Artist Bio
Meredith Cawley (b.1987, Bryan, Tx) received her MFA in Sculpture from the Houston School of Art in 2016, and a BFA from Sam Houston State University in 2012. Meredith has been featured in multiple group shows such as: SITE Houston: The Silos on Sawyer, the Vignette Art Fair and "Beyond Form" curated by Du Chau. Meredith is currently living in Dallas, teaching Design and Color at TCU, and working on several new projects and exhibitions.
Artist Statement
I was raised by a hoarder who placed importance on the care or neglect of an object, and this has influenced my way of ascribing meaning to “things”. I believe that humanity can be understood through the way they treat objects: through both the things they choose to keep, and by the things they throw away.
Through both materials and scale change I manipulate objects to study human behavior. I like breaking down things to their most basic elements in order to study and understand them. By analyzing and categorizing the remains of these elements I seek to understand what makes an object precious. I hope to gain understanding of people through their need for things and the better I’m able to manipulate and break these things down the more I understand about people, and myself.
Through both materials and scale change I manipulate objects to study human behavior. I like breaking down things to their most basic elements in order to study and understand them. By analyzing and categorizing the remains of these elements I seek to understand what makes an object precious. I hope to gain understanding of people through their need for things and the better I’m able to manipulate and break these things down the more I understand about people, and myself.
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
Fall 2019 Adjunct Professor, UNT, Denton, Tx
Spring 2019 Adjunct Professor, Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, Tx.
2018 Directors Administrative Assistant, Galleri Urbane, Dallas, 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
2018 "Rendezvous: A Meeting of Art and Place", The Goldmark Cultural Center, Dallas, Tx.
Exhibitions
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, TX
"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?
