Cheryl McClure | Texas Wax

Artist's Spotlight: Cheryl McClure

Profile:

Born in Oklahoma, I've lived in northestern Texas most of my life. Currently, I live and work near New London/Overton, TX. I have a husband, three grown children and three grandchildren. I've been interested in art and painting since I was a child. For over thirty years I've been working seriously as an artist/painter. I am primarily interested in abstract and non-objective work. Generally, my work with mixed media/collage, acrylic on paper and canvas and encaustic. Due to my influences, my work is earth/land based and has a landscape feel more often than not. Recently, I moved to a 200 acre northeastern TX farm/ranch after living in a small city nearby for more than 40 years. I feel this will possibly influence more nature oriented work even than before.

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Dallas

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Cheryl McClure

Statement

I have been painting for over 30 years. About two years ago I started using encaustic since I love the surface quality I can get with wax. I, also, love being able to use collage elements in my work with encaustic without using glues. The surface quality and color are always elements that are important to my work. Therefore, encaustic painting is such a wonderful medium to explore. Whatever the medium, surface quality and color with good design is what I strive for in my work. I'm influenced by nature and the landscape and hope that others viewing my work will bring their own influences in to complement and interpret what I paint.

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Selected Awards/Exhibitions

2009

Uncommon Composites, Cerulean Gallery, Dallas, TX
Meltdown, Art Hotel Gallery, Dallas, TX

2008

Coming Home, Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, TX
Some Like It Hot, Bath House Cultural Art Center, Dallas, TX
Texas Artists Museum, Port Arthur, TX, Firehouse Gallery, Fort Worth, TX

2007

Landscapes, Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, TX
Little Pieces of Land (solo), Joyous Lake Gallery, Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ
Mississippi Art Colony Travel Show, Meridian Art Museum, Meridian, MS
East – West, Meeting in the Middle, Hilligoss Galleries, Chicago, IL

2006

Artist Residency, Centre d’Art Contemporain (Cat’Art)

Sainte Colombe sur l’Hers, France

Mixed Media Invitational, Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, TX

2005

Dance with the Imagination, 3 artists, West End Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC

Southwestern Water Society Signature Members Show, Irving Art Center, Irving, TX, Marcie Inman juror of awards, Honorable Mention

2004

East Texas Regional Exhibit, Longview Museum of Fine Art, Longview, TX
Traveling the Carolinas, 6 venues
Artist Career Training 1^stNational Juried Exhibition, 2^nd place Award, jurors, Geoffrey Gorman, Aletta de Wal

Places, Remembered and Imagined (solo) Ronald Miller Gallery, Meridian Community College, Meridian, MS
Art du Quai International Plein Air Show, Esperaza, France

2003

43^rd Annual Invitational, Longview Museum of Fine Art, Longview, TX; juror, Suzanne Weaver, Assoc. Curator of Contemporary Art, Dallas Museum of Art
International Mini-Art Exchange Porto Alegre, Brazil, Swan Valley,Western Australia
Illuminations, National Association of Women Artists, New York, NY

2002

New Paintings, (solo) Nordys Gallery, Birmingham, AL
Mississippi Art Colony Spring 2002 Traveling Exhibit, Byrd Associates Purchase Award, 2^nd Place; juror, David Moore, Newton, MA
Western Federation of Watercolor Societies 27^th Annual Exhibition, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM, Signature Award
Inspired By The Land, Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, MA

Representation: Brunner Gallery, Covington & Baton Rouge, LA
Cerulean Gallery, Dallas, TX, Gallery Mack, Seattle, WA, Metropolitan Gallery, Austin, TX