Houston Artist Collective
Art lives in Houston. In its history. In its studios. In the ideas still taking shape.
Meet the artists behind the work through intimate profiles, studio conversations and stories that invite a closer look.
The past informs the work.
The next chapter is being made.
Houston’s art story connects people, places and generations. The Artist Collective follows those connections: the experiences that shape an artist, the work they make today, and the questions that move them forward.
What shapes an artist
Early influences, formative paintings, personal histories and the communities that make a creative life possible. Every studio has a story that began before the work on its walls.
Inside the practice
Meet Houston artists through their materials, decisions and daily work. Our interviews and profiles bring you closer to the person behind the painting, sculpture or unexpected idea.
Room for possibility
New voices and new directions keep the city’s creative story moving. As this collection grows, we’ll follow emerging practices and the next chapters of artists already making their mark.
Different ways of seeing Houston.
Start with the artist. Follow the ideas. Each profile brings a biography, selected work and Houston City Beat’s related reporting together in one place.
Cassandra Bohne-Linnard
Nature, transformation and the delicate passage of time connect the paintings, butterfly cloches and clocks of this Houston artist and Blue Butterfly Designs founder.
Explore the artist & their stories →
Howard Sherman
Bold gestures, flashes of humor and a restless use of materials define the work of this Houston painter. Step inside the studio and look beyond the first burst of color.
Explore the artist & their stories →Conversations behind the canvas.
Spend time with the work and the people who make it. Explore our existing artist interviews and features.
Big Brush, Big Laughs
Join Houston City Beat in Howard Sherman’s studio for a closer look at his paintings, materials and creative energy.
Read & watch →Butterfly Clocks, Cloches and Abstract Paintings
Two video conversations explore the connections between preserved butterflies, functional design and painting.
Read & watch →The Artist Redefining Art
Explore a creative turning point and the natural world that continues to inspire her work.
Read the story →One city.
Many creative lives.
This collection features Cassandra Bohne-Linnard and Howard Sherman. It will grow through original reporting on the people, places and practices shaping Houston art.
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