Deborah Colton Gallery presents "Daniel Johnston: I am a Baby in My Universe" at their main gallery space.

To start the celebration of the gallery’s 20th year as an exhibition space in Houston, there will be a grand opening reception featuring the band Kathy McCarty and Speeding Motorcycle. Kathy and many members of the band were friends and fellow musicians with Johnston, known to have played with him in the past. Johnston’s sister, Marjory Johnston, will also be in attendance. Special T-shirts, posters, CDs, and books will be available. This is an exhibition of Daniel’s work, in that it reveals all the characters that he repeatedly created in his drawings

The art exhibit, “I am a Baby in my Universe” is an introduction to the major characters (and some of the minor ones) that inhabit Johnston's imagined world. It will display nearly 200 works of art in groupings that will introduce 45 characters showing examples of art pieces in which they are featured. Daniel’s drawings have an undeniable appeal, saturated in a childlike wisdom that has won him fans and followers around the world. The show will also feature a screening room playing the documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston, as well as a display about the effects of mental illness in his art.

Following the opening reception, the exhibit will be on display until March 16.