Maureen Brouillette Art Bio

Ms. Brouillette is an accomplished artist and an enthusiastic teacher. She has been featured in the Artist's magazine and Watercolor Artist magazine and has received numerous regional and national awards. Maureen has work in several corporate collections and was featured nationwide by Crate and Barrel. 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

2012 Texas Invitational, Wichita Falls Museum of Art at Midwestern State University, Wichita Fallas, TX. Curated by Danny Bills.
2011 Art in the Metroplex, TCU, Fort Worth, Dallas, TX. Juried by Toby Kamp, Curator of Contemporary Art, Menil Museum.
2010 Southwestern Watercolor Society, Dallas, TX. Juried by Katherine Chang Liu.
Oklahoma National, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK. Juried by Louise Cadillac.
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
2005Shine!, 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
2004Preservation 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
2003Split 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
2002New 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
2000France 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.

Education

B.A. Graphic Arts, University of Texas atArlington, Arlington, TX.