Born 1970, New Orleans, LA
BA, University of New Orleans, 1992
MFA, University of Houston, 1996
Lives and works in Houston, TX
One Person Exhibitions
2013 Future Perfect, McMurtrey Gallery, Houston, TX
2011 The Son & The Heir, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
2009 How Soon Is Now? Wade Wilson Art, Houston TX
2005 Stranger in Paradise, Stealtharts, Birmingham, AL
1999 Suzanne Zinsel Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1997 Fuzzy Memories, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
Fuzzy Memories, Marguerite Oestreicher Fine Art, New Orleans, LA
1996 Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, TX
1995 Davis/McClain Gallery, Houston, TX
1994 Still-Zinsel Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Introductions, Davis/McClain Gallery, Houston, TX
Group Exhibitions
2013 If you cut it, they will come, McMurtrey Gallery, Houston TX
2013 Collage, More and Less Redux, Williams Tower, Houston, TX
2013 Howard Sherman: Artist’s Picks, Alliance Gallery, Houston, TX
2010 The New Black, Williams Tower, Houston, TX
Sumitomo, Houston, TX
2006 Katrina & Houston, Rice Media Center, Rice University
2002 New Work, Herriard-Cimino Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2001 Louisiana Open, Contemporary Arts Center, NewOrleans, LA,
Catalogue with essays by David Rubin, Kerry James Marshall,
Eleanor Heartney and Louis Grachos
2000 Gunma 16th Print Exhibition, Yurinkan, Kiryu-City, Gunma, Japan
1999 XCXL: Exquisite Corpse Extra Large, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
1998 A Cool Show: Abstract Painting, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX, catalogue with essay by Michael Odom
Evidence: New Paintings, Inman Gallery, essay by Bill Davenport
1997 New American Talent, University of North Texas Art Gallery, Denton, TX, Blue Star Art Space, San Antonio, TX, Jones Center for Contemporary Art, Austin, TX, Martin Museum of Art, Baylor University, Waco, TX, Honorable Mention, catalogue
with essay by Robert Storr
By Hand, Southern University Art Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1995 Art Tex, UTSA Art Gallery, University of San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
1994 Still-Zinsel Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1993 Still-Zinsel Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Power, Justice, Faith, ACTS Gallery, Ft. Kent, ME
Curatorial Projects
Design Fair 2011, Texas Co-Op, curated a market space featuring Houston designers: Vernon Caldera, Plodes Studio, Gertrude Barnstone, Robertson Designs, The Dirty Third, Jawda & Jawda Inc., The Local Paper and David Tsai, as well as student work from University of Houston Industrial Design School, Lawndale Art Center, April, 2011
Design Fair 2010, Texas Co-Op curator, curated a market space featuring Houston designers: Plodes Studio, Myan Duong, Melissa Borell, David Tsai as well as student exhibition featuring University of Houston Industrial Design School, Lawndale Art Center, April, 2010
Snack Projects, co-curated with Robert Ruello, Season 2: 4 micro galleries given to 4 artists: The Art Guys, Eric Schnell, Sharon Engelstein, Dennis Nance, Exhibited at Menil Bookstore, Jan-June 2012, Season 1: 9 micro galleries given to 9 artists; Bill Davenport, Claire Chauvin, Gerardo Rosales, Rachel Hecker, Jill Woods, Dean Ruck, Nancy Douthey, Laura Lark, Cody VanderKaay, exhibited at Lawndale Art Center, Aug.2009-Feb.. 2011, www.snackprojects.com
Celebutants, Groupies and Friends: A Photographic Legacy from the Andy Warhol Foundation, Blaffer Gallery, 2008, co-curated with Rachel Hooper
Little Known Facts, Group exhibition featuring David Aylsworth, Andrew Groocock, Laura Lark, Robert Ruello and Gabriela Trzebinski, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX, 2007
Under the Influence: Artists Reflect on the 20th Century, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA, 2000, co-curated with Marc Bercier
Bibliography
Arts+Culture Magazine Houston, Review: Howard Sherman, Artist Picks, February 25, 2013 http://artsandculturehouston.com/review-howard-sherman-artist-picks
Glasstire, Painters’ Painters, February, 13, 2013 http://glasstire.com/2013/02/13/painters-painters
Glasstire, Michael Guidry at the Galveston Arts Center, June 21, 2011 http://glasstire.com/2011/06/21/michael-guidry-at-the-galveston-art-center
Houston Press, Silk Caskets (Snack Project review) December 9-15, 2010 issue, p.20
Houston Chronicle, The New Black: Contemporary Concepts in Color and Abstraction, 29/95 section, p. F33, November 25, 2010
Houston Chronicle, Contemporary Splash of Color, Star section E, November 19, 2010
Houston Press, The New Black, November 11-13, 2010 issue, p.33
The Great God Pan Is Dead, Houston Abstractionists Outside the Loop, http://thegreatgodpanisdead.blogspot.com/2010/11/houston-abstractionists-outside-loop.html, November 5, 2010
Houston Press online, Abstract is “The New Black”, Nov. 3, 2010
Houston Modern Luxury, Stranger Than Fiction, January, 2009, p.40
artshouston, Michael Guidry: How Soon Is Now? Feb/March, 2009, p.29
KUHF.org radio interview, Feb. 2, 2009, http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=1233615308
Houston Press, Behind Closed Doors, Nov. 15, 2007, p.25
Houston Press, Keepin’ On, Oct. 6, 2005
Times-Picayune, Louisiana Open Shows a Sense of Place, July 27, 2001,
Lagniappe section, p.14
Times-Picayune, New Horizons, July 20, 2001, Lagniappe section, p.20
Fort Worth Weekly, What’s In A Name?, August 6-13, 1998, p.14
Dallas Morning News, Simply Cool, August 7, 1998, p.52
Arlington Morning News, Sweet Abstraction, August 7 1998, Sec. C, p.1
Arlington Star Telegram, Star Time, Cool Rules..., August 7-13, 1998, p.20
New Orleans Art Review, Views of the Universe, Jan/Feb 1995, p.27
Boards/Panels
Visual Arts Alliance, Fall Exhibition, Juror, 2011
P.O.D.A./AAM 2011 Public Art & Programming Committee, developed and curated a public art exhibition using PODS in conjunction with the AAM conference hosted by the city of Houston, artists: Aerosol Warfare, Box 13 ArtSpace, Jillian Conrad, Gabriel Martinez, Lynne McCabe, Metalab, Anthony Thompson Shumate, The Joanna, hosted by Discovery Green, Herman Park, University of Houston
Bayou City Arts Festival, Spring 2011 Juror, awarded Top 10 in Festival, Fall Juror, reviewed applicants to festival
Lawndale Art Center, Juror, fall 2009 Artist Residency Program
Blaffer Art Museum, panel discussion regarding the exhibition Amy Sillman: Suitors and Strangers, 2007
City of Houston, Public Art Program for Metro Rail, Juror, 2007
Houston Arts Alliance, Civic Art Program, Juror 2007
Lawndale Art Center, Programming Committee Chair, Houston, TX, 2006-2009
Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX, panel discussion in conjunction with the Glenn Ligon exhibition, 2006
Awards
Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, KatFund, 2006
Gottlieb Foundation, Artist Emergency Grant, 2006
