ARTIST STATEMENT

My work surges between abstraction and representation. I integrate biting comedy, social criticism, and gestural expressiveness. I have developed dualities in my paintings, exemplified by the grand gesture verses the small drawing; heater anger opposing light humor; heavy mass placed against barren emptiness; ferocious spontaneity clashing against careful thought.

In my recent artwork, I have surged between abstraction and representation. More specifically, I have integrated biting comedy, social criticism, and gestural expressiveness.

I have developed dualities in my paintings, exemplified by the grand gesture versus the small drawing; heated anger opposing light humor; heavy mass placed against barren emptiness; ferocious spontaneity clashing against careful thought.

 

EDUCATION

2006' ' ' ' ' '  The University of North Texas, M.F.A.-Painting and Drawing

1998' ' ' ' ' '  Houston Community College, Certificates in Computer Animation and Multimedia

1993' ' ' ' ' '  University of Texas at Austin, B.A. Studio Art

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010' ' ' ' ' '  Eating your friction, Galveston Arts Center; exhibition traveling from Art Museum of Southeast

Texas; Galveston, Texas

2010' ' ' ' ' '  Bogus rating system, Artspace; Raleigh, North Carolina

2009' ' ' ' ' '  When gorillas shoot pigs, McMurtrey Gallery; Houston, Texas

2009' ' ' ' ' '  Bloodthirsty animal on two legs, Pan American Art Projects; Dallas, Texas

2008' ' ' ' ' '  Eating your friction, Art Museum of Southeast Texas; Beaumont, Texas

2008' ' ' ' ' '  In my mind, you're inflatable, McMurtrey Gallery; Houston, Texas

2007' ' ' ' ' '  Commodification of dissent, Gerald Peters Gallery; Dallas, Texas

2007' ' ' ' ' '  North Harris College, artist-in-residence exhibition; Houston, Texas

2006' ' ' ' ' '  Venti Americano, McMurtrey Gallery; Houston, Texas

2006' ' ' ' ' '  The New Hotness, REM Gallery; San Antonio, Texas

2005' ' ' ' ' '  Scratch That Itch, 416 West Gallery; Denison, Texas

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010' ' ' ' ' '  Abstractions; Pan American Art Projects; Miami, Florida

2009' ' ' ' ' '  Drawn to Painting; College of the Mainland; Texas City, Texas

2009' ' ' ' ' '  Texas Anti-Matter; The University of Texas of the Permian Basin; Odessa, Texas

2008' ' ' ' ' '  Gerald Peters Gallery at Art Miami; Miami, Florida

2008' ' ' ' ' '  Group Dialogue; Gerald Peters Gallery; Santa Fe, New Mexico

2008' ' ' ' ' '  Multiplicitocracy; Katzen Art Center at American University; Washington, D.C.

2008' ' ' ' ' '  Artist-in-residence group exhibition in conjunction with Phantasmagoria; McColl Center for Visual Art; Charlotte, North Carolina

2007' ' ' ' ' '  Camp Marfa; Marfa, Texas

2006' ' ' ' ' '  New American Talent, Arthouse; two-year traveling exhibition; Austin, Texas;

Curator: Aimee Chang, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, California

2006' ' ' ' ' '  Assistance League of Houston: Celebrates Texas Art 2006; Williams Tower Gallery;

Houston, Texas; Curator: Jeffrey Grove, Wieland Family Curator of Modern and

Contemporary Art, High Art Museum, Atlanta, Georgia

2005' ' ' ' ' '  A Fine Line, Rudolph Projects/Artscan Gallery; Houston, Texas
2005' ' ' ' ' '  Maroon Over Blue, Watershed Public Art billboard project, painting selected for

billboard promoting public art at I10West and the TC Jester Exit; Houston, Texas
2005' ' ' ' ' '  Assistance League of Houston: Celebrates Texas Art 2005; Williams Tower Gallery;

Houston, Texas; Curated by Dominic Molon, Museum of Contemporary Arts, Chicago, Illinois

2005' ' ' ' ' '  Dishman Museum competition; Lamar University; Beaumont, Texas, Juror: Andrea Karnes, Associate curator; Modern Art Museum Fort Worth

2004' ' ' ' ' '  Blue Star 19; Blue Star Contemporary Art Center; Juror: Lynn Herbert, Senior Curator, Contemporary Art Museum Houston; San Antonio Texas

2004' ' ' ' ' '  The Sequel, new works by Howard Sherman and Shannon Sullivan, 500X Gallery; Dallas, Texas

2004' ' ' ' ' '  Object Oriented: Works by Howard Sherman and Shannon Sullivan; Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, Texas

2004' ' ' ' ' '  Expo2004-Juried Show, 500X Gallery; Dallas, Texas, Juror: Andrea Karnes, associate curator; Modern Art Museum Fort Worth

2003' ' ' ' ' '  3rd Annual U.S. Juried Art Exhibition; Rockwall Art League; Rockwall, Texas,

Juror: Dr. Ted Pillsbury, Director of Art at the Meadows Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas

2003' ' ' ' ' '  University of Mobile's 12th Annual Art With A Southern Drawl; Mobile, Alabama; Juror: Charles M. Clark, Dean of the University of Mobile College of Arts and Sciences

2003' ' ' ' ' '  Faculty Exhibition; Museum of Fine Arts Houston Glassell Junior School, Houston, Texas

2002' ' ' ' ' '  National All Media Juried Show at Texas Artists Museum; National juried competition; Juror: Ray Daniel, curator of Art Museum of Southeast Texas; Port Arthur, Texas

2002' ' ' ' ' '  National Juried Exhibition for Visual Arts Alliance; 19th Annual Open at 3 Allen Center, Juror: Marysol Nieves; senior curator; Bronx Museum Of The Arts; Houston, Texas

2002' ' ' ' ' '  National All Media Juried Exhibition at Artists Museum; Juror: Claire Huschle-Director Target Gallery; Washington, D.C.

2002' ' ' ' ' '  Way Cool Group Show; Koelsch Gallery; Houston, Texas

2001' ' ' ' ' '  SF Open Studios; San Francisco, California

2001' ' ' ' ' '  Exhibition; Moulton Studios, San Francisco, California

2001' ' ' ' ' '  Exhibition; The Art League, Houston, Texas

2000' ' ' ' ' '  Annual Juried Art Show; The Art League, Houston, Texas

 

PERMANENT PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Art Museum of Southeast Texas

Lonestar College - North Harris

 

AWARDS AND HONORS

2010' ' ' ' ' '  Jentel artist-in-residence; Banner, Wyoming (upcoming)

2010' ' ' ' ' '  Vermont Studio Center artist-in-residence; Johnson, Vermont (upcoming)

2010' ' ' ' ' '  Set design Catastrophic Theatre production of, "Our Late Night"; Houston, Texas

2010' ' ' ' ' '  Visiting artist; Sam Houston State University; Huntsville, Texas

2009' ' ' ' ' '  Hunting Art Prize finalist; Houston, Texas

2008' ' ' ' ' '  Artpace 09.2 residency finalist; San Antonio, Texas

2008' ' ' ' ' '  Visiting artist; University of North Carolina; Charlotte, North Carolina

2008' ' ' ' ' '  Arts Houston magazine cover story; Houston, Texas

2008' ' ' ' ' '  McColl Center for Contemporary Art artist-in-residence; Charlotte, North Carolina

2008' ' ' ' ' '  Hunting Art Prize finalist; Houston, Texas

2007' ' ' ' ' '  Artpace 09.1 residency finalist; San Antonio, Texas

2007' ' ' ' ' '  New American Paintings - No.72; Juror: Nick Capasso, Curator, DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park

2007' ' ' ' ' '  Visiting artist; Stephen F. Austin State University; Nacogdoches, Texas

2007 ' ' ' ' '  Hunting Art Prize finalist; Houston, Texas

2006-07 North Harris College artist-in-residence; Houston, Texas

2005' ' ' ' ' '  New American Paintings - No.60; Juror: Fereshteh Daftari, Assistant Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture; Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York

2005 ' ' ' ' '  School of Visual Arts; summer residency; New York, New York

2004 ' ' ' ' '  Rozelle art scholarship, University of North Texas

2003 ' ' ' ' '  Featured story; Houston Intown magazine; July issue

2002' ' ' ' ' '  Featured story; JHV; Gulf Coast newspaper; July issue

2000' ' ' ' ' '  Featured Artist of the month in 002 Magazine; November issue

1999' ' ' ' ' '  Illustrator for recently published book, "Do You Want Fries with That’" by nationally syndicated author Ken Hoffman; Winedale Publishing

1998' ' ' ' ' '  Best of Show Winner at Digital Art Show at Art Stop Gallery

1997' ' ' ' ' '  Best of Show Winner at Digital Art Show at Art Stop Gallery

1996' ' ' ' ' '  Feature story for the CBS television affiliate in Houston, KHOU-TV

1996 ' ' ' ' '  Feature article in the "Lifestyle" section of the Houston Chronicle;

1993' ' ' ' ' '  College Media Advisor's National College Newspaper award for "Best Cartoon Strip"

1993-98 Syndicated award-winning daily comic strip to 18 newspapers nationwide. Continuously published comic strips and editorial cartoons to various national publications.