Ms. Inman explained that owning her own building had been an ultimate goal, \u201csomething I have long dreamed of.\u201d<\/p>\n
Inman Gallery has been in operation for 35 years, evolving from a 13-foot square space with an emphasis on Houston-area artists, to an international program representing 34 artists now in its fourth location.<\/p>\n
The new space is in a 1960s-era, 8,500-square-foot building in the Midtown neighborhood, once occupied by the Station Museum of Contemporary Art<\/a>, and originally an auto-body shop. Ms. Inman worked with Miranda Miramon, an Associate Designer with Dillon Kyle Architects, on renovating the space into three exhibition galleries, with dedicated office and storage spaces. Mr. Kyle\u2019s architectural concept for the building was a geode, with a rough exterior but jewel-like on the inside. As a former geologist with a desire to fit into the old Houston neighborhood, Ms. Inman said she appreciated the metaphor, and the idea of making a visit worth the experience.<\/p>\n Even with the necessity of working online, she said, \u201cI\u2019ve always wanted it to be really worth your while if you took the time to come to Inman Gallery in person.\u201d<\/p>\n A July 9 celebratory social media post<\/a> noted that the first artwork hung at the new space during renovations was the painting And Now a Toast to Unconditional Love by gallery artist JooYoung Choi. Among the 37 artists included in The Long View are gallery artists Erika Blumenfeld, Angela Fraleigh, Emily Joyce, Linarejos Moreno, Yuko Murata, Shaun O\u2019Dell, Beth Secor, Marc Swanson, and Kristin Musgnug, a former Core Program Artist-In-Residence and the first artist Ms. Inman worked with when she opened the gallery in 1990.\u00a0<\/p>\n Also featured in the exhibition are three artists born after the gallery\u2019s establishment: Charis Ammon, Loc Huynh, and Alexis Pye. \u201cOne of the things that\u2019s weird is you think, \u2018Oh, the gallery\u2019s so old, but I think of them as so young,\u2019\u201d Ms. Inman said. \u201cSo I\u2019ve decided to think of [the gallery] as so young.\u201d<\/p>\n The exhibition title was inspired by a conversation with New York artist Darren Waterston. Ms. Inman mentioned the long view down from one end of the building to the other that the architects insisted must be preserved in the renovation. \u201cThat\u2019s the name of your show,\u201d Waterston told her, because it has so many meanings, Ms. Inman explained,\u00a0\u201chonoring the long view that I\u2019ve had on the gallery. Everything is always for the long term. You\u2019re investing in artists for the long term. You\u2019re investing in your community for the long term.\u201d<\/p>\n Many artists in the show will be in attendance at the open house, including several out-of-state artists traveling for the occasion. The Saturday, December 6, event will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with remarks by Ms. Inman at noon.<\/p>\n Visit the Inman Gallery website<\/a>, and its complementary archive site<\/a>, for further information on the gallery\u2019s history and artists.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Inman-The-Long-View_Install1_DuBrock_CF161041-2-600x450.jpeg\")
<\/a>An installation view of \u201cThe Long View\u201d at Inman Gallery<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Inman-Hallway_The-Long-View_Install4_DuBrock_CF160968-600x470.jpeg\")
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