Name: Artist Talk by Bob Stuth-Wade
Start: 2026-02-07T11:00:00-06:00
Location: 6616 Spring Valley Rd, Dallas, TX, United States, Texas 75254

You are invited to an Artist Talk by Bob Stuth-Wade about his solo exhibition "No Separate Piece" on Saturday, February 7, 11:00am, at Valley House Gallery in Dallas, Texas.
Bob Stuth-Wade writes: "Beginning a painting is complicated. There are many things to consider. Value, shape, color, texture, materials, and meaning. As a painting progresses all of these elements "come together" until finally the pieces become one visual statement. There is satisfaction in this gentle catharsis of beginning with complication and ending by completion in unity. This is one of the reasons I paint. Every painting takes me from confusion to clarity. I meditate in the mornings for the same reason. Sitting in silence before the sun comes up, my own confusion is apparent. Slowly, it dissipates and resolves into a way of seeing where self and the world are not in opposition. Painting is a practice that condenses disparate experience into a coherent, visual language."
Born in 1953, Bob Stuth-Wade's self-directed art education began under his mentor, Dallas artist Perry Nichols, when he was a student at Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas. His work has been written about by Eleanor Jones Harvey of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Frederick Turner for American Arts Quarterly, Judy Deaton for The Grace Museum, and Rebecca Lawton for the 104-page catalogue published on his work in 2019. Museum exhibitions include San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, The Grace Museum, Jesuit Dallas Museum, Museum of the Big Bend, and Old Jail Art Center in Albany, Texas. The most recent catalogue on his work, The Comfort of Trees, was published in 2025. This is Bob Stuth-Wade's twelfth solo exhibition at Valley House Gallery.
The Opening Reception for the exhibition is Saturday, January 17, 4:00pm-6:30pm, see https://www.facebook.com/share/1APDTRsSyK/
The exhibition "Bob Stuth-Wade: No Separate Piece" will be on view from January 17 through February 28, 2026, at Valley House Gallery, 6616 Spring Valley Road, Dallas, Texas. Gallery hours are 10:00am to 5:00pm, Monday through Saturday. Call 972-239-2441 or visit https://www.valleyhouse.com for further information.
PREVIEW AND LEARN MORE:
Preview a selection of works from the exhibition at https://www.valleyhouse.com/exhibition/Bob_Stuth-Wade.pdf
View more of Bob Stuth-Wade's work on the Valley House Gallery website at https://www.valleyhouse.com/thumbnails.asp?mode=artist&artistid=67
Watch Bob Stuth-Wade's Artist Talk at Jesuit Dallas Museum at

Preview the exhibition on Artsy at https://www.artsy.net/show/valley-house-gallery-and-sculpture-garden-bob-stuth-wade-no-separate-piece
Image:
Bob Stuth-Wade, "In the Light," 2025, oil on canvas, 60 x 44 inches
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