FRANK X. TOLBERT 2

(American, b. 1945)

Frank X. Tolbert 2 is a well-known, Texas-based artist who lives and works in Houston. Tolbert 2's work is highly narrative and his earlier work reflects the traditions of the Texas Modernists and the work of Otis Dozier, under whom he studied. He also shares some stylistic elements with Latin American art and the Surrealists. Tolbert 2 has created a visual language all his own through the recurrent use of personal iconography, and his work is often interlaced with ambiguity and humor.

Tolbert 2 attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock, the Texas Tech Art Extension Course at Taos, and North Texas State University in Denton. His works are part of important permanent collections at the Dallas Museum of Art, the Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art, the San Antonio Museum of Art and the Houston Museum of Fine Arts.

Selected Biographical and Career Highlights

· 1945, Born in Washington D.C.

· 1964-69, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

· 1969-70, Texas Tech Art Extension Course, Taos, New Mexico 1970-71, North Texas State University, Denton, Texas 1982, Annual Works on Paper Exhibition, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Purchase Award, Terry Allen, juror

· 1986, Dallas Observer, Best Dallas Artist Award

· 2006, Assistance Leage of Houston Celebrates Texas Art, First Prize, Houston

Selected Exhibitions

2017 "Texas Bird Project," William Campbell Contemporary Art, Fort Worth, Texas
2010 "Frank X. Tolbert," Studio Show, Houston, Texas
2008 "Meditations on Mortality," Art Museum of Southeast, Texas, Beaumont, Texas
2003 "New Drawings," Gerald Peters Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1999 "Berlin/Paris/Texas," Moody Gallery, Houston, Texas
1997 "The Gulf Coast Project 1990-1997," Mulcahy Modern Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1994 "Frank X. Tolbert," Moody Gallery, Houston, Texas
1992 "Frank X. Tolbert: Recent Work," Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas

Selected Public Collections

Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin
Dallas Museum of Art
Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art
San Antonio Museum of Art
Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Witte Museum, San Antonio
Houston Museum of Fine Arts

Frank X. Tolbert 2

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