Open Hours:
• Wednesday - Saturday 1 - 6 pm •
• Sunday - Tuesday by appointment •

​​​1101 Navasota St. Suite 1, Austin, TX, 78702
(at the intersection of Rosewood/E. 11th St. and Navasota St.)

New East Arts Gallery & Creative Center is a fine art gallery and creative co-working space established in 2006 in Historic East Austin. We take a multicultural and multimedia approach to presenting established and emerging contemporary artists in East Austin, with a focus on creating exhibition opportunities for African American artists. We are dedicated to preserving Black cultural history by providing a collaborative space for artists, historians, and creatives who represent the diverse cultures in our community.

(FKA Guadalupe Arts Center & DiverseArts Little Gallery est. 1993)
Logo artwork by Terrence Moline
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Current Exhibition:

• Caleb DeVaughn, Joy Eyitayo Alagbe, Yomi Momoh, Adubi Mydaz Makinde, Joseph "Joblek" Adibleku, Praise Sanni-Adeniyi & Yakubu Kareem •
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FRESH BLACK PAINT
Saturday, March 28th - Friday, May 1st, 2026
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​Past Exhibitions:
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• Ricardo Acevedo •
Through the Looking Glass, Nov-Dec 2025
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​• Reji Thomas •
Through the Looking Glass, Oct-Nov 2025

​• Rita Debellis, Alan Papé, G. McEvoy, T.O. Petitt, Diane Watts & more •
Blues Family Tree Project: From the Archive 1989-1996, Aug-Oct 2025 (Grand Re-Opening)

• Ricardo Acevedo, Arleen Polite, Reji Thomas & more •
Clarksville West End Jazz & Arts Festival: Poster Retrospective 1989-2006, Aug-Oct 2025

​• Alejandro Alanis, Kaleema Al-Nur, Kristen L. Anderson, Greg Broseus, Francis Cruzada, Martha Grenon, Adolfo Isassi, Laura Ochoa, Ross Johnson, Jesse Price, Katrina Simpson, Neesha Thakkar, Edwardo Williams & more •
Facing East: Looking Back 2001-2013, Aug-Oct 2025

​• Beth Consetta Rubel •
Fresh Black Paint: Works on Paper, June-Aug 2014

• Ketu'rah Glore •
Fresh Black Paint: The Abstract Eye, Feb-March, 2014

• Deborah Roberts •
Domestic Disturbance, Nov-Dec 2014

• Ricardo Acevedo, Mark Daughn, Eric Débris, Julia Hart, Mark Heaps, Mona Pitts, Sam Seizert, Sera Leigh, John Stekl, Raphael Umscheid, Pavel Vodi & David Weaver •
OPTICS, Nov 2013

• Luis Abreux •
Fresh Black Paint: Memories of Cuba, July-Aug 2013

• Christine "Phazero" Curlee •
Fresh Black Paint: Phaze's of Crisis to Glee, July-Aug 2012

• David Zvanut •
Music, Politics, Fun, Nov 2011

• Hebron Chism •
Conjuring Culture, Aug-Sep 2011
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• Nailah Sankofa, Carla Nickerson, Ronney Stevens, Lee Washington & Constance Jones-Perez •
Sankofa Benefit Auction, June 2011

• Gretchen Grimm, Erica Howard, Caminamos Juntos, Ed Watson, David Zvanut & more •
Works from Black & Bluebird Studios, Feb-March 2011

• John Yancey, Arleen Polite, Bob Jones, Ifanike Taiwo Sankofa, Jonathan Clark, Ketu'rah Glore, Kelly Stafford •
Fresh Black Paint: Tightrope Realities, June-July 2010

• Amy Lindsay-Joynt •
Three Steps Forward, Nov-Dec 2009

• Amir M. Lyles •
Africa Create Us, June-July 2009

• Benny "Mjumbe" Sorrells •
Fresh Black Paint: From the Streets, June 2009

• Selassi Deh •
Spirit Colours, April-May 2009

• Amanda Schriver, Rhiannon Stauffer, Jordan Crosby, Emily Ng & Lauren McMurray •
5D:Scapes, Feb-March 2009

• Documentary Photography curated by Harold McMillan •
The Road to Hope: A Photographic Glimpse of African-American Life 1850-1960, Jan-Feb 2009

• Lauren Bristol •
String Theory: Fiber Art, Dec 2008

• Sarah Sudhoff w/ sculptures by Gary Schott •
Location: Body, Nov 2008

• Ricardo Acevedo •
US: America in the Mix, July 2008

• Charles Randolph & Juan Baldera •
Views from the Edge, July 2008

• Reji Thomas •
Unshackled: Sand-blasting, Hot-glass Casting, and Welding Glass, April-May 2008

• ​Thomas Taiwo DuVall •
Sans Borders, March 2008

• ​Deborah Roberts •
Shaping Consciousness, April 2007

• Charles Randolph & Terence Moline •
Fresh Black Paint, March-April 2007 (Grand Re-Opening)

• Charles Randolph, Ricardo Acevedo, Shannon Mekuly, Donna O'Klock, Ruby C. Martin, Vanessa Escobar Barba & special guests •
Bohemia Sensualis, Aug 2002

• Charles Randolph, Tonya Engel, Damon Moseley, Cinque Hicks & Phyllis Viola Boyd •
Fresh Black Paint, June-July 2002

• Michelle Cousin •
Live on Canvas, July-Aug 2001

• ​Deborah Roberts & Amado Castillo III •
Jazz in Color: New Images, In The Tradition, Oct 2001

• Norma Clark •
Mindscapes/Forgotten Dreams, Feb-March 2001

• Lynda Coleman •
Thou Art in Me: Art from the "HeArt", Oct-Nov 2000

• Charles Randolph •
Inflictions, July-Sept 2000

• Taustinus Deraet •
Reflections, July-Aug 1999

• Lynda Dubov w/ sculptures by Max Smith •
A Lioness in Winter, July-Aug 1999

• Reji Thomas •
Works from Graphic Glass Studio , March-April 1997

• Anna Marie Pavlik •
Personal Poems and Global Fables, March-April 1997

• Barbara Timko •
Shelters from the Heart: Drawings, Painting & Body Sculptures, Nov-Dec 1996

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More incredible artists we have collaborated with:

• Kathryn Babboni, Tara Cochrane, Cecilia Colome, Howard Cook, Gin Daniel, Rachelle Diaz, Gary Flemmons,  Ethan Ham, Erica Howard, Christopher Hynes, Caroline Martinez, Beth McElhaney, Anthony Porter, Noelle Theard, Cassandra Weyandt, Charla Woods & more •

(complete record in progress)