PAUL BOOKER

 

 

BIOGRAPHY

 

1970       Born- Dallas, Texas.

1995       B.F.A. in Studio Art (with honors), University of Texas at Austin

2000       M.F.A. in Studio Art. University of North Texas, Denton, TX

 

PROFESSIONAL

 

2001-2004                       Preparator- Dallas Museum of Art

2002-present            Adjunct Faculty-       University of Texas at Dallas

Collin County Community College

El Centro Community College

                                                               

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

 

2006        -Pulse Contemporary Art Fair                                                                                   69th Regiment Armory, New York, NY

-DMA Art Ball                                                                                                           Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX

-P.R.I.N.T. News                                                                                                       UNT Art space FW, Fort Worth, TX

 

2005        -Editions: Artist Print and Book Fair                                                                          New York, NY

-Twang: Contemporary Texas Sculpture (curated by C. Sean Horton)                      McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX

 

2004        -Excessive (Curated by John Pomara)                                                                      University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX

-Paul Booker and Monica Vidal (Curated by Tally Dunn)                                         Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX

                -Objectification (Curated by Nicholas Wood)                                                            University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX

-Twang: Contemporary Texas Sculpture (curated by C. Sean Horton)                      Southeast Texas Art Museum, Beaumont, TX

-Paul Booker and Gary Parkins                                                                 McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX

-Pulse (Curated by John Frost)                                                                 The Art Corridor at TCJC, Arlington, TX

                -100 Drawings (Curated by Christine Bisetto)                                                            The Haggerty Gallery, UD campus, Irving, TX

 

2003        -Not Fast, Not Hurried, Merely Peremptory (Solo      Exhibition)                               Lago Vista Gallery, Dallas, TX

-500X Gallery -25th Anniversary Exhibition                                                               500X Gallery, Dallas, TX

                -Show Offs (Curated by Robert McAn)                                                                      William Campbell Contemporary, Ft. Worth, TX

-Five by Seven                                                                                                         Jones Center for Contemporary Art, Austin, TX

 

2002        - Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth Silent Auction                                                  Modern Art Museum, Ft. Worth, TX

- Stall: Four Installation Artists  (Curated by Christine Bisetto)                                  University of Dallas, Dallas, TX

                - Snap  (Curated by Tally Dunn)                                                                              Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX

 

2001        - Punk and Bloat                                                                                                      500X Gallery, Dallas, TX.

- Sculptural Syncretism II (Curated by Nestor Zarragoitia)                                        Collin County Community College, Plano TX

- Feisty                                                                                                                     500X Gallery, Dallas, TX

                - Five by Seven by X                                                                                                Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX

- The MAC- Biennial Juried Exhibition (juror: Annette Carlozzi)                              The MAC, Dallas, TX

 

2000        -David Rainey, Paul Booker and Michael Corman                                                   500X Gallery, Dallas, TX

-Catchy Title- 500X Members Exhibition                                                                 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX

-Art in the Metroplex (Juror: Annette Carlozzi)                                                         Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, TX

                -Voertman Competition                                                                                           University of North Texas Art Gallery

 

1999        -A Fresh Look at Texas Art (Juror: Terrie Sultan)                                                      The MAC, Dallas, TX

-New American Paintings **Magazine**                                                                   (Juried Exhibition in Print)

-I-35 Student Exchange Exhibition (jurors:UTSA Graduate Students)                      UTSA Space, Blue Star, San Antonio, TX

-Twenty-One and Up                                                                                                500X Gallery, Dallas, TX

-Critic's Choice 1999 (juror: James Surls)                                                 African American Museum, Dallas, TX

-The Assemblage: Art Awards 1999                                                                         The Irving Arts Center, Irving, TX

-Main St. Fort Worth Arts Festival Exhibition (juror: Marti Mayo)                              Contemporary Art Center of Ft Worth,TX

-Fourteen: New Up & Coming Artists                                                                        500X Gallery, Dallas, TX

-University Union Student Art Competition (juror: Ted Pilsbury)                               Univ. North Texas, Denton, TX

-Dishman Competition 1999 (juror: Michael Ray Charles)                                        Dishman Art Gallery, Beaumont, TX

-EXPO '99- Annual Juried Exhibition (juror: Rick Brettell)                                        500X Gallery, Dallas, TX

-Transcending Limits (jurors: Michael Ray Charles, Don Bacigalupi)                       Texas Fine Arts Association,

Austin, TX  (Traveling Exhibition)

                               

1998        -B.A.G. (Bad Aluminum Group) Annual Sculpture Exhibition                                  Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX

-P.O.V. (curated by: Victoria Montelongo)                                                               Charlie Uniform Tango, Dallas, TX

                -In the House (curated by: Victoria Montelongo)                                                      Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX

                -Dada Moon- Fall Exhibit (juror: Kathryn Davidson)                                                 ACA Art Gallery, Austin, TX

-New Texas Talent '98 (juror: Robert McAn)                                                             Craighead-Green Gallery, Dallas, TX

-Voertman Competition (jurors: Sue Graze, Charles Wylie)                                      Univ. North Texas Gallery, Denton, TX

 

1996        -EXPO 96'- Annual Juried Exhibition (juror: Peter Mears)                                        500X Gallery, Dallas, TX

-New Texas Talent '96  (juror: Patricia Meadows)                                                    Craighead-Green Gallery, Dallas, TX

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

2006        -Denton Record Chronicle “P.R.I.N.T. News”                                            Review by Lucinda Breeding

2005        -Artlies – Summer 2005                                                                           Edited by Kathleen Jameson

2004        -Twang (Southeast Texas Art Museum)                                                    Illustrated Catalog (essay by C. Sean Horton)

-Excessive (University of Texas at Dallas)                                                Illustrated Catalog (essay by John Pomara)

                -Objectification (University of Texas at Arlington)                                     Illustrated Catalog (essay by Charissa Terranova)

-Dallas Observer “Paul Booker and Gary Parkins”                                     Review by Charissa N. Terranova

2002        -Artlies:  Spring 2002 “Stall”                                                                    Review by Kelli Connell

-Artlies: Spring 2002  “Snap”                                                                   Review by Janet Tyson

-Dallas Morning News “Stall: at the University of Dallas”                          Review by Mike Daniel

-Dallas Morning News “Quick Draw”                                                         Review by Janet Kutner

2001        -Dallas Morning News “Punk and Bloat”-                                  Review by Mike Daniel

-Glass Tire  (Online Magazine) “2001 MAC Juried Exhibition”                Review by Bret McCabe

2000        -Dallas Morning News “Catchy Title”                                                        review by Mike Daniel.

1999        -New American Paintings (Magazine)                                                      Juried Exhibition in Print

-1999 Critic's Choice  Dallas Visual Art Center-                                        Illustrated Catalog

-Transcending Limits Texas Fine Art Association-                                    Illustrated Catalog

-Denton Record Chronicle "Paul Booker and Christopher Hart"

1998        -Dallas Morning News "New Texas Talent '98"

1996        -The Met (Newspaper) "EXPO '96- Annual Juried Exhibition"

 

RESIDENCIES

 

2005        -University of North Texas PRINT Press- Artist in Residence                     University of North Texas, Denton, TX

 

OTHER

 

2005        -Judge for Advanced Placement Young Masters exhibition                     Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX