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All Eyes On Her celebrates Houston's leading female creatives alongside my newest abstract series. The exhibition opens Saturday, November 8th, 6-10PM at Reeves Art + Design Gallery in Houston.

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SNEHA MERCHANT

Sneha Merchant is known for her vibrant approach to acrylic painting across three distinct styles. She creates mixed media kinetic art by arranging pieces in an accordion pattern to produce movement and dynamic visual effects. Her pop art features bold portraits exploring color and personality with vibrant energy, while her intricate mandalas require patience, focus, and precision—resulting in highly detailed and mesmerizing designs.

Deeply committed to philanthropy, Sneha has co-chaired Operation Smile since 2015, raising more than $3.5 million. She was honored as one of the select artists invited to contribute a timeless piece to a mosque, intended to remain for its entirety. Her art reflects her passion for vibrant expression and intricate design, while her philanthropic efforts continue to support causes that inspire and uplift.

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BLAKELY BERING

Blakely Bering is an artist and creative director known for paintings and digital collages that seamlessly weave traditional techniques with contemporary innovation. Her work has been reproduced over one million times and distributed worldwide through major retailers, while her original installations grace hospitals, universities, airports, and corporate spaces—including the Dallas Cowboys Stadium and Houston Hobby Airport.


At this exhibition, Blakely debuts Violet Stone, a new artistic persona exploring the ethereal and transformative side of her practice. Where Blakely's work is grounded in scale and global reach, Violet channels myth, memory, and the poetic possibilities of art in the digital age. Together, these voices create a body of work that moves fluidly from intimate paintings to monumental installations.


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JANICE BOND

Janice Bond is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores kinship, memory, and the architectures of care through photography, mixed media, and time-based installations. Her practice draws on sacred geometry, sound, and fractal systems to map the emotional ecologies that bind people to each other and to place.


Her ongoing series Beyond the Binary, begun in 2016, is an evolving community-driven project centering intergenerational portraits and language collected from women and femmes worldwide. The work examines the kinship between the woman's body and nature, treating complexity as knowledge rather than liability. In 2022, she opened ART IS BOND gallery in Houston, and in 2025 was named Executive Director of the Chicago Public Art Group, continuing to expand a body of work grounded in the belief that images can be instruments of belonging.

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KATHARINE LIGON

Katharine Ligon creates contemporary abstract art using acrylic paints and various mediums on canvas and wood panels. Her work is a physical representation of her voice, shaped by years of community service through the child welfare system and advocacy work in the Texas Legislature on issues related to mental health, substance abuse, and criminal justice.

While analyzing systemic barriers and creating legislative solutions, Katharine began painting to tap into her expressive and creative side, enabling her to explore unconventional approaches. On the brink of the COVID pandemic in 2020, she jumped into building an art career full-time. She has participated in curated exhibits throughout Houston and was voted Houston's Gayest & Greatest Female Artist by OutSmart magazine in 2021, 2022, and 2024.

ArtByKatharineLigon.com

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AMY MALKAN

Amy Malkan is a public artist and community developer who fundamentally believes that everyone deserves access and exposure to the arts. Over the past 10 years, she has facilitated the design, coordination, and production of over 70 public art projects across the Houston area, nationally, and globally—co-created with the involvement of over 3,000 area youth, artists, and hundreds of community stakeholders.


Amy uses art and creativity to bridge relationships between the public and public places. Each installation is a direct reflection of the community that created it, with designs, motifs, and imagery capturing the unique culture of each space. Her intention with every public art project is to transform the environment into a cultural and artistic destination that showcases the beauty and uniqueness each community has to offer.


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LESLIE CRUZ

Leslie Cruz began her journey in art to support children who have experienced trauma, influenced by both her humanitarian background and her own childhood experiences. Art became her outlet for healing, inspiring her to create programs that give children a safe space for self-expression and growth.

Her approach is two-fold: being the mentor she needed as a child and developing individualized programs tailored to each child's unique needs. She believes in understanding and addressing what each child requires, rather than imposing a one-size-fits-all solution. Through her work, Leslie uses art as a powerful tool to heal, empower, and give a voice to vulnerable children.

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GARY T. MURPHY

Known as "GTM," Gary T. Murphy is a Houston-born and raised, Dallas-based artist whose canvases reflect a lifetime of transformation, resilience, and reinvention. Before embracing his art, Gary spent 27 years as an entrepreneur, founding seven companies and working across Houston's iconic nightlife scene and the food manufacturing industry.

Today, Gary channels decades of highs, lows, risk, and renewal into vibrant, emotionally charged art. His use of bold colors, vivid movement, and deep texture invites viewers into powerful moments of joy, depth, and human connection. His mission remains simple: if his work brings even a moment of happiness to someone, he's done his job.

GTMsArtWorld.com

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HAYDEN E.J. MOORE

Houston native Hayden Moore embodies a combination of her mother's dedication & ambition with her father's love & creativity. Hayden is truly a vessel of many layers. Her creativity started to reveal itself around age four when she became fascinated with characterizing her stuffed animal collection, making each one unique through her lenses.

Hayden's love for cute animals exposed her to the axolotl, a fascinating amphibian that inspired most of her early art. As this Texas-born star advances in age, so does her artistic perspective—evolving from hand-drawn to digital, from single characters to a community, from axolotls to dogs, tigers & foxes. The colorfulness, humorous & beautiful expression of Hayden's art is a direct reflection of her soul and personality. This young and vibrant artist has an adventurous journey ahead of her & her best work is yet to come.

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ZENYA MERCHANT

Zenya Merchant is an artist who works with thick acrylic paints, vibrant contrasting colors, and palette knife techniques to create striking textures and designs. Inspired by watching her mother paint, Zenya has developed a style entirely her own that demonstrates maturity beyond her years.

Her talent has already earned national recognition when her art qualified for the national round of the USIA Art Competition, with her work displayed at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. Beyond the studio, Zenya is a dedicated competitive cheerleader, piano player, and volleyball enthusiast whose boundless curiosity and vibrant imagination shape every piece she creates.

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