Kerri Menchaca

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Biography

Kerri Menchaca was born in Fort Worth, Texas. At an early age she developed her style in realism under the guidance of Fort Worth artist Dennis Blagg. She then earned degrees in Art History and Studio Art, with a minor in Geology, from the University of Texas at Austin. After graduating, she lived and worked in Denver, CO, before returning to Texas. Over the years, she has called nearly every major Texas city home and spends her free time exploring the deserts of the American Southwest and the mountains of Colorado and New Mexico

Menchaca draws inspiration from her travels, using photographs and color studies as source material for her studio-based oil paintings. Her exploration of light, atmosphere, and terrain leads naturally toward realism as she seeks to reveal how color and shadow shape our sense of place within the Texas landscape.

An active lecturer, Menchaca has presented talks and demonstrations at the Sid Richardson Museum, The Museum of the Big Bend, and Texas Christian University. Her work has been exhibited throughout the Southwest and Colorado and is included in the collections of The Museum of the Big Bend in Alpine, Sul Ross State University, and the University of Texas at Arlington.

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Education

2000       BA, cum laude, Studio Arts. University of Texas at Austin.

2000       BFA, cum laude, Art History with a minor in Geology. University of Texas at Austin.

AWARDS

2023 "Rosalyn G Rosenthal Artist award" Awarded at the “Preservation is the Art of the City” exhibition.

2021 "Lisa & Bruce Lowry Award in memory of Bill Bomar." Awarded at the “Preservation is the Art of the City” exhibition.

2019 “Murrin Family Award in memory of Lia Cuilty.” Awarded at the “Preservation is the Art of the City” exhibition.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Sept 2023          "37th Annual Trappings of Texas," Museum of the Big Bend. Alpine, TX

Sept. 2023          "Preservation is the Art of the City," The Women's Club of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX

February 9 - May 19, 2023        "Untold Stories," Moncrief Cancer Institute.

April 1-30, 2023  "After the Gold Rush," Vaughn Art Agency + Gallery. Austin, TX

 Nov. 2022          The Cowgirl Gathering, on November 10th-13th. The American Paint Horse Foundation. Stockyards Fort Worth, TX

Sept. 2022          "Preservation is the Art of the City," The Women's Club of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX

Sept 2022            "Western Gallery Pop-Up," Vaughn Art Agency + Gallery, Austin, TX

Sept 2022          "Trappings of Texas," Museum of the Big Bend. Alpine, TX

Aug 2022            "Monsoon Season," Western Gallery. Dallas, TX. Featured Artist

 Sep 2021            "Trappings of Texas," Museum of the Big Bend. Alpine, TX

Sep 2021            "Preservation is the Art of the City," First on 7th Gallery, Fort Worth, TX

May 2021             "New Western Talent," Western Gallery. Dallas, TX. Juried Exhibition

Apr 2021              "Big Bend, 2021" Live Oak Center. Columbus, TX Juried Exhibition

Mar 2021             "In Rainbows," Western Gallery. Dallas, TX. Juried Exhibition

Feb 2021             "Small Works Show," Fort Worth, TX CAC. Juried Exhibition

Oct. 2020             "Texas Women," Western Gallery. Dallas, TX. Juried Exhibition

Aug. 2020            “Texas Artists Coalition's Small Works Show,” Fort Worth, TX CAC. Juried Exhibition

Sept. 2019           “Spring Gallery Night Juried Exhibit,” Fort Worth, TX CAC

Juried exhibition in conjunction with the William Campbell Contemporary Art

Sept. 2019           "Preservation is the Art of the City," Fort Worth CAC

Juried fundraiser exhibit in conjunction with Historic Fort Worth

Awards: “Murrin Family Award in memory of Lia Cuilty” for the painting “Let’s Go Chase the Lights”

April 2019            “CASP FEST,” 5&J Gallery. Lubbock, TX. National Juried Exhibition

Oct. 2013             “Fall Gallery Night,” Adobe Gallery. Fort Worth, TX

Oct. 2009             “Art in the Metroplex,” Moudy Gallery. Fort Worth, TX. Juried Exhibition

2006, 2004          Solo exhibits, Circle Theater. Fort Worth, TX

LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS

Sept 10, 2022    "Artist Demo and Talk: Nocturnes,"  Sid Richardson Museum. Fort Worth, TX.

Sept. 2019.         “Drawing from Observation with Kerri S. Menchaca” Sid Richardson Museum. Fort Worth, TX.

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