2012 Texas Prize Finalists:

Jamal Cyrus  is a mixed media artist whose work addresses race, revolution, social upheaval, and the African diaspora. (Houston)

Will Henry’s paintings combine austere West Texas landscapes with Minimalist art to achieve mysterious effects and dry humor. (Houston)

Jeff Williams uses natural phenomena and industrial materials to create site-specific sculptural works that intervene in a structures architecture. (Austin)

2012 Texas Prize Jury:

Bill Arning, Director, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

Gary Carrion-Murayari, Associate Curator, New Museum

Philipp Kaiser, Senior Curator, MOCA Los Angeles

Katrina Moorhead, 2007 Texas Prize Recipient

Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson, Director and Chief Curator, Aspen Art Museum