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DeWitt, MI USA
A Link to the Art of Carolyn Texera
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~ Carolyn Texera
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I've always known how to draw. I don't remember a time that I didn't. Even when I was in kindergarten I drew figures in correct proportion. People told me that I drew well but I didn't think much of it. I really believed that anyone could draw if they put their mind to it or if they liked.
I never seriously considered pursuing art as a career. Instead I studied biology in college and graduate school and then worked in the field. During this time I did not do any art. When I was in my forties (yes, years) it occurred to me that people in general should develop their natural talents (duh.) So, I bought some art supplies and began drawing on my own at home.
Within weeks it was clear to me that I should pursue art seriously and, also, that art is a full time job. So, I quit my job (yes I really did) which I liked a lot, took some classes at a local college and have not looked back. I love to paint and plan to do so as long as possible.
Education
- University of CA, Riverside
B.A., Zoology - University of CA, Irvine
Postgraduate Studies
Zoology, M.D. - Lansing Community College
Art classes - Oil painting classes with Natalie Hause, Holt, MI
- Portrait painting classes with Bruce Corr, Lansing, MI
In her professional career Carolyn has held the positions of CO-Director of Laboratories at the Edward W. Sparrow Hospital, Staff Pathologist at St. Lawrence Hospital and Associate Professor of Pathology at Michigan State University in Lansing, Michigan. She has devoted full time to her Fine Art career since 1989.
Art Shows and Awards
- Lansing Community College, Lansing, MI, 15th Student Art Show, First Place Award and Grand Art Supply Award, 1991
- Lansing Community College, Lansing MI, ONE PERSON SHOW, 1991
- Lansing Community College, Lansing, MI, 16th Student Art Show, Downtown Art Supply Award, 1992
- 30th Annual Christian Art Show, East Lansing, MI, 1992
- Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, CALL IT THE BLUES Art Show, 1992
- Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, CALL IT THE BLUES Art Show, 1993
- 33rd Annual Christian Art Show, East Lansing, MI, 1995
- Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI, MICHIGAN ALL-MEDIA COMPETITION, 1995
- Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI, MICHIGAN ALL-MEDIA COMPETITION, 1996, Best of Show
- North Valley Art League, 13th Annual National Juried Art Show, Redding, CA, 1997
- 26th Annual Art Show, Hope Borbas Library, Okemos, MI, 1997
- North Valley Art League, 14th Annual National Juried Art Show, Redding, CA, 1998
- 27th Annual Art Show, Hope Borbas Library, Okemos, MI, First Place Award Oil Painting, 1998
- 36th Annual Christian Art Show, East Lansing, MI, 1998
- Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI, Botanical Images,1998
- 28th Annual Art Show, Hope Borbas Library, Okemos, MI, First Place Award, 1999
- 37th Annual Christian Art Show, East Lansing, MI, 1999
- Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI, Botanical Images, 1st & 3rd Place Award, 1999
- 29th Annual Art Show, Hope Borbas Library, Okemos, MI, 2000
- Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing MI, Botanical Images, 2000, Judge�s Commendation
- Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University, �In Our Midst: Greater Lansing Artists�, June 2000
- 39thAnnual Christian Art Show, East Lansing, MI, 2001
- Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI, MICHIGAN ALL MEDIA COMPETITION, 2001
- 30th Annual Art Show, Hope Borbas Library, Okemos, MI, 2002
- 40th Annual Christian Art Show, East Lansing, MI 2002
- Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI, MICHIGAN ALL MEDIA COMPETITION, 2002
- Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University, �Twilight in the Garden�, Sept. 2002
- 31st Annual Art Show, Hope Borbas Library, Okemos, MI, 2003
- Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI, Celebrating the Figure, May 2003
- Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI, MICHIGAN ALL MEDIA COMPETITION, 2003
- 32nd Annual Art Show, Hope Borbas Library, Okemos, MI, 2004
- Lansing Area Visitor�s Bureau, One Person Show, Lansing, MI, July 2005
- Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI, Juried membership Exhibit, July 2005
- Woldumar Nature Center Art Show, Lansing, MI, third place award, May 2006
- Cricket Ridge Summer Art Show, Holt, MI, One Person Show, 2006
- Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Brazier Fine Art Gallery, Richmond, VA
2nd place - Award of Excellence (judge Everett Raymond Kinstler!) September 2006 - Mid-Michigan Art Guild Show, Michigan Historical Library and Museum, Lansing, MI, Honorable Mention, April 2007
- Woldumar Nature Center Art Show, Lansing. MI. Second place award, May 2007.
