Betty Shamel - Painting
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Artist, Painter, Potter, native Texan and lifetime artist, Betty Shamel was born in Dallas, grew up in the Panhandle and Rio Grande Valley. She has lived and painted in California, Tennessee, Austria and Mexico. She earned a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin, and the MFA from the University of Guanajuato at San Miguel de Allende. Mrs. Shamel now lives and works in Rockport, Texas as painter, potter and teacher. The artist-teacher has taught for over 30 years. Her students' works have appeared in a national
magazines, the first and third National Art Educators' Electronic Galleries of the Texas Art Educators Association, winning awards for student art. Betty was the 2011 Rockport Art Festival Poster Artist.
Betty Shamel has exhibited her work frequently in juried and invitational shows.
Painting, 1968, Bailey Gallery, Texas A&I University, Kingsville, Texas.
Painting, 1974, Playhouse of Design, Gallery Show, Kingsville, Texas.
Painting/graphics, 1975, Gallery 217, Kingsville, Texas.
Batiks, 1981, Bailey Gallery, Texas A&I University, Kingsville, Texas.
Pottery, 1993, Bailey Gallery, Texas A&I University, Kingsville, Texas.
Pottery/ painting, 2005, All Saints Gallery, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Pottery/ painting, 2008, Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport, Texas.
Pottery/ painting, 2009, Realto Theater Gallery, Aransas Pass, Texas.
Painting, 1970, Stockton Art League, Hagan Gallery, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California.
Painting, 1970, Unitarian Fall Show, Sacramento, California.
Pottery, 1991, Dishman Gallery, International Pottery Show,
Beaumont, Texas.
Pottery, 1998, Art Museum of South Texas, Craft Show,
Corpus Christi, Texas.
Pottery, 2000, Rockport Center for the Arts, Dimensions Show, Rockport, Texas.
Pottery, 2002, La Ventana Gallery, Holliday Show, San Antonio, Texas.
Painting, 2009, Rockport Center for the Arts, Shorelines, International, Rockport, Texas.
Honors and Awards:
Painting, 1971, MARKET SCENE - Hon. mention, Tri Group Show, Cain Gallery Corpus Christi, Texas.
Painting, 2004, FISH MARKET - Hon. mention Independant Exhibiton, ArtCenter of Corpus Christi.
Painting, 2004, PARADE ROOST - 2nd place, Hotter than Hades Show, Rockport Center for the Arts.
Pottery, 2007, SAILING INTO ROCKPORT - 1st Place, Architecture Show, Rockport Center for the Arts.
Critical Reviews:
"Betty Shamel's open color, calligraphic, figurative work has a certain delicacy and gains on closer inspection." Joseph Cain, critic, CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER TIMES.
"Shamel expresses very well through an unerring sense of color harmonies combined with rich inventiveness in design." Maurice Schmidt, critic, CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER TIMES.
"...paintings caught my eye from many yards away by virtue of their prismaticly harmonized color." critic, CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER TIMES.
"Her paintings are strong in design and color. She has vivid expressive power." South Texas Art League Citation Show.
"Paintings by Betty Shamel reveal excellent draftamanship in union with beautiful color...excells in placing forms and handling the human figure." critic, CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER TIMES.
magazines, the first and third National Art Educators' Electronic Galleries of the Texas Art Educators Association, winning awards for student art. Betty was the 2011 Rockport Art Festival Poster Artist.
Betty Shamel has exhibited her work frequently in juried and invitational shows.
Painting, 1968, Bailey Gallery, Texas A&I University, Kingsville, Texas.
Painting, 1974, Playhouse of Design, Gallery Show, Kingsville, Texas.
Painting/graphics, 1975, Gallery 217, Kingsville, Texas.
Batiks, 1981, Bailey Gallery, Texas A&I University, Kingsville, Texas.
Pottery, 1993, Bailey Gallery, Texas A&I University, Kingsville, Texas.
Pottery/ painting, 2005, All Saints Gallery, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Pottery/ painting, 2008, Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport, Texas.
Pottery/ painting, 2009, Realto Theater Gallery, Aransas Pass, Texas.
Painting, 1970, Stockton Art League, Hagan Gallery, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California.
Painting, 1970, Unitarian Fall Show, Sacramento, California.
Pottery, 1991, Dishman Gallery, International Pottery Show,
Beaumont, Texas.
Pottery, 1998, Art Museum of South Texas, Craft Show,
Corpus Christi, Texas.
Pottery, 2000, Rockport Center for the Arts, Dimensions Show, Rockport, Texas.
Pottery, 2002, La Ventana Gallery, Holliday Show, San Antonio, Texas.
Painting, 2009, Rockport Center for the Arts, Shorelines, International, Rockport, Texas.
Honors and Awards:
Painting, 1971, MARKET SCENE - Hon. mention, Tri Group Show, Cain Gallery Corpus Christi, Texas.
Painting, 2004, FISH MARKET - Hon. mention Independant Exhibiton, ArtCenter of Corpus Christi.
Painting, 2004, PARADE ROOST - 2nd place, Hotter than Hades Show, Rockport Center for the Arts.
Pottery, 2007, SAILING INTO ROCKPORT - 1st Place, Architecture Show, Rockport Center for the Arts.
Critical Reviews:
"Betty Shamel's open color, calligraphic, figurative work has a certain delicacy and gains on closer inspection." Joseph Cain, critic, CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER TIMES.
"Shamel expresses very well through an unerring sense of color harmonies combined with rich inventiveness in design." Maurice Schmidt, critic, CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER TIMES.
"...paintings caught my eye from many yards away by virtue of their prismaticly harmonized color." critic, CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER TIMES.
"Her paintings are strong in design and color. She has vivid expressive power." South Texas Art League Citation Show.
"Paintings by Betty Shamel reveal excellent draftamanship in union with beautiful color...excells in placing forms and handling the human figure." critic, CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER TIMES.