Celebrated painter and gallerist Christopher Martin will be debuting new work at his eponymous Houston gallery alongside a crop of well-established Modern artists through a new exhibit opening on April 7. The exhibit, titled The New Modernists, will run through May 19 and will showcase a selection of abstracts by Martin created through the practice of verre églomisé or gilded glass — a reverse painting process that involves Martin painting directly onto the back plane of Lucite — alongside a collection of works by Jean-Paul Khabbaz, Matt Neuman, Kinga Czerska, Michael Enn Sirvet and Guillermo “Miki” Gutiérrez. A special preview reception will be held on April 7 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the gallery’s outpost in Upper Kirby’s famous Gallery Row (2625 Colquitt Street).