1945
Born in Washington D.C. - Resides in Texas

EDUCATION:

1970-71
North Texas State University, Denton, Texas
1969-70
Texas Tech Art Extension Course, Taos, New Mexico
1964-69
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2001
Frank X. Tolbert2: The Exotic in the Everyday, Pillsbury and Peters Fine Art, Dallas, Texas
1999
Frank X. Tolbert2 Drawings10, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas
Frank X. Tolbert2 Drawings10, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Well Gallery, Corpus Christi, Texas
Berlin/Paris/Texas, Moody Gallery, Houston, Texas
Berlin/Paris/Texas, McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, Texas
1998
The Utopia Series, William Campbell Contemporary Art, Fort Worth, Texas
1997
The Gulf Coast Project 1990-1997, Mulcahy Modern Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1994
Moody Gallery, Houston, Texas
1992
Recent Work, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas
Tarot Tableaux, Eugene Binder Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1991
Drawings, Eugene Binder Gallery, Dallas, Texas

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2001
Texas Prints, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
2000
Pillsbury & Peters Fine Art, Dallas, Texas
1999
Exquisite Corpse, Lawndale Art and Performance Center, Houston, Texas
The Aquarium Show, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas
1998
Texas Roots + German Figures, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, Texas
Texas Roots, The Center for Visual Arts, Denton, Texas
House of 3-D, Glassell School of Art Auction, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
Art for the Good Times, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, Texas
1997
Corpus Christi Art Foundation Exhibit, (3rd place award) South Texas Institute for the Arts, Corpus Christi, Texas, juried by Jim Edwards, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, Texas; Kathy Vargas, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, San Antonio, Texas; Clint Willour, Galveston Art Center, Galveston, Texas
Members Invitational, McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, Texas
Fresh Ink: Austin Print Workshops, Austin Museum of Art, Downtown, Austin, Texas
1995
Drawing From Strength, Transco Tower Gallery, Houston, Texas
Members Invitational, McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, Texas
1994
Exquisite Corpse, McKinney Avenue Contemporary inaugural exhibition, Dallas, Texas
Portrayals, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas
Stories, Moody Gallery, Houston, Texas
1993
Fur, Fins, Feathers and More, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas>
1991
Creative Partners, Sewell Gallery, Rice University, Houston, Texas
Island Inspired, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas; Stephen F. Austin University Art Gallery, Nacodoches, Texas and Transco Gallery, Houston, Texas (curator: Jim Edwards)
Is there still life in the still life or is nature morte?, Galveston Art Center, Galveston, Texas
1990
Stars Over Texas, University of North Texas Gallery, Denton, Texas (curator: Kevin Curry)
Texas Figurative Drawings, Concentrations 23, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas (curator: Joan Davidow)
1989
Distinctive Vision V, Air Gallery, Austin, Texas (curators: Murray Camp and Kevin Curry)
1987
Third Coast Review: A Look at Art in Texas, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Colorado; University of Colorado Art Galleries, Boulder, Colorado; Powerplant Visual Arts Center, Fort Collins, Colorado; Blue Star Art Space, San Antonio, Texas
Small Wonders, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Colorado
The Texas-Berlin Art Exchange, Amerika Haus, Berlin, Germany
1986
Comic Relief, Barry Whistler Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Alumni Show, D.W. Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1982
Works on Paper Exhibition, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
1978
Ann Lee Stautberg, Photography, Frank X. Tolbert, Paintings, Eastfield College Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Cowboys, Indians & Settlers, The Art Center, Waco, Texas
1977
Five Person Show, The Museum of the Chili Culture, New Arts Festival, Dallas, Texas

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas
Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art, Fort Worth, Texas
The Huntington Museum, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas
Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
Witte Museum, San Antonio, Texas