Wendy Atwell

Wendy Atwell reviews Gabbe Grodin's exhibition "WOW: Wonderful Old Women," on view at Bihl Haus Arts in San Antonio.

The contract between the individual and the community is the space where Mark Menjivar focuses his efforts.

The grandeur of the work gives the viewer a God’s-eye view of things — a perspective that feels omniscient and timeless, yet the theatrical components remind us that we are each playing our parts.

De Kooning’s corner man was the Grim Reaper and Blizard's was Frosty the Snowman.

It feels like the viewer is being led down the bizarre maze of invention, where fleeting thoughts flicker like a lotto machine and the art featured happens to be the image we landed on.

Lucy and Jake is amateurish, but that doesn’t stop it from being funny and entertaining for anyone who knows the people.

Koraïchi's complex, illegible banners and the white magic they enact suggest the western perception of Islam today: without education and awareness, we are locked out of understanding.

Balloons may not be the first things that come to mind when planning décor for a tony event, but they were an obvious choice for art collector Jeanne Klein. Klein…

Stuart Allen ’s eponymous show this summer at Finesilver in San Antonio featured eight kites made from simple materials. Allen creates his kites’ frameworks from fine woods, stainless steel and…

I’ve known Linda Pace since I was a little girl. I remember standing just outside her kitchen with her daughter. We were taste-testing hot sauce, and I shamelessly told Linda…

When I saw Michael Velliquette’s show in Chelsea, minus-one-degree chill factor winds blew outside. Inside, the collages surrounded me like hothouse flowers, as if I had entered a steamy greenhouse.

Mostly my sculpture is the color of metal or wood. Sometimes I work with video and sound. I try not to paint. – Artist's Statement, Who are you looking at?

Connie Butler staked a claim for the legacy of feminist art during her recent presentation at ArtPace, maintaining that aspects of the movement continue to influence contemporary art.

To see a hot pink oven painted NASCAR-style with “Bitchen” across the front is thrilling, but then to see artist Katie Pell take a lighter and light it and watch…

Daniel Bozhkov's survey exhibition at Arthouse, Cantata for Twelve Choirs and Several Salamanders, made me feel as if I'd escaped down Alice's rabbit hole for the afternoon. I heard his…

"Deeeaaaad people, deeeeaaad people," chanted my eight- and nine-year-old daughters with their friend Anabelle. We were driving down a dusty country road that led us past the Tehuacana Cemetery. The…

Joey Fauerso's residency in Roswell, New Mexico, has given her time from her job as an art educator to focus on her art. I asked her to share her experiences…

Scanning the radio on the way to Austin, I find a station that's playing songs about people long dead. The concept is to find out who died on the specific…

I'm alone in Sala Diaz on a quiet afternoon. In the center of the room, a phantom plant blooms. The wind gusts outside and sunlight glistens through the plant's clear…

On the opening night of Hills Snyder’s new show at Artpace, the exhibition remained closed until after the curator and artists discussed the new work. During the discussion, Snyder played…