Now|Contemporary
Ashley Miller
Shannon Purcell
Barron Wortham
March 3 - 31, 2023
Juried exhibition for Art Room at Arts Fort Worth
Art Room is thrilled to present its Now|Contemporary 2023 at Arts Fort Worth (1300 Gendy St, Fort Worth, TX 76107). Featuring compelling work from local, regional, and national artists, this annual juried exhibition displays an exciting range of entries in a variety of media, including traditional and experimental drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, and three-dimensional pieces. This year’s exhibition was curated by guest juror Caroline Frost, who selected works that represent the expansive vernacular encompassed within the state of Texas by featuring components of daily life. By displaying commonplace objects and materials, domestic settings and intimate moments, diaristic compositions, and imagery from the mass media, the featured work represents the multitude of cultures and lifestyles across the state. Varied in style and mode, and ranging in subject from gritty reality to glitzy commercialism, Now | Contemporary 2023 reflects the abundance of Texas artists today.
Top: Sam Swihart, Little Monsters, 20 × 20 inches, oil on canvas (2022)
Bottom: Cody “Dale” Coulton, Smoke Em’ If You Got Em,’ 24 × 24 inches, acrylic and mixed media on Texas Monthly Magazine covers (2023)
Photographs courtesy of Katie Murray