EXHIBIT ON VIEW SEPTEMBER 12–OCTOBER 3, 2026: Hooks-Epstein Galleries proudly opens the 2026-2027 Art Season with an exhibition of new drawings by Houston-based artist, Charlotte Cosgrove.

Charlotte Cosgrove’s drawings in “Every Day” reflect her observations of the world, as well as her affinity for and personal connection to the Maine landscape. Narrative in nature, the works possess a fairytale quality infused with humor and an undercurrent of unease. Like miniature soap operas, they are odd, edgy, and furtive, where reality meets the unexpected. This ambiguity invites reflection and allows viewers to arrive at their own interpretations. Beginning with only a loosely formed idea, the drawings evolve intuitively through memory, photography, current events, and collected objects, resulting in images that reflect the absurdities of everyday life, alongside the political and cultural tensions of the contemporary world.

OPENING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2026 | 5–7 PM

Cosgrove completed her BA of Applied Art at Pennsylvania State University (1961) and her MFA in Painting at the University of Pennsylvania (1962). She studied Printmaking at the Arts and Crafts Center in Pittsburgh, PA (1965). In 1967, Cosgrove joined the faculty of the Glassell School of Art at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, where she taught Studio and Art History courses for 50 years. Her work has been presented in solo exhibitions at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas in Beaumont, TX (2009) and the Ellen Noël Art Museum in Odessa, TX (2007), and has been featured in numerous group exhibitions throughout Texas. Cosgrove’s work is held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, and in various private collections.