Melanie Wade Leslie
A native Texan, Melanie holds academic degrees from Sam Houston State University (BFA - Painting) and the University of Houston (MFA – Studio Art) and has been an active artist and educator for many years. Under her tutelage, her students have consistently benefited from her teaching, many earning awards and accolades for their work at regional, state and national levels.
Apart from her life as an educator, she has exhibited her printmaking work professionally in international group exhibitions across the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, India, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Germany and England. Her mixed media work has been exhibited in Texas, New Jersey, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Kentucky.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
Melanie Wade Leslie is an experimental cross-media artist and printmaker with an affinity for color and texture. Her work has evolved over the past two and a half decades into more experimental combinations of drawing, painting and printmaking media, frequently embodying the historically iconic and metaphorically rich imagery of the horse. Focusing upon the unique and universal attributes of legendary equus, Melanie pursues an expressive manifestation of symbolic echoes, germinated out of inter-species collaboration that invites a dialog with the human spirit.
ARTIST CV
BORN: 1950, El Campo, Texas
EDUCATION:
2012 Earned Texas Teacher's Certificate - ART EC-12
2010-12 Houston Baptist University - graduate coursework in Education and Alternative Certification Program
2009 Museum of Fine Arts - Houston Glassell School, Houston, TX, post-graduate work in printmaking
1999 College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM, post-graduate work in printmaking
1994 University of Houston, Houston, TX, MFA in Studio Art
1973 Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, BFA in Painting
1969-72 Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX, Art Education program
POSITIONS HELD:
2011-13 Art faculty, Lead Teacher, Klein Oak High School, Spring, TX
2003-11 Associate Professor of Art, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
1996-03 Assistant Professor of Art, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
1994-96 Instructor of Art (full time faculty), Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
1992-94 Adjunct Instructor of Art, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
1989-95 Advertising Campaign Manager for Bill Worrell, artist / sculptor
1986-94 Advertising Sales Development Manager, The Houston Post newspaper, Houston, TX
1985-86 Instructor, Art / Fashion Institute of Houston, Houston, TX
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
FluxMuseum, Santa Fe, NM
International Collage Museum, Santa Fe, NM
Museum of Printing History, Houston, TX.
Southwest Airlines corporate office, Arlington, TX
Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
Special Collection, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ
University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
Embassy Suites Hotels corporate office, Dallas, TX
Waukesha Pearce, Inc., Houston, TX
Heritage Behavioral Health, Houston, TX
Texas Institute of Family Psychiatry, Houston, TX
Hobby Communications, LLC, Houston, TX
CHHAAP Printmaking Center, Vadodara, India
EXHIBITION HISTORY:
2017
CHAOS!!!!! 2017, Ro2 Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
2016
Lone Star College System Art Faculty exhibition, Black Box Theatre - University Park campus, Kari Breitigam, curator, Houston, TX
Klein ISD art faculty exhibition, Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Karri Clark, curator, Spring, TX
2015
Center for Fine Art Photography - "Memories, Stories and Histories" International juried exhibition, juror: Amy Galpin, Curator of the Cornell Fine Arts Museum; exhibition venue: Ft. Collins, CO
Lone Star College System Art Faculty exhibition, Black Box Theatre - University Park campus, Kari Breitigam, curator, Houston, TX
Klein ISD art faculty exhibition, Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Karri Clark, curator, Spring, TX
2014
Klein ISD art faculty exhibition, Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Karri Clark, curator, Spring, TX
Lone Star College System, North Harris campus gallery - invitational for area high school teachers and students, Houston, TX
Studio in the Woods, open studio art exhibition and sale, The Woodlands, TX
2013
Impressions2012, PrintMatters Houston - juried traveling membership exhibition, Washington Print Gallery, Cathie Kayser, Andis Applewhite, curators, Baltimore, MD
Impressions2012, PrintMatters Houston - juried traveling membership exhibition, LHUnderwood Center for the Arts (LHUCA), Cathie Kayser, Andis Applewhite, curators, Lubbock, TX
Burning Bones Press - member artist print exchange, edition size16, Houston, TX
PrintMatters Houston Group Exhibition - Avis Frank Gallery, curator Avis Frank, Houston, TX
PrintMatters Houston Group Exhibition - Houston City Hall Annex - curator Vivian Hourdes, Houston, TX
Impressions2013, PrintMatters Houston juried membership exhibition, Nos Caves Vin, Houston, TX
Klein ISD art faculty exhibition, Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Karri Clark, curator, Spring, TX
2012
Mono y Mono, JCC Community Gallery, Ron Pokrasso, juror, Austin, TX
Steam-Rolled II, Gallery M2, Max Harrison, curator, Houston, TX
Melanie Leslie - 100 Years After the Blue Rider, digital photography, mixed and electronic media, Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Rosemary Hickman, curator, Spring, TX
Impressions2012, Printmatters Houston juried membership exhibition, Museum of Printing History, Cathie Kayser, Andis Applewhite, curators, Houston, TX
Klein ISD art faculty exhibition, Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Karri Clark, curator, Spring, TX
2011
Steam-Rolled, Gallery M2, Max Harrison, curator, Houston, TX
PrintMatters Houston, Hooks-Epstein Gallery, Geri Hooks, curator, Houston, TX
Lamekins and Apple Pie, Sedona Art Center, Sedona, AZ
35-year Anniversary Exhibition, Archway Gallery, John Slaby, curator, Houston, TX
2010
Black and White, Bogan Gallery, group exhibition, Galveston, TX
Think Pink, San Antonio Visual Arts group exhibition benefit for breast cancer research, San Antonio
2009
Transitory Passages, Bogan Gallery, featured exhibition, Galveston, TX
Melanie Wade Leslie and Jennie Scott, Mossrock Gallery, The Woodlands, TX
Equus: Mirror and Metaphor, UAC Gallery, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
Multiple Originals IX, Women Printmakers of Austin, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX
Boots to Heal, national juried exhibition benefiting MD Anderson children’s cancer research, Morton Street Gallery, Richmond, TX
Art Across the Americas, Austin-Lima Sister Cities Juried Exhibition, Austin Cultural Arts Center, Austin
Fluxhibition #3, Hereford Gallery, UT- Arlington, curated by Cecil Touchon, Arlington, TX (catalogue)
Hot Off the Press: Stone Metal Press artist members spring exhibition, San Antonio, TX
People of Print International Juried Exhibition. Ink Lounge Gallery, Denver, CO
Women Weaving Transparent Thought, SUB Gallery, Boise State University, Boise, ID
Women Printmakers of Austin Traveling Showcase 2009, Stone Metal Press, San Antonio; Walkers Gallery, San Marcos, TX
Ganjifa, CHHAAP invitational group exhibition, Hornan Gallery, Falun, Sweden; Impact 6 International Conference, Bristol, UK (juried), University of Alelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
2008
HWCA at the MPH – a monotype exhibition by members of Houston Women’s Caucus for Art, Museum of Printing History, Houston, TX
Lecture and public monotype workshop
University of Colorado at Boulder, selected artists international printmaking exhibition, Something From the Sixties, Melanie Yazzie, curator, Boulder, CO
Museum Zerbst, “Hearts and Souls, American-German Art,” Zerbst, Germany. Hans Molzberger, curator, Hilmsen, Germany
Houston Baptist University Spring Symposium, Lecture / Presentation - “Women Weaving Transparent Thought”, HBU, Houston, TX
Happenstance 2008, Trinity Arts Conference, Angela M. Salrin, curator, University of Dallas, Dallas, TX
Lessedra Gallery – 7th International Print Exhibition (juried), Sofia, Bulgaria (catalog)
HBU Fall Art Faculty Exhibition and Grand Opening of the HBU Gallery, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
CHHAAP International Print Exchange, “Ganjifa”, curated by Kavita Shah, Vadodara, India.
Printmaking: Traditional and Beyond, Women Printmakers of Austin, Scanlan Gallery, St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, Austin, TX
Multiple Originals XIII, Women Printmakers of Austin, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX
2007
Lessedra Gallery – 6th International Print Exhibition (juried), Sofia, Bulgaria (catalog)
HBU Homecoming Exhibition, McNair Hall, Morris Cultural Arts Center, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
HBU Art Faculty Exhibition, McNair Hall, Morris Cultural Arts Center, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
University of Colorado at Boulder, selected artists international printmaking exhibition, Women Weaving Transparent Thought, Melanie Yazzie, curator, Boulder, CO
2006
Solo Exhibition, public lecture / demonstration, Mossrock Studio / Gallery, The Woodlands, TX
Solo Exhibition, St. Luke’s UMC, Rotunda Gallery, Houston, TX
Lowell Collins Commemorative Exhibition, Lowell Collins Gallery, invitational, curated by Michael Collins, Houston, TX
Lessedra Gallery – 5th International Print Exhibition (juried), Sofia, Bulgaria (catalog)
StoneMetal Press Group Exhibition, (juried) StoneMetal Press Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2005
Solo Exhibition, Montgomery College, Denise Lorenz, curator, Conroe, TX
WIVLA group exhibition at Mindpuddles Gallery (juried), Houston, TX
Public lecture and demonstration, “The History of the Kelsey Press, Houston Printers Guild, Museum of Printing History – Houston, TX
Featured Artist Exhibition Equus: Mystic and Muse, Archway Gallery – Houston, TX
Visual Resonance, Solo Exhibition, The Studio Gallery in the Houston Heights, Marie Weichman, curator, Houston, TX
2004
Equus: Intuitive Paths, Lyrical Voices, Solo Exhibition, Museum of Printing History, Houston, TX
Printmaking=ART, juried exhibition, Bonnie Jon, curator, Kingwood College, Kingwood, TX
MONOTHON 18, group exhibition and auction, College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
Lone Star T – group exhibition of Texas art faculty members, The Studio Gallery, Houston, TX
Church Fan Project - Christian Fine Arts Association, St. John’s College, Santa Fe, NM
Salado Arts Festival, featured artist at Miller Fine Art Gallery, Salado, TX
2003
Vessels of the Soul Exhibition, HBU SYNTHESIS Conference, Hinton Center, Houston Baptist University and Lowell Collins Gallery, Houston, TX
Women in the Visual and Literary Arts “Flip-side” Collaborative Group Exhibition, Bank of America Center, downtown Houston, TX
Houston Baptist University Spring Symposium, Lecture / Presentation - “Flipside” Collaboration, HBU, Houston, TX
2002
Women in the Visual and Literary Arts Collaborative project, “Flip-side”, Houston, TX
“Seeds of Healing” Exhibition (WIVLA), Bank of America Center benefiting Crisis Intervention, Houston, TX
Solo exhibition, Eagle Nest Christian Fellowship, San Antonio, TX
Women in the Visual and Literary Arts, Contemporary Print Exhibition, Museum of Printing History, Houston, TX
New Jersey Equine Art Association Fall Exhibition (National Juried Exhibition), The Purnell School, Gladstone, NJ
2001
Houston Baptist University Faculty Exhibition, HBU Hinton Center and Lowell Collins Gallery, Houston, TX
New Ulm Art Festival Invitational (Group Exhibition), New Ulm, TX
Museum of Printing History In-house Printmakers Invitational (Group Exhibition), Houston, TX
Women in the Visual and Literary Arts Juried Membership Exhibition, Sally Sprout, curator, Williams (Transco) Tower, Houston, TX
Women in the Visual and Literary Arts Contemporary Print Exhibition, Museum of Printing History, Houston, TX
Vessels of the Soul II & III, HBU SYNTHESIS! Conference, Lowell Collins Gallery and Memorial-Herman Wellness Center, Houston, TX
2000
New Ulm Art Festival Invitational (Group Exhibition), New Ulm, TX
Women in the Visual and Literary Arts Contemporary Print Exhibition (Group Exhibition), Houston, TX
Equus Whispers, Equus Dances, Solo Exhibition, Houston’s Undiscovered Printmakers Series -Museum of Printing History, Houston, TX
Miller Gallery Group Invitational, Burnet, TX
1999
L’Esprit de L’Equus, Solo Exhibition, St. Luke’s UMC, Houston, TX
American Academy of Equine Art Fall Showcase (juried), William G. Kenton Gallery, International Museum of the Horse, Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY
Miller Gallery Group Invitational, Burnet, TX
1998
Women in the Visual and Literary Arts Contemporary Print Exhibition (group exhibition), Houston
Watercolor Art Society – Houston Annual Membership Exhibition (juried), TWO Allen Center public concourse, Houston
Women in the Visual and Literary Arts Annual Membership Exhibition, Houston
1996
American Academy of Equine Art Fall Showcase (juried), William G. Kenton Gallery, International Museum of the Horse, Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY
Pastel Society of the Southwest Annual Membership Exhibition (juried), Dallas, TX (award)
HONORS AND AWARDS:
2010 HBU sabbatical recipient award for spring semester
2008 Residency Award, Atelier Haus Hilmsen, Salzwedel-Hilmsen, Germany
HBU Heritage Walk brick of recognition, awarded by the HBU Alumni Art Guild
2007 Faculty Advisor of the Year nominee, Houston Baptist University
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 6th nomination
2005 Montgomery College, Award, Solo exhibition
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
2004 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
2002 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
2000 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
1998 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
1996 Pastel Society of the Southwest, 15th Annual Juried Exhibition, Honorable Mention, Dallas, TX
1973 Sam Houston State University, Joseph Polley Payne Awards for Painting, First Place and Honorable Mention (cash honorarium), Huntsville, TX
1971 Houston Baptist University, Best of Show Award, Annual Student Art Exhibition, Houston, TX
Houston Baptist University, First Place Award, Shank’s Mare Student Literary Magazine (cash honorarium), Houston, TX
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Televised feature interview Austin 8 News, in conjunction with Austin Book Fair at Laguna Gloria Museum, AMOA, Austin, TX, 7/2009
Volksstimme, Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, July 10, 2008, Zwei Amerikaner Arbeiten in Hilmsen, von Anke Pelczarski. (Salzwedel, Germany)
Houston Chronicle, Dec. 6, 2007, Groundbreaking Ceremony Kicks Off Center’s Construction, section Z13, p1, photo by Kim Christensen.
HBU Collegian, Vol 42, No. 7, Dec. 6, 2007, Breaking Ground photo by Amna Rehmatulla
Southwest Art Magazine, July 2005, Featured artwork and mention in Texas Art Events section, p.98
Houston Chronicle, HBU Professor Puts Art Before the Horse, by Valerie Sweeten, July 29, 2004, Faces in the Crowd series
Televised week-long feature on the morning Art Segment, Channel 26 News, FOX-TV KRIV, 4/2004
Televised feature interview with Paul Harasim, Hats Off to Houston, Channel 2 News, KPRC TV, 11/1996
Houston Post, Rodeo Section, Feb 17, 1994, School Art Program Adds Splash of Color, article/art by MWL
Houston Post, Rodeo Section, Feb 18, 1993, Are You Ready for the Country? cover art by MWL
Houston Post, Rodeo Section, Feb 13, 1992, In Search of the Perfect Ride cover art by MWL
Houston Post Salute to the Houston Symphony, Sept 8, 1991, MWL cover art
Houston Symphony Magazine, October 1991, Crescendo Houston Post Supplement Cover dedication, p.34
Houston Post, Rodeo Section, Feb 14, 1991, The More Things Change cover art by MWL
Houston Post, December 13, 1987, Healthy Outlooks cover art by MWL, full color reproduction of Cycle of Life, pastel
A native Texan, Melanie holds academic degrees from Sam Houston State University (BFA - Painting) and the University of Houston (MFA – Studio Art) and has been an active artist and educator for many years. Under her tutelage, her students have consistently benefited from her teaching, many earning awards and accolades for their work at regional, state and national levels.
Apart from her life as an educator, she has exhibited her printmaking work professionally in international group exhibitions across the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, India, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Germany and England. Her mixed media work has been exhibited in Texas, New Jersey, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Kentucky.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
Melanie Wade Leslie is an experimental cross-media artist and printmaker with an affinity for color and texture. Her work has evolved over the past two and a half decades into more experimental combinations of drawing, painting and printmaking media, frequently embodying the historically iconic and metaphorically rich imagery of the horse. Focusing upon the unique and universal attributes of legendary equus, Melanie pursues an expressive manifestation of symbolic echoes, germinated out of inter-species collaboration that invites a dialog with the human spirit.
ARTIST CV
BORN: 1950, El Campo, Texas
EDUCATION:
2012 Earned Texas Teacher's Certificate - ART EC-12
2010-12 Houston Baptist University - graduate coursework in Education and Alternative Certification Program
2009 Museum of Fine Arts - Houston Glassell School, Houston, TX, post-graduate work in printmaking
1999 College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM, post-graduate work in printmaking
1994 University of Houston, Houston, TX, MFA in Studio Art
1973 Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, BFA in Painting
1969-72 Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX, Art Education program
POSITIONS HELD:
2011-13 Art faculty, Lead Teacher, Klein Oak High School, Spring, TX
2003-11 Associate Professor of Art, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
1996-03 Assistant Professor of Art, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
1994-96 Instructor of Art (full time faculty), Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
1992-94 Adjunct Instructor of Art, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
1989-95 Advertising Campaign Manager for Bill Worrell, artist / sculptor
1986-94 Advertising Sales Development Manager, The Houston Post newspaper, Houston, TX
1985-86 Instructor, Art / Fashion Institute of Houston, Houston, TX
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
FluxMuseum, Santa Fe, NM
International Collage Museum, Santa Fe, NM
Museum of Printing History, Houston, TX.
Southwest Airlines corporate office, Arlington, TX
Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
Special Collection, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ
University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
Embassy Suites Hotels corporate office, Dallas, TX
Waukesha Pearce, Inc., Houston, TX
Heritage Behavioral Health, Houston, TX
Texas Institute of Family Psychiatry, Houston, TX
Hobby Communications, LLC, Houston, TX
CHHAAP Printmaking Center, Vadodara, India
EXHIBITION HISTORY:
2017
CHAOS!!!!! 2017, Ro2 Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
2016
Lone Star College System Art Faculty exhibition, Black Box Theatre - University Park campus, Kari Breitigam, curator, Houston, TX
Klein ISD art faculty exhibition, Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Karri Clark, curator, Spring, TX
2015
Center for Fine Art Photography - "Memories, Stories and Histories" International juried exhibition, juror: Amy Galpin, Curator of the Cornell Fine Arts Museum; exhibition venue: Ft. Collins, CO
Lone Star College System Art Faculty exhibition, Black Box Theatre - University Park campus, Kari Breitigam, curator, Houston, TX
Klein ISD art faculty exhibition, Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Karri Clark, curator, Spring, TX
2014
Klein ISD art faculty exhibition, Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Karri Clark, curator, Spring, TX
Lone Star College System, North Harris campus gallery - invitational for area high school teachers and students, Houston, TX
Studio in the Woods, open studio art exhibition and sale, The Woodlands, TX
2013
Impressions2012, PrintMatters Houston - juried traveling membership exhibition, Washington Print Gallery, Cathie Kayser, Andis Applewhite, curators, Baltimore, MD
Impressions2012, PrintMatters Houston - juried traveling membership exhibition, LHUnderwood Center for the Arts (LHUCA), Cathie Kayser, Andis Applewhite, curators, Lubbock, TX
Burning Bones Press - member artist print exchange, edition size16, Houston, TX
PrintMatters Houston Group Exhibition - Avis Frank Gallery, curator Avis Frank, Houston, TX
PrintMatters Houston Group Exhibition - Houston City Hall Annex - curator Vivian Hourdes, Houston, TX
Impressions2013, PrintMatters Houston juried membership exhibition, Nos Caves Vin, Houston, TX
Klein ISD art faculty exhibition, Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Karri Clark, curator, Spring, TX
2012
Mono y Mono, JCC Community Gallery, Ron Pokrasso, juror, Austin, TX
Steam-Rolled II, Gallery M2, Max Harrison, curator, Houston, TX
Melanie Leslie - 100 Years After the Blue Rider, digital photography, mixed and electronic media, Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Rosemary Hickman, curator, Spring, TX
Impressions2012, Printmatters Houston juried membership exhibition, Museum of Printing History, Cathie Kayser, Andis Applewhite, curators, Houston, TX
Klein ISD art faculty exhibition, Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Karri Clark, curator, Spring, TX
2011
Steam-Rolled, Gallery M2, Max Harrison, curator, Houston, TX
PrintMatters Houston, Hooks-Epstein Gallery, Geri Hooks, curator, Houston, TX
Lamekins and Apple Pie, Sedona Art Center, Sedona, AZ
35-year Anniversary Exhibition, Archway Gallery, John Slaby, curator, Houston, TX
2010
Black and White, Bogan Gallery, group exhibition, Galveston, TX
Think Pink, San Antonio Visual Arts group exhibition benefit for breast cancer research, San Antonio
2009
Transitory Passages, Bogan Gallery, featured exhibition, Galveston, TX
Melanie Wade Leslie and Jennie Scott, Mossrock Gallery, The Woodlands, TX
Equus: Mirror and Metaphor, UAC Gallery, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
Multiple Originals IX, Women Printmakers of Austin, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX
Boots to Heal, national juried exhibition benefiting MD Anderson children’s cancer research, Morton Street Gallery, Richmond, TX
Art Across the Americas, Austin-Lima Sister Cities Juried Exhibition, Austin Cultural Arts Center, Austin
Fluxhibition #3, Hereford Gallery, UT- Arlington, curated by Cecil Touchon, Arlington, TX (catalogue)
Hot Off the Press: Stone Metal Press artist members spring exhibition, San Antonio, TX
People of Print International Juried Exhibition. Ink Lounge Gallery, Denver, CO
Women Weaving Transparent Thought, SUB Gallery, Boise State University, Boise, ID
Women Printmakers of Austin Traveling Showcase 2009, Stone Metal Press, San Antonio; Walkers Gallery, San Marcos, TX
Ganjifa, CHHAAP invitational group exhibition, Hornan Gallery, Falun, Sweden; Impact 6 International Conference, Bristol, UK (juried), University of Alelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
2008
HWCA at the MPH – a monotype exhibition by members of Houston Women’s Caucus for Art, Museum of Printing History, Houston, TX
Lecture and public monotype workshop
University of Colorado at Boulder, selected artists international printmaking exhibition, Something From the Sixties, Melanie Yazzie, curator, Boulder, CO
Museum Zerbst, “Hearts and Souls, American-German Art,” Zerbst, Germany. Hans Molzberger, curator, Hilmsen, Germany
Houston Baptist University Spring Symposium, Lecture / Presentation - “Women Weaving Transparent Thought”, HBU, Houston, TX
Happenstance 2008, Trinity Arts Conference, Angela M. Salrin, curator, University of Dallas, Dallas, TX
Lessedra Gallery – 7th International Print Exhibition (juried), Sofia, Bulgaria (catalog)
HBU Fall Art Faculty Exhibition and Grand Opening of the HBU Gallery, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
CHHAAP International Print Exchange, “Ganjifa”, curated by Kavita Shah, Vadodara, India.
Printmaking: Traditional and Beyond, Women Printmakers of Austin, Scanlan Gallery, St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, Austin, TX
Multiple Originals XIII, Women Printmakers of Austin, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX
2007
Lessedra Gallery – 6th International Print Exhibition (juried), Sofia, Bulgaria (catalog)
HBU Homecoming Exhibition, McNair Hall, Morris Cultural Arts Center, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
HBU Art Faculty Exhibition, McNair Hall, Morris Cultural Arts Center, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
University of Colorado at Boulder, selected artists international printmaking exhibition, Women Weaving Transparent Thought, Melanie Yazzie, curator, Boulder, CO
2006
Solo Exhibition, public lecture / demonstration, Mossrock Studio / Gallery, The Woodlands, TX
Solo Exhibition, St. Luke’s UMC, Rotunda Gallery, Houston, TX
Lowell Collins Commemorative Exhibition, Lowell Collins Gallery, invitational, curated by Michael Collins, Houston, TX
Lessedra Gallery – 5th International Print Exhibition (juried), Sofia, Bulgaria (catalog)
StoneMetal Press Group Exhibition, (juried) StoneMetal Press Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2005
Solo Exhibition, Montgomery College, Denise Lorenz, curator, Conroe, TX
WIVLA group exhibition at Mindpuddles Gallery (juried), Houston, TX
Public lecture and demonstration, “The History of the Kelsey Press, Houston Printers Guild, Museum of Printing History – Houston, TX
Featured Artist Exhibition Equus: Mystic and Muse, Archway Gallery – Houston, TX
Visual Resonance, Solo Exhibition, The Studio Gallery in the Houston Heights, Marie Weichman, curator, Houston, TX
2004
Equus: Intuitive Paths, Lyrical Voices, Solo Exhibition, Museum of Printing History, Houston, TX
Printmaking=ART, juried exhibition, Bonnie Jon, curator, Kingwood College, Kingwood, TX
MONOTHON 18, group exhibition and auction, College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
Lone Star T – group exhibition of Texas art faculty members, The Studio Gallery, Houston, TX
Church Fan Project - Christian Fine Arts Association, St. John’s College, Santa Fe, NM
Salado Arts Festival, featured artist at Miller Fine Art Gallery, Salado, TX
2003
Vessels of the Soul Exhibition, HBU SYNTHESIS Conference, Hinton Center, Houston Baptist University and Lowell Collins Gallery, Houston, TX
Women in the Visual and Literary Arts “Flip-side” Collaborative Group Exhibition, Bank of America Center, downtown Houston, TX
Houston Baptist University Spring Symposium, Lecture / Presentation - “Flipside” Collaboration, HBU, Houston, TX
2002
Women in the Visual and Literary Arts Collaborative project, “Flip-side”, Houston, TX
“Seeds of Healing” Exhibition (WIVLA), Bank of America Center benefiting Crisis Intervention, Houston, TX
Solo exhibition, Eagle Nest Christian Fellowship, San Antonio, TX
Women in the Visual and Literary Arts, Contemporary Print Exhibition, Museum of Printing History, Houston, TX
New Jersey Equine Art Association Fall Exhibition (National Juried Exhibition), The Purnell School, Gladstone, NJ
2001
Houston Baptist University Faculty Exhibition, HBU Hinton Center and Lowell Collins Gallery, Houston, TX
New Ulm Art Festival Invitational (Group Exhibition), New Ulm, TX
Museum of Printing History In-house Printmakers Invitational (Group Exhibition), Houston, TX
Women in the Visual and Literary Arts Juried Membership Exhibition, Sally Sprout, curator, Williams (Transco) Tower, Houston, TX
Women in the Visual and Literary Arts Contemporary Print Exhibition, Museum of Printing History, Houston, TX
Vessels of the Soul II & III, HBU SYNTHESIS! Conference, Lowell Collins Gallery and Memorial-Herman Wellness Center, Houston, TX
2000
New Ulm Art Festival Invitational (Group Exhibition), New Ulm, TX
Women in the Visual and Literary Arts Contemporary Print Exhibition (Group Exhibition), Houston, TX
Equus Whispers, Equus Dances, Solo Exhibition, Houston’s Undiscovered Printmakers Series -Museum of Printing History, Houston, TX
Miller Gallery Group Invitational, Burnet, TX
1999
L’Esprit de L’Equus, Solo Exhibition, St. Luke’s UMC, Houston, TX
American Academy of Equine Art Fall Showcase (juried), William G. Kenton Gallery, International Museum of the Horse, Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY
Miller Gallery Group Invitational, Burnet, TX
1998
Women in the Visual and Literary Arts Contemporary Print Exhibition (group exhibition), Houston
Watercolor Art Society – Houston Annual Membership Exhibition (juried), TWO Allen Center public concourse, Houston
Women in the Visual and Literary Arts Annual Membership Exhibition, Houston
1996
American Academy of Equine Art Fall Showcase (juried), William G. Kenton Gallery, International Museum of the Horse, Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY
Pastel Society of the Southwest Annual Membership Exhibition (juried), Dallas, TX (award)
HONORS AND AWARDS:
2010 HBU sabbatical recipient award for spring semester
2008 Residency Award, Atelier Haus Hilmsen, Salzwedel-Hilmsen, Germany
HBU Heritage Walk brick of recognition, awarded by the HBU Alumni Art Guild
2007 Faculty Advisor of the Year nominee, Houston Baptist University
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 6th nomination
2005 Montgomery College, Award, Solo exhibition
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
2004 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
2002 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
2000 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
1998 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
1996 Pastel Society of the Southwest, 15th Annual Juried Exhibition, Honorable Mention, Dallas, TX
1973 Sam Houston State University, Joseph Polley Payne Awards for Painting, First Place and Honorable Mention (cash honorarium), Huntsville, TX
1971 Houston Baptist University, Best of Show Award, Annual Student Art Exhibition, Houston, TX
Houston Baptist University, First Place Award, Shank’s Mare Student Literary Magazine (cash honorarium), Houston, TX
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Televised feature interview Austin 8 News, in conjunction with Austin Book Fair at Laguna Gloria Museum, AMOA, Austin, TX, 7/2009
Volksstimme, Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, July 10, 2008, Zwei Amerikaner Arbeiten in Hilmsen, von Anke Pelczarski. (Salzwedel, Germany)
Houston Chronicle, Dec. 6, 2007, Groundbreaking Ceremony Kicks Off Center’s Construction, section Z13, p1, photo by Kim Christensen.
HBU Collegian, Vol 42, No. 7, Dec. 6, 2007, Breaking Ground photo by Amna Rehmatulla
Southwest Art Magazine, July 2005, Featured artwork and mention in Texas Art Events section, p.98
Houston Chronicle, HBU Professor Puts Art Before the Horse, by Valerie Sweeten, July 29, 2004, Faces in the Crowd series
Televised week-long feature on the morning Art Segment, Channel 26 News, FOX-TV KRIV, 4/2004
Televised feature interview with Paul Harasim, Hats Off to Houston, Channel 2 News, KPRC TV, 11/1996
Houston Post, Rodeo Section, Feb 17, 1994, School Art Program Adds Splash of Color, article/art by MWL
Houston Post, Rodeo Section, Feb 18, 1993, Are You Ready for the Country? cover art by MWL
Houston Post, Rodeo Section, Feb 13, 1992, In Search of the Perfect Ride cover art by MWL
Houston Post Salute to the Houston Symphony, Sept 8, 1991, MWL cover art
Houston Symphony Magazine, October 1991, Crescendo Houston Post Supplement Cover dedication, p.34
Houston Post, Rodeo Section, Feb 14, 1991, The More Things Change cover art by MWL
Houston Post, December 13, 1987, Healthy Outlooks cover art by MWL, full color reproduction of Cycle of Life, pastel
