Kilgore College, Kilgore, Texas.1987 to May 31st, 2012
Instructor: Visual Arts Department Classes taught: Drawing I through IV; Painting I & II; Design I & II; Printmaking I & II; Sculpture I & II; Art for Elementary Education, Art Appreciation, Studio Problems in Contemporary Art. Gallery Director -1987 -2007.
Odessa College, Odessa Texas. 1981 to 1987
Instructor: Art Department. Classes taught: Drawing I & II; Life Drawing; Painting I & II; Design I; Printmaking I & II; Airbrush. In addition, commuted to extension campus in Pyote, 1982-84, to teach drawing and design. Production Designer, Learning Resources Center. 1986 to 1987. Gallery Director, Options Gallery, Learning Resources Center. 1986 to 1987. Gallery Director, Art Department. 1983 to 1984.
Texas Tech University, Lubbock Texas. 1977 to 1980
Teaching Assistant, Art Department Classes taught included Design and Life Drawing
EDUCATION:
Master of Fine Arts, Texas Tech University- Lubbock. May 1980. Concentration in printmaking and drawing plus additional 30 post-graduate hours.
Post-graduate credits: Texas Tech Center Junction: Mixed Media Drawing, Art Curriculum for Elementary Education Majors, Ceramics, Sculpture.
University of Texas at Tyler, Sculpture.
12 hours of graduate work - University of Oklahoma-Norman. 1977.
Bachelor of Fine Arts. University of Texas- Austin. May 1975.
Undergraduate hours. Odessa College. 1967-69.
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Advisory Board, 2004 to date. Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Board of Directors, Acquisitions and Exhibitions Committee Chair, 1997 to 2003. Colorprint USA, March 1988" Printmaking in the Eighties” panel with John Ross and Claire Romano, Authors of The Complete Printmaker. Ellen Noel Art Museum (Art Institute for the Permian Basin), Board of Directors, 1984 to 1987. Committees: Acquisitions, Exhibitions, Personnel, Art Consultant.
JUROR:
"Great East Texas Arts Competition" Marshall Regional Arts Council, June, 2006 Region VII TAEA Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE), 1996 through 2003. Henderson Art League Competitive Show, Henderson, Texas. 1993. East Texas Fine Arts Assoc. Regional Show. 1989, 1992 and 1993. 10th Congressional District High School Art Competition. 1991 and 1992. 21st Regional Juried Art Fest. Shreveport, Louisiana. 1990. Q.M. Martin 5th Annual Juried Art Show. Carthage, Texas.1990. Paris Festival of the Arts. Paris, Texas. 1990. Lubbock Fine Arts Festival, Lubbock, Texas. 1989. “Tastes of Nacogdoches,” Nacogdoches, Texas. 1989. Kermit Art Association Springfest, Kermit, Texas. 1986. 19th Congressional District High School Art Competition, Lubbock, Texas. 1985. Lubbock Fine Arts Festival, Lubbock, Texas. 1984. Texas Fine Arts Assoc. Regional Show, Colorado City, Texas. 1983. University Art Assoc. Show, University of Texas-Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas. 1982.
SHOWS:
"46th Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Juried Exhibition" Delmar College, Corpus Christi, Texas. February 17- May 4, 2012. Juror: Richard Ash III. 2011 Texas Sculpture Symposium: "Juried Outdoor and Indoor Exhibition" University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas. November 4- 6, 2011. "P's Gallery, Longview, Texas: "Three Men" Exhibition, October 1- November 11, 2011. Kilgore College Faculty Exhibition, "Collective Collaborations", September 27- October 29, 2010. Longview Museum of Fine Arts, "Then and Now" group show, September 2008. Kilgore College Faculty Exhibitions, Kilgore, Texas. Bi-annually from 1989 to 2008. "26th annual Lubbock Arts Festival", Texas Tech Art Gallery, April, 2005. Texas A & M University-Commerce, Texas. One Person Show, 2004. Northwest Vista San Antonio Community College, Kilgore College Faculty Invitational, 2003. Northeast Texas Community College, Texas Sculptors Invitational, Mount Pleasant, Texas. 2003. Tyler Junior College Art Gallery, One Person Show, Tyler, Texas. 2002. Kingwood Community College,The Secret Garden Invitational Show, Kingwood, Texas. 1999. Midland College McCormick Gallery, Two Person Show, Midland, Texas. 1998. University of Texas-Tyler, Regional and Community College Faculty Invitational. 1994 and 1997. LeTourneau University Fine Arts Week Exhibit, Longview, Texas. 1995, 1996 and 1997. University of Texas-Permian Basin, Invitational Digital Art Exhibit, Virtual Unreality, Odessa, Texas. 1997. Upper Level Artists’ Co-op, Longview, Texas. 1995, 1996 and 1997. Longview Museum of Fine Arts, One Person Show, Longview, Texas. 1996. Gallery One Eleven Invitational Sculpture Show, Tyler, Texas. 1996. Paris Junior College, One Person Show, Paris, Texas. 1995. Texas Tech University Art Dept. Alumni Invitational, Lubbock, Texas. 1992. Longview Museum of Fine Arts Juried Citation Exhibition, Longview, Texas. 1992. East Texas Art Association Juried Citation Traveling Exhibition. Nacogdoches, Kilgore, Marshall, Longview, Texas. 1992. Odessa College, One Person Show, 1992. Computer Graphics Competitive Show, College Station, Texas. 1991. Color Print U.S.A. Invitational, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. 1991. Pratt Community College Central States Juried Exhibition, Pratt, Kansas. 1990. The State of Texas Drawing Competition, B.r.a.g., Odessa, Texas. 1990. Lubbock Arts Festival Invitational Show, Lubbock, Texas. 1983, 1986 and 1989. TexasTech University Printmaking Invitational Show, Lubbock, Texas. 1984. "X4" Area Faculty Show, Ellen Noel Art Museum (Art Institute for the Permian Basin), Odessa, Texas. 1987. Texas Fine Arts Assoc. Traveling Exhibition, “Texas Realism,” Odessa, Temple, Austin, San Antonio, Waco, Amarillo, Texas. 1986-87. Midland Art Assoc., 8th Annual Juried Exhibit, Midland, Texas. 1986. Abilene Fine Arts Museum, 42nd Annual Competition, Abilene, Texas. 1986. New Frontier Gallery, “Tres Ventanas,” Alpine, Texas. 1986. Lubbock Contemporary Art Center Competition, Lubbock, Texas. 1985. Sol Ross University Gallery, “Hecho in Tejas” Invitational, Alpine, Texas. 1984. Texas Fine Arts Assoc. Regional Show, Midland, Texas. 1982 and 1984. Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Juried, “Oilfield Show,” Midland, Texas. 1982. Shawn Davenport Gallery, Two Person Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas. 1986. Odessa Art Assoc. Annual Show, Odessa, Texas. 1982 and 1983. Museum of the Southwest Annual Southwestern Art Show, Midland, Texas. 1981. The University of Texas-Permian Basin, “An Artist on Energy,” One Person Show, Odessa, Texas. 1981. Odessa College, One Person Show, Odessa, Texas. 1981. Minot State College, 10th National Print & Drawing Juried Exhibition, Minot, North Dakota. 1981. Edison Community College, Natl. Cape Coral Annual Art Exhibition, Fort Myers, Florida. 1979. Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, 2nd Annual Competition, Laurel, Mississippi. 1979. City of Lubbock, “7 from Tech” Invitational, Lubbock, Texas. 1979.
MEMBERSHIPS: Texas Fine Arts Association Texas Association of Schools of Art Texas Sculpture Association Longview Museum of Fine Art Tyler Museum of Art ART RELATED TRAVEL: Italy: Rome, Florence, Venice ( and Venice Biennale). Spain: Madrid, Green Coast Pre-Historic Decorated Caves, San Sebastian, Barcelona, Figueres. Russia: St. Petersburg, Moscow, Golden Triangle. China: Beijing, Xian, Nanjing, Shanghai. England: London, Brighton, St. Ives, Oxford, Greenwich, Portsmouth. France: Paris. Mexico: Cuidad de Mexico. Canada: Toronto. Costa Rica. Guatemala. USA: New York City, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Saint Louis, Santa Fe, Los Angeles, Phoenix, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Chicago.
COLLECTIONS, HONORS AND HOBBIES: On loan to: Museum of Biblical Art, Dallas: “The Preacher”. Museum Collection, Longview Museum of Fine Arts, “The Preacher,” 1996. Museum Collection, Texas Tech Art Museum. Numerous private collections. Distinguished Former Odessan, Heritage of Odessa Foundation, 1998. State Fencing Champion in foil and saber, University of Texas-Austin, Fencing Team, 1970-75. Ford Foundation Merit Scholarship Recipient. 1974-75. Tyler Yacht Club, Catalina 22 sailor. Texas Shakespeare Festival, Charter Guild Member, 1988 to present.
