Beth Secor's C.V.
BETH SECOR
Garage Apartment
1130 East 7th Street
Houston, Texas 77009
713-426-3515
Lives and works in Houston, TX
EDUCATION
1989 M.F.A., University of Houston, Houston, TX
1980 B.F.A., University of Houston, Houston, TX
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 Riffing on Langer’s Lines, Inman Gallery, Houston, TX
2006 Atavistically Speaking, Inman Gallery, Houston, TX
2005 Retratros, Museo De Cuidad de Queretaro, Mexico
2000 New Paintings, Inman Gallery, Houston, TX
1998 First Person Plural, Inman Gallery, Houston, TX
1996 Hindsight to 40, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
Beth Secor, Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
Dispersions, O’Kane Gallery, University of Houston Downtown, Houston, TX
1995 Carrying Rocks In The Palms Of My Hands, Jung Center, Houston, TX
This Is The Sound Of My Heart, Inman Gallery, Houston, TX
1993 Preponderance of The Small, Inman Gallery, Houston, TX
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 Material Evidence, Neidorf Gallery, Trinity University, San Antonio. TX
2010 do I know you?, Inman Gallery, Houston, TX
2009 Collected Works, Inman Gallery, Houston, TX
Landfall, Museum of the Docklands, London
HCC Faculty Exhibit, University of Houston, Clearlake
2008 Probably, Inman Gallery, Houston, TX
2007 London, Sugar and Slavery, Museum of the Docklands, London, England
Suddenly One Summer, Group Exhibition With Mark Cervinla and Mick Jones,
125 Gallery, Houston Arts Alliance, Houston, TX
Faculty Exhibit, Houston Community College Central, Houston, TX
2006 Baroque Visions and Urban Veritas, 7 Houston Painters Blue Star Contemporary Gallery,
San Antonio, Tx.
New Works Fellowship for Established Artists Exhibition. Beth Secor, Daryl Lausiter, Angela Fraleight, 125 Gallery, Cultural Arts Council of Houston/Harris County, Houston, Tx.
2005 25th Anniversary Show, Lawndale Art and Performance, Houston, Texas
Backroom Show, Dig101 Gallery, Houston, Tx
Municipal Arts Commission Exhibit, City Hall, Houston, Tx
About Face, Transco Tower, Houston, TX
2001 Untouchables, maxwell freeman contemporary pictures, Houston, TX
Beth Secor and Rachel Ranta, Divino, Houston, TX
Wild Flower, School 33, part of citywide exhibit Artscape 2001,
curated by Gary Katchadorian
Don’t Ever Change: Interpreting the High School Experience
The Tuttle Gallery, McDonough School, curated by Susan Hayman
2000 People: Portraits by Texas Artists, City Gallery at Wells Fargo Plaza,
Houston, TX
The Big Show, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX, juror: Sara Kellner,
DiverseWorks, Houston, TX
Urban Girls, El Museo Francisco Ollery Diego Rivera, Buffalo, NY
1999 X.C.X.L:eXquisite Corpse eXtra Large, Lawndale Art and Performance
Center, Houston, TX
1998 New Work: Gallery Artists, Inman Gallery, Houston, TX
Small Format Narrative Paintings: Beth Secor, Isabelle Scurry Chapman,
Minhhang Huyh, University of Minnesota, Fine Arts Center Gallery, Morris, MN
1997 New Work: Gallery Artists, Inman Gallery, Houston, TX
Flora Bella, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
1996 Reconfigured, group exhibition, curated by Patrick Palmer, The Glassell
School Of Art, Houston, TX
Five Year Anniversary Exhibition, Inman Gallery, Houston, TX
Cerling Etching Studio, group exhibition, organized by Penny Cerling, Transco
Gallery, Houston, TX. Traveled to Galveston Arts Center
1995 Con-Text, group exhibition, organized by Janet Hassinger,
Artist’s Lofts, Galveston, TX
1994 Small Works for Yekaterinburg, organized by Frank Williams, American Consulate,
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Reveries: Images from Nature, Myth, Folklore and Dreams, Wierzbowski Gallery,
Houston, TX
The Big Show, Lawndale Art and Performance Center, Houston, TX,
juror: Tom Moody
Miniatures, invitational exhibition, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
1993 Recent Prints, Inman Gallery, Houston, TX
Lawndale Live: A Retrospective 1979-1990, curated by Rachel Ranta and
Elizabeth Ward, Lawndale Art and Performance Center, Houston, TX
Amarillo Art Competition, 1993, juried by Jim Edwards, Amarillo Art Center,
Amarillo TX
Showgirls, curated by Craig O’Connor and Gaye Goodman, Peoples Art Store,
Galveston, TX
Conventional Forms/Insidious Visions, curated by Elizabeth McBride, Glassell
School of Art, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
1992 Slouching Toward 2000: The Politics of Gender, juried by Lucy Lippard,
Women and Their Work, Austin, TX (traveling exhibition)
Personal Stories, West End Gallery, Houston, Texas
New Figures, five person show, Inman Gallery, Houston, TX
Freedom of Expression, Univ. of Houston-Clear Lake, TX
curated by Mary Ross Taylor
The Case for Art, Lawndale Art and Performance Center,
Houston Public Library, Houston, TX
Family Show, West End Gallery, Houston, TX
Houston Area Show. Juried Exhibit, Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, TX
3 Person Show, Motherdog Studio, Houston, TX
1991 The Big Show-’91, Lawndale Art and Performance Center, Glassell School of Art,
Houston, TX
Food Show, West End Gallery, Houston, TX
War Show, Union of Independent Artists, Houston, TX
U A O F, The People's Art Space, Galveston, TX
2 Person Show, West End Gallery, Houston, TX
1990 Gorl, Julia Ideson Building, Houston Festival, Houston, TX
Salon Show, GVG Gallery, Houston, TX
1989 Gorl, Treebeard's, Houston, TX
MFA Thesis Show, Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, TX
Beth and Claudia. Mother & Daughter Show, Firehouse
Gallery, Houston, TX
Spiritualism in Art, Temple Beth Israel, Houston, TX
New Haven Series ... Twenty Profiles, Several Dancers Core, Houston, TX
1988 Art Against Aids, Decorative Center of Houston, Houston, TX
Works on Paper, GVG Gallery, Houston, TX
Houston Born Artists, Treebeard's, Houston, TX
Effemera Museum, Orange Show, Houston, TX
Student Exhibition, Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, TX
Back to the Future, National Women's Caucus of Art, Lawndale Art and Performance Center, Houston, TX, Juror, Eleanor Antin
1987 Detroit/Houston Exchange Show, Michigan Gallery, Detroit, Michigan
Blood Ties and Other Knotty Issues, DiverseWorks,
Houston, TX
East End Exhibition, Lawndale Art and Performance Center, Houston, TX
1986 NEA Interarts Grant Installation -- A Retreat for K (with Elizabeth Ward), Lawndale Art and Performance Center,
Houston, TX
Student Exhibition, Blaffer Gallery, Houston, TX
Artists in Residence Show, Diverse Works, Houston, TX
Amnesty International Show, Diverse Works, Houston, TX
Austin Annual, Mexi-Arts Warehouse, Austin, Texas
East End Show, Lawndale Art and Performance Center,
Houston, TX
1985 Propaganda Show, Midtown Gallery, Houston, TX
Honey, I'm Home, Midtown Gallery, Houston, TX
East End Exhibit, Lawndale Art Annex, Houston, TX
EXPOSE-Artists in Residence Show, Diverse Works, Houston,TX
Houston Printmakers and Their Presses, Central Public Library, Houston, TX
Mask Show, Galveston Art Center, Galveston, TX
Then, Now, and Then, UH Alumni Show, Lawndale Art Annex, Houston, TX
1984 Three Women Exhibit, The Drawing Room, Houston, TX
Works on Paper: A North American Colloquium, Plano Cultural Arts Center, Plano, TX
Recent Paintings, Boulevard Gallery, Houston, TX
10 x 14 Exposicion Grafica, Gallery Municipal, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Preview Two, Second Showing of Works by UH Alumni, University of Houston, Houston, TX
Group Exhibit, McMurtrey Gallery, Houston, TX
East End Show, Lawndale Art Annex, Houston, TX
1983 Christmas Show, Atelier 1513, Houston, TX
Mail Art Show, DiverseWorks, Houston, TX
Untitled Sequel, Lawndale Art Annex, Houston, TX
Flash in the Pan, The Drawing Room Gallery, Houston, TX
Faculty Art Show for Emerald City Artists, Midtown Art and Performance, Houston, TX
Coming to Meet, Two Person Exhibit, The Center for Art and Performance, Houston, TX
1982 Untitled, Lawndale Art Annex, Houston, TX
Invitational Printmakers Exhibit, The Art League of Houston,
Houston, TX
Group Exhibit, The Center for Art and Performance,
Houston, TX
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2010 K. Klaasmeyer, “An Ancient Impulse”, Houston Press, August 12, 2010
2009 R. Boyd, “Beth Secor at Inman Gallery”, The Great God Pan is Dead, http.thegreatgodpanisdead.blogspot.com, Nov. 25, 2009
R/ Boyd, “Open Season”, The Great God Pan is Dead, http.thegreatgodpanisdead.blogspot.com,, September 14, 2009
Untold London Staff, “Artistic Response to Atlantic Journeys – Landfall at Museum of London, Docklands”, www.untoldlondon.org,, August 3, 1009
[Com]motion, Issue 2. Febuary 2009, www.smallwonderfoundation.org
2007 R. Eric Davis “6-Pack:Houston Center for Photography”, Art Lies, Summer Issue 54,
2006 K. Klaasmeyer, “Capsule Reviews”, The Houston Press, January 18, 2006,
1999 S. Dewan, “Color Commentary: Beth Secor on Dignity and Silliness”, The Houston
Press, December 23-29, 1999, p. 63 (reproduction)
1998 C. Larson, “‘Small Format Four’ hits HFA Gallery”, University Register, February 12, 1998, University of Minnesota/Morris
1997 C. Denson, “Hindsight to 40”, Artlies, Issue #13, Winter 1996-97, p.38 (reproduction)
1995 J. Harvey, “Carrying Rocks In The Palms Of My Hands”, Artlies, Issue #9,
October/November 1995 p. 33-34 (reproduction)
D. Calledare, “Orienting Illusions”, Artlies, Issue #9, October/November 1995 p. 31-32 (reproduction)
P. Johnson, “Two gallery exhibits tell diverse tales”, The Houston Chronicle, March 22, 1995 p. 3D (photo)
E. Sorensen, “Press Picks”, The Houston Press, March 2-8, 1995 p. 18 (photo)
1994 P. Johnson, “Arts Council awards $50,000 in grants”, The Houston Chronicle, January 11,1994
1992 T. Wong, “Profile: Inman Gallery”, Museum and Arts Magazine, December 1992
L. Alspaugh, “Empty Walls...a Christmas wish list”, Museum and Arts Magazine,
December 1992
Slouching Towards the Year 2000: The Politics of Gender,
Exhibition Catalogue, introductory essay by Lucy Lippard
New Figures, Five Person Show, Inman Gallery
Exhibition Catalogue, essay by Elizabeth McBride
Kelly, Chris,”Legacy”, Houston Metropolitan, May 1992
Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature & Fine Art, Vol. 5 No. 1
photographs, p. 70-71.
GRANTS/AWARDS:
2009 84th Edition, New American Painting
2008 Dr. Anthony Chee Award for Teaching Excellence, Houston Community College
Bedichek/Ortman Travel Grant, Houston Community College
2007 Artist residency at The London Print Studio – Tradewinds exhibition commemorating
the 200th Anniversary of the Trade of Slaves (1807-2007) in Britain
2006 New Works Fellowship for Established Artists Creative Award,
Cultural Arts Council of Houston/Harris County
2000 Keep Houston Beautiful mural grant, The Cultural Arts Council of
Houston/Harris County
1998 Keep Houston Beautiful mural grant, Civic Art & Design/The
Cultural Arts Council of Houston/Harris County
1997 Creative Artist Grants Award, Cultural Arts Council of
Houston/Harris County
1996 Project Grant with Harbach-Ripley Facility, CACH-H, Houston, TX
1995 Project Grant with Harbach-Ripley Facility, CACH-H, Houston, TX
1994 Neighborhood Pilot Project Grant with Harbach-Ripley Facility,
A Neighborhood Center, CACH-H
Mid America Arts Alliance Regional NEA Grant
1993 Artist Project Grant, sponsored by CACH, Texas Commission on The Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts
1991 Second Prize -The Big Show, Glassell School of Art,
Houston, TX, juror
1988-89 Texas Educational Grant
1986-89 Friends of the Arts Scholarship, University of Houston, TX
1986 National Endowment for the Arts Interarts Grant
1984-86 Artist-In-Residence, DiverseWorks, Houston, TX
Selected Collections
Marilyn Oshman
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Hunting LLP
Lynn Detrick and Harvey Marks
Gigi Hsein
Holly Hudley