El Paso’s art scene showed up in a big way for Volume 3 of The IMPOSTER! Art Show, transforming Old Sheepdog Brewery into a packed, buzzing gallery space that felt equal parts celebration, experiment, and creative risk.

Created by local artist JD Viz, The IMPOSTER! Art Show has always asked one deceptively simple question: What happens when artists are forced out of their comfort zones? Each participating artist is randomly assigned another local artist and challenged to interpret that person’s style, voice, or essence, often across entirely different mediums. It is not about imitation. It is about translation, curiosity, and vulnerability.

Courtesy of JD Viz

Courtesy of JD Viz

That challenge was on full display at Old Sheepdog Brewery. Walls filled quickly with work that surprised both viewers and the artists themselves. Painters channeled poets. Photographers responded to sculptors. Writers took visual risks. Seeing the original artist alongside the piece inspired by them created moments of recognition, laughter, and, in some cases, genuine emotional weight. You could feel conversations forming in real time as people tried to spot the connections.

Volume 3 marked a major leap for the project. What began as a 19-artist experiment has now grown into a massive collaboration featuring over 50 local artists, making this one of the largest and most ambitious community art shows El Paso has seen in recent years. That growth was felt not just in scale, but in energy. The room stayed full, the discussions stayed loud, and the sense of mutual respect among artists was unmistakable.

Courtesy of JD Viz

Courtesy of JD Viz

Old Sheepdog Brewery once again proved to be the perfect host. As a familiar Central El Paso gathering space, it grounded the show in community rather than exclusivity, inviting longtime supporters of local art and first-time gallery-goers into the same room.

While the in-person event has wrapped, the show is not over yet. Select works from Volume 3 are still available through the online auction, but availability is limited as pieces continue to sell. This is a rare chance to support El Paso artists directly and own a truly one-of-a-kind work born from collaboration and creative risk.

At its core, The IMPOSTER! Art Show continues to prove something essential: when El Paso artists trust each other enough to leap into discomfort, the results are powerful, surprising, and deeply human.

Courtesy of JD Viz

Courtesy of JD Viz

Check out photos from IMPOSTERS Vol. 3 down below and go buy some local art!

IMPOSTERS Vol. 3 Was Even BIGGER Than The Last One

Over 50 local El Paso artists of all kinds came together to swap styles and get out of their comfort zones! Old Sheepdog Brewery in Central El Paso opened their arms to the IMPOSTERS for the 2nd time and it proved to be another incredible show with a packed house the entire time!

Gallery Credit: Grizz