Rebecca Pugh is an Instructional Assistant Professor, and is the Curator of Wright Gallery, at Texas A&M University.
As a curator, Rebecca has managed over 20 art exhibitions; her full professional resume is available by request including a decade of employment experience in art museums and galleries.
ARTIST CV
EDUCATION
M.F.A., Studio Art University of Nevada, Las Vegas. NV, USA.
B.Ed., Education Lakehead University. ON, Canada.
H.B.F.A., Visual Arts Lakehead University. ON, Canada.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Perimeters. Clark County Government Center Rotunda Gallery, Las Vegas, NV, USA. 2015.
PARALLELS. Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, UNLV, NV, USA, 2015.
REpresentations. Grant Hall Gallery, UNLV, NV, USA, 2013.
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
58th National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show. Juror: Mark H. Cowardin, Associate Professor of Art at Johnson County Community College. Joseph A. Cain Memorial Art Gallery, Del Mar College. Corpus Christi, TX, USA. 2024.
39th Annual International Exhibition. Juror: Brandon Zech, Glasstire Publisher. Meadows Gallery, The University of Texas at Tyler. TX, USA. 2024.
Texas National 2023. Juror: William U. Eiland, Director of Georgia Museum of Art. Cole Art Center, Stephen F. Austin University. TX, USA. 2023.
Transcending the West. Juror: Rose Fredrick, writer & curator. ARTWORKS Center for Contemporary Art. CO, USA. 2022.
93rd Annual All Media Exhibition. Juror: Cristen Velliky, Associate Professor at University of Michigan Flint. Ann Arbor Art Center. Ann Arbor, MI, USA. 2015.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Transmissions. Presented by Ecoartspace; curated by Krista Steinke-Finch & Erika Blumenfeld. Canopy Austin. TX, USA.
Celebrating Art Education in the Brazos Valley. The Arts Council of Brazos Valley. TX, USA. 2023.
School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts Faculty Biennial. J. Wayne Stark Galleries, Texas A&M University. TX, USA. Digital exhibition catalog, pp. 25. 2023.
Architecture Faculty Biennial 2021. J. Wayne Stark Galleries, Texas A&M University. TX, USA. Digital exhibition catalog, pages 20-21. 2021.
Persist, Resist, Coexist: Works by Women Faculty in the College of Architecture. Wright Gallery, Texas A&M University. TX, USA, Digital exhibition catalog. 2020.
Traveling exhibition (state-wide), Basin And Range. Nevada Arts Council. Various locations in NV, USA. Catalog: Basin and Range, Gallery Notes. 2015-2018.
UNLV MFA Auction [alumni]. Contemporary Arts Center, SOHO Lofts. Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2016.
Instructor Show. Ann Arbor Art Center, MI, USA, 2015.
Basin and Range. Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery. UNLV, NV, USA, 2015.
The Auction. Michelle C. Quinn Fine Art Advisory LLC. Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2015.
Out of Vegas. California College of Art, Oakland, CA, USA, 2015.
UNLV MFA. Brett Wesley Gallery. Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2015.
Creating In the Desert. Nevada Humanities Exhibition Series. Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2015.
Way Out. Blackbird Studio Gallery, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2015.
Eco Logic. Curated by Jevijoe Vitug. Contemporary Arts Center. Las Vegas, NV. USA, 2014.
2 person show with Emily Nickel. Victor K. Keen Gallery. Clay Arts, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2014.
Points of View. Springhill Suites Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2013.
Die Active: PACT. Definitely Superior Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada, 2012.
Member Exhibition. Definitely Superior Art Gallery. Thunder Bay, ON, Canada, 2012.
Retrograd. Definitely Superior Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada, 2011.
Urban Infill: Art In the Core. Definitely Superior Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada, 2011.
SELECT ARTIST PRESS & REVIEWS
Couch in the Desert, December 2023. Artist photo essay: “What Are You Working on Now?” by Rebecca Pugh.
Las Vegas Weekly, October 2015. Exhibition review: “With ‘PERIMETERS’, Rebecca Pugh Weaves A Story Of The Mojave’s Fragile Beauty,” by Dawn-Michelle Baude.
VEGAS Magazine, October 2015. Culture Spotlight: Artful DESERT DAZE” page 58.
Clark County TV, September 2015. Video interview: Rebecca Pugh's “Perimeters”.
Clark County, Nevada. Rebecca Pugh: Perimeters, September 2015. Press release.
Art Collector Magazine, October 2015. Collector interview, Steve Shane: “Picture House” by Jess Holburn.
Art Fuse, November 2015. Collector interview, Steve Shane: “Inside the Mind of an Art Lover” by Oscar Laluyan. Atefuse.com.
Las Vegas Weekly, February 2014. Exhibition review: “On the Nature of Things at CAC’s ‘Eco Logic’” by Kristen Peterson.
Las Vegas Weekly, November 2014. Public art review: “Downtown’s First Street Art Trail is Coming to Life” by Kristen Peterson.
Virtual Rebel, October 2013. Studio spotlight: “Fast Food Joint Quietly Transformed into UNLV Art Space” by Rachel Hershkovitz.
ARTIST AWARDS & GRANTS
Painting Series: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow, Seed Grant. UNLV College of Fine Arts Alumni Association, 2020.
Certificate of Commendation, United States Senate Harry Reid, 2015.
Mayor’s Urban Design Award – First Street Art Trail, City of Las Vegas, 2015.
Graduate & Professional Student Association Grant, Thesis Exhibition Grant, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2015, 2014, 2013.
Certificate of Recognition: “Strata in the Windows” First Street Public Art Project, City of Las Vegas, 2014.
Johann Winckelmann Art History Award, Lakehead University, 2011.
TEACHING APPOINTMENTS
Lecturer:
ARTS 353 / COLOR THEORY. Texas A&M University.
Spring 2024
Spring 2023
Fall 2022
Spring 2022
Fall 2021
ARTS 103 / DESIGN I. Texas A&M University.
Fall 2023
Sping 2023
Spring 2021
Fall 2020
VIST 235 THEORY & PRACTICE IN VISUALIZATION. Texas A&M University.
Spring 2022
ARTS 115 / 111 DRAWING. Texas A&M University.
Spring 2024
Fall 2023
Fall 2022
Fall 2021
ART 101 / DRAWING I. University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Summer 2014
Spring 2014
Fall 2013
Summer 2013
Spring 2013
Graduate Assistant:
ART 231 / PAINTING I. University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Spring 2013
ART 432 / ADVANCED PAINTING. University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Fall 2012
ART 101 / DRAWING I. University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Fall 2012
Instructor:
BEGINNING DRAWING (adults). Ann Arbor Art Center.
Spring 2016
Winter 2015
Fall 2015
BASICS OF COLORED PENCILS (adults). Ann Arbor Art Center.
Spring 2016
Winter 2015
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