Vitae
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS
- Annual Art Exhibition, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT - 2019-2020, 2017, 2014-2015, 2010-2011
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“Flower Show,” Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA - 2020, 2017 (work chosen for show poster), 2012-2013, 2010; Members Show, 2012-2017, 2009-2010; “Art United Communities” - 2015; “Horse Sense” - 2013 (work chosen for show postcard); “Out of the Blue” - 2008 (Juror's Prize: ranked among top 6 award winners)
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“For the Love of Horses,” Union Museum of History and Art, Farmerville, LA - 2020 (2-person show)
- Equine Art, Antique and Rare Book Auction, The American Saddlebred Museum, Lexington, KY - 2019, 2016
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“Shades of Summer,” Taube Museum of Art, Minot, ND - 2017 (solo exhibition); “Festival of the Season” - 2014; “Small Works Exhibit” - 2012
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“Art Collective,” Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, Idaho Falls, ID - 2016; “Art Mart” - 2015-2016; “Museum Artists Exhibit” - 2014
- “Blooming Art at the Square,” Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT - 2015; "April Showers Bloom Art at the Square" - 2015 “Style, Form and Color” - 2014; “From Paris with Love” - 2013
- “Art United Communities,” Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA - 2016; Members Show - 2012-2015, 2009-2010; “Flower Show” - 2012-2013, 2010; “Horse Sense” - 2013; “Out of the Blue” - 2008 (Juror's Prize: ranked among the top 6 award winners)
- “Off the Wall,” Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA - 2011-2015; “Annual Juried Competition” - 2007
- “Western Spirit Art Show,” Frontier Days Old West Museum, Cheyenne, WY - 2012-2013
- “A Russian Night in Taos,” Taos Art Museum, Taos, NM - 2011-2012
- “Horizontal Grandeur,” Stevens County Museum, Morris, MN - 2011
- Louisiana State Museum Group Show, Baton Rouge, LA - 2007-2011
- “Paperworks 4 Me II,” Lake Eustis Museum of Art, Eustis, FL - 2010 (works added to permanent collection)
- “September Competition,” Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA - 2010
- “unseen,” ARC Gallery, Museum of Science & Industry, Tampa, FL - 2010
- Andrews Art Museum, Andrews, NC - 2009
- “Art 2009,” Highlands Museum of the Arts, Sebring, FL - 2009
- Rawls Museum Arts, Courtland, VA - 2008 (3rd-place award)
- “Four Footed,” Ormond Memorial Art Museum, Ormond Beach, FL - 2006
- “20th Annual Show,” Coastal Arts League Museum, Half Moon Bay, CA - 2004
- “Rural Outdoors,” Sullivan County Museum, Woodbourne, NY - 2004
- “Montana Interpretation,” The Art Chateau Museum, Butte, MT - 1999 (Jack Richeson Award), 1997, 1996 (Merit Award)
- “Night Walker ’98,” Fort Collins Museum, Fort Collins, CO - 1998 (work chosen for 2000 poster)
GALLERY EXHIBITIONS & ADDITIONAL SHOWS
- “Bloom!”, R.W. Norton Gallery, Shreveport, LA - 2019-2020, 2017
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“Critical Mass,” artspace, Shreveport Regional Arts Council, Shreveport, LA - 2020, 2017, 2014; “Presents,” 2017, 2011-2014; “Bonafide 2!” and “Christmas in the Sky” - 2012; “Impromptu” - 2011
- Holiday Arts Tour, North Central Louisiana Arts Council, Ruston, LA - 2001-2019, 1999 (People's Choice Award, 2013)
- Louisiana Peach Festival Art Show, Ruston, LA - 2020; 1999, 2001 (2 Best of Shows); 2002 (2nd place, acrylic/oil painting)
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“Hooshang Khorasani,” Gibsland Bank & Trust, Shreveport, LA - 2019 (solo exhibition)
- Traveling Exhibition, North Dakota Art Gallery Association - 2018-2019 (solo exhibition)
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Artexpo New York with ADC Fine Art/Blink, New York, NY - 2018; with Artblend Gallery- 2017
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FW Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA - 2018 (solo exhibition)
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iARCHiTECTURE, Shreveport, LA - 2018 (solo exhibition)
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Shaw Center for the Arts, Baton Rouge, LA - 2017-2018 (solo exhibition)
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The Agora Borealis, Shreveport, LA - 2017, 2015 (featured artist)
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“Blossoms and Bouquets,” Arender Gallery, Monroe, LA - 2017 (solo exhibition)
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“Art for Horses,” PACE Center Art Gallery, Parker, CO - 2016
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“The Art of the Horse,” New Jersey Equine Artists Association, Bedminster, NJ - 2016, 2008 (work chosen for show postcard)
- Legacy Fine Arts Gallery, Hot Springs, AR - 2015 (solo exhibition)
- “Holiday Art Show,” The Bank of Ruston, Ruston, LA - 2014 (2-person show; work added to permanent collection)
- “Color Storm,” 1800 Prime Steakhouse/Boomtown Casino, Bossier City, LA - 2013 (solo exhibition)
- “Color Storm Spring Show,” Art Innovations, Ruston, LA - 2012 (solo exhibition)
- “Color Storm,” Rockport Center for the Arts,” Rockport, TX - 2011 (2-person exhibition)
- “Affaire in the Gardens Art Show,” Beverly Hills, CA - 2010
- “Small Treasures,” Somerset Art Association, Bedminster, NJ - 2009
- “The Art of the Horse,” New Jersey Equine Artists Association, Bedminster, NJ - 2008 (work chosen for show postcard)
- “Full Speed Ahead,” Church Street Gallery, Rockport, TX - 2006 (solo exhibition)
- Taylor’s Contemporanea Fine Arts, Hot Springs, AR - 2003, 2007 (solo exhibition)
- “Landscape IV” online exhibition, Period Gallery, Lincoln, NE - 2004
- “Art of the Southwest,” The Kotinsky Gallery, Pompton Lakes, NJ - 2003
- Brookside Art Annual, Kansas City, MO - 2000 (Best of Category, acrylic)
- “Faces of Woman,” Las Vegas Arts Council, Las Vegas, NM - 2000
- Keathley University Center Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN - 2000 (solo exhibition)
- Shaw Art Fair, St. Louis, MO – 1999 (work chosen for poster)
- “Stills in Life,” Appleton Art Center, Appleton, WI - 1999 (work chosen for show postcard)
- University Center Art Gallery, Louisiana State University-Shreveport, Shreveport, LA - 1999 (solo exhibition)
- Soho Galleries, Pensacola, FL - 1998
- “Human Form,” The Art Center, Mount Clemens, MI - 1998
- “Night Walker ’97,” Old Town Fort Collins, Fort Collins, CO - 1997
- “Paradise Revisited,” 1997; “Humans Need Figurative Art,” 1996 - Swann Gallery, Detroit, MI
- “Night Walker ’96,” Curfman Gallery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO - 1996
- “Art for the Park ’95,” Odessa, TX - 1995
- “ArtReach ’95,” Showroom Division, National Congress of Art & Design, Salt Lake City, UT - 1995
- “Bouncing off the Walls,” Boston Corporate Art, Boston, MA - 1995-1996
- “A Celebration of the Fine Arts,” Ruston, LA - 1995
- Piney Hills Gallery, Ruston, LA - 1995 (solo exhibition)
- “Terra Firma/Terra Fantastica,” Gallery Ten, Rockford, IL - 1995
- Fifth-Floor Gallery, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA - 1993 (third-place award)
- 9th Biannual of Art, Marbella, Spain - 1987
REPRESENTATION & GALLERY AFFILIATIONS
FW Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA - 2018 to present
Jack Rabbit Gallery, Houston, TX - 2019 to present
Ruston Artisans, Ruston, LA - 2017 to present
The Agora Borealis, Shreveport, LA - 2014 to present
Hall-Barnett Gallery, New Orleans, LA - 2019
Legacy Fine Arts Gallery, Hot Springs, AR - 2013-2019
Watershed Gallery, Ridgefield, CT - 2013-2015
Brunner Gallery, Covington and Baton Rouge, LA - 2009-2014
Piney Hills Gallery, Ruston, LA - 1991-2013
Taylor’s Contemporanea Fine Arts, Hot Springs, AR - 1996-2013
Phoenix Gallery, Topeka, KS - 2001-2011
Church Street Gallery, Rockport, TX - 2005-2007
Fusion Gallery, Ruston, LA - 2005-2006
Tamarack Gallery, Naples, FL - 2005-2006
Seventh Heaven Gallery (formerly Blue Dolphin Gallery), Pensacola, FL - 2001-2003
Village Gallery, Houston, TX - 2003
Boston Corporate Art Consulting, Boston, MA - 1995-2002
Tower Gallery, Shreveport, LA - 1999-2001
El Taller Gallery, Austin, TX - 1998-2001
Athena Gallery, Savannah, GA - 1997
Emporium Fine Art Galleries, Dallas, TX - 1996-1997
Taylor Clark Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA - 1996-1997
Southwest Designs, New Orleans, LA - 1993-1997
Gallery of Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ - 1994-1995
North Wind Collector’s Gallery, Sedona, AZ - 1993-1994
D.A.B. Gallery of Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ - 1994
Casa Nova Decoration and Design, Marbella, Spain - 1987-1992
Toni Mir Interior Design, Marbella, Spain - 1987-1992
PUBLICATIONS
- Multiple pieces chosen for publication by Art Licenscing - 2018; METcolors - 2014; DiaNoche Designs - 2013; Bentley Publishing Group - 2009; ArtFolio West - 2008; Next Monet/Visualize - 2000
- Work featured in art books: Studio Visit, published in Massachusetts - 2008-2010; Masters of Today and Trends, published in London - 2009; New Art International, published in New York - 2009; The New Faces of Art, published in Florida - 2008
- Spotlighted in features, columns and reviews: Ruston (LA) Daily Leader - 1995, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2011-2016; 2020; The Forum, Shreveport, LA - 2015; Delta Business magazine - 2014; Delta Style magazine - 2007-2014; Bayou Life magazine - 2013-2014; The Sun Chronicle, Attleboro, MA - 2009; Louisiana Life magazine - 2003; The (Monroe, LA) News-Star - 1999, 2003, 2009, 2013-2014; The (Shreveport, LA) Times - 1999; additional publications
BOOK ILLUSTRATOR FOR:
Seven Bows, Seven Colors – 1985
Guardian of the Spring – 1984
The Matchbox House – 1983
The Woolen Stocking – 1983
A Guide for Toys – 1982
The Letter – 1982
First Half, Second Half – 1981
The Crow – 1981
Robin Red Chest – 1980
Why the Ground Is Round -1979
The Aunt Who Gathers Flowers – 1978
OTHER HONORS
COLLECTIONS: Works in permanent collections of The American Saddlebred Museum, Lexington, KY; Lake County Museum of Art, Tavares, FL; Union Museum of History and Art, Farmerville, LA; in private collections across the United States and in England, Spain and Belgium; in corporate collections of The Bank of Ruston, Club Miraflores (Spain), Federal Home Loan Bank, Holiday Inn, Regions Bank, Stevens Inc. and others
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT: Self-employed artist - 1985 to present (in Spain and America); graphic designer, Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults - 1972-84
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Arts in painting - 1971