Artist Bio
Meredith Cawley (b.1987, College Station, TX) received her MFA in Sculpture from the University of Houston in 2016 and her BFA from Sam Houston State University in 2012. Now at the University of North Texas, Cawley serves as lead faculty for Art 1800: Narrative and Representation and guides two sections of Digital Tools and Technologies for Creative Practice.
Her ten years as an outreach educator at the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History inspire, inform, and drive her practice. Her current line of inquiry focuses on how cultural opinions represent, shape, and affect the bear.
Her ten years as an outreach educator at the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History inspire, inform, and drive her practice. Her current line of inquiry focuses on how cultural opinions represent, shape, and affect the bear.
Artist Statement
CV
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Education
2016 MFA Sculpture University of Houston (UH), Houston, Tx.
2012 BFA Sculpture Sam Houston University (SHSU), Huntsville, Tx.
Employment
2021-2022 Lead Faculty, Narrative and Representation, University of North Texas, Denton, Tx
Adjunct Professor, Digital Tools and Technologies, University of North Texas, Denton, Tx
2020 Adjunct Professor, Design II, University of North Texas, Denton, Tx
Adjunct Professor, Color and Design, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Tx
Fall 2019 Adjunct Professor, Design II, University of North Texas, Denton, Tx
Spring 2019 Adjunct Professor, Art Appreciation, Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, Tx.
2018-Present Adjunct Professor, Color and Design, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Tx
2018-Present Adjunct Professor, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Tx
2017-2018 Gallery Assistant, Liliana Bloch Gallery, Dallas, Tx.
2006-2017 Museum Educator, Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History, Bryan, Tx.
2015-2016 Graduate Teaching Fellow, UH, Houston, Tx.
2014 Fundamentals of Sculpture Teaching Assistant, UH, Houston, Tx.
2010-2011 Art Department Fabrication Tech, SHSU, Huntsville, Tx.
Curator
2021
Co-Curator of 1st Annual Digital Tools and Technology Showcase, Paul Voertman Gallery, University of North Texas, Denton, Tx
2019
Co-Curator of “Semester Snapshots: Design II Pop Up Event , CVAD, University of North Texas, Denton, Tx
2018 "Rendezvous: A Meeting of Art and Place", The Goldmark Cultural Center, Dallas, Tx.
Awards
2022 Recipient of the UNT Special Collections Coursework Development Grant, Special Collections, Willis Library, Denton Tx
Exhibitions
2022 "12th Biennial Artists' Book Competition", Greater Denton Artist Council's Patterson Appleton Arts Center, Denton, Tx
2021 "Hot and Sweaty", 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2020 “Studio Art Adjunct Exhibition, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Tx
2019 "Monster Challenge”, The Village, Bryan, Tx
2018 "What is the opposite of a Computer?", Inner Space Gallery, Dallas, Tx
"Hot and Sweaty", 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
"Rendezvous: A Meeting of Art and Place", Goldmark Cultural Center, Dallas, Tx
2017 "Beyond Form" curated by Du Chau, The Center, Dallas, Tx,
"Works By Recent Alumni", SHSU, Gaddis Geeslin Gallery, Huntsville
"Crossing Boarders", Clamp Light Artist Studios and Gallery, San Antonio, TX
"Hot and Sweaty", 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
"The Human Form", The Cellar Wine Lounge, Huntsville, Tx
"The Empty Box: Cloud 9", Box 13 Artspace, Houston, Tx
"Vignette Art Fair", Women's Museum Building in Fair Park, Dallas Tx
"Nasty Woman's Exhibition Dallas", Sunset Art Studios, Dallas, Tx.
2016 "Best of Show," Box 13 Artspace, Houston, Tx.
"The 38th School of Art Master Thesis Exhibition," Blaffer Art Museum, Houston, Tx.
2015 "SITE Houston," Silos on Sawyer, Houston, Tx.
"UH School of Art Annual Student Exhibition," Blaffer Art Museum, Houston, Tx.
2014 "UH School of Art Annual Student Exhibition," Blaffer Art Museum, Houston, Tx.
"Habitat," Satellite gallery in Huntsville, Tx.
2013 "First Year MFA Group Show," University of Houston Projects Gallery, 3401 Cullen Blvd, Houston
"1st Grade Monster Challenge Art Exhibit," SEAD Gallery, Bryan, Tx.
2012 "Art Walk," Avenue L, Sam Houston Avenue, Huntsville, Tx.
"Graduating Senior Exhibit," Gaddis Geeslin Gallery, Texas, Huntsville, Tx.
"13th Juried Student Show," Gaddis Geeslin Gallery, Texas, Huntsville, Tx.
2011 "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow," Gaddis Geeslin Gallery, Huntsville, Tx.
"Art Walk," Avenue L, Sam Houston Avenue, Huntsville, Tx.
“Transitions,” Lowman Student Center Gallery, Huntsville, Tx.
"12th Juried Student Show," Gaddis Geeslin Gallery, Huntsville, Tx.
“Ephemeral Arts Show,” performance art group show, SOFA Gallery, Huntsville, Tx.
2010 “Salon Style Student Show,” SOFA Gallery, Huntsville, Tx.
SAA Spring Student Juried Art Show, Lowman Student Center Gallery, Huntsville, Tx.
SAA Fall Student Juried Art Show, Lowman Student Center Gallery, Huntsville, Tx.
2009 "In Tempore," Collaboration, Sam Houston State Park, Sam Houston Museum, Huntsville, Tx.
Lectures
2018 Texas Christian University, Professional Practices, Gallery Life: Behind the Scenes
2017 Texas A&M Commerce, Art Appreciation, Artist talk and Art Opportunities
Sam Houston State University, Professional Practices, From Classroom to Art Gallery
2016 Blaffer Art Museum, Artist talk, Travel Lightly, Thesis Exhibition
Sam Houston State University, Professional Practices, You're in Grad School, Now What?
2015 Sam Houston State University, Professional Practices, You're in Grad School, Now What?
2014 Sam Houston State University, Professional Practices, You've Graduated, Now What?
