WALTER W. NELSON
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014 THE BLACK PLACE – TWO SEASONS, CHIAROSCURO
CONTEMPORARY ART, SANTA FE, NM.
2014THE BLACK PLACE – TWO SEASONS – EARTH PAINTINGS, CAFÉ PASQUALS GALLERY, SANTA FE, NM.
1983 WICHITA FALLS ART MUSEUM, WICHITA FALLS, TX.
1984 SCHEINBAUM – RUSSEK GALLERY, SANTA FE, NM.
O K HARRIS GALLERY, NEW YORK, NY.
HARRIS GALLERY, HOUSTON, TX.
PICTURE GALLERY, TULAS, OK.
AFTERIMAGE GALLERY, DALLAS, TX.
1985 ATRIUM GALLERY, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
1987 AFTERIMAGE GALLERY, DALLAS, TX.
1989 CHARLES B. GODDARD CENTER, ARDMORE, OK.
1989 GERALD PETERS GALLERY, DALLAS, TX.
1991 AFTERIMAGE GALLERY, DALLAS, TX.
1991 PEYTON WRIGHT GALLERY, SANTA FE, NM.
1992 PHOTOGRAPHERS GALLERY, PALO ALTO, CA.
1992 THE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS, CARMEL, CA.
1994 SPRING SHOW, PLATINUM PLUS GALLERY, SANTA FE, NM.
1994 RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBIT, HICKORY STREET ANNEX. DALLAS
1994 “INNER VISIONS” FAIN FINE ART CENTER, MIDWESTERN
UNIVESITY, WICHITA FALLS, TX.
1995 EXPRESSIONS IN FINE ART GALLERY, SANTA FE, NM.
1996 FINE ARTS CENTER, UNC, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO.
1997 “RETRACING CORNADO” IN SEARCH OF THE CITIES OF GOLD. PLATINUM PORTRAIT GALLERY, SANTA FE, NM.
1998 THE ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
1999 “TREES, ROCKS, FLOWERS" THE NELSON GALLERY, SANTA FE
2001 "IMPRESSIONS FROM NATURE” EDMUND GRAIG GALLERY,
FORT WORTH, TX.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (continued)
2002 “A SACRED JOURNEY” AFTERIMAGE GALLERY, DALLAS, TX.
2003 “PILGRIMAGE INTO ART” FAIN FINE ART CENTER, WICHITA
FALLS, TX.
2006 “SONG LINES INTO ART” KEMP CENTER FOR THE ARTS,
WICHITA FALLS, TX.
2006 “RIBBONS OF TIME” WICHITA FALLS MUSEUM OF ART,
WICHITA FALLS, TX.
2006 “RIBBONS OF TIME” HIGHLANDS GALLERY, MARFA, TX.
2006 “RIBBONS OF TIME” VERVE FINE ARTS, SANTA FE, NM.
2006 “RIBBONS OF TIME” FRONT STREET BOOKS, ALPINE, TX.
2006 “RIBBONS OF TIME” AFTERIMAGE GALLERY, DALLAS, TX.
2007 "SHRINES AND HORSES" GALLERIA ARRIBA, ABIQUIU, NM.
2007 “RIBBONS OF TIME” THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MUSEUM
AT ARLINGTON, ARLINGTON, TX.
2007 “NIGHT AND MEMORIES, WAR AND PEACE" INTERNATIONAL
WOMENS FOUNDATION, MARFA, TX.
2008 “PAINTINGS, SCULPTURE, SCULPTURE RELIEF PAINTINGS”
GALLERIA ARRIBA, ABIQUIU, NM
2009 “THE DARWIN SHRINES”, (ARTSPACE) AT UNTITLE GALLERY, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
2010 “TREES”, GREASWOOD GALLERY, MARFA, TX.
2011 “GRAFFITI ON ASPEN TREES – NATURE VS. MAN”,
MC KINNERY AVENUE CONTEMPORARY, DALLAS, TX.
2012 Rising Moon Gallery, Abiquiu, N M
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1983 ALTERNATIVE MUSEUM, NY, NY.
1983 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, SYRACUSE, NY.
1984 AFTERIMAGE GALLERY, DALLAS, TX.
1984 ADAMS-MIDDLETON GALLERY, DALLAS, TX.
1984 HILLS GALLERY, DENVER, CO.
1984 SCHEINBAUM-RUSSEK GALLERY, SANTA FE, NM.
1984 PORTFOLIO GALLERY, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK.
1984 CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ART, EDMOND, OK.
1984 BANK AMERICA WORLD HEADQUARTERS, CONCOURSE
GALLERY
1985 HIGHLIGHTS SELECTIONS FORM BAND AMERICA
CORP. COLLECTION.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (continued)
1985 SUSAN SPIRITUS GALLERY, NEWPORT BEACH, CA.
1985 GREG GRYCNER GALLERY, TAOS, NM.
1985 TOM HALSTEAD GALLERY, BIRIMINGHAM, MICHIGAN
1985 CARANCAHUA GALLERY, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX.
1985 AMARILLO ART CENTER, AMARILLO, TX.
1985 TEXAS VISION, ART LEAGUE OF TEXAS, HOUSTON, TX.
1985 PHOTOTROPICS, FOX AND FOWL ARCHITECTS, INC., NY, NY.
1986 SCHEINBAUM-RUSSEK GALLERY, SANTA FE, NM.
1986 “CHIAPAS” LTV CENTER, DALLAS, TX.
1986 GALLERY OF FINE PHOTOGRAPHY, NEW ORLEANS, LOUSIANA
1986 RAY HUGHES GALLERY, SANTA FE, NM.
1987 SCHEINBAUM-RUSSEK GALLERY, SANTA FE, NM.
1988 ROBERT KOCH GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA.
1988 “CITIE FAIR” TEXAS COMMERCE ROTUNDA, DALLAS, TX.
1988 “ZOOMOPALISM” DALLAS, TX.
1988 GALLERY OF FINE PHOTOGRAPHY, NEW ORLANDS, LA.
1988 “A TEXAS DOZEN” MOSS CHUMLEY GALLERY, DALLAS, TX.
1988 “MY SUMMER VACATION” CRESENT GALLERY, DALLAS, TX.
1988 “ASSEMBLAGES” BEVERLY GORDON GALLERY, DALLAS, TX.
1989 “THE NEW EXPEDITIONARY PHOTOGRAPHER” UNIVERSITY OF
OKLAHOMA MUSEUM, NORMAN, OK.
1989 “WORKS ON PAPER” GERALD PETERS GALLERY, DALLAS, TX.
1990 “EXPO’ 90” OSAKA, JAPAN.
1990 ANDREW SMITH GALLERY, SANTA FE, NM.
1990 SPIRITS GALLERY, SANTA FE, NM.
1991 “A SENSE OF PLACE” PEYTON WRIGHT GALLERY, SANTA FE.
1991 “THE BEST” AFTERIMAGE GALLERY, DALLAS, TX.
1992 PEYTON WRIGHT GALLERY, SANTA FE, NM.
1993 “IMAGES & TIME” TAIPEI INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF
PHOTOGRAPHY ART.
1993 SHRINE SHOW, OWENS-DEWEY FINE ARTS, SANTA FE, NM.
1993 “ITENS AND IMAGE II”, UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS, HAGGER
GALLERY, DALLAS, TX.
1994 SPRING SHOW, PLATINUM PLUS GALLERY, SANTA FE, NM.
1994 SHRINE SHOW, OWENS-DEWEY GALLERY, SANTA FE, NM.
1994 "HATS OFF TO EASEL" DALLAS, TX.
1994 "EXQUISITE CORPSE" MAC CONTEMPORARY, DALLAS, TX.
1995 "CRITICS CHOICE" VISUAL ART CENTER, DALLAS, TX.
1995 SHRINE SHOW, OWENS-DEWEY FINE ARTS, SANTA FE.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (continued)
1995 THE RED HOT SHOW, TEXAS FINE ART ASSC., AUSTIN, TX.
1996 FINE ART CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO.
1998 SACRED ART, SACRED STONE GALLERY, SANTA FE, NM.
1998 SHRINE SHOW, OWENS-DEWEY GALLERY, SANTA FE, NM.
1998 CELEBATING THE AMERICAN FARM, CANDACE PERICH
GALLERY, KATONAH, N.Y.
1998 PARIS PHOTO, CARROUSEL-DU LOUVEE, PARIS, FRANCE.
2000 CHALLENGE NEW MEXICO, SANTA FE, NM.
2000 PLUM SERPENT GALLERY, SANTA FE, NM
2001 CANDACE PERICH GALLERY, KATONAH, N.Y.
2001 BOUNDLESS WAYS OF SEEING, CHAFFEE COUNTY COUNCIL
OF THE ARTS, BUENA VISTA, CO.
2002 “FROM DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW” KEMP CENTER FOR THE
ARTS, WICHITA FALLS, TX.
2008 “TEXAS OKLAHOMA ART PRIZE” WICHITA FALLS MUSEUM OF
ART, WICHITA FALLS, TX.
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
1990 “CHIAPAS” LTV CENTER, DALLAS, TX.
1994 “EL DUENDE” (REMEMBERING…RE-MEMBERING),
WICHITA FALLS ART MUSEUM, WICHITA FALLS, TX.
2006 “RIBBONS OF TIME” PRODUCED BOOK FOR MIDWESTERN
STATE UNIVERSITY, WICHITA FALLS, TX.
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
BANK AMERICA CORPORATION
AMERICAN EXPRESS
FRITO LAY CORPORATION
OKLANOMA ARTS INSTITUE
THE SOUTHLAND CORPORATION
TEXAS COMMERCE BANKSHARES
EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SETON MEDICAL CENTER
FIREMANS’S FUND INSURANCE
GARY CUNINGHAM, ARCHITECT
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE
HURD DEVELOPMENT
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS (continued)
COCA COLA INC.
IBM CORPORATION
E.F. HUTTON
GRAHAM NASH COLLECTIONS
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS
STANFORD UNIVERSITYT HOSPITAL
ALCOA
NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART
REPUBLIC BANKSHARES
THE GIBSON COMPANY
PEPSI INC.
THE ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART
OKLAHOMA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
HOUSTON MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
OLD JAIL ART CENTER, ALBANY, TX.
THE SANTA FE MUSEUM OF FINE ART
THE SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY, BALBOA PARK, CA.
EXXON CORPORATION
EDUCATION
1965 MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY, WICHITA FALLS, TX.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (MAMMALOGY– GEOLOGY)
1965-66TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (OCEANOGRAPHY)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1967-79COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHER
1995-2001OWNER OF THE PLATINUM PORTRAIT GALLERY, SANTA FE, NM.
1982-presentPRACTICING PAINTER, SCULPTOR, AND PHOTOGRAPHER
1989 RETRACED CONORADO’S TRAIL WITH DOUGLAS PRESTON,
AUTHOR OF THE BOOK “CITIES OF GOLD”.