On Paper: Drawings from the Renaissance to the Modern Day

TEXAS
October – november 2026

MUSEUM PROGRAMME

HOUSTON

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Thursday, October 8th 2026, 6-8pm

1001 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005, USA

Collecting Drawings in the 21st Century in collaboration with Trois Crayons

A collector, a gallerist, an auction specialist, and museum curator come together to discuss Collecting Drawings in the 21st Century in partnership with Trois Crayons. Trois Crayons is an organization based in the United Kingdom that strives to expand and connect the global drawings community. The conversation, between Sebastien Paraskevas, Tom Edwards, Dr. Giada Damen, and moderated by Dr. Dena Woodall, will engage in the state of the market for both Old Master and contemporary drawings, with a particular emphasis on the former.

Moderator: Dr. Dena Woodall (Curator, Prints and Drawings, MFAH)
Panellists: Dr. Giada Damen (
Associate Vice President, Specialist, Old Master Drawings, Christie’s), Tom Edwards (Managing Director, Abbott and Holder), Sebastien Paraskevas (Co-Founder, Trois Crayons and Collector)


DALLAS-FORT WORTH

On Paper in collaboration with Trois Crayons


A lecture on drawings from the 18th century with Dr. Emily Friedman (Allen and Kelli Questrom Assistant Curator of Prints and Drawings, DMA), Dr. Amy Freund (Professor at SMU), Dr. Veronica Muñoz-Najar (Curator at the Thoma Foundation)

Dallas Museum of Art
Wednesday, October 21st 2026, 5.30-8pm

1717 N Harwood St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA


Blanton Museum of Art
Wednesday, November 4th 2026, Private event

Martha’s, 4115 Guadalupe Street, Austin,
TX 78751, USA

AUSTIN

Private event: by invitation only