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Mary McCleary (American)
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Mary McCleary
Sugaring Moths 2008
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Biography |
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Born in Houston, Texas 1951 |
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Currently lives and works in Nacogdoches, Texas |
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Professor of Art at Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas |
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Education |
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MFA, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 1975 |
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BFA (cum laude), Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, Texas |
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Awards |
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Honorable Mention, “Assistance League of Houston celebrates Texas Art 2003”, Juror: Connie Butler, Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, L.A., CA 2003 |
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Mary McCleary: Beginning with the Word, Catalog from 15 year retrospective received a Gold Wilder Award from the Texas Association of Museums as one of the best catalogues published by Texas museums in 2001 |
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Award from American Association of University Women for “Cultural contributions to community” 2001 |
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Honorable Mention, “Texas Art Celebration,” Juror: David Ross, Director, Whitney Museum 1993 |
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Honored by the Texas Commission on the Arts “For her contribution and dedication to the arts in Texas” 1989 |
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Recipient of a Mid-America Arts Alliance/National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship 1988-89 |
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3rd Place Award, “Longview Art Invitational,” Longview Art Center, TX, Juror: David Turner, Director U.of Oregon Museum of Art 1982 |
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Purchase Prize, “Drawings & Prints National, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, Juror: Nancy Graves, artist 1978 |
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First Place Award, “Houston Area Exhibition,” Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, Jurors: Henry Hopkins, Director San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Walter Darby Bannard, artist, & Lynda Benglis, artist 1977 |
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Exhibitions |
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2007 |
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The Art of Forgiveness: Images of the Prodigal Son, Museum of Biblical Art, New York, NY |
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2007 |
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SFA Faculty Exhibition, Stephen F. Austin State University, SFA Gallery, Nacogdoches, TX |
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2006 |
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Texas 100: Selections from the El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, TX |
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2006 |
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Flatbed in Marfa, 124 El Paso Street (Julie Speed’s studio), Marfa, TX |
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2006 |
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Collectors X 3, Art League Houston, Houston, TX |
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2006 |
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I Love the'Burbs, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY |
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2006 |
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After Paradise, Moody Gallery, Houston, TX (solo) |
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2005 |
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Twenty Artist for Twenty Years, Adair Margo Gallery, El Paso, TX |
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2005 |
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Broken Beauty: Figuration, Narrative and the Transcendent in North American Art, Laguna Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, CA and the Joseph D. Carrier Gallery, Columbus Centre, Toronto, Canada |
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2005 |
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Never Done: Women’s Work From the Permanent Collection, El Paso Museum of Art, TX |
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2005 |
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The Next Generation: Contemporary Expressions of Faith, Museum of Biblical Art, New York, NY |
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2003 |
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Raid on the Inarticulate, Adair Margo Gallery, El Paso, TX (solo) |
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2003 |
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Miniatures, Hooks-Epstein Gallery, Houston, TX |
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2003 |
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Assistance League of Houston Celebrates Texas Art, Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX |
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2002 |
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I-45 Combined, Lowell Collins Gallery, Houston, TX |
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2002 |
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Group Exhibit/ Introductions, Moody Gallery, Houston, TX |
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2001 |
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Re/New, James Gallery, Houston, TX |
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2000 - 2001 |
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Mary McCleary Beginning with the Word, Constructed Narratives: 1985-2000, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX; Stephen F. Austin State University Art Center, Nacogdoches, TX; Dallas Visual Art Center, Dallas, TX; Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX; Southwest School of Art & Craft, San Antonio, TX (solo) |
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2000 |
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Children of the Apple Tree, Adair Margo Gallery, El Paso, TX (solo) |
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2000 |
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Word as Art: Contemporary Renderings, Gallery at American Bible Society, New York, NY |
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2000 |
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Neo-Rococo, University of Texas at San Antonio Art Gallery, TX |
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1999 |
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Texas IV, Tyler Museum of Art, TX |
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1999 |
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Thresholds, Concordia University Gallery, Austin, TX |
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1998 |
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The Figure and the Chair, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX |
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1998 |
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Scriptural References, Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, TX (solo) |
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1998 |
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The Figure: An Invitational Exhibit, Valley House Gallery, Dallas, TX |
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1997 |
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The Last Picture Show, Lynn Goode Gallery, Houston, TX |
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1996 |
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Artes Sagrados, Concordia University Gallery, Austin, TX |
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1995 |
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Art Journeys, The Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX |
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1995 |
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Mary McCleary: Parables, Lynn Goode Gallery, Houston, TX (solo) |
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1995 |
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Mary McCleary: Collages, Brazos Gallery, Richland College, Dallas, TX (solo) |
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1994 |
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Small Works, Lynn Goode Gallery, Houston, TX |
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1993 |
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In The Beginning, Art Museum of South East Texas, Beaumont, TX |
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1993 |
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The Living Word, Adair Margo Gallery, El Paso, TX (solo) |
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1992 |
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Things Seen, Things Not Seen, Lynn Goode Gallery, Houston, TX (solo) |
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1989 |
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Personal Visions, The Watson Gallery, Houston, TX (solo) |
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1986 |
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Recent Work: Mary McCleary, The Watson Gallery, Houston, TX (solo) |
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1985 |
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Mary McCleary: Mixed Media Constructions and Ceramics, Mattingly-Baker Gallery, Dallas, TX (solo) |
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1985 |
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Mary McCleary Constructions, Watson/de Nagy Co. Gallery, Houston, TX (solo) |
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1983 |
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New Works on Paper, Watson/de Nagy & Co., Houston, TX (solo) |
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1982 |
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Mixed Media Constructions, Mattingly-Baker Gallery, Dallas, TX (solo) |
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1980 |
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Mary McCleary, Watson/de Nagy & Co., Houston, TX (solo) |
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1978 |
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Mary McCleary: Introductions, Watson/de Nagy & Co., Houston, TX (solo) |
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1975 |
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Mary McCleary Graphics, The University of Oklahoma Art Museum, Norman, OK (solo) |
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