Michael McFadden is a Houston-based writer and arts administrator. He holds an MA in Arts Leadership from the University of Houston's College of the Arts and has worked extensively with the Houston arts community. Learn more about him at pugintheair.com.

MICHAEL MCFADDEN

In This Petri Dish: Day for Night Festival Immerses Houston In Art, Music, Activism

MICHAEL MCFADDEN·November 14, 2017

Day for Night, the music and art festival now entering its third year, has caused waves in the festival scene for its ability to mesh together art and music into an immersive experience.

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Mickalene Thomas: Waiting on a Prime-Time Star at Moody Center for the Arts

MICHAEL MCFADDEN·October 31, 2017

There’s a living room constructed in the Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University.

Houston Visual Art

Show Up: Jake Margolin and Nick Vaughan

MICHAEL MCFADDEN·September 25, 2017

“We found Charles’s death certificate in the Trinidad municipal library, and the Catholic cemetery had a ledger with his death records,” added Nick Vaughan.

Show Up Visual Art

The Sound of Things: Alyce Santoro and Bohyun Yoon at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

MICHAEL MCFADDEN·August 18, 2017

The world around us produces sound endlessly, incessantly.

Houston Music Visual Art

Pixel Forest and Worry Will Vanish: Pipilotti Rist at MFAH

MICHAEL MCFADDEN·June 26, 2017

Last summer, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presented two installations and a few somewhat overlooked paintings by Yayoi Kusama.

Houston Visual Art

Collective Art: The Propeller Group at Blaffer Art Museum

MICHAEL MCFADDEN·June 20, 2017

There’s something deceptive about the exhibition on view at the University of Houston’s Blaffer Art Museum.

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Double Consciousness: Ann Johnson at Hooks-Epstein Gallery

MICHAEL MCFADDEN·April 19, 2017

You can’t see, shortened from the phrase “You can’t see how you see me,” is an exhibition and body of work by Ann Johnson that addresses a plethora of issues facing people and communities of color today.

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SHOW UP: Robert Hodge

MICHAEL MCFADDEN·March 20, 2017

“The music has always been there, lingering in my presence,” said Robert Hodge, a Houston-based artist.

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Master of Scale and Detail: Ron Mueck at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

MICHAEL MCFADDEN·March 10, 2017

Ron Mueck got his start as a puppeteer, learning the trade from his family. Early in his career, he worked for an Australian children’s show, and you may best remember his pre-contemporary artist work from the 1986 classic Labyrinth, starring the late and great David Bowie.

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Energy, Innocence and Originality: Geoff Winningham and Janice Freeman explore Houston Children’s perspective at Rice Media Center

MICHAEL MCFADDEN·March 10, 2017

One of the things we hear most about Houston is that it’s one of the most diverse cities in America, if not right at the top. Still, when people think of Texas, diversity isn’t the first thing to come to mind.

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Balance in the Fog of Memory: Angel Otero at CAMH

MICHAEL MCFADDEN·December 26, 2016

Angel Otero: Everything and Nothing, on view at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston through March 19, 2017, is the artist’s first survey exhibition, covering just under a decade of his work.

Houston Reviews Visual Art

Sculpture Month Houston Takes Over the Silos and Area Galleries

MICHAEL MCFADDEN·October 3, 2016

This October, a new event will arise in Houston, highlighting this diversity and the plethora of sculpture to which we’ve grown so accustomed.

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Visual Art

A Sprawling History: Tavares Strachan at the Blanton

Storytime: Meow Wolf Leans into the Narrative in their immersive adventures

Beauty and Repulsion, Decay and Renewal: Jessica Kreutter at Galveston Arts Center

Gallery Row

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Dance

Revealing Repertoire: Houston Ballet’s Triple Bill Tells a Company’s Story

Texas Studio: Jordan Fuchs Starts with Choreography

Engaging Audiences: Frame Dance’s 2024 Frame x Frame Festival Focuses on Screendance’s Unique Space in the Dance Ecology

Music

Spreading the Classical Music Word: San Antonio’s Agarita Thinks Beyond the Concert Hall

Kinetic at 10: Virtuosic Ensemble Grows Deep Roots in Houston

A Scandinavian Frozen Highlights the TUTS season

Theater

Building a Community: D. Wambui Richardson Invites Audiences to Become Part of Jubilee Theatre’s Family

Born to Lead: Circle Theatre’s New Artistic Director Ashley H. White Isn’t Afraid to Shake Things Up

A Succession Story: Houston’s 4th Wall Theatre Company Secures its Future

MICHAEL MCFADDEN

In This Petri Dish: Day for Night Festival Immerses Houston In Art, Music, Activism

Mickalene Thomas: Waiting on a Prime-Time Star at Moody Center for the Arts

Show Up: Jake Margolin and Nick Vaughan

The Sound of Things: Alyce Santoro and Bohyun Yoon at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

Pixel Forest and Worry Will Vanish: Pipilotti Rist at MFAH

Collective Art: The Propeller Group at Blaffer Art Museum

Double Consciousness: Ann Johnson at Hooks-Epstein Gallery

SHOW UP: Robert Hodge

Master of Scale and Detail: Ron Mueck at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Energy, Innocence and Originality: Geoff Winningham and Janice Freeman explore Houston Children’s perspective at Rice Media Center

Balance in the Fog of Memory: Angel Otero at CAMH

Sculpture Month Houston Takes Over the Silos and Area Galleries