Maureen Brouillette Art Bio
Ms. Brouillette is a full-time artist and teacher. She has won “Best of Show” twice in the last five Annual JuriedSouthwestern Watercolor Society exhibitions. Maureen has recently been featured in the Artist’s magazine and Watercolor Artist magazine. She has received numerous regional and national awards and has two paintings featured nationwide by Crate and Barrel. Maureen has work in the corporate collection of Baylor All Saints Medical Center in Ft. Worth and the new Omni Hotel and Convention Center in Dallas. Brouillette has shown in many venues, including the Arlington Museum of Art and the McKinney Avenue Contemporary, in Dallas.
Brouillette is represented by Gallery Shoal Creek in Austin, Texas. She previously worked for 25 years as a commercial designer and art director. She now teaches classes and workshops, does demos and critiques, and judges art shows.
Artist's Statement
I enjoy combining acrylic paint with collage of my own paintings, photos, and drawings, to make a personal statement. My work usually combines architectural images with abstract shapes and organic line-work. My intent is to use recognizable subject matter in a slightly ambiguous way, because I would like the final piece to be open to individual interpretation.
Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions
| 2010 | Southwestern Watercolor Society, Dallas, TX. Juried by Katherine Chang Liu. |
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| 2009 | Southwestern Watercolor Society (Awarded Best of Show), Dallas, TX. Juried by Cheng-Khee Chee. |
| Two Way Street (two person show), Artists' Showplace, Dallas, TX. | |
| Double Take (two person show), Garrett Art Gallery, McKinney, TX. | |
| Texas Watercolor Society, The Witte Museum, San Antonio, TX. | |
| 2008 | Double Entendre (two person show), The UpStairs Gallery, Arlington, TX. |
| International Society of Experimental Artists - WAS-H Gallery, Houston, Texas. Juried by Polly Hammett. | |
| Gastromonia/Erotica - McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX. | |
| Southwestern Watercolor Society - Plano Art Center, Plano, TX. Juried by Ratindra Das. | |
| 2007 | Road Trip (Solo Show), Gallery Shoal Creek, Austin, TX |
| Duet, Fairmount Gallery (two person show), Dallas, TX | |
| Valenshine, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX | |
| International Society of Experimental Artists - Santa Cruz Art League Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA. | |
| 2006 | Random Order, Fairmount Gallery (solo show), Dallas, TX |
| International Society of Experimental Artists - DeVos Art Museum at Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan. Juried by Joseph Melancon. | |
| Fire & Ice - Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, Texas. | |
| National Watercolor Oklahoma - Edmond Historic Society Museum, Edmond, OK. Juried by Donna Watson. | |
| Trinity River - McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX. | |
| Southwestern Watercolor Society Regional Exhibition - Granville Art Center Center, Garland, TX. | |
| SWA Regional Exhibition - Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX. Juried by Mark Mehaffey. | |
| Artists' Showplace Juried Exhibition - Artists' Showplace, Dallas, TX. Juried by Miles Batt. | |
| Texas and Neighbors Regional Exhibition - Irving Art Center, Irving, TX | |
| 2005 | Shine!, Arlington Musuem of Art, Arlington, TX |
| International Society of Experimental Artists, Fort Worth, TX | |
| Southwestern Watercolor Society (Awarded Best of Show), Dallas, TX. Juried by Don Getz. | |
| International Watermedia XIV, Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Texas and Neighbors Regional Exhibition, Irving Art Center, Irving, TX | |
| Society of Watercolor Artist National Juried Exhibition, FW Community Art Center, Fort Worth, TX | |
| Plano International Juried Exhibition, Plano Art Centre, Plano, TX | |
| 2004 | Preservation is the Art of the City, Fort Worth, TX |
| Plano Art Association, Plano, TX | |
| Texas and Neighbors, Irving Art Center, Irving, TX | |
| Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX | |
| 2003 | Split Compliments, Ft. Worth Community Art Center, Ft. Worth, TX |
| Summer Stock, The Upstairs Gallery, Arlington, TX | |
| Texas and Neighbors Regional Exhibition, Irving Art Center, Irving, TX | |
| Arlington Visual Art Association, Arlington, TX | |
| 39 Hour Show, Ft. Worth Community Art Center, Ft. Worth, TX | |
| Sunny Side Up, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX | |
| 2002 | New Mexico Revisited (two person exhibit), The Upstairs Gallery, Arlington, TX |
| Home Sweet Home, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX | |
| 2001 | Local Color,The Upstairs Gallery, Arlington, TX |
| Blue Skies, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX | |
| 2000 | France Revisited (two person exhibit), The Upstairs Gallery, Arlington, TX |
Signature Memberships
ISEA - International Society of Experimental Artists
SWS - Southwestern Watercolor Society
Bibliography
"When One is Not Enough". The Artist's Magazine, November 2006.
"International Art Awards Roundup". International Artist, June/July 2006.
"Creative Challenge". Watercolor Magic, April 2006.
"Ones To Watch". Watercolor Magic, December 2005.
Represented by
Gallery Shoal Creek in Austin. Located at 2905 San Gabriel #101, Austin, TX78705; Phone 512-454-6671.
UpstairsGallery in Arlington. Located at 1038 W. Abram, Arlington, TX 76013; Phone817-277-6961. B.A. Graphic Arts, University of Texas atArlington, Arlington, TX.Education