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Here are this week’s gallery and museum openings and events.

April is almost upon us, which means we’re staring down the barrel of Dallas art event season. The Dallas International Film Festival released its full lineup of films last week. This week, the Dallas Art Fair announces the full list of galleries who will be exhibiting at this year’s fair. Here’s the release:

The fifth annual Dallas Art Fair, presented by Ruinart Champagne, will return April 11 through 14, 2013 to the Fashion Industry Gallery (f.i.g.) located at 1807 Ross Avenue –adjacent to the Dallas Museum of Art in Dallas’ dynamic downtown Arts District. This year’s fair will showcase over 80 international and national galleries.

The Dallas Art Fair launches on Thursday, April 11, 2013 with an exclusive preview gala that will once again benefit the Dallas Contemporary, the Nasher Sculpture Center, and for the first time in 2013, the Dallas Museum of Art. The Dallas Art Fair is honored to partner with such important institutions. The gala offers patrons and top collectors the opportunity to preview and purchase exhibited works prior to the public opening of the fair.

In conjunction with the main fair, Caja Dallas, a collaboration between SEVEN and the Dallas Art Fair will be held at the Dallas Contemporary. SEVEN, the pioneering collective project organized by galleries including BravinLee programs, Pierogi, P·P·O·W, Postmasters Gallery, Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, Catharine Clark, and Inman Gallery focuses on artworks through a collaborative, exhibition-like presentation co-mingling galleries and artists.

This year’s edition is at the center of a week of major exhibition openings and art-related programming in Dallas. Notable exhibitions include Tobias Madison and Emanuel Rossetti at The Power Station; Nathan Mabry at the Nasher Sculpture Center; Dan Rees at The Goss-Michael Foundation; Walter Van Beirendonck at the Dallas Contemporary.

“The Dallas Art Fair is a destination event attracting an international audience to the dynamism of the Dallas arts community,” said John Sughrue co-founder of the Dallas Art Fair.

2013 Exhibitor List

A Palazzo Gallery, Adah Rose Gallery, Anat Ebgi, Andrew Edlin Gallery, Artspace 111, Barry Whistler Gallery, Benrimon Contemporary, Bischoff/Weiss, Brand New Gallery, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, C. Grimaldis Gallery, CANADA, Carrie Secrist Gallery, CB1 Gallery, Cernuda Arte, Charles Bank Gallery, Charlie James Gallery, Claire Oliver Gallery, Conduit Gallery, Cris Worley Fine Arts, Danese, David Lewis Gallery, DC Moore Gallery, Deborah Colton Gallery, DODGEgallery, Drexel Galería, DTR Modern Galleries, Feature Inc., Franklin Parrasch Gallery, Galleri Urbane, Gallery Henoch, GAMO GALLERY, Gerald Peters Gallery, Halsey McKay Gallery, Hasted Kraeutler, Hedge, Highlight Gallery, Hosfelt Gallery, Howard Scott Gallery, Hussenot, James Fuentes, Jerald Melberg Gallery, Jessica Silverman Gallery, Johannes Vogt Gallery, Jonathan Viner, Kirk Hopper Fine Art, Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc., KM Fine Arts, Laura Rathe Fine Art, Lennon, Weinberg, Inc., Lisa Cooley, Louis B. James, Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, Luis Perez Galeria, Mark Moore Gallery, Marlborough Chelsea, Marlborough Gallery, Martos Gallery, Massimo De Carlo, MISAKO & ROSEN, Mixed Greens, Moody Gallery, Morgan Lehman, Nancy Hoffman Gallery, Nathalie Karg/Cumulus Studios, New Galerie, Newzones, Nicelle Beauchene Gallery, Salomon Contemporary, Stewart Gallery, Talley Dunn Gallery, The Green Gallery, The Journal Gallery, THE MISSION, Thomas Solomon Gallery, Turner Carroll Gallery, Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Garden, Various Small Fires, William Campbell Contemporary Art, William Shearburn Gallery, Workplace Gallery, Zane Bennett Contemporary Art, ZieherSmith.

We are also pleased to announce the 2013 Dallas Art Fair Preview Gala host committee: Jacqueline and Max Anderson; Carrie and Steve Becker; Tricia and Gil Besing; Brian Bolke and Faisal Halum; Maura and Jason Bradshaw; Shonn and Clarence Brown; Nancy Carlson; John Clutts and Sami Arslanlar; Lindsey and Patrick Collins; Arlene and John Dayton; Claire Dewar; Peter Doroshenko and Roksolana Karmazyn; Jennifer and John Eagle; Joanne and Mark Giambrone; Laura Ginsburg and Lloyd Pierson; Joyce Goss; Fanchon and Howard Hallam; Tammy Cotton Hartnett and Will Hartnett; Julie and Ed Hawes; Ann and Lee Hobson; Jennifer and Tom Karol; Amy and Howard Klion; Cyndi Lefferts; Muffin and John Lemak; Catherine and Doug MacMahon; Karla and Mark McKinley; Melissa Meeks; Cynthia and Forrest Miller; Niven Morgan and Shelby Wagner; Michelle Moussa; Jenny Mullen; Laura Noble; Lucilo Peña and Lee Cobb; Janelle and Alden Pinnell; Karen and Richard Pollock; Jessica and Clay Pulliam; Kelli and Allen Questrom; Micki and Mayor Mike Rawlings; Selwyn Rayzor and Rich Moses; Stacey and John Relton; Carol and Frank Riddick; Catherine and Will Rose; Deedie and Rusty Rose; Lisa and John Runyon; Capera Ryan; Gail and Richard Sachson; Cindy and Armond Schwartz; Allison V. Smith and Barry Whistler; Jackie and Peter Stewart; Gayle and Paul Stoffel; Wendy and Jeremy Strick; Maxine and Ben Trowbridge; Donna Wilhelm; Sharon and Michael Young.

We thank each of these individuals for their support of the arts and the art community in Dallas.

Preview Gala:

Thursday, April 11, 7 PM –10 PM

Tickets available for purchase: www.dallasartfair.com

Tickets sold benefit Dallas Contemporary, Nasher Sculpture Center and the Dallas Museum of Art

Preview Gala: $250

Patron Pass: $350

Premiere Patron Pass: $650

Open to the Public:

Friday, April 12, 11 AM – 7 PM

Saturday, April 13, 11 AM – 7 PM

Sunday, April 14, 12 PM – 6 PM

Location:

The Dallas Art Fair is located at the Fashion Industry Gallery (FIG)

1807 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75201
fashionindustrygallery.com

Admission:

$25 per person, per day for a single day pass

$50 per person for admission to all three days of the event

Guest Accommodations:

The Joule

1530 Main St, Dallas, Texas 7501

214.748.1300

*Ask for the Dallas Art Fair rate

The Lumen

6101 Hillcrest Avenue, Dallas, TX 75205

214.219.2400

*Ask for the Dallas Art Fair rate

2013 Sponsors/Partners:

Ruinart Champagne, Heritage Auctions, Neiman Marcus, The Joule, FD Luxe, Wells Fargo Advisors, Fashion Industry Gallery (FIG), Classic BMW, Dave Perry-Miller & Associates, Paolo Costagli, Allan Knight & Associates, Arcodoro & Pomodoro, Bel Fleur, Ben E. Keith Company, Dallas Sight and Sound, Forty Five Ten, The Goss-Michael Foundation, Highland Park Village, Liland’s Special Events, Laree Hulshoff and Ben Fischer, Lone Star Valet, Marco French Studio, Museum Tower, Scott + Cooner, U.S.Art

2013 Media Sponsors:

Paper City, D Magazine, Modern Luxury Dallas, Culture Map Dallas, Patron, Arts + Culture, Art + Auction

Image at top: Servane Mary, Untitled (Patty Hearst), 2011. pigment printed silk; [2 images – both front and back sides – work is displayed with both sides visible] Exhibited last year at Martos Gallery.

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