RESUME

Dune-Micheli Patten

Born in Long Beach, CA; now lives and works in Houston, TX

Awards and acknowledgements:
2008
- FINALIST [online] in group exhibition A-POLITIC
- HONORABLE MENTION in group exhibition Women’s History Month: RELICS & REMEMBRANCES
2007
- 1^ST FEATURED ARTIST on Houston Media Source’s ‘Abstract Concrete Television,’- Cable Access Channel 17
- 1^ST  FEATURED ARTIST in LionEyeTV's, 'UNDERGROUND SPOTLIGHT,'- LionEyeTV is Houston's first web-based television station.
2006
- 1^st Runner-Up; The 10th Annual Citywide Emerging African American Artists Exhibition; Museum of Fine Arts-Houston; Houston, TX; Juror: Otabenga Jones & Associates
2005
- NOMINATION for BEST ARTIST 2005 in Houston Chronicle's ULTIMATE HOUSTON Readers' Poll
- Grand Prize Winner; awarded in The 9th Annual Citywide Emerging African American Artists Exhibition; Museum of Fine Arts-Houston; Houston, TX; Juror: Dallas artist, Jean Lacy; Dr. Alvia Wardlaw- Director of Texas Southern University Museum; and Ebony McFarland- Curatorial Assistant of Modern and Contemporary Art, Museum of Fine Arts Houston.
2000
- 2,000 Grand Prize Winner-Poetry Contest; Magnolia Ballroom; Third Eye, Inc.; Selected by Yolanda Pope and juror panel

Organizations
2004-2007 B.L.A. (Black League of Artists); Project Row Houses; Houston, TX
1999-2002 Notorious Artist Guild (N.A.G.); Houston, TX
1999-2000 Art-fx; Student Program Board; University of Houston; Houston, TX

Exhibitions: Selected Group & Solo
Group
2008
A-POLITIC; Gallery XIV with Reflect-Arts, Inc.; New York, NY and Artscope Magazine; Boston, MD; Curated by Juliette Pelletier and William Kerr
ART for AIDS-Starbuck’s Silent Action benefiting AIDS FOUNDATION; Starbucks-Montrose; Houston, TX; Curated by Angela Lara
Women’s History Month: RELICS & REMEMBRANCES; Fountainhead Gallery- Reflect-Arts, Inc.; New York, NY; Curated by Juliette Pelletier and Jeanine Alfieri
2007
A VERY FRAGMENTED CHRISTMAS; Elder Street Gallery; Houston, TX; Curated by Terrence Boggs
VOODOO on the BAYOU: TALA Gala Honoring Artist of the Year, William Betts; The Museum of Natural Science; Houston, TX
GIOTTO’S CIRCLE; Wood panel Mural; 48-Hour Art Festival; Project Row Houses; Houston, TX- Third Ward
The Hanging Tree; Wood panel Mural; 48-Hour Art Festival; Project Row Houses; Houston, TX- Third Ward
"WAR”; The ArtCar Museum; Houston, TX; Curated by T. Mitchell Jones and Noah Edmonson
”PARTHENO-GENIUS”(Two-artist exhibition); Bohemeo’s Gallery; Houston, TX- East End; Curated by Sidonie and Lupe Oliverez
”O N E”; Elder Street Gallery; Houston, TX- Curated by Terrence Boggs and Martin L. DeVore
"L U"- Lawndale University): ART CAR MUSEUM GROUP EXHIBITION; The ArtCar Museum; Houston, TX; Curated by T. Mitchell Jones and Noah Edmonson; Hosted by FunkMaster George Clinton
MFAH/5-A 11TH ANNUAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN CITYWIDE EXHIBITION; The Museum of Fin Arts- Houston/5-A; Rice University Student Center Gallery- Wayne Gilbert's G*Gallery- and MochaLife; Houston, TX; Curated by Dr. Alvia Wardlaw, Dr. Sarah Trotty, and M'Kina Tapscott
LEADERSHIP; Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday; The El Paso Corporation Building- 2nd floor Mezzanine Display Case; Houston, TX; Curated by M'Kina Tapscott, Curatorial Assistant of Moden and Contemporary Art-MFAH
2006
CALACAS: The Bone Show; The ArtCar Museum; Houston, TX; Curated by T. Mitchell Jones and Noah Edmonson
SNAP TO GRID; Los Angeles Center for Digital Art; Los Angeles, CA; Selected by Rex Bruce Edellson
OUTSIDE THE LINES; juried Exhibition; The BathHouse Cultural Center; Dallas, TX
MONOCHROME: TALA Gala Honoring Artist of the Year, Stuart Willis; Gerald D. Hines School of Architecture; University of Houston- Central Park; Houston, TX
FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE; Superstitious Studios; Houston, TX- Downtown Warehouse District- Upper East side
CHURCH, Inc.; PrairieView A&M University; Prairie View, TX; Curated by Lauren Kelley
2006 10th Annual Citywide Emerging Artists Exhibition;Museum of Fine Arts-Houston/5-A; Rice University Student Center Gallery- Houston Public Library- and Houston Area Urban League; Houston, TX; Curated by Dr. Alvia Wardlaw and Ebony Mcfarland, Curatorial Assistant of Moden and Contemporary Art-MFAH
2005
UNCOMMON FREEDOM; M2 Gallery; Houston, TX- Heights; Curated by Marie Weichman
Dia De Los Muertos; The Bath House Cultural Center; Dallas, TX; Curated by Enrique Fernandez Cervantes
The Everybody Show: The Studio Galley-in the Heights; Houston, TX; Curated by Marie Weichman
Project Storm; El Dorado Ballrom-PRH; Third Ward- Houston, TX; Curated by Apama Mackey [Mackey Gallery]; Sponsored by DIG101 Gallery, Mackey Gallery, Moody Gallery, Redbud Gallery
Year-Long Exhibition; Houston City Hall; Houston, TX- Downtown: Curated by Gus Kopriva and Wayne Gilbert
The Backroom Show; DIG101 Gallery; Houston, TX; Curated by Wayne Gilbert
The August Show: PASSAGES THROUGH MEMORY [PLAZA PORTALS]; MindPuddles Gallery; Houston, TX; Curated by Navid Ghedami, Angelique Gioldasis, and Lindsay Wilson
FACE; Art Car Museum; Houston, TX; Curated by Noah Edmunson and Tom Jones
Luck of the Draw; DiverseWorks Art Gallery; Houston, TX- Downtown Lower East End
From The Streets Beneath: Humble Tower-15th floor Penthouse and Rooftop; Houston, TX- Downtown; Curated by Paris Parks
La Vie De Boheme; TALA Gala honoring Texas Artist of the Year, David McGee; Club Meridian;
Houston, TX- Downtown Lower East End
Sending Sickle Cell Out Of This World; Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation/Art Auction; Sickle Cell Anemia Association of the Gulf Coast; Johnson Space Center; Houston, TX; Curated by Nicole Browning
ANASTOMOSIS (Two-artist Show); Rick Wells’ Studio 101Gallery- Market Street; Galveston, TX; Curated by Rick Wells
ANASTOMOSIS (Two-artist Show); The Studio Gallery- Heights; Houston, TX; Curated by Marie Weichman
9th Annual Citywide Emerging Artists Exhibition; Museum of Fine Arts-Houston/5A- Rice University Gallery- Project Row Houses- Houston City Hall Annex- Houston Public Library- and Houston Area Urban League; Houston, TX; Curated by Dr. Alvia Wardlaw and Ebony Mcfarland
2004
$100 BOX SHOW; MindPuddles Gallery; Houston, TX; Curated by Navid Ghedami
$100 BOX SHOW; Bering & James Gallery- Rice Village; Houston, TX; Curated by Austin James and Blakley Bering
Who, The Artist, Who?! (OASIS/ SOLIPSISM); 48-Hour Art Festival; Delia’s Lounge- Project Row Houses; Houston, TX- Third Ward
UGALI! (We The People); 48-Hour Art Festival; Delia’s Lounge- Project Row Houses; Houston, TX- Third Ward
Houston Sports Gala- When Art Meets Sports; Diedrich’s Coffee- Westheimer; Houston, TX- Museum District; Curated by Nexplayer Sports and Valentene Roselli-Rice
Houston Sports Gala- When Art Meets Sports; Diedrich’s Coffee- Clear Lake; Clear Lake, TX; Curated by Valentene Roselli-Rice
Dia De Los Muertos; MFAH-The Glassel School of Art; Houston, TX
The Everybody Show; The Studio Gallery- Heights; Houston, TX; Curated by Marie Weichman
Houston Sports Gala-When Art Meets Sports; Mantra Restaurant; Houston, TX- Downtown; Curated by Leila Dahlal
Visions: A Multi-Media Art Fair; Meteor Urban Video Lounge; Houston, TX- Midtown; Curated by Armando Ayala
The Mind Inside Your Space: Exhibition of The Contemporary Beatniks; Meteor Urban Video Lounge: Houston, TX- Midtown; Curated by Armando Ayala
2003
Midnight Indigo; HAULYP GALA- Honoring Mayor Lee Brown; Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel; Houston, TX- Downtown
An Evening at the BallPark; BallPark Lofts; Houston, TX- Downtown Lower East End
Summer Art Show; Museum of Fine Arts Austin; Austin, TX; Curted by Charlene Schillman
SIBANDA!; Fine Arts Center Gallery; Houston Community College-Central; Houston, TX- Downtown; Curated by Michael Golden
2002
HCC- Annual Art Festival; Houston Community College; Houston, TX- Downtown
Round 17; Project Row Houses; Houston, TX- Third Ward
Melange; University of Houston; Architecture Bldg.-Archives Room; Houston, TX; Curated by David Gonzalez and Todd Sagissor
5 x 7 x X-(Touring Exhibition); Texas Fine Arts Association- The Jones Center for Contemporary Art; Austin, TX/ FineSilver Gallery; San Antonio, TX/ Inman Gallery; Houston, TX/ Dunn & Brown Contemporary Art; Dallas, TX
Diversity Outside the Court; Midtown Art Center Main Gallery; Houston, TX
Seven Deadly Sins; Notorious Artists Guild (N.A.G.); Sonoma Basement Gallery; Houston, TX
Midtown Visions Cultural Arts Tour; Midtown Art Center- Midtown; Selected and by Dune Patten and Te Jai (Kyle) Fu; Curated by Dune Patten and Te Jai (Kyle) Fu; Houston, TX
2001
Las Pinturas Des Bellas Arte- Encore Exhibition; Selected by Noche Cocina Y Bar- Montrose; Curated by Vanessa Estrada, Koelsch Gallery; Houston, TX
Las Pinturas Des Bellas Artes; Selected by Noche Cocina Y Bar- Montrose; Curated by Vanessa Estrada, Koelsch Gallery; Houston, TX
Final Gallery Show; Open Exhibition; Purse Building- Downtown Warehouse District Lower East End; Houston, TX- Lower East End
Cheesecake & Sausage; Notorious Artists Guild (NAG); Commerce Street Artists’ Warehouse (C-SAW); Houston, TX- Downtown Lower East End
Shall We Hang? DiVino Italian Restaurant- Museum District; Houston, TX
2000
Dia de los Muertos; (Day of the Dead); Lawndale Art Center- Museum District; Houston, TX
Kaleidoscope; Notorious Artists Guild (NAG); Thirty-Nine 17 Gallery- Midtown; Houston, TX; Curated by Kyle Fu
Re-creation; Art Stop Gallery; University of Houston- UC Underground; Houston, TX
Images of Glory; Victory Campus Ministries Banquet; University of Houston- Hilton Hotel; Houston, TX
Festival of Fools; Notorious Artists Guild (NAG); The Americas Building- El Mercado Del Sol; Houston, TX
Revelation, TX; Fundraiser Auction; University of Houston-Art Barn; Houston, TX
Passages Through Purgatory; Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts; (T.A.L.A.) Gala for Robert Rauchenberg; Wells Fargo Building- Downtown; Houston, TX
1999
Slide Slam; Contemporary Art Museum- Museum District; Houston, TX
Dia de los Muertos- (Day of the Dead); Lawndale Art Center- Museum District; Houston, TX
Contemporary Eye-Sore-I; Gallery 1521- Montrose; Houston, TX
1998
Student Exhibition; Houston Community College- Central; Houston, TX- Downtown
1994
Student Exhibition; Houston Community College- Sharpstown; Houston, TX

Solo
2008
WORLD PREMIERE VISUAL ART EXHIBITION; Citron Gallery; Houston, TX; Curated by Mariana Lemesoff
2007
ICONS & HIEROGLYPHS;  Elder Street Gallery; Houston, TX; curated by Terrence Boggs
2006
PASSAGES THROUGH MEMORY-777 [PLAZA PORTALS]; BLEND Gallery; San Antonio, TX; Selected by Amanda & Rick Lopez
2005
CATHARSIC; Gallery1724; Houston, TX; curated by the artist and Frank Rose
2004
Studio Home Show- Studio 2; Houston, TX- Museum District
B. I. G.; River Oaks 3 Theatre Upstairs Gallery- River Oaks; Houston, TX
2003
Introspection; Rick Wells Studio 101 Gallery; Galveston, TX
2002
Treasures in Jars of Glass- Modern Day Essenes; Project Row Houses-Third Ward; Houston, TX
ArtWalk 2002; Rick Wells Photography Studios; Galveston, TX
2001
So-Real-Is-'Em; Cafe Botticelli- Midtown; Houston, TX
Sculpture Dis-Play; Cafe Botticelli; Midtown; Houston, TX
U-Bank Selections; Selected by Carl Pham, Bank Manager; Bank United/Washington Mutual- Montrose; Houston, TX
A Brand Nude Thing; River Oaks 3 Theater- Upstairs Gallery; Houston, TX
2000
Tete e Tete; Selected by Dominique Imini; Solero Restaurant- Downtown; Houston, TX
Tradstraction: A Contemporary Dialogue; Cafe Artiste- Museum District; Houston, TX
1999
Works of Spirit; Cafe Artiste- Museum District; Houston, TX
Impromptu; Cafe Artiste- Museum District; Houston, TX

Media
2008
LIVING ARTS; 90.1 KPFT Democratic Radio; Interview by Robert Pruitt
2007
ART in the 21st CENTURY- an interview with four Artists; Abstract Concrete Television; Cable Access Channel 17- Houston Media Source; Houston, TX; hosted By Bree Joystick
L U;  ArtsHouston Magazine; Gallery Reviews; July issue, pg. 30; Volume *, Number 7; by Garland Fielder
Dune-Micheli Patten- Is He SayN?!; “L U”- (Lawndale University) Group Exhibition; The ArtCar Museum; NatalieJ-NIGHT TRAIN; 1430AM KCOH Radio Station; Interview by Natalie J. Evans
Dune Patten: URBAN EXPRESSIONISM- SayN Writings and video; Wet Paint Syndrome Zine; June; online publication  http://wetpaintsyndrome.wordpress.com ; by Will Snizek
Dune-Micheli Patten & Jamar Pierre; MFAH/5-A 11th Annual Citywide African-American Art Exhibition; PaperCity Magazine; Art Notes, pg. 6; by Catherine Anspon
MFAH/5-A 11th Annual Citywide African-American Art Exhibition; Rolling Out Magazine- Beats page; Volume 7, Number 29
Dune-Micheli Patten & Artists of the Citywide ; MFAH/5-A 11th Annual Citywide African-American Art Exhibition; 90.1FM KPFT Radio Station; Interview by Zen
Dune-Micheli Patten Going Citywide; MFAH/5-A 11th Annual Citywide African-American Art Exhibition; NatalieJ-NIGHT TRAIN; 1430AM KCOH Radio Station; Interview by NatalieJ. Evans
2006
Big Gurl- Mr. Smith; Character voice for film clay-mation by artist Lauren Kelley; Lawndale Art Center; Houston, TX
Dune Patten: URBAN EXPRESSIONISM; Wet Paint Syndrome Zine; August issue, Vol. 1, pg 6-8 http://www.kezins.com/ezine1.pdf ; by Will Snizek
Dune Patten: The Artist behind the Hip-Hype; Wet Paint Syndrome eZine; June issue, Vol. 2; interview by Will Snizek
Dune Patten: The Artist and His Works; Underground Artist Spotlight; LionEyeTV [Houston’s only web-based television station] created by Calvin Troupe; www.lioneyetv.com; Interview by Siobhan Lewis; Houston, TX
Dune Patten: Romantic Group Thang; Love's Go Everything To Do With It This Week; NIGHT & DAY section; Houston Press- Volume #10, Issue #7; Steven Devadanam, writer
Dune Patten: New Paintings; Tomas Sustaita; free-lance witer, poet, critic
Box For A Bargain; ENVYMagazine; Envision section; January Anniversary issue #24; by Apryl Malarcher
2005
Year-Long Exhibition- The Artists; Interview; Access Channel 16-Houston Municipal Channel; City Hall- Tunnel; Houston, TX- Downtown
2005
Dune Patten's CATHARSIC;: A Spiritual Rebellion Against Worldly Force Fed Images of Reality; Houston Style Magazine; Volume 15, No. 37; by Noah Thomas
CATHARSIC; Houston-Modern Luxury Magazine; Calendar: Visual Arts; September issue; Mary Hammon Lee
ANASTOMOSIS in Galveston; PaperCity Magazine- ART NOTES; Houston; July issue, page 6; Catherine D. Anspon
Dune Patten: FACE-ing the issue with Art: 100.7 THE WORD Radio Station; KKHT- Neon Fish; Interview by Ken Bailey
Cocktails and Contemporary Art: HRC and Five-A Toast Citywide African American Exhibition at MFAH; PaperCity Magazine; Houston May 2005; Leah Wark
Slide-Presentation & Lecture; Freedman Auditorium; Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Art- Houston; Lectured by Dr. Sarah Trotty
Christians in the Arts: Dune Patten and Todd Sagissor; 100.7 The WORD; KKHT-Neon Fish; Interview by Steve McCurdy and Ken Bailey
LIVING ARTS; 90.1 KPFT Democratic Radio; Interview by Michael Woodson and Robert Pruitt
2004
The Prophet of Pharaoh’s Heart; by Tomas Sustaita- freelance-writer and critic
Artist of the New Breed; Dune Patten- Urban Expressionist; by Tomas Sustaita- freelance-writer and critic
2003
Is it New Art?; by Tomas Sustaita- freelance writer
In Brief: Gallery Reviews; artsHouston Magazine; Volume 4, No. 2; by Christine Jelson
2002
An Artist's View; HCCTV- Documentary; What Houston Thinks; Produced by Kenneth Schlein
Series of Words; Studio 409-Group Exhibition; The Third Eye; Volume 4, Issue 2; By Jennifer Van Akin
The Artful thought of Thoughtful Art; Notorious Art Magazine; May Issue, Volume #1; by Te Jui (Kyle) Fu, Director and Editor
2001
Profound in Emerging Art: One-artist show; The Third Eye; Volume 3, Issue 4; Cafe Botticelli;
by Genuine Van Akin
Continuing Persistence; The Third Eye, Inc.; Volume 3, Issue 3; Featured in Where are they Now? Column; by Yolanda Pope
Art View; Houston’s Other; Volume 3, Issue 40; Featured in the Art View column; by Randy Woock
2000
Poetry of an Artful Mind; The Third Eye, Inc.;Volume 2, Issue 2; Featured in the Poetry Corner column; Selected by juried panel; by Yolanda Pope
1999
Up and coming Art; Houston’s Other; Volume 2, Issue 8; Featured in the Another View column; by Billie Duncan
The World of Dune Patten: Paintings, Drawings, and Sculptures; The Third Eye, Inc.; Volume 1, Issue 2 & 3; Featured in the Flying Solo column; by Yolanda Pope

Volunteer Work
2005
The Van Gogh Experiment; It's A Starry Starry Night; Director of Art Ministry; Martha Doolittle and Russell Thompson; first Presbyterian Church; Houston, TX- Museum District
2002
Midtown Visions Cultural Arts Tour; Director of Curation; Ida Thompson- Director; Midtown Art Center; Houston, TX- Midtown
2000
Listenin Room Project; Tierney Malone; Project Row Houses- Third Ward; Houston, TX
Revelation, TX.; Fundraiser Auction; University of Houston- Art Barn; Houston, TX
Universal Supper; Mural; Catholic Newman Center; University of Houston; Houston. TX

Commissions
GIOTTO’S CIRCLE; Wood panel Mural; 48-Hour Art Festival; Project Row Houses; Houston, TX- Third Ward
The Hanging Tree; Wood panel Mural; 48-Hour Art Festival; Project Row Houses; Houston, TX- Third Ward
Sweet Jamaica, Tierney Malone Installation; Tierney Malone-artist; Reggae Hut- Almeda; Houston, TX- Third Ward
Cafe Du Artiste, Mural, Public commission and restoration; Cafe Artiste; Dennis Arsement, owner; Houston, TX
Portrait of Mother; Private collection; Kefflynne Harrington; Houston, TX
Kefflynne’s Angel; Private collection; Kefflynne Harrington; Houston, TX
So Shari; Private Collection; Shari Williams; Houston, TX
The Bunglar CCMV [Ed Muth]; Private Collection; Randy Locke; Houston, TX
Island Nites; Outdoor Concert Benefit 2004, (Stage and DJ Booth Backdrop); Zoe International, S.H.A.P.E. Center & Pan African Entertainment, Miller Outdoor Theater; Houston, TX
Da Narezza Ci’ E Luce; Coming out of the Darkness series; First Presbyterian Church- Main St.; Houston, TX
In Me There Is No one Thirsty; Fighting Depression Series; First Presbyterian Church- Main St.; Houston, TX
Le Eiffel Tower; Private Collection; Joel Abrieu; Paris, FR
Wheat Separates Chaffe; Fighting Depression Series; First Presbyterian Church; Houston, TX
Family Portrait; Private Collection; Elizabeth Perkins: Houston, TX
L.P.D; Logo Design for Peterson Commercial; Houston, TX
Island Nites; Outdoor Concert Benefit 2003, (Stage Backdrop); Zoe International. & Pan African Entertainment, Miller Outdoor Theater-Hermann Park, Houston, TX
Natural Wonder; Private Collection; Lidia Castro; Washington Mutual Bank- Montrose; Houston, TX- Museum District
Eiffel Tower ’67; Private Collection; Rudolph Jasso; Houston, TX
Inquisition Art- Logo; Bill Kendall- Engineer; Dallas, TX
The Eiffel Tower; Private Collection; Rudolpho Jasso; Dolce & Freddo- Memorial; Houston, TX
Isaac Delights Heaven; (acrylic/oil on canvas); Private Collection; Nina Austin; Houston, TX
Untitled Sculpture (metal); Private Collection; Euro-Tan; Houston, TX
Oasis; Drawing (charcoal on paper); Private Collection; Matt Johnson; Houston, TX

Private Collections
Stephen Findley- Houston, TX
Celese and Armandi Finnell- Houston, TX
Carol Altergott- Houston, TX
Mary Bou-Chebl- Houston, TX
Navid Ghedami- Houston, TX
Byron Motley- Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Pete- San Antonio, TX
Anne Taylor- Houston, TX
Joel Abrieu- Paris, FR
Kefflynne D. Harrington- Houston, TX
Simone Adams- Houston, TX
Madeleine and Charles Anderson- Austin, TX
Perry Pate- Dallas, TX
Lester Marks- Houston, TX
Meredith and Fielding Cocke- Houston, TX
Angela Lara- Houston, TX
Joy Wangdi- Calgary, Canada
Juliette Pelletier- Manhattan, NY
Anya Nikoulina and Cyrill Schurch- London, UK
Joe Reed- Chicago, IL
Robyn Sekerak- Miami , FL
Gabriella Hernandez- Monterrey, Mex
Gus and Sharon Kapriva- Houston, TX
Marie Weichman- Houston, TX