Unlikely Artist Duos Get the Centerstage Treatment at Houston’s Throughline Collective — When Creative Teamwork Rules

A Love of Printmaking Makes the Lines Meet and More Arresting Shows Are On the Way

Paper City Magazine. By Sofia Westerman. June 26, 2024.

Houston’s Throughline Collective artist group is putting on its second duo exhibition with a collection from Luisa Duarte and Jonas Criscoe. “Where the Lines Meet” effortlessly combines the two artists’ works through their use of printmaking and the juxtaposition of their individual styles.

This modern art exhibit can be found in the retail area of Isabella Court, a Spanish Colonial Revival style complex in Houston built in the 1920s. It is on view through this Saturday, June 29.

Luisa Duarte and Jonas Criscoe at their exhibit “Where the Lines Meet” at Isabella Court (Photo by Sofia Westerman)

Luisa Duarte at her exhibit “Where the Lines Meet” at Isabella Court (Photo by Sofia Westerman)

Luisa Duarte at her exhibit “Where the Lines Meet” at Isabella Court (Photo by Sofia Westerman)

Throughline is a collective of 20 artisans including painters, sculptors, photographers, multimedia artists and more. The group came on the Houston art scene in December 2023 with two 10-person exhibitions, and started putting on its new duo exhibitions this spring. Each art duo displays their work for four weeks at a time, with two weeks in-between shows. 

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