Born: 1969 in Texas City, TX
Lives and works in Houston, TX
Founding member of the Sketch Klubb collective
Education:
1995 M.F.A., University of Houston, Houston, TX
1991 B.F.A., University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2020 So Sorry for Being Me, Box13 ArtSpace, Houston, Texas
2017 Life's Rich Pageant, Kaboom Books, Houston, Texas
2012 What Does It Mean To Excel?, Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento, California
2009 Cluster, Verde Camp, Austin, Texas
2008 It Took the Night to Believe, Domy Books, Houston, Texas
2003 Friends of Club Monster Island, Mixture Contemporary Art, Houston, Texas
2002 I'm Not Here... This Isn't Happening, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, Texas
1996 Trick Hips, ArtPace Contemporary Art Foundation, San Antonio, Texas
1995 Circus Triste, Small Projects Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
1991 Ist de Nummer 846 noodzaelijk or mogelijk, Flood Gallery, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2017 Gulf Currents: P.S Satellite- A Project of Prospect New Orleans, Ten Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2009 Show Us Your Zits, Sketch Klubb, Texas Firehouse Gallery, New York, NY
Show Us Your Zits, Sketch Klubb, Sofa Gallery, Austin, Texas
Show Us Your Zits, Sketch Klubb, The Joanna Gallery, Houston, Texas
2008 Death and Shit Like That, Domy Books, Houston, Texas
2006 Wild and Woolly, Volitant Gallery, Austin, Texas
2004 Mothership Connection, Creative Research Laboratory, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Patrick Phipps, Georgeanne Deen, Scott Teplin, Mixture Contemporary Art, Houston, Texas
Selective Memory, curated by Chris Ballou, The Bower, San Antonio, Texas
International Invitational, Art Chicago, presented by Mixture Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois
2003 Sweet Tooth, Mixture Contemporary Art, Houston, Texas
The New Art Dealers Alliance Fair, presented by Mixture Contemporary Art, Miami, Florida
Scope LA, Los Angeles, California, presented by Mixture Contemporary Art
2002 The Stray Show, presented by Mixture Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois
2001 Summer Drawings, Mixture Contemporary Art, Houston, Texas
2000 Toying With Reality, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, Texas
1999 First Blush: New Texas Painting, Colgate University, Hamilton, New York
1998 Boys' Toys, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, Texas
How's My Driving?, a moving van exhibit for Fotofest '98, Houston, Texas
1997 Core Fellows Exhibition, Glassell School of Art, MFAH, Houston, Texas
1996 Core Fellows Exhibition, Glassell School of Art, MFAH, Houston, Texas
New Views: Eight Emerging Texas Artists, Gerald Peters Gallery, Dallas, Texas
The Royal Art Lodge Drawing Exchange Show, The Royal Art Lodge, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1995 The Grammercy Invitational, The Chateau Marmont Hotel, Los Angeles, California
M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
Bibliography:
2012 Grunewald, Becky. "Happy Accidents," Sacramento News and Review, July 12.
2003 Devine, John. "This Must Be Pop", Houston Press, April 3.
2002 Klaasmeyer, Kelly. "Hello, My Name Is Simon...", Houston Press, August 15.
Publications:
2012 What Does It Mean To Excel?. Self-published zine for eponymous exhibition.
2010 Dark Energy. Edition of 75, Underbelly Printing, San Antonio, Texas
2009 Sketch Klubb Bible. SK Press, Houston, Texas
I Smell Art. Self-published mini-comic for "Show Us Your Zits" exhibition
2008 You Don't Know Any Girls. Sketch Klubb
2007 Tastes Like Ghost. Self-published zine, edition of 70.
Heavy-Metal Spitting. Self-published zine, edition of 30.
2004 Nice Krisis. Artist book, ed. of 250. OneStar Press, Paris, France.
2002 Je Veux. From the exhibition, OneStar Press: A Collection of Books and Multiples by Artists, Palais de Tokyo. ed. of 700, OneStar Press, Paris, France.
Awards:
2007 DiverseWorks Real (Art)World Summer Residency
1996 Core Fellowship, Artist-in-Residence, Glassell School of Art, Houston, Texas
1995 Core Fellowship, Artist-in-Residence, Glassell School of Art, Houston, Texas
Travel:
1994 Exchange with Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, England
Lives and works in Houston, TX
Founding member of the Sketch Klubb collective
Education:
1995 M.F.A., University of Houston, Houston, TX
1991 B.F.A., University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2020 So Sorry for Being Me, Box13 ArtSpace, Houston, Texas
2017 Life's Rich Pageant, Kaboom Books, Houston, Texas
2012 What Does It Mean To Excel?, Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento, California
2009 Cluster, Verde Camp, Austin, Texas
2008 It Took the Night to Believe, Domy Books, Houston, Texas
2003 Friends of Club Monster Island, Mixture Contemporary Art, Houston, Texas
2002 I'm Not Here... This Isn't Happening, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, Texas
1996 Trick Hips, ArtPace Contemporary Art Foundation, San Antonio, Texas
1995 Circus Triste, Small Projects Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
1991 Ist de Nummer 846 noodzaelijk or mogelijk, Flood Gallery, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2017 Gulf Currents: P.S Satellite- A Project of Prospect New Orleans, Ten Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2009 Show Us Your Zits, Sketch Klubb, Texas Firehouse Gallery, New York, NY
Show Us Your Zits, Sketch Klubb, Sofa Gallery, Austin, Texas
Show Us Your Zits, Sketch Klubb, The Joanna Gallery, Houston, Texas
2008 Death and Shit Like That, Domy Books, Houston, Texas
2006 Wild and Woolly, Volitant Gallery, Austin, Texas
2004 Mothership Connection, Creative Research Laboratory, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Patrick Phipps, Georgeanne Deen, Scott Teplin, Mixture Contemporary Art, Houston, Texas
Selective Memory, curated by Chris Ballou, The Bower, San Antonio, Texas
International Invitational, Art Chicago, presented by Mixture Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois
2003 Sweet Tooth, Mixture Contemporary Art, Houston, Texas
The New Art Dealers Alliance Fair, presented by Mixture Contemporary Art, Miami, Florida
Scope LA, Los Angeles, California, presented by Mixture Contemporary Art
2002 The Stray Show, presented by Mixture Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois
2001 Summer Drawings, Mixture Contemporary Art, Houston, Texas
2000 Toying With Reality, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, Texas
1999 First Blush: New Texas Painting, Colgate University, Hamilton, New York
1998 Boys' Toys, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, Texas
How's My Driving?, a moving van exhibit for Fotofest '98, Houston, Texas
1997 Core Fellows Exhibition, Glassell School of Art, MFAH, Houston, Texas
1996 Core Fellows Exhibition, Glassell School of Art, MFAH, Houston, Texas
New Views: Eight Emerging Texas Artists, Gerald Peters Gallery, Dallas, Texas
The Royal Art Lodge Drawing Exchange Show, The Royal Art Lodge, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1995 The Grammercy Invitational, The Chateau Marmont Hotel, Los Angeles, California
M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
Bibliography:
2012 Grunewald, Becky. "Happy Accidents," Sacramento News and Review, July 12.
2003 Devine, John. "This Must Be Pop", Houston Press, April 3.
2002 Klaasmeyer, Kelly. "Hello, My Name Is Simon...", Houston Press, August 15.
Publications:
2012 What Does It Mean To Excel?. Self-published zine for eponymous exhibition.
2010 Dark Energy. Edition of 75, Underbelly Printing, San Antonio, Texas
2009 Sketch Klubb Bible. SK Press, Houston, Texas
I Smell Art. Self-published mini-comic for "Show Us Your Zits" exhibition
2008 You Don't Know Any Girls. Sketch Klubb
2007 Tastes Like Ghost. Self-published zine, edition of 70.
Heavy-Metal Spitting. Self-published zine, edition of 30.
2004 Nice Krisis. Artist book, ed. of 250. OneStar Press, Paris, France.
2002 Je Veux. From the exhibition, OneStar Press: A Collection of Books and Multiples by Artists, Palais de Tokyo. ed. of 700, OneStar Press, Paris, France.
Awards:
2007 DiverseWorks Real (Art)World Summer Residency
1996 Core Fellowship, Artist-in-Residence, Glassell School of Art, Houston, Texas
1995 Core Fellowship, Artist-in-Residence, Glassell School of Art, Houston, Texas
Travel:
1994 Exchange with Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, England