Resume / CV
Edward Lane McCartney
EDUCATION
1999 George Brown College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Studies in Metalsmithing
1987 The Art Institute of Houston, Houston, TX , Associates of Applied Arts, Interior Design
1983-85 Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Microbiology, Anthropology, English
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 Color, Form and Sin, CAMIBA Gallery, Austin, TX (cataloged)
2020 Topographies and Tantrums, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
2019 Case Studies, Curator, Maria-Elisa Heg, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2018 Holding Patterns, CAMIBAart Gallery, Austin, Tx (cataloged)
2017 Chromatic Fantasy, a complement of color, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX (cataloged)
2016 Chromatic Fantasy, a complement of color, CAMIBAart Gallery, Austin, Tx
Media Whore, the persistence of making, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
2014 Wallpaper, Notions and Preserves: a curious purveyance, Hooks -Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX (cataloged)
2012 SHIFT, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX, (cataloged)
2010 Dignity and Impudence, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX , (cataloged)
2009 Reclamation - Unexpected Transformations, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX, (cataloged)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 Sawed, Soldered, Constructed: The Works of Houston Metal Arts Guild, Juror Cindi Strauss, Houston Center for
Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH, Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX, Honorable Mention
2021 The Box, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
2021 Studio School Annual Student Exhibition, Honorable Mention Award, Jurors, Jan Harrell, Amy Blackmore, and Brian
Portman, Levant Gallery, Glassell School of Art, MFAH, Houston, TX
2020 2020 Studio School Annual Student Exhibition, Jurors, Sharon Dennard, Bradley Kerr, and Robert Ruello, Glassell School
of Art, Houston, TX
Insight:CAMIBAart Artists' Perspectives on 2020, CAMIBAart Gallery, Austin, TX
2019 Cheers to 50! A Celebration of Artists Past and Present, Curators, Geri Hooks and Yvonne Garcia,
Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
Seeing Ourselves: Visual and Verbal Self-Portraits and Selfies, Curator, Anna Tahinci Ph.D,
Orton Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston, TX
Not-So-Lone Star Studios: A Gathering of Texas Makers, Curators, Natalie Macellaio and Kathleen Janvier,
San Jacinto College South Gallery, Houston, TX
Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, El Paso, TX
Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
2018 Uneasy Beauty: Discomfort in Contemporary Art, Curator, Suzanne Ramljak, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
Not-So-Lone Star Studios: A Gathering of Texas Makers, Curators, Natalie Macellaio and Kathleen Janvier,
Brookhaven College, Dallas, TX
HEART, Houston Elite Art, Althretta Yeargin Art Museum, Spring, TX
2017 Back to the Future, Invitational, Caroline Wiess Law Building, MFAH, Houston, TX
Body Enhancements, Invitational, MFAH, Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH, Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
Storm Warning: Artist on Climate Change & the Environment, Jeffery Keith, Curator,
Vicki Myhren Gallery, University of Denver, Denver, CO
Art of Found Objects-Redux!, Sally Sprout, Curator, Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX
Untitled, invitational, Caroline Wiess Law Building, MFAH, Houston, TX
2016 Art of Found Objects, Show and Book Signing, Craig Bunch, Curator, Lone Star College, Kingwood, TX
Craft Texas, 2016, Paul Sacaradiz, Nicole Burisch, Sandra Zilker Jurors,
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Material Matters, Texas Society of Sculptors open call exhibit, Juried by Troy Campa, CAMIBAart Gallery, Austin, TX
Yellow Submarine, Invitational, Caroline Wiess Law Building, MFAH, Houston, TX
2015 Against the Grain, Invitational, Curated by Michael Golden and Bennie Flores Ansell,
Houston Community College-Central Art Gallery, Houston, TX
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH, Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
Course of Action: 50 Years of Jewelry and Enamel at the Glassell School of Art,
Curated Exhibition by Sandra Zilker, Nathan Dube, and Jan Arthur Harrell,
The Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Houston, TX
Crafting the Cocktail: Handmade Objects and Implements for Classic and Modern Libations, Curated Exhibition,
The Craft in America Center, Los Angeles, CA
Mapped: A Survey of Contemporary Jewelry and Metalwork, Curated by Demitra Thomloudis
and Jessica Jacobi, Houston Community College-Central Art Gallery, Houston, TX
In Focus: Departmental Focus show, Jewelry and Enamel and Works on Paper. Curated Exhibition,
Perimeter Gallery, Glassell School of Art Houston, MFAH, Houston, TX
Protective Ornament: Contemporary Armor to Amulets, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
2014 Wall Dependant, Curated by Troy Campa, Camiba Art, o2 Gallery, Austin, TX
Protective Ornament: Contemporary Armor to Amulets, Curated by Suzanne Ramljak,
National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN (cataloged)
La Frontera, Houston Center For Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
La Frontera, Art Gallery at Indiana University, Kokomo, IN
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
Print Matters, Invitational, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
2013 Wear It or Not: Recent Acquisitions, Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY
La Frontera, Curated by Elizabeth Shypertt, Mike Holmes, and Lorena Lazard,
Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City, Mexico
Velvet de Vinci, San Francisco, CA
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
Art4Life, Curated by David and Carrie Hardaker, Architecture Center Houston, Houston , TX
2012 Art4Life, Curated by Tim Gonzalez, The Station Museum, Houston, TX, (cataloged)
Craft Texas 2012, Juried Show, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX, (cataloged)
BodypArts, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX
Glassell School of Art Gala, Curated Show, Houston, TX
Visions, Viewpoints and Variety, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX
Craftism, Reprise, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX
2011 Craftism, Collaborative Show with Cat Coombes, Box 13 Gallery, Houston, TX, Video Catalog, YouTube
Additions, Curated by Sandra Zilker and Jan Harrell, Traditions Bank Artspace, Houston, TX
Counterflux: Defensive Ornament, Curated by Suzanne Ramljak, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle,WA
Vacation, Curated by Emily Sloane and Sally Sprout, Williams Tower Lobby, Houston, TX
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH Glassell School of Art
Crafting Live(s), 10 Years of Artists in Residence, Curated by Keelin Burrows,
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2010 Liquid Lines: Exploring the Language of Contemporary Metal, Curators Cindi Strauss and Christine Gervais,
Alice Pratt Brown Gallery, MFAH, Houston, TX
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
The Plastic Show, Velvet Da Vinci, San Francisco, CA
Craft Texas 2010, Juried Show, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX, (cataloged)
Spotlight on Metal, Juried Show, Houston Metal Arts Guild, Hansen Galleries, Houston, TX
Not The Family Jewels, Curated by Emily Sloan, 1724 Gallery, Houston, TX
2009 Through the Looking Glass, MFAH, Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
Annual Jewelry Invitational, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH Glassell School of Art
2008 Craft Texas 2008, Harlan Butt, Juror, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX, Cash Award of Merit
Fresh Metal, Juried Show, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
500 Pendants and Lockets Show, Velvet Da Vinci, San Francisco, CA
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
Annual Jewelry Invitational, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX
2007 Fresh Metal, Juried Show, Houston Metal Arts Guild, HCCC, Houston, TX
Annual Jewelry Invitational, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX
2006 Craft Houston 2006:Texas, Suzanne Ramljak Juror,
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX and Odessa, TX, Cash Award of Merit
The Necklace Show, Invitational, Velvet Da Vinci, San Francisco, CA
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
Annual Jewelry Invitational, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX
2005 Juncture, Jewelry Media Connections, Curated Show, Sandra Zilker, Curator,
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Metal Moods, Juried Show, J. Hill, Juror, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH Glassell School of Art,Houston, TX
Annual Jewelry Invitational, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX
Mind over Metal, Juried Exhibition, Sharon Dennard, Juror, Fleury Gallery, Houston, TX
2004 Sticks and Stones, Invitational, High Gloss, Galleria, Houston, TX
Metals A-GO-GO, SNAG Juried Student Show, Tom McCarthy, Juror, St. Petersburg, FL
Metal and Otherwise, Jewelry Media Connections, Sandra Zilker, Curator, St Petersburg, FL
200 Rings, Juried Exhibition, Robert Ebendorff, Juror, Gallery of Art & Design,
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
Houston Metal Arts Guild Show, Texas Art Supply, Houston, TX
200 Rings, Robert Ebendorff and Velvet Da Vinci, Curators, Gallery M, Cleveland, OH
200 Rings, Velvet Da Vinci, San Francisco, CA
Metal, Medal, Meddle, Juried Show, Houston Metal Arts Guild, Bering James Gallery, Houston,TX,
Collectors Choice Award
Annual Jewelry and Metal Arts Invitational, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX
2003 Refined III, Griffith Gallery, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX,(cataloged)
Making it in Metal, SNAG Student Exhibition, California College of Arts and Design, Oakland, CA
On the Edge, 9th Biennial International Juried Exhibition by the Enamellist Society,
Olympia, WA, Seattle, WA, Portland OR,(cataloged)
Houston Metal Arts Guild, Juried Exhibition, Redbud Gallery, Houston, TX (cover artist)
Student Award Show, Jewelry, Juried Exhibition, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
Annual Jewelry Invitational, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX, (work featured on exhibition invitation)
Forge and Farce, Houston Metal Arts Guild, Kingwood Community College Gallery, Kingwood, TX
Craft Houston 2003, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, International Juried Show, Lloyd Herman, Juror,
(cataloged), Cash Award of Merit
2002 About Face, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX
Craft Houston 2002, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Juried Show, Kenneth Trapp, Juror, Honorable Mention, Houston, Lubbock, Galveston, TX (cataloged)
Houston Metal Arts Guild, The Art League of Houston Gallery, Houston, TX
Annual Invitational, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX, Work Featured on Exhibition Invitation
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH Glassell of Art, Houston, TX
2001 Color and Reflection, Eighth International Juried Exhibition by the Enamellist Society,
Arrowmont School of Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Exhibit, High Gloss, Galleria, Houston, TX
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
2021 2021 Studio School Annual Student Exhibition, Honorable Mention Award, Jurors, Jan Harrell, Amy Blackmore, and Brian
Portman, Levant Gallery, Glassell School of Art, MFAH, Houston, TX
2017 Art Ltd., Magazine, Houston, Top Ten Shows of 2016, by Donna Tennant, January 2017 Issue
#6, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, “Edward Lane McCartney, Media Whore: the persistence of making”,
Impeccably crafted objects exemplify this assemblage artist’s complex world view.
2015 Art Ltd., Magazine, Houston, Top Ten Shows of 2014, by Donna Tennant, January 2015 Issue
#6, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Edward Lane McCartney “Wallpaper, Notions and Preserves: a curious purveyance” ,
Maestro of materials manipulates everyday objects into exquisite works of art
2011 The Doors of Perception, Seminar, with Carlos Cruz-Diez and Arielle Masson,
Scholarship from the Carlos Cruz-Diez Foundation, Paris, France
2008 Craft Texas 2008, Harlan Butt, Juror, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft,
Houston, TX, Cash Award of Merit
2006 Craft Houston 2006, Suzanne Ramljak, Juror, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft,
Houston, TX, Odessa, TX, Cash Award of Merit
2004 Metal, Medal, Meddle, Juried Show, Bering James Gallery, Houston Metal Arts Guild,
Houston, TX, Collectors Choice Cash Award
2003 Craft Houston 2003, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX,
International Juried Show, Lloyd Herman, Juror, Cash Award of Merit, (cataloged)
2002 Craft Houston 2002, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Juried Show, Kenneth Trapp, Juror,
Honorable Mention Award, Houston, TX, Lubbock, TX, Galveston, TX,
2001 R.T. Lober Memorial Scholarship, Juried Portfolio, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022 James Renwick Alliance, Studio Tour and Lecture, The Smithsonian, Houston, TX
2022 Assistant Teacher, Advanced Jewelry, Glassell School of Art, MFAH, Houston, TX
2022 Instructor, Bridge of American Heritage, Children's Summer Colonial Life Workshop, MFAH Bayou Bend Collection and
Garden, Houston, TX
Member, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, TX
2021- Director, Board of Directors, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
present
2020-2022 Laboratory Assistant, Glassell School of Art, MFAH, Houston, TX
2019- 2021 Treasurer, Board of Directors, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2018 Looking at Art, Studio Tour and Lecture, Houston, TX
Behind The Ropes, Fused Sterling Pendant Workshop, Bayou Bend, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston, TX
2017 Texas Children's Art Festival, Presenter, Silversmithing Demonstration, Bayou Bend, MFAH, Houston, TX
2015-2017 President, Board of Directors, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2014 Chair, Exhibitions Committee, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2000- Mixed Media Artist, Houston, TX
present
1987- 2013 Interior Designer/Owner, Self Employed, Houston, TX
2012- Member, Art Jewelry Forum
present
2012- Member, James Renwick Alliance, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C.
present
2012- Member, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
present
2014 Looking at Art, Gallery Lecture and Tour, Hooks Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
2013 Looking at Art, Studio Tour and Lecture, Anne Frank Hadassah, Houston, TX
2012- Board Member, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2015
2001- Laboratory Assistant, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
2015 Maintain Jewelry Studio and Assist Students
2012 James Renwick Alliance, Studio Tour and Lecture, The Smithsonian, Houston, TX
2012 City Art Works, The Art of Conversation, Table Host and Conversationalist, Houston, TX
2012 Looking at Art, Studio Tour and Lecture, Adult Education, Houston, TX
2011- Bridge to an American Heritage, Children's Summer Colonial Life Workshop,
present MFAH Bayou Bend Collection and Garden, Houston, TX
Member, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, TX
2010 Looking at Art, Gallery Lecture and Tour Host, Adult Education, Houston, TX
2009- Contributor, Art on the Avenue, Auction Fundraiser, Houston, TX
2016
2009 Looking at Art, Gallery Lecture and Tour Host, Adult Education, Houston, TX
2007-10 SNAG Conference 2010, Exhibitions Committee Chair, Houston, TX
2005 Artist in Residence, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2005 Exhibit Coordinator, Installation Concepts, Graphics and Display, Juncture,
Jewelry Media Connections, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2005 Cuttlefish Casting, One Day Master Artist Workshop, The Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE),
Sponsored by The Texas Art Education Association, University of Houston, Clear Lake, TX
2005 Lecture, My Work, Cartier, Jewelry and Adornment in Social Context, Art for Educators Lecture Series,
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, TX
2004 Lecture, Perspectives of SNAG Membership, Sponsored by the Houston Metal Arts Guild, Houston, TX
2004 Cuttlefish Casting, Commissioned Workshop, Sponsored by Marian Lloyd,
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2004 Lecture and Demonstration, Color on Metal, Sponsored by the Houston Metal Arts Guild, Houston, TX
2003-07 Contributor, SNAG Conference Auction, Fundraisers, Various Cities
2003-04 Assistant to Exhibit Coordinator, Sandra Zilker, in Exhibit Concepts, Display, Advertising Graphics, Installation,
Metal and Otherwise, Jewelry Media Connections, Florida Craftsmen Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
2003 Lecture, Content in Work, Sponsored by the Houston Metal Arts Guild, Houston, TX
2003 The Body Geometrics, SNAG Collection 2003, The Earrings, Served on Committee and Conducted Auction,
Fundraiser, SOFA, Chicago, IL
2003 Contributor, An Affair to Remember, Auction, Fundraiser, Alley Theatre, Houston, TX
2002 The Body Geometrics, SNAG Collection 2002, The Brooch, Served on Committee and Conducted Auction,
Fundraiser, SOFA, Chicago, IL
2002 Alternative Materials, Papier Mache, One Day Workshop, Sponsored by the Houston Metal Arts Guild, Houston, TX
2002-06 Contributor, Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts, Auction, Fundraiser, Houston, TX
2001-04 Board Member, Houston Metal Arts Guild, Regular Newsletter Contributor, Houston, TX
2002 Contributor, Halloween Magic, Auction, HIV/AIDS Fundraiser, Houston, TX
2000- Member, SNAG, Society of North American Goldsmiths
present
CONTINUING EDUCATION
2020-2022 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glassell School of Art, Advanced Jewelry Special Topics, Sandra Zilker and
Diane Falkenhagen
2019 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glassell School of Art, Advanced Jewelry Special Topics,
Sandra Zilker and Nathan Dube, Houston, TX
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glassell School of Art, Advanced 3D Studio Critique,
Nathan Dube and Joe Havel, Houston, TX
2018 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glassell School of Art, Advanced Sculpture, J Hill, Houston, TX
2000- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glassell School of Art, Advanced Jewelry, Special Topics,
2017 Sandra Zilker, Houston, TX
2015- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glassell School of Art, Advanced Collage and Assemblage,
Charlotte Cosgrove, Houston, TX
2014 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glassell School of Art, Collage and Assemblage,
Charlotte Cosgrove, Houston, TX
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glassell School of Art, Mixed Media Sculpture, J. Hill, Houston, TX
2013 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glassell School of Art, Collage and Assemblage,
Charlotte Cosgrove, Houston, TX
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glassell School of Art, Book Binding, Suzanne Manns, Houston, TX
2013 SNAG Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2011 Small Scale Steel, 2 Day Workshop, Houston, TX
2010 SNAG Conference, Houston, TX
2009 SNAG Conference, Philadelphia, PA
2008 Makume Kame, 3 Day Workshop, James Thurman, Penn State University
Hydraulic Press Workshop, Tom Muir, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
2007 SNAG Conference, Memphis, TN
Making a Spectacle, 3 Day Workshop, Deb Stoner, Houston, TX
2005 SNAG Conference, Cleveland, OH
2004 SNAG Conference, St. Petersburg, FL
Tool making for Jewelers, 2 Day Workshop, Val Link, Houston Metal Arts Guild
2003 Alternative Stone Setting, 2 Day Workshop, Jeff Georgantes, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
SNAG Conference, San Francisco, CA
SOFA Exposition, Chicago, IL
Curator's Choice Lecture, Tiffany & Co., Presentation Silver, Cindi Strauss, Curator, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,
Houston, TX
2002 Chasing and Reppousse, 3 Day Workshop, Megan Corwin, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
SNAG Conference, Denver, CO
SOFA Exposition, Chicago, IL
2001 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glassell School of Art, Enameling, Jan Harrell, Houston, TX
Torch Fire Enamel, 2 Day Workshop, Marjorie Simon, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
Photography of Jewelry, 1 Day Workshop, Robert Diamante, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
The Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY
Houston GLBT Archives, Houston, TX
City of Houston Public Art Collection, Art at the Airport, George W. Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, TX
SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Christopher Rothko, New York, NY
Diana Park Livingston, Houston, TX and Seillans, France
Marian Lloyd, Houston, TX and Santa Fe, NM
Bill and Sara S. Morgan, Houston, TX and Pebble Beach, CA
Leslie and Brad Bucher, Houston, TX
Sheldon B. and Myrna B. Palley, Miami, FL
Marlene and Wayne Picard, Houston, TX and Santa Monica, CA
Becky and David Gochman, New York, NY and Palm Beach, FL
Sue Schwartz, Houston, TX
Veronique and Luc Schlumberger, Houston, TX
Catherine Brown, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Carlos Cruz-Diez, Paris, France
Margaret Skidmore, Houston, TX
Judy Nyquist, Houston, TX
Ardis Bartle, Houston, TX
Catherine Morgan, Houston, TX
April and Joe Gauss, Houston, TX
Mina and Dan Graur, Houston, TX
Barbara Davis, Houston, TX
Lynn Leff, New York, NY
Mr. and Mrs. Huestus Pratt Cook III, Richmond, VA
Carolla and John Herrin, Houston, TX
Janice Rudy, Houston, TX
David Stone, Houston, TX
Ellen Gerritse, Middelburg, Netherlands and Seoul, Korea
Clayton and Sheldon Erikson, Houston, TX and Aspen CO
Donna and Stephen Mawer, Houston, TX and Telluride, CO
Catherine D. Anspon, Houston, TX
Frank and Michelle Hevrdejs, Houston, TX
Rebecca and Mike Berryman, Austin, TX
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2020 Obsession: A Maker's Retrospective, 2000-2013, Edward Lane McCartney, Blurb Books ©2017
Obsession: A Maker's Retrospective (Two), 2013-May 2017, Edward Lane McCartney, Blurb Books ©2017
Obsession: A Maker's Retrospective (Three), June 2017 _ March 2020, Edward Lane McCartney, Blurb Books, ©2020
2019 Art in America, Article, The Art of Found Objects, Interviews with Texas Artists, June-July 2019
2018 Holding Patterns, Signed Limited Edition Exhibition Catalog, CAMIBAart, Austin, TX
2017 Modern Luxury Houston, Cover Image and Story, December, 2017, Ray Dennison, Houston, TX
https://modernluxury.com/modern-luxury-houston/houston-december-2017
Art Ltd., Magazine, Houston, Top Ten Shows of 2016, by Donna Tennant, January 2017 Issue
#6, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, “Edward Lane McCartney, Media Whore: the persistence of making”,
Impeccably crafted objects exemplify this assemblage artist’s complex world view.
http://artltdmag.com/2017/01/2016-top-ten-lists/
Houstonia Magazine, Article, Reality is a Puzzle of Cardboard and Color, Elizabeth Myong, 12/11/2017,
https://www.houstoniamag.com/slideshows/2017/12/11/edward-lane-mccartney-hooks-epstein-
cardboard-color-galleries
2016 Art of Found Objects, Interviews with Texas Artists, Craig Bunch, Texas A &M University Press, College Station, TX
Media Whore: The Persistence of Making, Show Catalog, David Gooding, Editor, Blurb Publishing Co. San Francisco, CA, Art Ltd., Magazine, Houston, Top Ten Shows of 2014, by Donna Tennant, January 2015 Issue
#6, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Edward Lane McCartney “Wallpaper, Notions and Preserves: a curious purveyance” ,
Maestro of materials manipulates everyday objects into exquisite works of art. http://artltdmag.com/2015/01/critic-6/
2014 On Body and Soul: Contemporary Armor to Amulets, Susanne Ramljak, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, PN
Wallpaper, Notions and Preserves: a curious purveyance, Show Catalog, David Gooding, Blurb Publishing, San Francisco
2013 Web Review, Jewels on the Border: La Frontera Exhibition, José Wolffer, Art Jewelry Forum, Sept. 23, 2013
http://www.artjewelryforum.org/exhibition-reviews/jewels-on-the-border-la-frontera-exhibition
2012 Article, Prominent Artists of Houston Heights, Our Blok Magazine, Summer Article,
Featured Artist, Houston Chronicle, Molly Glentzer, September 21
Article, A Decade of McCartney, OutSmart Magazine, Nancy Ford, January
Article, Featured Artist, Arts+Culture Houston, Nancy Zastudil, October
Art Notes, Featured Artist with Image, Papercity, Catherine Anspon, December
Review, Craftism: Preserving the Future of Art, Houston Chronicle, Douglas Britt, August 11
Review, SHIFT, Houston Press, Meredith Deliso, February 8
Web Review, Space Age Bachelor Pad Art, The Great God Pan Is Dead, Robert Boyd, January 20
Web and Radio Broadcast, SHIFT, NPR The Front Row, Troy Schulze, March 7
http://thefrontrow.org/mobile/1331157982
SHIFT, Show Catalog, David Gooding, Editor, Blurb Publishing, San Francisco, CA
2011 Featured Artist with Image, Art Galleries and Artists of the South, Volume 8, Issue 2
Review, Craftism, Houston Press, Troy Schulze, August 4
Article, HCC Alumni in the Spotlight, Houston Chronicle, Douglas Britt, June 10
Catalog, Pedagogical Assessment, The Doors of Perception, Seminar in Contemporary Art Practice,
MFAH Glassell School of Art and Cruz-Diez Foundation, Spring
Web Review, Back to the Future-Manifesto Style, Craftism, The Great God Pan Is Dead, Robert Boyd, September 2
Video Archive, Craftism: Beginnings, Cat Coombes, YouTube, August 8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=uC_4t1JQ1eU#!
Web Review, Artists In Residence-10 Year Anniversary Alumni Show, Houston Press, Troy Schulze, August 16 Review, Dignity and Impudence, Metalsmith Magazine, Rebecca Elliot, Volume 31, Number 2
Dignity and Impudence, Show Catalog, David Gooding, Editor, Blurb Publishing, San Francisco, CA
2010 500 Plastic Jewelry Designs, Lark Books, Susan Sloan, Juror, Asheville, NC
Review, Dignity and Impudence, Houston Chronicle, Douglas Britt, September 30
Art Notes with Featured Image, Papercity, Catherine Anspon, September Issue
Article, Kingwood Observer, Community Reports Editor, August 25
Review with Image, Culture Scene, Dignity and Impudence, Houston Chronicle, Douglas Britt, October 7
Article, Channel Markers, Galveston Monthly, October
Article with Image, Houston Chronicle, Douglas Britt, October 8
Web Review, Dignity and Impudence, The Great God Pan Is Dead, Robert Boyd, September 23
Reclamation, Show Catalog, David Gooding, Editor, Blurb Publishing, San Francisco, CA
Televised Interview, Green on Green, Channel 39 TV, Yolanda Green
2009 Feature with Image, Reclamation, Houston Chronicle, Douglas Britt, February 20
Online Documentary Video and Interview, Chron.com, Douglas Britt
http://blog.chron.com/artsinhouston/2009/02/a-necklace-from-oil-filled-vials-and-other-transformations/
Fantastic Recycled Plastic, David Edgar and Robin A. Edgar, Sterling Publishing, New York, NY
2008 500 Pendants and Lockets, Lark Books, Elizabeth Shypert and Mike Holmes, Jurors, Ashville, NC
2007 500 Pendants, Lark Books, Elizabeth Shypert and Mike Holmes, Jurors, Asheville, NC
500 Wedding Rings, Lark Books, Marthe Le Van, Juror, Asheville, NC
2006 Feature with Images, A Decadent Display, Houston Chronicle, Eileen McClelland, August 12
500 Necklaces, Lark Books, Bob Ebendorff, Juror, Asheville, NC
Paper Jewelry, Lark Books, Marthe Le Van, Juror, Asheville, NC
2004 1000 Rings, Lark Books, Robert Ebendorff, Juror, Asheville, NC
Exhibition in Print, Metalsmith Magazine, Society Of North American Goldsmiths
500 Brooches, Lark Books, Marjorie Simon, Juror, Asheville, NC
Art Notes with Image, Papercity, Catherine Anspon, December
2003 Outsmart Magazine, Featured Artist, Jewelers In Houston, TX, December Issue
2001 Catalog, MFAH Glassell School of Art Class Schedule, Summer, Neckpiece
Texas Monthly Magazine, Advertisement for High Gloss Gallery, Houston, TX
Gallery Representation Artist Contact
Hooks-Epstein Edward Lane McCartney
2631 Colquitt
Houston, TX 77098 USA Management
713-522-0718 David Gooding
hooksepsteingalleries.com davidgooding@att.net
info@edwardlanemccartney.com
CAMIBA Gallery
6448 E Hwy 290 Suite A102,
Austin, TX 78723
512-937-5921
camibaart.com
High Gloss
1131-06 Uptown Park Blvd,
Houston, TX 77056
(713) 961-7868
highglosshouston.com
EDUCATION
1999 George Brown College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Studies in Metalsmithing
1987 The Art Institute of Houston, Houston, TX , Associates of Applied Arts, Interior Design
1983-85 Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Microbiology, Anthropology, English
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 Color, Form and Sin, CAMIBA Gallery, Austin, TX (cataloged)
2020 Topographies and Tantrums, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
2019 Case Studies, Curator, Maria-Elisa Heg, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2018 Holding Patterns, CAMIBAart Gallery, Austin, Tx (cataloged)
2017 Chromatic Fantasy, a complement of color, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX (cataloged)
2016 Chromatic Fantasy, a complement of color, CAMIBAart Gallery, Austin, Tx
Media Whore, the persistence of making, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
2014 Wallpaper, Notions and Preserves: a curious purveyance, Hooks -Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX (cataloged)
2012 SHIFT, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX, (cataloged)
2010 Dignity and Impudence, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX , (cataloged)
2009 Reclamation - Unexpected Transformations, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX, (cataloged)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 Sawed, Soldered, Constructed: The Works of Houston Metal Arts Guild, Juror Cindi Strauss, Houston Center for
Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH, Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX, Honorable Mention
2021 The Box, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
2021 Studio School Annual Student Exhibition, Honorable Mention Award, Jurors, Jan Harrell, Amy Blackmore, and Brian
Portman, Levant Gallery, Glassell School of Art, MFAH, Houston, TX
2020 2020 Studio School Annual Student Exhibition, Jurors, Sharon Dennard, Bradley Kerr, and Robert Ruello, Glassell School
of Art, Houston, TX
Insight:CAMIBAart Artists' Perspectives on 2020, CAMIBAart Gallery, Austin, TX
2019 Cheers to 50! A Celebration of Artists Past and Present, Curators, Geri Hooks and Yvonne Garcia,
Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
Seeing Ourselves: Visual and Verbal Self-Portraits and Selfies, Curator, Anna Tahinci Ph.D,
Orton Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston, TX
Not-So-Lone Star Studios: A Gathering of Texas Makers, Curators, Natalie Macellaio and Kathleen Janvier,
San Jacinto College South Gallery, Houston, TX
Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, El Paso, TX
Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
2018 Uneasy Beauty: Discomfort in Contemporary Art, Curator, Suzanne Ramljak, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
Not-So-Lone Star Studios: A Gathering of Texas Makers, Curators, Natalie Macellaio and Kathleen Janvier,
Brookhaven College, Dallas, TX
HEART, Houston Elite Art, Althretta Yeargin Art Museum, Spring, TX
2017 Back to the Future, Invitational, Caroline Wiess Law Building, MFAH, Houston, TX
Body Enhancements, Invitational, MFAH, Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH, Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
Storm Warning: Artist on Climate Change & the Environment, Jeffery Keith, Curator,
Vicki Myhren Gallery, University of Denver, Denver, CO
Art of Found Objects-Redux!, Sally Sprout, Curator, Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX
Untitled, invitational, Caroline Wiess Law Building, MFAH, Houston, TX
2016 Art of Found Objects, Show and Book Signing, Craig Bunch, Curator, Lone Star College, Kingwood, TX
Craft Texas, 2016, Paul Sacaradiz, Nicole Burisch, Sandra Zilker Jurors,
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Material Matters, Texas Society of Sculptors open call exhibit, Juried by Troy Campa, CAMIBAart Gallery, Austin, TX
Yellow Submarine, Invitational, Caroline Wiess Law Building, MFAH, Houston, TX
2015 Against the Grain, Invitational, Curated by Michael Golden and Bennie Flores Ansell,
Houston Community College-Central Art Gallery, Houston, TX
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH, Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
Course of Action: 50 Years of Jewelry and Enamel at the Glassell School of Art,
Curated Exhibition by Sandra Zilker, Nathan Dube, and Jan Arthur Harrell,
The Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Houston, TX
Crafting the Cocktail: Handmade Objects and Implements for Classic and Modern Libations, Curated Exhibition,
The Craft in America Center, Los Angeles, CA
Mapped: A Survey of Contemporary Jewelry and Metalwork, Curated by Demitra Thomloudis
and Jessica Jacobi, Houston Community College-Central Art Gallery, Houston, TX
In Focus: Departmental Focus show, Jewelry and Enamel and Works on Paper. Curated Exhibition,
Perimeter Gallery, Glassell School of Art Houston, MFAH, Houston, TX
Protective Ornament: Contemporary Armor to Amulets, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
2014 Wall Dependant, Curated by Troy Campa, Camiba Art, o2 Gallery, Austin, TX
Protective Ornament: Contemporary Armor to Amulets, Curated by Suzanne Ramljak,
National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN (cataloged)
La Frontera, Houston Center For Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
La Frontera, Art Gallery at Indiana University, Kokomo, IN
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
Print Matters, Invitational, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
2013 Wear It or Not: Recent Acquisitions, Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY
La Frontera, Curated by Elizabeth Shypertt, Mike Holmes, and Lorena Lazard,
Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City, Mexico
Velvet de Vinci, San Francisco, CA
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
Art4Life, Curated by David and Carrie Hardaker, Architecture Center Houston, Houston , TX
2012 Art4Life, Curated by Tim Gonzalez, The Station Museum, Houston, TX, (cataloged)
Craft Texas 2012, Juried Show, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX, (cataloged)
BodypArts, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX
Glassell School of Art Gala, Curated Show, Houston, TX
Visions, Viewpoints and Variety, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX
Craftism, Reprise, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX
2011 Craftism, Collaborative Show with Cat Coombes, Box 13 Gallery, Houston, TX, Video Catalog, YouTube
Additions, Curated by Sandra Zilker and Jan Harrell, Traditions Bank Artspace, Houston, TX
Counterflux: Defensive Ornament, Curated by Suzanne Ramljak, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle,WA
Vacation, Curated by Emily Sloane and Sally Sprout, Williams Tower Lobby, Houston, TX
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH Glassell School of Art
Crafting Live(s), 10 Years of Artists in Residence, Curated by Keelin Burrows,
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2010 Liquid Lines: Exploring the Language of Contemporary Metal, Curators Cindi Strauss and Christine Gervais,
Alice Pratt Brown Gallery, MFAH, Houston, TX
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
The Plastic Show, Velvet Da Vinci, San Francisco, CA
Craft Texas 2010, Juried Show, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX, (cataloged)
Spotlight on Metal, Juried Show, Houston Metal Arts Guild, Hansen Galleries, Houston, TX
Not The Family Jewels, Curated by Emily Sloan, 1724 Gallery, Houston, TX
2009 Through the Looking Glass, MFAH, Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
Annual Jewelry Invitational, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH Glassell School of Art
2008 Craft Texas 2008, Harlan Butt, Juror, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX, Cash Award of Merit
Fresh Metal, Juried Show, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
500 Pendants and Lockets Show, Velvet Da Vinci, San Francisco, CA
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
Annual Jewelry Invitational, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX
2007 Fresh Metal, Juried Show, Houston Metal Arts Guild, HCCC, Houston, TX
Annual Jewelry Invitational, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX
2006 Craft Houston 2006:Texas, Suzanne Ramljak Juror,
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX and Odessa, TX, Cash Award of Merit
The Necklace Show, Invitational, Velvet Da Vinci, San Francisco, CA
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
Annual Jewelry Invitational, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX
2005 Juncture, Jewelry Media Connections, Curated Show, Sandra Zilker, Curator,
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Metal Moods, Juried Show, J. Hill, Juror, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH Glassell School of Art,Houston, TX
Annual Jewelry Invitational, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX
Mind over Metal, Juried Exhibition, Sharon Dennard, Juror, Fleury Gallery, Houston, TX
2004 Sticks and Stones, Invitational, High Gloss, Galleria, Houston, TX
Metals A-GO-GO, SNAG Juried Student Show, Tom McCarthy, Juror, St. Petersburg, FL
Metal and Otherwise, Jewelry Media Connections, Sandra Zilker, Curator, St Petersburg, FL
200 Rings, Juried Exhibition, Robert Ebendorff, Juror, Gallery of Art & Design,
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
Houston Metal Arts Guild Show, Texas Art Supply, Houston, TX
200 Rings, Robert Ebendorff and Velvet Da Vinci, Curators, Gallery M, Cleveland, OH
200 Rings, Velvet Da Vinci, San Francisco, CA
Metal, Medal, Meddle, Juried Show, Houston Metal Arts Guild, Bering James Gallery, Houston,TX,
Collectors Choice Award
Annual Jewelry and Metal Arts Invitational, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX
2003 Refined III, Griffith Gallery, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX,(cataloged)
Making it in Metal, SNAG Student Exhibition, California College of Arts and Design, Oakland, CA
On the Edge, 9th Biennial International Juried Exhibition by the Enamellist Society,
Olympia, WA, Seattle, WA, Portland OR,(cataloged)
Houston Metal Arts Guild, Juried Exhibition, Redbud Gallery, Houston, TX (cover artist)
Student Award Show, Jewelry, Juried Exhibition, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
Annual Jewelry Invitational, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX, (work featured on exhibition invitation)
Forge and Farce, Houston Metal Arts Guild, Kingwood Community College Gallery, Kingwood, TX
Craft Houston 2003, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, International Juried Show, Lloyd Herman, Juror,
(cataloged), Cash Award of Merit
2002 About Face, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX
Craft Houston 2002, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Juried Show, Kenneth Trapp, Juror, Honorable Mention, Houston, Lubbock, Galveston, TX (cataloged)
Houston Metal Arts Guild, The Art League of Houston Gallery, Houston, TX
Annual Invitational, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX, Work Featured on Exhibition Invitation
Student Award Show, Juried Exhibition, MFAH Glassell of Art, Houston, TX
2001 Color and Reflection, Eighth International Juried Exhibition by the Enamellist Society,
Arrowmont School of Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Exhibit, High Gloss, Galleria, Houston, TX
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
2021 2021 Studio School Annual Student Exhibition, Honorable Mention Award, Jurors, Jan Harrell, Amy Blackmore, and Brian
Portman, Levant Gallery, Glassell School of Art, MFAH, Houston, TX
2017 Art Ltd., Magazine, Houston, Top Ten Shows of 2016, by Donna Tennant, January 2017 Issue
#6, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, “Edward Lane McCartney, Media Whore: the persistence of making”,
Impeccably crafted objects exemplify this assemblage artist’s complex world view.
2015 Art Ltd., Magazine, Houston, Top Ten Shows of 2014, by Donna Tennant, January 2015 Issue
#6, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Edward Lane McCartney “Wallpaper, Notions and Preserves: a curious purveyance” ,
Maestro of materials manipulates everyday objects into exquisite works of art
2011 The Doors of Perception, Seminar, with Carlos Cruz-Diez and Arielle Masson,
Scholarship from the Carlos Cruz-Diez Foundation, Paris, France
2008 Craft Texas 2008, Harlan Butt, Juror, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft,
Houston, TX, Cash Award of Merit
2006 Craft Houston 2006, Suzanne Ramljak, Juror, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft,
Houston, TX, Odessa, TX, Cash Award of Merit
2004 Metal, Medal, Meddle, Juried Show, Bering James Gallery, Houston Metal Arts Guild,
Houston, TX, Collectors Choice Cash Award
2003 Craft Houston 2003, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX,
International Juried Show, Lloyd Herman, Juror, Cash Award of Merit, (cataloged)
2002 Craft Houston 2002, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Juried Show, Kenneth Trapp, Juror,
Honorable Mention Award, Houston, TX, Lubbock, TX, Galveston, TX,
2001 R.T. Lober Memorial Scholarship, Juried Portfolio, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022 James Renwick Alliance, Studio Tour and Lecture, The Smithsonian, Houston, TX
2022 Assistant Teacher, Advanced Jewelry, Glassell School of Art, MFAH, Houston, TX
2022 Instructor, Bridge of American Heritage, Children's Summer Colonial Life Workshop, MFAH Bayou Bend Collection and
Garden, Houston, TX
Member, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, TX
2021- Director, Board of Directors, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
present
2020-2022 Laboratory Assistant, Glassell School of Art, MFAH, Houston, TX
2019- 2021 Treasurer, Board of Directors, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2018 Looking at Art, Studio Tour and Lecture, Houston, TX
Behind The Ropes, Fused Sterling Pendant Workshop, Bayou Bend, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston, TX
2017 Texas Children's Art Festival, Presenter, Silversmithing Demonstration, Bayou Bend, MFAH, Houston, TX
2015-2017 President, Board of Directors, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2014 Chair, Exhibitions Committee, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2000- Mixed Media Artist, Houston, TX
present
1987- 2013 Interior Designer/Owner, Self Employed, Houston, TX
2012- Member, Art Jewelry Forum
present
2012- Member, James Renwick Alliance, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C.
present
2012- Member, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
present
2014 Looking at Art, Gallery Lecture and Tour, Hooks Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
2013 Looking at Art, Studio Tour and Lecture, Anne Frank Hadassah, Houston, TX
2012- Board Member, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2015
2001- Laboratory Assistant, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
2015 Maintain Jewelry Studio and Assist Students
2012 James Renwick Alliance, Studio Tour and Lecture, The Smithsonian, Houston, TX
2012 City Art Works, The Art of Conversation, Table Host and Conversationalist, Houston, TX
2012 Looking at Art, Studio Tour and Lecture, Adult Education, Houston, TX
2011- Bridge to an American Heritage, Children's Summer Colonial Life Workshop,
present MFAH Bayou Bend Collection and Garden, Houston, TX
Member, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, TX
2010 Looking at Art, Gallery Lecture and Tour Host, Adult Education, Houston, TX
2009- Contributor, Art on the Avenue, Auction Fundraiser, Houston, TX
2016
2009 Looking at Art, Gallery Lecture and Tour Host, Adult Education, Houston, TX
2007-10 SNAG Conference 2010, Exhibitions Committee Chair, Houston, TX
2005 Artist in Residence, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2005 Exhibit Coordinator, Installation Concepts, Graphics and Display, Juncture,
Jewelry Media Connections, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2005 Cuttlefish Casting, One Day Master Artist Workshop, The Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE),
Sponsored by The Texas Art Education Association, University of Houston, Clear Lake, TX
2005 Lecture, My Work, Cartier, Jewelry and Adornment in Social Context, Art for Educators Lecture Series,
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, TX
2004 Lecture, Perspectives of SNAG Membership, Sponsored by the Houston Metal Arts Guild, Houston, TX
2004 Cuttlefish Casting, Commissioned Workshop, Sponsored by Marian Lloyd,
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2004 Lecture and Demonstration, Color on Metal, Sponsored by the Houston Metal Arts Guild, Houston, TX
2003-07 Contributor, SNAG Conference Auction, Fundraisers, Various Cities
2003-04 Assistant to Exhibit Coordinator, Sandra Zilker, in Exhibit Concepts, Display, Advertising Graphics, Installation,
Metal and Otherwise, Jewelry Media Connections, Florida Craftsmen Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
2003 Lecture, Content in Work, Sponsored by the Houston Metal Arts Guild, Houston, TX
2003 The Body Geometrics, SNAG Collection 2003, The Earrings, Served on Committee and Conducted Auction,
Fundraiser, SOFA, Chicago, IL
2003 Contributor, An Affair to Remember, Auction, Fundraiser, Alley Theatre, Houston, TX
2002 The Body Geometrics, SNAG Collection 2002, The Brooch, Served on Committee and Conducted Auction,
Fundraiser, SOFA, Chicago, IL
2002 Alternative Materials, Papier Mache, One Day Workshop, Sponsored by the Houston Metal Arts Guild, Houston, TX
2002-06 Contributor, Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts, Auction, Fundraiser, Houston, TX
2001-04 Board Member, Houston Metal Arts Guild, Regular Newsletter Contributor, Houston, TX
2002 Contributor, Halloween Magic, Auction, HIV/AIDS Fundraiser, Houston, TX
2000- Member, SNAG, Society of North American Goldsmiths
present
CONTINUING EDUCATION
2020-2022 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glassell School of Art, Advanced Jewelry Special Topics, Sandra Zilker and
Diane Falkenhagen
2019 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glassell School of Art, Advanced Jewelry Special Topics,
Sandra Zilker and Nathan Dube, Houston, TX
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glassell School of Art, Advanced 3D Studio Critique,
Nathan Dube and Joe Havel, Houston, TX
2018 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glassell School of Art, Advanced Sculpture, J Hill, Houston, TX
2000- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glassell School of Art, Advanced Jewelry, Special Topics,
2017 Sandra Zilker, Houston, TX
2015- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glassell School of Art, Advanced Collage and Assemblage,
Charlotte Cosgrove, Houston, TX
2014 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glassell School of Art, Collage and Assemblage,
Charlotte Cosgrove, Houston, TX
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glassell School of Art, Mixed Media Sculpture, J. Hill, Houston, TX
2013 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glassell School of Art, Collage and Assemblage,
Charlotte Cosgrove, Houston, TX
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glassell School of Art, Book Binding, Suzanne Manns, Houston, TX
2013 SNAG Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2011 Small Scale Steel, 2 Day Workshop, Houston, TX
2010 SNAG Conference, Houston, TX
2009 SNAG Conference, Philadelphia, PA
2008 Makume Kame, 3 Day Workshop, James Thurman, Penn State University
Hydraulic Press Workshop, Tom Muir, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
2007 SNAG Conference, Memphis, TN
Making a Spectacle, 3 Day Workshop, Deb Stoner, Houston, TX
2005 SNAG Conference, Cleveland, OH
2004 SNAG Conference, St. Petersburg, FL
Tool making for Jewelers, 2 Day Workshop, Val Link, Houston Metal Arts Guild
2003 Alternative Stone Setting, 2 Day Workshop, Jeff Georgantes, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
SNAG Conference, San Francisco, CA
SOFA Exposition, Chicago, IL
Curator's Choice Lecture, Tiffany & Co., Presentation Silver, Cindi Strauss, Curator, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,
Houston, TX
2002 Chasing and Reppousse, 3 Day Workshop, Megan Corwin, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
SNAG Conference, Denver, CO
SOFA Exposition, Chicago, IL
2001 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glassell School of Art, Enameling, Jan Harrell, Houston, TX
Torch Fire Enamel, 2 Day Workshop, Marjorie Simon, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
Photography of Jewelry, 1 Day Workshop, Robert Diamante, MFAH Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
The Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY
Houston GLBT Archives, Houston, TX
City of Houston Public Art Collection, Art at the Airport, George W. Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, TX
SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Christopher Rothko, New York, NY
Diana Park Livingston, Houston, TX and Seillans, France
Marian Lloyd, Houston, TX and Santa Fe, NM
Bill and Sara S. Morgan, Houston, TX and Pebble Beach, CA
Leslie and Brad Bucher, Houston, TX
Sheldon B. and Myrna B. Palley, Miami, FL
Marlene and Wayne Picard, Houston, TX and Santa Monica, CA
Becky and David Gochman, New York, NY and Palm Beach, FL
Sue Schwartz, Houston, TX
Veronique and Luc Schlumberger, Houston, TX
Catherine Brown, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Carlos Cruz-Diez, Paris, France
Margaret Skidmore, Houston, TX
Judy Nyquist, Houston, TX
Ardis Bartle, Houston, TX
Catherine Morgan, Houston, TX
April and Joe Gauss, Houston, TX
Mina and Dan Graur, Houston, TX
Barbara Davis, Houston, TX
Lynn Leff, New York, NY
Mr. and Mrs. Huestus Pratt Cook III, Richmond, VA
Carolla and John Herrin, Houston, TX
Janice Rudy, Houston, TX
David Stone, Houston, TX
Ellen Gerritse, Middelburg, Netherlands and Seoul, Korea
Clayton and Sheldon Erikson, Houston, TX and Aspen CO
Donna and Stephen Mawer, Houston, TX and Telluride, CO
Catherine D. Anspon, Houston, TX
Frank and Michelle Hevrdejs, Houston, TX
Rebecca and Mike Berryman, Austin, TX
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2020 Obsession: A Maker's Retrospective, 2000-2013, Edward Lane McCartney, Blurb Books ©2017
Obsession: A Maker's Retrospective (Two), 2013-May 2017, Edward Lane McCartney, Blurb Books ©2017
Obsession: A Maker's Retrospective (Three), June 2017 _ March 2020, Edward Lane McCartney, Blurb Books, ©2020
2019 Art in America, Article, The Art of Found Objects, Interviews with Texas Artists, June-July 2019
2018 Holding Patterns, Signed Limited Edition Exhibition Catalog, CAMIBAart, Austin, TX
2017 Modern Luxury Houston, Cover Image and Story, December, 2017, Ray Dennison, Houston, TX
https://modernluxury.com/modern-luxury-houston/houston-december-2017
Art Ltd., Magazine, Houston, Top Ten Shows of 2016, by Donna Tennant, January 2017 Issue
#6, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, “Edward Lane McCartney, Media Whore: the persistence of making”,
Impeccably crafted objects exemplify this assemblage artist’s complex world view.
http://artltdmag.com/2017/01/2016-top-ten-lists/
Houstonia Magazine, Article, Reality is a Puzzle of Cardboard and Color, Elizabeth Myong, 12/11/2017,
https://www.houstoniamag.com/slideshows/2017/12/11/edward-lane-mccartney-hooks-epstein-
cardboard-color-galleries
2016 Art of Found Objects, Interviews with Texas Artists, Craig Bunch, Texas A &M University Press, College Station, TX
Media Whore: The Persistence of Making, Show Catalog, David Gooding, Editor, Blurb Publishing Co. San Francisco, CA, Art Ltd., Magazine, Houston, Top Ten Shows of 2014, by Donna Tennant, January 2015 Issue
#6, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Edward Lane McCartney “Wallpaper, Notions and Preserves: a curious purveyance” ,
Maestro of materials manipulates everyday objects into exquisite works of art. http://artltdmag.com/2015/01/critic-6/
2014 On Body and Soul: Contemporary Armor to Amulets, Susanne Ramljak, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, PN
Wallpaper, Notions and Preserves: a curious purveyance, Show Catalog, David Gooding, Blurb Publishing, San Francisco
2013 Web Review, Jewels on the Border: La Frontera Exhibition, José Wolffer, Art Jewelry Forum, Sept. 23, 2013
http://www.artjewelryforum.org/exhibition-reviews/jewels-on-the-border-la-frontera-exhibition
2012 Article, Prominent Artists of Houston Heights, Our Blok Magazine, Summer Article,
Featured Artist, Houston Chronicle, Molly Glentzer, September 21
Article, A Decade of McCartney, OutSmart Magazine, Nancy Ford, January
Article, Featured Artist, Arts+Culture Houston, Nancy Zastudil, October
Art Notes, Featured Artist with Image, Papercity, Catherine Anspon, December
Review, Craftism: Preserving the Future of Art, Houston Chronicle, Douglas Britt, August 11
Review, SHIFT, Houston Press, Meredith Deliso, February 8
Web Review, Space Age Bachelor Pad Art, The Great God Pan Is Dead, Robert Boyd, January 20
Web and Radio Broadcast, SHIFT, NPR The Front Row, Troy Schulze, March 7
http://thefrontrow.org/mobile/1331157982
SHIFT, Show Catalog, David Gooding, Editor, Blurb Publishing, San Francisco, CA
2011 Featured Artist with Image, Art Galleries and Artists of the South, Volume 8, Issue 2
Review, Craftism, Houston Press, Troy Schulze, August 4
Article, HCC Alumni in the Spotlight, Houston Chronicle, Douglas Britt, June 10
Catalog, Pedagogical Assessment, The Doors of Perception, Seminar in Contemporary Art Practice,
MFAH Glassell School of Art and Cruz-Diez Foundation, Spring
Web Review, Back to the Future-Manifesto Style, Craftism, The Great God Pan Is Dead, Robert Boyd, September 2
Video Archive, Craftism: Beginnings, Cat Coombes, YouTube, August 8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=uC_4t1JQ1eU#!
Web Review, Artists In Residence-10 Year Anniversary Alumni Show, Houston Press, Troy Schulze, August 16 Review, Dignity and Impudence, Metalsmith Magazine, Rebecca Elliot, Volume 31, Number 2
Dignity and Impudence, Show Catalog, David Gooding, Editor, Blurb Publishing, San Francisco, CA
2010 500 Plastic Jewelry Designs, Lark Books, Susan Sloan, Juror, Asheville, NC
Review, Dignity and Impudence, Houston Chronicle, Douglas Britt, September 30
Art Notes with Featured Image, Papercity, Catherine Anspon, September Issue
Article, Kingwood Observer, Community Reports Editor, August 25
Review with Image, Culture Scene, Dignity and Impudence, Houston Chronicle, Douglas Britt, October 7
Article, Channel Markers, Galveston Monthly, October
Article with Image, Houston Chronicle, Douglas Britt, October 8
Web Review, Dignity and Impudence, The Great God Pan Is Dead, Robert Boyd, September 23
Reclamation, Show Catalog, David Gooding, Editor, Blurb Publishing, San Francisco, CA
Televised Interview, Green on Green, Channel 39 TV, Yolanda Green
2009 Feature with Image, Reclamation, Houston Chronicle, Douglas Britt, February 20
Online Documentary Video and Interview, Chron.com, Douglas Britt
http://blog.chron.com/artsinhouston/2009/02/a-necklace-from-oil-filled-vials-and-other-transformations/
Fantastic Recycled Plastic, David Edgar and Robin A. Edgar, Sterling Publishing, New York, NY
2008 500 Pendants and Lockets, Lark Books, Elizabeth Shypert and Mike Holmes, Jurors, Ashville, NC
2007 500 Pendants, Lark Books, Elizabeth Shypert and Mike Holmes, Jurors, Asheville, NC
500 Wedding Rings, Lark Books, Marthe Le Van, Juror, Asheville, NC
2006 Feature with Images, A Decadent Display, Houston Chronicle, Eileen McClelland, August 12
500 Necklaces, Lark Books, Bob Ebendorff, Juror, Asheville, NC
Paper Jewelry, Lark Books, Marthe Le Van, Juror, Asheville, NC
2004 1000 Rings, Lark Books, Robert Ebendorff, Juror, Asheville, NC
Exhibition in Print, Metalsmith Magazine, Society Of North American Goldsmiths
500 Brooches, Lark Books, Marjorie Simon, Juror, Asheville, NC
Art Notes with Image, Papercity, Catherine Anspon, December
2003 Outsmart Magazine, Featured Artist, Jewelers In Houston, TX, December Issue
2001 Catalog, MFAH Glassell School of Art Class Schedule, Summer, Neckpiece
Texas Monthly Magazine, Advertisement for High Gloss Gallery, Houston, TX
Gallery Representation Artist Contact
Hooks-Epstein Edward Lane McCartney
2631 Colquitt
Houston, TX 77098 USA Management
713-522-0718 David Gooding
hooksepsteingalleries.com davidgooding@att.net
info@edwardlanemccartney.com
CAMIBA Gallery
6448 E Hwy 290 Suite A102,
Austin, TX 78723
512-937-5921
camibaart.com
High Gloss
1131-06 Uptown Park Blvd,
Houston, TX 77056
(713) 961-7868
highglosshouston.com