About the Pearl
Creativity and the Arts
Mission:
The mission of the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts is to provide direct, first-hand access to original works of art and other culturally, historically and aesthetically significant objects to a regional, national, and international audience, and to offer outstanding and inclusive educational and public programming.
History:
Since opening to the public in March 2008, the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts has established itself as a community resource bringing world-class art exhibitions and art education opportunities to the Northwest Houston community.
The Pearl is a non-collecting fine art museum, borrowing from public and private collections. The museum complements its exhibitions with an active schedule of programs and services. Founded on the community center concept, the Pearl reaches beyond traditional museums to enlighten, educate, and entertain.
The Pearl is housed in a former county library, leased to the museum and renovated through private funds, grants, and gifts. The Pearl is wholly supported through the community. Over 3,000 donors have given to the museum to date.
Location
The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts is located on Cypresswood Drive near the intersection with Stuebner-Airline.
Address
6815 Cypresswood Drive
Spring, TX 77379
281.376.6322
Hours of operation: 10am-5pm Tuesday-Saturday
Closed Sunday and Monday
General Museum Donations
Who is Pearl Fincher?
Native Texan Pearl Lilley Fincher was born in 1935 in Evergreen, Texas. She moved to Spring, Texas in 1953, where she lived until her death in 2010. Much as her parents taught Pearl and her ten siblings, Pearl Fincher taught her six natural children, three stepchildren, and two “not-by-birth” children to be self-sufficient leaders in the community. Pearl truly lived by the philosophy “to whom much is given, much is required”, serving on the boards of the American Heart Association, The Tomball Regional Arts Committee, The Centrum Arts, and the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts.
One of Pearl Fincher’s proudest moments was attending the swearing-in ceremony of her daughter, Patricia Harless. The Honorable Patricia Harless is Texas State Representative of District 126, and a current member of the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts Board of Directors.
To learn more about Pearl Fincher and her legacy, visit the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce and read their article “Pearl Fincher, Philanthropist and Texas Woman Who Made History.”
Museum Staff
Museum Director
Nicole DeGuzman
Director of Visitor Services
Donna Mechell
Director of Education
Rebecca Burns
Director of Exhibitions and Programs
Samantha Aguilar
Marketing
Tammy Niemeyer
Art Start Educator
Brooke Silva
IT Services
Phil Niemeyer
Accounting
Natalie Johanson
Visitor Services
Maudee Samarripas
Visitor Services
Abbey Alvis
Visitor Services
Alexia Parson
Development Assistant
VACANT
Board of Directors
Phil Graiff
Chair
Frances Stetson
Vice Chair
Barbara Schlattman
Secretary
Tom Kikis
Treasurer
Patti Hatcher
Keith Barber
Laura Barth
Dr. James Cain
Art Elder
Keri Porter
Judge Lincoln Goodwin
Dr. Matthew Dempsey
David Elkins
Dana Kervin
Valerie Lang
Kathy Wortham
Phil Martin
Dr. Jenny McGown
Bill Devlin
Christine Riddle-Butts
Sue Ann Lurcott
Frances Stetson
Advisory Board
Chair of Advisory Committee: Hon. Patricia Harless
Nancy Agafitei
Bob Blanton
Terry Capps
David Diehl
Susan Diehl
Leanne Donelson
Bill Farrell
Cynthia Foley
William Franks
Pam Hughes
Kathryn Lanier Hunt
Jan Jircik
Rand Key
Ray Laughter
Jeffrey Miller
Brenda Pennington
Diane Porter
Harold Pat Riley
Seth Sharr
Irene Skor
Roger Soape
Tom Sparks
Nancy Speaks
Jack Thoner
Ginni Maddox Whitten
Don Weise
Glenn Wilkerson
Darrell Williams