Pictured: Erin Dorn, Lauren Waddell, Jennifer Lewis, Vanessa Galvan, Paula N. Luu, Monica Brown, Lindsey Hurst, Jenise Jackson, and Samita Mehta
This week, the Women Supporting the Arts Committee gathered for an exclusive tour of the newly opened Seven Sisters Gallery in Houston’s historic Fourth Ward. Hosted by gallery founder Erin Dorn, the event highlighted the gallery’s unique blend of fine art, craft, and design, all inspired by the mystical Pleiades star cluster. The committee was captivated by the gallery’s collaborative spirit and storytelling, creating a truly inspiring evening of art and connection.
Seven Sisters is a Houston-based gallery showcasing fine art, craft, design, and projects conceptualized with the star pattern Pleiades in mind. A historical marker at the root of many mythological tales, the Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters, Messier 45, and other names) embodies an open star cluster’s expansive and ever-changing energy. As a gallery, Seven Sisters channels an ethos of collaboration, creation, and path-finding through intuition, narrative, and storytelling. In early November 2023, the gallery opened in an industrial warehouse space in Houston’s historic Fourth Ward, adjacent to downtown and the Buffalo Bayou.
Seven Sisters was founded by Erin Dorn, who, over the past twenty years, has worked in the arts, starting in public relations at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and then as a gallery director with critical roles in artist development and representation, client advisory, collection management, exhibition curation, and art fair presentations.