Gary Webernick


Post-Secondary Education

University of Texas Austin
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Studio Art

University of Oklahoma Norman
Master of Fine Arts
Art


Teaching Experience

2019-present Adjunct Professor, Studio Art, 3-D, Department of Art, Austin Community College, Austin, Texas

2016-18, Professor, Co-Chair, Department of Art, Austin Community College, Austin, Texas

2003-2016, Professor, Chair, Department of Art, Austin Community College, Austin, Texas.

2001-2003    Professor of Art, Head, Three-Dimensional Studies, Exhibits Coordinator, Department of Art, Austin Community College, Austin, Texas.1996-2000    Associate Professor of Art, Austin Community College, Head, Three-Dimensional Studies, Exhibits Coordinator,

Department of Art, Austin, Texas.

1995-98       Chair, Austin Community College, Department of Art, Austin, Texas.

1992-95       Associate Professor of Art, Austin Community College, Head, Three-Dimensional Studies, Exhibits Coordinator, Department of Art, Austin, Texas.

1991           Instructor of Art, Austin Community College, Austin, Texas.

1990           Instructor of Art, San Antonio College, San Antonio, Texas.

1989-90      Visiting Associate Professor of Art, San Antonio Art Institute, San Antonio, Texas.

1986-88      Visiting Studio Lecturer, Department of Art, University of Texas at Austin

1982-83      Curator/Exhibit Designer, National Endowment for the Humanities, Alaska State Historical Museum, Palmer, Alaska.

1980-82       Instructor of Art, College of Southern Nevada, University of Nevada System, Las Vegas, Nevada.

1979-80           Curator of Exhibits, Anchorage Fine Arts Museum, Anchorage, Alaska.

1977-79       Exhibitions Designer, National Endowment for the Humanities, Laurence Historical Museum, Laurence,

Kansas

1975-76       Instructor of Art, Pembroke State University, Pembroke, North Carolina

1973-74       Instructor of Art, Teaching Fellowship, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma

 


Professional Publications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected Exhibitions:

2026       “Form and Vision”, Museum of Biblical Arts, Dallas, Texas (In conjunction with International Sculpture Center Conference),                    Juror, Scott Peck, Executive Director, October 16-January 18, 2026

                "Contemporary Texas Sculpture",  Artists of the Texas Sculpture Group, Hard-bound book printed by Litho Press Texas, SA

 2025      “Texas 3-D: Journey Through Ideas and Materials”,  Live Oak Art Center, Columbus, Juried by Orna Feinstein, Artist, May 10- 

                June 7, 2025

2024    “Due South 2024”, San Benito Cultural Heritage Center, San Benito, Texas, juried by Aleida Garcia, Director and Curator, San                  Benito Cultural

                     Heritage Museum and Alexis Ramos, Artist and Curator, Lecturer, South Texas College, May 23-July26, 2024

            “Material Evolution”, The Art Galleries (TAG), Austin Community College,

                     Austin, Texas, juried by Lana Meador, Associate Curator of

                     Modern and Contemporary Art, San Antonio Museum of Art,

                     January 16-March 7, 2024

2023               "TSG/2023", Texas Sculpture Group at Irving Arts Center, Irving, Texas, curated by Marcie Inman, Director, Irving Arts Center

2022               "True Stories and Divine Accidents", solo exhibition, November/December, Lydia Street Gallery, Austin, Texas

                       "Shadow and Light" solo exhibition, January, Dock Space Gallery, San Antonio, Texas

2021               "The State of Sculpture", San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, exhibit curated by Johanna Hutchinson, Director, International Sculpture Center,                                                       Hamilton, New Jersey           

                       "On the Bayou", Group Exhibition curated by Red Bud Gallery, Houston, Texas

2020                All other projects, exhibits postponed due to Covid19                       

                       "Faculty Exhibittion, Gallery 4000, Highland Campus, Austin Community College, Austin, Texas

2019               "State Wide-The Texas Sculpture Group", Houston Baptist University, curated by Jim Edwards,                                          Houston, Texas

                       "Cinnabar Gallery", curated by Susan Oliver Heard , San Antonio, Texas

                       "Terra Splendora", Texas Sculpture Group, Splendora Gardens, Splendora, Texas

                       "The Borders of Belonging", Highland Campus Gallery, Austin Community College, Austin, Texas

                        "International Sculpture Day", Curator, On-line Exhibition, International Sculpture Center and

                                  Texas Sculpture Group

                        "WEST", Curator, 3-D Student Work, Austin Community College, Austin, Texas                                   

                       "Immigration",  Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, Texas                      

2018               "WEST", Faculty Exhibition, Austin Community College, Austin, Texas

                       "Big Ass Canvas Gallery", Austin, Texas

2017              "Profusion in the Void,  Texas Sculpture Group, Artspace111, Fort Worth, Texas

                      "International Sculpture Center, Affiliate Chapter Online Exhibition", Participating Chapters: Texas Sculpture Group, Chicago Sculpture                                               International, Pacific Rim Sculptors Group, September-October, 2017

                      "Group Exhibition", Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, Texas

2016              “Texas 12”, Arts Center Texas Gallery, College Station, Texas, exhibition                     

                               curated by Alison de Lima Greene, Isabel Brown Wilson Curator 

                               Modern and Contemporary Art, The Museum of Fine Arts,

                               Houston, Texas

                      “Camo-Cams 6-Off the Grid”, Installation, The People’s Gallery,

                              Austin, Texas

                     "Big Ass Canvas Gallery", Austin, Texas

2015             "Big Ass Canvas Gallery", Austin, Texas

                     "Due South", Galleria 409, Brownsville, Texas

2014             "EAST", East Austin Studio Tour, E4 Gallery, Austin, Texas

                     “Texas Sculpture Group: A Panoramic View”, “Camo-Cams”

                                Installation comprised of 60 video cameras, Lawndale

                                Art Center, Houston, Texas, curated by James Surls,

                                Traveling to the “Islander Gallery”, Texas A&M

                                University Department of Visual Arts, Corpus Christi,

                                Texas

                    “Due South”, Galeria 409, Brownsville, Texas

                    “In Space”, Texas Sculpture Group, Dougherty Art Center, Austin,

                               Texas

                     “Big Ass Canvas Gallery”, Austin, Texas

2013             "EAST", East Austin Studio Tour, E4 Gallery, Austin, Texas

                    "Faculty Exhibition, Austin Community College, Pump Project, Austin, Texas

                    "In Depth", Art Car Museum, Texas Sculpture Group,  in conjunction with Texas Biennial,

                           Houston, Texas

                    "Under the Rotunda", Texas State Capitol Exhibition, Texas Sculpture Group, Austin, Texas

                    "Peoples's Gallery Annual Exhibition, Austin City Hall, Austin, Texas

                    "Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Exhibit", Austin, Texas

                    "Star Gallery Group Exhibition", Austin-Bergstrom International Airposrt, Austin, Texas

 

2012          “Faculty Exhibition”, Austin Community College, Pump Project, Austin, 

                              Texas         

                   “Texas Sculpture Group Interior Works, Curated by Sculptor Phillip

                              King, Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio,

                              Texas

                    “WEST”, Studio Tour, Kramer Gallery, Austin Community College,

                              Sponsored by Big Medium, Austin, Texas

                    “Bots, Gizmos, Thingamajigs, Whatchamacallits and Other Phenomena/    

                              Sabbatical Work”, Solo Exhbition, Kramer Gallery, Austin Community College

2011           “Solid Substance”, Texas Sculpture Group, Ggallery, Houston,

                             Texas

                     “E.A.S.T. Exhibition”, Student/Faculty Work, Austin Community College,

                             5th Street Gallery, Austin, Texas, sponsored by Big Medium,

                             Austin, Texas

                      “Texas Sculpture Group”, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport,

                            Austin, Texas

                       “Faculty Exhibition, Austin Community College, Pump Project, Austin,

                            Texas

                       “Texas Uprising”, Texas Sculpture Group, Blue Star Contemporary Art

                            Center, San Antonio, Texas

2009-10       “Art on the Green”, Outdoor Sculpture Invitational, Kemp Center for

                           Arts, Wichita Falls, Texas

2009-10        “The People’s Gallery Annual Exhibition”, Austin City Hall, Austin,Texas

2009              “E.A.S.T. Exhibition”, Student/Faculty Work, Austin Community College,   

                              5th Street Gallery, Austin, Texas

2009           “Faculty Exhibition”, Austin Community College, University of Texas

                         Performing Arts Center, Austin, Texas

2008             “Gary Webernick, Political and Social Commentary,A Retrospective,

                         1973-2008”, Solo Exhibition, The Far East Gallery and

                          Laboratory, McDade, Texas

                     “Engaging Sculpture-Toward Social, Environmental and Political

                         Involvement”, 11th Texas Sculpture Symposium and Exhibition,

                         Sculpture Network of Texas, Texas Tech University Center at

                         Junction, Texas

                   “The Politician”, Sound, Light and Motion Installation, Austin Community

                         College Faculty Exhibition, Carver Museum and Cultural

                         Center, Austin, Texas

2007           “Texas Uprising”, Invitational Sculpture Exhibition, Blue Star

                         Contemporary Art Center and The University of Texas, San

                         Antonio Art Gallery

                   “Student/Faculty Exhibition”, Santa Reparata International School of

                          Art, Florence, Italy

                   “10th Sculpture Symposium Exhibition”, Texas State University Gallery,

                          Department of Art and Design, San Marcos, Texas

2006           “Looking Outside Ourselves”, 9th Sculpture Symposium Exhibitions, Texas

                         Sculpture Network, TexasTech University Center, Junction,    

                         Texas and Landmark Gallery, Lubbock, Texas

                    “Faculty Exhibition”, Austin Community College, University of Texas  

                         Performing Arts Center, Austin, Texas

2005           “Faculty Exhibition”, Austin Community College, University of Texas

                         Performing Arts Center, Austin, Texas

2004           “Texas Uprising”, Invitational Sculpture Exhibition, “Robot Wars-Missile

                         Soup”, Sound, Light and Motion Installation, Blue Star

                         Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, Texas                            

2003            “Missile Soup”, Sound, Light and Motion Installation, Austin Community

                         College Faculty Exhibition, Guadalupe Art Center, Austin, Texas

2002            “Solar Earth Monitor”, South TexasOutdoor Sculpture Exhibition,

                         Co-sponsored by International Sculpture Center, Washington, DC

                         and Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, Texas

“Images of a Stunned Person, A Political/Social Commentary Art

                        Retrospective, 1973-2002”, Solo Exhibition, Austin Community      

                         College Gallery, Rio Grande Campus, Austin, Texas

2000           “Digital Dilemma”, Artworks 2000 Outdoor Sculpture

                                                        Invitational, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas                                  

1999            “Temple for the Other One”, Artworks 1999 Outdoor Sculpture

                        Invitational, Texas State University, Aquarena Springs   

                                                      Center, San Marcos, Texas

                        “Awkward Gravity”, Solo Exhibition, Austin Community College

         Gallery, Rio Grande Campus, Austin, Tex

1988     “Earth Monitor”, Artworks 1998 Outdoor Sculpture Invitational,

SouthwestTexas State University, Aquarena Springs Center, San Marcos, Texas

1997                   “Temples and Totems”, Solo Exhibition, Austin Community College

                                            Gallery, Rio Grande Campus, Austin, Texas

                           “Texas Association of Schools of Art Faculty Exhibition, St.

                                            Edward’s University Gallery, Austin, Texas

                           “Temple of Light”, Terra-Incognito, Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition,

Austin Museum of Art, Laguna Gloria, Austin, Texas

1994                     “Small Works Invitational”, TRAX Gallery, Austin, Texas

1993-94                “Ritual Rise”, In Response to Nature, Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition,

                        Austin Museum of Art, Laguna Gloria, Austin, Texas

1993           “Art Discussing Life”, Three Person Invitational Traveling Exhibition,

                         Prichard Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho; Center

                         for Contemporary Arts, Great Falls, Montana

1992           “Spirit Messages”, Solo Exhibition, Jansen-Perez Gallery, San Antonio,

                         Texas

                 “Austin Annual Invitational”, Four Person Exhibition, Mexic-Arte Museum      

                         of Art, Austin, Texas

1991           “From Chaos to Calm”, Solo Exhibition, Allen Priebe Gallery, University

                         of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

                 “Hot Sauce”, Exhibit of Hot Sauce Studio Group, San Antonio Art   

                         Institute, San Antonio, Texas

1990           “Star Spark”, Sky Art Festival, Exterior Installation, Visual Arts Center      

                         of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska

                     “Totemic Light”, Solo Exhibition, RS Levy Gallery, Austin, Texas

1989           “Assembled”, Solo Exhibition, Center for Contemporary Art, Great

                Falls, Montana

“Hot Houses”, Rooms, Visual Arts Center of Alaska Arco Gallery,

                        Anchorage, Alaska

“The Freeing of Eros”, International Gallery of Contemporary Art,

                         Anchorage, Alaska

   “Toys”, RS Levy Gallery, Austin, Texas

1988           “Infinite Migration”, A Different Place, Interior/Exterior Installation,      

                         Laguna Gloria Museum of Art, Austin, Texas

                      “Exhibit A”, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, Texas

                       “Tenth Anniversary Exhibition”, Austin Visual Arts Association, Tramell-

                         Crow Gallery, Austin, Texas

1987           “Bad Behavior”, Solo Exhibition, Koehler Cultural Center, San Antonio

                         College, San Antonio, Texas

                      “Drawings and Other Experimental Works”, University of Texas Art

                           Department Faculty Exhibition, RGK Foundation Gallery, Austin,

                           Texas

                     “The Visitation”, Site-Specifics Installations, RS Levy Gallery, Austin,

                         Texas

                     “Trespass”, Texas Sculpture Symposium, Exterior Installation, Koehler      

                         Cultural Center, San Antonio College, San Antonio, Texas

                        San Antonio, Texas

                      “Broken Heart Art”, SPARC Gallery, Venice, California

                       “The Times”, Campus Center Gallery, Three Person Invitational

                         Exhibition, University of Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii

                       “Texas Sculpture Symposium Exhibition”, Interior Installation, Art     

                         Cellar Gallery, San Antonio Texas

                       “American Color”, Photography/Invitational, University Art Gallery, New    

                        Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico

1986             “Houston Sculpture Symposium Exhibition”, Invitational, Transco Gallery,

                        Houston, Texas

                     “Artists of the Western Stairstep”, Invitational, Patrick Gallery, Austin,

                        Texas

                     “University of Texas Annual Art Department Faculty Exhibition”,

                        Huntington Art Museum, University of Texas, Austin, Texas

                     “Texas ‘86”, Austin Visual Arts Association, Arts Warehouse, Austin,

                        Texas

                      “The Sculptural Process”, Invitational, Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas

                        Vegas, Nevada

1985              “Artbooks”, Artworks/Bookspace, Los Angeles Art Museum, Las Angeles,

                         California

                      “Anticipation and Reminiscence/20 Years Later”, RS Levy Gallery, Austin,

                        Texas.

                      “Invitational Sculpture Exhibition”, Patrick Gallery, Austin, Texas

1984         “Politics and the Presidency”, Invitational, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian                                        

                         Institute, Washington, DC

“Politics and the 1980’s”, Southwestern College Art Gallery, Chula

                        Vista, California.

                “Time/Space”, International Sculpture Exhibition, Visual Arts Center

                        Alaska Arco Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska

                “Alaska State Council on the Arts Fellowship Recipients’ Exhibition”,

                        Visual Arts Center of Alaska Arco Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska

                “Exotic, Erotic, Neurotic”, Visual Arts Center of Alaska Arco Gallery,

                        Anchorage, Alaska.

1983           “Artist’s Books”, Soker-Kaseman Gallery, San Francisco, California

                “Intercomm: International Slide Exhibition”, Casa de la Cultura-

                        Ciudad Lazaro Cardenas, Museo Tamayko-Mexico City, Mexico

                “Messages from Earth”, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, Texas.

                “A Sense of Humor”, National Sculpture Invitational, Visual Arts Center

                        of Alaska Arco Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska.

                “Earth, Fire and Fibre”, Anchorage Fine Arts Museum, Anchorage, Alaska,

                        Best of Show Award.

                “All-Alaska”, Anchorage Fine Arts Museum, Anchorage, Alaska

 

                       

GRANTS/AWARDS/MISC

2009-present  Vice-President, Board Member, Exhibitions Committee,Texas Sculpture    Group, Contemporary Sculpture Association, serving the state of Texas

2005-08       Board Member, Sculpture Network of Texas/Texas Sculpture   Symposium

2000           NISOD Teaching Excellence Award, (National Institute for Staff and

                        Organizational Development), Department of Educational

                        Administration, College of Education, University of Texas

                        at Austin.

1989-90       National Endowment for the Arts/Rockefeller Grant, Projects for

                        Interdisciplinary Artists

1988           Installation Grant, Laguna Gloria Museum of Art, Austin, Texas

1984           Individual Artist’s Fellowship Grant, Alaska State Council of the Arts,

                        Anchorage, Alaska.

1983           Travel Grant, Alaska State Council on the Arts, Anchorage, Alaska.

                Juror’s Choice Award, “Earth, Fire and Fibre Exhibition”, Anchorage

                        Fine Arts Museum, Show juried by Ann Scherr, Chair, Parsons

                        School of Design, New York, New York.

1982           WashingtonState Art in Public Places Purchase, Olympia, Washington

 

SELECTED BOOKS, VIDEOS AND PERFORMANCES

2021           "On the Bayou", Catalog for Exhibition, Redbud Gallery, Houston, Texas

2020           "Bob-Daddy-O Wade/Daddy-O's Book of Big-Ass Art", Essay, pages 78-79

2016           "Texas 12", Catalog for Exhibition, The Arts Center Texas Gallery, College Station,                                Texas

2014           "A Panoramic View/Texas Sculpture Group, Catalog for Exhibition, Lawndale Art                                Center, Houston, Texas

2001           “Found and Assembled in Alaska”, by Julie Decker, Seoul, Korea: Decker

                        Art Services, 2001, pages 72, 172, 175, 181 and 206

1991           “Totemic Light”, Video, 5 minutes

1990           “Star Spark”, Video, 8 minutes

1988           “Infinite Migration”, Video, 15 minutes

1985           “Video Shorts”, Video, 19 minutes.

1984           “Climbing the Ladder...” Video, 5 minutes

                     “People, Places, Dreams, Myths and Other Phenomena”, Book.

1983           “Museum Tilt”, “Green Squeak”, “Trying Art”, Performances by the 7AM

                        Artist’s Coalition, Anchorage, Alaska


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Published: May 20, 2026