Janette Kennedy Gallery

05/23/2026

JOIN US ON SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH from 6PM - 9PM for the opening reception of LUMINARY by Demarcus McGaughey.

Through a striking new body of mixed media portraits and figurative works, McGaughey examines visibility, protection, ancestry, and the emotional architecture of becoming seen. Working with acrylic, pencil, and inherited fabrics from his grandmother’s quilt collection, McGaughey creates layered surfaces that merge personal history with contemporary portraiture. Each work carries traces of memory and lineage, transforming fabric into both material and metaphor. His figures appear illuminated from within, suspended between intimacy and monumentality. At the center of Luminary is a formative lesson passed down from the artist’s father, Michael McGaughey.

The exhibition serves as both a personal reckoning and a cultural offering. The works in Luminary reflect muses encountered abroad, as well as residents of Oak Cliff whose presence, style, and spirit continue to shape the artist’s visual language. Together, these portraits form a meditation on inner brilliance and collective humanity.

McGaughey's work is an important voice within contemporary figurative painting, bridging fashion, storytelling, and cultural memory with emotional precision and cinematic scale.

The Janette Kennedy Gallery is located inside of South Side on Lamar at 1409 Botham Jean Blvd. #105, Dallas TX 75215.
OPEN DAILY : 9AM-7PM

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04/21/2026

South Side on Lamar is seeking active artists to fill two live/work spaces in The Artist Quarter area of the building. Each loft has an open living concept space and a separate glass front studio or gallery that faces The Artist Quarter corridor. We are striving to develop a vibrant, creative community of artists to participate in this vision. There are minimal guidelines for participation including keeping lit and interesting/creative front windows and participating in The Cedars Open Studios Tour taking place on one Saturday every November.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO INQUIRE ABOUT THESE SPACES: Please send one email to BOTH of these addresses:
[email protected] AND
Jennifer Morgan at [email protected] INCLUDE:
- examples and website links of your work
- a brief statement about you, your work and plans for the space
- any questions about the spaces or the agreement

Artist Quarter unit #108 is available immediately.
1142 sqft. starting at $1380.

Use the QR code or the link for the information document with pictures of the space.
https://qrfy.io/p/9dbqMlX8Th

04/21/2026

South Side on Lamar is seeking active artists to fill two live/work spaces in The Artist Quarter area of the building. Each loft has an open living concept space and a separate glass front studio or gallery that faces The Artist Quarter corridor. We are striving to develop a vibrant, creative community of artists to participate in this vision. There are minimal guidelines for participation including keeping lit and interesting/creative front windows and participating in The Cedars Open Studios Tour taking place on one Saturday every November.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO INQUIRE ABOUT THESE SPACES: Please send one email to BOTH of these addresses:
[email protected] AND
Jennifer Morgan at [email protected] INCLUDE:
- examples and website links of your work
- a brief statement about you, your work and plans for the space
- any questions about the spaces or the agreement

Artist Quarter unit #106 is available immediately - 896 sqft. starting at $1141. and has a kiln connection.

Use the QR code or the link for the information document with more pictures of the space.
https://qrfy.io/p/9mrp3dFNwQ

03/23/2026

SAVE THE DATE: APRIL 11, 2026 from 5PM-8PM

JOIN US for the opening reception of APRIL VIBRATIONS, an exhibition of work by six artists creating in ways that speak to subtle shifts, progressions or iterations in color, scale, meaning or materials while inhabiting a shared space.

Curated by Bonny Leibowitz as part of her ArtHeads mentorship group.

The show features work from Kathy Aldridge , Regina Bos , Stacy Duryea , Lance Leonhirth , Beth Maultsby on Facebook and Nancy Uline

The Janette Kennedy Gallery is located inside of South Side on Lamar at 1409 Botham Jean Blvd. #105, Dallas TX 75215 and is open daily from 9AM-7PM.

The show is on view from April 4th - May 26th.

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02/15/2026

JOIN US on March 7, 2026 from 6PM-9PM for the opening reception of ELEVEN, a 500X member show.

ELEVEN brings together the work of eleven current members whose practices span media, scale, and perspective while sharing a commitment to experimentation and dialogue. The exhibition offers a snapshot of a collective in motion, reflecting the breadth and energy of the group at this moment in time.

Featuring works by Brinn Bailey, Monica Barrera, Bebos, Kiara Daniels, Peggy Espinel, Christina Bridges Glover, Emmar Grant, Jamila Mendez, Britney O***a, Ryan Stephens and Ashley Whitt.

ELEVEN highlights the range of voices shaping 500X today. Painting, sculpture, installation, drawing, video, photography, poetry, and mixed-media approaches intersect throughout the gallery, inviting viewers to move between distinct visual languages and conceptual frameworks.

Each artist contributes a personal lens informed by lived experience, material exploration, and critical reflection. Together, the works form an evolving conversation about presence, transformations, and the role of artist-run spaces as sites for risk-taking and growth.

At its core, ELEVEN is both an introduction and a reaffirmation — an introduction to the current membership and a reaffirmation of 500X’s mission to support diverse artistic practices. The exhibition stands as a collective portrait, continually reshaped by the artists who inhabit and define the space.

Opening Reception: March 7, 6–9 PM
Show runs February 23 – March 22

📍 The Janette Kennedy Gallery
1409 Botham Jean Blvd #105
Dallas, TX 75215

The Janette Kennedy Gallery is located inside of South Side on Lamar and is open daily from 9AM-7PM.

02/15/2026

01/29/2026

EXTENDED!
DOING HOPEFUL THINGS by GWEN MEHARG
If you didn't get a chance to see Gwen's show, you have until February 16th to check it out.

We did an artist talk a few weeks back, and some people couldn't make it, and asked if she could do another one.

Join us on Saturday, January 31st from 2:30pm-5PM. Artwork preview and tea is from 2:30-3pm and the artist talk is at 3:15pm, Brenda Melgoza Ciardiello will be interviewing.

The Janette Kennedy Gallery is open daily from 9am-7pm and is located inside of South Side on Lamar at 1409 Botham Jean Blvd. #105, Dallas TX 75215

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01/13/2026

South Side on Lamar is seeking active artists to fill two live/work spaces in The Artist Quarter area of the building. Each loft has an open living concept space and a separate glass front studio or gallery that faces The Artist Quarter corridor. We are striving to develop a vibrant, creative community of artists to participate in this vision. There are minimal guidelines for participation including keeping lit and interesting/creative front windows and participating in The Cedars Open Studios Tour taking place on one Saturday every November.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO INQUIRE ABOUT THESE SPACES: Please send one email to BOTH of these addresses:
[email protected] AND
Jennifer Morgan at [email protected] INCLUDE:
-examples and website links of your work
-a brief statement about you, your work and plans for the space
-any questions about the spaces or the agreement

Artist Quarter unit #108 is available immediately and a slightly smaller unit will also be available in March 2026.

You can use the QR code for the information document with pictures of the space or use this link: https://qrfy.io/p/9dbqMlX8Th

01/12/2026

The Janette Kennedy Gallery is accepting exhibition proposals for 2026 with show openings beginning in March 2026.

Scan the QR code for the information document and application, use the link https://qrfy.io/p/OvRgdaQAoi or send an email to [email protected].

The Janette Kennedy Gallery is located in The Artist Quarter at South Side on Lamar at 1409 Botham Jean Blvd. #105, Dallas TX 75215.

01/05/2026

ON VIEW NOW
DOING HOPEFUL THINGS by GWEN MEHARG
ARTIST TALK: January 17, 2026 : 2PM-5PM
Talk with Jamila Mendez Interviewing

Gwen’s work explores hope as both a daily practice and a quiet form of resistance—finding beauty in chaos, honoring women’s creative lineage, and reframing stories that are ready to evolve. Through abstraction, crochet paintings, rock sculptures, and immersive installations, her work invites intimacy, reflection, and possibility.

This exhibition is also a celebration—of turning 65, of lived experience, of faith in the process, and of the belief that beauty can emerge from even the most tangled moments. Beauty here is layered, imperfect, and transformational.

The show runs January 3rd - January 31st.
Gwen Meharg is proudly represented by
The Janette Kennedy Gallery is located inside of South Side on Lamar, 1409 Botham Jean Blvd. Suite #105, Dallas TX

12/22/2025

JANUARY at THE JANETTE KENNEDY GALLERY.
JOIN us on JANURAY 3rd from 2PM-5PM for the opening reception of DOING HOPEFUL THINGS by GWEN MEHARG. She will also be celebrating her 65th birthday! 🎂

Dang, these are not the right glasses, I can't see what is in my hands. Paint brushes, knitting needles, and crochet hooks. WHAT THE HECK IS HAPPENING HERE?

The yarn, yes, well, I tried washing a couple of dozen skein-lets in laundry bags designed for lingerie. It did not work.

BUT LOOK!!!! A sneak peek at some of the art that will be in my DOING HOPEFUL THINGS solo exhibition at Janette Kennedy Gallery January 3 to 31, 2026. TWENTY TWENTY SIX!!!!!!!
The opening is my birthday. There might be cake. (THERE WILL DEFINITELY BE CAKE!) And tea. Post coming soon with info about our tea sommelier!

See you soon. xoxoxo