Dambo troll enchants Austinites at Pease Park
A friendly troll has taken up residence in Pease Park, and Austin is going troll crazy. Meet Malin, the creation of artist Thomas Dambo.… Read More
Botanical portraits: Patrick Puckett art at Wally Workman Gallery
I’ve admired Puckett’s supersized oil portraits for years, but his new exhibition, Mythos, at Wally Workman Gallery is his best yet.… Read More
Juliet Whitsett reimagines native plants and animals and co-curates Really Small Museum ATX
Austin artist Juliet Whitsett features endangered Texas flora and fauna and co-curates public art at Really Small Museum ATX.… Read More
Exploring Portal Potty and more at Creek Show 2022
A chilly drizzle couldn’t keep me from seeing Creek Show, an annual display of illuminated art along the banks of Austin’s Waller Creek.… Read More
Blue trees in Austin’s Pease Park spotlight tree loss around the world
The Blue Trees by Konstantin Dimopoulos brings our attention to the crises of deforestation and climate change by transforming local trees with a harmless temporary color that slowly washes away.… Read More
Supersized sculpture at Mueller’s Southwest Greenway trail
The only place I’m happy to see a supersized spider is on the walking trail at Mueller neighborhood’s Southwest Greenway.… Read More
Kempelen’s Owls and more public art in downtown Austin
If you’re looking for something fun to do with family over the holidays, why not burn a few calories while checking out the fun public art in downtown Austin?… Read More
Wildflower mural energizes wall on Wood Hollow Drive
Austin artist Bill Tavis recently completed a zigzagging, energetic mural of Texas blanketflower on a large wall along Wood Hollow Drive in northwest Austin.… Read More
Ganador the lucha libre grackle is ready to wrestle
The Austin artist whose grackles I absolutely adore is Christy Stallop, especially her lucha libre series. Yes, her grackles wear Mexican wrestler masks! Recently she branched out from painting on wood panels to sculpting a larger-than-life grackle, a project for which she won a TEMPO grant. … Read More
Bigger than life jackalope on N. Lamar
A bigger-than-life bounder crouches on North Lamar Boulevard. “Bigger than life” may not be quite accurate, of course, seeing as the jackalope is a mythical beast of Texas legend.… Read More