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Michael Roque Collins (American, 1955)
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Michael Roque Collins
Ascending From a Bridge of Sighs 2009
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Michael Roque Collins
Night Dreams 2007
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Michael Roque Collins
Study for Leaving Neuengamme 2008
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Michael Roque Collins
The Fountain 2006
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Michael Roque Collins
The Volcano 2008-2009
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Biography |
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1955 |
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Born in Houston, Texas |
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1960 |
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Museum of Fine Arts Art School, Houston, TX |
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1963 - 1973 |
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Lowell Collins School of Art, Houston, TX |
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1975 |
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Became Director of Lowell Collins School of Art, Houston, TX |
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1978 |
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University of Houston, Houston, TX, BFA |
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1977 - 1981 |
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Chairman of Fine Arts Department, St. Agnes Academy, Houston, TX |
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1984 |
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University of Houston, Houston, TX, Post Baccalaureate Studies in Drawing/Painting |
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1994 |
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Mid-America Arts Alliance/National Endowment for the Arts, Fellowship Award in Paintings and Works on Paper |
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1995 |
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Cultural Arts Council of Houston, Creative Artists’ Program, Visual Arts Grant for Painting |
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1996 - 1998 |
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Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, Meadows Graduate Artistic Scholarship Award and Teaching Assistantship |
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1998 |
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Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, MFA in Painting |
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1998 - 2002 |
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Artist Affiliate, Visiting Professor of Art and Assistant Professor of Art, College of Arts and Humanities, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX |
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2002 - 2003 |
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Visiting Professor of Art, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX |
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2003 - 2004 |
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Assistant Professor in Painting, Texas Tech University School of Art, Lubbock, TX |
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2007 |
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Residency Award, The Atelier House, Hilmsen 1, Hilmsen, Germany |
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2007 |
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National Watercolor Society, 63rd Annual Exhibition, Watercolor West Award |
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Exhibitions |
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2007 |
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“Amistad-Texas Art In Peru Exhibition,” Museo De La Nacion, Lima, Peru |
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2007 |
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“Ulterior Motifs XI,” Arlington Museum of Art, TX; traveling to Wichita Falls Museum of Art, Wichita Falls, TX |
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2007 |
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“More Is More-Maximalist Trends in Recent American Painting,” Florida State University Museum, Tallahassee, FL |
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2007 |
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LewAllen Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, NM (solo) |
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2007 |
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Gerald Peters Galleries Dallas, Dallas, TX (solo) |
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2007 |
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G Gallery, Houston TX (solo) |
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2006 |
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Montgomery College Art Center (solo) |
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2006 |
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Grand Opening of the Legaretto Wing, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX |
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2006 |
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“Contemporary Art Houston,” Shanghai Museum of Fine Arts, Shanghai, China |
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2006 |
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“12 x 12 Exhibition Invitational,” Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, TX |
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2006 |
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“Sacred Landscapes,” Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX |
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2006 |
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“Diptychs,” LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM |
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2005 |
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“Small Works,” LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM |
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2005 |
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McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX |
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2005 |
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Fundraiser and Exhibition for Katrina Relief, Redbud Gallery and 101 Gallery, Houston, TX |
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2004 |
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Bacardi Museum, Santiago, Cuba (solo) |
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2004 |
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Ellen Noel Art Museum, Odessa, TX (solo) |
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2004 |
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“The Artists of LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM,” Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, TX |
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2004 |
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“Ulterior Motifs No. 6,” Wheeler Bros. Studios, traveling to New Bransfels Museum of Art and Music, Amarillo Museum of Art, and Buddy Holly Museum |
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2004 |
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A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX |
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2003 |
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“Murallas: Texas, German & Cuban Artists in Cuba,” Museum of Natural History, Havana, Cuba |
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2003 |
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“Ulterior Motifs No. 5, HUMID, Hot, Sweet and Sticky,” Wheeler Bros. Studios in conjunction with Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX |
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2003 |
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“Huddle for the Arts 2004,” Cultural Arts Council of Houston, Houston, TX |
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2002 |
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“Houston Works,” ArtCo-Gallery, Leipzig, Germany, sponsored by Redbud Gallery, traveled to various museums and galleries throughout Germany |
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2002 |
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Texas Art Patron of the Year Gala and Auction Exhibition, Art League of Houston, Houston, TX |
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2001 |
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“Psychomanias,” Andy Antippas Gallery, New Orleans, LA (Two-person Exhibition) |
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2001 |
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Houston Baptist University Faculty Exhibition, Lowell Collins Gallery, Houston, TX |
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2001 |
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“Masterpieces,” The Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX |
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2000 |
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“Departure/Return,” Meadows Art Museum, Dallas, TX |
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1999 |
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Houston Art League, Retrospective Solo Exhibition, Houston, TX (solo) |
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1999 |
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Virginia Miller Gallery, Coral Gables, FL (solo) |
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1999 |
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“Square Roots,” South Texas Institute for the Arts, Corpus Christi, TX |
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Collections
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Ellen Noel Museum, Odessa, TX
St. Thomas University, Jones Hall Gallery, Houston, TX
Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL
Lowe Museum of Art, Miami, FL
San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX
Texas Commerce Bank, Houston, TX
El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, TX
Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX
J. Wayne Stark University Gallery, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Museum of the Southwest, Midland, TX |
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