"Holloway's hands are unable to move, but they can still command paintbrushes and pencils with astonishing precision and skill, and create amazing works of art on canvas and paper."
~Leslie Lyon
Public Affairs Representative
The University of Texas at Austin

Wes Holloway
b.1984
lives and works in Austin, Texas

Education
The University of Texas @ Austin
            BFA Studio Art
            BA Studio Art
            May 2008

Exhibitions
2008
-oh, growUP
senior thesis of paintings, drawings, and collages
Flood Gallery                        UT Austin

-Senior Art Exhibition 2008
juried exhibition presenting approx. 35 seniors in the UT Art Dept.
Creative Research Laboratory                        Austin, TX

-Driven
1 of 15 artists in a juried exhibition of artists with disabilities
Smithsonian Museum – Ripley Center            Washington, D.C.

-Up & Coming
Part II of the ‘Driven’ exhibition presenting additional artwork
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts            Washington, D.C.

-MIX
Half of a 2-person show exhibiting work completed throughout the year
Flood Gallery                        UT Austin

-Close-Up
Half of a 2-person show presenting portrait paintings
The New Gallery            Austin, TX

2006
-Glee
Juried show focusing on undergraduate work dealing with ‘play’ and ‘fun’
Creative Research Laboratory                        Austin, TX

Honors/Awards

-Outstanding Graduate - University of Texas
1 of 8 students recognized by the University of Texas' "onCampus" publication.

-VSA arts Award of Excellence

-Cowboy Artists of America
‘Western Art Experience’ scholarship and workshop
1 of 20 received scholarship to attend a summer workshop investigating painting and sculpting at Schreiner University. Sponsored by The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo

Bibliography
            Newspaper articles and television interviews include:
            The Daily Texan
            The Greater Houston Weekly
            The Katy Times
            KRIV FOX 26