Courtney Googe

BIOGRAPHY 
​Courtney is a multidisciplinary artist currently working in Dallas, Texas with her husband, two daughters, and Lascaux the cat. 
She began her artistic career on the Mississippi Gulf Coast until Hurricane Katrina destroyed her town in 2005. Courtney received her BFA from the University of Wyoming in 2012 and her MFA from the University of Dallas in 2018. Presently, she teaches Art Appreciation at Tarrant County College South Campus, and aerial dance classes at SkyPole Fitness. In the summer she teaches printmaking workshop at Mudhouse Residency in Agios Ioannis, Crete, Greece. 
Courtney believes that art can be found in every aspect of life, and that everything is connected. Influences not only come from intentional research and frequent visits to galleries and museums, but also her daughters, her travels, and her late-night thoughts. Courtney strives to live a life worth sharing- a life of boldness, inspiring others to seek their own adventure and do things they never thought they would do. 
Through exploring the movement of her body and traveling far from home are some ways she has challenged herself. In 2011 she spent a month in North India, in 2017 she developed a 5-day performance piece involving a trip to Roswell, New Mexico, and in 2018 she participated in an artist residency in Crete, Greece (and has returned as an instructor). 
She has balanced on a roof under a humid summer moon, braced herself in a decaying doorway, tiptoed along the edge of a cliff, hung upside down over crashing waves, danced in the middle of the desert at dawn, and done yoga in the street while wearing an old gas mask. 
These types of experiences are linked to her visual studio practice- either in preparation for a specific directive, or as a response to something unexpected. 
In addition to studio art, she has some background in art history, aerial dance, culinary arts, fencing, and museum practices.
Courtney Nicole Googe 
6601 Sprucewood Lane, 1602, Arlington, Texas 76017 307.343.0965 courtneyngooge@gmail.com 
ARTIST STATEMENT 
I am interested in creating layers through overlapping imagery and process. It is the abstract that is projected upon and pressed upon the body. 
My art-making is unapologetically autobiographical. I use my own body in my work for many reasons. First, because I believe I only have the right to interpret my own body and no one else’s; and second, because I suffer from depersonalization and body dysmorphia. By recreating my own body as a way to explore more abstract concepts, I am forced to observe it objectively in great detail. My studio practice is fluid as I respond to changing life situations, roles, and surroundings. Through the creation of imagery that pairs my body with something abstract- like a pattern, setting, or costume, I am able to reflect upon personal philosophies and use these images as a way to initiate deeper conversations with the viewer. 
In this instance the artistic processes of cyanotype combined with performance, photography, and drawing further allows me to consider that which is objective and recognizable with something more psychological. 
Lines and geometric shapes and patterns represent the human need to create structure, as time and space are chaotic without this artificial sense of security that comes from order. 
I work on a few separate bodies of work concurrently; each series is a result of exploring a specific objective, yet all are connected through this autobiographical perspective.



CV

Education
2018 MFA, University of Dallas, Irving, TX
2016 MA, University of Dallas, Irving, TX
2013 Post-Baccalaureate in Printmaking, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
2012 BFA summa cum laude, Minor in Museum Studies, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
2011 New Delhi, India (fabric block printing workshop) Santiniketan Society of Visual Art & Design, Santiniketan, India (terracotta tile workshop)
2010 Laramie Plains Museum, Laramie, WY (preservation training)
2002-2005 William Carey College on the Coast (now University), Gulfport, MS (BFA program) Residencies
2018 Mudhouse Residency, Agios Ioannis, Crete, Greece

Art-Related Experience
2017 -  Adjunct Professor​, North Lake College, Irving, TX (Art Appreciation [hybrid]) 2017 Print Shop Graduate Assistant, ​University of Dallas, Irving, TX 
2017  Haggerty Gallery Assistant,​ University of Dallas, Irving, TX  
2015 - 2016 Art History Graduate Assistant, ​University of Dallas, Irving, TX  
2011 Museum Studies Intern​, Historic Laramie Railroad Depot, Laramie, Wyoming   2008-2009 Art History Supplemental Instructor, ​University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming  
2002-2005 Ceramics Work-Study, ​William Carey College on the Coast (now University), Gulfport, Mississippi          

Visiting Artist / Lecturer
2018 Making Connections: Visual Art and Pole Dance [artist talk, demonstration, and performance], Mighty Fine Arts Gallery, Dallas, TX 
2017 Spin [artist talk], Jen Mauldin Gallery, Dallas, TX Printmaking and Technology-Based Art [lecture], Mountain View College, Dallas, TX Grotesques in Medieval Manuscripts [lecture], University of Dallas, Irving, TX How Printmaking Works, Visions of America: Three Centuries of Prints from the National Gallery of Art [lecture], Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
2013 Xerox Lithography [workshop], High School Art Intensive, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
2010 A Seljuk Feline Incense Burner [lecture], High School Art Intensive, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
2009 Art History Instruction [lecture], High School Art Intensive, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY

Publications 
2018 “An Insider’s Guide to the Busiest 10 Days of the Dallas Art World,” D Magazine, April 5, 2018, https://www.dmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/2018/04/an-insiders-guide-to-the-busiest-tendays-of-the-dallas-art-world/
2017  “Dallas Piranha Printmakers at Mighty Fine Arts,” Dallas Art Dealers Association, July 31, 2017. dallasartdealers.org/dallas-piranha-printmakers-at-mighty-fine-arts/ 
2017 The Hand Magazine, Issue #17.
2017 The Hand Magazine, Issue #15.
2016 The Hand Magazine, Issue #12.
“Courtney Nicole Googe,” The Postdigital Printmaker, April 19, 2016. thepostdigitalprintmaker. tumblr.com/post/143077382697/courtney-nicole-googe-courtneys-experience-as-the#notes
2008 Zach Parrie (ed.), Owen Wister Review 2008.
2005 Dr. Arthur Williams, Beginning Sculpture, Davis Publications (January 31, 2005).

Commissions
2017-2018 Public Art Commission, A​ tomic-Cosmic Candy-Coated Particles from Space, mural (12 x 32ft), latex paint, aerosol paint, and relief prints on wood panel, Bishop Arts District, Dallas, TX
2012  Private Art Commission, ​Wyoming Riverlife, mural (10x12ft), latex paint and relief prints on primed sheetrock, Biology Building, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
2011  Private Art Commission, The Pecan Pie, artist book, oil-based ink, watercolor, linen thread, and paper on book board,, McMurry Room, Coe Library, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY

Selected Exhibitions 
2018
Two-Person Exhibition, ​Insecta-Rays and a Game of Charades, Mighty Fine Arts Gallery, Dallas, TX Women’s Work, SP/N Gallery, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX (Curator: Marilyn Waligore)
Solo​ Exhibition​, Spin, M.F.A. Thesis, Jen Mauldin Gallery, Dallas, TX
2017
Loose Women, Mighty Fine Arts Gallery, Dallas, TX (Curator: Steve Cruz) Bring Your Own Beamer, The Cedars Union/The MAC, Dallas, TX Dallas Piranha Printmakers, Mighty Fine Arts Gallery, Dallas, TX (Curator: Matt Bagley) Juried Exhibition, Printmaking National Exhibition 2017, Mark Arts, Wichita, KS Hot and Sweaty 2017, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX 
Juried Exhibition, Pleased to Meet You..., Open Space Dallas, Dallas, TX (Jurors: Caroline Belanger and Nancy Cohen Israel)
Juried Exhibition, Onward Forward, Beatrice Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Irving, TX (Jurors: Kyle Hobratschk and Christina Hayes)
2016
Solo Exhibition​, Dwellings for Daydreams, M.A. Thesis, Upper Gallery, Painting and Printmaking Building, University of Dallas, Irving, TX Haggerty Expo 2016, Upper Gallery East, Painting and Printmaking Building, University of Dallas, Irving, TX
You! Me! Them! Print Exchange, MidAmerica Print Council, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN
Seacourt’s International Mini Print Biennial, FE McWilliam Gallery, Banbridge, United Kingdom, and Down Art Centre, Downpatrick, United Kingdom
No Empty Spaces, Beatrice Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Irving, TX Microgallery, Umbrella Gallery, Dallas, TX
Juried Exhibition, All About Paper, WaterWorks Art Museum, Miles City, MT (Juror: Sukha Worob) Framed, Mokah Gallery, Dallas, TX
2015
Haggerty Expo 2015, Upper Gallery East, Painting and Printmaking Building, University of Dallas, Irving, TX
Animalia 2015, Print Exchange, Cre8tiv Studios, 27 Atchison St, St. Leonards, Sydney, Australia and The Glass Room, Milk Factory Gallery, Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Print Austin: First Annual Print Exchange, Austin, TX 2014
Crow, Wild Friends Print Exchange, Wild Friends at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Kanab, UT
2013
Temptation, 13 th Annual Postcard Print Exchange, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Selected Works, Centennial Complex Gallery, University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY
Juried Exhibition, 38th Annual University of Wyoming Art Exhibition, University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY (Juror: Michael Chavez)
Who We Are, Print Exchange, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
​2012
Invitational Group Show, Laramie County Library, Cheyenne, WY
BFA Show, Visual Arts Building, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
MetalInk Student Show, Visual Arts Building, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY Group Show, Grand Ave. Pizza, Laramie, WY
Wild Ink, Print Exchange, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
Juried Exhibition, 37 th Annual University of Wyoming Art Exhibition, University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY (Juror: Sharon Kennedy)
2011
Solo Exhibition​, Grotesques, UP Gallery, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY Seven Laides in India, UP Gallery, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Tigers and Tagore: Reflections on North India, Gallery 234, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Metal Fabulous, Gallery 211, Laramie, WY Laramie, WY
Map Project, University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY
2010
Our Stories, Laramie County Library, Cheyenne, WY
Honor’s House Show, Honors House, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Juried Exhibition, 35 th Annual University of Wyoming Art Exhibition, University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY (Juror: Gary Emrich)
2009
Four or More 2009, Fine Arts Building, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
2008
Four or More 2008, Fine Arts Building, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY Honor’s House Show, Honors House, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Solo Exhibition​, Hardback Café, Hastings, Laramie, WY
Solo Exhibition​, Windows and Handles, UP Gallery, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Selected Works, Centennial Complex Gallery, University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY
Juried Exhibition, 33rd Annual University of Wyoming Art Exhibition, University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY (Juror: Linda Frickman)
Flux Studios Exhibition, Flux Studios, Laramie, WY
2005
Juried Exhibition, William Carey College Student Art Competition, Sarah Gillespie Gallery, Gulfport, MS
2004
Juried Exhibition, William Carey College Student Art Competition, Sarah Gillespie Gallery, Gulfport, MS
2003
Juried Exhibition, William Carey College Student Art Competition, Sarah Gillespie Gallery, Gulfport, MS
Exhibitions Curated
2011
Metal Fabulous, Gallery 211, Laramie, WY
2003
Halloween Art Exhibition, Phoenicia Gourmet, Ocean Springs, MS