Art Associations or galleries

Does anyone here know of any art associations or galleries that I may be able to join? I live just outside of Houston and, as much as it likes to boast, Houston really is not an 'art' city.

All of the places I have looked in to (the few I could find) were for the bored house wives of local oil barons who slap some paint on a canvas and add a Japanese character in the middle and call it deep and fine art . Besides, unless you have a four carat diamond ring on your finger they don't want to talk to you.

If not that then it's a gallery that charges you three grand a month with a hefty commission on top and you get an area the size of a coffee table.

I will be moving to the Dallas/Ft. Worth area soon (by the end of October) and I am hopeful that they have a bit more variety. I have met with a couple of people from the area that do art and I at least have a glimmer of hope that it will be better. I was just hoping that any of y'all might have a heads up for me on who to approach and maybe who to stay away from.

I work in a variety of media and genre. Wildlife is a great amount of what I do, but I also do a lot of comic book work and portraiture. All over the place really. I will draw whatever strikes my fancy at the time.

Any input is appreciated!