1948
Founding of Art League of Houston, the first in Texas.

1953
Art League of Houston incorporation.

1961
Started Hill Country Arts Foundation and Center, Ingram, Texas.

1969
Moved from Tuam location to 1953 Montrose.

1979
School Jewelry and Metalsmithing Lab opens.

1982
Art Registry of Texas established.

1983
Originated the “Texas Artist of the Year” Award with E.M. Buck Schiwetz, first Texas Artist of the Year. Presented at the Mayor’s Ball.

1984
Dorothy Hood, second Texas Artist of the Year.

1985
“Texas Vision” Celebration of Texas Artists in conjunction with the Museum of Art of the American West
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Charles Umlauf, third Texas Artist of the Year.

1986
Charles Schorre, fourth Texas Artist of the Year.

1987
Charles Pebworth, fifth Texas Artist of the Year.

1988
Dr. John Biggers, sixth Texas Artist of the Year.
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Initiation of award-winning Art Program for the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department.
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“Space Alternative “ Sculpture Exhibition in conjunction with Houston Public Library System.

1989
Jesus Bautista Moroles, seventh Texas Artist of the Year.
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Sue Rowan Pittman, Art Patron of the Year.

1990
Bert Long, eighth Texas Artist of the Year.

1990
Opening of new Gallery facility and Sculpture Court.

1991
HIV+ Art Outreach Program originated.
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James Surls, ninth Texas Artist of the Year.

1992
Inaugural exhibition in the Sculpture Court.

1993
George Krause, tenth Texas Artist of the Year.

1994
Karin Broker, eleventh Texas Artist of the Year Award and Exhibition in conjunction with the Houston International Festival.

1995
Robert Wilson, twelfth Texas Artist of the Year Award and
Exhibition in conjunction with Alley Theater’s Hamlet.
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Established Biennial PUBLIC ART Program.

1996
Lucas Johnson, thirteenth Texas Artist of the Year Award and Exhibition.
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Originated Cameron Foundation Art Docent Program, ARTPRESENCE, to Houston youth.

1997
Gael Stack, fourteenth Texas Artist of the Year Award and Exhibition.
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PUBLIC ART ’97, Second Biennial Program: featuring SPARK School Park Program and Sign Contest.

1998
FRANK MARTIN Retrospective in consortia with FOTOFEST; recipient of NEA underwriting.
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Luis Jimenez, fifteenth Texas Artist of the Year Award and Exhibition.
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EDWARD ALBEE CURATES, 5 Artists Exhibition.
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50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.

1999
Linda Ridgway, sixteenth Texas Artist of the Year Award and Exhibition.
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Virtual Process with CACHH: Third Biennial Public Art Program exhibition.

2000
Dick Wray, seventeenth Texas Artist of the Year Award and Exhibition.
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Texas Artist of the Year becomes a registered trademark of ALH.
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WHO NEEDS TV?, George Morton and Karol Howard guest curators

2001
Sharon Kopriva, eighteenth Texas Artist of the Year Award and Exhibition.
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STEEL GRRRLS, Kathleen Whitney and Victoria Lightman curate with support from the Texas Commission on the Arts.
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TERESA CARVALLO REY, collaborative exhibition and outreach program with Pan American Cultural Exchange, University of Houston Clear Lake and Glassell School of Art.
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INNATE ARTS program for physically challenged individuals becomes part of ALH programming.

2002
Lester Marks, honored as Texas Art Patron of the Year.
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Buffalo Bayou Art Park 18th Anniversary Exhibition.

2003
Virgil Grotfeldt, nineteenth Texas Artist of the Year Award and Exhibition.

2003
Art League Houston celebrates its 55th Year.

2004
Richard Stout, twentieth Texas Artist of the Year Award and Exhibition.

2005
The Art Guys, twenty- first Texas Artist of the Year Award.
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Inversion: A House Installation by Dan Havel and Dean Ruck.
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Groundbreaking on New Art League Houston Building.

2006
Al Souza, twenty- second Texas Artist of the Year Award.
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Clint Willour, third Texas Patron of the Year Award.
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Official kick off the the Inversion -> Conversion Capital Campaign.

2007
Dixie Friend Gay, twenty-third Texas Artist of the Year Award.
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Gus Kopriva, fourth Texas Patron of the Year Award.
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Art League Houston’s new building completed!

2008
Art League Houston celebrates its 60th Anniversary!
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Melissa Miller, twenty-fourth Texas Artist of the Year Award.
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Ann and James Harithas, Texas Patrons of the Year Award.

2009
Keith Carter, twenty-fifth Texas Artist of the Year Award.
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Karol Kreymer and Robert Card, M.D., Texas Patrons of the Year Award.

2010
Joseph Havel, twenty-sixth Texas Artist of the Year Award.
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Leslie and Brad Bucher, Texas Patron of the Year Award.

2011
Mary McCleary, twenty-seventh Texas Artist of the Year Award.
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Victoria and Marshal Lightman, Texas Patron of the Year Award.