Curriculum Vitae
Born: York, Nebraska, U.S.A.
Lives: Shady Shores, Texas, U.S.A.
EDUCATION
2019 - 2022
College of Visual Arts & Design, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
M.F.A. Sculpture (Graduate Catalog Link)
Summer 2018
Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Italy
Figure Drawing and Printmaking
1980 - 1984
Texas A&M, College Station, Texas
B.B.A., Business Analysis and Research
EXHIBITIONS
2023
- [untitled] (Dec 2023), 3-artist group show, Anna Street Studio, Denton, Texas
- Recipients of the International Sculpture Center's 2022 Outstanding Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award (Oct 11, 2023 - Jan 4, 2024), The Seward Johnson Atelier, Hamilton, NJ. Recipient's Link
- Eight Hands (Oct 6 - Oct 28, 2023), 4-artist group show, UNT CoLab, Denton, Texas.
- 63 & 93: Generations in Conversation, Group Show (Oct 6 - Dec 16, 2023), Greater Denton Arts Council at Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, Denton, Texas.
- Materials Hard + Soft, Group Show (Feb 3 - May 6, 2023), Greater Denton Arts Council at Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, Denton, Texas. Jurors: Harlan Butt, Kathy Brown, James Thurman, Brooks Oliver, Talor Roderick, Sam Slovak.
2022
- Confluence, Solo MFA Thesis Exhibition, Eagle Exhibit Hall - UNT Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building, Denton, Texas. Exhibition Link
- Art 214, Group Show, Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas, Jurors: Marilyn Waligore, Raul Rodriguez, Narong Tintamusik, Gerald L. Leavell II, and David McCullough.
- Art 214, Group Show, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas, Jurors: Marilyn Waligore, Raul Rodriguez, Narong Tintamusik, Gerald L. Leavell II, and David McCullough.
2021
- 35th Annual Día de los Muertos, Curated Group Exhibition, Bathhouse Cultural Center; Dallas, Texas. Curator: Enrique Fernández Cervantes.
- First Impression, Group Show, The Gallery at Lewisville Grand Theater, Lewisville, Texas. Curators: Joshua Bryant, Claire Kennedy, and Saxon Martinez.
- Matthew Ritchie: Florilegium, UNT CVAD Gallery, Collaboration on an exhibited GAN video. Exhibition Link
- Soul Art Renewal, Group Show, Greater Denton Arts Council.
- Art 214, Group Show, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas, Jurors: Jacque Forsher, Ashley Jordan, Wendi Ruth Valladares, Jose Vargas.
- Materials Hard + Soft, Group Show, Greater Denton Arts Council at Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, Denton, Texas. Pablo Barrera juror.
2019
- Painting With Bubbles, Group Collaborative Show (U.N.T. Sculpture Collective & New Media Collective), University of North Texas Union Art Gallery, Denton, Texas. Exhibition Link
- M.S. Beluga Skysail Kite Festival, U.N.T. Sculpture Collective Group Show, McKenna Park, Denton, Texas
2018
- Harmonic Dissonance, Group Collaboration Show (U.N.T. Sculpture Collective & U.N.T. School of Music), U.N.T. on the Square, Denton, Texas. Exhibition Video: https://vimeo.com/745915735/7f7a3edc74
- Sculpture I Pop Up Show, Group Show, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
- What's the point?, Group Show, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
- Ciao, bella!, Group Show, University of North Texas Union Art Gallery, Denton, Texas. Exhibition Link
- Santa Reparata International School of Art Summer Group Show, Florence, Italy
- U.N.T. Art Gala, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas - First Place
- SCRAP Denton Invitational Art Show at the Re: Vision Gallery, Denton, Texas
2017
- CORE: Design I & II - group show, University of North Texas Lightwell Gallery, Denton, Texas
- Painting and Drawing Association - group show, University of North Texas Lightwell Gallery, Denton, Texas
- New Texas Talent - juried group show, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2003 - 2016
- On My Own Time - annual group show, NorthPark Center, Dallas, Texas
2015
- Chill - group show, Slant Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
CURRENTLY ON DISPLAY
2023 - BioDiscovery Institute (August 2023 - Feb 2023, University of North Texas, Science Research Building lobby, Denton, Texas. Three artworks: Sequester, Knockout Target, GHTSTSOOT 2.
RECOGNITION
2022 - Recipient of the International Sculpture Center's 2022 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award
PRESS
2022 - "Innovators to Watch", UNT Research Magazine, Vol. 29, pg. 18 (ISSUU pg. 20),
https://issuu.com/universityofnorthtexas/docs/unt_research_magazine_2022
2022 - "Arts Meets Science", Research and Innovation Magazine, February 18, 2022, https://research.unt.edu/magazine/art-meets-science
2021 - Heather Noel, "Studio Art Graduate Student Creates Sculptures Inspired by UNT Plant Research", North Texan Magazine, Fall
2021 https://northtexan.unt.edu/issues/2021-fall/art-meets-science
2021 - "Studio Art Graduate Student Creates Sculptures Inspired by UNT Plant Research", University of North Texas Research and Innovation News by Heather Noel.
2021 - "SRB Art Installation", University of North Texas BioDiscovery Institute, News. https://bdi.unt.edu/news/srb-art-installation
2015 – Americans for the Arts – Artsblog, "Business Leaders in Dallas Choose the Arts On Their Own Time" by Katherine Wagner. (https://blog.americansforthearts.org/2019/05/15/business-leaders-in-dallas-choose-the-arts-on-their-own-time)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1989 - 2017
Partner (retired)
PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P. Dallas, Texas.
1985 – 1989
Technology Risk Management, Zale Corporation, Irving, Texas.
AFFILIATIONS
2023 - current
Board Member, UNT College of Visual Arts and Design, Advancement Board, Denton, Texas
2009 - 2017
Board Member, Business Council for the Arts, Dallas, Texas.
2003 - 2008
Board Member, Big Thought, Dallas, Texas.
2001 - 2002
Corporate Board Member, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas.
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