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Darcy is an interdisciplinary artist and educator in her hometown of Houston, Texas. Her immersion in visual art began at Houston's High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture from the University of Houston where she studied under Paul Kittelson and Jillian Conrad.

 

Her work has been exhibited at the Art Busan international art fair in Busan, South Korea, The Williamsburg Art and Historical Center in Brooklyn, Valerina Galleria in New York, Form and Concept Gallery in Santa Fe, ARC Gallery in Chicago,The Museum of Human Achievement in Austin, the Contemporary Arts Museum of Houston, Nicole Longnecker Gallery, Fresh Arts, Box13 Art Space, Lawndale Arts Center, The Joanna, Domy Books, Skydive Art Space, The Foundry, Blaffer Art Museum, and the Matchbox Gallery at Rice University. She was a final nominee for the 2013 Hunting Art Prize and won 3rd Place in the Visual Arts Alliance 2015 Open Juried Exhibition.

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Education:

2020   CareerFoundry - UX/UI Certification

2010   University of Houston - Main Campus [BFA - Sculpture] (Magna Cum Laude)

       -1st Place Graduate of the Class of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

2007   University of Houston – Downtown [Core curriculum] (Deans List)

       -Annual Writing Award

2006   High School for the Performing and Visual Arts [visual art]

       Glassel School of Art - Photography

       Art League of Houston - Life Drawing

2005   Glassel School of Art - Ceramics

       Art League of Houston - Life Drawing

       Wonderworks, University of Houston - Filmmaking

       Glassel School of Art - Photography

2004   Glassel School of Art - Photography

       Glassel School of Art - Ceramics

 

Solo/Duo Exhibitions:

2019   HCC Northline Gallery, Home, solo show, Houston, TX

2016   Catacomb, Moving Away, duo show with Eyesore, Houston, TX

2014   HCC Gallery, Apartment Studio, solo show, Houston, TX

       Fresh Arts, Seismic Atlas, duo show with Katie Mulholland, Houston, TX

       Box13 Art Space, D+G, duo show with Guillaume Gelot, Houston, TX

2011   Lawndale Art Center, This is for You, solo show, Houston, TX

 

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2023   Form and Concept Gallery, Arrivals, Santa Fe, NM

       Big Medium: Austin Studio Tours, Crossroads: Eastward Imprints, Austin, Tx

2022   Pablo Cardoza Gallery, Houston is a Scam Rap Tape, Houston, TX

2021   Techne Gallery, The Four Elements, Houston, TX

2018   Valerina Gallerina, The End, New York, NY

       Forum 6 Contemporary, Somewhere Nowhere, Houston, TX

2017   The Neno Gallery, I Tried Really Hard, Houston, TX

2016   Bexco, Art Busan 2016,  International art fair, Busan, South Korea

2015   Nicole Longnecker Gallery, The Charm of the Spectacle, Houston, TX

       ARC Gallery, The Base Line, Chicago, IL

       Capital Street Gallery, As Though, Houston, TX

2014   Valerina Gallerina, Meownifesto, New York, NY

       Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Over the Edge: Paperworks Unbound,

       Part II, Brooklyn, NY, USA

       Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Over the Edge: Paperworks Unbound,

       Part I, Brooklyn, NY, USA

       The Museum of Human Achievement, Movement, Austin, TX, USA

       Scott Charmin Gallery, Monument, Houston, TX, USA

2013   Box13 Art Space, WORDPLAY, Houston, TX, USA

       Lawndale Art Center, The Big Show, Houston, TX, USA

2012   Lawndale Art Center, Dia de Los Muertos, Houston, TX, USA

2011   The Joanna, Dis Dat Deez Doz, Houston, TX, USA

       Skydive Art Space, Cinder Block: Mixture, Houston, TX, USA

       The Foundry, Counter Crawl, Houston, TX, USA

2010   South Park Annex, 2010 Senior Sculpture Exhibition, Houston, TX, USA

       Blaffer Art Museum, 2010 School of Art Annual Student Exhibition, Houston, TX, USA

       Matchbox Gallery at Rice University, Joy and Affect, Houston, TX, USA

2009   The Foundry, ISSE After Crawl Extravaganza Party, Houston, TX, USA

2008   The Foundry, Official ISSE Art Show, Houston, TX, USA

2006   The Jung Center of Houston, Second Annual Jung/HSPVA Show, Houston, TX, USA

2005   Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Perspectives 145, Houston, TX, USA

Residencies & Awards:

2020   Artist Relief grant

2019   Houston Arts Alliance, Support for Artists and Creative Individuals Grant

2015   Visual Arts Alliance, Juried Exhibition Award (curated by Sally Sprout)

2013   Hunting Art Prize, Nomination for final round judging

2011   Skydive Art SpaceMany Mini Residency 

Bibliography:

Ttweak, Houston. It’s Worth It. HIWI: The Book. September, 2007.

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