Kurt Dyrhaug 1030 E Lavaca, Beaumont, TX 77705 409-88-8141 [email protected]
EDUCATION University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 1990-1993 M.F.A. Sculpture Dissertation: “Alterations, Demarcations, and Entrances”
Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Minneapolis, MN 1984-1998 B.F.A. Printmaking
ACADEMIC AWARDS Faculty Development Leave, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX 2017
Distinguished Faculty Research Fellow, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX 2016 Lamar University CICE Research Grant for 3D Printing Technology in Art and Design Curriculum, Co-Investigator Professor Donna M. Meeks Active & Collaborative Engagement for Students Fellow 2012 Research Enhancement Grant, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX Franconia Sculpture Park/Jerome Fellowship, Franconia, MN 2008 Emergency Grant, Arthouse, Austin, TX
Arts Across Minnesota, St Paul, MN 1999
Forecast Public Artworks, St. Paul, MN 1996
Purchase Award, 2015 Seven-States Biennial Exhibition 2015 First Place Purchase Award, 49th Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show Third Place, 2014 Majestic National Second Place, DownEast Juried Sculpture Exhibition 2014 Second Place, Sculpture For All Outdoor Competition and Exhibition
Juror's Award, Topeka Competition 31 First Place, Out of the Box: a juried outdoor sculpture competition 2013 Fourth Place, 45th Annual National Visual Arts Exhibition Fourth Place, 45th Annual National Visual Arts Exhibition
First Place Purchase Award, 42nd Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show 2012
Honorable Mention, 2011 Third Coast National K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, TX 2011 Honorable Mention, 20th Anniversary National Juried Exhibition Art Institute & Gallery, Salisbury, MD Honorable Mention, View Points: A Contemporary Survey Aljira A Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ Honorable Mention, 2011 Annual Juried Art Exhibition Live Oak Art Center, Columbus, TX 2nd Place, 12 X 12: A Juried Exhibition of Small Scale Works of Art Todd Hall Art Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro TN
Merit Award, 2nd Biennial Texas Oklahoma Art Prize 2010 Merit Award, TASA One Cube Foot Exhibition
Juror's Choice Award, 4th National Juried Exhibition 2009 Merit Award, 4th Annual National Juried Exhibition Merit Award, 41st Annual Visual Arts Exhibition
Best of Show, 20/20 International Small Works Show 2008
First Place, 5th Annual International Juried Exhibition
Third Place, 40th Annual Visual Arts Exhibition
First Place Purchase Award, 42nd Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show
First Place, 3-D Show 2007
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Professor, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX 2012 - present Developed syllabus and overall course structure, including weekly lab practicum, and administered all grades.
Associate Professor, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX 2004 - 2012 Developed syllabus and overall course structure, including weekly lab practicum, and administered all grades.
Assistant Professor, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX 1999 - 04 Developed syllabus and overall course structure, including weekly la b practicum, and administered all grades.
Adjunct Instructor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 1991 - 93 Developed syllabus and overall course structure, including weekly lab practicum, and administered all grades.
Adjunct Instructor, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN 1997 - 98 Developed syllabus and overall course structure, including weekly lab practicum, and administered all grades.
Adjunct Instructor, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Minneapolis, MN 1995 - 96 Developed syllabus and overall course structure, including weekly lab practicum, and administered all grades.
Adjunct Instructor, College of Visual Arts, St. Paul, MN Developed syllabus and overall course structure, including weekly lab practicum, and 1993 - 99 administered all grades.
Research Assistant, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 1992 - 93 Teaching Assistant, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Collaborated on curriculum and exam development, met with students upon request, and 1997 - 99 graded all written work, including final exam papers.
ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATIVE & RELATED HIGHER EDUCATION EXPERIENCE Invited Lectures University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 2015 “Cast Metal Sculpture”, 10/30/15 Grand Prairie Fine Art Academy, Grand Prairie, TX “Lamar University, Department of Art - Areas of Study”, 10/16/15 Atelierhaus Hilmsen Molzberger Academy, Hilmsen, Germany “Cast Metal Sculpture”, 8/5/15 Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ “Recent Work by Kurt Dyrhaug”, 4/10/15 Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan “Sculpture”, 3/20/15 Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX “Sculpture”, 3/5/15 University of Texas–Pan American, Edinburg, TX “Cast Aluminum Sculpture and Metal Surfaces”, 2/26/15 Auburn University Montgomery, Montgomery, AL 2014 “Sculpture”, 10/6/14 Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX “New Work”, 9/14/14 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN “Cast Metal Sculpture”, 4/24/14 Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA “Sculpture”, 4/11/14 2013 University of Dallas, Dallas, TX “Sculpture and Cast Metal”, 4/12/13 Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX “Sculpture and Drawing”, 2/12/13 Texas Atomic Iron Commission Symposium, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX 2012 “Cast Iron Furnaces”, 4/10/12 Arizona State University, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Tempe, AZ “Cast Iron Sculpture”, 3/28/12 Baylor University, Waco, TX “Cast Iron Sculpture”, 11/11/11 The Sculpture Network of Texas Conference, Tyler, TX 2011 “Franconia Sculpture Park”, 11/4/11 Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA “Cast Iron Sculpture”, 10/29/11 Jackson State University, Jackson, MS “Graphic Design Curriculum”, 3/11/10 East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 2010 “Sculpture Research”, 2/19/10 Franconia Sculpture Park, Franconia, MN 2009 “Sculpture, Drawing, and Computer Graphics”, 6/25/09 Hardin Simmons University, Abilene, TX 2008 “Sculpture Research”, 9/25/08 Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX 2007 “Iron Safety”, 9/22/08 Lawrence University, Appleton, WI “Sculpture and Computer Graphics”, 11/9/07 University of Texas Permian Basin, Odessa, TX “Sculpture and Computer Graphics”, 3/29/07 Panel Lectures Southeast College Art Conference, Pittsburg, PA 2015 “Fire Induced Euphoria: Collectivity & Innovation in Contemporary Cast Iron Art “Process, Aesthetics, and Collaboration of Cast Metal”, 10/22/15 Mid America College Art Association, San Antonio, TX 2014 “Offsite Collaborations: Engaging the Creative Process beyond the Walls of the Institution”, 10/24/14 Western Cast Iron Art Conference, Laramie, WY “Public Art Participants”, 9/25/14 Cast Iron Sculpture Symposium, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX 2013 “Innovative Patterns”, 2/28/13 Nor'easter Conference: Aesthetics and Practice in Cast Iron Art, Buffalo, NY 2012 “Collaborative Venture: Foundry Practice in the Age of Austerity”, 11/16/12 “Safety in the Foundry”, 11/15/12 Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX 2011 “Cast Iron Sculpture”, 9/22/11 National Conference on Cast Iron Art, Birmingham, AL “No Foolin': Safety with Iron”, 4/13/11 National Conference on Cast Iron Art, Birmingham, AL “Epic Fail: Iron Pour Fiascoes and What We Learned”, 4/15/11 Southeastern College Art Conference, Richmond, VA 2010 “New and Innovative Projects in Graphic Design”, 10/22/10 Texas Association of Schools of Art, Austin, TX “Artists Residencies", 4/9/10 National Conference on Cast Iron Art, Sloss Furnaces Nat'l Historic Landmark, 2009 Birmingham, AL “Fifty Years of Influences in Cast Iron Sculpture and New Trends in Aesthetics”, 4/3/09 “Big Industry, Big Art”, 4/3/09 “Good Conduct: Safe Practice and Safety Equipment in the Iron Foundry”, 4/1/09 Mid America College Art Association, Indianapolis, IN 2008 "Old Guard, New Guard", 10/16/08 Presentations / Workshops TX A&M University - Commerce, Commerce, TX 2016 “Texas Atomic Iron Commission Pour”, 1/26/16 Grand Prairie Fine Art Academy, Grand Prairie, TX “Texas Atomic Iron Commission Pour”, 10/16/15 2015 Atelierhaus Hilmsen Molzberger Academy, Hilmsen, Germany “Texas Atomic Iron Commission Pour”, 8/9/15 Lone Star Art District, San Antonio, TX “Texas Atomic Iron Commission Pour”, 2/14/15 Sculpture Network of Texas Symposium, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX “Texas Atomic Iron Commission Pour”, 1/30/15 Sculpture Network of Texas Symposium, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, 2013 TX “Texas Atomic Iron Commission Pour”, 11/2/13 University of Dallas, Dallas, TX “Aluminum Pour”, 4/12/13 Texas Atomic Iron Commission Symposium, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX “Patterns”, 3/1/13 Sculpture Network of Texas Symposium, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX 2012 “Iron Pour”, 10/27/12 Baylor University, Waco, TX iron pour, 11/11/11 The Sculpture Network of Texas Conference 2011 The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX iron pour, 11/4/11 Bluegrass, Barbeque and Blazing Metal Narrow Gate Foundation, Duck River, TN Assist Geoff Broderick, Associate Professor, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX iron pour, 10/15/11 Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX Assist Geoff Broderick, Associate Professor, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX iron pour, 9/18/11 BBQ, Blues, and Blazing Metal, Nashville, TN 2010 Assist Geoff Broderick, Associate Professor, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX iron pour, 10/16/10 Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX Assist Geoff Broderick, Associate Professor, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX iron pour, 9/19/10 Beaumont ISD, Ozan High School, Beaumont, TX Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop Faculty Development, 2/8/10 Sculpture Network of Texas, San Angelo, TX 2009 Coordinated iron pour with Texas Atomic Iron Commission, 10/14/09 Texas Association of Schools of Art, Abilene, TX Coordinated iron pour with Texas Atomic Iron Commission, 3/27/09 Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX Assist Geoff Broderick, Associate Professor, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX iron pour, 9/21/09 Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX 2008 Assist Geoff Broderick, Associate Professor, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX iron pour, 9/22/08 Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX Coordinated iron pour, 9/17/07
SIGNIFICANT PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS Scholarly / Professional Works
One Person and Small Group Exhibitions 2014 Kurt Dyrhaug: Wood Iron Steel Weil Gallery, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX Curator: Dr. Laura Petican, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX Exhibition Dates: 9/14 - 10/3/14
2013 Sculpture: Nostalgic Interpretations Upper Gallery, University of Dallas, Irving, TX Curator: Phillip Shore, Associate Professor of Art, University of Dallas, Irving, TX Exhibition Dates: 3/28 - 4/12/13
2012 Breaking the Mold (4 person exhibition) Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport, TX Curator: John Aäsp, Visual Arts Director & Curator, Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport, TX Exhibition Dates: 9/12 - 10/13/2012
2010 Axis Gallery 2010 Invitational (3 person exhibition) Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA Curator: Sandra Beard, Axis Gallery Board Member, Sacramento, CA Exhibition Dates: 3/6 - 3/28/10
2007 Sculptural Perceptions Kohler Gallery, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI Curator: Frank C. Lewis, Director of Exhibits, Appleton, WI Exhibition Dates: 11/9 – 12/16/07
Sculptural Viewpoints Concordia University, Austin, TX Curator: David Kroft, Professor and Fine Arts Division Chair, Austin, TX Exhibition Dates: 9/21 – 10/26/07
2005 Restructured Forms North Harris College, Houston, TX Curator: Gary Conners, Associate Professor, Director of Fine Arts Galleries, Houston, TX Exhibition Dates: 2/9 – 3/26/05
Implemented Forms Dishman Art Museum, Beaumont, TX Curator: Dr. Lynne Lokensgard, Dishman Art Museum Director, Beaumont, TX Exhibition Dates: 6/13 – 8/5/05
2004 Current Devices Galveston Art Center, Galveston, TX Curator: Clint Willour, Houston, TX Exhibition Dates: 1/24 – 2/29/04
2001 Industrial Ingenuity (3 person exhibition) Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX Curator: Lynn Castle, Executive Director, Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX Exhibition Dates: 11/17 -2/10/01
Recent Implements Art Studio Inc., Beaumont, TX Curator: Greg Busceme, Director, Beaumont, TX Exhibition Dates: 3/3 – 3/27/01
International Exhibitions 2017 From a Distance, Contemporary Texas Sculpture, Mönchskirche Museum, Salzwedel, Germany 2016 Crosscurrent International Exchange Show US-Japan Wichita Falls Museum of Art at Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX Curator: Danny Bills, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, Wichita Falls, TX Exhibition Dates: 11/18/2016 - 1/21/2017
2015 Amerika Tagebuch Nr. 8 Kunsthaus Salzwedel Museum, Salzwedel, Germany Curator: Hans Molzberger, Assistant Professor, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX Exhibition Dates: 8/12 - 8/14/2015
3rd International Exchange Show US-Japan 2015 Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan Curator: Yasunari Nakagomi, Director of Association of Int'n Artists Exchange, Tokyo, Japan Curator: Suguru Hiraide, Associate Professor, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX Exhibition Dates: 3/19 - 3/28/2015
Invitational Exhibitions 2016 Texas Atomic Iron Commission Curarted Membership Exhibition University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, Chickasha, OK Curator: Layne Thrift, Assistant Professor of Art/Nesbitt Gallery Director, Chickasha, OK Exhibition Dates: 11/7 - 12/2/2016
Patent Pending Laredo Community College, Laredo, TX Curator: Jon Whitfill, Contemporary Sculptor, Lubbock, TX Exhibition Dates: 10/20 - 1/9/2017
Glitter Amongst Gloom Carrie Furnaces, Rankin, PA Curator: Casey V. Westbrook, CEO of Carbon Arts, Pittsburgh, PA Exhibition Dates: 10/14 - 10/18/2016
Juried Exhibitions CraftTexas 2016 Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX Jurors: Paul Sacaridiz, Executive Director of Haystack Mountain School of Crafts; Nicole Burisch, Core Fellow Critic-in-Residence at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Glassell School of Art; and HCCC Texas Master, Sandie Zilker, Department Chair of Jewelry and Enamel and Three-Dimensional Design at MFAH Glassell School of Art Exhibition Dates: 9/23/16 - 1/8/17
Sculpture on Campus ULM Sculpture Garden, Monroe, LA Juror: Cliff Tresner, Assoc. Professor of Sculpture, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe, LA Exhibition Dates: 9/10/2016 - 9/10/2018
MSA SELECT: Member’s Exhibition Gallery 72, Atlanta, GA Juror: Kate Creason, Arts Program Manager at Dogwood Arts, Knoxville, TN Exhibition Dates: 7/8 - 9/1/2016
Place Beyond Image Jeske Sculpture Park, Ferguson, MO Juror: Bryce Robinson, Director, Jeske Sculpture Park, Ferguson, MO Exhibition Dates: 6/25/2016 - 6/1/2018
2016 Sculpture Walk Peoria Arts District, Peoria, IL Juror: The Sculpture Walk Peoria Committee Exhibition Dates: 6/3/2016 - 5/1/2017
State of Matter: Juried Small Iron Works Exhibition Artworks Gallery, Scranton, PA Juror: Katie Hovencamp, Professor of Art, Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, PA Exhibition Dates: 6/3 - 6/23/2016
ViewPoints 2016 aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ Juror: Mary Birmingham, curator for the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ Exhibition Dates: 6/2 - 6/30/2016
Form and Function Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO Curator: Damon McIntyre, Contemporary Sculptor, Tempe, AZ Exhibition Dates: 5/16 - 6/17/2016
2016 Yokna Sculpture Trail University of Mississippi Oxford, MS Juror: The Yokna Sculpture Trail Committee Exhibition Dates: 4/21/2016 - 4/1/2018
Dynamic The Blackboard Gallery, Camarillo, CA Juror: Matthew Furmanski, Asst Professor of Art, California State University, Camarillo, CA Exhibition Dates: 3/3/ - 3/31/2016
20th Anniversary Alumni Exhibition Franconia in the City @ Casket, Minneapolis, MN Juror: Shelby Matula, Education and Prog Coord, Franconia Sculpture Park, Franconia, MN Exhibition Dates: 4/8/2016 - 5/22/2016
Flight Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, OH Juror: Jason Franz, Executive Director, Manifest Arts, Cincinnati, OH Exhibition Dates: 1/22/2016 - 2/19/2016
Texas Atomic Iron Commission Juried Membership Exhibition University Gallery, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Commerce, TX Juror: Dr. Catherine Caesar, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Art, University of Dallas, Dallas, TX Exhibition Dates: 1/19/2016 - 2/12/2016
5th Annual National Juried Exhibition Visual Arts Center, Marshall University, School of Art & Design, Huntington, WV Juror: Geoffrey Fleming, Executive Director, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV Exhibition Dates: 1/11/2016 - 2/12/2016
Invitational Exhibitions 2015 TAIC-Post Japan Show Virginia Shore Art Gallery, Abilene Christian University, Abilene TX Curator: Geoff Broderick, Associate Professor, Abilene Christian University, Abilene TX Exhibition Dates: 11/20/15-12/11/15
Disruption Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ Curator: Tom Moran, Chief Curator, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ Exhibition Dates: 10/23/2015 - 4/3/2016
Patent Pending Charles Adams Gallery, Lubbock, TX Curator: Jon Whitfill, Contemporary Sculptor, Lubbock, TX Exhibition Dates: 7/3 - 8/1/2015
Iron Tribe Exhibit 2015 Burris Hall Art Gallery, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM Curator: David Lobdell, Professor, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM Exhibition Dates: 2/9 - 3/6/15
Due South: Reloaded Charles and Dorothy Clark Art Gallery, The University of Texas -Pan American, Edinburg, TX Curator: Bill FitzGibbons and Brian Wedgworth, Contemporary Sculptors, San Antonio, TX Exhibition Dates: 1/19 - 2/26/2015
Texas Atomic Iron Commission: Selected Works Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Natchitoches, LA Curator: Leslie Gregory Gruesbeck, Asst Professor of Art & Gallery Coord , Natchitoches, LA Exhibition Dates: 1/8 - 2/27/2015
Juried Exhibitions 2015 Seven-States Biennial Exhibition (three locations) Nesbitt Gallery, University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma, Chickasha, OK Charles B. Goddard Center, Ardmore, OK Red River Museum, Idabel, OK Juror: James Surls, Contemporary Sculptor, Carbondale, CO Exhibition Dates: 9/26/2015 - 1/31/2016
FIRED: Iron The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, CO Juror: Rian Kerrane, University of Colorado Denver and Araan Schmidt, Colorado Mesa University Exhibition Dates: 9/17 - 11/15/2015
The Third Coast National 2015 K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, TX Juror: Deborah Fullerton Dunn, Curator of Exhibitions, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX, Rich Gere, Chair, Department of Art, Texas A&M University-CC, Corpus Christi, TX, Ken Rosier, Professor of Art, Del Mar College , Corpus Christi, TX Exhibition Dates: 8/7 - 9/18/2015
10th National Juried Exhibition Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA Juror: Max Presneill, Head Curator, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA Exhibition Dates: 7/31 - 8/23/2015
'ViewPoints 2015' aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ Juror: Jeffrey Wechsler, curator for the Sylvia Wald and Po Kim Art Gallery in New York City Exhibition Dates: 6/4 - 7/1/2015
2015 Cape Girardeau Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit Downtown Cape Girardeau, MO Juror: Chris Wubbena, Professor, SE Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO Exhibition Dates: 4/1/2015 - 4/1/2016
Sculpture For All Outdoor Competition and Exhibition Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX Juror: Joe Barrington, Contemporary Sculptor, Throckmorton, TX Exhibition Dates: 4/17/2015 - 2/15/2017
DownEast Sculpture Exhibition Mendenhall Gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC Juror: Jenny Hagar, Associate Professor of Sculpture, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL Exhibition Dates: 3/6/ - 3/28/2015
Reverberations Form+Content Gallery, Minneapolis, MN Juror: Kristin Makholm, Executive Director, MN Museum of American Art, Saint Paul, MN Exhibition Dates: 2/26 - 3/21/2015
49th Annual National Drawing & Small Sculpture Show Joseph A. Cain Memorial Gallery, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX Juror: Chris Ramsay, Professor of Art, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK Exhibition Dates: 2/20 - 5/08/2015
20th Annual Arts in Harmony 2015 International Show Sherburne County Government Center, Elk River, MN Juror: Lauren Wright, Curator, Biennial of the Americas, Denver, CO Exhibition Dates: 2/2 - 3/26/2015
Assistance League of Houston Celebrates Texas Art 2015 Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX Juror: Dean Sobel, Director, Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO Exhibition Dates: 1/14 - 2/27/2015
MSA Select: A Mid-South Sculpture Alliance Member Show Association for Visual Arts, Chattanooga, TN Juror: The Association for Visual Arts Exhibition Advisory Panel, Chattanooga, TN Exhibition Dates: 1/9 - 2/28/2015
Icebreaker 6: National Juried Exhibition Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO Juror: Lauren Wright, Curator, Biennial of the Americas, Denver, CO Exhibition Dates: 1/8 - 1/31/2015
Invitational Exhibitions 2014 Due South Galeria 409, Brownsville, TX Curator: Bill FitzGibbons and Brian Wedgworth, Contemporary Sculptors, San Antonio, TX Exhibition Dates: 3/22 - 4/22/2014
Faculty Invitation Ameen Art Gallery, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA Gallery Director: Michael Williams Exhibition Dates: 3/11 – 4/11/14
Juried Exhibitions MACAA Members Juried Exhibition The University of Texas at San Antonio Art Gallery, San Antonio, TX Jurors: Paula Owen, President and CEO, Southwest School of Art and Craft, San Antonio, TX Exhibition Dates: 10/22 - 11/21/14
Outdoor Sculpture at AUM Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL Juror: Suzanne Jensen, Associate Professor of Fine Art at AUM Exhibition Dates: 10/1/2014 - 10/1/2016
4th Biennial Western Cast Iron Art Juried Professional Exhibitions Visual Arts Building Gallery, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY Juror: Noah Kirby, Contemporary Sculptor, St. Louis, MO Exhibition Dates: 9/24 - 10/12/2014
CraftTexas 2014 Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX Jurors: Carol Sauvion, Executive Producer of Craft in America, Los Angeles, CA; Piero Fenci, Professor of Art, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX; and Clint Willour, Curator of the Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX Exhibition Dates: 9/26 - 1/11/15
A Panoramic View Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX Juror: James Surls, Contemporary Sculptor, Carbondale, CO Exhibition Dates: 9/22 - 9/27/14
Art in Public Places Outdoor Sculpture Competition 2014-15 Cities of Bristol, TN/VA Juror: Steven Matijcio, Curator of the Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH Exhibition Dates: 8/1/2014 - 7/30/2015
2014 Majestic National Majestic Galleries, Nelsonville, OH Jurors: Dr. Louis Zona, Director of The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH Exhibition Dates: 6/27 - 8/24/14 'Viewpoints 2014' 17th Annual Juried Exhibition Aljira: a Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ Juror: Sue Scott, independent curator, New York, NY Exhibition Dates: 6/4 - 6/28/2014
24th Annual Juried Show Contemporary Arts Center, Las Vegas, NV Juror: John Seed, Professor of Art and Art History, Mount San Jacinto College, CA Exhibition Dates: 4/3 - 5/25/2014
Texas National 2014 The Cole Art Center, Nacogdoches, TX Juror: Jerome Witkin, Contemporary Painter, Los Angeles, CA Exhibition Dates: 4/12 - 6/14/2014
Sculpture For All Outdoor Competition and Exhibition Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX Juror: John M. Daniel, Professor Emeritus of Art, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX Exhibition Dates: 3/28/2014 - 2/15/2015
DownEast Juried Sculpture Exhibition Mendenhall Gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC Juror: Isaac Duncan III, Contemporary Sculptor, Chattanooga, TN Exhibition Dates: 3/7 - 3/29/2014
Assistance League of Houston Celebrates Texas Art 2014 Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX Juror: Rock Hushka, Curator of Contemporary and Northwest Art, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA Exhibition Dates: 1/22 - 3/7/2014
Invitational Exhibitions 2013 Texas Sculpture Inside and Out: Invitational Exhibition Wichita Falls Museum of Art at MSU, Wichita Falls, TX Curator: Danny Bills, Museum Director, Wichita Falls Museum of Art at MSU, Wichita Falls, TX Exhibition Dates: 11/1/13 - 2/22/14
Art on the Green The Kemp Center for the Arts, Wichita Falls, TX Curator: Suguru Hiraide, Associate Prof of Art, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX Exhibition Dates: 5/18/2013 - 5/1/2014
Summoned: Cast Metal Sculpture K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, TX Curator: Texas Atomic Iron Commission Exhibition Dates: 5/3 - 6/22/13
Iron Tribe Exhibit 2013 Burris Hall Art Gallery, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM Curator: David Lobdell, Professor, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM Exhibition Dates: 2/15 - 3/9/13
Juried Exhibitions Topeka Competition 31 Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, Topeka, KS Juror: Sarah Perkins, Professor of Art, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO Exhibition Dates: 12/6/13 - 1/19/14 Fresh Dozen Red Arrow Contemporary, Dallas, TX Juror: Erin Stafford, Director of Red Arrow Contemporary, Dallas, TX Exhibition Dates: 11/23/13 - 1/4/14
Second Annual Salmon Sculpture Competition Sunken Garden Park, San Angelo, TX Juror: Scott Hicks, Director of Shidoni Foundry and Galleries, Tesuque, NM Exhibition Dates: 10/18/13 - 8/11/14
SECAC 2013 Juried Exhibition EUC Gallery, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC Juror: Nancy Doll, Director of the Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC Exhibition Dates: 10/11 - 11/3/2013
Out of the Box: a juried outdoor sculpture competition Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn University, Auburn, AL Jurors: Carol Mickett and Robert Stackhouse, contemporary sculptors, Chicago, IL Exhibition Dates: 10/4/2013 - 10/2/2014
Process: drawings, maquettes & proposals Austin Community College, Austin, TX Juror: Texas Sculpture Group Exhibitions Committee Exhibition Dates: 9/5 - 10/10/2013
A Sense of Place The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA Juror: Don Kimes, artistic director in the visual arts for the Chautauqua Instit ., New York, NY Exhibition Dates: 9/13 - 10/18/2013
Texas Biennial: in-DEPTH Texas Sculpture Group Member Exhibition Art Car Museum, Houston, TX Curator: Noah Edmundson, director, Art Car Museum, Houston, TX Exhibition Dates: 9/7 - 11/15/13
Process: drawings, maquettes & proposals Austin Community College, Austin, TX Juror: Texas Sculpture Group Exhibitions Committee Exhibition Dates: 9/5 - 10/10/2013
8th National Juried Exhibition Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA Juror: Glen Helfand, independent writer and critic, ArtForum, San Francisco, CA Exhibition Dates: 8/3/ - 8/25/2013
Sculpt EVV Juried Outdoor Sculpture Show The City of Evansville Arts District outdoor gallery, Evansville, IN Juror: Lisa D. Freiman, senior curator and chair of the Department of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN Exhibition Dates: 6/15/2013 - 4/20/2014
2013 Maquette & Small Sculpture Exhibition Franconia in the City @ Casket, Minneapolis, MN Juror: John Hock, Artistic Director & CEO, Franconia Sculpture Park, Franconia, MN Exhibition Dates: 5/17 - 5/19/2013
24th Annual Juried Show Contemporary Arts Center, Las Vegas, NV Juror: Erin Cosgrove, contemporary critic and sculptor, Los Angeles, CA Exhibition Dates: 5/10 - 7/6/2013
45th Annual National Visual Arts Exhibition Meadows Gallery, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX Juror: James R. Pace, Professor of Art, The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX Exhibition Dates: 04/25 - 06/2/13
FATE 2013 Biennial Members Exhibition Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA Juror: Elaine Gustafson, Curator of Collections at the Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC Exhibition Dates: 4/3 - 5/2/13
Chowan University National Juried Exhibition 2013 Green Hall Art Galleries, Chowan University, Murfreesboro, NC Juror: Chuck Scalin, Professor Emeritus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA Exhibition Dates: 3/4 - 3/28/13
12 X 12: A Juried Exhibition of Small Scale Works of Art Todd Hall Art Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro TN Juror: Jochen Wierich, Curator of Art, Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art, Nashville, TN Exhibition Dates: 1/17 - 2/14/13
Invitational Exhibitions 2012 Palestine Main Street Art Tracks Sculpture Show Palestine, TX Curator: Dewane Hughes, Associate Professor, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX Exhibition Dates: 10/20/2012 - 9/30/2013
Department of Art Faculty Invitational Exhibition Nicholls State University, Ameen Art Gallery, Thibodaux, LA Exhibition Dates: 4/9 - 4/28/2012
Texas Atomic Iron Commission: Recent Sculpture Burris Hall Gallery, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM Curator: David Lobdell, Professor, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM Exhibition Dates: 1/20 - 2/17/12
Juried Exhibitions Iron Organism Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY Curator: Heather Powell, Founding Director of outerspace, Brooklyn, NY Exhibition Dates: 11/9/2012 - 1/29/2013
Crossing the Line: An Exhibition of Drawings by Sculptors Czurles-Nelson Gallery, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY Curator: Ken Payne, Professor, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY Exhibition Dates: 11/13 - 11/30/2012
First Annual Salmon Sculpture Competition Sunken Garden Park, San Angelo, TX Juror: Jed Morse, Curator, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, TX Exhibition Dates: 11/26/2012 - 8/12/2013
CraftTexas 2012 Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX Jurors: Jean W. McLaughlin, Executive Director of the Penland School of Crafts, Bakersville, NC; Rachelle Thiewes, contemporary metal and jewelry artist, El Paso, TX; and Jade W alker, Director of the Visual Arts Center and the Creative Research Laboratory, UT at Austin. Exhibition Dates: 9/29 - 12/30/2012
25th September Competition Exhibition Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA Juror: Linda Stein, editor, writer, and art critic, New York, NY Exhibition Dates: 9/21 - 11/24/2012
PINNACLE 2012: National Juried Art Competition Foster Tanner Fine Arts Center, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, FL Juror: Steven Bernard Jones, Contemporary Sculptor, Tallahassee, FL Exhibition Dates: 9/7 - 9/28/2012
University of Southern Mississippi Campus Sculpture The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS Juror: Faculty, Administration, and Student representatives from USM, Hattiesburg, MS Exhibition Dates: 9/01/12 - 2/01/2014
So Tiny: An Exhibition of Small Works in 3-D Baum Gallery of Fine Art, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR Juror: Virginia Samsel, Contemporary Sculptor, Richmond, VA Exhibition Dates: 8/20 - 11/1/2012 2012 MACAA Conference Membership Exhibition Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Juror: Michelle Perron, Director for the College for Creative Studies Center Galleries, Kresge Arts in Detroit, Detroit, MI Exhibition Dates: 8/3 - 10/6/2012
Texas Sculpture Group Interior Exhibition Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, TX Juror: Phillip King, Contemporary Sculptor, London, England Exhibition Dates: 5/31 - 8/18/2012
Western Cast Iron Art Conference National Juried Group Show 2012 Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS Juror: Michael Chavez, Curator of Exhibitions and Education, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO Exhibition Dates: 05/23 - 5/27/2012
Southern Open 2012 Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA Juror: Rene Paul Barilleaux, Chief Curator, Curator of Art after 1945, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX Exhibition Dates: 5/12 - 8/14/2012
Texas National 2012 The Cole Art Center, Nacogdoches, TX Juror: Dave Hickey, Contemporary Art Critic and Author Exhibition Dates: 4/14 - 05/26/12
National Art Premiere 2012 Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL Juror: Deborah Lovely, Society for Contemporary Art and New Artists Society at the School of the Art Institute Chicago Board Member, Chicago, IL Exhibition Dates: 2/21 - 3/28/12
46th Annual National Drawing & Small Sculpture Show Joseph A. Cain Memorial Gallery, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX Juror: Richard Ash III, Museum Director at Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX Exhibition Dates: 2/17 - 4/4/12
Invitational Exhibitions 2011 Texas Atomic Iron Commission: Cast Iron Sculptures Martin Museum of Art, Baylor University, Waco, TX Curator: Robbie Barber, Associate Professor, Baylor University, Waco, TX Exhibition Dates: 10/11 - 11/11/11
Exposed: Recent Sculpture by the Texas Atomic Iron Commission East | West Galleries, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX Curator: Tanya Synar, Associate Professor, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX Exhibition Dates: 8/29 - 9/22/11
2011 Art in the Park Arts Council of Midland, Midland, TX Curator: Steve Neves, Assistant Professor, Hardin Simmons University, Abilene, TX Exhibition Dates: 3/2011 - 3/2012
The Blue Yonder Nancy Fyfe-Cardozier Gallery, University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa, TX Curator: Dan Askew, Assistant Professor, UT of the Permian Basin, Odessa, TX Exhibition Dates: 3/4 - 4/17/11
Art in the Garden: Texas Uprising - Selections from Texas Sculpture Group San Antonio Botanical Gardens, San Antonio, TX Curator: Lilly Wei, critic and contrib editor for ARTnews and Art Asia Pacific, New York, NY Exhibition Dates: 3/2011 - 3/2012
Juried Exhibitions 26th Annual International Exhibition (International) Meadows Gallery, The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX Juror: Cotter Luppi, contemporary sculptor, New York, NY Exhibition Dates: 1/18 - 3/4/11
Fifth Biennial Sculpture Exhibition Public Art Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN Juror: Representatives of the Public Art Committee, the City of Chattanooga, and neighborhood residents and business owners Exhibition Dates: 12/2011 - 6/2013
Shorelines Biennial 2011 Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport, TX Juror: Larry Felder, Contemporary Painter, Rockport, TX Exhibition Dates: 10/19 - 11/19/11
2011 Third Coast National K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, TX Juror: Tony Magar, contemporary sculptor, Taos, NM Exhibition Dates: 9/24 - 11/18/11 20th Anniversary National Juried Exhibition Art Institute & Gallery, Salisbury, MD Juror: Margaret Winslow, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE Exhibition Dates: 9/11 - 10/21/11
Pinnacle 2011: National Juried Art Competition Foster Tanner Fine Arts Center, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, FL Juror: Chucha Barber, Chief Executive Officer, Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, Tallahassee, FL Exhibition Dates: 8/23 - 9/30/11
6th National Juried Exhibition Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA Juror: Dena Beard, Curatorial Assistant, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA Exhibition Dates: 8/6 - 8/28/11
Post Industrial Iron Dowd Gallery, Cortland, NY Juror: Vaughn Randall, Assistant Professor, State University of New York at Cortland Exhibition Dates: 8/29 - 10/14/11
Post Industrial Iron AFA Gallery, Scranton, PA Juror: Vaughn Randall, Assistant Professor, State University of New York at Cortland Exhibition Dates: 6/2 - 6/25/11
30 Small Works 2011 Gallery Up, Rock Hill, SC Juror: Barbara Schreiber, Contemporary Painter, Charlotte, NC Exhibition Dates: 6/15 - 7/29/11
Cary Visual Art’s 2011 Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition Cary Visual Art, Cary, NC Juror: Jack Becker, founder and executive director of Forecast Public Art and publisher of Public Art Review, Minneapolis, MN Exhibition Dates: 8/2011 - 6/2012
View Points: A Contemporary Survey Aljira A Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ Juror: Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, Associate Curator, El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY Exhibition Dates: 6/1 - 6/25/11
The 2011 National Cast Iron Art Exhibition Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark, Birmingham, AL Juror: Leila Hamdan, Collections Manager, Natl Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN Exhibition Dates: 04/13 - 04/16/11
Texas National 2011 The Cole Art Center, Nacogdoches, TX Juror: James Drake, Contemporary Artist, Santa Fe, NM Exhibition Dates: 04/9 - 05/21/11
43rd Annual National Visual Arts Exhibition Meadows Gallery, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX Juror: Benito Huerta, Professor and Director/Curator of The Gallery, UT at Arlington, Arlington, TX Exhibition Dates: 04/28 - 06/3/11
Louisiana Purchase: National Biennial Juried Exhibition The School of Art Galleries, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA Juror: Barbara Bloemink, Executive Director, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO Exhibition Dates: 3/2 - 4/7/11
National Art Premiere 2011 Elmhurst Art Museum, Murray State University, Elmhurst, IL Juror: Peggy Dee, Visiting Professor, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL Exhibition Dates: 2/19 - 3/30/11
Kentucky National 2011, A National Exhibition of Contemporary Art Clara M. Eagle Gallery, Murray State University, Murray, KY Juror: Matthew Strauss, Founder and Director of White Flag Projects, St. Louis, MO Exhibition Dates: 2/18 - 3/13/11
Chowan University National Juried Exhibition 2011 Green Hall Art Galleries, Chowan University, Murfreesboro, NC Juror: Maxine Payne, Associate Professor, Hendrix College, Conway, AR Exhibition Dates: 1/24 - 2/17/11
Drawing Discourse; 2nd annual exhibition of Contemporary Drawing S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, University of North Carolina Asheville, Asheville, NC Juror: Alex Kanevsky, Professor, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA Exhibition Dates: 1/14 - 2/15/11
12 X 12: A Juried Exhibition of Small Scale Works of Art Todd Hall Art Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro TN Juror: Hamlett Dobbins, Curator, Clough-Hanson Gallery, Rhodes College, Memphis TN Exhibition Dates: 1/13 - 2/10/11
2011 Annual Juried Art Exhibition Live Oak Art Center, Columbus, TX Juror: Clint Willour, Executive Director, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX Exhibition Dates: 05/14 - 03/21/11
Invitational Exhibitions 2010 East Carolina University Sculpture Park School of Art, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC Exhibition Dates: 3/2010 - 8/2011
Oso Bay Biennial XVI Center for the Arts, Weil Gallery, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX Curator: Professor Greg Rueter, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX Exhibition Dates: 3/4 - 4/3/10
Juried Exhibitions Juried National Exhibition of Cast Iron Art Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT Juror: Stephen Glueckert, Curator of Exhibitions, Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT Juror: Professor David Lobdell, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM Exhibition Dates: 5/7 - 9/15/10
2nd Biennial Texas Oklahoma Art Prize Wichita Falls Museum of Art, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX Juror: Janis Goodman, Professor, Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington, DC Exhibition Dates: 4/9 – 5/29/10
Third Coast National K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, TX Juror: Trenton Doyle Hancock, contemporary artist, Houston, TX Exhibition Dates: 10/16 - 11/20/10
Great Lakes Drawing Biennial University Gallery, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI Juror: Professor Hartmut Austen, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Exhibition Dates: 9/6 - 10/22/10
7th Annual AAC National Show Exhibition Atlanta Artists Center, Atlanta, GA Juror: Michael David, contemporary painter, Brooklyn, NY Exhibition Dates: 8/28 - 9/29/10
Pinnacle 2011: National Juried Art Competition Foster Tanner Fine Arts Center, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, FL Juror: Sam Fleeger, Artistic Director / Curator of the LeMoyne Art Foundation, Tallahassee, FL Exhibition Dates: 8/23 - 9/30/10
64 Arts National Juried Exhibition Buchanan Center for the Arts, Monmouth, IL Juror: Al Gury, Chair of the Painting Department of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA Exhibition Dates: 8/20 - 9/25/10
Marlboro Gallery 2nd Biennial Juried Sculpture Exhibition Prince George’s Community College, Largo, MD Juror: Molly Donovan, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Exhibition Dates: 8/23 - 9/30/10
The Majestic National 5th Annual Juried Competition 2010 Majestic Galleries, Nelsonville, OH Juror: Mary Gray, Director of the Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH Exhibition Dates: 6/25 - 7/23/10
30 Small Works 2010 Gallery Up, Rock Hill, SC Juror: Ce Scott, Director of Exhibitions and Residencies, McColl Center for Visual Art, NC Exhibition Dates: 6/16 - 8/13/10
NEVER THINK small-Redux! Climate Gallery, Long Island City, NY Juror: Zenia Assaf, Independent Curator and Director of the New York Studio Gallery Exhibition Dates: 4/3 - 4/25/10
42nd Annual Visual Arts Exhibition Meadows Gallery, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX Juror: Melissa Miller, Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX Exhibition Dates: 4/22 - 5/28/10
Dimensions 2010 National Juried Fine Art Competition and Exhibition Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, Winston-Salem, NC Juror: Robert Lange, Instructor, Redux Art Institute, Charleston, SC Exhibition Dates: 4/8 - 5/22/10
LaGrange National XXVI Biennial Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange GA Juror: J. Richard Gruber, PhD, Director, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, University of New Orleans, LA Exhibition Dates: 2/26 - 4/19/10
2010 Kreft Juried Exhibition Kreft Center for the Arts, Concordia University Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI Juror: Rebecca Hart, Associate Curator, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI Exhibition Dates: 2/09 - 3/21/10
Art Connections 6 George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ Juror: Jerelle Kraus, Art Director, New York Times, New York, NY Exhibition Dates: 1/17 - 2/13/10
Craft Texas 2010 Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX Jurors: Gail M. Brown, independent curator of contemporary craft, Philadelphia, PA ; Cindy Hickok, contemporary fiber artist, Houston, TX; Paula Owen, president of the SW School of Arts and Crafts, San Antonio, TX Exhibition Dates: 9/25 - 12/30/10
The Hot Shop Summer Juried Show Mighty Fine Arts, Dallas, TX Juror: Benito Huerta, Associate Professor, University of Texas at Arlington and Gallery Director, Arlington, TX Exhibition Dates: 8/7 - 9/12/10
13th Annual SECAC/MACAA Members Exhibition 2010 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA Juror: Joe Seipel, Vice President for Academic Services, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA Exhibition Dates: 10/15 - 11/13/10
Invitational Exhibitions 2009 Texas Atomic Iron Commission Gallery 193, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX Curator: Professor John Vinklarek, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX Exhibition Dates: 11/2 - 11/30/09
Iron Pour Blood Exhibition Quarter Gallery, Regis Center for Art; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Curator: Wayne Potratz, Professor , University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Exhibition Dates: 4/11 - 4/18/09
Juried Exhibitions Shaped, an International Competitive Exhibit of Works Taking the Form of Unique Shapes Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, Ohio Juror: Jason Franz, Chief Curator, Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center Exhibition Dates: 11/6 - 12/4/09
5th Annual Small Works Show 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY Juror: Charles Long, Professor, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA Exhibition Dates: 12/3 - 1/9/09
Small Wonders Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD Juror: Al Miner, Curatorial Assistant, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC Exhibition Dates: 11/27 - 12/27/09
Color Matters: National Juried Exhibition South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA Juror: Jen Mergel, Associate Curator, The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, Boston, MA Exhibition Dates: 9/18 - 11/1/09
Atlanta Artists Center National Show 2009 Atlanta Artists Center, Atlanta, GA Juror: Annette Cone-Skelton President and Co-founder of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA Exhibition Dates: 8/29 - 9/29/09
64 Arts National Juried Exhibition Buchanan Center for the Arts, Monmouth, IL Juror: Preston Jackson Professor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL Exhibition Dates: 8/22 - 9/19/09
4th National Juried Exhibition Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA Juror: Janet Bishop Curator of painting and sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA Exhibition Dates: 8/1 - 8/30/09
Joseph Frasca Memorial Works on Paper Competition Around the Coyote at the Splat Flats, Chicago, IL Juror: D Myra Casis and Meg Sheehy, Directors of Zg Gallery, Ch icago, IL Exhibition Dates: 7/11 - 8/15/09
2009 National Juried Show Marin Society of Artists, Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross, CA Juror: Scott Shields, Associate Director and Chief Curator at the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA Exhibition Dates: 8/2 - 8/30/09
Franconia Sculpture Franconia Sculpture Park, Franconia, MN Juror: 6 jurors comprised of arts professionals, 4 of whom are contracted and represent different regions of the country Exhibition Dates: 8/2009 - 8/2011
Majestic Juried Competition 2009 Majestic Galleries, Nelsonville, OH Juror: Catherine Evans, Chief Curator of the Columbus Museum of Art., Columbus, OH Exhibition Dates: 6/26 - 7/26/09
Pinnacle 2009: National Juried Art Competition Florida A & M University, Foster Tanner Fine Arts Center, Tallahassee, FL Juror: Grace Maloy, Director of the Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, FL Exhibition Dates: 6/5 - 6/30/09
Rocket City National University of Alabama Huntsville, Huntsville, AL Juror: Peter J. Baldaia, Director of Curatorial Affairs of the Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL Exhibition Dates: 5/12 - 8/1/09
4th Annual National Juried Exhibition Katharine Butler Gallery, Sarasota, FL Juror: Roy Slade, Director Emeritus, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI Exhibition Dates: 4/15 - 5/9/09
41st Annual Visual Arts Exhibition Meadows Gallery, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX Juror: Dan Piersol, Deputy Director for Programs and Chief Curator of Collections & Exhibitions at the Mississippi Museum of Art., Jackson, MS Exhibition Dates: 4/23 - 5/31/09
43rd Annual National Drawing & Small Sculpture Show Joseph A. Cain Memorial Gallery, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX Juror: Janet Eager Krueger, Associate Professor, TX A&M Intnatl University, Laredo, TX Exhibition Dates: 4/3 - 5/19/09
The National Cast Iron Art Exhibition Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark, Birmingham AL Curator: Paige Wainwright, Metal Arts Curator, Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark, Birmingham AL Exhibition Dates: 4/1 - 4/4/09
White, Black & Shades of Gray National Juried Exhibition South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA Juror: Sidney Hurwitz , Contemporary printmaker, Washington, DC Exhibition Dates: 3/6 - 4/19/09
Gallery West 12th Annual National Juried Show Gallery West, Alexandria, VA Juror: Joey P. Mánlapaz, Professor, Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington, DC Exhibition Dates: 2/4 - 3/1/09
New Texas Talent Craighead-Green Gallery, Dallas, TX Juror: Dr. Charissa N. Terranova, Assistant Professor, UT at Dallas, Dallas, TX Exhibition Dates: 7/25 - 9/5/09
Southern Open 2009 Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA Juror: Eleanor Heartney, Contributing Editor to Art in America and Artpress, New York, NY Exhibition Dates: 5/9 - 7/25/09
Texas Association of Schools of Art One Cube Foot Exhibition Ryan Fine Arts Gallery, McMurry University, Abilene, TX Membership Exhibition Exhibition Dates: 3/5 - 3/28/09
Invitational Exhibitions 2008 Contemporary Cast Iron II National Ornamental Metals Museum, Memphis, TN Curator: Mark Guilbeau, Director of SPH ArtFunctions, Asheville, NC Exhibition Dates: 11/08/08 - 01/19/09
Texas Atomic Iron Commission Exhibit Nancy Fyfe-Cardozier Gallery, University of Texas or the Permian Basin, Odessa, TX Curator: Dan Askew, Assistant Professor, University of Te xas of the Permian Basin Exhibition Dates: 1/25 - 3/2/08
Juried Exhibitions Fifth Annual International Juried Exhibition The Shore Institute of The Contemporary Arts, Jersey City, NJ Juror: Dr. Rocio Aranda-Alvarado, Curator at the Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ Exhibition Dates: 10/17 - 11/14/08
The 22nd Annual International Juried Show Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ Juror: Carter Foster, Curator of Drawings at the Whitney Museum of American Art Exhibition Dates: 2/8 - 3/21/08
Realities and Illusions Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA Juror: Kenneth Baker, Art Critic for the San Francisco Chronicle Exhibition Dates: 8/23 - 9/21/08
21st September Competition Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA Juror: Bryan LaFaye, Contemporary Painter, Lafayette, LA Exhibition Dates: 9/26 - 10/22/08
20/20 International Small Works Show Limestone Art Gallery, Fayetteville, NY Juror: Ann Welles, Visual Art Curator of the Houghton Art Gallery in Corning, NY Exhibition Dates: 11/14/08 - 01/03/09
2008 Annual Juried Sculpture Show Craven Arts Council & Gallery, New Bern, NC Juror: Dr. Lawrence J. Wheeler, Director of the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC Exhibition Dates: 11/7 - 12/24/08
Small Matters of Great Importance Edward Hopper House Art Center, Nyack, NY Juror: Tracey Bashkoff, Associate Curator for Collections and Exhibitions, Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY Exhibition Dates: 9/27 - 10/26/08
Art at the X National Juried Exhibition Xavier University Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH Juror: Dr. Eric Lee, Director of the Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OH Exhibition Dates: 9/26 - 11/7/08
21st National Juried Art Exhibition Mable House Arts Center, Mableton, GA Juror: Professor Marvin L. Shaw, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonv ille, AL Exhibition Dates: 8/23 - 9/28/08
Twelve Years of Casting Sculpture at Franconia Stillwater Public Library Gallery, Stillwater, MN Juror: John Hock, Director of Franconia Sculpture Park, Franconia, MN Exhibition Dates: 7/29 - 10/29/08
Marlboro Gallery Juried Sculpture Exhibition Prince George’s Community College, Largo, MD Juror: Kristen Hileman, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Exhibition Dates: 8/18 - 10/9/08
Texas National 2008 Exhibition SFA Gallery, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX Juror: Roger Shimomura, Contemporary Artist, Lawrence, KS Exhibition Dates: 4/15 - 5/18/08
42nd Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show Joseph A. Cain Memorial Gallery, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX Juror: Danville Chadbourne, Contemporary Sculptor, San Antonio, TX Exhibition Dates: 4/4 - 5/2/08
40th Annual Visual Arts Exhibition Meadows Gallery, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX Juror: Nic Nicosia, Contemporary Photographer, Santa Fe, NM Exhibition Dates: 4/10 - 5/29/08
Annual Juried Art Exhibition Live Oak Art Center, Columbus TX Juror: Liz Ward, Contemporary Painter, Houston, TX Exhibition Dates: 5/17 - 7/5/08
Southern Open 2008 Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA Juror: Peter Frank, Senior Curator, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA Exhibition Dates: 5/10 - 7/26/08
Texas Association of Schools of Art One Cube Foot Exhibition Dishman Art Museum, Beaumont, TX Membership Exhibition Exhibition Dates: 4/4 - 4/17/08
2007 Metal Arts 2007 Ellen Noël Art Museum, Odessa, TX Juror: Patricia Meadows, Curator of the TX Sculpture Garden Collection, Frisco, TX Exhibition Dates: 6/29 – 8/2/07
41st Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX Juror: Jack Gron, Chair of the Department of Art at TX A&M University-Corpus Christi Exhibition Dates: 3/30 – 4/27/07
Arte Sagrado Concordia University at Austin, Austin, TX Juror: Ken Schmidt, Office of Advancement and Public Relations Exhibition Dates: 4/18 – 5/13/07
The Big Show Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX Juror: Rita Gonzalez, Assistant Curator, Special Exhibitions, LA County Museum of Art Exhibition Dates: 7/13 – 8/18/07
3-D Show Beaumont Art League, Beaumont, TX Juror: Frank Gerrietts, Independent Artist, Beaumont, TX Exhibition Dates: 8/11 – 8/27/07
Invitational Exhibitions 2006 Islander Sculptural Invitational Islander Art Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX Curator: Greg Rueter, Professor, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX Exhibition Dates: 3/10 – 4/9/06
19th Annual September Competition Alexandria Art Museum, Alexandria, LA Juror: Bill Bryant, Natchitoches, LA Exhibition Dates: 8/18 – 9/30/06
National Juried Exhibition Beaumont Art League, Beaumont, TX Juror: John Poole, Minneapolis, MN Exhibition Dates: 4/12 – 5/6/06
Arte Sagrado Concordia University at Austin, Austin, TX Juror: David Kroft, Austin, TX Exhibition Dates: 4/7 – 5/14/06
Invitational Exhibitions 2005 Another Keen Idea Art Car Museum, Houston TX Curator: Meredith Jack, Professor, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX Exhibition Dates: 10/11 – 12/31/05
Invitational Cast Metal Exhibition HFA Gallery, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN Curator: Jenny Nellis, Professor, University of Minnesota, Morris, TX Exhibition Dates: 6/28 – 8/11/05
Contemporary Cast Iron National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN Curator: LeeAnn Mitchell, Farmington, GA Exhibition Dates: 5/29 – 7/17/05
Faculty Invitation Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA Gallery Director: Dale Newkirk Exhibition Dates: 2/17 – 3/11/05
Juried Exhibitions 2005 International Dishman Competition Dishman Art Museum, Beaumont, TX Juror: Andrea Karnes, Fort Worth, TX Exhibition Dates: 1/24 – 3/3/05
18th Annual September Competition Alexandria Art Museum, Alexandria, LA Juror: David Houston, New Orleans, LA Exhibition Dates: 8/19 – 10/1/05
3-D Show Beaumont Art League, Beaumont, TX Juror: Linnis Blanton, Adjunct Instructor, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX Exhibition Dates: 8/4 – 8/27/05
Invitational Exhibitions 2004 East Carolina University Sculpture Park School of Art, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC Curator: Carl Billingsley, Professor, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC Exhibition Dates: 2004 - 2005
Sculpture at Sloss Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark, Birmingham, AL Curator: Kay Whitney, Contemporary Sculptor and Art Critic, San Antonio, TX Exhibition Dates: 2004 - 2006
Cast Metal Invitational Exhibition HFA Gallery, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN Curator: Jenny Nellis, Professor, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN Exhibition Dates: 7/1 - 8/5/04
Juried Exhibitions 3-D Show Beaumont Art League, Beaumont, TX Juror: David Iles, Contemporary Sculptor, Arlington, TX Exhibition Dates: 8/7 – 8/29/04
Juried Exhibitions 2003 National Dishman Competition Dishman Art Museum, Beaumont, TX Juror: W. Jackson Rushing III, Adkins Presidential Professor of Art History, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Exhibition Dates: 1/20 – 3/7/03
Materials Hard & Soft Meadows Gallery, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX Juror: Alan DuBois, Curator of Decorative Arts, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AK Exhibition Dates: 2/1 – 3/23/03
Southeast College Art conference 2003 Members' Exhibition North Carolina State College, Gallery of Art & Design, Raleigh, NC Juror: Michael P. Mezzatesta, Director, Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, NC Exhibition Dates: 10/14 - 11/12/03
3-D Show Beaumont Art League, Beaumont, TX Exhibition Dates: 8/4 – 8/26/03
Invitational Exhibitions 2002 Keen Idea Dakota Lofts, Houston, TX Curator: Meredith Jack, Professor, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX Exhibition Dates: 9/2 – 10/6/02
Cast Metal Invitational Exhibition HFA Gallery, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN Curator: Jenny Nellis, Professor, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN Exhibition Dates: 7/1 - 8/18/02 Juried Exhibitions Biennial Painting and Sculpture Competition Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX Juror: Edmund P. Pillsbury, Chief Executive Officer of Pillsbury and Peters Fine Art of Dallas Exhibition Dates: 6/7 – 7/28/02
3-D Show Beaumont Art League, Beaumont, TX Exhibition Dates: 8/2 – 8/28/02
Tasimjae 2002 The Art Studio Inc., Beaumont, TX Exhibition Dates: 4/12 – 5/10/02
Invitational Exhibitions 2001 Spindletop Dishman Art Museum; Lamar University, Beaumont, TX Curator: Lynne Lokensgard, Professor, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX Exhibition Dates: 9/27 – 10/20/01
HIP 2001 Cast Metal Invitational Exhibition HFA Gallery, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN Curator: Jenny Nellis, Professor, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN Exhibition Dates: 6/25 – 8/9/01
Juried Exhibitions Tasimjae 2001 The Art Studio Inc., Beaumont, TX Juror: Lynn Castle, Executive Director, Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX Exhibition Dates: 5/12 – 6/11/01
Invitational Exhibitions 2000 A Few Friends Sculpture exhibition in conjunction with the 18th International Sculpture Conference, M. Jack Studio, Houston, TX Curator: Meredith Jack, Professor, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX Exhibition Dates: 6/1 – 7/1/00
Cast Metal Invitational Exhibition HFA Gallery, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN Curator: Jenny Nellis, Professor, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN Exhibition Dates: 6/15 – 8/13/00
Louisiana State University Sculpture Park Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA Curator: Greg Eliot, Professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA Exhibition Dates: 2000 - 2001
Invitational Exhibitions 1999 An All Star Sculpture Revue Upton Gallery, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY Curator: Ken Payne, Professor, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY Exhibition Dates: 8/30 – 9/24/99
A Small Irony, National Small Cast Iron Sculpture Mezzanine Gallery, University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN Curator: Wayne Potratz, Professor, University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN Exhibition Dates: 5/1 – 5/15/99 Sloss Sculpture Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark, Birmingham, AL Curator: Paige Wainwright, Metal Arts Curator, Sloss Furnaces; National Historic Landmark Exhibition Dates: 1999 - 2004
Invitational Exhibitions 1998 Ferroscious Bodybuilder and Sportsman Gallery, Chicago, IL Exhibition Dates: 5/20 – 6/20/98
Gateway Sculpture Project, in conjunction with the Minneapolis City Tree Project Minneapolis, MN Exhibition Dates: 10/17 – 4/17/99
Celebration of Sculpture Garden of Sculpture, St. Paul, MN Exhibition Dates: 6/3 – 8/6/98
Anurag Art Foundry May Township, MN Exhibition Dates: 1998 - 2000
Invitational Exhibitions 1997 Franconia Sculpture Franconia Sculpture Park, Schaffer, MN Curator: John Hock, Artistic Director, Franconia Sculpture Park, Schaffer, MN Exhibition Dates: 1997 - 1998
Faculty Spotlight Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Exhibition Dates: 2/12 – 3/18/97
Invitational Exhibitions 1996 Cast Metal Invitational Exhibition HFA Gallery, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN Curator: Jenny Nellis, Professor, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN Exhibition Dates: 6/14 – 8/18/96
Invitational Exhibitions 1995 FE+ Sculpture Exhibition College of Visual Arts Gallery, College of Visual Arts, St. Paul, MN Exhibition Dates: 11/19 – 1/5/95
Invitational Exhibitions 1994 Ironworks; Directions in Contemporary Cast Iron Ramapo College Gallery, Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ Curator: Jay Wholley, Professor, Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ Exhibition Dates: 9/10 – 10/20/94
1993 Master of Fine Art Exhibition Alterations, Demarcations, and Entrances Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Exhibition Dates: 11/6 – 11/20/93
Invitational Exhibitions 1992 Birds in a Child’s Garden Children’s Museum, St. Paul, MN Exhibition Dates: 5/18 – 10/6/92
Unity in Diversity Artifex Alternative Arts Museum, Minneapolis, MN Exhibition Dates: 5/3 – 6/13/92
What Do These Things Have In Common Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Exhibition Dates: 3/12 – 4/3/92
Juried Exhibitions 81st Annual Fine Arts Exhibition Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, MN Exhibition Dates: 8/27 – 9/7/92
Invitational Exhibitions 1991 Iron Folly Red Door Gallery, St. Paul, MN Exhibition Dates: 9/20 – 12/22/91
House Hold Fixtures/Foundations Hair Police Gallery, Minneapolis, MN Exhibition Dates: 9/16 – 10/15/91
Invitational Exhibitions 1990 Confined, Red on the Floor, Lockout Red Door Gallery, St. Paul, MN Exhibition Dates: 4/8 – 5/12/90
Surrealestate: Images of the American Dream Artifex Alternative Arts Museum, Minneapolis, MN Exhibition Dates: 2/16 – 4/19/90
Scholarly / Professional Works
Curatorial 2014 Art on the Green 2014 The Kemp Center for the Arts, Wichita Falls, TX Juror: Kurt Dyrhaug, Professor, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX Exhibition Dates: 5/18/2014 - 5/1/2015
2012 Abilene Outdoor Sculpture Show Abilene, TX Curator: Kurt Dyrhaug, Professor, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX Exhibition Dates: 9/2812 - 8/2813
Arrested Form: Recent Sculpture by the Texas Atomic Iron Commission Dishman Art Museum, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX Curator: Kurt Dyrhaug, Associate Professor, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX Curator: Jessica Dandona, Assistant Professor, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX Exhibition Dates: 4/1 - 6/25/11
Invited Juror 2013 47th Annual National Drawing & Small Sculpture Show Joseph A. Cain Memorial Gallery, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX Juror: Kurt Dyrhaug, Professor, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX Exhibition Dates: 2/17 - 4/4/13
2012 District 7 SkillsUSA 3D Imaging and Animation Beaumont, TX Juror: Kurt Dyrhaug, Associate Professor, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
2011 District 7 SkillsUSA 3D Imaging and Animation Beaumont, TX Juror: Kurt Dyrhaug, Associate Professor, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
Juror, 3D Show, Beaumont Art League, Beaumont, TX Juror: Kurt Dyrhaug, Associate Professor, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
Floral Show, Julie Rodger’s Theater, Beaumont, TX, Co-Juror: Kurt Dyrhaug, Associate Professor, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
2008 Member's Juried Art Show, The Bolivar Peninsula Cultural Foundation's Gallery and Museum, Bolivar, TX Juror: Kurt Dyrhaug, Associate Professor, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
2007 Protégé Competition, Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX Juror: Kurt Dyrhaug, Associate Professor, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
2001 3D Show, Beaumont Art League, Beaumont, TX Juror: Kurt Dyrhaug, Assistant Professor, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
Public and Corporate Collections Anurag Art Foundry, May Township, MN Del Mar College, Library, Corpus Christi, TX Del Mar College, Department of Art, Corpus Christi, TX Dishman Art Museum, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, TX Museo de Arte Contemporano da Morte, Corme, Spain University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma, Chickasha, OK
Private Collections Jesús Moroles, Rockport, TX Pat Aresty, Missoula, MT Dr. Adrian Lawrence, Sacramento, CA Tara Conley, Houston, TX Jamie Kessler, Beaumont, TX Jack Gron, Corpus Christi, TX Robert C Sartain, Houston, TX Tobin A Sparling, Galveston, TX David Watson, Galveston, TX Herbert & Marlene Singer, Los Angeles, CA Wyatt and Carolyn Rousseau, Richardson, TX Jay Wholley, Carversville, PA Robert Clark, Beaumont, TX Philip Ogle, Buffalo, NY Michal Bigger, Minneapolis, MN Kathy Shaffer, Minneapolis, MN Norman Anderson, Minneapolis, MN Kathrin Wirth, Hilmsen, Germany