Shelley Horton-Trippe

• Biography
• Artist's Statement
• Critique
• Academic RÉsumÉ

Academic Résumé

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

2005

M.A.P.S. Core Curriculum Team Instructor "Drawing from Nature"; College of Santa Fe (CSF), Santa Fe, New Mexico
Art component in conjunction with Biology and English departments.

2004-
2006

Art Specialist; Santa Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico
Developed new art curriculum with cultural specification and sensitivity for third through fifth graders.

1993-
1996
and
2003-
2004

Faculty Member in Foundations/Painting/Drawing; Institute of American Indian Art (IAIA), Santa Fe, New Mexico
A new Color Theory Curriculum incorporating Itten/Albers with more culturally specific color perception, including natural history of pigment and tribal symbolism. Taught courses in Painting I & II, Experimental 2004 Painting, Drawing I & II, Figure Drawing and Upper Division Contemporary Issues, Printmaking and Survey I – Art History. Wrote, created and developed Intercultural Media Forum, an interdisciplinary contemporary issues and public art program. Received and administered three grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Citizens Exchange Council and McCune Foundation.

2000-
2006

Faculty Member in Painting and Drawing; Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Presently teaching Drawing I and Studio Practice, an upper level independent study with weekly critiquing, studio field trips and one major field trip each semester to the Menil Collection, Houston, and eventually to Roden Crater, Arizona. Developing new approaches to teaching Painting I and II in a tricultural, varying age population.

1995-
1999

Faculty Member in Painting/Drawing/2-D; University of New Mexico, Los Alamos
Taught all sections of Painting, Drawing and 2-D Design as lead instructor. Worked on committees to develop new curriculum. Developed new MFA painting course.

1992-
1996

Faculty Member in Fine Art Department; College of Santa Fe and Institute of American Indian Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Worked at both institutions (IAIA/CSF) as visiting professor/lecturer/ liaison. Developed the Intercultural Media Form. Worked with committees on faculty exhibitions and student exhibitions, i.e. Senior Thesis. Trained students and faculty to work with behaviorally disordered and mentally and physically challenged adults and children, while developing new curriculum for advanced art students. Taught Drawing I and Intercultural Media Forum.

1992-
1996

Executive Director/Faculty; Intercultural Media Forum, College of Santa Fe and Institute of American Indian Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Administered and taught interdisciplinary mentor program, collaborating with both administrations. In this innovative program, Native American and CSF art students worked hands-on and studied each semester with internationally acclaimed artists Jenny Holzer, Edgar Heap of Birds, Luis Jimenez and Bruce Nauman. Semesters culminated with major exhibitions for artists with sold-out public lectures at the Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe. Students created their own alternative space/exhibit in conjunction with visiting artist. Visiting artist then gave final critiques of student work and artists installed public works. Developed grant funding, reading of catalogue raisonees and articles, discussion of theory, developing time-based installation work and public art pieces.

1981-
1986

Executive Director; The Children's Art Studio School, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Beginning as collaboration with Museum of Fine Art, developed Studio Art Program for children ages 5-14. Then received first NEA grant to continue after-school art program as a children's studio program in my private warehouse studio. Created two editions of handmade, linen-bound books of children's poetry and lithos and etchings. Collaborated with Pam Smith at the Palace of the Governor's Press, where children set their own type and printed their own work.

VISITING/GUEST ARTIST APPOINTMENTS AND RESIDENCIES

2005

Visiting Artist/Artist in Residence – Summer; Oklahoma Art Institute, Quartz Mountain
Lead Art Instructor for Painting and Drawing

2004

Guest Lecturer; Santo Domingo Pueblo Schools in conjunction with Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

2003

Guest Lecturer; Cornish School of Art, Seattle, Washington
Retrospective slide lecture, consulting with faculty and administration about direction of program.

2002

Guest Lecturer and Artist; Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Taught series of classes on Ruskin experience, abstract landscape, watercolor for artists.

2001

Artist Residency, Summer; "Brantwood," the home of John Ruskin, Cumbria, England
Invited to research and create new body of work inspired by Ruskin's dwelling place and garden. Created series "The Seven Levels of Paradise" – The Green Paintings – large-scale landscape based oils, water-colors and artist's books. Will return summer of 2004-2005 to complete installation in Ruskin's studio.

Researched Duncan Grant/Vanessa Bell at Charleston.

1999

Visiting Artist, Summer; De Marko European Art Foundation, Edinburgh, Scotland
As guest artist at the Edinburgh Festival, researched the Knight's Templar involvement in Scotland and their link with Malta, St. John's Hospitelier. Researched women's roles in this context. Created and installed "The Bride's Templar," an installation work at Torphican Preceptory, northern Scotland, 9th century Knight's Templar site.

1999

Artist Residency, Spring Semester; Tagar Gap Art & Crafts Institute, Malta
Invited to work on large-scale "tapestry" paintings. Collaborated with fashion design and set design departments. Researched Knights St. John of the Cross / Knight's Templar and ancient goddess ruins, Gigantia. Had exhibition in historic 16th century rectory/ammunitions depot of installation pieces in collaboration with state composer Charles Camileri—a piece for four flutes, "Song Trap."

1993

Guest Lecturer; New Mexico Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Slide lecture on travels to Slovenia and new work influenced by cultural differences/historical/architectural sites.

1992

Guest Lecturer and Visiting Artist; University of Oklahoma Painting Department, Norman, Oklahoma
Invited by Edgar Heap of Birds. Slide lecture of work. Critiquing of graduate students.

COMMUNITY ARTS/NONPROFIT ADMINISTRATION

1996-
2004

Executive Director; Las Trampas Institute, Las Trampas, New Mexico
Wrote and received grants from the New Mexico Arts Division, New Mexico Women's Foundation, McCune Foundation and NEA for the reintroduction of indigenous and Hispanic traditional crafts in the isolated high mountain area of Northern New Mexico. Administered all aspects of funding, research, community outreach, scheduling of New Mexico craftspeople, teaching, for a diverse population of children, teens and elders. Developed and administered a poet and painter residency think-tank program for emergent artists.

1997-
1998

Art Department Head; Desert Academy, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Ordered all materials and equipment, developing curriculum, jurying and installing student exhibitions as committee head. Teaching painting, drawing and ceramics – handling all firing of kilns.

1989-
1991

Art Department Chair; The Brunn School, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Maintained all art department scheduling, purchasing, curriculum development and hiring. Taught painting, drawing, color theory, composition, ceramics, art history.

1983-
1989

Art Department Head; Rio Grande School, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Developed new curriculum, i.e., New Mexico art history, with emphasis on Early American Moderns, including end-of-school field trips to Mabel Dodge Luhan's home, Georgia O'Keeffe's home, Ghost Ranch, Andrew Dasburg's studio, etc.

OTHER ART APPOINTMENTS

1995-
1998

Art Specialist; Challenge New Mexico
For developmentally disabled adults

1983-
1986

Advisor, curator, instructor; Very Special Arts Program
For developmentally disabled/challenged adults

1981-
1984

Artist in Residence; New Mexico Arts Division
Carlos Gilbert Elementary School and School for the Visually Handicapped in Santa Fe, New Mexico

1980

Executive Director; Oklahoma Designer Craftsmen Organization

1979

Artist in Residence; Oklahoma Council for the Arts

1978

Project Coordinator; Women's Art Exchange, University of Oklahoma

1976-
1978

T.A.; Contemporary Survey and Video

EDUCATION

2006

Santa Fe Art Institute; Video study with Gary Hill

1988

Santa Fe Institute of Fine Arts; Assistant to Nancy Graves, Painting

1979

Centre Cultural Americain, Paris, France; Video Study with Nam June Paik

1978

University of Oklahoma; MFA Design. Interdisciplinary, Video/ Performance with Donald Lipski

1977

University of Montana; Invitational Ceramics Masters Program with Peter Voulkas, Ken Little, Rudy Autio, Jacque Rice, Patty Warashima, Don Reitz

1973

University of Oklahoma; BFA Ceramics

SELECTED GRANTS AND AWARDS

2002

New Mexico Women's Foundation Grant, Rag Rug Revival

NEA Grant Challenge America, Rag Rug Revival, Las Trampas Institute

2001

Artist's Residency, Brantwood, John Ruskin Museum, Coniston, Cumbria, England

2000

City of Santa Fe Arts Commission, Mural Project with Barrio Youth

1999

Artist's Residency, Tagar Gap Art School, Malta

1998

McCune Foundation Grant, Las Trampas Institute (1997 and 1996 also)

1995

New Mexico Arts Division, Special Projects, Culturally Diverse Category (1994 also)

1994

NEA, Artists Forum/Special projects with Bruce Nauman, Luis Jemenez and Anton Van Dalen

Grants: New Mexico Women's Foundation, Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry,Partners in Education

1993

Artlink International Artist's Exchange Program Grant, Citizen's Exchange Council Banner Project, Art in Public Places Commission Award, New Mexico Arts Division

1992

NEA, Art in Public Places Grant, Intercultural Media Forum

1988

International Women's Who's Who

1987

New Mexico Arts Division Grant (1985, 1986 also)

1986

Santa Fe Council for the Arts Grant (1982 also)

1983

NEA, Special Projects in Education Grant

1978

Designer Craftsman Award, State of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma, Student Development Graduate Grant

1977

Purchase Award, State of Oklahoma

1969

Young Talent in Oklahoma, Sculpture Award

1967

Young Talent Workshops, Contemporary Arts Foundation, Oklahoma City

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2005

Quartz Mountain, "Boho Hobo", Video Installations with new suite of drawings, Oklahoma Art Institute

College Art Association, "Red Bird" Installation, Atlanta, Georgia

2004

Trail of Tears, Installation, New Mexico State Capital Building, The Rotunda, Santa Fe

Trampas Suite, Studio 449, Santa Fe

Arcadia, New Paintings, Mainsite Contemporary Art, Norman, Oklahoma

2003

Women's Work, New Mexico Women's Foundation, Installation of prairie farmwife dresses, Santa Fe

Private Portfolio Showing, Gerald Peters Gallery annex, New York City

2002

Sun, Moon and Forest In Between, Mainsite Gallery, Norman, Oklahoma

Little Gems, IAO Gallery, Large-scale abstract paintings and new drawings, Oklahoma City

2001

The Greening of the Grey, William Campbell Contemporary Art, Fort Worth, Texas

The Green Paintings, Brantwood, John Ruskin Museum, Coniston, Cumbria, England

2000

Tribute to Beuys, New Small Works, DeMarco European Art Foundation, Scotland

Convergence 2000, New Paintings, Mainsite Gallery, Norman, Oklahoma

1999

The Bride of the Knights Templar, Edinburgh Festival, DeMarco European Art Foundation, Installation, Torphican Preceptory, Torphican, Scotland

Mathew Gallery, University of Edinburgh, Scotland

Travels, Watercolors, Stonerwood Park, Hampshire, England

Bird Flag, Installation, Jardin Tarbor, Rennes, France

The Longing Wood, Solo Painting, Lubedac, France

Song Trap, Installation, Old Biagio Steps, Knights of St. John Hall, Valletta, Malta

1998

Returning Home, Retrospective, Nichols Mansion, Oklahoma City

1997

beautiful vietnam, Solo Painting Exhibition, Conlon Siegal Galleries, Santa Fe

Potions, Talismans and Good Luck Charms, Sees Design, Oklahoma City

Milk Tales, Solo Painting Exhibition, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe

1996

Solo Works from 1989-1996, Sees Design, Oklahoma City
Inaugural Exhibition, University of New Mexico at Los Alamos Library, Solo Paintings and Prints

1995

Free Eggs for Sale, Solo Prints, Handgraphics Gallery, Santa Fe

New Clay Works: Burial Urns and Magic Lanterns, Café Romano, Santa Fe & Sees Design, OKC

1994

One Percent for the Arts, Art in Public Places Commission, State of New Mexico

1993

Monotypes, Domodosala, Italy/Lubjana, Slovenia

1991

Poem Paintings, with Interactive Performance/Poetry, Sena Galleries West, Santa Fe

1989

Reason, Passion, Desire, Sena Galleries West, Santa Fe

1988

Simple Pleasures, Fritz Scholder Residence, Galisteo, NM

1986

Inanimate Objects, Sena Galleries East, Santa Fe

Sempé Armagnac, Commissioned Mural, Aignon, France

1985

Simple Pleasures, Paintings, Modavi Vineyard Gallery

1983

Paint Like a Child, Tavelli Gallery, Aspen, CO

1982

Immaculate Conception, The Madonna Show, Performance, Raul's, Santa Fe

Is Paris/Texas?, Installation, French Pastry Shop, Commissioned by Santa Fe Council for the Arts

1981

Madonna Paintings, Vertex Gallery, Taos, NM

1980

Is Paris/Texas?, Installation, Commissioned by City of Tulsa and later exhibited at Oklahoma Art Ctr

1979

Shoe Shine, Interactive Performance Piece, Streets of Paris

1978

Housework/Artwork, Museum of Art, Graduate Thesis, University of Oklahoma

1977

High Tea, Interactive Video/Performance/Clay, Lightwell, University of Oklahoma

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2005

Santa Fe Art, International Art Fair, Santa Fe

Block Busta, Invitational Exhibition, Sweeney Exhibition Hall, Santa Fe

2004

Selections, Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe

Diverse Work, Capitol Gallery, The Roundhouse, New Mexico State Capitol, Santa Fe

2003

Faculty Exhibition, Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe

Gallery Artists Group Show, William Campbell Contemporary, Fort Worth

Gallery Artists, Paul Adler, Dallas

2002

Group Show, New Work, Evo Gallery, Santa Fe

Reverse Polarity Stew, 3 Woman Installation Exhibition with Erika Wannemacher and Yvie Rajan

Gallery Artists, The Munson Gallery, Santa Fe

2001

The Road to Meikle Seggie, Venice Bienalle, DeMarco European Art Foundation, Venice, Italy

East/West – six printmakers, Amarillo Art Museum, Amarillo, TX

2000

Gallery Artists, Heidi Neuhoff Gallery, New York City

70 in 2000, DeMarco European Art Foundation, Invitational with Joseph Beuys, Gunther Uecker, Marina Abramovic, Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston University, England

1999

Foundation Artists, DeMarco European Art Foundation, Museum of Maritime, Malta

Dairy Barn, Group Exhibition, Alternative Space, Santa Fe

1998

Group Exhibition, William Campbell Fine Art, Fort Worth, TX

Group Exhibition, Conlon Siegal Gallery, Santa Fe

1997

New Work, Faculty Exhibition, University of New Mexico, Los Alamos, NM

State of the Questions, Museum of Fine Art, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe

1996

Opening Exhibition, Conlon Siegal Gallery, Santa Fe

Group Exhibition, Ceramics, El Zocalo Gallery, Santa Fe

Group Exhibition, Ceramics, Tally Richards Gallery, Taos, NM

Up and Running, Curated by Lucy Lippard/Linda Durham,
Installation "Church of the Ladder-Backed Chairs", Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe

Teachers and Artists, Faculty Exhibition, CSF

1995

The Sculpture Project Invitational, CSF Gallery

Issue/Image/Symbol, Collaborative Installation with Luis Jemenez and Anton Van Dalen, CCA

1994

Six New Mexico Artists , Rockefeller Center, New York City

Group Show, Eidolon Gallery, Santa Fe

Provoked, Exhibition of Installations in Conjunction with Bruce Nauman and Video Discourse, CSF

Part-Time Faculty Full-Time Artists, Faculty Exhibition, College of Santa Fe

1993

Shrines, Owings, Dewey Gallery, Santa Fe

Soul Traveler, Shrines, Handgraphics Gallery, Installation, Santa Fe

International Grafiek Biannale, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Intercultural Media Forum with Jenny Holzer, Interactive Collaboration, Public Art

1992

Intercultural Media Forum with Edgar Heap of Birds, Collaborative work, Sena Galleries, Santa Fe

Rutgers National Works on Paper

The Poem Paintings, Guest Artist, Interactive performance piece with Sonja Kravanja/

Nimrod Literary Review, University of Tulsa

1991

Wilderness Society Invitational

Amnesty International Invitational

Group Show, Tory Folliard Fine Art, Milwaukee

1989

Homecoming, conjunction with Ed Rusche/Joe Goode/Jerry Mcmillan exhibit, Oklahoma Arts Ctr

1987

Across State Lines – Pirate Gallery, Denver

1986

Group Show, Jan Weiner Gallery, Kansas City, MO

On The Wall Off The Wall, Group Show, Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe

1985

Lightness of Being, Installation, The Orph Sisters with Kathleen Morris, The DeVargas Hotel, Commissioned by the Santa Fe City Streets, Santa Fe Council for the Arts

1984

Luck of the Irish, Performance to commemorate Prince Charles' visit to Santa Fe Museum of Fine Art

Madonnas at St. Marks Square, with Rebecca Freidman and Kathleen Morris, Saint Marks Gallery, NYC

Group Show, Mattingly Baker Gallery, Dallas

1983

7 Southwest American Artists, the Salon d'Autumn, Grand Palais, Paris

1979

International Women's Exhibit, UNESCO, Paris

Open Screening, Centre Cuturale Americaine with Nam June Paik, Paris

1978

Installations, Curated by Malin Wilson, Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe

Installations, Hills Gallery, Santa Fe

1977

Drawings by Ceramicists, NCECA, Conference Exhibition, University of Illinois

SELECTED CURATORIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2002

Rag Rug Revival, Video Production, Educational Outreach, Las Trampas Institute

1995

Traditional Masters/Contemporary Nations, Jacobo de la Serna, Santero, Felipe Ortega, Jicarilla Potter, Cat Tsosie, Picuris Horno Builder, Tomas Arey, Iron Forger, The Las Trampas Institute, In conjunction with the Spanish Colonial Arts Society and Santa Fe Council for the Arts. Traditional Masters demonstrate techniques and teach basic skills to the public, Exhibition component traditional/indigenous materials in conjunction with contemporary installation and performance, Frost Foundation and NMAD grants

Image/Issue/Symbol, Luis Jemenez and Anton Van Dalen; Lecture/Performance and Exhibition, CSF, NEA grant, Santa Fe Arts Commission grant

1994

Provoked, Bruce Nauman and eight young emerging artists, Installations in the old barracks on the CSF. Video production, "Provoked", in conjunction with Bruce Nauman and the CSF Moving Image Department, National Endowment for the Arts grant, Santa Fe Arts Commission grant

1993

Jenny Holzer, week-long art intensive with Jenny Holzer, including exhibition of signage, billboard, public lectures at IAIA Museum and New Mexico Museum of Fine Art, NEA grant

1992

Edgar Heap of Birds, a week-long art intensive of collaboration with an exhibition at Sena Galleries, lectures at the IAIA Museum and the Museum of Fine Art, and an exhibition of commissioned Public Building Art at the IAIA Museum, NEA grant

ARTWORK IS REPRESENTED BY

Heidi Neuhoff Gallery, New York City

William Campbell Fine Art, Fort Worth

Mainsite Gallery, Norman, Oklahoma

Sees Design, Oklahoma City

DeMarco European Art Foundation, Edinburgh, Scotland

Paul Adelson, Corporate Art, Dallas

COLLECTIONS

Demarco European Art Archive

Oklahoma Art Institute, Quartz Mountain

Capitol Art Collection, Rotunda, State of New Mexico, Santa Fe

Radio Shack Corporation Corporate Office, Fort Worth, TX

Mrs. Juan Hamilton, Kauii, HI, and Abiqui, NM

Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo College, Amarillo, TX

Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe

Mr. & Mrs. Beaumont Newhall Collection, Santa Fe

New Mexico Art Foundation Collection

State Art Collection of Oklahoma (Purchase Award)

Museum of Art Collection, University of Oklahoma

Anthony & Deborah Roberts Collection, Paris

Ramona and Fritz Scholder Collection

IBM Collection, Dallas

AT&T Collection, Kansas City

Sempé Armagnac Collection, Aignon, France

Marcia Weisman Collection, Los Angeles

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Peters Collection, Santa Fe

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2006

New Mexico Landscape, Susan Campbell and Suzanne Deats, Fresco Press

2005

Block Busta, Invitational Exhibition Catalog

2004

THE Magazine, Review (1995, 1994, 1993), Santa Fe

2003

The Capitol Art Collection Catalog, State of New Mexico

2002

Dallas Morning News, Review

2000

The Road to Meikle Seggie, catalogue curated by Richard DeMarco, Kingston Univ., England

1997

THE Magazine, The Universe of Shelley Horton, Trippe, September

1995

THE Magazine, review (also 1994, 1993)

The Santa Fean Magazine, review

1993

Santa Fe Art, Simone Ellis, color reproduction/text, published by Crescent (Random House)

1992

Nimrod, literary magazine, front cover and interior reproductions

Catalog, The Poem Paintings, with essay by Jon Davis, published by Sena Galleries

1991

Catalog, Rutgers National

1990

The Santa Fean Magazine, Monotypes by Sally EauClair

1989

Southwest Profile, Self Portraits by Nancy Ellis

1987

Artspace, review, Autumn

1984

Artspace, review, March

1983

Artlines, May review by Malin Wilson and September review by Nicole Plett

Catalogue, Salon D'Autumn, Paris

Flashe, Paris, review

Interview, mention

Artspace, review, Winter

1979

International Women in the Arts, UNESCO Publications, Paris