Shirley Quaid - About the Artist

Artist Statement

Heart tugging scenes, character lines, life lived long, if not well, these are things that pull me in and keep me painting.

I am an artist who has the rare privilege of living my dream to paint. What a life! Finally.

Biography

Shirley Quaid, a Texas artist, moved to the Houston area from Wewoka, Oklahoma. She specializes in figurative and landscape subjects in oils. Shirley is a "people watcher" and often paints because her heart strings have been tugged.

She began her art education with Kelly Kirk, an exceptional teacher, at Seminole State College in Seminole, Oklahoma. She furthered her studies with internationally known Expressionist, Bert Seabourn; plen aire specialist, Ken Munzenmayer; Impressionist, Scott Mattlin; figurative artist, William Kalwick, Jr; still life artist, Qiang Huang and landscape artist Steve Parker.

She is an associate member of Oil Painters of America (OPA), member of Artists of Texas, Contemporary Fine Art International, Lone Star Art Guild and Kingwood Art Society. She maintains a studio in Humble, TX .

Shirley says, "I can't imagine a life that did not involve painting. I'm consumed by it. My art education will never end as each painting brings new insights and new joys"

Represented by Dutch Art Gallery, Dallas, TX. Her work is hangs in Chez Nous, and Red Palette Art Gallery in Humble, TX.

Resume

Awards

2003 Best of show Holdenville Society of Painters and Sculptors

2006 2^nd place Lone Star Art Guild Convention

2009 2^nd and 3^rd place Lone Star Art Guild Convention

2008 Peoples Choice Kingwood Art Society Fall Show

2009 Peoples Choice Kingwood Art Society Spring Show

Exhibits

2003 Guest Artist - 50 Penn Place Gallery

2005 Solo –Wewoka Country Club – Wewoka, OK

2009 Solo – Atascosita Library- Atascosita, TX

2009 Group – Kingwood Art Society Gala – Kingwood, TX

2010 Group – The Bunkhouse Show – Cypress Mill, TX

2011 Group – The Bunkhouse Show – Cypress Mill, TX

2010 Solo – LeLucien – Harris Co, TX

2010 Group – Artists of Texas, Dutch Art Gallery, Dallas, TX

2011 Group – Artists of Texas, Dutch Art Gallery, Dallas, TX

Gallery Representation

2007-2008 - Mason’s On Main Gallery – Spring, TX

2010 – present -Dutch Art Gallery, Dallas, TX

Publications

Dec 30, 2010 Featured in Houston Chronicle

May issue 2011 Focus Artist- American Art Collector

Miscelleanous

2004-2005 - Traveling gallery project

2004 Helped organize and participated in Wewoka Art Market

2009 Founded Artists DuBois, Kingwood, TX – an art salon regarding marketing and the business of art

2010 Co-founder Red Palette Art Center and Gallery, Humble, TX

2010 – present - Hanging in Chez Nous – Humble, TX

Professional Associations

Associate Member Oil Painters of America

Member Artists of Texas

Member Contemporary Fine Art International

Member Daily Painters of Texas

Member Kingwood Art Society

Shirley Quaid ť About the Artist