Tara Conley lives and works in Houston, Texas.

Education

BFA, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

Solo Exhibitions

2009
Let Me See, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX

2008
I Hear You: Words-in-Form, New Gallery/Thom Andriola, Houston, TX

2006
Uprights, New Gallery/Thom Andriola, Houston, TX

2005
Mike Weiss Gallery, New York, NY
Rebecca Flew, North Harris College, Houston, TX

2004
Serious Nature, New Gallery/Thom Andriola, Houston, TX

2003
Marks Collection Inaugural Exhibition, Houston, TX

2002
Moontower Gallery, Austin, TX

2001
Journeys, Silversmith Gallery, Houston, TX

Group Exhibitions

2009
Texas Twang , Shift Gallery, Seattle, WA

2008
Venuses/Veues, New Gallery/Thom Andriola, Houston, TX
Filiology, Peel Gallery, Houston, TX
Sculpture for New Orleans, Lafayette Square, New Orleans, LA
Artists in Residence Exhibition , Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Assistance League of Houston Celebrates Texas Art, Houston, TX
-Juror: Dr. Kevin Salatino, Prints and Drawings, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

2007
Maquette Exhibition , Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
10 Women/10 Perspectives, Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake, Nassau Bay, TX
 Camp Marfa Invitational, Marfa, TX
Texas Artists Invitational, North Harris College, Houston, TX
Assistance League of Houston Celebrates Texas Art, Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX
- Juror: Carter Foster, Curator of Drawings, Whitney Museum, NY

2006
Sculpture Vision 2006, North Harris College, Houston, TX

2005
New Gallery/Thom Andriola, Houston, TX
Sculpture Vision 2005, North Harris College, Houston, TX

2004
Tango, Mike Weiss Gallery, New York, NY
New Gallery/Thom Andriola, Houston, TX
Beth Israel Juried Art Exhibition, Margolis Gallery, Houston, TX
- Juror: Terrie Sultan, Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston

2003
Summer Exhibition, Ute Stebich Gallery, Lenox, MA
Transformation, Poissant Gallery, Houston, TX
Visual Arts Alliance 20th Annual Exhibition, Houston, TX
- Juror: Lynn Herbert, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

2002
Steel Grrrls, The Jonson Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
- Curators: Victoria Lightman and Kathleen Whitney
Summer Exhibition, Ute Stebich Gallery, Lenox, MA
Tara Conley and Devon Moore: Hammered, Poissant Gallery, Houston, TX
Phoenix Project, Redbud Gallery, Houston, TX

2001
Steel Grrrls, Art League of Houston, Houston, TX
- Curators: Victoria Lightman and Kathleen Whitney
Central New York FCC Juried Exhibition at The Upstairs Gallery, Ithaca, NY
- Juror: Wendell Castle

2000
Upset Universe, Vine Street Studios, Houston, TX
Women in the Visual Arts Juried Exhibition, Houston Public Library, Houston, TX
Art Crawl 2000, Morrison Studios, Houston, TX
Summer Under 100, Bodyworks Gallery, Houston, TX
Sentries on the Fence, Zievert Exhibition Space, Houston, TX

1999
Proper Hygiene, Maxwell House Space, Houston, TX

Awards and Honors

2008
Sculpture for New Orleans Invitational Exhibition (2008-2010), New Orleans, LA

2007-2008
Artist in Residence, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX

2007
Third Place: Assistance League of Houston Celebrates Texas Art 2007, Houston, TX
-Juror, Carter Foster, Curator of Drawings, Whitney Museum, NY

2003
Honorable Mention: Visual Arts Alliance 20thAnnual Exhibition, Houston, TX
-Juror, Lynn Herbert, Senior Curator, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX

2002-2003
Affiliate Artist, International Services Expansion Program for the Cultural Arts Council of Houston & Harris County and the Houston Airport System, Houston, TX

Collections

Brad and Leslie Bucher
The Chaney Famiily Collection
Alfred C. Glassell
Ron Juwa and Carol Tag
Lester Marks
Richard Massey
Judy and Scott Nyquist
Wendy and Fred Schiller


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