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Want to borrow artwork for your home?

Become a Friend of Lawndale and you can borrow artwork from Lawndale’s Lending Library!

Launched in December 2018, the Lawndale Lending Library is an arts library that builds relationships between art lovers and contemporary artists in the Houston and Gulf Coast region. Friends of Lawndale can borrow artwork for select periods throughout the year. Annually, Lawndale hosts a silent auction where artwork from the collection can be purchased.

Join Friends of Lawndale to begin borrowing today!

To learn more and preview works available, please reach out to Jeremy Johnson at [email protected] or 713-528-5858.

Preview of 2024 library selections are pictured from left to right: Claire Chauvin, Craspedia, Poppy, and Banana (2021), digital photography, 30×21″; Sarah Fisher, Untitled–Self Portrait (2022), oil on canvas, 30×24″; Sibylle Hagmann, Dream (2022), acrylic gouache on board, 11×9″; Jonathon Paul Jackson, Untitled- Leaves (2023), oil and pastel and acrylic on wood; Elias Lytton, Portal (2022), oil on canvas, 40×30″; Quentin Pace, I don’t know if I will remain (2023), acrylic on canvas, 15×15″; Doug Welsh, What am I to find? (2023), house paint and spray paint on canvas, 9×11″

New in 2024 - Art is Bond Collaboration!

In 2024 we launched a new collaboration with ART IS BOND, a contemporary art gallery and project space located in the heart of Houston, Texas. With similar missions to amplify the voices of talented artists from all walks of life, Lawndale is excited to feature a selection of artworks curated by ART IS BOND founder and gallery director Janice Bond as part of the Lending Library.

At right: Seed Lynn, Mercy (2018), photo printed on pro luster, 16.5 x 24.5″; Troy Ezequiel Montes, La Virgen (2022), archival pigment print on cold pressed paper, 18×21″, courtesy of Art is Bond.