Yard Dog News

Bob Schneider - Paintings & Prints
Margie Criner - Miniature Dioramas
Opening Reception
Friday, March 6, 2020 
7 - 10pm

Austinite Bob Schneider & Chicagoan Margie Criner show off their latest creations. Opening night is also an Open Canopy. Our neighbor Bale Creek Allen Gallery will be showing prints by Julie Speed. Absolutely not to be missed.

In our NEW GALLERY at

916 Springdale Rd, Bldg 2 #103, Austin 78702

Look out! Here comes Valentine's Day. Here's a little collection of hearts & flowers for you.

Mike Egan
New Paintings 2020

January 17 - February 15

Kicking things off in our new gallery with art by Mike Egan.

Yard Dog is now at Canopy Austin, 916 Springdale Rd #103, Austin TX 78702 - open limited hours (Friday & Saturday afternoons) and by appointment, for now, and for openings and other events. Our first opening is coming up on Friday night, January 17. That night is an Open Canopy, so all the various galleries and artist studios will be open. It's a lot of fun, come check it out.

Eight Friday nights a year Canopy holds Open Canopy, when all the galleries and artist studios are open for viewing and various events. We'll be in our new space for the next Open Canopy on Friday, December 13, from 7-10pm. Come by and say hello!

The new gallery will mostly be open by appointment for the time being. We’ll let you know when that changes, of course, and you can follow us on social media for up to the minute news.

We also now have a booth at Uncommon Objects, 1602 Fortview Rd, Austin, TX 78704. They were a huge part of why we wanted to be on South Congress in 1995 and were a great neighbor for 20+ years, so we’re thrilled to be joining them at their “new” South Austin space.

South Congress has been our home since 1995 and will always be a big part of who we are. We've had a lifetime of history on South Congress and leaving is bittersweet, but we're excited about the possibilities in front of us.

We will be at our current South Congress location through the end of December, and you’ll still be able to find us 24/7 online at yarddog.com.

Thanks & lots of love to all of our friends.

Jon Langford - Backstage In Honky Tonk Hell

Jo Clauwaert - A Scrap Of Paper

Yard Dog is very pleased to be showing the work of Bruce Lee Webb of Waxahachie, TX. Bruce is a folk art gallerist (the Webb Gallery in Waxahachie) and an antique dealer (Uncommon Objects in Austin) and in his travels he collects vintage cotton sacks and journal paper on which he then paints and draws.

Bruce Lee’s grandparents were missionaries in the mountains of Kerala, South India during the 1930’s and 40’s, where his mother was born.  In his youth he was surrounded with their esoteric books and folk art which they brought back to the U.S. These mysterious treasures  were Bruce's earliest inspirations.
Bruce Lee grew up in Dallas where in the 1980's he discovered the skateboarding and punk rock scenes. It was here that he met his wife, Julie and they quickly began a lifetime of collecting together.
Bruce and Julie collaborated on a cut and paste fanzine in their teenage years called “Bad Karma” and  the profile head which Bruce repeats as subject in his artwork began as a t-shirt sharpie marker drawing in 1982.

Inheriting his grandparents' love of antiquarian books, Bruce Lee has added to the collection of printed matter with folk art, railroad hobo lore, train car graffiti, the study of the occult, and fraternal history.  

Every March, beginning in 1996, during what the City of Austin calls "Spring Festival Week," we have our own little festival in the parking lot and alley behind the gallery. We put up a tent, a small stage and PA system, bring in a caterer to sell food & beverages, entice some bands to play, and have some fun. This year we're doing it again. Entrance is free: there's no cover, no tickets, no rsvp, no wristbands, no badges. Come on by.

With a little help from our friends at Southside Flying Pizza and Lagunitas.

Thursday, March 14

Steve Wynn
Switching The Polarity Of Sight: New Paintings
March 2 - April 14

Switching The Polarity Of Sight is a series of paintings inspired by and created in conjunction with the making of "These Times" (release date: May 3, 2019), the new album by The Dream Syndicate.

"I had my demo studio and my easel set up side by side," says Steve Wynn about his second exhibition at Yard Dog.  "When I got stuck on a lyric, I'd switch to painting.  When I got tired of painting, I'd go back to the notepad.  That was my summer of 2018.  I'm excited that both the paintings and the new album will see the light of day right around the same time.  It makes complete sense.  They're distant but identical cousins."

The title of the exhibition comes from the lyrics of "Black Light," the first single from the new album.  

Steve Wynn is a founding member of the band The Dream Syndicate whose "The Days of Wine and Roses" was one of the key building blocks of the indie rock scene that bloomed following the album's release in 1982. Since then he has performed as a solo artist and as a member of The Baseball Project and Gutterball.  "Switching The Polarity of Sight" is his second exhibition at Yard Dog. 

Steve's new paintings will be on his page on our website HERE.