James Edgar Crowe Visual Artist

Born: May 29, 1931 - McPherson, Kansas

Died: February 3, 2004 - Dallas, Texas

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Education

B.F.A. (Design) University North Texas, 1956
Business: Commercial Design Thru 1987
Member: National Society Interior Designers
Charter Member: Institute Business Design

Art Career - Organizations:
Texas Sculpture Association (T.S.A.)
Texas Visual Art Association T.V.A.A.)
The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art
McKinney Avenue Contemporary Museum
Art Connection ~ Irving Art Center
Texas Fine Art Association
Visual Arts Coalition

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Exhibitions:

2002

T.S.A. "Connections 2002" - Bath House Cultural Center
T.S.A. 2002 Membership Show - Northpark Center
Art Connection Membership Show - Irving Art Center
500X Gallery Open Show
"Exposed" - The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art Members Show
"Art of Joy of Art" - One-Man Show - Continental Gallery in Deep Elm
"Picture Yourself" - McKinney Avenue Contemporary Museum
T.S.A. Juried Show - The Center for Contemporary Arts in Abilene
Rio Brazos Art Festival 6th Annual Juried Exhibition - Juror's Merit Award
T.V.A.A. Citation 2002 Juried Show - San Jacinto Tower in Dallas -
Awarded One-Man Show at Northlake College Gallery, Irving, Texas

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2001

T.S.A Northpark 2001 Show
Bath House Cultural Center ­ "Elemental: Fire, Water, Earth & Air"
500x Gallery Open Show
Longview Museum Of Fine Arts 41st Annual Invitational Exhibit
First Annual Art Connection Exhibition, Irving Arts Center
Desoto Art League Juried Show ­ 3rd Place ­ Sculpture
"Time, Motion And Space" ­ One-man Show At Collin County Community 
College Spring Creek Campus, The Arts Gallery
Bath House Cultural Center 20th Anniversary Alumni Art Exhitition
Dallas Visual Art Center 2001 Membership Show
Signature Gallery, North Park Center, Christmas Show & Sale
The Silver Room "Celebration Of Color" Art Show & Sale
T.S.A.University Of North Texas Health Science Center Exhibit

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2000

Arlington Visual Arts Association 24th Juried Regional Show
T.S.A. Annual Membership Show 2000 - North Park Center - Sold Out
Plano Art Association 2000 National Juried Exhibition - 2nd Place
500x Gallery Open Show - Sold
Roca Gallery Of Contemporary Art, Irving, Texas
T.V.A.A. 53rd Annual Membership Exhibition - North Park Center
"Black & Blue" Mac Members' Invitational
T.V.A.A. Signature Memebers Exhibition At Artcentre Of Plano
Rio Brazos Art Festival 4th Annual Juried Exhibition - Merit Award
Immigration Juried Art Exhibit - Ice House Cultural Center 
T.V.A.A. Citation 2000 Juried Show - San Jacinto Tower In Dallas 
Dallas Visual Art Center 2000 Member's Exhibition 
"Urban Renewal" Show At The Mitchell Lofts Atrium - Honor. Mention

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1999

Deep Ellum Center For The Arts "Crystals" Show
T.S.A. Juried North Park Show - Award
Deep Ellum Center For The Arts "Unpainted Show
T.V.A.A. Membership Exhibition - Northpark Center
"Picking Up The Slack For Our Friends At DVAC" 
Desoto Art League Juried Show - 1st Place - Three Dimensional
Trinity Art Guild Juried Show - Honorable Mention - Three Dimensional
Waxahachie Art League Juried Show - 3rd Place - Three Demensional
T.S.A. Bathhouse Show - Second Place
Art In The Metroplex '99 Juried Show - TCU, Ft. Worth, Tx.
CWA Multimedia Art Juried Show - Sam Houston Memorial Museum
T.V.A.A. Citation '99 Juried Show - $500 Best Of Show Award
1999 Dallas Visual Art Center Membership Exhibit
The 9th Annual Boot Scoot'n Ball & Auction - Donation
Bath House Cultural Center Christmas Show - Sold Out

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1998

Trinity Arts Guild Juried Show - 1st Place - Three Dimensional Works
T.V.A.A. General Membership Show - Northpark Center
Waxahachie Art League Juried Show - 1st & 2nd Place - Mixed Media
T.S.A. ''bath House'' Juried Show
E.A.S.L. Invitational Fund-raiser Auction - ''mirror Mirror'' - 
(Sculpture Selected For Publicity Picture In Ft. Worth Star Telegram)
T.S.A. Addison Watertower Juried Exhibit
Lewisville Visual Art League Juried Show - Award By Barry Whistler
Community Television Panel Discussion And Art Exhibit
T.V.A.A. Citation '98 Show - San Jacinto Tower, Dallas

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1997

E.A.S.L. Invitational Fund-raiser Auction
T.V.A.A. Excellence Show - 50th Anniversary - Northpark Center
T.S.A. Juried Show - Blue Ribbon
Dallas Visual Arts Center Membership Show
T.V.A.A. Signature Juried Show
'97 Aardvark Studios Show - ''fresh Paint''
N.T.A.A.L. 29th Annual Show - 1st Place - Three Dimensional Works
Trinity Arts League Juried Show - Merchandise Award
Mckinney Ave. Contemporary Museum - ''a Space In Time''

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1996

Plano Municipal Exhibition Space
Invitational One Man Show
Waco Art Center, Juried Show
N.T.A.A.L. Juried Show, Meadows Center, Denton
T.S.A.-X Juried Show, 500-X Gallery
Dallas Visual Art Center '96 Membership Show
Trinity Arts Guild Juried Show - 1st Place - Sculpture
Eastern New Mexico National Juried Show - ''scene/Unseen''
L. A. Thompson Gallery Group Sculpture Show
T.V.A.A. Citation '96 Juried Show - Asel Arts Award

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1995

T.V.A.A. Membership Show, Juried, Asel Award
N.T.A.A.L. Invitational, Juried, Voertman Award
Cover Illustration, T.V.A.A. Journal March Issue
T.V.A.A. Trammel Crow Exhibition, Award: "Best Of Show"
Dallas Visual Arts Membership Show
T.V.A.A. Juried "Excellence" Show
Mckinney Ave. Contemporary Member Show
D-art Membership Show
T.V.A.A. Citation '95 - San Jacinto Tower

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1994

D.A.R.E. "Corpus" Show, Mckinney Ave. Contemporary
T.S.A. National Juried Show - Plaza Of The Americas
T.S.A. Membership Show - Las Colinas Festival Of Arts
T.V.A.A. Citation '94 - San Jacinto Tower - Asel Merchandise Award

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1993

500x Invitational Show - Deep Ellum
D.A.R.E. Membership, Juried Show - Trammel Crow Bldg.
T.S.A. Sculpture In The Garden, Juried Show - Fair Park
D-art Visual Art Center '93 Annual Membership Show
Arlington Museum Of Art Membership Show
T.V.A.A. Citation '93 Show - San Jacinto Tower
N.T.A.A.L. Texas Juried Open Competition - 2nd Place Multi-media

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1992

D.A.R.E. Bath House Show, Juried
Suite "X" Gallery, Exposition Show
T.S.A. Sculpture In The Garden - Dallas Civic Garden Center

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1991

D'Art Juried "Christmas In September" Award
"Make A Wish" Juried Show - Sammons Center
Gallery Artist - Xeno, Deep Ellum
"Image Of The Cross" Juried - Putti Gallery

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1989

T.V.A.A. Juried Show - City Place

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1980

Gallery Artist - Desk, Inc., Cedar Springs

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1979

One Man Show - El Centro Main Gallery

 
All photographs by JR Compton
except top picture, Joy of Art,
which was scanned from an
invitational postcard.

All artworks pictured on this page 
Copyright 2002 and before by James Crowe.