Gay Fay
1811 West 8th Street
Austin, Texas 78703 USA
Telephone 512/826-8220
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1987: NEW WORK, AIR Gallery, Austin, Texas.
1986: OLD PAINT, St. Edward's University, Austin, Texas.
1984: THEMES FROM THE OPERA, AIR Gallery.
THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS, co-sponsored by Charlotte Thornton Fine Arts and AIR Gallery.
1978: FUJI, Alternative Space Gallery, Austin, Texas. Curated by Susan Platt.
1972: WHALE CATCHERS, Fifth Floor Gallery, Rice University, Houston.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012: E.A.S.T., Austin, TX
SKETCHBOOK PROJECT, Arthouse, Brooklyn, NY
THE CHRONICLE PROJECT, Arthouse, Brooklyn, NY
THE NOTE SWAP, Arthouse, Brooklyn, NY
THE ADVENTURE PROJECT, Arthouse, Brooklyn, NY
THE MYSTERY PROJECT, Arthouse, Brooklyn, NY
THE MAP PROJECT, Arthouse, Brooklyn, NY
4x6 EXCHANGE, Arthouse, Brooklyn, NY
SELF-PORTRAIT, 4x4, Arthouse, Brooklyn, NY
SKETCHBOOK PROJECTt, Limited Edition, Arthouse, Brooklyn, NY
2011: SKETCHBOOK PROJECTt: 2011; Arthouse, Brooklyn, NY
5x7, Austin Arthouse, Austin, TX
TEENY, TINY, Gay Fay Kelly Art, Austin, TX
2010: 5X7, Austin Arthouse, Austin, TX
TEENY, TINY, Gay Fay Kelly Art, Austin, TX
2004: MYTHMAKERS AND STORYTELLER: NARRATIVE ART BY TEXAS ARTISTS, Nancy Wilson Scanlan Gallery, Helm Fine Arts Center, St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, Austin, TX
1988: CHARLES COOPER- A PRiVATE COLLECTION, Southwest Texas State Texas University, San Marcos, Texas
1987: TRUE WIT, Cullen Center, Houston, Texas. Invitational. Curated by Sara McDaniel.
1985: SOUTHWEST'85, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Jurors: Linda Cathcart, Ed Ruscha.
EMERGING ARTISTS SERIES, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas.
Jurors: Annette Carlozzi, Allan Hacklin, Moira Kelly, Patrick McCracken. DECEMBER INVITATIONAL, Adams-Middleton Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
AUSTIN CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTS SEVENTH ANNUAL SPRING EXHIBITION, Austin, Texas. Honorable Mention. Juror: William Struve.
FROM AUSTIN WITH LOVE, City of Lubbock Fine Arts Center, Lubbock ,
Texas. Invitational.
KITES BY AUSTIN ARTISTS, First City Centre, Austin, Texas. Mark Smith for WatsonCasey. Invitational.
LES MOIS DES CLASSIQUES, Republic Plaza, First City Centre, Austin, Texas. Invitational sponsored by WatsonCasey Companies.
NUDE, NAKED AND UNI CLOTHED, AIR Gallery, Austin, Texas. BLACK & WHITE, AIR Gallery.
1984: FAY, MAYS, MERSKY, NEWSOM, AND NICKEL, AIR Gallery.
1983: NEW WORKS, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, Texas. Curated by Annette DiMeo Carlozzi. Invitational.
1982: HERE AND NOW, Austin Contemporary Visual Arts Association State Competition. Jurors: Laura Carpenter, Susan Freudenheim, Fredricka Hunter, Marti Mayo.
ACVAA FALL REGIONAL COMPETITION, St. Edward's University, Austin, Texas. Juror's Choice Award. Jurors: Gene Binder, Diana Block, Caroline Lee.
TEXAS FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION STATE CITATION EXHIBITION, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, Texas. Circuit Merit Award. Jurors: Gene Binder, Diana Block, Caroline Lee Bozzini.
FIESTA DEL AWARE, Art Defense, Austin, Texas. Invitational.
1981: THE AUSTIN,-HOUSTON HOUSTON-AUSTIN EXCHANGE. Sponsored by Women and Their Work, St. Edward's University, Austin, and The University of St. Thomas, Houston. Juror: Annette DiMeo Carlozzi.
1980: SECOND ANNUAL AUSTIN CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTS ASSOCIATION EXHIBITION. Juror: James Melchert.
PAPER IN PARTICULAR, Missouri Arts Council /Columbia College, Columbia, Missouri. Juror: David Driesbach.
1974: WOMAN IS. . . , San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California. Juried.
1973: FIFTH NATIONAL JURIED PRINT COMPETITION, University of California, San Diego, California.
PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS
"Three Graphics by Gay Fay," Strivers' Row, 1 (Spring 1974), pp. 117-120. Editor: John T. Irwin. Advisory Editor for Art: Robert Indiana.
"Stephen Daly and Vicki Teague-Cooper at the Patrick Gallery, Austin," Artspace 8. 1 (Winter 1983-84), p. 59.
"The Responsibilities of the Artist," lecture delivered to the Radcliffe Club of Austin, January 28, 1984.
ARTICLES AND REVIEWS
Kim Nobbs, "A Woman's Place," Images (June 26, 1987), University of Texas, Austin. MaLin Wilson, "Many States of Art," The New Mexican Pasatiempo (March 8, 1985). Suzanne Deats, "The 4-Percent Solution," The Santa Fe Reporter (March 8, 1985). Alan Vertrees, "Here and Now at the Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, Texas," Art
space 6. 3 (Summer 1982), pp. 65-66.
Joan Bassin, "Exhibit Frames Homegrown Art With Credibility," Austin American-Statesman (August 21, 1983), p. 33.
Kathryn McKenna, "Here and Now Exhibit Has Real Guts," Austin American-Statesman (April 14, 1982), p. E8.
B. Merry, "Telling Tales," The Austin Chronicle, 1. 17 (April 16,1982), p. 7.
Mimi Crossley, "Art: Exchange: Austin-Houston/Houston-Austin," The Houston Post (March 6,1981).
Donna Tennant, "AH-HA Exhibit Serious, Introspective," The Houston Chronicle (March 5, 1981), Sect. 3, p. 7.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Honorable Mention. ACVAA Seventh Annual Spring Exhibition, Austin, Texas. Juror: William Struve. 1985.
Juror's Choice Award. ACVAA Fall Regional Competition, St. Edward's University, Austin. jurors: Gene Binder, Diana Block, Caroline Lee. 1982.
Circuit Merit Award. Texas Fine Arts Association State Citation Exhibition, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin. 1982.CATALOGS
David J. Turner, Edward Ruscha, Linda Cathcart, Southwest '85: A Fine Arts Competition. Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1985.
William Struve, Rey Gaytan, ACVAA Seventh Annual Spring Exhibition: A Personal Selection. Austin Contemporary Visual Arts Association, Austin, Texas, 1985.
Annette DiMeo Carlozzi, New Works by Austin Artists. Laguna Gloria Art Museum,
Austin, Texas, 1983.
Alan Vertrees, Chuck Cooper, Fredricka Hunter, Here and Now: Fourth Annual
Exhibition of Texas Art. Austin Contemporary Visual Arts Association,
Austin, Texas, 1982.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Rice Art Library, Rice University, Houston, Texas Jordan Steel Company, Amman, Jordan.
EDUCATION
Rice University, Houston, Texas. Double major in art history/studio art. B.A., 1972. Undergraduate honors: National Merit Scholar; National Science Foundation Grantee; named outstanding art student, 1970/71; President's Honor Roll; Fulbright Scholar alternate, 1972.
One year graduate work in art history, University of Texas at Austin, 1977.
CAREER-RELATED EXPERIENCE
Member, Board of Directors, Austin Visual Arts Association, Austin, Texas, 1986-87. Editor, Austin Visual Arts Association AVAA news.
Lecturer in Art, University of South Carolina, Coastal Carolina College, 1977. Juror, University of South Carolina National Photography Exhibition, 1979.