Chris Bexar
P.O. Box 56431
Houston, Texas 77256
Curriculum Vitae
Group Exhibitions
2023
All Ivy Summer Social, Reeves Gallery, August, curator: Matt Reeves
Some Images May Be Disturbing, Reeves Gallery, April, curator: Matt Reeves
2022
FigureGlyph Exhibition, SearchLight Atelier & Gallery, Cryptovoxels, May, curator: SearchLight
Tributary: From Daylight to Nightflight, Illust Space, SXSW, Austin Convention Center, March, curator: @SearchLight
Domance, Altspace & Spatial, February, curator: @SearchLight
2021
Art Basel Miami, Illust Space, Miami Beach Convention Center, December, Miami Beach
Masked Ephemera, @NFTs.TIPS, The Edison Ballroom, November, NYC_NYC Time Square, Palladium Theatre, Metaverse, curator: @SearchLightNfts
The Happening, HSPVA 50th Alumni Exhibition, DiverseWorks, October, Houston, curator: Laura Mott
Stratosphere, NFT Art International, Neal Digital Gallery, July August, Beijing, China, curator: Sabet
Stratosphere, NFT Art International, Cathay View Art Zone, July, Beijing, China, curator: Sabet
Into the Garden, NFTs.TIPS Premere NFT Exhibition, Racket Lounge and BlackDove, June, Miami Beach, Florida, curators: NFTs.TIPS committee
Architecture Reimagined 2.0, MKT BAR, February-June
2020
Architecture Reimagined, MKT BAR, January-June
2019
Architecture Reimagined, MKT BAR, November-December
2018
Tenacity, Houston Ballet, featured Artist, June
Peripheral Vision’s Fellowship, Salon 2017 Publication Fellows (7), March
Art Box, Stricoff Gallery, group show, March (Armory), New York, NY
2017
Tokyo Foto Awards, Owada Gallery, January, Shibuya-ku Tokyo Honorable Mention Architecture, body of work
Compulsive Web Time Compression, Wedge Gallery (HCC Southeast-Eastside Campus) June
Outside Salon, Bushwick Open Studios, September, Brooklyn, New York,
curators Aden & Ayers
2016
Marlborough Gallery, The Furture is Ow, January, NYC, New York
2015
RE Gallery, Place/Non-Place, June-September, Dallas Texas
Spring Street Studios, Eye Candy, April
Makebish + RE, Satellite Show, April, Dallas Texas
2014
Mark Flood Resents Studio, Emotionally Unavailable Men, December, Miami Beach Florida
2013
BLUEorange, Salon des Refuses, July
Art on 5Th, Texas Top Thirty, September-October, Austin
2012
Cohn Drennan Contemporary, Houston Show in Dallas, curator: Chris Bexar
Williams Tower, Interface, December, curator: Sally Sprout
Houston Center for Photography, HCP Sponsored Meeting Place, March
Houston Center for Photography, HCP Print Auction, February
2011
Lawndale, Retablo, October
Houston Center for Photography, 29th Annual Juried Membership Exhibition, July-August, juror: Ariel Shanberg, The Center for Photography at Woodstock
Lawndale, Big Show, July, curator: Larissa Harris, Queens Museum of Art
Colton-Farb, Art Saving History, June, catalog
Houston Visitors Bureau, Houston Arts Month, May, First Place, jurors: Christine West, executive director, Lawndale Art Center; Diane Barber, executive director, DiverseWorks; Rainey Knudson, founder/director, Glasstire.com
Dig.it.al, Cohn Drennan Contemporary Dallas, April
2010
Lawndale, Retablo, October,
Lawndale, Big Show, July-August, juror: Paul Middendorf, galleryHOMELAND and EAST/WEST Project Berlin
Gallery Sonja Roesch, Quantum Dada, July, curator: Volker Eisele
Box 13, #notmethough, June, curators: @cameronblaylock, @stevenjthomson
G Gallery, Art Stimulus Package, May, curator: Apama Mackey
Wichita Falls Museum of Art: 2010 TX/OK Art Prize at Wichita Falls Museum of Art, April-May, jurors: Janis Goodman, Professor of Fine Art Corcoran College of Art + Design, Arts Reviewer, PBS/WETA, Washington, DC
Russ Pitman Park, Preserving Space, March-May, curators: Cobley, Qualls, and Woest
2009
Lawndale, Retablo, October
V in I (5 in 1), Memphis, Tennesse, October, curator: Michael Andrews, residency
A/V Swap, Rice University Media Center, August, curator: Sean Carroll
Wichita Falls Museum of Art, The Second Biennial Survey of Texas Art and Artists: April-June, curators: Cohn Drennan and Danny Bills, catalog
Williams Tower Gallery, Texas Art 2009, March-April, curator: Shelley Langdale, Associate Curator of Prints and Drawings, Philadelphia Museum of Art.
2008
Lawndale, Retablo, October
Inman Gallery, 5x7, August
The Radius, San Antonio,Texas, August-November, curator: Joan Grona
Houston Center for Photography, 26th Anniversary Juried Membership Exhibition, August, group show, juror: Alison Nordström, Curator of Photographs at the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film in Rochester, New York
Arthouse, 5x7, Austin, May
Galveston Arts Center, FotoFest 2008, March, curator: Clint Willour
Williams Tower Gallery, Texas Art 2008, January-February, juror: Dr. Kevin Salatino Los Angeles County Museum of Art
2007
Ulterior Motifs aka Camp Marfa, Crazywood, Huntsville, Texas, December-January, curator: Wayne Gilbert
Art Depot, Lubbock, Camp Marfa, November
Lawndale, Retablo, October
Fort Russell #98, Camp Marfa Trunk Show, October, curator: Wayne Gilbert
Houston Center for Photography, 25th Anniversary Fellowship Exhibition, July-August, group show, juror: Lynn M. Herbert, Senior Curator, Contemporary Art Museum Houston
Lawndale, Big Show, July-August, juror: Rita Gonzalez, Assistant Curator, Special Exhibitions, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Rice Design Alliance, Snapshot 2007, @ Lawndale, May-June, catalog
Houston City Hall Annex Art on Loan Show, Houston, Texas, Curated by Karen Rezai and Gus Kopriva.
Arthouse, 5x7, Austin, May
2006
Lawndale, Retablo Show, October
Gallery 101, Blages, January-February, curator: Wayn Gilbert
Williams Tower Gallery, Texas Art, January-February, juror: Jeffery Grove, Wieland Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, High Art Museum, Atlanta
2005
Barrett Art Center, New Directions, October-November, juror: Steven Evans, Assistant Director Dia Art Foundation
Lawndale, Retablo Show, October
Art Car Museum, FACE, July-September
Gallery 101, One Big Piece, April, Wayn Gilbert
City Hall Project, Houston, Texas. juror: Gus Kopriva
2004
Lawndale@Glassell, Retablo Show, November
Blue Star, Blue Star 19, November-January, juror: Lynn Herbert
Gallery 101, Soft Frequency Hard, September-October, juror: Wayne Gilbert
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Snap to Grid, September
Art Car Museum, The Big Show for Lawndale, July, juror: Michael Ray Charles
Lowell Collins Gallery, Discover The Art, July - August
Glassell School of Art, Student Exhibition 2004, May-June, jurors: Arielle Masson, Brian Portman, Sandy Zilker
Houston Center for Photography, June-July, juror: Diane Barber
Midtown Marfa Gallery, Handbags & Baggage, May, juror: Evelyn Luciani
Visual Arts Alliance, April-May, juror: Sally Sprout
Art League Houston, Fotofest, March-April
Glassell School of Art, Photo Show 2004, February-March, jurors: Clint Willour and Jean Caslin
2003
Art League Houston, Open Show, October-December, jurors: Dr. Robert Card & Karol Kreymer
Lawndale, Retablo Show, October
Slide Jam, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, slide presentation and lecture
Visual Arts Alliance, October, juror: Polly Hammett
Glassell School of Art, Student Exhibition, May - June, jurors: Charlotte Cosgrove, Arthur Turner, Terrell James
Visual Arts Alliance, May - June, juror: Lynn McLanahan Herbert, Senior Curator, Contemporary Art Museum Houston,
LSU Union Art Gallery, A Compact Competition, April -May, juror: Michael Rooks Assistant Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art /Chicago
Austin Museum of Digital Art, 2nd Anniversary Digital Showcase, March, juror: Ginny Blocher, AMODA Exhibition Director
2002
Visual Arts Alliance, November, juror: Clint Willour Executive Director of Galveston Arts Center
Lawndale, Retablo Show, October
500X Gallery, Dallas, May
Visual Arts Alliance, April, juror: Marysol Nieves, Senior curator Bronx Museum of the Arts
Commerce Street Artist’s Warehouse, January, curated by Frank Porreco III
Redbud Gallery, Project Phoenix, January, (Bexar), curated by Gus Kopriva
2001
Art Guys Museum, Fingernail Art Show, December, curated by the Art Guys
Winterstreet Art Space, November, curated by Mark Parthie
Lawndale, Retablo Show, October
Bayou City Art Festival, October
CowParade, Cow Twombly, September - November
CowParade, Lichtenholstein, September - November
Art League of Houston, Open Show, August, juror: Virgil Grotfeldt
Augen Gallery, Portland, OR, Sextablo, April, curated by Michael Hernandez de Luna
The Community Artists’ Collective, fresh mix, January, curated by Ayanna McCloud
2000
Redbud Gallery, Sextablo, November - January, curated by Gus Kopriva
Lawndale, Retablo Show, October
Visual Arts Alliance, October, juror: Lucas Johnson
Diverse Works, Art-o-Mat, September, curated by Diane Barber
Diverse Works, Art-o-Mat, 2000, curated by Diane Barber
Commerce Street Art Warehouse, Installation, September, curated by Frank Porreco III
Magnolia Gallery, July, August
Lawndale, The Big Show, July, August, juror: Sara Kelner
Visual Arts Alliance Board Show, January
1999
Art Car Museum, November - February, curated by Tex Kerschen
Lawndale, Retablo Show, October
Visual Arts Alliance, October - November, juror: Clint Willour
1998
Visual Arts Alliance, October, juror Salley Sprout
Austin Visual Arts Association, Dada Moon, September, juror: Kathryn Davidson
Art League, 5th Open Show, September, juror Bert Long
Bucking the Texan Myth III, September, Austin, jurors: Chuck Cooper, Peter Mears, and Jill Robertson Oleson, catalog
Commerce Street Art Warehouse, installation, May, curated by Frank Porreco
Visual Arts Alliance, March, group show, juror: Dana Friis Hanson
1997
Visual Arts Alliance, October, juror: Harvey Bott
Art League, 4th Open Show, September, juror: Susie Kalil
Awards
2018 Peripheral Vision’s Fellowship, Salon 2017 Publication Fellows (7), March
2017 Tokyo Foto Awards, Owada Gallery, January, Shibuya-ku Tokyo Honorable Mention Architecture, body of work
2016 Moscow International Foto Awards, Na Kashirke Gallery, June, Moscow, Honorable Mention Architecture, “Irrational Glomming”
2010 Houston Visitors Bureau, Houston Arts Month May, First Place Cover Photo, jurors: Christine West, executive director, Lawndale Art Center; Diane Barber, executive director, DiverseWorks; Rainey Knudson, founder/director, Glasstire.com
2007 Houston Center for Photography, Carol Crow Memorial Fellowship, Honorable Mention, juror: Lynn McLanahan Herbert, Senior Curator, Contemporary Art Museum Houston
2006 Artscouts, Pinewood Derby, October, group show, First Place, juror: Jason Makepeace
2006 Dangenart Gallery, Peek Through Photo Compitition, Nashville, Tennesee, May, group show, 1 of 8 exhibition winners, juror: Daniel Lai
2004 Visual Arts Alliance, April-May, group show, 3rd Honorable Mention, juror: Sally Sprout
2003 Art League Houston, Open Show, October-December, group show, 1 of 5 award winners, jurors: Dr. Robert Card & Karol Kreymer
2003 DiverseWorks, Creative Capitol Workshop, July
2003 Visual Arts Alliance, May - June, group show, Second Place, juror: Lynn McLanahan Herbert, Senior Curator, Contemporary Art Museum Houston
2002 Visual Arts Alliance, November, group show, 3rd Place, juror: Clint Willour Executive Director of Galveston Arts Center
2000 Visual Arts Alliance, October, group show,1st & 3rd Place: Sculpture juror: Lucas Johnson
1999 Visual Arts Alliance, October - November, group show, 1st place: Sculpture, juror: Clint Willour
Museum Exhibitions
2010 Wichita Falls Museum of Art: The Second Biennial 2010 TX/OK Art Prize at Wichita Falls Museum of Art, April-May, juror: Janis Goodman, Professor of Fine Art Corcoran College of Art + Design, Arts Reviewer, PBS/WETA, Washington, DC
2009 Wichita Falls Museum of Art: The Second Biennial Survey of Texas Art and Artists: April-June, curators: Cohn Drennan and Danny Bills, catalog
2008 Galveston Arts Center, FotoFest, March, curator: Clint Willour
2004 Blue Star, Blue Star 19, November-January, juror: Lynn
2003 Austin Museum of Digital Art, 2nd Anniversary Digital Showcase, March, group show, curator: Ginny Blocher, AMODA Exhibition Director
Collaboration Collective
I Love You Baby, 2003 – 2007
Residency
2009 V in I (5 in 1), Memphis, Tennesse, October, curator: Michael and Alice Andrews
Solo Exhibitions
2003 Mackey Gallery, ArtHouston 2003, July – August
2000 Magnolia Gallery, July, August
1998 Commerce Street Art Warehouse, installation, May, curator: Frank Porreco III