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             Education

2000     Masters of Fine Arts, Ohio University, Athens
1995     Bachelor of Arts, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana

             Solo Exhibitions

2010      The Eula Project, O’Kane Gallery, University of Houston – Downtown, Houston, TX
2005      Just in time for Spring, Gallery Sonja Roesch, Houston, TX
              Kinzelman Art Consulting Rotating Artist Program at Gensler Architecture Firm, Houston, TX
2003      The Basics (flowers not included), Women and their Work, Austin TX (catalogue)
2000      M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Seigfred Art Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, OH

             Group Exhibitions

2011      Art Market, Art Palace, Houston, TX
              Gifting Abstraction, Soho20 Chelsea, New York, NY. Curator: Mariangeles Soto-Diaz

2010     Julian Dashper (1960-2009): It Is Life, Minus Space, Brooklyn, NY

2009      Serious Play, Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX. Curator: Sally Sprout

2008      Minus Space, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, NY. Curator: Phong Bui

2007      this exhibition...a collaborative project, Gallery Sonja Roesch, Houston, TX

              The Wall Dependent Object, Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX. Curator: Sally Sprout

2006      Works on Paper, Gallery Sonja Roesch, Houston, TX
              Less is More, Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX. Curator: Sally Sprout
              Dialog, Gallery Sonja Roesch, Houston, TX

2005      The Affair @ The Jupiter Hotel, DiverseWorks project, Portland, OR
              …and then some, Space 125 Gallery, Houston, TX
              Art Santa Fe 2005, Sweeney Convention Center/Gallery Sonja Roesch, Santa Fe, NM

2004      One color only? Gallery Sonja Roesch, Houston, TX
              Art Frankfurt 2004, Messe Frankfurt/Gallery Sonja Roesch, Frankfurt, Germany
              Abstract Concepts, Art Center, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX. Curator: Clint Willour
              Against Tradition: Trends in Contemporary Printmaking, University Art Gallery, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN

2003       Juror’s Choice 2003, Women and Their Work, Austin, TX. Juror: Kate Bonansinga
              Art Santa Fe 2003, Sweeney Convention Center/Gallery Sonja Roesch, Santa Fe, NM
              The Big Show, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX. Juror: Abby Messitte
              “junctions”, Gallery Sonja Roesch, Houston, TX
              16th Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition, Lake Charles, LA. Juror: Francis Colpitt (catalogue)

2002      Surface Tensions, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston TX. Curator: Clint Willour
              Pink Perspectives, Studio 107 Gallery, Austin, TX. Curator: Catherine Dossin (catalogue)
              New American Talent 17, TFAA, Jones Center for Contemporary Art, Austin, TX. Juror: Kathryn Kanjo (catalogue)
              Round One: an invitational exhibition, Hooks-Epstein Gallery, Houston, TX

2001      fully cornered, Petite LG, Houston, TX. Curator: Patricia Hernandez
              Fashionistas, Poissant Gallery, Houston, TX. Curator: Catherine D. Anspon

2000      Rounding the Edge, Purse Building Studios, Houston, TX. Curator: Judy Moon Kwon
              McNeese Alumni Show, Abercrombie Gallery, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA

1999      Formal Distortions, Three Person Exhibition, Bunte Gallery, Franklin University, Columbus, OH
              Multiple Perspectives, Ester Allen Greer Museum, Rio Grande, OH. Juror: Abner Jonas
              Notations, Collaboration with Phyllis McGibbon, Trisollini Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, OH

1998      Printmaking at OU, Ester Allen Greer Museum, Rio Grande, OH
              Ohio University Graduate Printmakers, Southern Graphics Council Conference 1998, Seigfred Hall, Athens, OH
              Exquisite Corpse, Mid American Print Council 1998 Conference, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

              Bibliography

2007      R. Eric Davis, "Couples in Love and Art", ArtsHouston, June 2007, pp. 16-18.

2005      Kelly Klaasmeyer, “Melanie Crader: Just in Time for Spring” Capsule Review
              Houston Press, January, 27- February 2, 2005, p.40.

2004      Atopia Journal Issue 3.66, “Stone Pockets for we Barbarians”, August 2004
              Patricia C. Johnson, “Exhibits explore divergent media, spanning eras”, The Houston Chronicle, Saturday, July 10, 2004, 9D-10D.
               Wendy Gilmartin, “One Color Only?” Glasstire: Texas Visual Art Online, August 2004

2003      Molly Beth Brenner, “Cream, Frost, Mint”, The Austin Chronicle, December 12, 2003, p. 48.
              New American Paintings: The Eighth Open Studios Western Competition, Book 48, Vol. 8, No.5 Juror: Beth Venn. pp. 42-45. November 2003.
              Kelly Klaasmeyer, “Right at Home: Local artists show off their work at Lawndale’s Big Show” Houston Press, August 14-20, 2003, p.47.
              Kelly Klaasmeyer, “Elsewhere Around Town” Houston Press, June 5-11, 2003, p.49.
              Jennifer McLerran and Tom Patin, “The Basics (flowers not included)”, 2003 (catalogue essay)

2002      Michael Barnes, “By methods old and new, indelible images are born”, Austin American-Statesman, Saturday, June 8, 2002, D14.
              Catherine Dossin, “Pink Perspectives: The Feminine Touch in Arts “, 2002 (catalogue essay)

2001      Kelly Klaasmeyer, “Fashion Forward: Which came first - the artist or the designer?” Houston Press, November 1-7, 2001, p. 62.
              Catherine D. Anspon, “Movements: Art and Fashion” Exposicion: Houston’s Digital Magazine for the Fine Arts, Vol. 4  No. 3, August 2001.
              “Hot Local Artists: A Guide” Exposicion: Houston’s Digital Magazine for the Fine Arts, Vol. 4, No. 2, May 2001.

2000      New American Paintings: The MFA Annual 2000, Volume 5. Juror: Klaus Kertess. Cover Image and pp. 7, 38-41. June 2000.

1999      Ray Kleinlein, “Formal Distortions”, Dialogue, July/August 1999 p. 13-14.

1998      Student Perspective on Contemporary Printmaking, March 1998. CD-Rom