EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1982
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1978

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2006 LeMieux Galleries, New Orleans, Louisiana, Wellspring
2005 Parchman Stremmel Galleries, San Antonio, Texas, December
Conduit Gallery, Dallas, Texas, September
Bryant Gallery, Kingsville, Texas, April
McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, Texas, April
2004 Meredith Long & Company, Houston, Texas, April
2003 William Campbell Contemporary Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri, September
Meredith Long and Company, Houston, Texas, April
2002 Conduit Gallery, Dallas, Texas, December
Longview Museum of Art, Longivew, Texas, September
d berman gallery, Austin, Texas, May
2001 Meredith Long and Company, Houston, Texas, May
2000 William Campbell Contemporary Art, Ft. Worth, Texas, December
Elliot Smith Contemporary Art, St. Louis, Missouri, March
1999 Conduit Gallery, Dallas, Texas, December
Parchman Stremmel Galleries, San Antonio, Texas, July
1998 Meredith Long & Company, Houston, Texas, September
Innsbrook Resort and Convention Center, Wright City, Missouri, July
M B Modern, New York, New York, March
1997 William Cambell Contemporay Art, Fort Worth, Texas, April
1996 Meredith Long & Company, Houston, Texas, November
Martin-Rathburn Gallery, San Antonio, Texas, July
1995 Adair Margo Gallery, El Paso, Texas, November
1994 William Campbell Contemporary Art, Fort Worth, Texas, September
1993 Meredith Long & Company, Houston, Texas, October
1992 Meredith Long & Company, Houston, Texas, May
1991 Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina, February
1990 Scott Alan Gallery, New York, New York, April
1989 Meredith Long & Company, Houston, Texas, October
Davidson College Art Gallery, Davidson, North Carolina, February
1988 Scott Alan Gallery, New York, New York, April
1987 Adair Margo Gallery, El Paso, Texas, December
Joseph Gross Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, September
DW Gallery, Dallas, Texas, September
1986 Caroline Lee Gallery, San Antonio, Texas, May
DW Gallery, Dallas, Texas, January
1985 Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas, May
1984 McIntosh/Drysdale Gallery, Houston, Texas, July
1983 The Texas Club, Houston, Texas, October
McMurtrey Gallery, Houston, Texas, February

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2003 Art in the Metroplex (Juror: Diane Karp), Moudy Gallery, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, September
For the Birds, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas, April – May
2002 Landscapes, Elliot Smith Contemporary Art, St. Louis, Missouri, July
Invitational Exhibition, Longview Museum of Art, Longivew, Texas, April
2001 Invitational Group Exhibition, dberman gallery, Austin, Texas, November-December
2001 Faculty Biennial Exhibition, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, October-November
Five Star Texans, Adair Margo Gallery, El Paso, Texas, September
Made in Texas, The Art Center of Waco, Waco, Texas, September
The American Landscape Today, Meredith Long and Company, Houston, Texas, May
Fresh Voices, Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri, June-July
2000 Summer Show, Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri, June
1999 Inaugural Exhibition, G.O.C.A.I.A. Gallery, Tucson, Arizona, October
1998 Texas Roots, The Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, Texas, September
Inaugural Exhibition: New Works by Contemporary Artists, Gerald Peters Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August
The Hurlbutt Bestiary, Hurlbutt Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut, April-May
1997 New Horizons 1997, Meredith Long & Company, Houston, Texas, August
1996 Shared Passions, M B Modern, New York, New York, September
Rediscovering the Landscape of the Americas, (Alan Gussow and Gayle Maxon-Edgerton, Curators), Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, traveling exhibit, July through January
1996 Sacred Matter, M B Modern, New York, New York, July
M B Modern Artists, Babcock Galleries, New York, New York, May
1995 Texas Myths and Realities, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, October
Images of Nature III, Martin-Rathburn Gallery, San Antonio, Texas, March-April
Glenn Lane: Remembering, Trammell Crow Center, Dallas, Texas, April
Opening The Border: Landscapes of Texas and Mexico, The Parc Royale, Houston, Texas, January-March
1994 All Creatures Great and Small, (Jo Ann Hart, Curator), Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas, June-July
Collector’s Choice: Living with Art, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, Texas, June
Anonymous, West End Gallery, Houston, Texas, March
1993 Texas Select Invitational Exhibition, (Richard M. Ash, III, guest curator), Wichita Falls Museum and Art Center, Wichita Falls, Texas, October
Talleres en Fronteras: An Exhibition of Contemporary Art from South Texas and Baja California, Weil Gallery, Corpus Christi State University, Corpus Christi, Texas, traveling exhibit, April through December
Animal Attraction, University of Dallas Art Gallery, University of Dallas, Dallas, Texas, April
Art and the Animals, Longview Museum and Art Center, Longview, Texas, February
Texas Art Celebration ‘93, juror: David Ross, Cullen Center, Houston, Texas, February
1992 On Death y Los Dios De Los Muertos, Bridge Center for Contemporary Art, El Paso, Texas, November
Second Nature, Adair Margo Gallery, El Paso, Texas, September
The Big Show, Lawndale Art and Performance Center, (Annegreth Nill, juror), Houston, Texas, September
Printmaking in Texas: The 1980’s, Laguna Gloria Museum, Austin, Texas, June
100 Aniversary Exhibition: Masterworks from Ft. Worth Collections, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth,
Ft. Worth, Texas, April
Contemporary Prints: The Peregrine Press Archives, (Alan Govenar and Jo Ann Hart, curators), traveling exhibit, September 1992 - August 1995
Flatbed: The First Two Years, Tarrytown Gallery, Austin, Texas, February
1991 Group exhibition, Peregrine Gallery, Dallas, Texas, December
Time is Relative, Beverly Gordon Gallery, Dallas, Texas, December
Ship Shape, Galveston, Texas, September
Chords and Discords, Hudson River Museum, Westchester, New York, July
1990 Forty Texas Printmakers, Modern Art Museum of Ft. Worth, Ft. Worth, Texas, November
Primal Impulse: Billy Hassell and David Winston, Adair Margo Gallery, El Paso, Texas, November
Counter Signals: (Kevin Curry, curator), Hickory Street Annex, Dallas, Texas, August
Earth Day 1990, William Campbell Contemporary Art, Ft. Worth, Texas, April
Feather, Fur & Fin, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, Texas, March
1989 31st Annual Invitational Exhibition, Longview Museum & Arts Center, Longview, Texas, December
Small Works, Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas, Texas, December
A Family of Artists, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas, December
1989 Artists of Oak Cliff, Modern Dallas Art, Dallas, Texas, September
Fish Tales, William Campbell Contemporary Art, Ft. Worth, Texas, July
The Nature Of The Beast, Hudson River Museum, Westchester, New York, April
Print Makers, Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, February
1988 Zoomorphism: Animals in Art, Trammel Crowe Center, Dallas, Texas, September
American Artists’ Beastiary: Armadillo to Zebra, Amarillo Art Center, Amarillo, Texas, March
1987 The Fictional Figure, Caroline Lee Gallery, Houston, Texas, December
Going to the Dogs, Janus Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, October
Mythmakers, William Campbell Contemporary Art, Ft. Worth, Texas, October
Inaugural Exhibition, Scott Alan Gallery, New York New York, May
1986 Faculty Exhibition, Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame Indiana, November
Billy Hassell/Ken Saville, Janus Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, October
1985 Texas: A State Of The Arts, The Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, March
Texas Visions, Transco Tower, Houston, Texas, December
Propaganda, Midtown Art Center, Houston, Texas, September
Austin Annual, Mexi-Arte, Arts Warehouse, Austin, Texas, September
East End Show, Lawndale Annex, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, September
The Horses’ Mouth, DW Gallery, Dallas, Texas, August
Self-Image, Midtown Art Center, Houston, Texas, April
SouthWest ’85, Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March
Houston Artists in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Gallery for Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California, February
1984 Houston Profile, four-person show, The Art League of Houston, Houston, Texas, November
Texas Only, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, Texas, September
Four Texas Artists, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas, August
Competition ’84, juror; Peter Marzio, 2 Houston Center, Houston, Texas, April
19th Annual Juried Art Award Exhibition, juror; Jane Livingston, Jewish Community Center, Houston, Texas, March
Artist Call, Lawndale Annex, Houston, Texas, February
1983 Maps: A Mail Art Show, Diverse Works, Inc., Houston, Texas, December
Synergy ’83, The Glassell School of Art, Houston, Texas
1982 Group Show, Boston State House, Boston, Massachusetts, May
Noir Blanc And The Chromatics, Leverett Craftsman and artists, Leverett, Massachusetts, April
Thesis Exhibition, Herter Gallery, University of Massachusetts, February
Eleventh Annual Competitive Art Exhibition, Ely Art Gallery, Westfield, Massachusetts, February
Works on Paper, Hampden Gallery, University of Massachusetts, January
Anything Goes, Zone Gallery, Springfield, Massachusetts, January
1981 Group Show, Pratt Gallery, Amherst, Massachusetts, December
Billy Hassell/Stanton Sears, Danco Art Gallery, Northampton, Massachusetts, September
Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, The Foothills Art Center, Golden, Colorado, July
Four Painters, Agusta Savage Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, May
1980 Alumni/Faculty Exhibition, The Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, October
Drawing Exhibition, Hampden Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, September
Boston Community Art Exhibition, Boston City Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, May
Juried Exhibition, Edison Community College, Fort Meyers, Florida, April
Group Show, Kaji Aso Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, February

HONORS AND AWARDS

Best of Show, 42nd Annual Invitational Exhibition, Longview Museum of Art, Longview, Texas 2002
Honorable Mention, 31st Annual Invitational Exhibition, Longview Museum and Arts Center, Longview, Texas, December, 1989
Anne Giles Kimbrough Award, Dallas, Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas, 1985
Best of Series: Emerging Artists, 1984; Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas, 1984
Cash Award; Competition ’84; juror, Peter Marzio, Assistance League, Houston, Texas
Cash Award; 19th Annual Juried Art Exhibition; juror, Jane Livingston, Jewish Community Center, Houston, Texas, 1984
Cover of the 1984 Houston Arts Calendar & Directory, Houston, Texas, 1984
Synergy ’84; The Arts Symposium of Houston, Houston, Texas, 1983
Best in show cash award, NEAF Gallery, The New England Artist Festival & Showcase, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1981

COMMISSIONS

Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport, International Terminal D, D/FW, Texas 2002-2005, design for mosaic floor medallion (20’ in diameter)
Audubon Society of Texas, Austin, Texas, 2002; limited edition color lithograph
University of Texas, A.C.E.S. Building, Main Campus, Austin, Texas, 2002; oil on canvas (72” x 96”)
VHA, Inc., Dallas, Texas, 1995; two oils on canvas (50”x50” each)
8.0 Club, Houston, Texas, 1994; mural (8’ x 25’)
Mesa Restaurant, Houston, Texas, 1994; mural (15’ x 50’), ironwork (4’ x 44’) and painted wood wall relief (4’ x 7’)
Home Box Office (HBO), Dallas, Texas, 1992; oil on canvas (72” x 60”
Cistercian Abbey, Irving, Texas, 1991-92; Tabernacle door (bronze)
Texas Nature Conservancy, San Antonio, Texas, 1992; color intaglio print edition printed at Flatbed Press in Austin, Texas
Methodist Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, 1991; oil on canvas (72" x 60")
Foreman and Dyess, Interfirst Plaza, Houston, Texas, 1983; Mural (6’x 18')
Butler & Binyon, Allied Bank Building, Houston, Texas, 1983; Mural (5’x 25')
University of Massachusetts, Fine Arts Center Auditorium foyer, Art for a Public Space, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1982; Two murals (4’x 25')
New England Artist Festival, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1981; Poster

PROFESSIONAL CREDITS

Adjunct Professor, Drawing, Department of Art and Art History, Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, Texas, January 2002 – Present
Artist Advisory Board, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, Texas, May 2002 – Present
Adjunct Professor, Painting and Drawing, Department of Art and Art History, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, August 2001 - May 2002
Guest Lecturer, Department of Art and Art History, Texas Christian University, Fort. Worth, Texas,
Spring Semester 2001
Guest Lecturer, Department of Art and History, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, November 2000
Guest Lecturer and Visiting Artist, Episcopal School of Dallas, Dallas, Texas, December 1999
Panelist: Artist and Gallery Relationships, Artist Survival Series, St. Louis Art Dealers Association, Meramec College, St. Louis, Missouri, April 1999
Affiliate Artist, Department of Art, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, August 25, 1994 - January 1, 1995
Visiting Artist, Department of Art, Texas Women’s University, Denton, Texas, November 14, 1989
Juror, “Springfest ’89", Charlotte, North Carolina, May, 1989
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Art, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina, 8/1/88- 6/1/89
Visiting Artist, Department of Art, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 9/16-9/20/87
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Art/Art History/Design, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 8/25/86-1/6/87
Coordinator, Artist-in-Residence Program and Board Member, Diverse Works, Inc., Houston, Texas, 1984-1986
Professional Counselor, Apprenticeship Program, Texas State University, Houston, Texas, 1984
Master Artist-In-Residence, Diverse Works, Inc., Houston, Texas. 1983-1984
Preparateur, Meredith Long and Company, Houston, Texas, 1982-1983
Director, Hampden Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1981-1982
Teaching Associate, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 1980-1981
Art Instructor, Cistercian Preparatory School;, Dallas, Texas, 1978-1979
Commercial Artist, Dalscreen Printing Company, Dallas, Texas, 1987
Director, Isis Gallery, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, 1977-1978
Curator’s Aid, O’Shaughnessy Galleries, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, 1977

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Longview Museum of Art, Longview, Texas
The Menil Collection, Houston, Texas
Home Box Office (HBO), Dallas
Cistercian Abbey, Irving, Texas
VHA, Inc., Dallas, Texas
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
Wichita Falls Museum and Art Center, Wichita Falls, Texas
Modern Art Museum of Ft. Worth, Ft. Worth, Texas
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas
Texas Instruments, Dallas, Texas
The Crescent Collection, Dallas, Texas
Frito-Lay, Inc., Department of Research and Development, Plano, Texas
Methodist Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

SELECTED CATALOGS

NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS, No.18, The Open Studios Press, Wellesly Massachusetts,Copyright 1998
REDISCOVERING THE LANDSCAPE OF THE AMERICAS, Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico,
Copyright 1996
SHARED PASSIONS, M B Modern, New York, New York, Copyright 1996
TALLERES EN FRONTERAS, An Exhibition of Contemporary Art from South Texas and Northern Baja California, Weil Gallery, Corpus Christi State University, Copyright 1993.
FORTY TEXAS PRINTMAKERS, Modern Art Museum of Ft. Worth, Copyright 1990

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