CONTRIBUTORS

EVE HILL-AGNUS is a writer, editor, and translator with roots in France and California. She has been a teacher of literature and journalism; an awardwinning dining critic who also covers art and dance; and a freelance writer/editor of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. Her recent joy has been translation, whether the translation of one language to another or of art into words.

In Continental Drift, she examined If You Look Hard Enough, You Can See Our Future at the African American Museum.

CHRIS BYRNE authored the graphic novel The Magician (Marquand Books, 2013), included in the Library of Congress. He is the coeditor of Frank Johnson, Pioneer of American Comics Vol.

1: Wally ’s Gang Early Years (1928-1949) and The Bowser Boys (19461950), published by Fantagraphics in 2023. Byrne chaired AVAM, the national museum for visionary art. He founded the Elaine de Kooning House in East Hampton, listed on the National Register of Historic Places and also an affiliate member of the National Trust’s Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios.

DIXIE DIXON is renowned as a fashion, lifestyle, and commercial photographer and film director based in Dallas. As a Nikon Ambassador, she travels worldwide, working with brands ranging from Disney to Virgin to People and has spent the last decade bringing creative visions to life.

In Suite Dreams in the Dallas Arts District, Dixie previewed the new JW Marriott Dallas Arts District prior to the grand opening, combining the hotel’s stunning design with a suitcase full of fashion.

LAUREN CHRISTENSEN has over two decades of experience in advertising and marketing. As a principal with L+S Creative Group, she consults with a wide variety of nonprofit organizations and businesses in many sectors, including retail, real estate, and hospitality. Lauren is a Dallas native and a graduate of SMU with a BA in advertising. Her clean, contemporary aesthetic and generous spirit make Lauren the perfect choice to art direct Patron

NANCY COHEN ISRAEL is a Dallas-based writer, art historian, and educator. For the current issue, she revisited the ebullient work of Joaquín Sorolla, which she last covered in 2013. This fall she looks forward to lecturing about his American collectors for the Martín Lecture Series in the Humanities at the Meadows Museum. It was also a pleasure for her to write about Cliff Welch, Robyn Menter, and the home they spectacularly rebuilt for clients impacted by the 2019 tornado in Out of the Twister.

ELAINE RAFFEL

ALYSIA NICOLE

HARRIS attended the University of Pennsylvania, where she experienced her first success as a writer and performer. She was featured in the HBO documentary Brave New Voices with her piece That Girl She received her MFA in poetry from NYU in 2014, and her PhD in linguistics from Yale University in 2019. She is a Cave Canem fellow, winner of the 2014 and 2015 Stephen Dunn Poetry Prize, Pushcart nominee, and a founding member of the poetry collective The Strivers Row.

DAVE SCHAFER

DARRYL RATCLIFF is an artist and poet with a writing and curatorial practice whose work engages communities and mobilizes social issues. He builds collaborative, durational cultural projects that promote civic engagement and increase community health. As a Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 10 fellow, he addresses climate change and racial equity. He also founded Gossypion Investments. For Patron, he checked in with Leonardo Drew at the Amon Carter for a preview of his sitespecific installation.

PEGGY LEVINSON brings her years in the design industry to Space. Her experience as a former showroom owner made her ideal to interview two of the region’s best interior designers about their showrooms. In Designing A Showroom, Peggy caught up with Chad Dorsey about his thriving bespoke fireplace mantle business, Strike by Chad Dorsey, and with Laura Lee Clark regarding her eponymous showroom that keeps the design trade returning. is a Dallas-based creative director and stylist. Her fashion prowess and years as a creative working for Stanley Korshak, Neiman Marcus, and Mary Kay bring an elevated edge to Patron. Elaine, working in concert with photographer Dixie Dixon, gathered seasonal looks from fine fashion brands to create the ultimate staycation at the JW Marriott Dallas Arts District in Suite Dreams. Elaine also visited with the Smink sisters and checked out the new Hickory Chair showroom in Space. is a Texas-based location photographer chasing stories and light all over Texas. For over two decades, Dave has captured editorial, fine art, and commercial commissions. He has received Communication Arts’ Photography Award of Excellence five times, and the International Regional Magazine Association named him Photographer of the Year. For the cover, and in these pages, he photographed a Dallas home with architecture by Cliff Welch and interiors by Robyn Menter in Out of the Twister.

LUCIA ARBERY SIMEK is an artist, writer, and curator who currently serves as deputy director at Dallas Contemporary. She exhibits her artwork internationally, and is published widely on contemporary art. As a curator, she has mounted exhibitions at the DMA and The Reading Room, and curated a collection for the Adolphus Hotel, where she organized a series of public talks. Deep Vellum Publishing will release a book of her essays about midcentury artists Forrest Bess, Myron Stout, and Alberto Burri.

September 10, 2023 to January 28, 2024

As a queer artist, Abraham Ángel (1905–1924) found belonging in Mexico City’s dynamic artistic scene alongside the leading cultural figures of the period. Between Wonder and Seduction , the first survey of Ángel’s work in 35 years, considers the life, painting, and legacy of this legendary artist, who produced just 24 paintings before his death at age 19.

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PUBLISHER | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Terri Provencal terri@patronmagazine.com

ART DIRECTION

Lauren Christensen

DIGITAL MANAGER/PUBLISHING COORDINATOR

Anthony Falcon

COPY EDITOR

Sophia Dembling

PRODUCTION

Michele Rodriguez

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Charlie Adamski Caulkins

Lucia Arbery Simek

Chris Byrne

Nancy Cohen Israel

Eve Hill-Agnus

Peggy Levinson

Alysia Nicole Harris

Elaine Raffel

Darryl Ratcliff

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

James Baker Hall

Sharen Bradford

Bruno

Tamytha Cameron

Celeste Cass

G. Chandler Cearley

Luis Corzo

Dixie Dixon Exploredinary

Stephen Karlisch

Joan Marcus

Chadwick Redmon

Dave Shafer

Kevin Todora

CONTRIBUTING STYLISTS / ASSISTANTS

Natalie Beavers

Eric Jang

Elaine Raffel

Michael Reyes

Susie Jaspers

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