Valentina Atkinson’s new Canal Street Gallery opens April 18, just a few blocks east of Minute Maid Park in downtown Houston. The inaugural show will include artwork from the eleven board members of the new space: Valentina Atkinson, Jerrie Gast, Katherine Houston, Maria Hughes, Susan Jackson, Raquel Kreipe, Frank Kreipe, David Lloyd, Gordon Phillipson, Duncan Simmons and Keiko Yasuoka. The reception is from 7p.m. to 9 p.m. at 2219 Canal Street in Houston