Solo Exhibitions

2007 1-man exhibition, Dell Jewish Community Center, Austin, TX

2004 1-man exhibition, Origins, Santa Fe, NM.

1-man exhibition, Driskill Hotel, Austin, TX.

Exhibited at the Houston Contemporary Crafts Center’s Asher Gallery.


Group Exhibitions


2007 2nd Annual Bead Invitational, an invitational exhibition at the PISMO Gallery,Denver CO.

Elemental, an invitational exhibition at the Kane Marie Galleries, Virginia Beach

2006 Un.Bead.lievable, an invitational exhibition at the Barnstone Gallery, Phila-

delphia, PA.

2005 Represented by Shidoni Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.

Materials: Hard & Soft, an international juried exhibition presented by the Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton TX.

2002 Bead International 2002, an invitational international exhibition with catalogue, Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center, Athens, OH.

The Audacious Bead, an invitational exhibition at The Bead Museum, Washington DC.

2001 The Austin Art Scene, an invitational exhibition by the Austin Coalition of Artists.

Real Art for Real People, an invitational exhibition by the Texas Society of Sculptors, Austin.

2000 Bead International 2000, (same as 2002 above). Received Juror’s Award.

1999 The Nature of Things, an invitational exhibit by The Creative Arts Society, Austin: received both People’s Choice and Best of Show Awards.

1994 Architectural Artisans: Craft in Building, an invitational exhibition, University of Texas Architecture Department, Austin.

Texas Designer/Craftsmen Exhibition, SW Craftsman Gallery, San Antonio, TX.

Alumni Art Exhibition, Rice University, Houston; received People’s Choice Award.


Art in Public Places


2006 Transition, an extensive mosaic installation, Austin Bergstrom International Airport Pedestrian Bridge Project.

2004 First Place, AIPP artist for Austin’s South Congress Streetscape Improvement Plan

Mosaic-clad ferrocement installation, Nicholas Dawson Park, Austin.

26’ tall mixed media sculpture for children and 57’ dia. seating area for parents, Memorial City Mall, Houston TX. Budget: $900,000.


Selected Media Coverage


2007 Red Wassenich, Keep Austin Weird: A Guide to the Odd Side of Town, Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., pp. 22-24.

Melanie Grizzel, “Casa Neverlandia”, Austin Monthly Magazine, April ed., pp. 120-121.

2005 Casa Neverlandia aired on HGTV’s“Offbeat America”, starting July 10.

2004 Sam Martin,“Welcome to Casa Neverlandia”, Natural Homes Magazine, Jan.-Feb. ed., title page and pp. 58-65.

Carol Wilcox Wells (juror), 500 Beaded Objects: New Dimensions in Contemporary Beadwork, New York: Lark Books, pps. 28, 234, 260.

2003 A. Barber, “Casa Neverlandia”, Urbanscape Magazine, March-April ed., p. 15.

L. Primeau, Front Yard Gardens, Toronto: Firefly Books, pp. 112-115.

Casa Neverlandia featured on “Home at 8 with Rachel Ellsberry” on News 8 Austin, Jan. 8.

2002 Judith Durant, “The Magical World of Talbot”, (feature article) Beadwork Magazine, Feb.-March ed., pp. 46-49.

S. Bass, “Living in Neverland”, American Statesman, Life & Arts, May 23.

Casa Neverlandia featured on “On the Porch with Jim Swift”, Channel 36, Sep. 1.

2001 J. Talbot, “James Edward Talbot” (featured artist), AVAANTI, Jan. ed., pp. 5-7.

2000 Page Dickey, Inside Out: Relating Garden to House, New York: Stewart, Tabori, & Chang, pp. 100-113.

Jean Campbell (ed.), The Best in Contemporary Beadwork, Loveland CO: Interweave Press, p. 117.

Don Pearce, Beading on a Loom, Loveland CO: Interweave Press, p. 102.

Joe Frost, Play and Playscapes, Albany, NY: Delmar Publishers, pp. 168-171.

Walter Brewer, “Playgrounds Aren’t Exactly Child’s Play”, American Statesman,March 25, p. F-1.

J. Talbot, “Plants in Children’s Environments”, in When Children Play, Frost and Sunderlein (eds.), Wheaton, MD: AECI, pp. 243-251.

Trish Cunningham, “Magic with Mortar, Whimsy with Wood”, Austin Magazine, Jan. ed., pp. 46-47.

1977 Patricia Sharp, “Beadazzled”, Texas Monthly, Nov. ed., p. 10.

1973 Hugh Brown, “Treehouse”, Shelter, Bolinas CA: Shelter Publications, pp. 94-95.


Honors and Awards


First Place, AIPP artist for Austin’s South Congress Streetscape Improvement Plan

2004 AVAA Membership Show, Austin: received People’s Choice Award.

First Place, AIPP artist for the Millennium Center, East Austin.

The Nature of Things, an invitational exhibit by The Creative Arts Society, Austin: received both People’s Choice and Best of Show Awards.

Alumni Art Exhibition, Rice University, Houston; received People’s Choice Award.


Workshops, Classes, Tours, and Lectures Given


2005 Artist’s home/studio complex, Casa Neverlandia included on Americans for the Arts National Conference Art Homes Tour.

2004 Presented “Magical Places, Magical Things”, a slide show/lecture at the Learning Adventures for Mature People (LAMP) organization, Univ. of Texas, Austin.

Casa Neverlandia part of Texas Council for the Arts “Keep Austin Weird” Tour.

Presented “Magical Places”, a slide show/lecture at the American Institute of Architects ongoing education symposium, Austin.

2000 Casa Neverlandia was final destination on Austin Museum of Fine Arts Bohemian Homes Tour.

Casa Neverlandia hosted Austin Friends of Folk Art for tour and mosaics demo.

Taught hands-on 6-week Art and Creativity Class at Neverland Designs Studio.

1997 Presented “Magical Places for Kids” slide show at IPA Conference, San Antonio.

1995 Frank King Memorial Lecturer and keynote speaker at the International Play and Education Conference, Wolverhampton, England.

Presented “Magic in Children’s Environments”, a hands-on workshop at the Putting Play First Conference, Belfast, North Ireland.

1994 Presented “Beading Techniques and Recent Works”, a workshop for the Austin Bead Society, Austin.


SELECTED CLIENTS (in Austin, TX area unless otherwise noted)


Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

Memorial City Mall (Houston)

Texas Parks and Wildlife

Jerry Jeff Walker

Chez Zee Restaurant

Monterey House (Houston)

Jim Eure (aka Mr. Gatti)

Wild West Production (Houston)

Folk Toy

Fonda San Miguel

Austin Center for Battered Women

James David Landscaping

Martin Brothers Restaurant

Hill Country Patio

Les Amis Restaurant

Comal Community Park

Wells Branch Community Center

Charter Hospital

Island Montessori School (Isla Morada, FL)

Temple Beth Israel

Montessori on the Lake (Lake Forest, CA)

Reunion Ranch (Liberty Hill, TX)

Austin Green Classroom

Jester Estates Homeowner’s Association

Jack and Jackie Goodman

Beer Park

Sebastian’s Sandwich Shop

David & Yin Architects

Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Association

John Mecom Jr., (Houston).


Education


1972 Apprenticed in the taller of Josep Grau-Garriga, “grandfather of modern tapestry”, in Barcelona, Spain.

1971 Received BA in Architecture, with minor in Fine Arts, from Rice University, Houston TX.