CV for Laura Hunt
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 My Eyes On Texas, North Richland Hills Grand Lobby
2023 Humans Being, Crittenden the Studio, Fort Worth, TX
2022 The Yearbook Revisited, solo exhibit at The Upstairs Gallery, Arlington, TX
2022 Our Community, Our Neighbors, Bernice Coulter Templeton Gallery, solo exhibit. Portraits of 26 people who have been or are currently homeless. In partnership with Tarrant County Homeless Coalition.
2021 Galleries at Stage West
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Portraits 2024, Gallerium International Online Juried Show. Accepted Title: Resilience.
2024 Briggs Freeman Sotheby Fall Gallery Night Pop-Up, juried
2024 Preservation is the Art of the City, Historic Fort Worth Annual Show
2024 Reflections, House of Neville, Fort Worth, TX, juried
2024 TRAHC 36th Annual Juried Exhibition. Texarkana, TX
2023 Winter Art Show, Frisco Discovery Center, City of Frisco, TX, juried. First Place cash award for Closing Chapters.
2024 Briggs Freeman Sotheby Spring Gallery Night Pop-Up, juried
2023 63 & 93 Generations in Conversation, Greater Denton Artist Council, juried exhibition.
2023 North Richland Hills Grand Hall Lobby Art Exhibition 2023. Eight artists selected. Juried.
2023 Let’s Get Small, Create Arlington, juried by Mark Joeckel
2023 Voices of 3rd Saturday Art 2023, group show, Bernice Coulter Templeton Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
2023 Dance Like A Rodeo Tornado, Arts Fort Worth group juried show
2022 Art Room 5th Annual Small Works Show at Arts Fort Worth, juried by Katie Murray
2022 Art and Music, North Richland Hills, TX
2022 to present Board Walk Adventure World Art Trail, North Richland Hills, TX (ongoing)
2022 Herstory 2022, Manhattan Arts International, Juror Reneé Phillips
2021 NRH PopUp 40/24 Exhibit, juried
2021 Texas Artists Coalition Paper Works, juried exhibit
2021 Preservation is the Art of the City, sponsored by Historic Fort Worth Annual Exhibit
2021 Thank You Show, sponsored by Texas Artists Coalition
2021 Now Contemporary 2021, sponsored by Art Room. Juror, Lauren Cross
2021 Healing Power of Art In Honor of Nature, Manhattan Arts International.
May 20 through June 20. 2021. Juror: Reneé Phillips
2021. NRH Scenic Spot Digital Art Exhibition. May 11 through August 2021. https://www.nrhpopupgallery.com
2021 US-China Artists Exhibition, Invitation, co-hosted by America Trade Development Council (ATDC) and
America Qi Baishi Arts Institute, http://sh.atdcusa.org/SH-En-index.asp
2021 The Artist’s Circle Gallery Winter Exhibit, Juror Maegan Kirschner
2021 Herstory 2021, Manhattan Arts International, Juror Reneé Phillips
2020 Art Room 4th Annual Small Works Show, Juror Deedra Baker
2020 Art Archive Discovery Artist of the Week
2020 The Spirit of Resilience Exhibition, Manhattan Arts International, Juror Renee Phillips and others
2020 Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition, Juror Kristin Rivas
2020 Art & Words Collaboration and Show (Bonnie Stufflebeam, juror) Fort Worth, TX
2020 Artsy Shark Featured Artist
2020 Preservation is the Art of the City (canceled due to COVID19)
2020 Artsy Shark Featured Artist
2020 Stage West 41st Season Gallery Space, juried by Stage West committee (canceled due to COVID19)
2019 Art & Hospitality Happy Hour, December, Solo Exhibition (self-curated)
2019 Art Room Third Annual Small Works Show, juried by Nathan Madrid, Deedra Baker, and Katie Murray.
2019 Art & Hospitality Happy Hour, Solo Exhibition (self-curated)
2019 Summer 2019 Artist Showcase, online exhibit juried by Carolyn Edlund,
Artsy Shark. https://www.artsyshark.com/2019/08/05/artist-showcase-summer-2019/
2019 Me, Myself and I, exhibit juried by Robyn Parker Feehan, thegallery8860
2019 5 BY 9 Online Art Exhibit, (juried) City of North Richland Hills, TX
2019 Art & Words Collaboration and Show, (juried) Fort Worth, TX
2019 City of North Richland Hills, TX Pop-Up Gallery (group exhibition)
2018 TAC Impromptu Invitational, July 2018, Fort Worth, TX
2018 Art and Words Collaboration and Show, Fort Worth, TX; curated by Bonnie Stufflebeam
2018 Art & Hospitality Happy Hour, Solo Exhibition (self-curated)
2017 Art & Hospitality Happy Hour, Solo Exhibition (self-curated)
2017 Open Studio, Solo Exhibition (self-curated)
2017 City of North Richland Hills, TX. NRH Pop Up Gallery (online)
2017 Camp Fire’s 33rd annual An Artist’s Christmas Art Auction and Gala
2017 Preservation is the Art of the City (Historic Fort Worth group exhibition)
Fort Worth Community Arts Center
2017 Art and Words Collaboration and Show, Fort Worth, TX; curated by Bonnie Stufflebeam
2017 El Corazon, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX; juried by Jose Vargas
2017 A Cowboy’s Courage (group exhibition), ART7 Community Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
2016 Art in the Garden (group exhibition), Fort Worth Botanic Gardens; juried by Judy T. Nelson, Dallas, TX
2016 3rd Saturday Art, (group exhibition) Fort Worth Community Arts Center
2016 Preservation is the Art of the City (Historic Fort Worth group exhibition)
2016 ArtsGoggle (community event), Near Southside, Fort Worth, TX
2016 Texas White House B&B (group exhibition), Fort Worth, TX
2016 Texas White House B&B (solo exhibition), Fort Worth, TX
2015 Preservation is the Art of the City (Historic Fort Worth group exhibition)
Fort Worth Community Arts Center
2015 City of North Richland Hills, TX Pop-Up Gallery (group exhibition)
2014 ArtsGoggle (community event), Near Southside, Fort Worth, TX
2014 City of North Richland Hills, TX Pop-Up Gallery (group exhibition)
2013 ArtsGoggle (community event), Near Southside, Fort Worth, TX
1974 Banners and Pottery (two-artist exhibition), Peach Tree Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX
MEDIA
2022 CanvasRebel, “Meet Laura Hunt”. https://canvasrebel.com/meet-laura-hunt/
2022 Art&Seek. featured in KERA radio spot and online at: https://artandseek.org/calendar/event/111165/laura-hunt-our-community-our-neighbors
2022 360 West Magazine. "It's Personal." https://digital.abpg.com/360west-february-2022/page/54-55
2019 ArtsyShark Gallery and Blog, 2019 Artist Showcase
2019 Art Biz Success Blog; Alyson Stanfield, author/publisher. April 10, 2019
https://artbizsuccess.com/invitations-for-exhibitions/
GALLERIES
2022-present Upstairs Gallery, Arlington, TX
2021-present Gold Leaf Gallery, Tyler, Texas
HONORS
2024 Artwork Closing Chapters chosen for Texas Wesleyan University’s permanent collection.
2024 Artwork Closing Chapters, First Place cash award at Winter Art Show, Frisco Discovery Center, Frisco, TX. Juror Ivy Sun
2023 Artwork Window at Big Bend, selected for publication in Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff Reference Catalog 2024
2022 Artwork Most Handsome Sophomore 1973, selected for publication in Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff Reference Catalog 2023.
2022 Artwork Resilience, purchased for Texas Wesleyan University’s permanent collection.
2021 Invitation to US-China Artists Exhibition
2021 NRH PopUp 40/24 Exhibit, Selected Featured Artist Award, Boardwalk Adventure Trail
2020 Award of Excellence, The Spirit of Resilience Exhibition Special Award, Manhattan Arts International
2020 Manhattan Arts International Artist Showcase Gallery Member of the Week
2020 Artwork Archive Discovery Artist of the Week, June 15
2020 Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition, Juror Kristin Rivas, 3rd place mixed media
2017 Viewer Favorite, North Richland Hills, NRH Pop Up Gallery (online), Third Place
2016 First Place Mixed Media, Art in the Garden (group exhibition), Fort Worth Botanic Gardens;
curated by Judy T. Nelson, Dallas, TX
ARTS EDUCATION
2024 Inner and Outer Views, Workshop led by Carol Ivey, La Romita School of Art, Terni, Italy.
2021-22 Art Business Academy
2019 Figure Drawing, Art Room, Fort Worth, TX
2015 Watercolor Painting, Carol Ivey, Fort Worth, TX
2014 Life Drawing, Carol Ivey, Fort Worth, TX
1981-82 Graduate level painting classes, University of Houston, Clear Lake, TX
1981-82 Life Drawing, Jose Perez, Houston, TX
1982 Pastel Portrait Classes, private instructor, Pasadena, TX
1970 BS in English, Wisconsin State University, Platteville, WI
MEMBERSHIPS
2015-present Texas Artists Coalition
2015-present 3rd Saturday Artists
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1978-2015 Graphic designer and marketing consultant, Total Spectrum, LLC, Fort Worth, TX (owner)
2023-present Art coaching group leader