William Anzalone
A Texas Icon
January 17 - March 28, 2026
The Beeville Art Museum (BAM) is delighted to kick off 2026 with a featured solo exhibition of William Anzalone, a celebrated Round Top, Texas, artist best known for his luminous landscape paintings that explore the quiet drama of Central Texas. The exhibition will run from January 17 through March 28, 2026. The exhibit brings together works created over the past 55 years. An opening reception, free to the public, is scheduled for Saturday, January 17th, from noon to 2:00 p.m.
My Fields #4, 2025
Oil on Canvas
Working primarily in oil, Anzalone’s earthy palette is particularly expressive. His paintings capture the vastness and emotion of Texas, including rural gardens, sweeping skies and emotional figures. This exhibition invites visitors to slow down and reflect on the beauty found in the natural world.
“I want it to be real enough so that people don’t question me about it, but I want it to be abstract enough so that they know that it’s not totally real.”
The Beeville Art Museum is housed in a Victorian-style house built in 1910 by Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Hodges. The house served as a private residence for 72 years within the Hodges family. “We are thrilled to welcome Anzalone to the Beeville Art Museum and showcase his mesmerizing scenes for our visitors,” Beeville Art Museum Director Tracy Saucier said. “His work allows us to engage with art that is deeply rooted in tradition and strikingly contemporary. We look forward to seeing his pieces resonate with our community and renewing an appreciation for oil paintings.”
William Anzalone in his studio.
Beginning as an MIT architecture student, the Brooklyn-born Anzalone came to Texas and taught at the University of Houston for many years. Though he started as a figurative painter, his move to Round Top in the 1980s shifted his focus to landscape work, incorporating his architectural sensitivities and his ability to capture the changing light of Texas’s terrain. With a career spanning more than six decades, his work has been exhibited widely and held in prestigious private and public collections. He is represented by the Red and White Gallery in Fayetteville, Texas.
Louise Series #2, 2008
Louise Series #1, 2008
Figure Study #2, 1970s
My Places #10, 2021
My Fields #8, 2025
Louise's Legacy #10, 2022
In the Garden #3, 2025
My Fields Drawing #13, 2025
Legacy Portfolio #3, 2024