Penny Cerling

BORN
1946 Elmhurst, Illinois
EDUCATION
1995 Houston Community College, ADN
1979 Glassell School of Art, Intaglio
1972 Iowa State University, B.A.
EXPERIENCE
1998 Monoprint Workshop, guest artist, Del Rio Council for the Arts, Del Rio, TX
1990 Cerling Etching Studio, owner, Master printer
1980-89 Little Egypt Enterprises, Master printer, business manager
1979-82 University of St. Thomas, Houston, instructor, Graphic Design
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2003 The Grasses, Adair Margo Gallery, El Paso, TX
2002 The Grasses, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston
The Grasses, College of the Mainland, Texas City, TX
2000 Pipevine: A Study, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston
1998 From Sundials to Black Holes, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston
1996 Gardens; Genetics & Geometry, Flat Bed Press, Austin
Genesis, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston
1995 Articulations, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston
Drawings, O'Kane Gallery, Houston
1992 Solo exhibit, Transco Tower, Houston
Solo exhibit, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2004 Zappa Kassette, Salzwedel, Germany
2003 Miniatures, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston
The Potent Line, Transco Tower, Houston: curator Sally Sprout
2002 Round I, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston
Phoenix Project, Redbud Gallery, Houston
2001 The Box, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston
Spindletop Centennial Exhibition, Dishman Gallery, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
2000 Miniatures, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston
Baum Biennial, University of Central Arkansas, Conway; juried by Lynn Herbert, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston
Works on Paper, dBerman Gallery, Austin
3rd International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago; juried by Mary Ross Taylor
13 Artists on October 13, Stewart Gallery, Boise,ID
Teensy Weensy, Lawndale Art Center, Houston
1999 Assistance League of Houston, Juror Bruce Guenther, formerly Orange County Museum of Art, Independent Curator
39th Annual Invitational, juror Bill Wiman, Longview Museum of Fine Art, Longview
Five Printmakers, The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake, Houston
Twenty-Fifth Prints, Drawings, Photo Exhibition, Arkansas Art Center, juror Nanette V. Maciejunes
1998 4 Person Show, Art League, Houston
Group Print Exhibition, Takara Gallery, Houston
Vision: Power Exhibit, competition winner, juror Alberta Mayo, Boise State University, Idaho
Dishman Competition, Juried by James Wood, Dishman Art Gallery, Lamar University, Beaumont
1997 Outrageous..., Diverse Works Artspace, Houston
Florabella, Galveston Art Center, Galveston
Horace Cardwell Competition,Museum of East Texas, Lufkin, TX
Classically Inspired, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston
The Best of Houston's Print Makers, Little Egypt and Cerling Etching Studio, Museum of Printing History, Houston
1996 Intimate, Barbara Davis Gallery, Pennzoil Building, Houston
New Beginnings, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston
32 Texas Artists, University of Texas-Houston Medical School
Cerling Studio-the First 5 Years, Transco Tower, Houston, and Galveston Arts Center
New Art of the West 5, Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis
1995 Drawing From Strength-26 Artists Make Their Mark, curated by Sally Sprout, Transco Tower, Houston
1994 Miniatures, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston
The Box, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston
The Big Show, Lawndale Art and Performance Center, Houston
1993 Light, Sally Sprout Gallery, Houston
Opening Moves, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston
Making Their Mark, Nations Bank, Houston, Curated by Clint Willour
Four of the Best, Dishman Gallery, Lamar University, Beaumont
1992 In the Tradition: Printmaking Today, Longview Museum, Longview, TX
Houston Area Women's Center Group Show, Innova, Houston
1991 Is There Still Life in Still Life-Or is Nature Morte?, Galveston Arts Center, Curated by Clint Willour
Eighth Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Visual Arts Alliance, Transco Gallery, Houston, Curated by Sally Sprout (Honorable Mention)
47th Annual Competition, Museums of Abilene, TX. Curated by Marti Mayo, Director, Blaffer Gallery
1990 Art 1990, McMurtrey Gallery, Houston
Expulsion, Lynn Goode Gallery, Houston
Medium & Message, College of the Mainland, Texas City
CATALOGUES
"Cerling Etching Studio - First Five Years 1990-1995", Text by Barry Walker, Curator of Prints and Drawings, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Summer 1996.
"Mel Chin, Combo Club", Jacqueline Brody, editor, Print Collector's Newsletter, May -June, 1994.
"Robin Utterback, untitled (1992)", Jacqueline Brody, editor, Print Collector's Newsletter, Sept.- Oct., 1993.
"Contemporary Printmaking in Texas", James Fisher, 1990; Museum of Modern Art, Fort Worth, TX, pgs. 6-7.
"Another Reality", produced by Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, 1989, curated by Surpik Angelini and Burt Long, text by Thomas McEvilley, pg. 19.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Berry, S.L. "Heart", The Indianapolis Star, July 21, 1996
Chadwick, Susan. "Huevos Artistas", Houston Post, May 18, 1994
Johnson, Patricia. "Folkman, Artist and Technician" Houston Chronicle, November 15, 1993
Johnson, Patricia. "Master printer counting. . .", Houston Chronicle, Sept. 7, 1989
McBride, Elizabeth. "Houston Letter", Artspace Magazine, Fall 1988
Berryhill, Michael. "Art Scene", Houston Business Journal, Dec. 22, 1986
Johnson, Patricia. "Printmaker combines. . .", Houston Chronicle, Jan. 10, 1982
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Katherine Brennand, El Paso
Amoco, Houston
Jenifer Pipkin, Houston
Transco, Houston
Charlotte Cosgrove-Orman, Houston
Mike DeGuerin, Houston
Mr. Melvin Epstein, San Miguel, Mexico
Dick DeGuerin, Houston
Dr. Howard Stern, Little Rock, AR
Laura Hamman, Houston
M/M John Stevens, Spring, TX
Lollie Jackson, Houston
M/M Bob Oliver, Jackson,MS
Chere Duncan, Houston
Brian Peters, Houston
Carol Drawe, Houston
M/M John Dickinson, Houston
Chad Dodd, Houston
Randall Finley, Houston
Kimberley Schemensky, Houston
Jesus Moroles, Rockport, TX
Cathy Sisk, Houston
M/M John Chapman, Houston
Emily Cheesman, Houston
M/M Rush Record, Houston
M/M Howard Hardin, Houston
M/M Bob Sanborn, Houston
Sue Pittman, Houston
Brian Branda, Houston
Renee Wallace, Houston
M/M Joel Reichek, Houston
Geri Hooks, Houston
Sarah Fedak, Glassell, Houston