Kelly Moran, "American Dreamer," March 2011 Opening reception Sat. March 5, 6 to 9 PM Exhibition continues through March. 27, 2011 Nauhaus is open Noon to 6 PM,  Wednesday  through Saturday or by appointment

Artist Statement:

My present work is a combination of inkjet, collage and linocut prints. I carve an image into a linoleum plate and print it over an inkjet collage or on top of a traditional paper glued to paper collage. I use  found and altered vintage, cartoon-like images, mostly of male and female figures from  the 40’s and 50’s, for the lino cuts. The themes in this work are about archetypal roles men and women play in society.  American optimism shines through because I have been using images from vintage sources such as ads for sugar, guns and mosquito repellant. I try to counter act images that are too sweet or too positive by placing something negative or unexpected with them. In my piece, “Spare me”, for example, the happy bowler has an atom bomb as her face.

Work in private and public Collections

    * New Orleans Museum of Art
    * Atlantic Richfield
    * Gerald White Salon
    * Carolyn Farb
    * Francine Crane
    * Gus and Sharon Kopriva
    * Donald Bacigalupi
    * Marilyn Oshman
    * Dan Allison

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Education

    * Florida School of the Arts
      Palatka, Fla. 1979
    * Louisiana Tech University
      Ruston, Louisiana B.F.A. 1982
    * University of Houston Graduate Studies
      Houston, Texas 1983-84
    * Apprenticeship Little Egypt Enterprises Print and ceramic collaborations
      Houston, Texas 1984-86
    * Study Chinese ceramics, indigenous ceramics and indigenous textiles
      Jakarta Indonesia 1995-97 
 

    * Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth Texas, "Wall Paper" 2009
    * Koelsch Gallery, Kelly Moran/Bette Ward, Houston, Texas 2008
    * Mighty Fine Arts, "Pathway Deluge", Kelly Moran/ Kate Rivers, Dallas, Tx 2008
    * Featured Artist, Gallery 404b, Hot Springs, Arkansas 2007
    * Catastrophic Survival, Texas Collaborative, Houston, Texas 2006
    * Time for Patsy Cline, Stages Repertory Theater, Houston, Texas 2003
    * Begin at the Beginning, Palmer Museum, Springfield, N.J. 1996
    * Wrapped and released, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, Texas 1994
    * Serendipity Dance, Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton, New Jersey 1990
    * Freedom from Fear, Little Egypt Enterprises, Houston, Texas 1988
    * Fire head, Little Egypt Enterprises, Houston, Texas 1983 

Selected Group Exhibitions

·         Dishman Art Museum ,Ink Paper process, Contemporary prints in America 2010 Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas

·         Nau haus  Gallery “District 18” 2010 Houston, Texas

·         Centro Cultural, “ Amistad II “ 2010 Arequipa, Peru

·         El Centro  College, Mighty Fine Arts “ 2010 Houston Dallas Smackdown” Dallas, Texas

    *  ArNau-haus Art & POP 3 Digitalr Museum ,"Texas Green" ,Houston ,Texas 2009
    *   Shift Gallery, "Texas Twang" Seattle Washington 2009
    *   El  Centro  College  " JFK-45 years on" Dallas Tx. 2008
    * Beyond Printmaking, Texas Tech, Lubbock, Texas 2007
    * Delta National Small Prints Exhibition, Bradbury Gallery Arkansas State University juror:
        Judith Hecker, assistant curator of  prints MOMA New York, 2007
    * Houston Municipal Commission on the Arts, City Hall, Houston Texas 2005-2007
    * 2005 New Orleans Print Triennial, NOMA, New Orleans, LA
    * Conterpoint, Hill Country Arts Foundation, Ingram, Texas 2005
    * Capital States, Berings and James Gallery, Houston, Texas 2005
    * Dishman Competition, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, 2005
    * 22 Juried open Exhibition, 1600 Smith, Houston, Texas 2005
    * Houston Motifs, Lubbock Art Center, Lubbock, Texas 2003
    * For the Birds, Galveston Art Center, Galveston, Texas 2003
    * Fashionista's III, Poissant Gallery, Houston, Texas 2003
    * Faculty Show, Hunterdon Art Center, Clinton New Jersey 1995
    * Paper Prayers, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1994
    * Spiritual Matters, Trenton City Museum, Trenton, New Jersey 1993
    * Shelter, Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton, New Jersey 1993
    * Four Person Show, New Gallery, Houston, Texas 1993
    * Figure as muse, Artworks, Trenton, New Jersey 1992
    * Site-Specific, Hunterdon Art Center, Clinton, New Jersey1992
    * Artist in Residence, Artworks, Trenton, New Jersey 1991
    * New Dimensions, New Gallery, Houston, Texas 1990

    * Changing Climates, Joy Kreves Gallery, Frenchtown, New Jersey 1989
    * Galleries Elect, Gallery Henoch, New York City, New York 1988
    * Monarch Tile Competition, San Angelo Museum San Angelo, Texas 1988
    * Hill Country Foundation, Kerrville, Texas 1988
    * Texas Sculpture Symposium, San Antonio, Texas 1987
    * Eight Women Artist, River College Art Gallery, Nashua New Hampshire1986
    * Artist in Residence, Midtown Art Center, Houston, Texas 1985
    * Propaganda, Midtown Art Center, Houston, Texas 1985
    * Hi Honey I'm Home, Midtown Arts Center, Houston, Texas 1985
    * Curatorial Esthetic, Midtown Arts Center, Houston Texas 1984
    * Directors Choice, Galveston Art Center, Galveston, Texas, 1984
    * Houston Artist, Lawndale Art Annex, Houston, Texas1983
    * Contemporary Views of Houston, Art League of Houston, Houston, Texas, 1983
    * Salute to Houston Artist, Midtown Arts Center, Houston, Texas, 1983
    * Student Exhibition, Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 1982
    * Touring Exhibition of Former Students, Florida School of the Arts Palatka, Florida 1982
    * Map Show, Diverse Works, Houston, Texas, 1982
    * Louisiana Invitational Artist Exhibition, Brossard Gallery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1981
    * 14th Prints, Drawings and Crafts, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1981
    * Miniatures, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1981 

Professional Experience

    * Organized curated  a Dallas Houston art exchange  July 2009 Smackdown I in Houston at Nau-haus Art & POP 3 Digital of Dallas artist and February 2010 Smackdown II in Dallas of Houston Artist at El Centro College, Dallas  and mighty fine arts, Dallas

·         Associate Director Nau-haus Art & POP 3 Digital Art projects in Houston Texas. Assist in the production of projects for artist local, national and international.  In charge of exhibition of works related to projects produced.  2007 to present.

·         Consultant, High School for Visual and Performing Arts, Houston,TX, Teaching Alternative printmaking techniques 2010

·         Organized after school programs (Princeton arts council, Princeton New Jersey, Hunterdon art Center , Hunterdon, New Jersey) and summer art programs for children ( Trenton, New Jersey) 1991-1995

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