto de dialogar con su arte dentro de esta propuesta.
Cuerpos Confinados propone explorar las experiencias de nuestros cuerpos en este momento de amenaza inmunológica que ha conducido a gran parte de la humanidad a confinarse en sus casas. La muestra tiene un carácter de diálogo y proceso que se irá dando durante el tiempo de confinamiento.
La convocatoria estará abierta mientras esté vigente el contexto de cuarentena.
#ElMaczul #CuerposConfinados#Arteencuarentena#ArteContemporaneo
Alternate Pathways
Opening Reception / Alternate Pathways
Saturday, October 19, 2019
6-8 p.m.
The Union HTX
2315 Union St, Houston TX 77007
Free and open to the public
Featured Artists:
Eduardo Portillo /Arte
Celan Bouillet
Hedwige Jacobs
Luisa Duarte Art
Karen Navarro PH
Join us to celebrate the public opening of Alternate Pathways: A group exhibition highlighting Houston's cultural diversity.
“A sense of home, a layout of a place that once was habited or will be. Fine lines, some of them made with thread, will limit the boundaries of a once occupied place. Prints that resemble a footprint of a past. Displacement is a question for everyone who left their home. That is the approach of the work by @luisaduarteart at “Alternate Pathways” show @theunionhtx . This space always welcomes the visitor with a warm feeling just as Luisa’s work about home.” ~ Verónica Ibarguengoitia
Luisa Duarte// www.luisa-duarte.com
Luisa Duarte is a Houston-based visual artist. A diverse blend of cultures, have shaped her ideas and understanding of what constitutes “home”. A vague sense of displacement, and, at times, an underlying yearning to ‘belong,’ has lead the artist to create imaginary spaces that appear to straddle multiple worlds, perspectives and forms all this using a wide range of techniques.
Throughout her upbringing in Venezuela, Duarte was widely exposed to contemporary non-figurative art,this aesthetic, loosely informed her professional practice as an architect, and currently continue to influence her practice as a visual artist.
Luisa Duarte was recently selected as the Artist of the Month at the Museum of Geometric and Madi Art in Dallas, her work was part of the 6th Latino Art Now conference, The Texas Biennial, among other important art venues and she has shown her work nationally and Internationally.
Eduardo Portillo// www.eduardoportillo.com
Portillo’s paintings conduct a negotiation between the literal edges and the surface of the pictorial plane, realizing his personal desire to deviate from the rectilinear into real space. The juxtaposition is established between what is considered a painting and what is categorized as a sculpture, subverts the allotted space each is normally given. In this way, his work breathes life into these ordinarily lifeless areas, celebrating the tension between implied capacity and imposed boundary.
Eduardo Portillo was born in El Congo, El Salvador in 1986 and currently lives and works in Houston, TX. He received a BFA in painting at the University of Houston in 2011. His work has been exhibited in numerous art venues throughout Texas including Lawndale Art Center in Houston, Blue Star Contemporary in San Antonio, Site 131 in Dallas, RULE Gallery in Denver, Colorado and recently in Galerie Richard in New York City. In 2013 his exhibition with the Houston Community College was included as part of the Texas Biennial. He has been awarded artist residencies with the Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas as well as the Vermont Studio Center.
Celan Bouillet// www.celanbouillet.com
Celan Bouillet is a mixed media painter based in Houston, Texas. Her upbringing in the American South influenced her love of spinning a good tale, textiles, and sublime landscapes. A graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art, Bouillet is a Vermont Studio Center Fellow, a two-‐time recipient of the Houston Artist Association Individual Artist Grant, and was selected to participate in the 2017 New Texas Talent exhibition. Most recently, she was included in 44 Artists From Texas a survey of Texas artists at LHUCA in Lubbock, Texas and World of Frida exhibit at Bedford Gallery in California. With the support of a 2019 HAA Grant, Bouillet will be displaying a new body of work “Cosmic Garden” that includes her first large scale installation in Fall 2019.
Hedwige Jacobs// www.hedwigejacobs.com
Hedwige Jacobs is a Singapore born Dutch artist. She currently lives and works in Houston.
She holds a BFA from the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague in The Netherlands and an MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. Selected shows include: Women & Their Work, Austin; Lawndale Art Center, Houston; Box 13 Artspace, Houston; The Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo; Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Hague; Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC; Blaffer Art Museum, Houston; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; The Drawing Center, New York City; Friedman Benda, New York City; and the Red Dot Design Museum in Singapore. Her work is included in private, corporate and museum collections.
Karen Navarro// www.karennavarroph.com
With a background in fashion design, Argentina-born artist, Karen Navarro, works with a highly stylized aesthetic on a diverse array of mediums that includes photography and collage. Her constructed portraits are known for the use of color theory, surreal scenes and minimalist details. Navarro’s work explores themes related to identity and femininity. It expresses self-referential questions that connect in a much larger scale to ideas of social construction of reality.
Navarro lives in Houston since 2014 where she completed the certificate program in photography at Houston Center for Photography. In 2018 Navarro has been awarded a scholarship at Glassell School of Art| The Museum of Fine Art Houston where she studied analog photography. Most recently she has received the Artadia fellowship 2019. Navarro's work has been widely exhibited in the US and abroad.
Made possible in part through the City's Initiative Grant.
Houston Arts Alliance Houston Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs
Fiscally sponsored by Fresh Arts
Photo flyer: Eduardo Portillo
Design: NETO Estudio Creativo
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage
Art Talk Celebrating Hispanic Heritage , Architecture, Art, Cuisine, Music & Language
Friday, September 13
3:30pm–9:00pm
For Hispanic Heritage month, LiA is organizing a forum centered around art, language, cuisine and architecture. The forum will include talks by: artist Luisa Duarte (luisa-duarte.com) and Silvia Chicas with Antena Houston (antenantena.org). Followed by a lecture by Brian Zamora, Senior Associate (Gehry Partners). Mr. Zamora, an integral member and lead project designer of
the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. Frank Gehry was initially skeptical of working in Las Vegas when asked to design the Cleveland Clinic building. That changed once he met the enig- matic Larry Ruvo and understood his passion for doing better in brain related healthcare. Through this relationship, Huntington’s disease was added to the Ruvo Center’s program mission. Mr. Gehry is deeply involved with supporting research for Hunting- ton’s disease. There will also be a presentation of three addi- tional Gehry projects which will focus on the cladding solution of these by the “block/brickwork pattern” design aesthetics and the different materials used brick, metal, and glass.
GENERAL ADMISSION
$25.00
STUDENT ADMISSION
$5.00
ADMISSION AT THE DOOR
$35.00
For more information and ticket purchases, visit aiahouston.org
"ENTRE LINEAS"
Entre Líneas, curated by Coka Treviño features the work of artists Maria Fernanda Barrero, Luisa Duarte, and Jenelle Esparza, celebrating women in Latin American and Hispanic communities.
Transformed Surfaces
Serrano Gallery and PrintMatters are proud to present “Transformed Surfaces,” a group exhibition coordinated in concert with Print Houston, a city-wide celebration of original prints, the artists who create them and the people who collect them. Print Houston is a biennial event presented by PrintMatters.
Shanti Conlan
Luisa Duarte
Maria Hughes
Ann Joelle Galley
Armando Rodriguez
Exhibition Dates
June 8 - 29, 2019
Opening Reception
Saturday, June 15
5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
The Americas: Our Stories | Las Americas: nuestras historias
Artists members of PrintMatters Houston are participating in an international print exchange and exhibition with the members of the printmaking organization, La Estampa, from Medellin, Colombia.
Each organization will be represented by 15 printmakers and each printmaker will edition 35 prints for the portfolio exchange.
There will be an exhibition of the portfolio in Medellin, Colombia
LUCK OF THE DRAW, at Diverse Works
Luck of the Draw is back! Now a biennial event, DiverseWorks’ popular fundraiser, Luck of the Draw, returns on Thursday, May 16.
THURSDAY , MAY. 16 7:00 PM RECEPTION
FRIDAY, MAY. 17 12:00 PM EXHIBIT HOURS
SATURDAY, MAY. 18 12:00 PM EXHIBIT HOURS
2019 Spring Biannual Art Show and Sale
April 27, from 5:00 to 9:00 pm
Join us for an evening celebrating Fine Art on one of the largest working artist communities in the Country! The Spring Biannual art Show & Sale ia a can’t miss event.
Silver Street Studios
Studio 122
Join me at Studio 122
Special Sale!
Art Talk
Luisa Duarte will share her stories about her hometown, inspiration, and new work
Champagne Reception for Artist of the Month Luisa Duarte, 3:30 p.m.
Museum of Geometric and Madi Art
3109 Carlisle Street
Dallas, TX 75204-1194
Museum of Geometric and Madi Art , Artist of the Month
ARTIST OF THE MONTH:
Museum of Geometric and MADI Art
I am pleased to announce that my work will be on display at the Museum of Geometric and MADI Art in Dallas from April 1-30, 2019, at the generous invitation of Dorothy Masterson. The Museum is the only museum in the country dedicated to abstract art and the MADI movement, which was founded in Buenos Aires, Argentina during the 1940s. The museum's permanent collection includes popular works by Joseph Albers, Gyula Kosice, Orna Feinstein, Venezuelan artists Carlos Cruz-Diez, Jesús Rafael Soto, Inés Silva, and even Carmelo Arden Quin, from Argentina, one of the founders of the MADI movement. In addition to the permanent collection, the museum sponsors four exhibitions each year.
HUB|HTX.
Main Street Projects is excited to announce “HUB/HTX”, a group exhibition, mural and projection installation, curated via MantecaHTX for Houston’s Spring of Latino Art and in conjunction with Latino Art Now! Curated by Theresa Escobedo
“HUB|HTX” demonstrates the new diversity among Latin artists working in our city and investigates the visual vernacular currently developing within our creative community. This exhibitions hopes to highlight our city as an international creative and cultural hub for contemporary themes, ideas, and creative disciplines.
FEATURED ARTISTS
Debra Barrera
Luisa Duarte
Pedro Morales
Eduardo Portillo
Nacho Sanchez
Paradox ( Camilo Gonzalez and Peter Lucas)
Diversity + Richness
Diversity and Richness features artwork by artists from Sawyer Yards with connections to Latin American culture in conjunction with LAN! Curated by Rosa Ana Orlando.
This exhibition explores the rich diversity found in the work produced by artists connected to Latin American culture exploring three main themes; The Real, The Magic, and The Abstract.
LAN!, a signature event of the Inter-University for Latino Research consortium and hosted by the University of Houston Center for Mexican American Studies, explores and celebrates Latino/a/x and Latin American visual artists in the United States while advancing awareness, education, scholarship, and knowledge. In 2019, Houston will serve as the fifth US city to host such an effort that targets both local and national audiences. Participation in LAN! is a huge opportunity for Sawyer Yards. This initiative is supported by the City of Houston, University of Houston, the Smithsonian Institute, and other major arts institutions in the city.
Women of the South | Mujeres del Sur
The Union HTX is pleased to announce Mujeres del Sur, a group exhibition featuring a diverse selection of works by fifteen* contemporary Latina artists living and working in Texas and represents the mediums of photography, painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, and installation. This exhibition is presented to coincide with the Texas Contemporary Art Fair and opens with a public reception on Saturday, October 6, from 7 - 9 pm, and is complemented by a panel discussion on (DATE TBD).
Mujeres del Sur surveys artwork from leading Latina artists working across creative disciplines, in multiple capacities, and in a wide variety of roles within arts communities across the Texas South. As cultural leaders, influencers, and visual guides, these artists at once represent the broad scope of subject matter significant to Latina creatives, the challenges of inequity that many women face, and the means through which each artist has been successful in their respective creative disciplines and practices.
FEATURED ARTISTS
Lisette Chávez
Luisa Duarte
Jenelle Esparza
Tere García
Laura Gutiérrrez
Julia Barbosa Landois
Daniela Cavazos Madrigal
Paloma Mayorga
Lorena Morales
Delilah Montoya
Karen Navarro
Stephanie Concepción Ramírez
Xochi Solí
Allison Valdivia
Jasmine Zelaya