Jesse Meraz
Detail from Untitled (stack), 2011
Artist Statement
My displays are to be experienced and seen as stimulants for the transformation of the idea of painting, or of art in general. They should engage the viewer and provoke thoughts about what painting can be and how the concept of painting can be an appeal for the alternative.
Education: School of Visual Arts (SOVA) - B.F.A., Painting and Drawing,University of North Texas, Denton, TX. 1997
Solo Exhibitions:
2006 Beyond Pleasure Plush Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
TransLux Gallery 219, Eastfield College, Dallas, TX
2005 Wonderland Plush Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
2003 Bling: AutoChromatic Paintings Four Walls Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
2001 Glitterotica The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX
Cactus Bra (Blue Star Complex), San Antonio, TX
Jesse Meraz: Reinventing Sculpture Janet Tyson- curator, Four Walls Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
2000 Glam Plush art space, Dallas, TX
1998 Blind Recollections Good/Bad Art Collective, Denton, TX
Selected Exhibitions:
2011 Colourforma Ro2Art, Dallas, TX
2010 20xTen McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX
2009 20xTen McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX
2008 Vicious Pink, Centraltrak the UTDallas Artists Residency, Dallas, TX
e_cho, Centraltrak the UTDallas Artists Residency, Dallas, TX
2007 Not Just Paint Gallery219, Eastfield College, Dallas, TX
Digitized, Mountain View College, Dallas, TX
2006 Stealin’ Christmas: Plush-One day extravaganza 500X, Dallas, TX
Aqua Art Miami ’06 Plush rocks Miami (room 203), Miami, FL
Say Hello To My Little Friend Plush Gallery, Dallas, TX
OJO: The Unexpected Brazos Gallery, Richland College, Dallas, TX
Patternage Curator: Mary Benedicto, Continental Gallery, Dallas, TX
2005 Casket Factory ’05, DIYmen fair, Dallas, TX
Frisbee Fair, Plush, Miami FL
AAF Contemporary Art Fair, Plush booth, New York, NY
Art Chicago in the Park, Plush / TBA, Chicago, IL
Forces of Evil in a Bozo Nightmare, Plush, Dallas, TX
Wayward Delinquents, Commerce Street Artist Warehouse, Houston TX
2004 Surface William Campbell Contemporary, Fort Worth, TX
100 Drawings Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Irving, TX
El Pulpo Plush Gallery, Dallas, TX
Pano Art Invitational El Centro College, Dallas, TX
2003 Inaugural Juried Exhibition Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
(catalogued) Jurors: Dr. Shifra M. Goldman, Tere Romo, and Dr. Tomas Ybarra-Frausto.
43rd Annual Invitational Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, TX
Show Offs Curator: Robert McAn, William Campbell Contemporary, Fort Worth, TX
36 Hours Show Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
2002 Real Things Janet Tyson- Curator, Four Walls Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
PP1 C. Sean Horton- Curator, The Model Gallery, Allston (Boston), MA Big NRH Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
Small NRH Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
Elegantly Wasted Plush Gallery, Dallas, TX
5 x 7 x (X) The Jones Center for Contemporary Art, Austin, TX
Inman Gallery, Houston, TX
Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX
Finesilver Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Monochrome, Mostly Curator: C. Sean Horton (catalogued),
Blue Star Art space, San Antonio, TX
Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
Contemporary Arts Collective, Las Vegas, NV
Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX
2001 Holiday Show Four Walls Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
Diverseworks NRH Gallery, N. Richland Hills, TX
Perpetually abuzz in a land of hyped-up frenzy Plush art space, Dallas, TX
Hip, Still Going NRH Gallery, N. Richland Hills, TX
Daze Curator: Kelli Connell, University of Texas-Dallas, Richardson, TX
SKY Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX
Thriftopia Plush Art space, Dallas, TX
5 x 7x (X) The Jones Center for Contemporary Art, Austin, TX
Inman Gallery, Houston, TX
Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX
Finesilver Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2000 Gay Art: Y2GAY Good/Bad Art Collective, Denton, TX
Plunge Haggerty Gallery (catalogued), Univ. of Dallas, Irving, TX
Golden Fred Savage G/BAC, Denton, TX
Substance Abuse Curator: John Pomara, University of Dallas, Richardson, TX
Juan Leche G/BNY Brooklyn, NY
Black and Blue McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX
Fringe Curator: Christine Bisetto, University of Dallas, Haggar Gallery, I Irving, TX
1999 Get Down Syndrome: Member Show, Good/Bad Art Collective, Denton, TX Itchy Curators: John Pomara /J. Fashimpar, UT at Dallas, Richardson, TX Joey on I.C.U.: G/BAC ABC No Rio Space, New York, N.Y.
True Stories Curators: Joan Davidow/Sean Slattery, Arlington Museum of Art,Arlington, TX
Gay Art: Fandango Good/Bad Art Collective, Denton, TX
1998 120 X (Marks the Spot): Good/Bad Art Collective Denton, TX
We Sorry Good/Bad Art Collective, Denton, TX
Good/Bad Burns!: 5th Anniversary Member Show, G/BAC, Denton, TX Welcome To Important Town: G/BAC Conduit Gallery (Annex), Dallas, TX 1997 Anonymous Sources 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
Strange Loops Curator: Sean Slattery, Good/Bad Art Collective, Denton, TX
Very Fake, But Real: G/BAC Diverse Works Art Space, Houston, TX
Wee Coma: Member Show Good/Bad Art Collective, Denton, TX
Video Night 4: 4th Annual Video and Film Screening G/BAC, Denton, TX
Quaker Oats: A Photography Show, Cora Stafford Gallery Show, Denton, TX
Red Rover Issues: G/BAC, Revolution Summer Art Space, Houston, TX
Juried Exhibitions:
2007 EXPO 2007 Juror: Dr. Francis Colpitt, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2004 EXPO 2004 Juror: Andrea Karnes, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2000 Main Street 2000: Annual Fine Art Show Juror: Joan Davidow, The Modern @ Sundance Square, Fort Worth, TX
New Texas Talent VI Juror: Diana Block, Craighead-Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
1999 New Texas Talent V Juror: Charles Dee Mitchell, Craighead-Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
1998 FAC Annual Juror: Dave Hickey Fine Arts Center, Lubbock, TX
1997 Art In The Metroplex Juror: Roland Reiss- J.M. Moudy Exhibition Hall, TCU, Ft. Worth, TX
A Few Empties: Hybrid Forms Jurors: Vernon Fisher, Diana Block, Martin Iles and Will Robison. Good/Bad Art Collective, Denton, TX
Selected Professional Activities:
2004 Guest Artist- Lead the “Drawing from the Collection” program for the month of March, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
2001 “The Artist’s Eye” Guest Artist Gallery Talk at the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX
1996-00 Good/Bad Art Collective member, Denton, TX
2000 Curatorial work: CURV, Good/Bad Art Collective, Denton, TX
Awards:
1998 Annual Juror Award Juror: Dave Hickey, Fine Arts Center, Lubbock, TX
Bibliography:
Charissa N. Terranova. (Capsule Review)- “Jesse Meraz: Wonderland…”, Dallas Observer, February 17, 2005.
Shannon Sutlief. “This Week’s Day-By-Day Picks”, Dallas Observer, January 13, 2005.
Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe. “Mixed exhibit explores surface”, Fort Worth Star Telegram, Life & the Arts, Saturday, July 24, 2004.
Gaile Robinson. “Feast your eyes on this”, FW Star-Telegram- July 26, 2003. p.10F
Joy Webb. “Sensual Delights”, Dallas Observer, June 27, 2003
Ken White. “Color Me One”, Las Vegas Review Journal, November 8, 2002
Chuck Twardy. “Blind-alley escape”, Las Vegas Weekly, November 7, 2002
Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe. “Small things come in good packages”, FW Star-Telegram, Living section, Saturday, November 2, 2002.
Arlington Morning News, “Neutral Tones”, August 29, 2002
Kristian Lin. “Ordinary Things”, FW Weekly, August 29, 2002
Shirley Jinkins. “Imagine that”, Fort Worth, Star-Telegram (Star Time), August 30, 2002
Terry Lee Goodrich. “A Plastic Fantastic Art World”, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, February. 16, 2001.
Andrew Marton. “On Tour: Kid-friendly culture”, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, February 27, 2001.
Keri Ryan. “Jesse Meraz’s sculpture bubbles with provocation”, Ft.Worth Star-Telegram, February. 24, 2001. p.9F
Andrew Marton. “Another look”, Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Star Time #23),February 2-8, 2001.
Mike Daniel. “Daze at UT-Dallas”, The Dallas Morning News,January 26, 2001. Guide 48
Andrew Marton. “All That Glitters”, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, January 12, 2001.
Bret McCabe. “Wry’s the limit at UTD show”, Dallas Morning News,October 25, 2000. p. 6C
Stephen Terry. “UD to open two new arts buildings”, The Irving News,September 14-16,2000.
Tracy Villeco. “Haggerty exhibition plunges into new art…”, University News/ UD, September. 2000
Janet Kutner. “Variety makes new gallery show a success”, Dallas Morning News, October. 4, 2000
Christine Kelly Ladner. “What’s On Right Now- Color Creates Mood”, WHERE magazine- Dallas, August, 2000. p 10-11.
Mike Daniel. ‘New Texas Talent’ , Dallas Morning News (The Guide), August, 2000.
Mike Daniel. “Who knew? Household items were just itching to be art”, Dallas Morning New, November 19, 1999 p.56
William Kerns. "A Different Show", Lubbock Avalanche Journal, January 11, 1998.
"Fine Arts Center Hosts FAC Annual", Review of FAC Annual 1998. Caprock Sun, January - February, 1998.
Jen Graves. "Concrete Blind: Jesse Meraz's Recollections Turned To Objects", Entertainment Chronicle (Denton). 1998
Dawn McMullan. "Full or Empty!", Entertainment Chronicle (Denton), April 17, 1997 p.6
My displays are to be experienced and seen as stimulants for the transformation of the idea of painting, or of art in general. They should engage the viewer and provoke thoughts about what painting can be and how the concept of painting can be an appeal for the alternative.
Education: School of Visual Arts (SOVA) - B.F.A., Painting and Drawing,University of North Texas, Denton, TX. 1997
Solo Exhibitions:
2006 Beyond Pleasure Plush Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
TransLux Gallery 219, Eastfield College, Dallas, TX
2005 Wonderland Plush Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
2003 Bling: AutoChromatic Paintings Four Walls Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
2001 Glitterotica The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX
Cactus Bra (Blue Star Complex), San Antonio, TX
Jesse Meraz: Reinventing Sculpture Janet Tyson- curator, Four Walls Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
2000 Glam Plush art space, Dallas, TX
1998 Blind Recollections Good/Bad Art Collective, Denton, TX
Selected Exhibitions:
2011 Colourforma Ro2Art, Dallas, TX
2010 20xTen McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX
2009 20xTen McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX
2008 Vicious Pink, Centraltrak the UTDallas Artists Residency, Dallas, TX
e_cho, Centraltrak the UTDallas Artists Residency, Dallas, TX
2007 Not Just Paint Gallery219, Eastfield College, Dallas, TX
Digitized, Mountain View College, Dallas, TX
2006 Stealin’ Christmas: Plush-One day extravaganza 500X, Dallas, TX
Aqua Art Miami ’06 Plush rocks Miami (room 203), Miami, FL
Say Hello To My Little Friend Plush Gallery, Dallas, TX
OJO: The Unexpected Brazos Gallery, Richland College, Dallas, TX
Patternage Curator: Mary Benedicto, Continental Gallery, Dallas, TX
2005 Casket Factory ’05, DIYmen fair, Dallas, TX
Frisbee Fair, Plush, Miami FL
AAF Contemporary Art Fair, Plush booth, New York, NY
Art Chicago in the Park, Plush / TBA, Chicago, IL
Forces of Evil in a Bozo Nightmare, Plush, Dallas, TX
Wayward Delinquents, Commerce Street Artist Warehouse, Houston TX
2004 Surface William Campbell Contemporary, Fort Worth, TX
100 Drawings Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Irving, TX
El Pulpo Plush Gallery, Dallas, TX
Pano Art Invitational El Centro College, Dallas, TX
2003 Inaugural Juried Exhibition Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
(catalogued) Jurors: Dr. Shifra M. Goldman, Tere Romo, and Dr. Tomas Ybarra-Frausto.
43rd Annual Invitational Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, TX
Show Offs Curator: Robert McAn, William Campbell Contemporary, Fort Worth, TX
36 Hours Show Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
2002 Real Things Janet Tyson- Curator, Four Walls Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
PP1 C. Sean Horton- Curator, The Model Gallery, Allston (Boston), MA Big NRH Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
Small NRH Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
Elegantly Wasted Plush Gallery, Dallas, TX
5 x 7 x (X) The Jones Center for Contemporary Art, Austin, TX
Inman Gallery, Houston, TX
Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX
Finesilver Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Monochrome, Mostly Curator: C. Sean Horton (catalogued),
Blue Star Art space, San Antonio, TX
Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
Contemporary Arts Collective, Las Vegas, NV
Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX
2001 Holiday Show Four Walls Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
Diverseworks NRH Gallery, N. Richland Hills, TX
Perpetually abuzz in a land of hyped-up frenzy Plush art space, Dallas, TX
Hip, Still Going NRH Gallery, N. Richland Hills, TX
Daze Curator: Kelli Connell, University of Texas-Dallas, Richardson, TX
SKY Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX
Thriftopia Plush Art space, Dallas, TX
5 x 7x (X) The Jones Center for Contemporary Art, Austin, TX
Inman Gallery, Houston, TX
Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX
Finesilver Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2000 Gay Art: Y2GAY Good/Bad Art Collective, Denton, TX
Plunge Haggerty Gallery (catalogued), Univ. of Dallas, Irving, TX
Golden Fred Savage G/BAC, Denton, TX
Substance Abuse Curator: John Pomara, University of Dallas, Richardson, TX
Juan Leche G/BNY Brooklyn, NY
Black and Blue McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX
Fringe Curator: Christine Bisetto, University of Dallas, Haggar Gallery, I Irving, TX
1999 Get Down Syndrome: Member Show, Good/Bad Art Collective, Denton, TX Itchy Curators: John Pomara /J. Fashimpar, UT at Dallas, Richardson, TX Joey on I.C.U.: G/BAC ABC No Rio Space, New York, N.Y.
True Stories Curators: Joan Davidow/Sean Slattery, Arlington Museum of Art,Arlington, TX
Gay Art: Fandango Good/Bad Art Collective, Denton, TX
1998 120 X (Marks the Spot): Good/Bad Art Collective Denton, TX
We Sorry Good/Bad Art Collective, Denton, TX
Good/Bad Burns!: 5th Anniversary Member Show, G/BAC, Denton, TX Welcome To Important Town: G/BAC Conduit Gallery (Annex), Dallas, TX 1997 Anonymous Sources 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
Strange Loops Curator: Sean Slattery, Good/Bad Art Collective, Denton, TX
Very Fake, But Real: G/BAC Diverse Works Art Space, Houston, TX
Wee Coma: Member Show Good/Bad Art Collective, Denton, TX
Video Night 4: 4th Annual Video and Film Screening G/BAC, Denton, TX
Quaker Oats: A Photography Show, Cora Stafford Gallery Show, Denton, TX
Red Rover Issues: G/BAC, Revolution Summer Art Space, Houston, TX
Juried Exhibitions:
2007 EXPO 2007 Juror: Dr. Francis Colpitt, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2004 EXPO 2004 Juror: Andrea Karnes, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2000 Main Street 2000: Annual Fine Art Show Juror: Joan Davidow, The Modern @ Sundance Square, Fort Worth, TX
New Texas Talent VI Juror: Diana Block, Craighead-Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
1999 New Texas Talent V Juror: Charles Dee Mitchell, Craighead-Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
1998 FAC Annual Juror: Dave Hickey Fine Arts Center, Lubbock, TX
1997 Art In The Metroplex Juror: Roland Reiss- J.M. Moudy Exhibition Hall, TCU, Ft. Worth, TX
A Few Empties: Hybrid Forms Jurors: Vernon Fisher, Diana Block, Martin Iles and Will Robison. Good/Bad Art Collective, Denton, TX
Selected Professional Activities:
2004 Guest Artist- Lead the “Drawing from the Collection” program for the month of March, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
2001 “The Artist’s Eye” Guest Artist Gallery Talk at the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX
1996-00 Good/Bad Art Collective member, Denton, TX
2000 Curatorial work: CURV, Good/Bad Art Collective, Denton, TX
Awards:
1998 Annual Juror Award Juror: Dave Hickey, Fine Arts Center, Lubbock, TX
Bibliography:
Charissa N. Terranova. (Capsule Review)- “Jesse Meraz: Wonderland…”, Dallas Observer, February 17, 2005.
Shannon Sutlief. “This Week’s Day-By-Day Picks”, Dallas Observer, January 13, 2005.
Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe. “Mixed exhibit explores surface”, Fort Worth Star Telegram, Life & the Arts, Saturday, July 24, 2004.
Gaile Robinson. “Feast your eyes on this”, FW Star-Telegram- July 26, 2003. p.10F
Joy Webb. “Sensual Delights”, Dallas Observer, June 27, 2003
Ken White. “Color Me One”, Las Vegas Review Journal, November 8, 2002
Chuck Twardy. “Blind-alley escape”, Las Vegas Weekly, November 7, 2002
Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe. “Small things come in good packages”, FW Star-Telegram, Living section, Saturday, November 2, 2002.
Arlington Morning News, “Neutral Tones”, August 29, 2002
Kristian Lin. “Ordinary Things”, FW Weekly, August 29, 2002
Shirley Jinkins. “Imagine that”, Fort Worth, Star-Telegram (Star Time), August 30, 2002
Terry Lee Goodrich. “A Plastic Fantastic Art World”, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, February. 16, 2001.
Andrew Marton. “On Tour: Kid-friendly culture”, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, February 27, 2001.
Keri Ryan. “Jesse Meraz’s sculpture bubbles with provocation”, Ft.Worth Star-Telegram, February. 24, 2001. p.9F
Andrew Marton. “Another look”, Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Star Time #23),February 2-8, 2001.
Mike Daniel. “Daze at UT-Dallas”, The Dallas Morning News,January 26, 2001. Guide 48
Andrew Marton. “All That Glitters”, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, January 12, 2001.
Bret McCabe. “Wry’s the limit at UTD show”, Dallas Morning News,October 25, 2000. p. 6C
Stephen Terry. “UD to open two new arts buildings”, The Irving News,September 14-16,2000.
Tracy Villeco. “Haggerty exhibition plunges into new art…”, University News/ UD, September. 2000
Janet Kutner. “Variety makes new gallery show a success”, Dallas Morning News, October. 4, 2000
Christine Kelly Ladner. “What’s On Right Now- Color Creates Mood”, WHERE magazine- Dallas, August, 2000. p 10-11.
Mike Daniel. ‘New Texas Talent’ , Dallas Morning News (The Guide), August, 2000.
Mike Daniel. “Who knew? Household items were just itching to be art”, Dallas Morning New, November 19, 1999 p.56
William Kerns. "A Different Show", Lubbock Avalanche Journal, January 11, 1998.
"Fine Arts Center Hosts FAC Annual", Review of FAC Annual 1998. Caprock Sun, January - February, 1998.
Jen Graves. "Concrete Blind: Jesse Meraz's Recollections Turned To Objects", Entertainment Chronicle (Denton). 1998
Dawn McMullan. "Full or Empty!", Entertainment Chronicle (Denton), April 17, 1997 p.6
