Texas National Art Competition/Exhibition 2008

© Nicola Parente
From the Edge of Urban Time Series:
Urban Movement , 2007 - 12 x 48 in (30.5 x 121.9cm) - Mixed Media on Panel

I was ecstatic to hear that one of my paintings was selected for the Texas National 2008 Exhibition to be held on April 5 - May 18, 2008 (Stephen F. Austin Art Galleries).

On average 800 artists enter the competition. Over 1,200 entries were received from all fifty states and the District of Columbia. Only 5 Houston Artist were selected (NICOLA PARENTE, JOHN ADELMAN, BILL GRAFFIS, M. JUNE HILL, QUANHAI PAN, AND LYNN RUOFF).

TEXAS NATIONAL Art Competition and Exhibition is in its 14th year on the national scene. It was created in 1995 by the School of Art at Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) as an annual event for artists living and working in the United States. Jurors for each year's event have been internationally acclaimed artists: Leon Golub, Faith Ringgold, Doug and Mike Starn, Martha Erlebacher, James McGarrell, The Art Guys, Donald Sultan, Sandy Skoglund, Jerry Uelsmann and Maggie Taylor, Ed Moses, James Surls, Paul Brach and MANUAL (Suzanne Bloom and Ed Hill). Juror for 2008 is Roger Shimomura.

"TEXAS NATIONAL 2008" juror, Roger Shimomura, received his B.A. from the University of Washington, Seattle, and his M.F.A. from Syracuse University, New York. He has had over 125 solo exhibitions of paintings and prints, as well as presented his experimental theater pieces at such venues as the Franklin Furnace, New York City, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, and The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. He is the recipient of more than 30 grants, of which four are National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships in Painting and Performance Art. Shimomura has been a visiting artist and lectured on his work at more than 200 universities, art schools, and museums across the country. Shimomura's personal papers and letters are being collected by the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. He is represented by The Flomenhaft Gallery, New York City; Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle; and Jan Weiner Gallery, Kansas City. Roger Shimomura's full bio, resume, and links to his work can be found on his website: www.rshim.com.