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214.520.8300 ERINHOME.COM ERIN @ ERINHOME.COM 4011 University Boulevard University Park, TX ART O u r L a d y o f Watercolor and Foam: The Crow Museum of Asian Art continues its singular spotlight on Asian women artists based in Texas. For the majority of 2021, Dallas painter and sculptor Kana Harada is the subject of an in-depth, one-person exhibition at the museum (through September 5). The Tokyo-born innovator, in the stable of Talley Dunn Gallery, forges an optimistic message in her practice, evoking fantastical wonderlands that allude to the architecture of nature, with injections of color and an intimate spirituality. Harada's media are both traditional watercolor and unexpected — sheets of foam, which she deftly cuts to transform into enchanting intricate environments that underscore her wish for a new era of planetary p e a c e . N e w Photo: One of Texas' most brilliant and idiosyncratic photographic i n n o v a t o r s takes the stage at Erin Cluley G a l l e r y t h i s spring. Dallas- b a s e d K e v i n Todora's abstract- meets-surreal inkjet prints are catnip to collectors. Todora is on a doubleheader bill, along with Robert Horvath, making his Texas debut. The NOTES Top left: Kana Harada's Moon Kissed, 2014, at the Crow Museum of Asian Art Top: Kevin Todora's Blewit, 2021, at Erin Cluley Gallery pairing is perfect, as Horvath also challenges an orthodox medium — in this case, ceramics (both exhibitions through April 3). And, tune into our April issue for some intriguing news from Erin Cluley Gallery that promises to amplify the energy of the scene. Catherine D. Anspon COURTESY THE ARTIST AND CROW MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART, PHOTO MAKOTO TAKEMURA COURTESY THE ARTIST AND ERIN CLULEY GALLERY 32