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Art Exhibitions Produced
Director, Curator and Chief High Mucky-Muck of Big As Night, Too, a one-night-only exhibition of the work of 24 DallasArtsRevue Supporting Members including Nancy Ferro, Anna Palmer, Chris Fulmer, Michael Helsem, Sheila Cunningham, Fannie Brito, Art Shirer, Barbara Mabli,Elisabeth Schalij, Carolann Haggard, Gaby Pruitt, Marty Mitchener, Rita Barnard, James Michael Starr, Kristen Erwin, Donna Ball, Bob Nunn, Heather Gorham, Leisa Corbett, Kathy Boortz, Kathy Robinson-Hays, Rebecca Boatman, Norman Kary and J R Compton.— at 419 North Tyler on October 28, 2006
Director of DARts On The Tour, the second-ever DallasArtsRevue.com Supporting Member and Subscriber Exhibition during the 14th Annual White Rock Lake Artists Studio Tour in the front two rooms of my home, October 15 and 16, 2005 featuring the work of Peter Ligon, Nancy Ferro, Alex Troup, James Michael Starr, Bob Nunn, Fannie Brito, Michael Helsem, Richard Ray, Marty Ray, Elissa Foster Art Shirer, Ann Huey, Tom Moody, Zach & Greg Metz, Pamela Nelson, Gregory Horndeski, Dean Corbitt, Dwayne Carter, Elizabeth Reeves, Brad Metcalf, TJ Mabrey, Jim Bowman, John Abrams, A.M. Hudson, Mary Iron Eyes, Richard Crow, Roy Cirigliana, Gerald Burns, Georgia Stafford, Willard "The Texas Kid" Watson and briefly, Mark Williamson.
Director of the first-ever DallasArtsRevue.com Supporting Member exhibition, 1026 Tranquilla in a green, hilly Casa Linda neighborhood near White Rock Lake, December 6, 7 and 8, 2002
Curator of The Book Show, an exhibition of artists' books, sketchbooks, journals and book-like objects at Artisana Gallery in downtown Dallas, July 17 - August 15, 1993
Producer of The World Premiere of the Deborah Turbeville Retrospective, October 27 - December 17, 1989 at Allen Street Gallery near downtown Dallas. After showing in three parts in Dallas, the world-famous art/fashion photographer's exhibition traveled to Tokyo, Japan and Paris, France. I organized and directed all aspects of this event, co-wrote a successful grant proposal, designed and produced all invitations and signage, worked with Turbeville's collaborator to hang the innovative exhibition and wrote and distributed national and regional publicity.
Curator of The Wall Art & Graffiti Show, an exhibition of graffiti and photographic documentation at Allen Street Gallery, May - June 1989.
Curator/Lecturer for NonTraditional Photography featuring six innovative Dallas photographers at Richland College Lakeside Gallery, November 15 - December 9, 1988.
Producer and Juror of The Dragon Show, a national competitive exhibition at The Dallas Public Library's J. Erik Jonsson Community Showcase Gallery, Ocober 1988 - January 1989. More than 6,000 persons attended.
Producer of "Allen Street Alumni: Past & Future" an invitational exhibition at Allen Street Gallery, September 9 - October 16, 1988
Allen Street Gallery Program Committee Chair: responsible for producing all Allen Street Gallery exhibitons, including teaching people who wanted to have shows or had exhibition ideas how to promote, curate and mount exhibitions, June 1988 - 1990
Producer of "The First, Unjuried Third Sunday Show in Seven Years at Allen Street Gallery, July 1988
Curator/Producer of The Georgia Stafford Retrospective at 842 First Ave., Dallas, October 18 - November 4, 1986
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