Museum of Western Art | Through January 10, 2026 | Kerrville, TX

Brush & Bronze

Artists Kathleen Frank and Mark Yale Harris are exhibiting for the first time at the Museum of Western Art.

By Alyssa M. Tidwell

A new duo exhibition at the Museum of Western Art in Kerrville, Texas, will celebrate the works of Buffalo, New York-born sculptor Mark Yale Harris and Californian painter Kathleen Frank, who now lives in Santa Fe. Each artist brings a wholly unique view of the West to their artwork: Frank with her dreamy, illustrative landscapes, and Harris with his abstract animals carved in stone and bronze. Their artwork bolsters the continuously evolving world of modern Western art—a world in which past, present and future join together.

Mark Yale Harris, Lil Longhorn, bronze, 5 x 12 x 5 in.

“Our museum visitors and collectors are always eager to enjoy exhibitions from artists never seen here before. We look forward to Kathleen Frank and Mark Yale Harris offering a fresh and exciting collection of paintings and sculptures,” says Darrell Beauchamp, executive director of the Museum of Western Art. This will be the first time the museum has exhibited works by Frank and Harris in its galleries, an event Beauchamp says he is confident will be a massive success.

Kathleen Frank, Starry Night in the San Juans, oil, 37½ x 37½ in.

The New American West by Brush and by Bronze opens on Saturday, November 15, with an evening reception open to the public from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Both artists will be in attendance for opening night. In addition, the Museum of Western Art will be selling each of the artists’ respective books. The exhibition will remain on view through January 10, 2026. —