Resetting The Pace
ON VIEW NOW through Jan 31, 2025
Closing Reception Jan 31 (5p-8p)
Viewing Hours: M-F 9a-5p or by appointment
Gallery 440, 440 S. Main Street, Fort Worth, TX
Upcoming Events
Saturday, January 25 (10a-12)
Gallery 440, 440 S. Main St., Fort Worth TX. Free parking in the adjacent lot
Discussion: Professional Practices for Artists
Join me in the gallery for coffee, doughnuts and a discussion on professional practices for fine artists, followed by an artist guided tour of my exhibition Resetting the Pace. This is a free event for artists in any stage of their career. RSVP required to attend. Class will cap at 15 attendees.
Can't make the class? View and Download Discussion notes HERE. You are welcome to come at 11am for the artist tour
Agenda: 01-25-25 Professional Practices For Artists Discussion
10:00a - 10:15a
10:15a - 11:00a
11:00a - 11:20a
Filter in, Meet and Greet
Discussion: Professional Practices for Fine Artists will cover:
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Sourcing and Navigating the right artist opportunities for you
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Creating and organizing your Artist Materials
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Project Management for exhibitions and murals
Break
11:20a - 12:00p
Join me for a walking tour of my show, Resetting The Pace
(open to the public, no RSVP necessary)
Friday, January 31 (5p-8p)
Gallery 440 | Fort Worth, TX
Closing Reception: Resetting The Pace
Join us in the gallery for the closing reception of my exhibition Resetting the Pace. This event is free and open to the public.
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The Float, 2024, 60'x14', 411 S. Main St., Fort Worth, TX
This year, I had the honor of receiving the Arttooth Artist in Business Grant to create a mural for the 4Eleven, a restored 1920s warehouse in Fort Worth's Near Southside. The building is home to several small businesses, including Emporium Pies, Dusty Biscuit Beignets, Bocca Osteria Romana, a therapy event center, and a wedding venue.
This project was especially meaningful as it addresses the need for more "third spaces" in our communities while also helping to increase foot traffic for local businesses. The grant also included a mentorship component for emerging artists, and I had the pleasure of working with two graduating students, Austin Davis and Meillene Ferrer, who later joined the project as mural assistants.
Commissioned by Art Tooth’s Artist in Business Grant, the mural is located in a newly developed public space called "The Squeeze." This small street facing alleyway sits between Emporium Pies and Texas Academy of Figurative Art on South Main Street, serves as a connector to Bocca Osteria Romana, Roots Coffeehouse, and other Bryan Avenue businesses. After community efforts secured a public easement, the space has now become a much needed gathering spot for people to enjoy a slice of pie, relax with friends, and take photos. The project received financial support from Near Southside, Fort Worth, and the NTCF Arts Fund.
I was given creative freedom for this mural and also needed to consider the needs of the businesses at 4Eleven. My goal was to make a bold statement at the street entrance to draw people in, while transitioning to more muted earth tones as the mural progresses down the alley. This transition creates a neutral backdrop for wedding photography and complements the colors of the surrounding buildings.
Spanning nearly 60 feet, the finished mural is an ambient, hazy piece that celebrates native plants and regional geology. Abstracted forms of the Blackland Prairie emerge through references to native grasses, botanicals, and rock formations. Blades of bluestem, flowers, and cacti float atop layers of transparent color fields, enhanced with metallic paints that shimmer in the sunlight during the day and glow under overhead cafe lights at night.
