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Trish Klenow
Website: www.trishklenow.com e-mail: trish@trishklenow.com
Objective: Telling stories in oil paint with figures and animals.
Solo Shows:
2024 Cary Senior Center, Cary, NC Witness
2023 Brown Gallery at Duke, Durham, NC Witness
2018 Bond Park Community Center, Cary, NC The Four Seasons
2018 Halle Cultural Arts Center, Apex, NC The Four Seasons
2016 Halle Cultural Arts Center, Apex, NC Dear Deer
2015 HagerSmith, Raleigh, NC Dear Deer
2015 Halle Cultural Arts Center, Apex, NC Seasons
2010 North Gallery, Galleria del Norte, Houston , TX
2004 North Gallery, Galleria del Norte, Houston, TX Dear Deer
Duo Show: 2024 Cary Arts Center, Cary, NC Tarot Garden
Selected Juried Group Shows:
2024
Oxide Gallery, Sanford, NC Small Treasures
Gallery 311, Raleigh NC Inter-dimensional Discoveries; a 3 person show
Oxide Gallery, Sanford, NC NC Landscapes
D’Art Center, Norfolk, VA, Vivid
Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC 66th Annual Juried
Halle Cultural Arts Center, Apex, NC Pride and Allies Group Exhibit
North Carolina Museum of Art , Raleigh, NC Creative Lives of Educators
PS37, Weird Productions Durham, NC Prints for Prince
D’Art Center, Norfolk, VA Flowing and Flying; Waterscapes and Waterbirds
Diamanté Gallery, Raleigh, NC Bara Bara Show
Golden Belt Studios Durham, NC FALC at the Golden Belt
2023
Glenaire, Cary, NC FALC Selected Works
311 Gallery, Raleigh, NC Friends of the Gallery
Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC 65th Annual Juried Show
PS37 Weird Productions, Durham, NC Dollyweird
Union Station, Raleigh NC VAE Ball
311 Gallery, Raleigh, NC Spring to Life
Diamanté Gallery, Raleigh, NC Bara Bara Show
Mayton, Cary NC FALC at the Mayton
2022
Diamanté Gallery, Raleigh, NC Bara Bara Show
Frankie G. Weems Gallery, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC NCAEA Teacher/Student show
Page-Walker Museum, Cary, NC FALC 27th annual Juried Show
Dorton Arena, Raleigh NC VAE Gala
2021
Fayetteville Arts Council, Fayetteville, NC Artists Who Teach
Cary Gallery of Artists, Cary, NC Small Treasures Juried
Fine Arts League of Cary 26th annual Juried Show
Gallery 311, Raleigh, NC Spring to Life
2020
Dorton Arena, Raleigh NC VAE Gala
Page-Walker Museum, Cary, NC FALC juried
Imurj, Raleigh, NC . Face to Face
2019
Imurj, Raleigh, NC . Art of Fandom
Frankie G. Weems Gallery, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC NCAEA Teacher/Student show
Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC Annual Juried Show
2018
Visual Art Exchange, Art With Purpose, Raleigh, NC
Artspace Corridors, Raleigh NC
Litmus Gallery, Anything Goes, Raleigh NC
Carrboro Town Hall, Carrboro NC
2017
Nicholson Gallery, Arts Center, Carrboro NC Community Art Exhibit
Suntrust Gallery, Durham, NC Durham Arts Guild Juried Show
United Arts Council, Raleigh, NC Grant Recipient Show
Frankie G. Weems Gallery, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC NCAEA Teacher/Student Show
2016
311 Gallery, Raleigh, NC Flowers and Gardens
Litmus Gallery, Raleigh, NC Transcending Nature
FALC 2016 Annual Juried Show, Cary NC
Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC Humor
Tipping Paint, Raleigh, NC Spring Forward
2015
Halle Cultural Arts Center, Apex, NC Connections
Exchange Gallery, Raleigh, NC Selected Artists
Frankie G. Weems Gallery, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC NCAEA Show
Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC, ROYGBIV
2014
Block Gallery, Raleigh, NC N.A.P. Show
Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC You do You
Tipping Paint Gallery, Raleigh, NC Dog Days of Raleigh
Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC 57th National Juried Art
Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC Move
2013
Halle Culture Arts Center, Apex, NCLineage Show
Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC N.E.W. Show
Exchange Gallery, Raleigh, NC Selected Artists
Cape Fear Studios, Fayetteville, NC 5th National 2D Exhibit Competition
Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NCPulp
FALC 2013 Annual Juried Show, Cary NC
Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC Pop!
North Carolina Museum of Arts, Raleigh, NC Art of the Auction
Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC Contemporary South
2012
Mesquite Fine Arts Gallery Mesquite, NV Lucky 13
Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY The Self-Portrait Project
Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX Assist. League Houston Celebrates TX Art
Crewest Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Blow Up L.A.
2011
Mesquite Fine Arts Gallery Mesquite, NV Lucky 13
Hardy/Nance Studios; Art Crawl JoMar Visions Art Excellence Juried, Houston
Continental One, Houston TX VAA 29th Juried Show
Tarleton’s Langdon Center, Granbury, TX Rio Brazos Art Exhibition
TAACCL, Nassau Bay, TX Body Image
Archway Gallery, Houston, TXJuried Art Show
TAACCL, Nassau Bay, TX Open Door Series
City Hall, Houston, TXArt on Loan Show
2010
Austin Details Art +Photo Austin, TX Essence: The Truth in Portrait
HCC Northline Gallery Houston, TX Open exhibition; Grassroots Art in Action
Mesquite Fine Arts Gallery Mesquite, NV Lucky 13
Archway Gallery, Houston, TXSecond Chances
TAACCL, Nassau Bay, TX Summer Juried Open
Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX A.L.H. Celebrates TX Art
2009
Catbirds, Houston, TX Art you Can Drink to
Archway Gallery, Houston, TXNatural Habitat
Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX The Big Show
2008
North Gallery, Galleria del Norte, Houston, TX Texas Art Educators
Bank of America, Houston, TX VAA Juried Membership
City Hall Annex Art on Loan Show, Houston, TX
2007
Bosque Gallery, Cypress, TX Inside Voices
I Allen Center, Houston TX VAA Juried Member Show
Arts Alliance Clear Lake, Nassau Bay, TX Open Door
Eastman/Smith, Houston, TXThe Human Form
2006
Arts Alliance Clear Lake, Nassau Bay, TXFigurative Juried
Texas Artist Museum, Port Arthur, TX Gulf Coast Juried
Continental Building, Houston, TXVAA Juried
Arts Alliance Clear Lake, Nassau Bay, TX Summer Juried Open
Arts Alliance Clear Lake, Nassau Bay, TX Winter Juried Open
2005
Eastman Gallery, Houston TX Deep in the Art of TX
Bank of America, Houston TX VAA Juried National Open
Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VI Role Play
MFA Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD American Landscapes
TX Artists Museum, Port Arthur, TX Gulf Coast Juried
2004
Art Car Museum, Houston TX The Big Show
Hera Gallery, Wakefield RI Girl Art Now
Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX Dia de los Muertos
Williams Tower, Houston TX Assistance League Show
2003
III Allen Center, Houston TX VAA Juried Member Show
TX Artists Museum, Port Arthur TX Gulf Coast Juried
Banana Factory, Bethlehem PA The Artful Woman
2002
Arts Center for the Ozarks, AR 8th Fall regional Exhibition
Harris Gallery, Houston TX 25th Anniversary Still Life Show
Montgomery College, Rockville MD New Symbols
2001
Harris Gallery, Houston TX
Continental One, Houston TX VAA National Juried Open
2000
Walker Ed. Center, Huntsville TX CWA Multimedia Juried
Lawndale Art Center, Houston TX The Big Show
New Gallery, Houston TX Portraits of the 21st Century
1999 George R. Brown, Houston TX Women United
J. Idelson Library, Houston TX Visual Interlude
Lawndale Art Center, Houston TX The Big Show
1999
O’Kane Gallery, Houston TX Above Construction
Bruce Mauldin, MFA, Houston TX Miniature Works Show
Heights Library, Houston TXWomen’s History Month
O’Kane Gallery, Houston TXIs This a Joke or What?
1998
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago ILLoss and Grief
Firehouse Gallery, Houston TX Personal Alchemy
1997
Firehouse Gallery, Houston TXHotel Houston
1996
Multicultural Center, Mt. Pleasant MIFuture Art Education
1994
University Art Gallery, Mt. Pleasant MI Student Juried Show
Park Library, Mt. Pleasant MIJuried Framework Show
Creative Arts Gallery, Mt. Pleasant MI
1993
University Center, Mt. Pleasant MIE.F.S. Scholarship Show
Education:
University of Houston, Houston, TX Art Education Major,
Masters received 2006-2008
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL TICA fellowship 2005
Rice University, Houston TX 2003
Rice University, Houston TX 2002
Glassell Art School, Houston TX2001
Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY on Fellowship 1996
Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant MI. Art Major with concentration in oil painting. Bachelors received 1991-1995
Curating:
2018 Visual Art Exchange, Art With Purpose, Raleigh, NC
2008 North Gallery, Houston, TX “TX Art Education"
1999 Bruce Mauldin, MFA, Houston TX “Miniature Works Show
Public Art:
1997, Clear Lake TX, Mother Earth Eco-Sculpture
1995, Mt. Pleasant MI, Community Mural Project
Relevant Employment:
Art Teacher Green Level High School 2021 to present
Art Teacher Enloe Magnet High School 2014 to 2021
Adjunct Faculty, University of Houston, TX Summer 2009
Lead H.S. Art Teacher Channelview ISD
Channelview, TX 1997-2011
High School Art Teacher, Harlingen TX 1995-1997
Gallery Aid, Mt. Pleasant, TX 1991-1993
Organizations
Durham Arts Guild 2024
Fine Arts League of Cary 2022 -24
Artspace 2018 to 2021
NCAEA, 2016 to present
Visual Art Exchange 2012 to present
Texas Art Education Association 2006 to 2011
National Art Education Association 2006 to 2009
Lawndale Art Center 2006 to 2012
Visual Arts Alliance, 2001 to 2012
Houston Women’s Caucus for Art, 1996-2000 Secretary 1997-1998
Awards:
First Place Kakalak Art and Poetry 2024
Best 2D Frankie G. Weems Gallery, 2019 Raleigh, NC NCAEA teacher/student show
Honorable Mention FALC Juried 2016, Cary, NC
Honorable Mention Pulp, 2013 Raleigh, NC
Honorable Mention Contemporary South, 2013 Raleigh, NC
Honorable Mention Lucky 13 Small Works, 2012 Mesquite, NV
Honorable Mention Lucky 13 Small Works, 2011 Mesquite, NV
Special Merit Rio Brazos Art Exhibit, 2011Granbury, TX
Honorable Mention Open Door Series, 2011, Nassau Bay, TX
Second Place Lucky 13 Small Works, 2010 Mesquite, NV
Outstanding High School Division Art Educator, TAEA, 2010 TX
Honorable Mention Second Chances, 2010, Houston, TX
Honorable Mention VAA Juried Membership, 2007, Houston, TX
Outstanding Graduate Student, 2007 University of Houston, TX
Second Place Gulf Coast Juried 2006 Port Arthur, TX
Wal-Mart Regional Teacher of the Year, 2005 Houston, TX
First Place VAA Juried Open 2001, Houston TX
First Place CWA Juried Multimedia 2000, Huntsville TX
Grants: United Arts Council, Professional Development Grant, Raleigh 2016
Publications:
Exploring Visual Design, 5th Edition, Davis Publishing 2025
Kakalak; An Anthology of Art and Poetry 2024
By Design NCAEA 2024, 2023
Kakalak; an Anthology of Art and Poetry 2023
School Arts Collection Contemporary Art Textbook 2022
School Arts 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2011
The Art Calendar 2003
Framework 1995