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An example of work by Ernest II Wilmeth
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Biography from AskART:
| Ernest Wilmeth II was born in 1952 in Perryton, Texas. His interest in art was first kindled in his late teens after his family took a weekend trip to Santa Fe, NM. During a tour of an art gallery his imagination was captured by an R. Farrington Elwell painting that showed Sitting Bull and his tribe returning home after defeating Custer. Over the years, the memory of that painting kept encouraging him to become an artist.
By the time Wilmeth was 21 years old and attending Western Texas State University, he decided to switch from a business major to art. Wilmeth's major influence at WTSU was Dr. Emilio Caballero, an enthusiastic art teacher who made art classes a joy to attend. (Other influences include Paul Cezanne, Adolph Gottlieb, Robert Motherwell, Franz Kline, Mark Rothko, Ruth Duckworth, Edward Hopper, and Robert Rauschenberg.)
Wilmeth then enrolled in a Cloudcroft, NM summer school that had a series of two-week art classes. Soon after, he left Texas and enrolled at Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff) where he earned a BFA in 1976.
After graduation, Wilmeth moved back to Texas for three years before he was drawn to New Mexico. He felt the climate for artists in New Mexico was more favorableand New Mexico's renowned landscape and quality of light were additional inducements. Moving to Albuquerque in 1980, he continued to paint traditional landscapes, still lifes, and nudes, which were featured in a number of local art venues.
Before long, Wilmeth decided to take a clay class from Penny Roberts and wound up studying with her for three years. By 1982, he was creating his signature smoke-fired clay vessels and worked in clay exclusively for the next ten years before tapering off somewhat in 1992.
He started experimenting with collages in 1995, but didn't publicly unveil his new style of work until the following year. Since then his collages have earned several awards and have been featured in many shows.
Wilmeth's original collages are made with torn handmade and commercial papers overlaid on a foundation of acrylic underpaint on paper or canvas. His collages frequently exhibit simple oriental compositionsechoing his belief that "less is more."
In 2000, Wilmeth embarked upon a series of paintings with acrylic black backgrounds overlaid with simple, geometric forms made from copper, silver, and gold leaf.
JURIED AND INVITATIONAL SHOWS
2004 " Paper In Particular " Columbia College, Columbia, Missouri
2002,2003 Nina Bean Memorial Exhibition, "Abstract Art ", Anderson Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM 2003
2001 "Nina Bean Benefit/Exhibition," New Mexico State Fair Fine Arts Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2000 "John Hancock Rotating Gallery Exhibit," John Hancock Building, June, October
2000 "New Mexico Clay 2000," Traveling Exhibit, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos, NM
2000 "Impressions: Works on Paper," Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos, NM
2000 "Nina Bean Benefit Sale/Exhibition," New Mexico State Fair Fine Arts Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2000 "Contemporary Clay," Dearing Galleries, Taos, NM
1996 "Sixteen Squared," Nina Bean Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
1996 Two-person Show, Fisher Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
1995 "Biennial Arts Exhibit"
1992 Two-person Show, First State Bank, Spearman, TX
1992 "Biennial Crafts Exhibition," Fuller Art Lodge, Los Alamos, NM
1992 Two-person Show, Cone 10 Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
1991 Two-person Show, Coupland/Jackson Fine Art, Taos, NM
1991-97 "Magnifico! The Art of Albuquerque," Albuquerque, NM
1989-91, 95-97 "Southwest Arts Festival," Albuquerque, NM
1989 "Black and White," Santa Fe Spring Festival, Santa Fe, NM
1989 "Down to Earth II" NMPA
1988 "Man's Point of View," South Broadway Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM
1988 "Down to Earth" NMPA
1988 "Artisans Gallery Invitational," Artisans Gallery, New York, NY
1987 "Northern Arizona University Alumni Exhibit," Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
1986 "Watercolor, Wood and Clay," Fuller Art Lodge Center, Los Alamos, NM
1986 "NMPA Exhibit," Fuller Art Lodge Center, Los Alamos, NM
1985, 87-88 "New Mexico Arts and Crafts Fair," State Fair Grounds, Albuquerque, NM
1985 "Contemporary Crafts Exhibition," Albuquerque Public Library, Albuquerque, NM
1984 "Contemporary Crafts Exhibition," University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
1982 Statesman's Club, Albuquerque Savings and Loan, Albuquerque, NM
1979 Tri-State Fair, Amarillo, TX
AWARDS
2000 Juror's Award, "Impression: Works on Paper," The Art Center at Fuller Lodge
1997 Standards Choice, SWAF
1995 Honorable Mention, Biennial Fine Arts
PUBLICATIONS
"Abstract Art ", July 2003
Albuquerque Monthly, Aug 96
Albuquerque Journal, Feb 96
Sandoval Arts, Dec 95
Discover Waco, Mar 92
Phoenix Gazette, Feb 91
Ceramics Monthly, Sep 89
Exhibitions: " From The Ground Up " , Museum of Fine Arts, Las Cruces, NM, 2004
Collections:
Pamela and Don Michaelis, Albuquerque, NM
Ms. Shirley Leslie, Albuquerque, NM
UNM Health Science Center, Albuquerque, NM
Brownstein, Hyatt & Farber, Albuquerque, NM
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Cornette, Canyon, Texas
Mrs. James P. Cornette, Canyon, Texas
Debbie and Clint Dodge, Albuquerque, NM
Ms. Mary Alice Gibner, Spearman/Houston, Texas
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Viglini, Texas City, Texas
Irene Kersting and Albert Chavez, Albuquerque, NM
Ms. Nancy Johnson, Albuqueruqe, NM
Mr. and Mrs. Jim McGhee, Plano, Texas
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Shirley, Spearman/Amarillo, Texas
Page Coleman, Albuquerque, NM
Ms. Shelia Garcia, Albuquerque, NM
Mr. and Mrs. Clay Schnell, Spearman, Texas
Lyna Shirley and Lou Colombo, Arlington, Virginia
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Schnell, Spearman, Texas
BOARD MEMBERSHIP
1995-96 Visual Committee Chair
1992-96 Magnifico! Visual Committee
1995-98 Magnifico!
1990-91 Southwest Arts Festival
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Who's Who in American Art
Who's Who in The West
Royal Society of Arts, Life Membership, London, England
International Register of Profiles, Cambridge, England
EDUCATION
BFA, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 1976
Source:
Written and submitted September 2003 by Larry W. Greenly.
References
Personal interview.
Artist resume.
Collector's Guide of New Mexico.
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