08/22/2026
Don't forget after the Michael Windberg Demo, head out to Victoria, TX to see Elizabeth Payne's Art opening, details are below:
Here is a shout out to attend the Five Points Musuem of Contemporary Art opening:
On August 29, 2026, from 5-8pm, Five Points Museum of Contemporary Art will host the opening of a
new exhibition of paintings by Elizabeth Payne that span decades of her career spent in New York,
California, and South Texas. Payne’s work ranges from geometric hard-edge abstraction from the 1970s
to intensely colorful landscapes and portraits, many of which depict South Texas in intimate detail, mixing
abstraction with representation. Her work can defy easy categorization, however the thread that runs
through her work is an eye for beauty in myriad subjects and a grasp of color that presents the viewer
with new ways to view the ordinary.
Elizabeth Payne is originally from the Midwest, and grew up near Chicago, where she found her love of
art by taking the train downtown to the Art Institute of Chicago. She attended the Cleveland Institute of Art
and earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Art from the San Francisco Art Institute. After being accepted
to participate in the 1975 Whitney Biennial, she moved to New York and earned an MFA from Hunter
College. Eventually she moved to Yoakum in 1993 where she continues to paint in her studio.
Roy Fridge: Curious Arts and Other Whittlings
Also on August 29th
, another solo exhibition will open, Roy Fridge: Curious Arts and Other Whittlings. This
exhibition will feature selected works by Fridge from the collection of Ann Harithas It will include rarely
seen wood carvings by Fridge, the Beeville native who, after an early career in filmmaking, moved to Port
Aransas and became known for his symbolic assemblages. His body of work addresses myth,
storytelling, mystery and whimsy. This exhibit contains both his narrative works from his journaling as well
as carvings from his days as a self-described “amateur hermit.”
The opening reception, Saturday, August 29th
, will feature live entertainment and light refreshments from
5-8PM.
About Five Points Museum
Ann Harithas founded Five Points Museum of Contemporary Art to give the Victoria and South
Texas community broad access to contemporary art by national and regional artists, while celebrating
and drawing upon the cultural diversity of South Texas. The museum is also dedicated to furthering arts
education in the community through supplemental and extracurricular programs coordinated with area
school districts and other institutions.
