JOHN A. CALABRESE

COSMIC VISIONS

Artist’s Statement: Delicate nuance of value and texture become tools in conveying powerful dramatic statements about earthly beings who are not afraid to feel, ponder, reflect, and pray as they take that one step beyond. The inhabitants of the cosmic atmosphere appear at odds with their surroundings, many of which are specifically named astronomical bodies.  This is the result when  the merely mortal and earthly confronts the awe, mystery and majesty of God’s  heavenly Creations. However, when fragile earthly beauty confronts sublime heavenly beauty, the earthly is reverently and silently humbled.

Curriculum Vitae

DR. JOHN A. CALABRESE
2007-2021

Employment

Texas Woman’s University 1981-2017.  Full Professor of Art History, Film History, Aesthetics, Drawing.Professor Emeritus 2017.

Education

Ph. D.  1980.  Comparative Arts (History of Art, Drama, Literature).  Ohio University, Athens
Dissertation: “Elements of Myth in Selected Paintings of Paul Klee and J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.”
M. F. A.  1975.  Painting and Art History.  Pratt Institute, Brooklyn.
B. A. 1971.  Art, Italian, Philosophy.  Catholic University, Washington, D. C.

Awards, Honors, Publications of my drawings

2023
Circle Quarterly Art Review Magazine, 9th Issue. “Somewhere in Time.”
Streams of Verse. Collection of Poems by Dr. Nancy De Honores, Blackbead Books. “Pillar of Creation”
illustrates poem “Lady Night Benign.”
Awarded Solo Exhibit of 10 drawings, HMVC Online Gallery, NY. February.
Awarded Four Page spread of drawings, Works of Excellence Juried Exhibit Catalog, The Studio Door
Gallery, San Diego, CA.
Personal Invitation request from Gallery Director to include “Somewhere in Time” in ABRAZO Online
Exhibit, Verum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, OR.

Exhibitions of my graphite drawings    
Web Site: johncalabreseart.com

2023
Figurative Arts Collection, Online National Gallery of Contemporary Art, Wash., DC. 3 works.
Year End Extravaganza, National Juried Exhibit, KBM Online Gallery, CA. 2 works.
Fresh Art National Juried Online Exhibit, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA.
Best of 2023 National Juried Exhibit, HMVC Online Gallery, NY.
Best of 2023 National Juried Exhibit, KBM Online Gal., CA. 2nd Place Award. 3 works.
A Generous Kingdom VIII National Online Juried Exhibit, Verum Ultimum Gal., Portland, OR.
Negative Spaces, National Juried Online Exhibit, Rhode Island Watercolor Soc., Pawtucket, RI.
Any Art/Any Time, National Juried Exhibit, KBM Online Gallery, CA.
Celebrate Art Open Call, National Juried Exhibit, Modern Visual Arts Gallery, Bethlehem, PA.
Tranquil & Thankful, National Juried Exhibit, KBM Online Gallery, CA. 2 works.
23rd National Juried Drawing Exhibit, Fayetteville State Univ., Rosenthal Gal., Fayetteville, NC.
Contemporary Drawing National Juried Exhibit, W. Wyoming Com. Col., Rock Springs, WYO.
10th Annual Living Mark National Online Juried Exhibit, Verum Ultimum Gal., Portland, OR.
Storytellers, Online Juried Exhibit, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA. Invited to Gallery.
Art Space 111 Texas Now Online Showcase 2023, 10th Annual Texas Juried Exhibit.
Influence, National Juried Exhibit, HMVC Online Gallery, NY.
Spectacular Landscapes, National Juried Exhibit, KBM Online Gallery, CA. 3 works.
By Land or By Sea, National Juried Exhibit, Shock Boxx Gallery, Hermosa beach, CA.
Opposites Attract, National Juried Exhibit, Webster Arts, Webster Groves, MO.
Human Form & Figure, National Online Juried Exhibit, SCORE CA/SFVAAC.
Freestyle, National Juried Exhibit, HMVC Online Gallery, NY.
All About Women, National Juried Online Exhibit, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA.
Realism on the Hudson, AAPL National Juried Exhibit, Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, NY.
Amazing Spaces, National Juried Exhibit, Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Pawtucket, RI.
Celebration, Spring National Juried Exhibit, Old Town Arts & Crafts Guild, Cutchogue, NY. 2 works.
TNBT National Juried Exhibit, Studio Channel Islands, Blackboard Gallery, Camarillo, CA.
50 or Older, Online Juried Exhibit, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
Landscape: Serene & Savage, National Juried Exhibit, Modern Visual Arts Gal., Bethlehem, PA.
Show Off Your Art, National Juried Exhibit, KBM Online Gallery, CA. 2 works.
ABRAZO, National Online Juried Exhibit, Verum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, OR. 2 works.
5th Annual Online National Juried Exhibit, Idaherma Gallery, Princeton, NJ. 2 works.
Once Upon a Time, National Juried Exhibit, CORE New Art Space, Lakewood, CO. 2 works.
Open Theme, Online Juried Exhibit, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
Artist’s Vision, Open Call National Juried Exhibit, Modern Visual Arts Gallery, Bethlehem, PA.
11th National 2D Juried Art Exhibit, Cape Fear Studios, Fayetteville, NC.
76th Annual National Juried Exhibit, Gilpin County Art Assn., Gilpin, CO.
Spring Members Online Juried Exhibit, American Artists Professional League, NY, NY.
Works of Excellence National Juried Online Exhibit, The Studio Door Gal., San Diego, CA. 2 works.
57th Annual Regional Juried exhibit, Richardson Civic Arts Society, Richardson, TX.
Women in Art, Online Juried Exhibit, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
Women in Art, National Juried Exhibit HMVC Online Gallery, NY.
Spring Break, Online Juried Exhibit, RIWC, Pawtucket, RI. 2 works. 2nd Place Award.
Literally A Figurative Show, National Juried Exhibit, Shock Boxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA.
2023 Spring Online National Juried Exhibit, San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild.
Wanderlust 2023, National Juried exhibit, Webster Arts, Webster Groves, MO.
Celebrate, Online Juried Exhibit, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
Wanderlust, National Juried Exhibit, Art Fluent Online Gallery, MA.
Faces & Figures, Online Juried Exhibit, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
CAL International 2023 Juried Exhibit, Conroe Art League, Conroe, TX.
Hello Tomorrow, National Juried Exhibit, HMVC Online Gallery, NY.
Intergalactic Open Juried Exhibit, Shock Boxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA.
14th Annual Contemporary International Drawing Discourse Juried Exhibit, UNC, Asheville, NC.
28th Arts International Juried Exhibit, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN.
Fresh Art, National Online Juried Exhibit, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA.
Celebrate Art, Open Call National Juried Exhibit, Modern Visual Arts Gal., Bethlehem, PA. 2 works.

2022
Fresh Art Online Juried Exhibit, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA.
Outstanding, Open Online Juried Exhibit, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
Celebrate Art, National Juried Exhibit Modern Visual Arts Gallery, Bethlehem, PA. 2 works.
The Smalls Show, National Juried Exhibit, Gallery 46, Mid City Artisans, Baton Rouge, LA. 3 works.
Far Away Places, Online Juried Exhibit and Gallery Invitation, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
Wild Card, National Juried Exhibit, Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Pawtucket, RI.
Nocturnal National Juried Exhibit, Art Collective Hosted by Salann Mag., Main St. Gallery, Lyon, CO.
Black Out II, National Juried Exhibit, Ashton Art Gallery, San Diego, CA.
Primal Dispositions II: Dual Dilemma National Juried Exhibit, Vestige Concept Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA.
Unity, Online Juried Exhibit, Art Fluent Gallery, MA.
Art Space 111 Texas Now Online Showcase 2022, 9th Annual Texas Juried Exhibit. 2 works.
100 Mile Juried Regional Exhibit, Coppell Arts Council, Cooper Gal., Coppell, TX. 3 works. Best of Show.
2022 Artists Who Teach National Juried Exhibit, Fayetteville State Univ., Fayetteville, NC.
AASH Vol. 6 International Juried Exhibit, Arcadia Theater, Tyler, TX.
World of Wonder, National Juried Exhibit, Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Pawtucket, RI. 2 works.
Awake, National Online Juried Exhibit, HMVC Gallery, NY, NY.
Force of Nature, National Juried Exhibit, Webster Arts, St. Louis, MO. 2 works.
Annual Fall National Juried Art Exhibit, Lake Granbury Art Assn., Granbury, TX
Textures, Shapes, Patterns, Forms, Online Juried Exhibit, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
Close to Home, 4th Natl. Online Juried Exhibit, Old Town Arts & Crafts Guild, Cutchogue, NY. 2 works.
Artopia 2nd Annual National Online Juried Summer Exhibit, SCORE CA/SFVACC
4th Annual Online National Juried Exhibit, Idaherma Gallery, Princeton,NJ.
Ellarslie Open 39 National Juried Exhibit, Trenton City Museum, Ellarslie Mansion, Trenton, NJ.
Golden 50 & Older Online Juried Exhibit, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
50th Annual Melvin Gallery Online Juried Exhibit, Lakeland Art Guild, Lakeland, FL. 3 works.
75th Annual National Juried Exhibit, Gilpin County Art Assn., Gilpin, CO. 2 works.
Spring Online Members Juried Exhibit, Amer. Artists Professional League, Salmagundi Club, NY, NY.
Open International Online Juried Exhibit, Red Bluff Art Gallery, Red Bluff, CA. 2 works.
Boulder Art Association National Juried Exhibit, R Gallery, Boulder, CO.
Best of the Best, Online Juried Exhibit, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
Night Visions International Juried Exhibit, Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff, AZ.
The Art of Beauty, National Juried Exhibit, MVA Gallery, Bethlehem, PA. 3 works.
Light and Shade, Online Juried Exhibit, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
24th Annual Rio Brazos National Juried Exhibit, Tarleton State U., Grandbury TX. Featured Artist Award.
Spooky Camp International Online Juried Exhibit, Shoebox Project, CA.
Figures, Online Juried Exhibit, Art Fluent Gallery, MA
Evolving National Juried Exhibit, NEXT Gallery, Lakewood, CO.
Faces & Figures Online Juried Exhibit, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
Valdosta State Univ. National Juried Exhibit, Dedo Maranville Gallery, Valdosta, GA.
Celebrate Art Open Call National Juried Exhibit, Modern Visual Arts Gallery, Bethlehem, PA.
Like Clockwork: It’s About Time, National Juried Exhibit, Vestige Concept Gal., Pittsburgh, PA.

2021
Celebrate Art Open Call National Juried Exhibit, Modern Visual Arts Gallery, Bethlehem, PA.
Certificate of Artistic Merit for participation in International Luxembourg Art Prize.
93rd Grand National Juried Exhibit, Amer. Artists Professional League, Salmagundi Club, NY, NY.
Unmasked: A Virtual Juried Exhibit of Texas Art Faculty, Texas Assn. of Schools of Art website.
Chasing Ghosts VI: Piercing the Veil through Remembrance, Legacy & Beyond, Juried Online
Exhibit Verum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, OR.
Open Theme, Juried Online Exhibit, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
The Next Big Thing 2021, Studio Channel Islands International Juried Exhibit, Camarillo, CA.
Untitled 2.0, National Juried Exhibit, Athens Art Gallery, Crawfordsville, IN.
8th Annual Texas Juried Online Exhibit, Art Space 111, Fort Worth, TX.
Sources of Inspiration, National Juried Online Exhibit, Old Town Arts & Crafts Guild, Cutchogue, NY.
Chiaroscuro, SFVACC (San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center)/SCORE (So. Cal. Open Regional
Exhibitions) International Juried Online Exhibit.
Fantasy & Fiction, National Juried Exhibit, NW Area Arts Council, Old Court House Arts Center,
Woodstock, IL
Viewpoint 53, National Juried Exhibit, Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati Art Club, Cincinnati, O.
Fantasy, National Juried Exhibit, Fe Gallery, Sacramento, CA.
Artopia, SFVAAC/SCORE, National Online Juried Exhibit.
Brand 49 Annual Juried Works on Paper, National Exhibit, Brand Library & Art Center, Glendale, CA.
2nd Half: Fifty Years & Older, National Online Exhibit, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
Black & White International Juried Online Exhibit, Cultural Center of Cape Cod, So. Yarmouth, MA.
June Group Open National Juried Exhibit, Jones Gallery, Kansas City, MO.
Drawn to Macon IV, Juried Drawing Exhibit, Macon Arts Alliance, Macon Arts Gallery, Macon, GA.
74th Annual National Juried Exhibit, Gilpin County Art Assn., Gilpin, CO.
55th Annual Regional Juried Exhibit, Richardson Civic Arts Society, Richardson, TX.
Femme, Online International Juried Exhibit, Art Fluent Online Gallery, MA.
The Sky’s the Limit, National Online Juried Exhibit, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
Explore, Spring Members Online Juried Exhibit, American Artists Professional League, NY, NY.
Faces and Figures, National Juried Exhibit, Flagler County Art League, Palm Coast, FL.
Figure It Out, National Juried Exhibit, TAG at 120 Art, Taylor, TX.
26th North Arts International Juried Exhibit, Friends of Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN.
Fresh Art, Online Juried Exhibit, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA.
February Group Open National Juried Exhibit, Jones Gallery, Kansas City, MO.

2020
Fresh Art Online Juried Exhibit, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA.
At Midnight, National Juried Exhibit, Ashton Gallery of Art, San Diego, CA.
October National Juried Exhibit, Gallery 510, Decatur, IL.
The Second Half: Fifty Years or Older, Juried National Online Exhibit, Las Laguna Gal., Laguna Beach, CA.
National Celebration of the Arts, Online Juried Exhibit, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA.
September Group Open National Juried Exhibit, Jones Gallery, Kansas City, MO.
7th Annual Living Mark International Juried Exhibit, Verum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, OR.
73rd Annual National Juried Exhibit, Gilpin County Art Assn., Gilpin, CO. Three drawings.
Hudson Valley Art Assn. 87th Annual National Juried Exhibit, Lyme Art Assn., Old Lyme, CT.
June Group Open National Juried Exhibit, Jones Gallery, Kansas City, MO.
Strange Times On Line National Exhibit, R Gallery, Boulder CO.
Monochrome, International Juried Exhibit, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
25th Arts North International Juried Exhibition, Hopkins, MN.
Beauty and Oddity, National Juried Juxtaposition Exhibition, Fe Gallery, Sacramento, CA.
Impromptu IV, International Juried Exhibition, Culture Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth, MA.
Artist’s Vision, Juried Exhibition, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA.

2019
40th National Juried Exhibit, Arts Council of Wayne County, Goldsboro, NC. BLACK and WHITE National Juried Exhibition, 311 Gallery, Raleigh, NC. American Artists Professional League 91st Grand National Juried Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, 47Fifth Ave., New York, NY.
“From the Light of the Silvery Moon: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo Moon Landing,” National Juried Exhibition, Evansville Museum, Evansville, IN.
Hudson Valley Art Association 86th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Lyme Art Assn., Old Lyme, CT.
“Memories,” Roslyn International Juried Art Festival, Roslyn, WA.
“The 2nd Half: 50 and Over,” National Juried Exhibition, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
32nd September Juried Competition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA.
“Expressions,” Marin Society of Artists National Juried Exhibition, San Rafael, CA.
“A Moment in Time” National Competition, Old Town Arts & Crafts Guild, Cutchogue, NY. Third Place Award.
Webster Arts’ “Open Theme Annual 2019” National Juried Exhibition, St. Louis, MO.

2018
American Artists Professional League 90th Grand National Juried Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Ave., New York, NY.
Merging Visions: Collaborative Poetry and Art Exhibition, Medical City Lewisville Grand Theater Gallery, Lewisville, TX.
BLACK and WHITE National Juried Exhibition, 311 Gallery, Raleigh, NC. Honorable Mention Award.
SUSPEND, National Juried Exhibition, Adams State University, Alamosa, CO.
Hudson Valley Art Association 85th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Lyme Art Assn., Old Lyme, CT. First Place Graphics Award: Mrs. John Newington Award for Excellence.
Fun House 2018: Art of the Surreal, Fantastic, Bizarre, National Juried Exhibition, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY.
Black and White, Group Drawing Exhibition, North Lake College, Irving, TX.
Faculty Exhibition, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX.
52nd National Drawing & Small Sculpture Juried Exhibit, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX.

2017
Light Out of Darkness, Beatnik Galleries, Sacramento, CA, juried exhibit.
Real People – Faces and Figures, Old Court House Art Center, Woodstock, IL, juried exhibit.

2016
6th Annual Armstrong 2D Juried Exhibition, Armstrong State University, Savannah, GA.
Brand 44 Annual National Juried Works on Paper Exhibition, Brand Library, Glendale CA.
Arts in Harmony International Juried Exhibition, Sherburne Co. Gov’t. Center, Elk River, MN.
Arts in Harmony Traveling Exhibition, Blane City Hall, Blane, MN.

2015
Ley Lines Juried Drawing exhibition, Jacksonville State Univ., Jacksonville, AL, October.
Cosmic Visions, Solo Exhibition, Greater Denton Arts Center, Denton, TX, July-September.
Pencil Point Perspectives, Group Drawing Exhibition, Keller Town Hall, Keller, TX. March.
30th Texas & Neighbors Regional Art exhibit, Irving Art Center, Irving, TX, juried exhibit.
Merging Visions: Poetry and Visual Arts, group exhibit, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX.
Bluecanvas.com 52 drawings on exhibit

2014
Bluecanvas.com 50 drawings on exhibit
29th Texas & Neighbors Regional Art exhibit, Irving Art Center, Irving, TX, juried exhibit.
VAST Annual Membership Exhibit, Denton Arts Center, Lettie Grooms Award.
Emerging Visions Exhibition by invitation, Denton Public Library, South Branch, April 23-May 29.
Faculty Exhibit, TWU Art Galleries, Denton. September.
Faculty Center, Stoddard Hall, TWU, works on exhibit.

2013
28th Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibit, Irving Art Center, Irving, TX, juried exhibit.
Merging Visions: Visual Art & Poetry Exhibit, Denton Poets Assembly & VAST, Denton Public Library South.
14th Annual Painting, Drawing, Photography, Print Online Juried International Exhibition, upstreampeoplegallery.com
Featured Artist, Owl Cat Press, jjoyharris@owlcatpress.com
Faculty Center, Stoddard Hall, TWU, works on exhibit.

2012
Combinations: TWU Visual Arts Faculty and Guests Exhibition, TWU Galleries, Denton, TX.
VAST Annual Membership Show, Cora Stafford Gallery, UNT, Denton, TX.
The Human Condition Exhibit, Nerv Gallery, Dallas, TX. Group exhibit. 6 drawings.
500XPO 2012, 500 EXPO Gallery, Dallas, TX, juried exhibit.
TWU Faculty Exhibit, Tarrant County College, NW Campus, Ft. Worth.
Faculty Center, Stoddard Hall, TWU, works on exhibit.

2011
43rd Annual Arts Exhibit, Visual Arts Society of Texas, Meadows Gallery, Denton, juried exhibit, April 28 - June 3.
6th Annual 125 mile Juried Art Exhibit, Visual Art Society of Texas, TWU West Gallery, June 30-Aug. 5. Merit Award for my drawing “Event Horizon.”
Beth Marie Restaurant, Denton, works on exhibit, Jan. – Nov.
Faculty Center, Stoddard Hall, TWU, works on exhibit.

2010
Mood Images: Drawings Inspired by Film Noir, one man exhibit, George Fox Univ., Newberg, OR. Oct. 11 – Nov. 12.
20x20x20 National Compact Exhibit, LSU, Baton Rouge, juried exhibit. Nov. 21-Dec. 17.
Beth Marie Restaurant, Denton, works on exhibit, Sept. – Dec.
TWU Visual Arts Faculty Group Exhibit, East & West Galleries, Visual Arts Building, Denton, Aug. – Sept.
Merging Visions: Collaborative Poetry & Art Exhibition, North Branch Library, Denton, April.
Texas State Poetry Conference, Dallas, my drawing “The Long Goodbye” to illustrate Lesley Eblin’s poem “Sunsets”. July 8-10.
5th Annual 125 mile Juried Art Exhibit, Visual Art Society of Texas, TWU West Gallery, July 9 –Aug. 6.
Black & White in Graphite & Charcoal, 2 person exhibition, North Lake College, Irving, Jan. 7-Feb. 9.
42nd Annual Arts Exhibition, Visual Arts Society of Texas, Meadows Gallery, Denton, juried exhibit, April 22 – May 28.
44th Annual Drawing & Small Sculpture Exhibition, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, juried exhibit, April 9 - May 7.
Faculty Center, Stoddard Hall, TWU, works on exhibit.

2009
10th Annual Realism International Online Juried Art Exhibit, upstreampeoplegallery.com
21st Annual Membership Juried Exhibition, Visual Arts Society of Texas, Meadows Gallery, Denton, Aug. 9-Sept. 3.
Citation 2009 Membership Exhibition, Texas Visual Arts Association, Art Centre of Plano, Aug. 7, -Aug. 29.
43rd Annual Small Drawing & Sculpture Exhibition, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, juried exhibit, April 3-May 1.
Harrah’s Casino, Atlantic City. Designed logo for weekly worksheet, March
10th Anniversary Best of the Best Invitational Online International Art Exhibit, upstreampeople-gallery.com
Oxide Gallery, Denton, works on exhibit.
Faculty Center, Stoddard Hall, TWU, works on exhibit.

2008
20” x 20” x 20”: A National Compact Competition and Exhibit, LSU Student Union, Baton Rouge, juried exhibit.
10th Annual Realism International Online Juried Art Exhibit, upstreampeoplegallery.com
40th Annual Arts Exhibition, Visual Arts Society of Texas, Meadows Gallery, Denton, juried exhibit.
10th Anniversary Best of the Best Invitational Online International Art Exhibit, upstreampeople-gallery.com
Oxide Gallery, Denton, works on exhibit.
Faculty Center, Stoddard Hall, TWU, works on exhibit.

2007
Assistance League of Houston Celebrates Texas Art, juried exhibit.
9th Annual Realism International Online Juried Exhibit. upstreampeoplegallery.com
Art in the Metroplex, Texas Christian university, Ft. Worth, juried exhibit.
Signature Group Exhibition, Texas Visual Arts Association, 14th Street Gallery, Plano.
2nd Annual 125 mile Juried Art Exhibit, Visual Arts Society of Texas, TWU West Gallery. Strathmore Artist Paper Award.
Faculty Center, Stoddard Hall, TWU, works on exhibit.

Publications/Research Papers Accepted and Presented, Articles Refereed, Lectures

2023
Lectures for the International Institute of Research, M. E. Blagg-Huey Library, Texas Woman’s Univ.,
Denton, TX: “Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper and Mona Lisa”, Mar. 30; “Titian: Master of Color and
Brushstroke,” June 29.

2022
“What Makes a Great Film Great?” Guest Lecture, Political Theory Graduate Seminar: Politics & Film,
Feb. 15. Texas Woman’s Univ., Denton, TX.
“Mural Painting: Prehistory to Romanesque” Guest Lecture, Mural Painting Class, Texas Woman’s Univ.,
Sept. 12.

2020
Lectures for The Intercultural Institute of Research, M. E. Blagg-Huey Library, Texas Woman’s Univ., Denton, TX:
“Caravaggio: The Beginning of the International Baroque Age,” Feb. 6;
“Rubens, Van Dyck and the Northern Baroque,” Mar. 12.

2019
Lectures for the Bernstein Intercultural Institute of Research, M.E. Blagg-Huey Library, Texas Woman’s Univ., Denton, TX:
“Notre Dame, Paris: Art History and The Mysticism of Light,” May 5;
“Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and The Last Supper: Why These Masterpieces Deserve a Closer Look,” Aug. 28;
“Michelangelo’s David and La Pieta: Why These Masterpieces Deserve a Closer Look,” Sept. 25;
“The Sistine Chapel: Michelangelo’s Glorious Frescos,” Oct. 30;
“Raphael: The Epitome of Renaissance Classicism,” Nov. 13;
“Titian: Master of Color and Brushstroke” Dec. 4.
“Remembering the Art and History of Notre Dame, Paris,” Lecture for The St. Michael’s Preservation
Society, Atlantic City, NJ. Dec. 14.
Annual Student Art Exhibition, North Lake College, Irving, TX. Juror. April 28.

2017
“The Art of Alfred Hitchcock: How Hitch Lampoons Modern Art in The Trouble with Harry, The International Journal of the Image. Vol. 8, Issue 3.
“The Power of Art: Alfred Hitchcock’s Disturbing Use of Portraits in His Films,” Quarterly Review of Film and Video. June
Turning Radius, A Book of Poetry by Douglas G. Campbell, Professor Emeritus, George Fox University. Book jacket review.
“The Horrific Art Gallery in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho,” Wide Screen Journal. Pending.
“The Power of Art: Alfred Hitchcock’s Disturbing Use of Portraits in His Films,” and “How Hitchcock Lampoons Modern Art in The Trouble with Harry,” Hawaii University International Conference on the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences & Education, Honolulu, HI. Jan. 3-6.

2016
“The Architecture of St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church,” invitational lecture by Parish of St. Monica, Atlantic City, NJ,
December 18. Church on National Registry of Protected Monuments.
“The Art and Architecture of St. Michael’s Church: Historical and Aesthetic Significance,” Atlantic City, NJ. August 13. Second presentation by request.
“Art of the Matter Part III: How Art Objects and Artifacts Impact Characters, Scenes, and Plots in Alfred Hitchcock’s Blackmail, Strangers on a Train, North by Northwest, & Vertigo,” Faculty Spotlight Series, TWU, Stoddard Hall, April 19. 14 attended.
“Fragmented Cinema: Andy Warhol’s Reconstruction as Author.” The Arts Collection Journal. The Image Knowledge Community. Referee. July.
“A Study of Koan Practice of Silence,” The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society, The Image Knowledge Community. Referee. June.
“John’s Origin Story: Understanding Die Hard as Film Adaptation of Roderick Thorpe’s Nothing Lasts Forever.” The International Journal of Literary Humanities. The Image Knowledge Community. Referee. June.

2015
“The Art and Architecture of St. Michael’s Church: Historical and Aesthetic Significance,” invitational guest lecturer by St. Michael’s Preservation Society, Atlantic City, NJ, December 13, 2-3:30 pm. 220 attendees.

2014
“The Returning Vet & Film Noir: The Problematic,” and “The Power of Art: How Art Objects & Artists Impact on Characters, Scenes & Plots in Films of Alfred Hitchcock,” 12th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts & Humanities, Honolulu, Jan. 10-13. Accepted.
“Art of the Matter: How Art Objects & Artists Impact on Characters, Scenes, & Plots in Films of Alfred Hitchcock,” Hawaii University International Conference on the Arts, Honolulu, Jan. 4-6.

2013
“Art of the Matter Part II: How Art Objects and Artists Impact on Characters, Scenes, and Plots in Films of Alfred Hitchcock,” TASA Annual Conference, Houston, TX. Oct. 10-12.
“Art of the Matter Part II,” TWU CAS Faculty Spotlight Series, Nov. 21.
“The Power of Art: How Art Objects & Artists Impact on Characters, Scenes, & Plots in Films of Alfred Hitchcock,” International Journal of Arts & Commerce, August. Accepted for publication.
“The Power of Art: How Art Objects & Artists Impact on Characters, Scenes, & Plots in Films of Alfred Hitchcock,” Journal of Arts and Humanities, June. Accepted for publication.
“A Pedagogy for 2-Part Art History Studies Abroad Courses,” 4th Annual International Conference on Fine and Performing Arts,Athens, Greece, June 3-6. Accepted.
“Art of the Matter: How Art Objects and Artists Impact on Characters, Scenes, and Plots in Films of Alfred Hitchcock,” CAS Faculty Spotlight Series, Jan. 29. Presented.
“The Power of Art: How Art Objects and Artists Impact on Characters, Scenes, and Plots in Films of Alfred Hitchcock,” and “The Returning Vet and Film Noir: The Problematic,” 11th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu, Jan. 11-14. Accepted.
“The Power of Art: How Art Objects and Artists Impact on Characters, Scenes, and Plots in Films of Alfred Hitchcock,” Hawaii University International Conferences on Art, Humanities, and Social Studies, Honolulu, January 6-8. Accepted.

2012
“The Power of Art: How Art Objects and Artists Impact on Characters, Scenes, and Plots in Films of Alfred Hitchcock,” TASA Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX. October 12-14. Presented.
“The Returning Vet and Film Noir: The Problematic,” 3rd International Conference on the Image, Poznan, Poland, Sept. 14-16. Accepted.

2010
“A Pedagogy for 2-Part Art History Studies Abroad Courses,” 3rd International Global Studies Conference, Pusan National University, Pusan South Korea, June 21-23. Accepted.
“A Pedagogy for 2-Part Art History Studies Abroad Courses,” 1st Annual International Conference on Fine & Performing Arts, Athens Institute for Education & Research, Athens, Greece, June 7-10.
“The Returning Vet and Film Noir: The Problematic.” TASA Annual Conference, Austin, April 9.

2009
“A Pedagogy for 2-Part Art History Studies Abroad Courses,” 7th International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, Beijing, China, June 2-5. Accepted.
“The Returning Vet and Film Noir: The Problematic.” Faculty Spotlight Series, CAS, TWU, Oct. 13.

2008
“Dialogue in Black and White: The Noir World Depicted in My Graphite Drawings,” TWU Faculty Spotlight Series.
“A Pedagogy for 2-Part Art History Studies Abroad Courses,” 6th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Art and Humanities, Honolulu.
“The Returning Vet and Film Noir: The Problematic,” 6th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Art and Humanities, Honolulu

2007
“A Pedagogy for 2-Part Art History Studies Abroad Courses,” TASA Annual Conference, Odessa, TX.

Research and Creative Achievements

“Professors Give Advice on How to Survive College.” We Are TWU VLOG. Interviewed by Asiyah Martin. Oct. 7, 2016.
Emeritus College. One of the most popular instructors. Enrollment always the highest 2016.
Emeritus College Newsletter, Featured Professor, Vol. 2, No. 2, p. 3, Nov., 2011.
Voted Favorite Faculty Member by Graduating Seniors, Seniors Lunch, May 6, 2011.
George Fox U, Newberg, OR, purchased my drawing “The Haunted” for their permanent collection, 2010.
Listed in Who’s Who Among American Teachers, 2010.
Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, TWU Redbud Award festival, 2007.

I belong to the following organizations: The Kimball Art Museum, Patron Membership; American Artists Professional League; Texas Association of Schools of Art; Texas Visual Arts Association; Visual Arts Society of Texas.