Janet Brooks
Teaching Experience
> College and University Level
Austin Community College, Austin, TX • 2005 to present
Professor of Art: Design I, Drawing I+II, Life Drawing I+II, Painting I+II, Watercolor
Watkins College of Art&Design, Nashville, TN • 1996–2005
Adjunct Instructor for the BFA degree program: Drawing I; 2-D Design; Color Fundamentals;
Figure Drawing I, II, III; Figure Sculpture in Clay; Traditional Oil Painting; Contemporary Painting; Watercolor
Belmont University, Nashville, TN • 1996–1998
Adjunct Instructor: Basic Design, Painting, Art Appreciation
Austin Community College, Austin, TX 1989–1996
Adjunct Instructor: Drawing I+II; Design I; Watercolor
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX • 1991
Adjunct Instructor: Design I–Visual Awareness
Texas Lutheran College, Seguin, TX • 1989–1990
Adjunct Instructor: 2-D Design; Drawing; Painting
Chabot College, Valley Campus, Livermore, CA • 1987
Adjunct Instructor: 2-D Black & White; 2-D Color; 3-D Design
University of Texas at Austin • 1979–1981
Instructor: Applied Art Design Labs, 1980–1981
Teaching Assistant: Applied Art Lecture, 1980–1981
Teaching Assistant to Professor John Guerin in Advanced Painting, 1979
> Community Education
Watkins College of Art&Design, Nashville, TN • 1998–2005
Instructor, part-time, for the Community Education program: Watercolor; Drawing; Figure Drawing for Teens; Painting for Teens
City College of San Francisco at Fort Mason Art Center, San Francisco, CA • 1986–1987
Program Coordinator and Publicist
Center for Oasis, Nashville, TN, adjunct instructor, 1997
Instructor, part-time, for the Youth-at-Risk program: Introduction to Watercolor
Cheekwood Art Museum, Education Center, Nashville, TN • 1996–1997
Instructor, part-time: Painting in Oils; Painting in Acrylics; Painting in Watercolor
Dougherty Art Center, Austin, TX • 1993
Instructor, part-time, for the Youth-at-Risk program: Introduction to Drawing
Elisabet Ney Sculpture Conservatory, Austin, TX • 1990-1991
Instructor, part-time: Portrait and Figure Sculpture in Clay
Professional Publications
EXHIBITIONS include:
- Austin Studio Tour 2024 / EAST invited guest
- Grey Cube Online Gallery, “Colors” group show, Merit Award, 2024
- Grey Cube Online Gallery, “Botanicals” group show, Honorable Mention, 2024
- Light & Space Gallery, 14th Annual Figurative Show, 2024
- Round Rock Arts Big Show 2024, group exhibition
- “Women in Art 2024” Bee Cave Arts Foundation at The Hive Gallery, juried show
- Winter Group Exhibit at the Alternative Art Space Gallery, Austin TX
- Austin Visual Arts Association Group Show, Austin TX
- 2023 Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin TX
- Link&Pin, Austin TX, Chroma-Lux / Larry Akers and Janet Brooks
- Link&Pin, Austin TX, group show, 2022
- 620 Art Gallery, Austin TX, juried exhibition, Best of Show, 2021
- Femme Abstract, juried exhibition, Austin TX, 2021
- Femme Abstract, juried exhibition, Austin TX, 2018
- Solo Show of Paintings & Prints, Seton Cove Spirituality Center, Austin TX, 2016
- Botanical, Georgetown Art Center, Georgetown, TX; group show invitational, 2016
- Vivid: Color in Nature, Link & Pin Art Space, Austin TX, 2014
- Cibolo Nature Center “Art & Conservation” juried exhibition, Boerne TX, 2013
- Austin Museum of Art Five x Seven Exhibition, Jones Center, Austin TX, 2013
- Austin Museum of Art Five x Seven Exhibition, Jones Center, Austin TX, 2012
- Solo Show, Austin Community College, Rio Grande Library, 2011
- Solo Show, Upper Crust Cafe, Austin TX, 2010
- 12x12 Art Box Show, Maranda Pleasant Gallery, Austin TX, 2009
- Austin City Hall People’s Gallery Juried Show, 2008
- Contemporary Miniature, Museo Vito Alessio Robles, Saltillo, Mexico, 2008
- Austin City Hall People’s Gallery Juried Show, 2007
- Solo Show of Abstraction+Realism, Plowhaus Gallery, Nashville, TN, 2004
- Blue, “untitled” membership show, LeQuire Gallery, Nashville TN, 2004
- Shine, “untitled” membership show, Plowhaus Gallery, Nashville TN, 2004
- Solo Show of Works on Paper, The Yellow Porch, Nashville TN, 2003
- Women Beyond Borders, Watkins College of Art&Design, Nashville TN, 2003
- Element, “untitled” Membership Show, The Essence Room, Nashville TN, 2003
- Renaissance Regional Juried Art Exhibit, Renaissance Center, Dickson TN, 2002
- The Human Form, Madison Art Center, Madison TN, 2002
- Group Show, Plowhaus Gallery, Nashville TN, 2001
- Solo Show: Color & Contrast, DreamWorks, Nashville TN, 2001
- Best of Show in Painting, Sensored Magazine, Nashville TN, 2001
- Solo Show of Abstractions, Wild Iris, Nashville TN, 2000
- Janet Brooks / Watercolors, IMAGE III, Nashville, TN, 2000
- Visual Arts Alliance of Nashville Membership Show, 2000
- 1999 Flora Bella / Watercolors by Janet Brooks, Women’s Center, Vanderbilt University, 1999
- Janet Brooks / Watercolors, Wild Iris, Nashville, TN, 1999
- Visual Arts Alliance of Nashville Membership Show, Nashville, TN, 1997
- Central South Juried Art Exhibition, Parthenon Gallery at Centennial Park, Nashville, TN, 1997
- Tennessee All-State Art Exhibition, Parthenon Gallery at Centennial Park, Nashville, TN, 1997
- Janet Brooks / Abstractions, Hutchinson Gallery, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN, 1996
- Visual Arts Alliance of Nashville Membership Show, 1996
- Creative Forum Benefit Show, Parthenon Gallery, Nashville, TN, 1996
- Central South Juried Art Exhibition, Parthenon Gallery at Centennial Park, Nashville, TN, 1996
- Austin Art at Large Billboard Competition finalist, Austin, TX, 1995
- KLRU Art Auction Preview Exhibition, Austin, TX; Texas Star Award for Painting, 1994
- Ten Paintings / Janet Brooks, Westbank Gallery, Austin, TX, 1993
- Texas Fine Arts Association National Exhibition, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX, 1985
- Cash award by juror Henry Hopkins, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1985
- 38th Annual Painting Competition, Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Abilene, TX, 1982
- Honorable Mention by juror John Cates, Amarillo Art Center, 1979
graphic design experience
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• C.R.Gibson, Nashville, TN: Graphic Designer; 1998–2005.
* Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Austin, TX: Book Designer; 1989–1995.
AWARDS
2009 Finalist in the Best Regional Book category, Benjamin Franklin Award, Independent Book Publishers Association, for Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church by Lewis Fisher, Maverick Publishing Company, design by Janet Brooks
2008 Silver Award Winner in Book Design, Texas Association of Museum Publications: Photography on the South Texas Frontier: Images from the Witte Museum Collectionby Bruce M. Shackelford, Maverick Publishing Company, design by Janet Brooks
2007 Winner in the Best Regional Book category, Benjamin Franklin Award, Independent Book Publishers Association, for River Walk by Lewis Fisher, Maverick Publishing Company, design by Janet Brooks
1994 New York Book Show: Book Design, 2nd Place, High School Publishing for The Complete School Atlas, design by Janet Brooks
Published: January 15, 2025