Marty Walker Gallery

NEWS (PDF)

2006
12/6 Block, Jenny "Artists Make their Mark," Dallas Morning News
12/2006 Carter, Steve "Canvas the 'hood: Four fresh newcomers energize the urban gallery scene"
Modern Luxury Magazine
11/17 Granberry, Michael "Frances Bagley, Andrew Bennett at Marty Walker," Dallas Morning News
11/9 Cantrell, Scott "Stage Craft," Dallas Morning News
10/2006 Glasstire contributors, "State of the State," Glasstire
10/20 Terranova, Charissa "Frances Bagley at Marty Walker Gallery," Glasstire
8/2006 Terranova, Charissa, "Review: Beau Comeaux, Marty Walker Gallery," ARTL!ES
8/2006 Hurt, Cindy "Tom Orr: Identity," ARTL!ES
7/01 Babcock, Mark. "New and Interesting in Dallas," Glasstire
6/23 Daniel, Mike. "Jody Lee and Jay Shinn at Marty Walker Gallery," Dallas Morning News
6/15 Terranova, Charissa "Faux-tography," Glasstire
6/03 Kutner, Janet. "Old Hands and New Imaginings," Dallas Morning News
5/28 Kutner, Janet. "Explosion of Colorful Eroticism," Dallas Morning News
3/01 Rush, Kate. “Marty Walker’s Inner Artists,” Paper City
3/01 “Where the Wild Things Are”, Paper City
2/26 O'Brien, Titus. "New galleries offer restrained chaos and genuine delights," Fort Worth Star Telegram
2/22 Kutner, Janet. “A Gallery of Talent,” GuideLive, Dallas Morning News

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

10/2008 We are pleased to say that William Lamson's video selection from Actions is one of the works chosen as "Howard Rachofsky's Picks" for this year's Two by Two Auction, as well as Susie Rosmarin's Spectrum 3. Other works selected as "Howard's Picks" include: Chuck Close, Richard Diebenkorn, Sarah Lucas, Ryan McGinley, and Emily Eveleth among others -follow links more informaion on the work at auction.

09/2008 This year's Two by Two Auction at the Rachofsky House benefiting the DMA and AmFar includes work by gallery artists Ted Kincaid, William Lamson, Andrew Bennett, Anna Krachey, and Susie Rosmarin -click on the artists' name for more informaion and to view the work up for auction.

08/2008 Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas announce the opening of CADD ART LAB, an exciting new contemporary art venue located in downtown Dallas. CADD Art Lab will open to the public on Saturday, September 20 at 1608 Main Street with an all-day event Open House: In the Lab, presented by DOWNTOWNDALLAS, from 11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. For more information about CADD and the upcomming opening of ART LAB visit www.caddallas.net and check out the details here (PDF).

08/2008 William Lamson's current solo exhibition Actions is featured as a recommended exhibition in the Dallas/Fort-Worth area on Glasstire.com. Exhbition runs through October 11, 2008. Permalink (PDF).

08/2008 Glasstire reviews this years New American Talent and mentions gallery artists William Lamson, Beau Comeaux and our newest addition -Austin photographer Anna Krachey, as highlights of the annual exhibition. Read the reviews here & here (PDF).

06/2008 Congratulations to New American Talent artists selected for the 23rd annual exhbition at Arthouse at the Jones Center in Austin, TX. This years exhibition curated by Nato Thompson (curator and producer, Creative Time, New York, NY) includes Dallas photographer and Marty Walker Gallery artist Beau Comeaux, as well as recent gallery addition, photographer and video artist, William Lamson. The New American Talent Exhibition is screening a short selection from Lamson's new video Actions, currently scheduled for exhibition September 6th - October 11 at Marty Walker Gallery (MAP). Lamson's video Emerge was exhibited February 16 - March 22 this year alongside TRIPLE VISION. For more of Lamson's work visit the artist's website.
And for further information, please contact gallery.

05/2008 JUST ARRIVED! New prints by Polly Apfelbaum! Come by the gallery and see Polly Apfelbaum's new suite of wood-block prints "Wood Street". For more info click here and click here for a PDF document with photos from the unique printing process of Wood Street (from the Durham Press Blog).

05/2008 With art, hors d'œuvres, cocktails, music, and some amazing lectures, The Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas Art Fair 2 made for an exciting weekend! Check out D's Frontburner for a post on Susan Robb's impressive outdoor sculpture, Warmth, Giant Black Toobs, installed at Exposition Plaza, as part of CADD Art Fair 2, sponsored by Urban Edge Developers Ltd. For more information contact gallery.

05/20008 Marty Walker, Paige West (founder of Mixed Greens) and others; give advice on collecting art in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram article Collecting 101 by Gaile Robinson. Paige West talks about "The Art of Buying Art" at this year's CADD Art Fair. Keynote lecture, Saturday, May 31st, at 2pm, $10.

04/2008 SAVE THE DATE! Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas is pleased to announce the second annual CADD ARTFAIR 2008. Featuring the city’s foremost art dealers the fair will take place at Three Three Three First Avenue in Dallas. For a schedule of events click here, to purchase tickets and for more information visit www.caddallas.net.

04/2008 ArtMotel had it's first "Open Studio Night" (Tuesday, April 22nd) with the artists in attendance, showing their recent work and works in progress. Thanks to all who came out and had burgers, beer and margaritas with us! It was a huge success! Open studios included Ted Kincaid, Jay Shinn and Marty Walker Gallery, among others.

04/2008 Durham Press has a great blog where you can see the development of many amazing prints, and other news. (for a selection of PDF blog entries, click artists' name) Artists include Polly Apfelbaum, Beatriz Milhazes, Alison Elizabeth Taylor, and Roland Fishcer among many others. (for the blog, click here)

03/2008 Congratulations to Frances Bagley, one of the five award winners at the 10th Kajima Sculpture Competition: Sculpture, Architecture, Space, in Tokyo, Japan. (press release PDF)

02/2008 Join us for "Gallery Walk" Friday, February 22nd between 5:30-9:00 PM, organized by the College Art Association and the Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas.

12/2007 We are proud to announce recent additions to The Dallas Museum of Art's collection from our very own Ted Kincaid, and Douglas Leon Cartmel.

12/2007 Thanks for an AMAZING Aqua Wynwood Miami 2007! We had an excellent response to the work we presented at the art fair in Miami. It was great seeing all who stopped by our booth! (You too Steve Martin!) click for link to D Frontburner blog entry, or permalink.

12/2007 Check out Art Motel Radio, a blog by Ted Kincaid and Barry Anderson. "Our first podcast is finally online. This first one being mainly a test, we decided to show a quick excerpt from the opening reception of Ted and Barry's shows at Marty Walker Gallery in Dallas back in September." (video requires Quicktime)

11/2007 Congratulations to Barry Anderson, for his recent commision at The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas. (click here for images)

11/2007 Congratulations go out to Frances Bagley (the only American, and only woman), finalist for the 10th Kajima Sculpture Competition: Sculpture, Architecture, Space, in Tokyo, Japan.

10/2007 Gallery artist Jay Shinn participated and donated work for the Two by Two Auction at the Rachofsky House benefitting the DMA and AmFar.

8/2007 Open through October: "Nexus Texas" at The Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston features Jeff Zilm's inventive work, paintings made with film emulsion and optical sound.

8/2007 Marty Walker discusses "How Galleries Choose Artists to Show" a Panel Discussion sponsored by the Greater Denton Arts Council, June 14, 2007 can be found here.

7/2007 Marty Walker Gallery joins the international art fair in Miami at Aqua Art Wynwood December 4-9. Running concurrently with Art Basel Miami Beach. (press release)

5/2007 With over 1500 attendees, our CADD Inaugural Art Fair was a big success! (for pictures click here)

3/2007 Check out Art Matters (03/04) on WRR101 for an interview by Quin Mathews with the artists and guest-curators of Between Reality and Illusion.

3/2007 Congratulations to artist Liu Ding on his recent invitation by Saatchi Gallery to perform and install "Samples from the Transition" during the opening of their new space in November 2007.

3/2007 Listen online to DallasArtCast - issue no. 3, held at Marty Walker Gallery during the opening of Between Reality and Illusion, March 16 . Produced and edited by Erik Tosten.

2/2007 Marty Walker Gallery joins forces with CADD (Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas) beginning with the CADD Art Fair, May 18-20.

2/2007 Douglas Cartmel is a finalist for the Hunting Art Prize.

1/2007 Titus O'Brien, writer for Glasstire, has named Marty Walker Gallery as a pick for his "Best of 2006"

12/2006 Congrats to Tom Orr and Frances Bagley who have both been selected for the Texas Biennial 2007.

12/2006 Reviews of work by Tom Orr (article) and Beau Comeaux (article) are included in Artlies Fall issue.

11/10/06 Opening night for Dallas Opera's production of Nabucco, sets and costumes designed by gallery artists Frances Bagley and Tom Orr. (Dallas Morning News Article PDF)

10/28/06 Select gallery artists participated and donated works to the Two by Two Auction at the Rachofsky House benefitting the DMA and AmFar

10/10/01/06 Jay Shinn and Tom Orr commissioned to create works for W Hotel Residential Tower.

9/12/06 Tom Orr commissioned to create sculpture for One Arts Plaza.

8/20/06 Microsoft added Ted Kincaid and Mark Flood to its corporate art collection.

6/15/06 One Arts Plaza acquired two major works by Ted Kincaid.

5/26/06
Gallery artists Tom Orr and Frances Bagley have been commissioned by the Dallas Opera to execute the set and costume design for Verde's Nabucco, opening Friday, November 10, 2006. This is the first collaboration of its kind in Dallas Opera history and part of their 50th anniversary celebration.

Charles Wylie, curator of contemporary art at the Dallas Museum of Art, will curate and write a catalog essay for Ted Kincaid's upcoming survey exhibition Ten Years at the McKinney Avenue Contemporary, scheduled to open September 9, 2006.