Exhibition Record

JURIED, CURATED, and INVITATIONAL SHOWS

UTRGV FACULTY ART EXHIBITION: Clark Gallery Edinburg, Texas Spring 2018

T.A.S.A. ONE FOOT EXHIBITION: Studio 97w: Juror: Sara-Jayne Parsons director of the Art Galleries at TCU. October 2017

UTRGV FACULTY ART EXHIBITION: The Gallery at Rusteberg Hall, Brownsville, Texas February 2017

T.A.S.A. ONE FOOT EXHIBITION: Juror Ellie Meyer, Greasewood Gallery Paisanno Hotel, Marfa Texas Oct 2016

UTRGV FACULTY ART EXHIBITION: Visual Arts Gallery, Edinburg, Texas February 2016

BATON ROUGE GALLERY: Surreal Salon 8; Juror; Elizabeth McGrath, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Multimedia Exhibition:  700 works submitted (Included 60 artists representing 23 different states) January 2016

T.A.S.A. ONE FOOT EXHIBITION: Juror; Charles Adams, Texas Tech University Satellite Galley, Lubbock, Texas October 2015

GALLERIEA 409:” NUEVE“ #9: Ninth Annual Invitational Exhibition Galleria” Brownsville, Texas  October 2015

ART IN ITALY BY TEXAS ARTIST: CURATED BY M.C. FARRIS: A Group Exhibition by 15 Texas Artist;, Florence, Italy. 2015

UTPA Faculty Exhibition: THE LAST HURRAH, The Historic Brownsville Museum, Brownsville, Texas 2015

T.A.S.A. ONE FOOT EXHIBITION: Juror; Heyd Fontenot. Paxton Moore Fine Art Gallery, El Centro College, Dallas, Texas 2014

T.A.S.A. ONE FOOT EXHIBITION:  Juror; Wade Wilson: Lone Star College Gallery, Houston, Texas 2013

POP SANTA FE GALLERY: Invitational, WILD RUMPUS; Anniversary of Maurice Sendak’s ” Where The Wild Things Are,1963”. 2013

UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO GALLERY:   Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, 2013
“Cross-Border Dialogues Invitational Show”

THE STUDIO@620: Petersburg, Florida, 2012
Co-Curator / Thomas Murray:  “Jacque Batista International Invitational Show”

BATON ROUGE GALLERY: Salon 4; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2012
Juror:  Casey Weldon
Multimedia Exhibition:  350 works submitted (Included over 65 works from 54 artists representing 21 different states)

FALLBACK RECORDS:  McAllen, Texas, 2012
“Invitational Show:  Future Friends”

WESLACO MUSEUM OF LOCAL HISTORY AND CULTURAL ART:   Weslaco, Texas, September 2011
“More Black than White”
A collaborative mix media show featuring M.C. Farris and Karen F. Sanders

 SAMSON GALLERY:   Boston, MASSASSUCHETTS, July, 2011
“Chain Letter” (A global group show Instructor, Texas Tech University, School of Art, Lubbock, Texas, 79481, 2002-2005

 IMAS:  INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF ART AND SCIENCE:   McAllen, Texas, May-August, 2011
“Arte de la Texas Biennial”

LA PESCA JAPANESE RELIEF SHOW:  Edinburg, Texas, April 2011
Raised:  $800.00 for Japanese Relief Fund

THE NEW YORK OPTIMIST: New York, New York, April 1st-April 7th, 2011
Featured Artist (see archives), www.thenewyorkoptimist.com

 MUSEUM OF CONTEPORARY ART OF CUSCO:   Cusco, Peru, January, 2011
“Dialogus:  Mixing Culture Thru Art”
Curator of Exhibitions: Sylvia Huerta Gomero

 CULTURAL CENTER OF INCA GARCILASO OF MINSTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS:   Lima, Peru, January, 2011
“Dialogus:  Mixing Culture Thru Art”
Curator of Exhibitions: Sylvia Huerta

GALLERIA 409:   Brownsville, Texas, October, 2010
“QUATRO (4): Fourth Invitational Show Galleria”

KSPACE CONTEMPORARY:   Corpus Christi, Texas, July – August 2009
“TWISTED SPURS: The Wilderness Inside; This Is Serious Y’all”
National Juried Exhibition by Angel Quesada

MANICHAUS: MODERN ART SPACE:   McAllen, Texas, June, 2009
“Flip in & Flip Out”
A group exhibition of hand painted and designed skateboard decks

CLARK GALLERY@ UNIVERSIITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN:    Edinburg, Texas, March, 2009
“Faculty Art Exhibit”

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBIT:  ESCUELA de BULLAS ARTES:   Puerto Rico, September- November, 2008
“OVER THE LINE – Pasado de la Raya”

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE:    Edinburg, Texas, October, 2008
“EDINBURG:  The Story of a Town; Historical Event”

MANICHAUS MODERN ART SPACE:    McAllen, Texas, September, 2008
“Viva Lucha Libre!”
A show celebrating Mexico’s iconic Luchadores

ART SPACE:   Brooklyn, New York, 2008
Curator:  Dr. Lorenzo Pace
“Buzz Willi-B”

CASA DE LA CULTURA:  Reynosa, Mexico, 2008
“The Art Faculty”

GALLERIA 409:  Brownsville, Texas, 2008
“The Dos Show”

SPACE 203:  Marfa, Texas, October 2007
“Farris, Longo, Matthews in Marfa”
Chinati Weekend

27TH ANNUAL HUNTING ART PRIZE SHOW:  Houston, Texas, April 2007

 ALLIE GALLERY:  California, March 2007
“Online”

UTPA CLARK GALLERY:  Edinburg, Texas, October 2006
“Duality-La Muerte y La Vida”
International Group Show

G GALLERY:  Houston, Texas, September 2006
“Young Guns”
Curator:  Wayne Gilbert      

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY: Lubbock, Texas, 2005
“Texas Tech University Graduate Show”

MACKEY GALLERY: Houston, Texas, 2005
“Project Storm”

SARA WATERS STUDIO:  Slaton, Texas, 2005
“First Annual Painting Club Student Exhibition”
“My Bloody Valentine”

 CON WORKS GALLERY:  Seattle, Washington, 2005
“Seattle Erotic Arts Festival”
Curators: Claire Johnson, Pet Silvia, Art @ Large

WILLIAM TOWERS GALLERY:  Houston, Texas, 2005
“Way Out West”
Curator:  Sally Sprout

ON Q ART GALLERY:  Lubbock, Texas. 2004
“Propaganda”Jurors: Future Aktins-Tillet, Dennis Fehr

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL CENTER:  Lubbock, Texas, 2004
“Day of the Dead”Curators:  Jane Bell

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY:  Lubbock, Texas, 2004
“Texas Tech University Faculty Show”

ON Q GALLERY:  Lubbock, Texas, 2004“Resolution”

ON Q GALLERY:  Lubbock, Texas, 2003“All Souls”

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY:  Lubbock, Texas, 2003Faculty Group Show

BUDDY HOLLY CENTER:  Lubbock, Texas, 2002“Day of the Dead Celebration”

KLUSOZ BAR:  Lubbock, Texas, 2002“The Tuesday Nighters”

WILSON’S BAR & GRILL:   Las Vegas, Nevada, 2001
“Wilson’s Group Show”

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE:  Commerce, Texas, 1998
“Blind Luck Days” (MFA Painting Thesis)

GALLERY UNTITLED:  Dallas, Texas, 1998
“Sofa Not Included

GROUP SPACE:  Lubbock, Texas, 1994: “Salon of the Ignored”

SUGAR BAKER’S CAFÉ:  Lubbock, Texas, 1994
“Sugar Baker’s Café Group Show”

NEW ARTISTIC CREATIONS GALLERY:  Lubbock, Texas, 1993
“Experimental Drawing Show”

MIDLAND JUNIOR COLLEGE:  Midland, Texas, 1991
“Student Show”

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA:  Jenna Kautsky, Jennifer Smart

DENVER, COLORADO: Tess Presston

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA:  Jenna Daily Collection, Mike Reynolds

AUSTIN, TEXAS:  D.B. Mondragon Collection, Andy Martinez

DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TEXAS:   Lance Stamper, Jeff Pace

LAMESA, TEXAS:  John and LaNelle Farris, Michelle Stamper, Linda Bethel, Martha Gerber

LUBBOCK, TEXAS:  Meredith Paul, Emily Reeves, Chris Willey

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON:  Mike and Jessica Tweed Collection

MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA: Jon and Julie Rudy

HARLIGEN ,TEXAS Alexander and Rachel Comminos Collection

WORKS CITED AND/OR PERSONAL WORKS

SURREAL SALON IV:  NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION SHOW CATALOG, Published by Baton Rouge Gallery:  Center for Contemporary Arts, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, “Babe, Babe Please” painting by M.C. Farris cited in the catalog, 2011

ARTE De La FRONTERA:  In Association with the Texas Biennial Show Catalog, Published by IMAS (International Museum of Arts and Science), McAllen, Texas, 78504, M.C. Farris cited in Curator Statement, “Death March” painting by M.C. Farris cited in the catalog, April 28-September 4, 2011,

“ART EDUCATION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE”:  Publisher:  National Art Education Association   2009; Released January 2010, Chapter 21 written by Future Adkins/Tiller, Poem, “I Am From”, written by Marcus C. Farris cited in Chapter 21, pages 161-162.

Online:

NEW YORK OPTIMIST, A Weekly Online Magazine Featuring Art and Culture, New York, New York, M.C. Farris featured Artist of April 2011, Published by John Sebastian.  Available online:  http://www.thenewyorkoptimist.com/MarcusfarrisApril12011.html