Christie Blizard, Marcelyn McNeil, Tom Orr and Brad Tucker Texas Biennial Invitational

The Texas Biennial is an independent survey of contemporary art in Texas. The fifth edition of the exhibition will take place in the fall of 2013, making the Texas Biennial the longest-running state biennial in the U.S. In celebration of the fifth anniversary of the project, the Texas Biennial presents two special exhibitions on view simultaneously at Lawndale Art Center in Houston and Big Medium in Austin, August 23 ‒ September 28, 2013. Co-curated by former Biennial curators Michael Duncan (TX★09) and Virginia Rutledge (TX★11), the Texas Biennial Invitational at Lawndale will showcase current work by four previous Biennial artists, two of whom – McNeil and Tucker – have also been selected for the 2013 Texas Biennial group survey exhibition opening September 5 at San Antonio’s Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum. Christie Blizard (Lubbock, San Antonio / TX★09, TX★11) will show video and performance-based work; Marcelyn McNeil (Houston / TX★11) will contribute paintings from her ongoing exploration of abstraction; Tom Orr (Dallas / TX★07, TX★11) will be represented by both sculptural and two dimensional work; and Brad Tucker (Austin / TX★07, TX★11) will install sculptures from two of his most recent series. Click here to download the gallery guide, including interviews with the artists.

In conjunction with the Texas Biennial Invitational at Lawndale Art Center, Christie Blizard will perform two walks through Houston on Saturday, September 7, 2013, and Sunday, September 15, 2013, starting at 9:30 AM.

This exhibition is made possible in part through the Sarah Vaughan Foundation and the City’s Initiative Grant Program of the Houston Arts Alliance.