MARY WEMPLE
EDUCATION
2018 M.F.A Studio Art, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2014 B.F.A. summa cum laude, Studio Art - Painting, University of Houston, Houston, TX
2000 B.A. cum laude, English and Italian Studies, University of Houston, Houston, TX
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 Black +White, Envision Arts virtual gallery, Dallas, TX, juried by Ginger Cochran, Honorable Mention
2019 Conduit, Frisco Art Gallery, Frisco, TX
2019 31st Annual Juried Exhibition, Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council, Texarkana, TX, juried by Dr. InJeong Yoon
2019 89th Juried Art Exhibition, San Antonio Art League & Museum, San Antonio, TX, juried by Stephanie Fox Knappe
2018 Animals, Art Car Museum, Houston, TX
2018 2018 Small Works Exhibit, Georgetown Art Center, Georgetown, TX
2018 MFA in Studio Art, Thesis Exhibition, MICA, Baltimore, MD
2017 MFA in Studio Art 2nd and 3rd Year Exhibition, MICA, Baltimore, MD
2016 MFA in Studio Art 2nd and 3rd Year Exhibition, MICA, Baltimore, MD
2015 The Big Show, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX, juried by George Scheer.
2015 The Glassell School of Art 2015 Annual Student Exhibition, The Glassell School, Houston, TX
2015 7th Juried Invitational Exhibition, Avis Frank Gallery, Houston, TX, juried by David Hardaker
2014 Dia De Los Muertos, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
2014 A Juried Affaire, Affaire d'Art, Galveston, TX, juried by Ken Mazzu
2014 6th Annual Juried Exhibition, Archway Gallery, Houston TX, juried by Mark Larsen
2014 The Annual Student and Member Art Show, The Jung Center, Houston, TX
2014 Serious Play, Hardy & Nance Studios, Houston, TX, curated by Patricia Restrepo
2014 Annual Student Exhibition and Open Studios, Blaffer Art Museum, Houston, TX
2014 Menil/Fiesta, Fiesta Food Mart at South Union, Houston, TX, curated by Aaron Parazette
2013 DWOW: Questions Not Answers, DiverseWorks, Houston, TX, curated by Rachel Cook
2013 Menil/Fiesta, Inman Gallery, Houston, TX, curated by Aaron Parazette
EXPERIENCE
2010-19 Words & Art program creator and coordinator, Rice University Art Gallery, Menil Collection, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston, TX
2014 Installation and Deinstallation assistant, yamatane, Rice University Art Gallery, Houston, TX
Co-organizer, Serious Play, Hardy & Nance Studios, Houston, TX
Preparer, Rice University Art Gallery Booth featuring Ana Serrano, Texas Contemporary Art Fair, Houston, TX
Preparer, You Are Damn Wrong, Matchbox Gallery, Houston, TX
Art Editor, Visions International #90, Austin TX
Fall 2013 Intern, Moody Gallery, Houston, TX
AWARDS
2011 Frank Freed Memorial scholarship, Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX