Resume
Katy Nail
403 North Laurelwood Austin, TX 78733 • (512) 263-3223
Education
• BFA, Cum Laude, Alpha Chi, with Honors in Art, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, 1975
• The British Museum, London, England, 1975, Independent Studies
• Alpha Lamda Delta, national women's scholastic honor fraternity, 1973
• Puebla, Mexico, 1972, Courses in Art and Mexican Art History, through Sam Houston State University
• Summer Art Studies in Rome, Paris, Amsterdam & London, through the Foreign Study League, 1970
Selected Solo Exhibitions
• Bill Davis Gallery, Austin, TX, 1999
• Helene Kuperman, private dealer, 1996
• Gaddis Geeslin Gallery, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, 1993
• Concord Gallery, Austin, TX, 1982
• Fine Arts Center, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, 1977
Selected Group Exhibitions
• Austin City Hall Exhibit 2009-2010
• Solo Exhibit at Jeffrey's in Austin 2009
• Chair Project Exhibit at the Austin Museum of Art 2009
• Austin City Hall, year-long exhibit, 2006
• Artists Collect Art, Helm Gallery, Austin, TX 2001
• The Power of Feminist Art, Gallery Lombardi, Austin, TX, 2000
• Bucking the Texan Myth, Biennial Exhibition, Julia C. Butridge Gallery, Austin, TX, 1998
• Transitions, ACA Gallery, Austin, TX, 1998
• Significant Others, Lyons Matrix Gallery, Austin, TX, 1997
• Bucking the Texan Myth, Austin Museum of Art, TX, 1996
• Is It Something in the Water?, Tarrytown Gallery, Austin, TX, 1996
• Art in Public Places Convention Center Finalists, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX, 1995
• Artistas en America, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX, 1994
• Self Possessed, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX, 1994
• New Works, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX, 1987
• The Line is Drawn, Amdur Gallery, Austin, TX, 1987
• Texas Bicentennial Celebration, City of Huntsville public buildings and campus galleries, TX, 1986
• Honoring Dorothy Hood: Tribute to a Texas Artist, Art League of Houston Gallery, TX, 1984
• Austin Contemporary Art Exhibition, Austin Visual Arts Association, Austin, TX, 1981
• Women’s Caucus for Art, University of Houston at Clear Lake, TX, 1980
• Texas Fine Arts Association Exhibition, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, 1980 (toured Texas museums)
• Houston Dimension Show, Art League of Houston Gallery, TX 1979
• Clear Creek Art League Exhibition, Clear Lake N.A.S.A., TX, 1977
• All Media Art Competition, Assistance League of Houston, Houston Lighting & Power Bldg., TX, 1977
• Eleventh Annual Jury Award Exhibition, Houston Jewish Community Center, Houston, TX
• Houston Area Exhibition, Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, TX 1975
1975-1978, owner and director of Katy Nail Gallery, Houston, TX
Selected Book Illlustrations
• I Am Not the Woman I Was, by Frances Nail, cover and chapter illustrations, 2002
• God, Cars, & Souvenirs, by Frances Nail, chapter illustrations, 1998
• Crow in the House, Wolf at the Door, by Frances Nail, cover and chapter illustrations, 1995
Selected Awards and Honors
• Juror’s Choice Award, Transition, ACA Gallery, Austin, TX 1998
• Juror’s Award, Bucking the Texan Myth, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX, 1996
• Finalist, Art in Public Places competition, Austin Convention Center, 1995
• Merit Award, Self Possessed, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX, 1994 (Juror: Lynn Zelevansky, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY)
• Honorable Mention, Clear Creek Art League Exhibition, 1977
• Outstanding Young Women of America, publication of the Library of Congress, p. 648, 1977
• Purchase Prize, Baytown’s Ninth Annual Art Exhibition, 1976
Selected Public Speaking
• Panel discussion, Leading Visions Seminar Series, Dougherty Arts Center Theatre, Austin, TX, Sept. 2002
• Interview, The South Austin Show, Austin Cable Network, TX, September 2002
• Gallery talk with Bert Long, One American Plaza, Texas Fine Arts Association, TX, 2000
• Live interview, KUT radio, Eklectikos, Austin, TX, February 1999
• Gallery talk, Katy Nail: Here to There, Tarrytown Gallery, Austin, TX, February 1999
• Guest lecturer for senior career course at the University of Texas at Austin, 1998
• Gallery talk, Is It Something in the Water?, Tarrytown Gallery, Austin, TX 1997
• Guest lecturer for Austin Museum of Art gallery tour, Tarrytown Gallery, TX, 1996
• Guest lecturer for Laguna Gloria Art Museum School classes, Austin, TX 1987-1990
• Public Lecture Series, New Works Artists, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX September 1987
• Workshop Series, Texas Fine Arts Association, Working with the Gallery, Austin, TX 1985
• Drawing Lecture Series, Glassell School of Art, in association with the Houston Museum of Fine Art,
Houston TX 1975-78
Selected Bibliography
• Christopher Schade, "Art that’s Surreal", Austin American-Statesman, ill., 2/29/99, review
• Michael Barnes, "Bad, Better, Best", Austin American-Statesman, XL, 1998, feature
• Michael Barnes, "Ranking Austin’s Visual Artists", Austin American-Statesman, 4/10/97, feature
• Bucking the Texan Myth, Austin Museum of Art, 1996, catalogue
• Self Possessed, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, ill., 1994, catalogue
• Pete Szilagyi, "Chain Reaction Show Links Artists", Austin American-Statesman, 1991, review
• Billy Porterfield, "Katy Nail: an Austin Artist’s Vision", Austin American-Statesman, 4/14/89, feature
• Monica Kindraka, "New Works by Austin Artists", Laguna Gloria Art Museum, 1987, curator’s statement
• Mel McCombie, "Pluralism Lives in Laguna Gloria Show", Austin American-Statesman, ill., 1987, review
Selected Public and Private Collections
Represented by commissioned works in numerous public and private collections including:
• ARCO Corporate collection, Houston corporate offices
• City of Austin Art in Public Places Offices
• Saks Fifth Avenue, 40" x 18" mural sponsored by PBS, Houston, TX
• Latané Temple, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
• John Furen, Houston, TX
• Peter Camp and Katherine Virgils, London, England
• Yves and Françoise Bercy, Brussels, Belgium
• Steven Beard, Austin, TX
• Clayton and Cindy Morgan, Austin, TX
• Chris and Phil Dial, Austin, TX
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