Texas Vignette

TODAY! 🌟

Meet our fourth panelist:
Tessa Granowski (b. Waco, TX) was raised in Dallas where she recently founded Nature of Things, a space for art exhibitions and cultural events on Sale Street in Dallas and as a nomadic curatorial project with a focus on emerging contemporary artists and Texas history, programmed alongside films and books.

Previously, Granowski co-owned Brackett Creek Exhibitions, which operated spaces in Bozeman, Montana and New York from 2020-2024.

She enjoys horseback riding, long walks on the beach, and spotting birds from a moving car.

“The Rise of Unconventional Art Spaces”.

Saturday, April 4, 2026
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
📍 The Boedeker at The Cedars Union

Meet our moderator:
Jillian Wendel (b. 2001, Wichita Falls, TX) lives and works between Denton and Dallas, TX. Wendel moved to Denton in 2021 and began pursuing a career and life in the arts.

In 2025, they obtained their MA in Art Education from the University of North Texas, where she also received a BA in Art History and Philosophy in 2023. In the Spring of 2024, Wendel founded the Shed Show, a project space in Denton, TX.

Wendel is an Independent curator and freelance writer. In three years, she has curated and organized dozens
of exhibitions across the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Their praxis focuses on resourcefulness, artistic autonomy,
and collaboration; frequently working with colleagues, peers, and close friends.

Currently, Wendel works on the Visitor Services team at Dallas Contemporary and is the Gallery Assistant at
12.26, a commercial art gallery.

Description:
The Shed Show is an artist-run project space located inside a 9 x 12’ gable roof shed in a shady backyard in
Denton, Texas. Catering to local student and emerging artists, the Shed Show is a curated DIY art gallery
engaged in presenting installation-based exhibitions.

Beyond the backyard, the Shed Show hosts workshops and lectures, circulates social-advocacy resources,
and is working to open a publicly accessible library featuring catalogs, novels, in-print publications, and
more.

Upcoming exhibitions include Carla Hughes’ thesis exhibition, “Death to Whiteness,” and “Placed Plainly Here and There,” a duo exhibition by Kaylyn Beam and Joseph Schuler.

In May, the Shed Show will host its annual backyard art market and celebrate its two-year anniversary as a project space.

For more information, visit theshed.show

Still thinking about Brenda Melgoza Ciardiello’s fruits vacias…

frutas vacias , tripod 28
2025
16” x 16” x 14”
Not Mexican black clay, volcanic rock glaze (CDMX), Green Isle Glaze (Maine)

frutas vacias , tripod 18
2025
24” x 11” x 10”
Not-Mexican stoneware, Green Island Sand Glaze (Maine)

Texas Vignette, 2025