Glasstire

William Sarradet speaks with North Texas artist Jess Tedder about her nonlinear path as an artist and how her work as a flight attendant fuels her practice. “[Ajijic, Mexico, where I was in a monthlong artist residency] is where the wheels started turning, and I thought, ‘I think I can make a career out of this. It's possible to be an artist, it's possible to travel, it's possible to explore the w...

Jessica Fuentes speaks with Sono Osato, an Austin-based artist and founder of the Gutterblood Talk Show, which hosts conversations between artists and arts professionals about the Austin art scene. “I just had an epiphany one day. I thought, ‘If I can do an art exhibition in my studio, I can have an artist talk.’ ... So we did the first one in August 2022 ... It's important to identify the challen...

Jessica Fuentes speaks with Cameron Schoepp, professor and Graduate Studio Art Coordinator at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, about his experience as a grad student, TCU's MFA program, and advice for artists considering an MFA. “For me, one of the most important things in a graduate program is defending the time in the studio. That time in the studio is so important; you must allow the s...

Throughout 2026, as part of Glasstire's 25th anniversary, the publication is organizing panel discussions in Dallas-Fort Worth, The Panhandle, West Texas, East Texas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, and The Valley. Each panel features artists, art critics, and arts professionals from the region discussing the area’s art and art writing over the past two-and-a-half decades. Glasstire presented the se...

William Sarradet and Nicholas Frank discuss recent books they have read, including books on Victorian glass, costume designing, queer heroes, what it means to live an artistic life, and more. “I like the idea that we need to be cognizant of how interwoven virtual space and material space have become in our lives... I love to have books on my shelf that I can draw from repeatedly over time... I lov...

Throughout 2026, as part of Glasstire's 25th anniversary, the publication is organizing panel discussions in Dallas-Fort Worth, The Panhandle, West Texas, East Texas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, and The Valley. Each panel features artists, art critics, and arts professionals from the region discussing the area’s art and art writing over the past two-and-a-half decades. Glasstire presented the fi...

Brandon Zech speaks with Steven Evans about his career path from the Dia Art Foundation to his current role as FotoFest Executive Director, the history of FotoFest, and this year's biennial. “[FotoFest] didn't have to restate [its] mission after Black Lives Matter and 2020. Our mission was always responding to issues within society... that had been part of FotoFest from the beginning. And that's t...

William Sarradet speaks with Dallas Art Fair Director Kelly Cornell about the new Dallas Art Prize, her recent appointment as Director of the Aspen Art Fair, and the upcoming annual fair in Dallas. “Through the Dallas Art Fair, there can be so much crossover and opportunity for growth. If you’re a Dallas-based artist, getting your work picked up by a New York gallery can then spread it further. Th...

Jessica Fuentes and Nicholas Frank discuss Glasstire's recent news coverage, including the University of North Texas' cancellation of Victor Quiñonez’s exhibition, Texas art institutions and galleries celebrating milestone anniversaries, and more. “The closure of this UNT exhibition was not a singular event that happened this year, it was part of an ongoing unfolding of new restrictions that are h...

Brandon Zech and Jessica Fuentes ruminate on all things Texas as they try to pin down a Texas aesthetic. “When I think about Texas art, I think about exploration. When I think about Rauschenberg, I think about exploration of space — of outer space, but also of material. When I think about somebody like Kermit Oliver, I think about someone who defies logical expectations of being someone who grew u...

Nicholas Frank and William Sarradet discuss recent books and publications about art, made by artists, or unexpectedly connected to art. “Did you know that Frederic Remington was a writer? He was possibly more well-known, in his time, as a writer. There was a particular form of adventure journalism that he took on as a profession, and his illustrations for his writings were probably his best-known...

Brandon Zech speaks with Houston artist Bill Davenport, who was Glasstire's first-ever contributor, about how he found his way to Texas, the artists he's seen grow up over the years, and writing criticism. "I always said my writing was like a pair of pliers — it got the job done. Clarity, truthfulness — it opened my mind, and anything else was extraneous." See related readings here: https://glasst...

William Sarradet and Nicholas Frank discuss exhibition open calls, including obstacles around related costs, and recap some opportunities currently happening in Texas. “It's hard to overstate the importance of social connections... Your network is really important, and it's not just the people that are going to get you into the Whitney Biennial, it's the people who are going to support you through...

Brandon Zech speaks with Glasstire founder Rainey Knudson about what led her to create the publication in 2001, the early years of Glasstire, and the projects she has undertaken since leaving the organization. “In the early days, most galleries did not have a website, a lot of them didn't even have email, and they would physically mail me transparency slides and/or postcards. I would scan the slid...

Brandon Zech and Jessica Fuentes look back on the year in Texas art, from the removal of Sally Mann's photographs from the Fort Worth Modern to art fairs that debuted in Texas and major leadership changes at institutions across the state. "It struck me how different not only the process of selecting [Alma Allen as the U.S. representative for the Venice Biennale] was but also how different their ar...

William Sarradet and Nicholas Frank discuss some of their favorite books they read in 2025, including literature on American history, craft, films, and more. "I had been reading a lot of postcolonial nonfiction and got a bit bogged down in that, emotionally... so I thought I should read some fiction, but most of what I found ended up being the kind of heavyweight postcolonial content I had been tr...

Jessica Fuentes and Nicholas Frank discuss the art of writing obituaries for Glasstire and the generational shifts we are witnessing as young leaders step into new roles across Texas. “Rainy Knudson, the founder of Glasstire, told me, ‘I think that when we lose somebody in an art community, it's just a passage to the next generation. In the larger sense, the more of these you experience, the more...

Jessica Fuentes, William Sarradet, and Nicholas Frank discuss their recent visit to the Rio Grande Valley, including stops in Laredo, San Ygnacio, McAllen, Harlingen, and Brownsville. “One of the things that often marks our time in the Valley — and similar regions — is that the communities there are so tightly knit and welcoming. Every time we go to the Panhandle, to East Texas, to West Texas, to...

William Sarradet speaks with Mallory Prucha, Associate Professor of Costume Design at Texas Tech University, about garment design, textiles, and teaching in the Texas Panhandle. “Right now the American theater is trying to figure out what it's doing, but in the process…we’re seeing experimentation. Oftentimes, I’ll expand my students' horizons to think about things like working at Meow Wolf, that’...

Jessica Fuentes and Nicholas Frank discuss art on view in Marfa during Chinati Weekend and some of the people and places that make up the region's art scene. “Marfa is a small town, and the people who make that space home end up being a close-knit group of people... when you make a choice to live in a small town, you are also embracing a different lifestyle, something that is truly rooted in commu...

Brandon Zech, Jessica Fuentes, and Nicholas Frank discuss takeaways from the Art Papers Art Writing + Publishing Symposium and issues in the field of arts writing. “We focus on the larger impact of the field of art criticism whenever an art critic gets cuts from their post but the reality of the situation is that one person is able to impact not just an artistic community but an arts-interested pu...

Brandon Zech, William Sarradet, and Nicholas Frank share insights and reflections from the inaugural Houston edition of the Untitled Art fair. “We are proud of Houston, but it can be kind of a hard place to visit. I was impressed by Untitled's programming in the way that the fair was trying to act as a host for people both in the city and for people coming from out of town.” Related readings: http...

Jessica Fuentes speaks with artist and gallerist Nancy Douthey about tarot as storytelling, visual art, and creative future building. ”Looking at the complexity of those cards was like looking at a painting and creating a story... Working with the interior story that I had for it could be a mirror or a reflection, helping me move through my own pain.” Related readings link: https://glasstire.com/2...

Brandon Zech, William Sarradet, and Nicholas Frank answer Glasstire readers' questions about pricing art, working with galleries, and exhibiting in alternative spaces. “Showing up to everything you can is the first step… talk to the galleries who show work that you like, ask them questions about their program, and learn what they’re interested in. It’s really about continuous engagement with peopl...

William Sarradet talks with Dallas-based fashion designer Ashley Lee about fashion, textile works, and how to approach craft schools across Texas. "The lines between art, design, and crafts get quite blurry these days. I tend to think of fashion more as a design form. It can be a craft — there are definitely elements of craft in it — but overall, I view it more as a design form." See related readi...