Please join Central Standard at Untitled Art Fair Houston, October 2-4, 2026, where we will be featuring new works by Oklahoma-based artists Yatika Starr Fields (Osage, Muscogee, Cherokee) and Ashanti Chaplin.
Chaplin presents Soil Map II and Inner Utterance, in which soil, clay, and loam excavated from Oklahoma’s historically Black towns are deposited, buried, compressed, and unearthed — the earth becoming author, archive, and witness — and Watershed, a new series of works in fractured glass.
Fields presents two new paintings extending his Tent Metaphor series — in which the tent operates as a porous symbol simultaneously evoking protest encampments, refugee camps, and housing precarity within a longer legacy of Indigenous survivance — combining tent material and painting within single works for the first time.
Untitled Art is a leading international contemporary art fair known for its curatorial integrity and commitment to emerging and established artists, with editions in Houston and Miami Beach. Central Standard was invited to present in Untitled Art's Nest sector — a curated initiative dedicated to emerging galleries and nonprofit organizations making an impact in the contemporary art world.
Central Standard, Booth N16
VIP & Press Preview
Thursday, October 1, 3PM–9PM
General Admission
Friday, October 2, 11AM–7PM
Saturday, October 3, 11AM–7PM
Sunday, October 4, 11AM–5PM
George R. Brown Convention Center, Hall A3
1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX
Kite
Wakpá Iyóžaŋžaŋ (River of Light)
EVENTS
Untitled Art, Miami Beach
December 2, 2025, 5 PM (VIP & Press Preview)
Kite performs Wakpá Iyóžaŋžaŋ (River of Light)
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Central Standard is a contemporary art platform based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, dedicated to presenting artists from Middle America alongside nationally and internationally recognized voices. Our mission is to foster experimentation and exchange, connecting Tulsa’s creative ecosystem with the global art community through cutting-edge exhibitions, programming, and site-responsive projects. Central Standard positions Tulsa as a dynamic hub for contemporary art, expanding regional discourse and connecting contemporary artists and visionaries across geographies.

