GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Primal Gallery
U Curate
Zatista
Singulart
Altamira Art
Saatchiart
SOLO EXHIBITS
Places and Perceptions, Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center, Austin, TX, April 13 - June 17, 2017
Spaces and Instants, Total Plaza Gallery, Houston, TX, March 16 - June 1, 2013
JURIED EXHIBITS
2020 People’s Gallery Exhibition, Austin City Hall, Austin, TX. March 6, 2020 - January 1, 2021, piece “Stronger Roots”
2019 People’s Gallery Exhibition, Austin City Hall, Austin, TX. February 22, 2019 - January 1, 2020, pieces “New Meaning,” “In the Right Place”
Texas State University - Round Rock Campus, Round Rock, TX, The Big Show, June 13 - August 22, 2014, pieces “Three Spaces,” “Same Instant”
ArtSpace, Round Rock Arts Juried Exhibit Printing, Pen, Ink, and Pencil, Exhibition, Round Rock, TX, June 5 - 30, 2014, pieces “Windows of Perception,” “Skinny Cat” print.
Austin Visual Arts Association, Austin, TX, 9th Annual “12Buy12” Holiday Show & Sale, December 5, 2013 - January 11, 2014, piece: “Sliced Watermelon”
Austin Visual Arts Association, Austin, TX, Fall Show, November 1 - 30, 2013, piece: “I knew it”
Austin Visual Arts Association, Austin, TX, Members Show, September 13 - October 12, 2013, piece: “Windows of Perception”
Visual Arts Alliance, Houston, TX, 30th Juried Open Exhibition, May 10 - June 16, 2013, piece: “Not a Watermelon”
Hunting Art Prize, Houston, TX, May 4, 2013, piece: “Paper Desk”
Visual Arts Alliance, Houston, TX, 30th Annual Membership Show Juried Open Exhibition, October 19, 2012, piece: “Papaya”
Visual Arts Alliance, Houston, TX, 29th Juried Open Exhibition, May 11, 2012, piece: “Feet”
Museum of Printing History, Houston, TX, “Finding Balance,” Print and Photography Show by WIVLA (Women in the Visual and Literary Arts), September 1 - October 1, 2011, giclee print: “Order of the Trees”
Archway Gallery, Houston, TX, Third Annual Juried Art Exhibition, July 2 - August 4, 2011, pieces “I knew it,” “Windows of Perception,” this last piece obtained Honorable Mention
Visual Arts Alliance, Houston, TX, 28th Juried Open Exhibition, April 8, 2011, pieces: “Avocados,” “Interconnected Chairs,” this last piece was awarded Honorable Mention
Betz Art Gallery, Houston, TX, "12x12," November 6, 2010, pieces: "Chair Hanging From Nails," "Watermelon"
Grassroots Art in Action 2010 Open Exhibition, Houston Community College, Northline Gallery, Houston, TX, October 21 - December 3, 2010, piece “Not the Cure”
Visual Arts Alliance 28th Juried Membership Exhibition, October 15 - November 12, 2010, One Allen Center, Houston, TX, pieces “Windows of Perception,” “Why,” and “I knew it since the beginning.” My piece “Windows of Perception” obtained 2nd place
Mighty Fine Arts, Dallas, TX, The Hot Shop Summer Juried Show, August 7 - September 12, 2010, pieces “Order of the Trees, “Brain #1”
Museum of Printing History, Houston, TX, “Oasis,” Print and Photography Show by WIVLA (Women in the Visual and Literary Arts), August 5-28, 2010, giclee print: “It’s not rain”
Archway Gallery, Houston, TX, Annual Juried Art Exhibition, July 3 - August 5, 2010, piece “Fat Cat with Frog”
Hunting Art Prize, Houston, TX, May 1st, 2010, piece: “Windows of Perception”
Visual Arts Alliance, Houston, TX, 27th Juried Open Exhibition, April 29, 2010, piece: “Order of the Trees”
MSC Forsyth Center Galleries, Texas A&M University, Bryan, TX, Second Regional Art Juried Exhibition, April 2 - May 29, 2010, piece: “Why”
Center for Contemporary Art, Baton Rouge, LA, Surreal Salon, January 3-28, 2010, piece: "This is not a Prelude"
Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX, FWCAC 9 x 12 Works on Paper Show, December 4-26, 2009, piece: "Hanging Chair"
Betz Art Gallery, Houston, TX, "Angel Store," October 17, 2009, pieces: "Blue Chairs," "Hole," "The Cat and the Moon," "Fat Cat with Frog"
Betz Art Gallery, Houston, TX, "Arte Caliente," July 18, 2009, pieces: "It's not rain, they are tears," "Hombre Silla." My piece "It's not rain, they are tears" was third place in this exhibit
JURIED EXHIBITS AT THE ARTS ALLIANCE CENTER AT CLEAR LAKE
Winter 2011 Juried Exhibition, December 1 - January 5, piece: “Avocados”
National Society of Artists, National Juried Exhibition, October 6 - 27, 2011, pieces: “Still There,” “Interconnected Chairs,” this last piece obtained the Honorable Mention Award
Summer 2011 Juried Exhibition, June 2 - 23, pieces: “Papaya,” “Strawberry-guava Tree,” “Not a
Watermelon”
Winter 2010 Juried Exhibition, December 2 - January 6, pieces: “The Good Advice,” “Why”
Summer 2010 Juried Exhibition, June 3 - 30, pieces: “Faces on Chairs,” “This is not a Prelude,” “Not the Cure,” these two last pieces were selected for the Juror’s Choice Award
Winter 2009 Juried Exhibition, December 3 - January 7, pieces: "I knew it since the beginning" and "Chair Man," these two pieces were selected for the Juror's Choice Award
Summer 2009 Juried Exhibition, June 11 - August 6, pieces: "The Windows of Perception" and "Clown"
Summer 2008 Juried Exhibition, June 12 - August 7, piece: "The Book"
23rd National Juried Show, February 15 - March 22, 2007, pieces: "Fat Cat" and "Fat Cat with Frog"
Winter 2006 Juried Exhibition, December 14 - January 11, piece: "The Tree"
Summer 2006 Juried Exhibition, June 15 - August 3, pieces: "El Globo," "Girl"
Landscape, Seascape, Dreamscape Exhibition, February 16 - March 16, 2006, piece: "Here comes the old man"
Winter 2005 Juried Exhibition, December 8 - January 12, pieces: "It's not Rain, They are Tears," "Hands," "The Cat and the Moon"
ART AUCTIONS
Round Rock Chalk Walk, Round Rock, TX, October 4 & 5, 2013, piece: “It’s not Rain”
Art on the Avenue at Winter Street Studios, Houston, TX, November 10, 2012, piece: “Path to Valloria”
Art on the Avenue at Winter Street Studios, Houston, TX, November 12, 2011, piece: “This is not a Prelude”
Small Works by Great Minds at The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake, TX, February 3, 2011, pieces: "The Apple”
Art on the Avenue at Winter Street Studios, Houston, TX, November 13, 2010, piece: "Chair Man"
Art on the Avenue at Winter Street Studios, Houston, TX, November 14, 2009, pieces: "Hot Air Ballon," "There Comes the Old Man."
The Windows Project at Garden of the Dragonfly Gallery, Old Town Spring, TX, November 1st, 2009, piece: "The Blue Dress"
Small Works by Great Minds at The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake, TX, October 15, 2009, pieces: "The Tree," The Man From That Place."
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITS
Culinary Institute Le Notre, Houston, TX, July 16 - December 30, 2013, pieces: “Irreparable Consequences of the Irrational,” “Chair Ladder,” “Interconnected Chairs,” “Cantaloupe,” “Avocados,” “Papaya,” “Still There”
2nd Visual Arts Alliance Invitational Juried Exhibition, Lassaulx Gallery, Houston, TX, August 11 - 25, 2012, pieces: “Not the Cure,” “Still There”
The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake, TX, “Shadows and Illusions” Invitational, May 31 - August 9, 2012, piece “Paper Desk”
The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake, TX, “Printmaking & Art Furniture Invitational Exhibition,” February 9 - March 15, 2012, pieces: "Faces on Chairs", "Moody Cat With Blue Ball"
American Heart Association “Red Wine & Dark Chocolate” to celebrate the Go Red for Women mission, Houston, TX, March 24, 2011, hearts on a stand were provided to several artists to be painted for this event.
Artopia 2011, Winter Street Studios, Houston, TX, January 29, 2011, pieces: “Not the Cure,” “Why,” “Interconnected Chairs,” “Windows of Perception,” “I knew it”
Artopia 2010, Winter Street Studios, Houston, TX, January 30, 2010, I was one of the artists that came with the Betz Art Gallery to be part of the VIP room, pieces: “Chair Man,” “Order of the Trees”
The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake, TX, “Landscape, Seascape, Dreamscape Exhibition,” February 16 - March 16, 2006, pieces: "It's not rain, they are tears", "Tree" (cabinet)
GROUP EXHIBITS
"Corridor of Art Gallery," Capitol Art Society, November 2, 2015 - January 11, 2016
"UT Bass Concert Hall Exhibit 2015," Capitol Art Society Celebrating 50th Anniversary, September 23 - December 15, 2015
"Entre líneas nos ilustramos,” group exhibit with the Mexican illustrators "Ilustración México,", Mexico City, October 5, 2012
Exhibit at Freeman Library, I was invited by the Arts Alliance Center to show my work with two photographers at the Freeman Public Library, July 13- October 15, 2011
"A Mistletoe Affaire,” War’Hous Visual Studios, Houston, TX, December 4-15, 2010
Building Cultural Bridges Program, group exhibit with my students from Pearl Hall Elementary at the Jones Hall, Houston, TX, January 21, 23, & 24, 2010
Group Exhibit by the graduate students of the Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, May 2000
"Far From Home" Exhibit by the international students of the Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, March 1999. My piece "The Flower Pot" was first place in this exhibit.
Group Exhibit "Image, Texture and Color" by "Grupo de Expresiones Plasticas A.C." Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico, August 1998
Group Exhibit "2a Expo-Arte Acueducto", Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico, April 1998
Group Exhibit for the third anniversary of "Grupo de Expresiones Plasticas A.C." Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico, March 1998
ART FESTIVALS
Fine Art Bazar 2015, Art Plus Academy, December 5-6, 2015
Fine Art Bazar 2014, Art Plus Academy, December 6-7, 2014
Winter Holiday Art Market, Winter Street Studios, Houston, TX, November 16-18, 2012
Butler Longhorn Museum Fine Arts and Crafts Festival, League City, TX, November 3 & 4, 2012
A Valloria Fai Baldoria, Valloria, Italy, July 7 & 8, 2012
Winter Holiday Art Market, Winter Street Studios, Houston, TX, November 18-20, 2011
Bay Area Houston Arts Festival, Nassau Bay, TX, November 4 & 5, 2011
Midtown Art in the Park, Baldwin Park, Houston, TX, April 9, 2011
Winter Holiday Art Market, Winter Street Studios, Houston, TX, November 19-21, 2010
Bay Area Houston Arts Festival, Nassau Bay, TX, November 5 & 6, 2010
International Festival, Houston, TX, April 17 & 18, 2010
Bay Area Houston Arts Festival, Nassau Bay, TX, November 6 & 7, 2009
Bay Area Houston Arts Festival, Nassau Bay, TX, October 18 & 19, 2008
CHALK ART FESTIVALS
Round Rock Chalk Walk, Round Rock, TX, October 3 & 4, 2014
Round Rock Chalk Walk, Round Rock, TX, October 4 & 5, 2013
Sor Juana y su cruz, Talento Bilingüe de Houston, April 7, 2011
Via Colori Houston, TX, November 21 & 22, 2009
Bay Area Houston Arts Festival, Nassau Bay, TX, November 6 & 7, 2009
Via Colori Houston, TX, November 22 & 23, 2008
Bay Area Houston Arts Festival, Nassau Bay, TX, October 18 & 19, 2008
Leonardo DaVinci exhibit at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, April 26, 2008
Via Colori Houston, TX, November 17 & 18, 2007
Via Colori Houston, TX, November 18 & 19, 2006
PUBLICATIONS
Children's book "Paty y los Payasos" written and Illlustrated by Marlene Llanes. Published by Los Libros de El Nacional, Caracas, Venezuela, 2002
SELECTED PUBLISHED WORKS
My illustrations “Skinny Cat” and “Windows of Perception” were selected to be part of the book Latidos visuales, The Best Latin American Illustration 2013, Universidad de Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
My painting “Not the Cure” was selected to appear in the invitations for “Grassroots Art in Action, 2010 Open Exhibition” October 21-December3, 2010, Northline Gallery, Houston Community College Northeast.
"Fat Cat," graphic design magazine "a!" Mexico 2006
"Woman with mirror," cover for the book "Esa que está en el espejo" by Marisol Vazquez, Grupo Olimpia Editores, Mexico 2002
"Chicken," iIllustration for the article "Turn the Lights Off" Great Life Magazine
Illustrations for the covers of 6 cursive writing books, Pearson Education Mexico 2002
Illustration for the cover of the book “Computacion y Programación” by Guillermo Levine, Prentice Hall, Mexico 2002
"There comes the old man," this piece appeared in the 11th Conaculta Illustration Catalog, Mexico 2001
EVENTS
Invited by Poe Elementary, Houston ISD, for their Career Week to talk to the children about my book “Paty y los payasos” and my career as an artist, October 2, 2010
Panelist at the 8th Southeast Writers Conference, Houston, TX, September 10, 2005
Reading of my book “Paty y los Payasos” at the Public Library, Fairmont Branch in Pasadena, TX, November 6, 2004
Reading of my book “Paty y los Payasos” at the Central Library in Pasadena, TX, October 16, 2004
AWARDS
First Place with “Strawberry-guava Tree,” Round Rock Chalk Walk, Round Rock, TX, October 3 & 4, 2014
Most Creative Award, Round Rock Chalk Walk, Round Rock, TX, October 4 & 5, 2013, piece: It’s not rain.
First place with “Still There”, 2nd Visual Arts Alliance Invitational Juried Exhibition, Lassaulx Gallery, Houston, TX, August 17, 2012
My painting “Interconnected Chairs” received the Honorable Mention Award at the National Society of Artists, National Juried Exhibition, The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake, October 6, 2011
My pencil work “Windows of Perception” received the Honorable Mention Award at the Third Annual Juried Exhibition, Archway Gallery, July 9, 2011, Houston TX
My painting “Interconnected Chairs” received the Honorable Mention Award at Visual Arts Alliance 28th Juried Open Exhibition, April 8, 2011, Houston, TX
My painting “Not the Cure” was selected to appear in the invitations for “Grassroots Art in Action, 2010 Open Exhibition” October 21-December3, 2010, Northline Gallery, Houston Community College Northeast.
Second place with “Windows of Perception” at the Visual Arts Alliance 28th Juried Membership Exhibition, October 15, 2010, One Allen Center, Houston, TX.
Juror’s Choice Award, Summer 2010 Juried Exhibition at the Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake, June 3-30, pieces: “This is not a Prelude,” “Not the Cure.”
Juror's Choice Award, Winter 2009 Juried Exhibition at the Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake, December 3 - January 7, pieces: "I knew it since the beginning" and "Chair Man.”
Third place in the exhibit "Arte Caliente," Betz Art Gallery, July 18, 2009, piece: "It's not rain, they are tears,"
First place in the "Far from Home" exhibit at the Savannah College of Art and Design, March 1999, piece: “Flower Pot”
PUBLIC PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
In 2012 I was invited to Valloria, Italy to paint one of their doors for their Outdoor Museum of the Painted Doors.
My painting "Why" is part of the permanent collection of The University of Houston at Clear Lake Pearland Campus since 2011.
My illustration "Flower Pot" is part of the permanent collection of the Savannah College of Art and Design since 1999.
