Jacqueline May
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2010
Featured artist and juror for Love’s Writ
II at Studio2Gallery, Austin, January – February
2009
Featured artist and juror for Love’s Writ
at Studio2Gallery, Austin, January – February
Featured artist at Galeria Ortiz Contemporary,
San Antonio
Participated by invitation in Creature Feature,
a group exhibition at Studio2Gallery, Austin, May
Competitively selected to participate in Interactive,
a group exhibition at Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, June-July
Participated by invitation in encaustic art exhibition
at Austin Bergstrom International Airport, Austin, October - November
Open house at Willow Studios for the Oyster Club,
a multidisciplinary organization affiliated with the Rude Mechanicals
theater troupe
Participated in the East
Austin Studio Tour, November
Participated by invitation in Red Hot Red Dot
at Women and Their Work, Austin, September
Participated in the inaugural exhibit of the Interdependence
Project, an organization dedicated to contemplative artistic practice
Austin, November
Numerous other open house events, fundraiser exhibitions
and auctions
2008
Two artworks competitively selected for year-long
display at Austin City Hall
Featured in contemporary art exhibit at Museo
Vito Alessio Robles, Saltillo, Mexico, July
Featured in the Cradles Project, a fundraiser
exhibition benefiting orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa. Firelight
Foundation, Albuquerque, New Mexico, July
Featured artist in Galeria Ortiz Contemporary,
San Antonio
Various open house events at Women in the Studios
at IDEA
Opened new studio space at Willow Studios, Austin
Presented outreach lecture series on involvement
of artists in hospice settings at spaces in Dallas, Bryan
Participated by invitation in Red Hot Red Dot
at Women and Their Work, Austin, September
Participated in the East Austin Studio Tour, November
Numerous fundraiser exhibitions and auctions
2007
Featured artist in Galeria Ortiz Contemporary,
San Antonio
Various open house events at Women in the Studios
at IDEA
Participated by invitation in Red Hot Red Dot
at Women and Their Work, Austin, September
Participated in the East Austin Studio Tour, November
2006
Participated by invitation in the Austin Lyric
Opera auction, April
Recording for the Blind auction and exhibition, Austin,
March
Essay on the role of place in art featured in
Avatar Poetry Review
Participated by invitation in the inaugural exhibit
for Galeria Ortiz Contemporary, San Antonio, May-July
"Women in the Studios @ Idea" A four-person
exhibit at Dougherty Art Center, with studio-mates Benne Rockett,
Tina Weitz, and Elizabeth Underwood, Austin, August
Participated by invitation in Red Hot Red Dot
at Women and Their Work, Austin, September
Featured as an artist in Quadrant, the Journal
of the C. G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology, a nonprofit
organization based in New York City
Interviewed on AuthorViews, September
Participated in the East Austin Studio Tour
2005
A group of artworks at a satellite space programmed
by Women and Their Work, at Book People, Austin, December through
February 2006
Selected as cover artist for the college level
textbook Complex Analysis for Mathematics and Engineering, by professors
John Mathews and Russell Howell, Fullerton, California, to be distributed
throughout the United States, December
Featured artist on ME Television, Austin,
November 2005-January 2006
Participated in the East Austin Studio tour in two locations:
IDEA Gallery and Iron Gate Studios, November
Watershed, a two person exhibition with Brian
Berry at Iron Gate Studios, Austin, May-June; favorably reviewed
in the Austin Chronicle
Participated by invitation in Art on the Avenue
benefit auction for the Alzheimer's Association, in the Frost Bank
Tower, Austin, April
Participated in closing auction for the Center
for Spirituality and the Arts, San Antonio, February
Participated in the Austin Lyric Opera Ball Auction,
April
Encaustic presentation and lecture series with
Kathy Biddle at the Benini Sculpture Foundation, August
Competitively selected for Members' Show, at Woman
Made Gallery, juried by Rhonda Wheatley, Chicago, July-August
2004
Cover, a three person exhibition with Benne Rockett
and Nathan Hamilton at IDEA Gallery, November-December
Participant in the benefit auction for the Alzheimer's
Association, September Participant in the Austin Lyric Opera Ball
Auction
Participant in Myths and Prophecies exhibit at
studio2gallery, September-October
Artist in Residence, IDEA Gallery, August-October
Participated by invitation in Red Hot Red Dot
at Women and Their Work
Participated by invitation in 5 x 7, a touring
exhibit of Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, Mixture Contemporary
Gallery, Houston, and Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas
Contemporary Painting, a group exhibit by invitation with
Daniel Burns, Shawn Camp, Pablo Taboada Camus, and Adreon Henry
Exhibition curated by Shawn Camp and Gallery Director David Kroft
at Concordia University Gallery. January-March, Austin
2003
Circles, a two person exhibit with Benne Rockett at
studio2gallery November 13 - December 20, Austin. Reveiwed favorably
by Rachel Koper in the Austin Chronicle
Competitively selected for Juror's Choice: the
2003 Membership Show at Women and Their Work, November 15 - December
23, Austin. Juried by Kate Bonansinga, Director, University Art
Galleries, University of Texas at El Paso. Listed as one of 10
best exhibits of the year by Molly Beth Brenner in the Austin
Chronicle
New Works, a two person exhibition with Tina Weitz
by invitation at Penn Field Design Center, Austin, October
Continuum exhibition nominated for Best Exhibition of the
Year by a committee of reviewers from the Austin American-Statesman
and the Austin Chronicle
Nominated as one of approximately 20 Texas artists to compete for
The Thanksgiving Project, a highly prestigious annual award of
the Austin Fairchild Art Foundation 2 x 4 exhibition at studio2gallery
with Tina Weitz, Marc Silva, and Jill Alo, Austin, April
Participated by invitation in benefit art sale
for The Center for Spirituality and the Arts, San Antonio, March
Participated by invitation in Gallery in the Garden benefit auction
for the Alzheimers' Foundation, at the Texas Governor's Mansion,
Austin, April
Participated by invitation in 5 x 7, a touring
exhibit of Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, Mixture Contemporary
Gallery, Houston, and Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas
Participated by invitation in Red Hot Red Dot
at Women and Their Work Major corporate sales and private commission
activity
2002
Jacqueline May: New Figurative Works a solo exhibit at
the Artists' Gallery and Studios on 6th Street, February
Jacqueline May and Lorraine Shirkus, a two person exhibition
by invitation at The Center for Spirituality and the Arts,
San Antonio, March - May
Pink Perspectives exhibition, Studio 107 Gallery,
with Frances Bagley, Katherine Bash, Melanie Crader, Elizabeth
Joblin, Ellen Tuchman, and Amanda Stahl; Austin, May - July
Coalescence Group exhibition with studio2gallery,
Austin, April Lectures for Opening Closed Doors, Mary Hardin Baylor
University, Temple
Opening Closed Doors facility, Austin; February,
March
2 on View Two person exhibition with Tina Weitz
at studio2gallery, Austin, May
Continuum group exhibition at studio2gallery (favorably
reviewed by Austin American-Statesman), Austin, June - July
Invited to participate in Red Hot Red Dot exhibit at
Women and Their Work, Austin, September
Fa la la Salon Show, group exhibition at studio2gallery,
November - December
2001
Competitively selected to produce a print series
with Coronado Studios Serie Project
Competitively selected to participate in Giving
Voice and Vision,a program of Opening Closed Doors directed by
Benne Rockett, in collaboration with Hospice Austin and Flatbed
Galleries
Competitively selected to participate in The Austin
Art Scene, an exhibit curated by Billy Kirkland, displayed at Artists
Coalition of Austin gallery
Moved studio to the Artists' Gallery and Studios on
6th Street, an exhibition collective on 6th Street, Austin, Texas;
began a series of group exhibits in that space approximately every
6 weeks, including Le Printemps, Rituals, Hot and Bothered, and
Hecho en Austin
Participated in way cool, a group exhibition of
artists represented by Koelsch Gallery (Houston).
Participated in New Works, a five person exhibition
at Gallery Lombardi, Austin, Texas, with artists Paul Beck, Faith
Gay, Sun McColgin, and Eric Gibbons
2000
Participated by invitation in the Opening Closed
Doors December exhibition
Selected to participate in The Power of Feminist
Art exhibition at Gallery Lombardi, an exhibition curated by prominent
Austin art collector Clint Boelsche
Participated by invitation in Red Hot Red Dot
exhibition at Women and their Work
Initiated representation by Koelsch Gallery in
Houston, Texas, with a group exhibition in December
The foregoing has been greatly abbreviated in consideration
of the reader. Earlier information available upon request
Educational Influences and Employment
2002-2006
Ongoing writing of visual art-related articles for
various publications and journals, including Glasstire (Texas Art Review
Online), Voices of Art Magazine, and the Austin Chronicle. Writing
schedule became reduced in 2005 with a strengthened focus on art production
2004-2006
Regular volunteer work at Recording for the Blind contributed
to a development of interest in Braille as an iconographic system
2002-present
Regular yoga practice contributed to development
of concepts and iconographic language
1991-1997
Employed at Mexic-Arte Museum in various capacities,
with primary responsibilities including Development and Communications.
Curated several exhibits, produced voluminous numbers of publications,
and organized numerous events and activities
1993-1995
Attended several two-week long Maya Meetings seminars at
the University of Texas to study epigraphy, Mesoamerican archaeology,
and Mayan glyphs. This was influential in terms of developing
ideas for visual communication, and at better understanding and
writing about the work of contemporary artists who use this as
a focus
1992
Advanced Spanish language education and minor
temporary employment as an archaeological assistant/epigrapher,
Guatemala
1988
Graduated from the University of North Texas with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Painting and Drawing
1984 - 88
Began studies at the University of North Texas;
studied under Henry Whiddon, Vincent Falsetta, Susan Harrington,
Rob Erdle, Harlan Butt, and Claudia Betti; was significantly
influenced by the work and concepts of Vernon Fisher, then an
instructor at the University of North Texas, and by the ideas
of philosophy of aesthetics professor Dr. John Kimmey. Received
a thorough background in design and classical drawing technique,
and studied Primitive, American, European, African, Asian and
Mesoamerican Art History
1986
Studied masterworks of classical and contemporary
art in Italy, France, and England through Texas Christian
University
1979
Began receiving private painting instruction
