1983
MFA, Ceramics, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois.
1980
BFA, Ceramics, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1989-present
Studio Coordinator/Instructor, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX.
1984-89
Technical Assistant, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX.
1984
3-D Design & Sculpture Instructor, Tarrant County Junior College, Northwest Campus, Fort Worth, TX.
1983-84
Production Manager, Texas Pottery Supply & Clay Company, Fort Worth, TX.
1980-83
Teaching Assistantship-Ceramics, Bradley University, Peoria, IL.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2002
Chris Powell: Recent Sculpture, Pillsbury and Peters Fine Art, Dallas, TX
2001
Animalia, Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Irving, Texas (catalogue)
2000
Group Exhibition, Pillsbury and Peters Fine Art, Dallas, TX.
Vision and Movement 2000: Public Art/Public Transit, The Gallery at UTA, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX.
1999
BIO: Between Image and Object, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX; curated by Tracy Hicks.
Artists in Monoprint, The Art Corridor, Tarrant County College Southeast Campus, Arlington, TX.
bulls, vessels, and other solids, 414 Gallery, Fort Worth, TX.
Mount Rushmore, group show, Turner Runyon Gallery, Dallas, TX.
A Beauty Show, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX.
1998
Seat Yourself, The Old Jail Art Center, Albany, TX.
Art for the Good Times, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX.
1997
Open House, Artists' Studio, Fort Worth, TX.
Founding Artists, The Contemporary Art Center of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX.
Artists' Responses to the Environment, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX.
Group Show, Rachel Harris Gallery, Fort Worth, TX.
1996
Partners, The Art Center, Waco, TX.
1996
Texas Competition, The Art Center, Waco, TX.
1995
One Man Show, Broadway Baptist Church, Fort Worth, TX.
cross, Haggar Gallery, University of Dallas, Irving, TX.
House & Garden, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX.
1994
One Man Show, Dutch Phillips & Co., Dallas, TX.
1993
Human Nature Human Form: Figurative Dimensions in Clay, Metal, Stone and Wood, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX.
Made in Texas, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX.
ART RAT TAR, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
1992
Metal and Stone: Six Young Sculptors, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX.
Three From Fort Worth, The Old Jail Art Center, Albany, TX.
In Unison, Austin College, Sherman, TX.
Setting a County Apart By Design, the Tarrant County Plaza Sculpture Commission, Fort Worth, TX.
Presence, CRCA, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX.
Forty + Views, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX.
1991
New Sculpture, Fort Worth Gallery, Fort Worth, TX.
Rejoice, Lubbock Fine Arts Center, Lubbock, TX.
1990
Recent Work of Chris Powell and Cam Schoepp, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX.
Recent Work, Baylor University, Waco, TX.
1989
Abilene Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Abilene, TX.
New Work, Fort Worth Gallery, Fort Worth, TX.
A Century of Sculpture in Texas, 1889-1989, Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.
Beyond the Garden Gate, Brunnier Gallery and Museum, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
1988
Taking Shape, DW Gallery, Dallas, TX.
Stars Over Texas: Top of the Triangle, The University Art Gallery, University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
Connemara '88, Connemara Conservancy, Dallas, TX.
from an equal distance, Brown-Lupton Gallery, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX.
1987
Texas Annual, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX.
Excellence '87, Plaza of the Americas, Dallas, TX. awarded Best of Show
Sculpture: Chris Powell and Ed Haddaway, Fort Worth Gallery, Fort Worth, TX.
Sixth Texas Sculpture Symposium, Oakwell Farms, San Antonio, TX.
1986
Sculpture Symposium, '86 Exposition, Lake on Post Oak, Houston, TX.
Chris Powell, Fort Worth Gallery, Fort Worth, TX.
1985
Three-man Show, Fort Worth Gallery, Fort Worth, TX.
1984
Art in the Metroplex, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX.
awarded First Place.
1983
ceramics in a room, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Hartmann Center Gallery, Bradley University, Peoria, IL.
AWARDS AND COMMISSIONS:
2000
Architectural Details, Moritz Ranch, Aledo, Texas; Turner Boaz Stocker, architects, Dallas, TX.
Architectural Details, Murphy Residence, Jackson Hole, WY; Turner Boaz Stocker, architects.
1994
Whisenant Memorial Sculpture Garden, Broadway Baptist Church, Fort Worth, TX.
1992
Lower Heritage Park, Urban Strategies, Fort Worth, TX.
1989
Six-Month Installation, Abilene Cultural Affairs Council, Abilene, TX.
1988
One-Year Installation, Connemara Conservancy, Dallas, TX.
1987
Texas Sculpture Association, Excellence '87, Best of Show.
Anne Giles-Kimbrough Award, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX.
Mainstreet Ars Festival Juried Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX, Honorable Mention.
1984
Art in the Metroplex, Texas Christian Unviersity, Fort Worth, TX, First Place Award.
