Lisa S. Qualls
1434 Sue Barnett
Houston, TX 77018
713-682-2111
tallulah92@sbcglobal.net
EDUCATION
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1988
SOLO EXHIBITS
Strawmen and Sugarbones, Koelsch Gallery, Houston, TX
2009
Paris is Burning, Lone Star College – Kingwood Gallery, Kingwood, TX
Songs of Love, Koelsch Gallery, Houston, TX
Spirit Level, Project Row Houses, Houston, TX
2008
In Context, Jung Center, Houston, TX
Breaking Ground, Houston Community College, Central Campus Gallery, Houston, TX
Breaking Ground, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
Breaking Ground, Mountain View College, Dallas, TX
SELECTED EXHIBITS AND PERFORMANCES
2010
Preserving Space, Russ Pitman Park, Bellaire, TX
2009
Crosspollination: Lisa Qualls and Lovie Olivia, College of the Mainland Gallery, Texas City, TX
Assistance League of Houston Celebrates Texas Art 2009, Williams Tower, Houston, TX
Threads, Gallery 125, Trenton, NJ
Raw, O Kane Gallery, Houston, TX
2008
Tete-a-Tete: Anila Agha and Lisa Qualls, Art League, Houston, TX
Lost and Found, Janette Kennedy Gallery, Dallas, TX
Pathways, Creative Art Exchange, Cornelius, NC
Vibrant: Houston Artists in City Halls, City Hall, Houston, TX
Transformations: Fotofest, Lone Star College- Kingwood Gallery, Kingwood, TX
2007
In Residence: Clay, Fiber, Glass, Metal and Wood, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Book Works, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
Altered Books, First Edition, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2006
Dreams In the Garden (Invitational Site Specific Work), HCCC Garden, Houston, TX
2005
Face, The Art Car Museum, Houston, TX
Books (With a Twist), Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2004
Ghandi Week: Nonviolent Resistance, Hare Krishna Dham, Houston, TX
Women in the Wind: Borders, Barriers and Intersections,
2003
CACHH Grant Sculptures, Kay On-going School, Houston, TX
Transformation, Poissant Gallery, Houston, TX
AWARDS AND HONORS
2009
Printmaking Residency Southwest School of Art and Craft, San Antonio, TX
2008
Hunting Art Prize Finalist, Houston, TX
2007
Artist in Residence at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft January through May
2006
Houston Arts Alliance Fellowship Grant, Houston, TX
2003
Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris County Project Grant, Houston, TX
PUBLICATIONS
Houston Arts Week Blog, August 24, 2009, “RAW: Three Artists”
SouthernGothicWriting.blogspot.com, January 25, 2009, “Drawing Inspiration”
Midtown Paper (Houston, TX), Third Quarter, 2008, page 2
Houston Press, April 17-23, 2008, “A Question of Race”
Houston Press, March 22-28, 2007, “One for the Books”
Houston Chronicle, December 30, 2006, “Pouring on the Artistry””
Mary Kay Wisdom, Issue March 15, 2004
Art Forum International, Volume 31, Number 7, March 1993, pages 100,101
Houston Press, January 1993, pages 33, 34
COLLECTIONS
Odyssey IS, Inc., Dallas, TX
Mountain View College, Dallas, TX
Samba Kamisokko, Texas, US and Mali, Africa