Statement
ARTIST STATEMENT
My hand built work centers on clear, strong shapes, that read as both vessel or sculpture. With the careful use of added form, texture and glaze, I raise the question: use, beauty or both. Influenced by nature, architecture, design and human emotions, I let the coils and slabs begin the forming process, then choose how to refine and detail. With some luck, plus a large measure of effort and skill, a piece worth sharing emerges.
Gail Nash Arnold
March 22, 2021
BIOGRAPHY
1970 Graduate Kendall College, Grand Rapids, Interior Design Degree
1970 - 1974 Interior Designer, Ann Arbor, MI
1974 - 1983 Vice President Interiors, Rainen Business Interiors, Kansas City, MO
1983 - 1989 V.P. Marketing and Design, Rainen Business Interiors, Dallas, TX
1989 - 2002 Interface Inc., North Texas Account Executive
2002 - 2015 Interface Inc., Vice President Healthcare Strategy, North & South America
2015 - present; Artist
EXHIBITS
2023
23rd Annual Art Connection, Irving Art Center, Best of Show
CCAN 2023: Center for Contempory Arts 7th Annual National
Juried Art Competition & Exhibition
Nuu Muse Contemporary Art: Hamptons Fine Arts Fair
36th September Competition, Alexandria Museum of Art,
Alexandria, LA First Place
TRAHC's 35th Annual Juried Exhibition, Texarhana, TX
Ceramic Expressions: The Art of Gail Nash Arnold, Solo Exhibit,
Nuu Muse Contemporary Art, Dallas, TX
CAL International 2023, Conroe Art League and Gallery, Conroe, TX
Art North International 28, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN
2022
Nuu Muse Contemporary Art: Art Week Miami,Art Basel
Nuu Muse Contemporary Art: Art Market Hamptons
Nuu Muse Contemporary Art: Art Santa Fe
Nuu Muse Contemporary Art: Dallas, TX; Gallery Artist
35th September Competition, Alexandria Musuem of Art, Alexandria, LA,
Honorable Mention
Hotter N' Hell 2022, Natchitoches, LA
ART214, Dallas Arts Month, Lationo Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
Modern Craft, Indianapolis Art Center, IN
27th Arts North International, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN,
1st Place Ceramics, Minnesota Art Centers, Sculpture Award
2021
36th Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibit, Irving Art Center, TX
Texas Sculpture Assoc. 2021 Member Show, Grapevine, TX
Women in Art Reflections, Nuu Muse Contemporary , Dallas, TX
January 2021 Group Art Show, Jones Gallery, Kansas City, MO
34th September Competition, Alexandria Museum of Art, LA
Off Center: An Institutional Ceramic Competition, Blue Line Arts, CA
2020
December 2020 Group Art Show, Jones Gallery, Kansas City, MO
New Texas Talent Exhibit, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
North Lake College Spring Exhibit, Best of Show 3D, Irving, TX
2019
2nd Annual Las Colinas CC Art Exhibit, Irving, TX
Center for Contemporary Arts National Juried Competition, Abilene, TX
Irving Art Center Member Exhibit, 2nd Place, Non-Professional
31st Annual Juried Exhibit, Texarkana Arts and Humanities
Fresh Ideas 2019, Visual Arts League, Lewisville, TX, 2nd Place
North Lake College Spring Exhibit, Irving, TX, 3D Best of Show
Wit and Whimsy, Clay Center of New Orleans, LA
ART214, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
ART214, Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
Rising Eyes of Texas, Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport, TX
2018
1st Annual Las Colinas CC Art Exhibit, Irving, TX
8th Annual Workhouse Clay International, Lorton VA.
Founders Foyer Rotating Art Exhibit, DCCCD
North Lake College Spring Exhibit, 3D Best of Show
North Lake College Spring Exhibit, Trinity Ceramic Award
2017
Goodrich Gallery Solo Show, Dallas, TX
Irving Art Center 2017 Art Connection Show; 2nd Place 3D
University of Dallas Regional Ceramic Competition
Wichita Falls Museum of Art Exhibit
North Lake College Spring Show
Clay, Fire & Creative Spirit, Fort Worth Community Art Center
4th Biennial Best of Texas Clay
2016
New Texas Talent Show, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
Irving Art Center 2016 Art Connection Show, Irving, TX
North Lake College Spring Show; Trinity Ceramic Award, Dallas, TX
Founders’ Foyer Rotating Art Exhibit, DCCCD, April-November, Dallas, TX
Craft Guild of Dallas Spring Show and Sale, Dallas, TX
2015
Best of Texas Clay, 3rd Bi-Annual Show, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX