Texas Expressionism
William Reaves Fine Art Houston, TX
Texas Expressionism Exhibition On View • September 14 - October 13, 2012 Collector Preview • September 14-15 Opening Reception • September 22, 5-8 p.m. Closing Weekend • October 13-14
William Reaves Fine Art 2313 Brun Street Houston, Texas www.reavesart.com
Texas Expressionism
Abstract expressionism is one of the most influential and important developments in art in the last century. Although much of the focus has centered on European and New York abstraction, Texas, too, adapted these modernist artistic currents. Beginning in the mid-twentieth century, the Lone Star state experienced a vivacious period of abstraction. William Reaves Fine Art brings Texas expressionism to the forefront with this exhibition, which features seven artists: Richard Stout, McKie Trotter, Dick Wray, Dorothy Hood, and Otis Huband, Bill Reily and Charles Schorre. Much like their state, Texas artists are fiercely independent. These artists were not part of a Texas art school or group. Each developed independently with their own artistic language. Although most of these artists received formal training outside the state, many returned or settled in Texas where they enjoyed a life-long career in the arts. Living in a unique region, these artists found inspiration in their surrounding environment, pulling from elements of the Texas landscape, the character of the area and its people. Although working outside the major art centers like New York and Paris, these artists garnered a reputation within their region and found a welcoming and supportive audience in the Lone Star state. Richard Stout, a native Texan, was born in Beaumont in 1934. He completed his undergraduate studies at the Art Institute of Chicago. Returning to Texas in 1957, Stout quickly delved into a lifelong career as a professional artist and art teacher in Houston. After receiving his MFA from University of Texas at Austin, Richard joined the art faculty at the University of Houston, teaching there for almost 30 years. Although having studied with the likes of Kathleen Blackshear and Isabel McKinnon (a former student of Hans Hoffman) at the Art Institute of Chicago, what influenced Stout the most was the museum within which the institute was held. During lunch breaks, the young student would spend his time in the galleries, studying paintings, mesmerized by masterpieces from such artists as Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, and Arthur Dove. By the end of his studies, Stout’s work had found its form, moving into an openness that is evident in the works featured in this exhibition, which represents prime examples of the artist’s earliest paintings. Their canvases highlight Stout’s skillful conception of bold compositions built up through layers of dramatic brushwork and brilliant color, as seen in paintings like Untitled (cover image,1957), which celebrates the expressive potential of paint itself. While continuing the influences from his days in Chicago, Stout’s canvases became somewhat more landscape oriented after returning to the Lone Star state. He began to gather inspiration from the Texas coast. The paintings that followed exhibit unbridled expressionism, exuding a painterliness indebted to the Gulf Coast landscape, evidenced in paintings like Escape (1959).
Richard Stout Escape, 1959 oil on canvas 71 x 71 inches
Like Stout, McKie Trotter (1918-1999) was greatly inspired by the Lone Star state, with compositions that are stronglined and imbued with rich color. Moving to Fort Worth in 1947 after receiving formal training in Virginia and Georgia, Trotter quickly settled in as an artist and university instructor, first at Texas Wesleyan College, and later at Texas Christian University. His earlier works from the late 1940s to early 1950s convey compositions akin to cubist abstraction, playing with perspective, geometric shapes, and embellished color. As the artist moved into the later 1950s and 1960s, the paintings evolve into abstract expressionist canvases with more free-flowing elements. Forms are no longer outlined. Compositions become radically reduced, highly abstracted landscapes. Trotter’s paintings hint at geographical elements purely through fields of color, as in Fields at Dusk (1959), which employs a simple palette, with vertical bands of color to insinuate a landscape.
McKie Trotter, Fields at Dusk, 1959, casein on masonite, 32 x 48 inches
Other artists inspired by the Texas landscape include Charles Schorre and Bill Reily. Charles Schorre was born in Cuero, Texas in 1925. After completing a BFA from the University of Texas, Schorre set up residence in Houston, where he taught classes at the museum school at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Rice University. Schorre has often admitted to expressing his inner essential feelings in his work. In his compositions he attempts to paint the essence of the visual world, reacting to what he sees, allowing himself to respond to each brushstroke, evidenced in work like Floating Signal (1989/1994).
Charles Schorre, Floating Signal, 1989/1994, mixed media, 36 x 48 inches
This exhibition also includes the dynamic 1950s-60s period of work from San Antonio artist Bill Reily. Born in 1930, Reily expressed an interest in art from a young age, receiving his first formal art instruction from Mrs. Mamie Price, an accomplished art teacher trained at the Art Institute of Chicago. The works exhibited in this show demonstrate Reily’s ability to invent and construct an environment imbued with lush and vibrant color. Works like West Texas (1957) express an amalgamation of forms that provoke Texas environs.
Bill Reily, West Texas,1957, oil on board, 20 x 24 inches
Reaching beyond the realms of the Texas landscape, Dorothy Hood’s work explores the universe of the cosmos. Born in Bryan in 1919 and raised in Houston, Hood received formal training along the east coast at The Rhode Island School of Design and The Art Students League in New York, finishing in 1941. After living almost two decades in Mexico, the artist returned to Houston in 1961, launching her teaching career at the Museum School of Art. Hood’s paintings project the artist’s moods, tracing her experiences through various tones and hues. Likewise, one can see the importance of scale relationships in large works like Calypso (n/d). Works like Untitled (c1975) illustrate Hood’s ability to transform organic substance into atmospheric spaces, with subtle gradations of light and color that wash across of the surface of the canvas.
Dorothy Hood, Caylpso,n/d, oil on canvas, 60 x 70 inches
Dorothy Hood, Untitled, c1975, oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches
Otis Huband is a long-time Houston resident, who has concentrated over the past thirty years on the production of work that follows his unique aesthetic vision and artistic philosophies. Huband was born in Virginia in 1933, traveling around the country before settling in Houston in 1965. Although inspired by the early Italian masters like Carravaggio and European modernists like Picasso and Matisse, Huband views his work as a combination of concepts of the aesthetic views of abstract expressionism. The artist allows the materials to guide him, responding to the colors and forms as they begin to appear on the canvas. Through his subconscious, the painting gradually begins to suggest an image as visual elements form the stepping stones upon which Huband travels with his paint. Paintings like Careful Surface Buttoned (2004) exude a force and energy, demonstrated through his application of bold color and dramatic forms. Figures simultaneously emerge and submerge through the frenetic layers of paint, pushing through the riots of color, like in Coldport (2012). By his expert hand, Huband makes order out of chaos.
Otis Huband, Careful Surface Buttoned, 2004, oil on canvas, 35 1/2 x 46 inches
Otis Huband, Coldport, 2012, oil on canvas, 56 x 47 inches
Another Texas artist known for his energetic and expressive canvases is none other than Dick Wray (1933-2011). A native Houstonian, Wray quickly abandoned the geometric structure from his architectural training after a trip to Europe in 1958, where the artist encountered the paintings of American abstract expressionists, such as Pollock and de Kooning. Wray’s paintings are wild, aggressive, and unapologetic in their explosions of color, line, form, and texture. Canvases like Victor Hugo Recalled (1999-2006) exude a spectra of colors, challenging the viewer in its boisterous abstraction while simultaneously alluring in its sensual passion. Wray’s work unveils his vision, painting the paths of his vibrant imagination.
Dick Wray, Victor Hugo Recalled, 1999-2006, mixed media, 48 x 36 inches
Texas expressionism comes in many forms. In a work of Texas expressionism, one sees not only expressionist qualities, but also the artist’s larger framework of experiences in Texas on which the tenets of expressionism were hung. Drawing from the character of their Texas surroundings, the artists bring their own perspective to the expressionist style. Each artist paints around an idea that has been shaped and interpreted, consciously or subconsciously, by the various elements that make up the Lone Star state. Texas has provided fertile grounds for the production of abstract expressionism, and continues to provide enthusiastic support and receptivity for its artists. -Bill Reaves, Leslie Thompson, and Jennifer Pryor
Texas Expressionism Exhibition Checklist Artist
Title of Work
Date
Medium
Dimensions in inches
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Dorothy Hood Dorothy Hood Dorothy Hood Dorothy Hood Dorothy Hood Dorothy Hood Dorothy Hood Dorothy Hood Dorothy Hood
Calypso Figure of Wings Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled
n/d c. 1960s c. 1970s c. 1975 n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d
oil/canvas oil/canvas oil/canvas oil/canvas oil/canvas pen/ink pen/ink pen/ink pen/ink
70x60 30x26 36x36 48x48 43x24 20x24 19 1/2x12 1/2 20x26 26x20
10 11 12 13 14 15
Otis Huband Otis Huband Otis Huband Otis Huband Otis Huband Otis Huband
Apparatus Careful Surface Buttoned Coldport Red Dawn Untitled (Pinks) Watching T.V.
2012 2004 2012 2012 2012 2006
oil/canvas oil/canvas oil/canvas oil/canvas oil/canvas oil/canvas
67x44 46x35 1/2 56x47 57x44 57x42 1/2 55 1/2 x41
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Bill Reily Bill Reily Bill Reily Bill Reily Bill Reily Bill Reily Bill Reily
Arches Dieseality Early Bird Engulfed Cathedral Shore Birds The Net West Texas
1956 1953 n/d n/d n/d n/d 1957
oil/board casein casein oil/board mixed media oil/canvas oil/board
24 X 17 17x23 15x20 48x36 16x23 10 X 11 20 X 24
23 24 25 26 27
Charles Schorre Charles Schorre Charles Schorre Charles Schorre Charles Schorre
Floating Signal Red Sea Signal Sand Signal Untitled Untitled (Tree)
1989/1994 1981 1980 1973 1979
mixed media oil/canvas mixed media/canvas mixed media collage watercolor
36x48 48x60 48x72 30x30 30x24
Texas Expressionism Exhibition Checklist Artist
Title of Work
Date
Medium
Dimensions in inches
28 29 30 31 32 33 34
Richard Stout Richard Stout Richard Stout Richard Stout Richard Stout Richard Stout Richard Stout
Bright Storm Dark Storm Escape Flowers Untitled Untitled Untitled
1956 1956 1959 1957 1957 1959 1973
pastel pastel oil/canvas oil/canvas oil/canvas oil/canvas acrylic/canvas
25x38 22 3/4x34 1/2 71x71 50x50 68x68 24x32 40x50
35 36 37 38 39 40 41
McKie Trotter McKie Trotter McKie Trotter McKie Trotter McKie Trotter McKie Trotter McKie Trotter
Earthscape #7 Earthscape with Sea Fields at Dusk Natural Bridge Portent Skyscraperscape Two Levels #6
1958-60 1963-64 1959 1959 1956 c.1958 1964-68
oil/board oil/canvas casein/masonite oil/board oil/board casein/board acrylic/canvas
58 x 40 46x50 32x48 72 x 32 48 x 32 48 x 16 50x46
42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
Dick Wray Dick Wray Dick Wray Dick Wray Dick Wray Dick Wray Dick Wray Dick Wray Dick Wray Dick Wray
Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled #3 Untitled #4 Untitled #5 Untitled #6 Victor Hugo Recalled
2004 2006 2006 n/d n/d c. 2000 c. 2000 c. 2000 c. 2000 1999-2006
mixed media/board oil/canvas mixed media mixed media/board mixed media watercolor watercolor watercolor watercolor mixed media
60x44 48x36 48x36 60x44 60x48 11x15 11x15 11x15 11x15 48x36
Dorothy Hood Selected Biographical and Career Highlights • 1919, Born in Bryan, Texas • 1937-1940, Studies at The Rhode Island School of Design, Providence • 1941, Studies at The Art Students League, New York • 1943-1961, Lives in Mexico City and Puebla, Mexico • 1961-1972, Instructor at the Museum Fine Arts School, Houston • 1973, Wins the Childe Hassam Purchase Price, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York • 2000, Dies at Houston residence Selected Exhibitions • 1962, Meredith Long & Company, Houston, Texas • 1963, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas • 1965, Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio, Texas • 1970, The Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Texas • 1971, Rice University, Houston, Texas • 1978, McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, Texas Selected Public Collections • Baylor University, Waco, Texas • Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas • Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Rice University Collection, Houston, Texas • The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York • The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. • Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York
1. Dorothy Hood, Calypso, n/d oil on canvas 60 x 70 inches
2. Dorothy Hood Figure of Wings, c. 1960s oil on canvas 30 x 26 inches
3. Dorothy Hood Untitled, c. 1970s oil on canvas 36 x 36 inches
4. Dorothy Hood Untitled, c. 1975 oil on canvas 48 x 48 inches
5. Dorothy Hood Untitled, n/d oil on canvas 43 x 24 inches
6. Dorothy Hood Untitled, n/d pen and ink 20 x 24 inches
7. Dorothy Hood Untitled, n/d pen and ink 19 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches
8. Dorothy Hood Untitled, n/d pen and ink 20 x 26 inches
9. Dorothy Hood Untitled, n/d pen and ink 26 x 20 inches
Otis Huband Biographical and Career Highlights • 1933, Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, currently lives in Houston • 1955-1956, Attends Richmond Professional Institute of the College of William & Mary • 1956-1957, Ventura Junior College, Ventura, CA • 1957-1958, California College of Arts & Crafts, Oakland, CA • 1958-1961, Virginia Commonwealth University, Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts • 1961, Marries Anne Hite Owen • 1963-1964, Attends Accademia di Bella Arti, Perugia, Italy • 1967-1971, Art Instructor at Houston Museum School of Fine Arts (now Glassell School) • 1967-1972, Art Instructor at Rice University, summer school for high school students • 1971-1982, Art Instructor at Art League of Houston • 1975, Art Instructor at University of Houston, life drawing Selected Exhibitions • 1956, Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, VA • 1960, Erick Schendler Gallery, Richmond, VA • 1964, Circolo di Universita, Perugia, Italy • 1965-1966, The James Bute Gallery, Houston, TX • 1966-1967, Dubose Gallery, Houston, TX • 1966-1970, Erdon Gallery, Houston, TX • 1972-1990, Louisiana Gallery, Houston, TX • 1974, University of Houston, Downtown, Houston, TX • 1976, Ars Longa Gallery, Houston, TX • 2010, William Reaves Fine Art, Houston, TX • University of Houston Faculty Exhibition, Houston, TX Selected Collections • Giacomo Colderone, Perugia, Italy • Mitchell Energy and Development Corporations, Houston, TX • Houston Grand Opera, Rigoletto painting for cover • Merrill Lynch, Exploration & Development Department • Emil Magliocco, Jr. • Numerous private collections
10. Otis Huband Apparatus, 2012 oil on canvas 67x44 inches
11. Otis Huband Careful Surface Buttoned, 2004 oil on canvas 46x35 1/2 inches
12. Otis Huband Coldport, 2012 oil on canvas 56 x 47 inches
13. Otis Huband Red Dawn, 2012 oil on canvas 57x 44 inches
14. Otis Huband Untitled (Pinks), 2012 oil on canvas 67 x 42 1/2 inches
15. Otis Huband, Watching TV, 2006, oil on canvas, 55 1/2 x 41 inches
Bill Reily Selected Biographical and Career Highlights • 1930, Born in San Antonio, Texas • 1948, Attends McNay Art Institute • 1952, The University of Texas at Austin, B.F.A. • 1952, Texas Fine Arts Association, Purchase Prize • 1952, San Antonio Art League, Purchase Prize • 1959, San Antonio Art League, Artist of the Year • 1962, The University of Texas at Austin, M.F.A. • 1980, San Antonio Art League, Onderdonk Prize Selected Exhibitions • 1950, 1952-56, 1961, 1964, 1976, 1980, San Antonio Local Artists Exhibition, Witte Memorial Museum • 1950, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1971, Texas General Exhibitions • 1951-53, 1955, 1957, 1976, Texas Fine Arts Association, Laguna Gloria Art Museum • 1956-58, Contemporary American Drawings, European Tour, U.S. Information Services • 1956-59, Contemporary American Paintings, European Tour, American Federation of Arts • 1956, 1958, 1959, D.D. Feldman Invitational Exhibitions, Dallas Museum of Art • 1956, 1971, 2002, McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, Texas • 1958, Collages, Watercolors, Drawings, Bertha Schaefer Gallery, New York, New York • 1959, Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio, Texas • 1988, The McNay and the Texas Artist, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas • 1996, 1950s Artists of the Year, San Antonio Art League Museum Selected Public Collections • Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas • Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas • San Antonio Art League Museum, San Antonio, Texas • Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio, Texas • The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas • U.S. Information Service, Washington, D.C.
16. Bill Reily Arches, 1956 oil on board 24 x 17 inches
17. Bill Reily Dieseality, 1953 casein 17 x 23 inches
18. Bill Reily Early Bird, n/d casein 15 x 20 inches
19. Bill Reily Engulfed Cathedral, n/d oil on board 48 x 36 inches
20. Bill Reily Shore Birds, n/d mixed media 16 x 23 inches
21. Bill Reily The Net, n/d oil on canvas 10 x 11 inches
22. Bill Reily West Texas, 1957 oil on board 20 x 24 inches
Charles Schorre Selected Biographical and Career Highlights • 1925, born in Cuero, Texas • 1948, The University of Texas at Austin, BFA • 1949-50, instructor at the Museum School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston • 1960-72, Rice University, Assistant Professor of Fine Art • 1986, Texas Artist of the Year • Received City of Houston Mayor’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts • 1993, Educator Award from the American Institute of Architecture • 1996, passed away in Houston, TX Selected Exhibitions • 1965, Houston Annual Area Exhibition, Houston, received first award in painting • 1966, and continuing through 1983, Charles Schorre, DuBose Gallery, Houston, TX • 1966, Houston Exhibition, received first award • 1969, First Southwestern States Watercolor Annual, received first award • 1970, 103rd Annual/American Watercolor Society, New York, received Windsor Newton Award • 1973, Private Works, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston • 1974, Drawings, Collages & Paintings, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX • 1977, International Drawing Biannale, United Kingdom • 1978, Charles Schorre, David B. Findlay Gallery, New York • 1981, Charles Schorre: Pages from Books Unpublished, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, New York and Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston • 1984, and continuing through 1995, Meredith Long & Company, Houston Selected Major Collections • Baylor College of Medicine, Houston • ESSO Eastern • Exxon, New York • Museum of Fine Arts, Houston • National Endowment for the Arts • Schlumberger • Shell Oil Corporation • U.S. Marine Corps • Modern Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX
23. Charles Schorre Floating Signal, 1989/1994 mixed media 36 x 48 inches
24. Charles Schorre Red Sea Signal, 1981 oil on canvas 48 x 60 inches
25. Charles Schorre, Sand Signal, 1980, mixed media, 48 x 72 inches
26. Charles Schorre Untitled, 1973 mixed media collage 30 x 30 inches
27. Charles Schorre Untitled (Tree), 1979 watercolor 30 x 24 inches
Richard Stout Selected Biographical and Career Highlights • 1934, Born in Beaumont, Texas – currently lives in Houston, Texas • 1957, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, B.F.A. • 1969, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas, M.F.A. • 1969 – 74, Instructor, University of Houston, Houston, Texas • 1975 – 95, Professor, University of Houston, Houston, Texas • 2010, CASETA Artist of the Year (The Center for the Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art) Selected Exhibitions • 1951, Beaumont Art League, Beaumont, Texas • 1953, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois • 1955 – 78, Beaumont Art Museum Tri-State Annual, Beaumont, Texas (regular exhibitions) • 1956, 1014 Art Center, Chicago, Illinois (solo) • 1963 – 85, Meredith Long & Co., Houston, Texas (regular solo exhibitions) • 1965, Texas Painting and Sculpture Annual, Witte Museum, San Antonio, Texas • 1974, Abstract Painting in Houston, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas • 1975, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Texas (solo) • 1985, Fresh Paint: The Houston School, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas • 1997, Richard Stout: Paintings & Drawings, Museum of East Texas, Lufkin, Texas (solo) • 2007, Texas Modern, Martin Museum of Art, Baylor University, Waco, Texas • 2010, Richard Stout: Alternate Realities, The Beeville Art Museum, Beeville, Texas (solo) Selected Public Collections • Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, Texas • Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas • Butler Institute of Art, Youngstown, Ohio • Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas • McNay Museum, San Antonio, Texas • Menil Collection, Houston, Texas • The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
28. Richard Stout Bright Storm, 1956 pastel 25 x 38 inches
29. Richard Stout Dark Storm, 1956 pastel 22 3/4 x 34 1/2 inches
30. Richard Stout Escape, 1959 oil on canvas 71 x 71 inches
31. Richard Stout Flowers, 1957 oil on canvas 50 x 50 inches
32. Richard Stout Untitled, 1957 oil on canvas 68 x 68 inches
33. Richard Stout, Untitled, 1959, oil on canvas, 24 x 32 inches
34. Richard Stout, Untitled, 1973, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 50 inches
McKie Trotter Selected Biographical and Career Highlights • 1918, Born in Manchester, Georgia • 1940, BA, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia • 1943-45, United States Army Infantry Captain and Prisoner of War • 1950, MFA, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia • 1948-53, Instructor and Professor at Texas Wesleyan College, Fort Worth, Texas • 1953-88, Professor of Art at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas • 1999, Dies at Fort Worth residence Selected Exhibitions • 1946-47, Pepsi-Cola Company’s Third annual Exhibition: Paintings of the Year, New York, National Academy of Design • 1949-55, Fort Worth Art Association Local Artists’ Exhibition, Fort Worth, Texas • 1950-58, Annual Texas Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, Dallas Museum of Art • 1951-53, Texas Fine Arts Association General Exhibition, Austin, Texas • 1954, Young American Paintings, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York • 1960, Southwestern Art: A Sampling of Contemporary Painting and Sculpture, Dallas Museum of Art • 1961-67, Annual Exhibition of Artists of Fort Worth, Fort Worth Art Center Selected Public Collections • Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas • Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas • Murray State College, Tishomingo, Oklahoma • Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth • Old Jail Art Center, Albany, Texas • Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
35. McKie Trotter Earthscape #7, 1958-60 oil on board 58 x 40 inches
36. McKie Trotter Earthscape with Sea, 1963-64 oil on canvas 46 x 50 inches
37. McKie Trotter Fields at Dusk, 1958-60 casein on masonite 32 x 48 inches
38. McKie Trotter Natural Bridge, 1959 oil on board 72 x 32 inches
39. McKie Trotter Portent, 1956 oil on board 48 x 32 inches
40. McKie Trotter Skyscraperscape, c. 1958 casein on board 48 x 16 inches
41. McKie Trotter Two Levels #6, 1964-68 acrylic on canvas 50 x 46 inches
Dick Wray Selected Biographical and Career Highlights • 1933, Born in Houston, TX • 1955-58, Attends University of Houston, School of Architecture, Houston, TX • 1959, Attends Kunstakademie, Dusseldorf, Germany • 1962, Receives Ford Foundation Purchase Award • 1964, Guest artist at Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Los Angeles, CA • 1968-82, Instructor at Glassell School of Art, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX • 1978, Receives National Endowment for the Arts Artist Grant • 2000, Texas Artist of the Year, Art League, Houston, TX • 2011, Dies in Houston, TX Selected Exhibitions • 1960, 35th Annual Houston Area Exhibition, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX • 1962, Southwest Painting and Sculpture Exhibit, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX • 1963, Dick Wray Paintings, Louisiana Gallery, Houston, TX • 1969, Tamarind Homage to Lithography, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY • 1970, Dick Wray Paintings, The Museum of Fine Arts School of Art, Houston, TX • 1975, Dick Wray, one-man exhibition, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX • 1977, Dick Wray: First New York Exhibition, Lerner – Heller, New York, NY • 1979, Fire!, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX • 1985, Fresh Paint: The Houston School, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX • 1990, Printmaking in Texas: the 1980s, Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX • 1996, Texas Modern and Post-Modern, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX Selected Public Collections • Albright-Knox Museum, Buffalo, NY • The Barrett Collection, Dallas, TX • Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX • Museum of East Texas, Lufkin, TX • Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX • Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY • Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX • National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. • Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA • San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX • Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio, TX 42. Dick Wray Untitled, 2004 mixed media on board 60 x 44 inches (invt. 1472)
43. Dick Wray Untitled, 2006 oil on canvas 48 x 36 inches (invt. 1023)
44. Dick Wray Untitled, n/d mixed media 48 x 36 inches (invt. 1006)
45. Dick Wray Untitled, n/d mixed media on board 60 x 44 inches (invt. 1865)
46. Dick Wray Untitled, n/d mixed media 60 x 48 inches (invt. 1492)
47. Dick Wray Untitled #3, c2000 watercolor 11 x 15 inches (invt. 2004)
48. Dick Wray Untitled #4, c2000 watercolor 11 x 15 inches (invt. 2005)
49. Dick Wray Untitled #5, c2000 watercolor 11 x 15 inches (invt. 2003)
50. Dick Wray Untitled #6, c2000 watercolor 11 x 15 inches (invt. 2002)
51. Dick Wray Victor Hugo Recalled, 1999-2006 mixed media 48 x 36 inches (invt. 1018)
William Reaves Fine Art 2313 Brun Street Houston, Texas 77019 Ph: 713.521.7500 Fax: 713.521.7504 Web: www.reavesart.com Email: info@reavesart.com Front and back cover, detail, Richard Stout, Untitled, 1957, oil on canvas, 68 x 68 inches