City Art is pleased to announce our newest exhibition featured in the main gallery space: Craig Houston’s “Compositions”. The show will run between September 22nd - January 2026. Please join us for an opening reception with the artist that will be held Thursday October 2nd from 5pm – 8pm.

One of the important things to Craig Houston is seeing his art in the hands of those who truly appreciate and enjoy it. His style is continually evolving as well as his sense of color, technique, layering and texture. Craig’s paintings are the product of his education at Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida in Commercial Illustration and Advertising. Though he still does commercial pieces, his love is painting, both impressionist and abstractions. Taking a concept or quick sketch and being able to make it come to life on board or canvas is a strong talent he possesses. Fighting the idea that the next painting is going to be his best, Craig isn’t willing to stop until he is pleased with it for himself. Large abstracts and non-representational art have produced a new-found freedom of expression in Craig’s work. Realizing most of his free-form works have to get ugly to get pretty, helps keep his work fresh and prevents looking labored over. Putting paint down, stepping back, observing, and applying layers until the image starts appearing is his routine. His desire is to use his God-given talent to the max!