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based on Ellis’ groundbreaking 2021 album, The Clearing. The album explores themes of music, blackness, disabled speech, and time, taking inspiration from the artist’s own stutter, which he refers to as “clearings.” sweetpasssculpturepark.com

37 RO2 ART

Mixed Metaphors, an exhibition of new work by Gillian BradshawSmith coinciding with the artist’s 90th birthday, remains on view through Jun. 10. Brad Ford Smith explores drawing and sculpture in two distinct but complementary bodies of work in his exhibit Outside Inside. In one series, Smith works from life, depicting often unacknowledged public sculptures around Dallas . Image: Brantly Sheffield, The Blessing , 2022, acrylic on canvas, 60 x 56 in. ro2art.com

38 SAMUEL LYNNE GALLERIES

Lea Fisher’s solo exhibition Reflections of an Artist’s Journey remains on view through Jun. 10. Fisher released her first book during the exhibition, which is a reflective journey of self-love and growth amid dealing with troubling memories illustrated by her Self Portraits Summer Socials is on view at The National location. samuellynne.com

39 SMINK

A showcase of fine design and furniture, SMINK is a purveyor of quality products for living. The showroom also hosts exhibitions featuring Robert Szot, Gary Faye, Richard Hogan, Dara Mark, and Paula Roland. minkinc.comsminkinc.com

40 SOUTHWEST GALLERY

For over 50 years, Southwest Gallery has provided gallery-goers with the largest collection of fine 19th- through 21st- century paintings and sculptures. The gallery introduces Ukranian folk artist Roman Opalinski alongside hundreds of artists who work in a broad range of styles, all displayed in their 16,000 -squarefoot showroom. swgallery.com

41 TALLEY DUNN GALLERY

Letitia Huckaby’s Bitter Waters Sweet, in the Main Gallery through Jul. 29, explores the legacy of Africatown, the historic community near Mobile, Alabama. The town was founded by a group of West African people who were enslaved and trafficked to the US shortly before Emancipation and long after the Atlantic slave trade was banned. Image: Letitia Huckaby, The Gathering Place, 2022, pigment print on fabric with embroidery hoop, 12 x 20 in. talleydunn.com

42 VALLEY HOUSE GALLERY

A Closer Look featuring work by Kathy Boortz shows alongside Cindi Holt’s Nature’s Parade through Jul. 8. Opening Jul. 15, an exhibition of Texas landscape paintings by Jack Barnett will be on view at the gallery through Aug. 12. valleyhouse.com

43 VARIOUS SMALL FIRES

From Jun. 3–Jul. 8, see Madeline Donahue: ART HOUSE at the Dallas location. For the remainder of summer, VSF will have a solo exhibition for Mark Yang from Jul. 15–Sep. 2. vsf.la

44 WEBB GALLERY

Webb Gallery will have several events this summer at their Fort Davis location, Webb’s Fair & Square , including Tim Kerr: Music & Art on Jun . 16; Quintron and Miss Pussycat puppet and music show on Jun. 25; and Esther Pearl Watson and Sam Linguist pie pans on Jul . 1. The gallery mounts a show for Carl Block on Jul. 23. webbartgallery.com

45 WILLIAM CAMPBELL CONTEMPORARY ART

John Holt Smith’s Curvature And Flow and Jeff Kellar’s Locate close on Jun. 10. A solo exhibition for Howard Sherman will be on view at the Foch St. Location from Jun. 17–Aug. 5 Image: John Holt Smith, Wildflower Oculus #35, 2023, oil on canvas, 72 x 72 in. williamcampbellcontemporaryart.com

Auctions And Events

01 AURORA

Art Quest presents an opportunity to explore three Dallas neighborhoods: Bachman Lake on Jun. 3, South Dallas on Jun. 10, and Pleasant Grove on Jun. 17. AURORA commissioned Eliza Au, Karla Garcia, and Hobbes Vincent to create three sculptures developed through the use of 3D printing technologies to be placed in secret locations on each event date. dallasaurora.com

02 HERITAGE AUCTIONS

HA has an extensive catalog of auctions for the summer, including, Selections from a Houston, TX Corporate Collection Showcase Auction on Jun. 6, Urban Art featuring APPortfolio Archive Showcase Auction on Jun. 7, American Art Within Reach Showcase Auction on Jun. 16, Texas Art Signature Auction on Jun. 17, the Wild Things: The Art, Literature, and Theatre of Maurice Sendak Signature Auction on Jun. 30, the Outsider Art Showcase Auction on Jul. 20, Art of the West Showcase Auction on Jul. 21, and the Obey Giant: The Art of Shepard Fairey Showcase Auction on Jul. 27. ha.com

May 7–September 3