Cirriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
2017 MFA Studio Art, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
2014 Visual Art Teaching Certification EC-12, Teaching Excellence, Houston, TX
2009 BS Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, TX
SOLO EXHIBITIONS + INSTALLATIONS
2023 (Upcoming) Material World, Installation at the Window BOX Gallery, BOX13 ArtSpace, Houston, TX
2022 Laundry Day, Installation at TANK Space, Spring Street Studios, Houston, TX
2021 Are These Portraits?, Gallery 100 at The Silos at Sawyer Yards, Houston, TX
2019 Visual Anthropology, Forth and Nomad, Houston, TX
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
Paper Works, Site:Brooklyn Gallery, Online, Juror Julia Halperin
2022
Gathering What’s Tangible, Flatland Gallery, Houston, TX, Curator Erica Lee
2020
Creating a New Whole, Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau, WI
35th Annual International Exhibition, Meadows Gallery, University of Texas at Tyler, Typer, TX, Juror Moody Castro
2019
Flight of the Monarch, International Fall Biennial at Spring Street Studios, Houston, TX, Curator Yvonamor Palix
Concrete & Adrift: On The Poverty Line, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA, Curator Megan Valentine
2018
Assistance League of Houston Celebrates Texas Art 2018, Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX, Juror Anna Katz
2017
Bombay Sapphire Regional Finalist Show, Art on 5th, Austin, TX
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Contemporary Art Gallery, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
Texas National Competition & Exhibition, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, Juror Benito Huerta
Rising Eyes of Texas, Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport, TX, Prize Juror Mary Mikel Stump
Assistance League of Houston Celebrates Texas Art 2017, Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX, Juror Jose Esparza Chong Cuy
2016
Genocide, Holocaust Museum Houston and Redbud Gallery, Houston, TX, Juror Clint Willour
American Diaries VIII, Kunsthaus Salzwedel, Salzwedel, Germany
Visual Art Alliance 33rd Juried Exhibition, BlueOrange Gallery, Houston, TX, Juror Dan Allison
Rising Eyes of Texas, Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport, TX, Prize Juror Anna Stothart
2015
Hidden Treasures, SAMARA Gallery, Houston, TX
AWARDS + HONORS + RECOGNITION + GRANTS
2023 Let Creativity Happen Grant, Mayors Office of Cultural Affairs, City of Houston
2022 Third Place Grant Award, Summer Trio Grant, The Wendy Wagner Foundation
2020 Third Place Juror Award, Creating a New Whole Exhibition, Center for Visual Arts
2019 stARTup Art Fair Houston, awarded booth to represent Fresh Arts Houston
2018 Artist Inc. Participant, Fresh Arts Houston
2017 Regional Finalist, Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series
2017 Grant Recipient, Texas Women for the Arts, Texas Cultural Trust
2016 Honorable Mention, VAA 33rd Juried Exhibition, Dan Allison Juror
2016-2017 Saleri Scholarship Recipient, Houston Baptist University
2015-2017 Merit Scholarship Recipient, Houston Baptist University
2014 Top 20 Fan Favorite Award, Houston Via Colori
2014 Titanic Teacher Award, YES Prep Fifth Ward
RESIDENCY
2022 CAMHLAB Artist In Residence, Contemporary Art Museum Houston, Houston, TX
2018 Digital Artist Residency, Open MFA, openmfahouston.com
2016 Atelierhaus Hilmsen Artist Residency, Hilmsen, Germany
NOTABLE COLLECTIONS
Doug and Laurie Kanyer Art Collection
Sweetgreen
TEACHING
2020-present Adjunct Professor of Art, Lone Star College, Houston, TX
2020-present Adjunct Professor of Art, San Jacinto College, Houston, TX
2018-present FAQ Team, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston, TX
2013-2018 Founding Visual Arts Teacher, Art 1-AP, YES Prep Fifth Ward, Houston, TX
Fall 2016 Teaching Assistant Printmaking I, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
Spring 2016 Teaching Assistant Painting I, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
Fall 2015 Teaching Assistant Drawing I, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Artwork featured in book, Echoes of Yesterday, by Photo Trouvee Magazine, Published December 2021
Artwork featured in book, Collage Care: Transforming Emotions and Life Experiences with Collage, by Laurie Kanyer, MA, Published July 2021
Dana Caldera Artist Feature, Photo Trouvée Magazine, Issue 1, June 2020
Artist Spotlight Series: Dana Caldera, The English Room, May 2020
Place and Community: Fresh Arts at stARTup Houston 2019, AN//OTHER BLOG, stARTup Art Fair, October 2019
Life and Work with Dana Caldera, VoyageHouston, Voyage Magazine, July 2018
Williams Tower Gallery: Assistance League Exhibit, HALT713, Exhibition Review, February 2017
Houston Art, Studio Magazine, Vol.1, Issue 1, November 2013
Spring Street Studios: Where Art Lives, Human Films, April 2013
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Teaching Artist 2022 “Teaching Artist in Classroom Program” Classroom guest speaker and studio demo for Westside High School, organized by Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
Artist Talk 2022 “My Developing Art Practice” Zoom Artist Talk given to the Photo Trouvee Artist Collective
Guest Lecturer 2021 “Self Producing an Art Show” Class guest lecturer for Gallery and Museum Practices Graduate MFA Class at HBU
Panel Moderator 2019 “The Houston Art Market” Panel discussion at International Art Biennale at Spring Street Studios
Panel Moderator 2019 “How to Collect Fine Art” Panel discussion at Forth and Nomad
Panel Guest 2017 “STEM Lunch” Panel discussion about STEAM for Children at Risk Luncheon at The Children’s Museum of Houston
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Teaching Demo 2017 Houston Christian High School, Live artist demo and artist talk
Via Colori Artist 2013-2017 Via Colori Street Painting Festival, benefitting The Center for Hearing and Speech, Houston