Lucky 13 Juried Exhibition
Presented at Hardy & Nance Studios
Lucky 13 Juried Exhibition
Small in scale. Big in impact. Lucky 13 brings together a vibrant collection of contemporary artworks measuring 13 inches or less, showcasing the ingenuity and vision of artists from across the Houston region and beyond. Presented by the Visual Arts Alliance at Hardy & Nance Studios, this juried exhibition demonstrates how powerful artistic expression can be, regardless of size. Discover new artists, find your next favorite piece, and experience the remarkable possibilities of small works.
Featured Artwork
The Memory Fan, AM Schaer
Dockside Dinosaur, Kelly Best Bourgeois
Moonlight, Linda Harmes
Don’t Worry, Bill Gerrish
Tapped Out, William Reed
Faze, Jaydan Kisinger
Forgetting That Precarious Moment, Eileen Storey
Zebra, Cassie Wilson
Experience the creative energy of Houston’s artist community. See award-winning works up close, discover new voices, and enjoy an inspiring visit with friends or fellow artists.
About the Jurors
Lovie Olivia is an American multidisciplinary visual artist whose work centers on themes of gender, sexuality, race, class, and power. Working across printmaking, painting, fresco, digital and graphic design, as well as audiovisual and sculptural installation, Olivia brings together layered materials and processes to create deeply textured, immersive works. She is especially known for working on large wood panels built up with plaster and finished with fresco painting, blending traditional techniques with contemporary expression. Her practice is rooted in her lived experience and reflects the intersecting identities she inhabits as a Black, female, and queer artist.
Her work often explores the complexity of identity within underrepresented communities, drawing from personal narrative as well as cultural history. In her exhibition Thrice Removed, Olivia reimagined ideas of separation and belonging by examining the distance from African traditions, patriarchal structures, and heteronormative privilege. Combining elements such as recorded conversations, folklore, video, and archival materials, she creates space for both the beauty and tension of a hybrid identity. Through her richly layered visual language, Olivia challenges simplified narratives and invites viewers to engage with the depth, contradictions, and resilience within contemporary identity.
Madi Murphy is Associate Curator at FotoFest in Houston, Texas. She contributes to exhibitions, public programs, publications, and curatorial strategy. FotoFest is an internationally recognized nonprofit arts organization dedicated to advancing contemporary photography and lens-based media. Murphy’s recent projects include “Hillerbrand+Magsamen: nothing is precious, everything is game”; “Flor Garduño: Paths of Life”; and “Nancy Newberry: Extraños Magníficos”, presented at George Bush Intercontinental Airport. She recently finished working on the FotoFest Biennial 2026, “Global Visions,” which marked the organization’s 40th anniversary and reflected on four decades of international photographic practices.
Prior to joining FotoFest in 2024, Murphy was Curatorial Administrator for Modern & Contemporary Art and Prints & Drawings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH). She also served as Exhibitions Fellow at MFAH and as Curatorial Assistant and Research Associate for the FotoFest Biennial 2022.
She holds an M.A. in Arts Leadership and a Graduate Certificate in Museum and Gallery Management from the University of Houston, as well as a B.F.A. in Photography from Maryland Institute College of Art.
Plan Your Visit
Location:
902 Hardy Street, Houston, TX 77020