Education
2012 Post Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies, Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
2011 MFA, Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
2010 MA, Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
2008 BFA, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
1979 BS, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Solo Exhibitions
2018 “Illusion's Illusion: An Abstraction of Shape”, Central Texas College, Central Campus, Killeen, TX
2015 “Waking up Waco”, Art Center Waco, Waco, TX
2014 “Depth and Breadth”, Carleen Bright Arboretum: Whitehall Center, Woodway, TX
2012 “Line, Form, Mass”, LTC Gallery, McLennan County Community College, Waco, TX
2011 MFA Exhibition, Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
2010 MA/MFA Candidacy Exhibition, Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
2008 Richard Skurla, Gallery West, University of Texas at Arlington, TX
2007 Richard Skurla, Gallery West, University of Texas at Arlington, TX
Group Exhibitions
2016 Faculty Exhibition, LTC Gallery, McLennan County Community College, Waco, TX
2015 Faculty Exhibition, Baugh Art Center Gallery, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton, TX
2014 TSG Lawndale Art Center Exhibition, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX (James Surls, Artist, Juror)
2014 “In Space”, Texas Sculpture Group, Julia C. Butridge Gallery, Dougherty Art Center, Austin, TX
2013 “BIG FOOT”, LTC Gallery, McLennan County Community College, Waco, TX
2013 Assistance League Houston Celebrates Texas Art 2013 Exhibition, Houston, TX (Irene Hofmann, Chief
Curator, SITE Santa Fe, Juror)
2012 “Prism”, Art Forum of Waco, Waco, TX
2011 MA/MFA Graduate Group Exhibition, Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
2009 MA/MFA Graduate Group Exhibition, Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
2009 Group Exhibition, Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX (Judy Pfaff, Juror)
2008 “Abstractions”, 2-Person Exhibition, McLennan County Community College, Waco, TX
2008 “SAA Officers Exhibition”, Gallery West, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
2008 Silver Maple Gallery Holiday Art Exhibition, Waco, TX
2007 Silver Maple Gallery Holiday Art Show, Waco, TX
2005-07 Silver Maple Gallery 1st Annual Art Student Show, Waco, TX
2003 Silver Maple Gallery 1st Annual Juried Miniature Show, Waco, TX
1998-2002 RCVFD - Richard Schmid Annual Juried Art Show, Rist Canyon, CO
1998 Abend Gallery Annual Miniature Show, Denver, CO
1995-97 Abend Gallery Annual Miniature Show, Denver, CO
1993 Historic Pace House, Garland, TX (3 person)
1992 Regional Civic Art Show, Richardson, TX
Teaching
2014-17 Adjunct Professor of Art, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton, TX
2012-17 Adjunct Professor of Art, McLennan Community College, Waco, TX
2011 Stephen F. Austin State University, School of Art, Nacogdoches, TX
2002-14 Silver Maple Gallery, Waco, TX (Oil Painting Studio Workshops)
2005 Baylor University Continuing Education, Waco, TX (Intermediate/Advanced Plein Air Workshop)
2004 Baylor University Continuing Education, Waco, TX (Beginner/Intermediate Painting Workshop)
1998-2001 Silver Maple Gallery, La Porte, CO. (Oil Painting Studio Workshops)
Professional Activity
2007-13 Juror: China Spring ISD Visual Art VASE Region 12 Competition, China Springs, TX
2007 Juror: Austin ISD Visual Art VASE Region 13 Competition, Austin, TX
2005-10 Juror: Silver Maple Gallery Annual Student Fine Art Exhibition, Waco, TX
2005 Juror: China Spring High School Visual Art VASE Region 12 Competition, China Springs, TX
2003 Juror: Silver Maple Gallery 1st Annual Juried Miniature Show, Waco, TX
Publications
Piero Fenci, La Cerca. (2014). Monograph, a collection of contributed essays (84 pages). Stephen F. Austin State University Press.
Lewis, D. A. (2011). John Heliker: Drawing on the New Deal. Research and Graduate Assistant. Nacogdoches, TX: Stephen F. Austin State University Press.
Skurla, R. T. (2008). The Curtain Series 2008: Works of the Flow. Introduction by Benito Huerta. San Francisco, CA: Blurb.
Grants
Grants (Funded)
11/16/2015 Amount: $51,800 Texas Governor’s Summer Merit Program Request for Proposals 320-16-06 /
Texas Workforce Commission Request for Proposals Solicitation
Project: STEAM Entrepreneurial Initiative (SEI) Summer Camp at MCC
Grants (Not Funded)
04/14/2014 Amount: $31,500 Motorola Solutions Foundation, Innovation Generation Local Impact Grants
Project: MCC STEAM Entrepreneurial Initiative (SEI) Project (notice 07/24/14)
04/18/2014 Amount: $32,000 Lockheed Martin Foundation, Philanthropy Program Support Grant,
Project: MCC STEAM Entrepreneurial Initiative (SEI) Project (notice 10/26/14)
Organizations
Institute for Applied Creativity, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University
Texas Sculpture Group
College Art Association
Collections
Baylor University, Waco, TX
J C Penney - BSI Division, Dallas, TX
2012 Post Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies, Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
2011 MFA, Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
2010 MA, Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
2008 BFA, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
1979 BS, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Solo Exhibitions
2018 “Illusion's Illusion: An Abstraction of Shape”, Central Texas College, Central Campus, Killeen, TX
2015 “Waking up Waco”, Art Center Waco, Waco, TX
2014 “Depth and Breadth”, Carleen Bright Arboretum: Whitehall Center, Woodway, TX
2012 “Line, Form, Mass”, LTC Gallery, McLennan County Community College, Waco, TX
2011 MFA Exhibition, Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
2010 MA/MFA Candidacy Exhibition, Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
2008 Richard Skurla, Gallery West, University of Texas at Arlington, TX
2007 Richard Skurla, Gallery West, University of Texas at Arlington, TX
Group Exhibitions
2016 Faculty Exhibition, LTC Gallery, McLennan County Community College, Waco, TX
2015 Faculty Exhibition, Baugh Art Center Gallery, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton, TX
2014 TSG Lawndale Art Center Exhibition, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX (James Surls, Artist, Juror)
2014 “In Space”, Texas Sculpture Group, Julia C. Butridge Gallery, Dougherty Art Center, Austin, TX
2013 “BIG FOOT”, LTC Gallery, McLennan County Community College, Waco, TX
2013 Assistance League Houston Celebrates Texas Art 2013 Exhibition, Houston, TX (Irene Hofmann, Chief
Curator, SITE Santa Fe, Juror)
2012 “Prism”, Art Forum of Waco, Waco, TX
2011 MA/MFA Graduate Group Exhibition, Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
2009 MA/MFA Graduate Group Exhibition, Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
2009 Group Exhibition, Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX (Judy Pfaff, Juror)
2008 “Abstractions”, 2-Person Exhibition, McLennan County Community College, Waco, TX
2008 “SAA Officers Exhibition”, Gallery West, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
2008 Silver Maple Gallery Holiday Art Exhibition, Waco, TX
2007 Silver Maple Gallery Holiday Art Show, Waco, TX
2005-07 Silver Maple Gallery 1st Annual Art Student Show, Waco, TX
2003 Silver Maple Gallery 1st Annual Juried Miniature Show, Waco, TX
1998-2002 RCVFD - Richard Schmid Annual Juried Art Show, Rist Canyon, CO
1998 Abend Gallery Annual Miniature Show, Denver, CO
1995-97 Abend Gallery Annual Miniature Show, Denver, CO
1993 Historic Pace House, Garland, TX (3 person)
1992 Regional Civic Art Show, Richardson, TX
Teaching
2014-17 Adjunct Professor of Art, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton, TX
2012-17 Adjunct Professor of Art, McLennan Community College, Waco, TX
2011 Stephen F. Austin State University, School of Art, Nacogdoches, TX
2002-14 Silver Maple Gallery, Waco, TX (Oil Painting Studio Workshops)
2005 Baylor University Continuing Education, Waco, TX (Intermediate/Advanced Plein Air Workshop)
2004 Baylor University Continuing Education, Waco, TX (Beginner/Intermediate Painting Workshop)
1998-2001 Silver Maple Gallery, La Porte, CO. (Oil Painting Studio Workshops)
Professional Activity
2007-13 Juror: China Spring ISD Visual Art VASE Region 12 Competition, China Springs, TX
2007 Juror: Austin ISD Visual Art VASE Region 13 Competition, Austin, TX
2005-10 Juror: Silver Maple Gallery Annual Student Fine Art Exhibition, Waco, TX
2005 Juror: China Spring High School Visual Art VASE Region 12 Competition, China Springs, TX
2003 Juror: Silver Maple Gallery 1st Annual Juried Miniature Show, Waco, TX
Publications
Piero Fenci, La Cerca. (2014). Monograph, a collection of contributed essays (84 pages). Stephen F. Austin State University Press.
Lewis, D. A. (2011). John Heliker: Drawing on the New Deal. Research and Graduate Assistant. Nacogdoches, TX: Stephen F. Austin State University Press.
Skurla, R. T. (2008). The Curtain Series 2008: Works of the Flow. Introduction by Benito Huerta. San Francisco, CA: Blurb.
Grants
Grants (Funded)
11/16/2015 Amount: $51,800 Texas Governor’s Summer Merit Program Request for Proposals 320-16-06 /
Texas Workforce Commission Request for Proposals Solicitation
Project: STEAM Entrepreneurial Initiative (SEI) Summer Camp at MCC
Grants (Not Funded)
04/14/2014 Amount: $31,500 Motorola Solutions Foundation, Innovation Generation Local Impact Grants
Project: MCC STEAM Entrepreneurial Initiative (SEI) Project (notice 07/24/14)
04/18/2014 Amount: $32,000 Lockheed Martin Foundation, Philanthropy Program Support Grant,
Project: MCC STEAM Entrepreneurial Initiative (SEI) Project (notice 10/26/14)
Organizations
Institute for Applied Creativity, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University
Texas Sculpture Group
College Art Association
Collections
Baylor University, Waco, TX
J C Penney - BSI Division, Dallas, TX
