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Education

MBA, 1996 Southern Methodist University, Dallas
BFA, 1975 Environmental Design, California College of Arts

Professional Experience

Instructor in Mosaics, Creative Arts Center of Dallas (also Australia, New Zealand, France)

Past-President and Founding Member, Society of American Mosaic Artists
Art represented in private, public and corporate collections
Speaker, British Assoc. for Modern Mosaics, London; AIMC, Brazil; Prix Picasiette, France

Artist, Dallas Soars, the Pegasus Project
Author, Mosaic Techniques & Traditions, Sterling Publishing, 2003

Curator, The Sum of All Parts
Artist in Residence, Oklahoma City Community College

Selected Exhibitions

2006

Beneath the Surface International Juried, High Risk Gallery, Chicago,IL             
International Assoc. of Contemporary Mosaicists, Skopje, Macedonia
Naturalis Invitational, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas
Fractured Light, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
What Are You Saying? Invitational , St Paul, Minnesota
Celebrating 25 Years Invitational , Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas
Bits and Pieces Juried Exhibition, Studio 2600, Dallas
Nature in Art, Twigworth, England

2005

Mosaic In Architecture, Museo do Jardim Botanico, Curitiba, Brazil
Texas Visual Arts Association National 2005 Exhibition, Irving Arts Center, Second Place
American Mosaic Project: Pieces of a Life, Washington, DC
A More Perfect Union International Juried, Ellipse Arts Center, Alexandria VA
LOVE: Lost and Found Juried Show, Mary Ann Thompson Fine Art, Dallas
Texas Sculpture Association Annual Show, Dallas 
Celebration of Texas Artists, Dallas, Texas
Miniature Open 2005, BAMM, Stroud, England
My Atlantis, San Francisco. California

 

2004

Prix Picassiette, Chartres, France
Opus Veritas: Fragments of Truth, Museo ItaloAmericano, San Francisco
Int'l. Assoc. of Contemporary Mosaicists, Melbourne, Australia
The Sum of All Parts, Bath House Cultural Center

Piece Work: Mosaic and Assemblage by Eight Women Artists, North Charleston Cultural Center, Charleston, SC

The Sum of All Parts, Bath House Cultural Center

The Summer Show, Dallas Center for Contemporary Art

The Salon Show Invitational, Dallas

El Corazon, Bath House Cultural Center

Texas Sculpture Association Annual Exhibition, Dallas

Outside the Lines 4 Juried Show, Dallas
Alertness Invitational, McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas

Discovered Dreams Juried Show, Texas Sculpture Assoc, Addison

Rockwall Artist League 2004 National Juried Art Exhibit, Rockwall

Texas Visual Arts Association Juried Citation Exhibit, Dallas

Mosaics Fine Art & FUNctional International Juried Show, Miami, FL

2003

Solo Show, Lay of the Land, Irving Arts Center
Earth Elements, Society of American Mosaic Artists, Miami, FL Award of Merit
Extravaganza!, British Association for Modern Mosaics, London, England
Arts 2003 National Juried Exhibition, Rockwall, Texas, Second Place

CONNECTIONS 2003 Juried Exhibition, Texas Sculpture Association
Outside the Lines II Juried Exhibition, Dallas, Texas
El Corazon, Bath House Cultural Center
Texas Sculpture Association 20th Annual Exhibition

Texas Visual Arts Association Juried Citation Exhibit, Dallas

2002

Solo Show, Center for the Arts, Irving
Pieceful Visions, International Juried Show, Orangeburg, SC
Connections, Texas Sculpture Association Juried Exhibition
Int'l. Assoc. of Contemporary Mosaicists, Vittoria, Brazil
Texas Visual Arts Association Juried Citation Exhibition, Dallas
La Loteria! La Loteria! Invitational, Dallas, Texas
Prix Picassiette, Chartres, France
Reserved Seating Invitational, Dallas and Plano, Texas
19th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition, Corsicana, Texas
El Corazon, Bath House Cultural Center
Conglomerations, Society of American Mosaic Artists, Orangeburg, SC
Pieces Presented as a Whole, Invitational, Art Resources, St.Paul, MN
Outside the Lines II Juried Show, Dallas, Texas
Art Connection, Irving Arts Center

2001

Solo Show, In Back of Beyond, Bath House Cultural Center

Solo Installation, The Outer Limits, Dallas Visual Art Center

Connections, Texas Sculpture Association Juried Exhibition

El Corazon, Bath House Cultural Center

2001 National Juried Exhibition, Plano Art Association

35th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Richardson Civic Art Society

Northpark 2001, Texas Sculpture Association

Texas Visual Arts Association Juried Citation Exhibition, Dallas

Elemental - an Invitational, Bath House Cultural Center

My Piece of the Wall, Dallas Visual Art Center

500x Open Show

Texas Visual Arts Association Membership Exhibition

Art Connection, Irving Arts Center
W - Members' Invitational, McKinney Avenue Contemporary

Bath House Cultural Center 20th Anniversary Invitational

By Hand, Group Show, Garland Performing Arts Center
Metamorphosis, Texas Sculpture Association Exhibition

2000

Forces of Nature ­ Four Artists Explore The Environment
El Corazon, Bath House Cultural Center
Texas Sculpture Association Annual Exhibition

Black and Blue - McKinney Avenue Contemporary

Collage Artists of America Open 2000 National Juried Exhibition

Texas Artists Museum Gulf Coast National Juried Exhibition

Texas Visual Arts Association Membership Exhibition

Int'l. Assoc. of Contemporary Mosaicists 'Ravenna 2000', Italy

Dallas Visual Arts Center Membership Exhibition

1999

Texas Visual Arts Association Citation '99 Juried Exhibit
Oklahoma Art Workshops 15th National Juried Exhibition
Day of the Dead, Bath House Cultural Center
Texas Visual Arts Association Membership Exhibition

Dallas Visual Arts Center Membership Exhibition
Texas Sculpture Association 1999 Juried Show

500x Open Show
Texas Sculpture Association Annual Exhibition
El Corazon, Bath House Cultural Center

Publications

D Home and Garden Best of Everything, Best Mosaic Artist, March, 2002
Featured Artist, The New Mosaic, Danielle Truscott Dawson, Lark Press, 1999
Author, Mosaic Techniques and Traditions, Sterling Publishing, 2003
Cover Artist, Healthcare Design Magazine, September, 2004
Cover Artist plus Gallery, Modern Mosaic, Tessa Hunkin, Firefly Books, 2003
Featured Artist, Healthcare Design Magazine , April, 2005
Cover Artist plus Gallery, Prix Picassiette, 2002
Cover Artist plus Gallery, Mosaic Sourcebook, JoAnn Locktov and Doreen Mastrandrea, Rockport Publishing, 2004
Gallery Artist, Mosaic Art & Style, JoAnn Locktov, Rockport, 2005
Featured Artist, Encyclopedia of Mosaic, Elaine M. Goodwin, Batsford, 2003
Featured Artist, The Art of Mosaic: Encyclopedia of Projects, Techniques and Designs, Sarah Kelly, Search Press Ltd, UK, 2003
Featured Artist, Crazy Mosaic, Tracy Gravier, Laurel Glen Publishing, 2000
Featured Artist, Mosaics Inside and Out, Doreen Mastandrea, Rockport Publishers, 2001
Featured Artist, Healthcare Spaces No.2, Visual Reference Publications, 2004
Featured Artist, Dallas Soars, Taylor Publishing, 2001
Featured Artist, Your Home & Garden, Britain, August, 2003
Grout, British Association for Modern Mosaics, December 2000
Featured Artist, Tile Style, Dallas Morning News, December 2003
Featured Artist, Rabold Gallery Features Int'l Mosaic Show, Aiken Standard, Aiken, SC, 2004
Featured Artist, Metro Spirit, Augusta, GA 2004
Featured Artist, In Search of Artful Inspirartion, Exclusively Yours, 2004
Featured Artist, Art in Pieces, Easy Street, 2004
Featured Artist, Home Design, 2005
Featured Artist, Soujorn Journal , 2005
Featured Artist, MoCo Loco, 2005
Featured Artist, Pieces de résistance, Dallas Morning News, 2001
Dallas Morning News, Garland Metro Section, August, 2001
Tom Sime's Arts column, Dallas Morning News, multiple times in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Glass Craftsman Magazine, December/January, 2003
Our Homes Today, New Zealand, 27 July 2004
Featured Artist, From House to Home, multiple editions, January, 2005
Feature Article, East Dallas/Lakewood Advocate, January, 2000
Feature Article, ChildTimes, Spring 2003
Author, 'Creating an Artist's Web Site', Art Calendar Magazine, October, 2000
Author, 'American Mosaic Art', Mosaic Art Association in Japan Annual, 2001
Author, Contemporary Mosaic Art Around the World, Glass Craftsman Magazine, August, 2003
Author, Glass Craftsman Magazine, April/May, 2005

Media
Featured Artist, Modern Masters, HGTV, June, 2003
Television, 10 October 2001, "Flying Colors", ABC, NBC, Fox News
Television, 17 September, 2003, Artist profile, About Towne, ICTV
"Good Morning Texas", August 2003, ABC
"Good Morning Texas", August 2004, ABC

Awards
Spectrum Award , International recognition for 'creativity and achievement' from the tile industry, 2006
Service Award, Society of American Mosaic Artists, 2007
American Airlines Award, Texas Visual Arts Assoc. Nat'l 2005, Irving, TX
Award of Merit, Earth Elements National Juried Show, Society of American Mosaic Artists, Miami, 2003
Best Mosaicist, D Home and Garden: Best of Everything, March, 2002
2nd Place, Arts 2003 National Juried Exhibition, Rockwall, Texas
Signature Award, Texas Visual Arts Association, 2004
Honorable Mention, Texas Sculpture Association Annual Show, Dallas 

Independent Mosaic Studies

Roman Mosaics: England, France, Italy, Tunisia, Turkey
Modern Mosaics: Australia, England, France, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, US, Germany, Mexico, Brazil
Byzantine Mosaics: Italy, Turkey, Russia
Middle Eastern Mosaics: Dubai, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain

Asian Mosaics: China, Hong Kong, Indonesia
Smalti Manufacturers: Orsoni, Italy; Dona Murano, Italy; Mario Dona, Italy
Vitreous Manufacturers: Opio, France; Bisazza, Italy

Organizations

Associazone Internazionale Mosacisti Contemporanei, Consiglio Direttivo, Ravenna, Italy

Society of American Mosaic Artists, Past President & Founding Member
Creative Arts Center of Dallas, Past Board Member
Texas Sculpture Association
Texas Visual Art Association
McKinney Avenue Contemporary (The MAC)
British Association of Modern Mosaicists

Moz-Oz, Australian Mosaic Association
White Rock Lake Artists' Studio Tour

Art Connection, Irving