Gray Matters Exhibitions

Gray Matters Opens September 1991. David Szafranski and Vance Wingate left 500X Gallery and opened Gray Matters Gallery at 113 N. Haskell Avenue, Dallas, TX 75226.

1991

Sept.  14 – Oct 26 - Gray Matters @ Gray Matters / The Group Show
Artists: David Szafranski, Vance Wingate, Celia Eberle, John Hernandez, Mike Kennedy, Dottie Allen (Love), Tom Sale, Sherry Owens, Connie Cullum, Trish Nickell, Randy Bolton, Tom Moody

Nov. 8 to Dec. 14 – North American Survey on Vampirism / Mail Art Show

1992

Jan 9 to Feb. 15 – Recent Works /  Vance Wingate

Feb. 20 to Mar. 28 – Prepare to Pay / David Szafranski

April 9 to May 9 – New Works by Johnny Walker and Dottie Allen

May 22 to June 27 – The Next Best Show /  Group Show
Artists: Dottie Allen (Love), Celia Eberle, Trish Nickell, Sherry Owens, Connie Cullum, Tom Sale, Randy Bolton, Tom Moody, Vance Wingate, Mike Kennedy, David Szafranski.

Sept. 10 to Oct. 10 – New Paintings by Celia Eberle
(Vance Wingate in Hallway)

Vance Wingate moves to Seattle Fall 1992.

Oct. 23 to Dec. 5 – Trish Nickell

Dec. 11 to Jan. 9 1993 – Block Print Invitational
Group show of small block prints including: David Szafranski, Al Harris, Patrick Faulhaber, Sandra Skrabanek, Charles Hancock, Anthony Huff, Dottie Allen, Tom Sale, Tom Moody, Russell Sublette, Vance Wingate, Benito Huerta, Dolan Smith, Mike Henderson, Randy Bolton, Art McSweeney, Michael Whitehead, Trish Nickell, John Hernandez, Kathy Pomara, Ann Graham, Celia Eberle, Betsy Belcher, Connie Cullum-Byers, Janet Tyson, John McAlpin, John Held, Kristin Shauck, Jimmie Hudson, Helen Altman

1993

Jan 15 –Feb 13 – Tom Sale and Sherry Owens

Feb. 19 – March 27 – Tom Moody

April 2 to May 8 – Recent Prints / Randy Bolton

May 21 to June 26 – Mister Szafranski and His Show of 1001 Illusions / David Szafranski

Sept. 11 to Oct. 23 – Dolan Smith in Girl World

Oct. 29 – Dec. 11 – Paintings / Perry House / Curated by Tom Moody

1994

Jan 14 –Feb 12 – Dottie Allen / Photographs & Jimmie Hudson / Objects

March 18 to April 23 – Recent Paintings Trish Nickell

Sept 23 – Oct 30 – Johnny Walker

Nov 18 – Dec. 17 – Tom Sale and Sandra Skrabanek

1995

Mar 24 –April 22 – Celia Eberle

April  28 – May 27 – Michael Henderson

Sept 8 –Oct 14 – Watch Mr. Szafranski Turn Red / David Szafranski

Oct. 20 Nov. 18 – Joe Allen and Rob Caslin 

1996

Jan 12 –Feb 10 – Reconstructedness / curated by Michael Henderson
Artists: Dottie Allen, Anitra Blayton, Robin Dru Germany, Michael Henderson, Tom Sale, Ludwig Schwartz and David Szafranski.
This show also traveled to DiverseWorks in Houston.

Feb-Mar – 5 Year Anniversary

April 12 – May 18 – Paranormal Painting
Paul Beck, Celia Eberle, Dolan Smith

Vance Wingate Returns July 1996

Dave Szafranski leaves Gray Matters Gallery

Sept 7 – Oct. 26 – Snake Eyes & Sixes / Group show
Artists: Group show including: Dottie Allen, Andy Don Emmons, Tom Sale, Bruce Webb, Celia Eberle, Robin Dru Germany.

Nov. 2 – Dec. 7 – Drawing from New York / Curated by Michael Henderson
Artists: Elaine Hansen, Drew Shiflett, Holly Sumner

Dec. 13– 1st Xmas Ornament Show / Benefit for Art Powered Minds

1997

Feb. 7 to Mar. 1 – Jimmie Hudson & Monica Pierce

April 4 to April 26 – Michael Henderson @ Gray Matters

March 7 – 29 – Pictures We Like / Curated by Dottie Allen
Artists: Dottie Allen, Jeff Baker, Susan Carnahan, Carl Conrad, Deedra Dedman, Robin dru Germany, Heather Grace, Martin Iles, Kiba Jacobson, Barbara Lambert  (Cohen), Schell Taylor, Johnny Walker, Cassie Weyandt, Vance Wingate.

May 16 – June 14 – Our Hidden World of Panic
Tom Sale and Vance Wingate

Sept. 6 – Oct. 11 – Dark Vision / Dolan Smith

Oct. 25 to Nov. 22 – Faithful Companions / Tom Sale

Dec. 6 to 20 – 2nd  Xmas Wreath show & Exactly What (Erin Piper)

Fashion Extravaganza. Benefit for Lesbian/Gay Resource Center of Dallas.

1998

Jan. 10 – Feb. 14 – Jennasayqaw Gnosie / Andy Don Emmons, Jr.

Feb. 28 to March 28 – The Queen’s Closet Opened / Teel Sale

April 11 to May 16 – Remembering Moses / Johnny Walker

May 30 to July 14 – Examining the Body of God / Celia Eberle 

1999

Jan. 23 – Feb. 27 – Every Dog Has Its Day / Tom Sale and Jimmy Cantwell

March 6 – April 3 – Big Pictures / Dottie Allen

April 10 – May 15 / Wounds & Scars / Dolan Smith

May 29 – June 19 – Who Wrote the Book of Love / Vance Wingate

Sept. 18 to Oct. 23 / This Show Belongs To: Chuck & George
Brian Jones and Brian Scott

Nov. 6 to Dec. 4 – The S_X SH_W  (I’d Like to Buy a Vowel, Pat)
Group show Artists: Dottie Allen, Lisa Clark, Steve Cruz, Celia Eberle, Andy Emmons, Brian Jones, Barbara Lambert, Rosemary Meza, Tom Sale, Brian Scott, Robert Sieg, Dolan Smith, Susan Whitmer, Vance Wingate.

Dec. 11 – 3rd Xmas Clock and Card show. Benefit for Local AID’s organization.

Gray Matters on hiatus 2000 & 2001

2002

Jan.  26 – Feb 23– Pretty Little Things / Dottie Love & Tom Sale

Jan. 26 / INSCRIBE / Magazine Release / Brad Cushman

March 23 to May 11 / Bi-Polaroid Disorder / Julie Ross

June 1 – July 20 – I’ve Never Seen So Many Happy People / Group Show
Artists: Steve Cruz, Ken Craft, Brian Jones, Brian Scott, Tom Sale, Rosemary Meza, Julie Ross, Barbara Lambert, Dolen Smith, Jason Cohen, Patrick Rogers, Kiba Jacobson, Vance Wingate, Bruce Webb, Meredith Eberle, and Mark Ross

Sept. 14 to Oct. 12 – Curiosities from the Cabinet / Tom Sale

Oct. 19 to Nov. 9 – consideration:aside / Vance Wingate

Nov. 16 to Dec. 7 – Bangs of Every Size / Ken Craft

Dec. 13 – 4th Xmas Benefit show. Benefit for Oddfellows Lodge Charities.

2003

Jan. 11 to Feb. 8 – Meredith Eberle, Colleen Graves, Julie Ross

March 1 to April 12 – Strange & Fickle Institution
Group show for Stacy & Vance’s Wedding
Artists: Mark Ross, Julie Ross, Brian Jones, Brian Scott, Ken Craft, Michael Colyer, Tom Sale,  Rosemary Meza, Meredith Eberle, Colleen Graves, Steve Cruz

April 26 to May 31 – The Far Too Insular World of Chuck & George
Brian Jones and Brian Scott.

Sept. 10 – 27 – Genevieve / Dottie Love

Oct. 4 -25 – Gray Matters Gallery Group
Artists: Tom Sale, Vance Wingate, Julie Ross, Teel Sale, Mark Ross, Ken Craft, Bruce Webb, Andy Ramirez, Dottie Love, Meredith Eberle.

Oct. 29 to Nov. 29 – Stephanie Serpick

Nov. 9 – Tattoo Art Show curated by Oliver Peck / Elm Street Tattoo.

Nov. 22 – Art Prostitute Issue #3 Release Party

Dec. 6 – Xmas Card Show

Dec. 6 to 23 – Recipes for Disaster / Tom Sale

2004

Jan. 7-31 – Island of Lost Toys / Group Show
Artists: Michael Colyer, Jason Cohen, Julie Ross, Jimmie Hudson, Tom Sale, Brian Jones & Brian Scott (Chuck & George), Mark Ross, Kelly Clark, Cris Neumann

March 3-27 – Old Gossip, Oddments, and Dimmed Wares of Price / Teel Sale

March 31 to April 24 – Figure / Benjamin Jones

April 28 – May 29  – Simple Studies on the Mechanics of Probability / Jose Andres Ramirez

June 2 to June 22 – Fear (again) / Vance Wingate

July 7 – 31 – Characters by Design / Group Show Curated by Jason Cohen
Artists: Ugly Dolls/David Horvath & Sun-Min, Dame Darcy, BiggerKrissy, Wendy Gardner, Spasmodical, Loveablan, Corporate Pig, Liz McGrath, Kevin Titzer, Pars Kid, Fawn Gehweiler, MEOM, Furilla, Friends with You, Steve Cruz, Tom Sale, Celia Eberle, Nina Waisman, Randy Regier, Jason Cohen, Barbara Cohen, Joey Seeman, Christy Kane, Marcel Dejure, Shawn Smith.

August 1-28 – Dog Days of August / Group Show of Gallery Artists
Tom Sale, Vance Wingate, Jean Hess, Jimmie Hudson, Benjamin Jones, Chuck & George and others.

Sept. 1 – Oct. 2 – Wherever I go, There I am / Julie Ross

Sept. 6-30 / A Little Bit Icky / Southside on Lamar (UTD precursor to CentralTrak) Group Show /
Artists: Brian Scott, Brian Jones, Meredith Eberle, Tom Sale, Margaret Meehan, Colleen Graves.

Oct. 6 – 30 – Code Red Cotillion / Jason Archer & Paul Beck

Nov. 3 – 27 – Kitchen Windows, Desert Trails / Ken Craft

Dec. 1 – 23 – Great Things in Small Packages & Xmas Card Show
Artists: Suzanne Banning, Ken Craft, C.J. Davis, Lari Gibbons, Coleen Graves, Russ Havard, Jimmie Hudson, Benjamin Jones, Brian Jones, Margaret Meehan, Cris Neumann, Gary Parkins, Randy Regier, Julie Ross, Mark Ross, Teel Sale, Tom Sale, Brian Scott, Noah Simblist, Steve Wiman, Vance Wingate.

2005

Jan. 6 to Feb. 6 – New  Work, New Year
CJ Davis, Noah Simblist, Brad Ford Smith

Feb. 10 – March 26 – Indefinite Allegories / Jack Barnett

March 31 to May 8 – Bedtime Stories and Other Night Terrors / Tom Sale
Also- Pinky Diablo’s Trailer of Monstrosities: A Traveling Cabinet of Curiosities.

May 12 to June 19 – Better Than New / Randy Bolton & Randy Regier

June 26 to July 31 – Haunted Spaces / Colleen Graves

July 9 – Art Prostitute Fundraiser / Brian Gibb, Mark Searcy, Nevada Hill

Gray Matters Closes August 2005

2006

January – Group show at CSAW in Houston.

2008

Feb. 20 to March 22 – Gestures of Resistance / Group show
Artists: Kelly Cobb, Anna Campbell, Liz Collins, Sabrina Gschwandther, Allison Smith, Lisa Anne Auerbach, Cat Mazza, Julia Bryan Wilson, Barb Hunt, Sarah Klein, Barbara Koenen, Robyn Love, Carole Lung aka Frau Fiber, Zoe Sheehan Saldana, Ehren Tool, Anne Wilson, Sara Rabinowitz, Jeroen Nelemans, Surabhi Ghosh, Sherri Wood, Rod Northcutt.
In conjunction with CAA National Conference in Dallas.

May 3 – 17 – Last Winter / Stephanie Brown & Emily Ewbank

2012

March 9 to May – Road Agent at Gray Matters / Curated by Christina Rees
Peter Ligon and Corbett Sparks

Oct. 27 to Dec. 13 – TWAIN / The Art Foundation
Joshua Goode, Ryder Richards, Lucia Simek and Andrew Douglas Underwood.
Invited guests: Barnaby Fitzgerald and Richard Patterson.

2013

June 1 to August 1 – Made in Oak Cliff
George Green, Jack Mims, Jim Roche, Bob Wade and Mac Whitney.
Co-curated by Leigh Arnold, in conjunction with DMA DallaSITES exhibition.

November 1 to December 14 – The Artists Commission
Curated by Sally Warren.
Mary Wallings Blackburn, Christopher Blay, Celia Eberle, Heyd Fontenot, Ann Glazer, Annette Lawrence, Susan Magilow, Louis Mallozzi, Francisco Moreno, Kurt Mueller, Ruben Nieto, Savannah Niles, Laray Polk, Ryder Richards, Vincent Ramos, Carolyn Sortor, Noah Simblist, Susan Teegarten, Terri Thornton, Vance Wingate.

2014

April 12 to May 10 -The STUFF of Legends / Curated by Margaret Meehan.

Libby Black / San Francisco, CA; Glitter Chariot / Los Angeles, CA & Tampa, FL; TJ Hunt / Austin, TX; Jim Nolan / Houston, TX; Carlos Rosales Silva/ New York, NY; Gregory Ruppe / Dallas, TX; Samantha Scherer / Seattle, WA; Lauren Woods / Dallas, TX

2015

February 7 to March 21 – Ergo; Superergo
Solo Exhibition by Vance Wingate.

March 28 to April 26 – A Flexible Arrangement / Curated by Nathan Green.

Sterling Allen, Kalee Appleton, Josh Rios, Barry Stone, Kevin Todora, and Casey James Wilson

October 24 to December 12 – Chirality: Defiant Mirror Images / Curated by Charissa Terranova. Ellen Levy, Jeff Gibbons, Luke Harnden, Trent Straughan, Alan and Michael Fleming, and Steve Oscherwitz

 2016

February 6 to March 19, 2016 – Ticka Arts 3rd Gallery Exhibition / Members of Ticka Arts. Hannah Leeber; Tytia Habing; Tiffany Smith; Anna Marcell; Trish Simonite; Ashley M. Jones; Lyndsay Carroll; Danielle Khoury; Melinda Hurst Frye; Eliana Cetto; Ashley Whitt; Jamie Carayiannis; Ross Faircloth.

October 15 to November 23, 2016 – Not Monumental / Curated by Jimmie Hudson. Josephine Durkin; Stacey Fisher; Jay Henderson.

December 2016 – Gray Matters Gallery closed and now operates solely as a private studio/workshop.