LOCAL Houston | The City Guide JUNE 2016 | Page 28

THIS MONTH’S

MUST-SEE EXHIBITS

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1. The Heritage Society Museum Gallery | 1100 Bagby St | 713.655.1912
Profile of a Houston Oil Family: Photographs from the Staiti/Reisner Family Collection
is an extraordinary collection capturing the lifestyle of a prosperous young Houston oil
family making the most of this nascent industry. The photographs include sweeping
panoramic shots and several black and white photos that have been hand-colored.
Beautiful photos of their extensive gardens and interior views of their home illustrate the
lifestyle afforded to the Staitis as a result of Henry Staiti’s success in the burgeoning oil
industry.
www.heritagesociety.org

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2. Deborah Colton Gallery | 2445 North Blvd. | 713.869.5151
Between: Daniel Kayne – Ivan Plusch features accomplished young Russian artist Ivan
Plusch and the late Houston artist Daniel Kayne. This unique show includes large-scale
paintings on canvas and various mixed media works of these two talented and thoughtful
artists. Although born into very different political and social environments, both artists
were inspired by a strong desire to create a positive difference through their works,
which are remarkably cohesive, though also distinctly different.
www.deborahcoltongallery.com

3. Devin Borden Gallery | 3917 Main Street | 713.529.2700
With New Radius Drawings, Richard Nix makes intricate drawings generated from musical scores. Visual patterns echo sounds revealed as shifting colors. Contours of posing
dancers or grappling Greco-Roman wrestlers are rotated and repeated to create textures
seemingly woven from thread. Trained as a sculptor, Nix completed his MFA at the
University of Houston (2010) and has previously had solo exhibitions at Lawndale Art
Center (2013) and Devin Borden Gallery (2014). His work has been included in
numerous group exhibitions in Houston including Skydive, The Joanna and Project Row
Houses, and at Holly Johnson Gallery in Dallas.
www.devinborden.com

4. Houston Center for Photography | 1441 West Alabama | 713.529.4755
In The Pipeline’s Path – The Keystone XL pipeline, being a point of political contention
and a symbol of many, and often contradictory, things, Eric Kayne photographed the
people who lived directly in the path of the pipeline in Nebraska. Spending weeks in
November 2014 and July 2015 photographing and speaking with the people who
opposed the pipeline as well as those who accepted it and signed easements, Kayne
hopes that in some way his photos help balance out the issue and give voice to those
fighting on their own for a different pathway.
www.hcponline.org

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