Houston Grand Opening

Opera Gallery Houston

20 March - 19 April 2026

Opera Gallery is proud to announce the opening of its newest international location in Houston, Texas—a significant milestone in its continued global expansion.

The Houston gallery is conceived as both a destination and a dialogue—an intimate yet ambitious space where museum-quality masterworks meet the energy of one of America’s most dynamic collector communities. Throughout the year, the gallery will present a rotating selection of approximately forty works, with three to four curated exhibitions annually. Each presentation is carefully conceived to create meaningful connections across time, movements, and artistic practices.

At the heart of Opera Gallery Houston is a curatorial philosophy rooted in rigour, scholarship, and narrative cohesion. The programme emphasises Modern and Post-War masterworks while thoughtfully integrating internationally acclaimed contemporary artists whose practices extend, challenge, and reframe art historical traditions.

The inaugural presentation reflects this approach. Claude Monet’s Les Bords de l’Epte à Giverny (1887) captures a fleeting moment of light and atmosphere, anchoring the exhibition in the transformative vision of modernity. Pablo Picasso’s Femme de profil dans un fauteuil (III) (1956) and Marc Chagall’s The Window in the Sky (1957) reveal two distinct yet equally poetic evolutions of form and imagination in the Post-War era. Alexander Calder’s Brothers, right (1965) introduces movement and spatial dynamism, redefining sculpture as living architecture.

These historic masterworks are placed in deliberate dialogue with contemporary voices. Yayoi Kusama’s Dots Obsession (2001) and Starry Pumpkin (2016) expand the language of repetition and infinity into immersive experience. Kehinde Wiley’s Passing/Posing, Jean de Carondelet (2004) reexamines portraiture through a lens of identity and power, while Manolo Valdés’ Clio Azul (2021) and Fernando Botero’s Picnic (2009) reinterpret figuration with bold formal clarity and cultural nuance.

Together, these works embody a curatorial vision that honours legacy while embracing innovation—an approach that reflects Houston itself: a city grounded in tradition yet driven by global perspective and forward momentum.

Opera Gallery has long built its presence through meaningful engagement within each community it serves. Houston’s collectors are recognised for their sophistication, international outlook, and discerning eye. The gallery’s permanent presence offers direct access to exceptional works while fostering lasting partnerships rooted in trust, expertise, and shared passion.

Opera Gallery Houston opens its doors not simply as an exhibition space, but as a carefully curated environment where historic significance and contemporary vision converge—inviting collectors and visitors alike to engage with art across generations, geographies, and ideas.