Artist Statement
I am a modern day Renaissance Artist, meaning I draw, paint, cook, do architectural design along with digital art and photography. Now while my Paintings on Canvas and Mixed Media Art are becoming increasingly popular, I’m best known for what I call “Green Metal Art” it’s where I take scraps of metal and / or mechanical parts deemed unusable by most standards and weld them into various artistic shapes, forms, figures and concepts. I believe in whenever possible take materials that may have been otherwise discarded and transfer them in to beautiful art. It’s my way of recycling trash into artistic treasures.
Education and Certification
Tuskegee University Tuskegee Institute, Alabama
Bachelor of Architecture DECEMBER, 1996
Major: Architecture
The Art Institute of Houston Houston, Texas
Associate of Applied Science MARCH, 2000
Major: Computer Animation GPA. 3.5 / 4.0
Leisure Learning Unlimited, Inc. Houston, Texas
Basic Welding for Beginner JUNE, 2011.
Texas Art Education Association Houston, Texas
Visual Art Scholastic Event February, 2017
Certified Juror
Steephollow Forgeworks Bryan, Texas
Beginner Blacksmithing Class April, 2019
MiIlsap School of Art Houston, Texas
Intro to Oil Painting Workshop July, 2019
Professional Association
Gallery SKYE (Gallery Director) (2022)
African American Visual Artists Guild (2022 to Current)
Houston Metal Arts Guild (2021 to Current)
Texas Society of Sculptors (2021 to Current)
Art League Houston (2019 to Current)
Art League of Fort Bend (2019 to Current)
Portrait Society of America (2019 to Current)
Rodney D Butler Art Alliance (2018 to current)
Houston Area Blacksmiths Association (2018 to Current)
Galleries
Georgetown Sculpture Tour
Georgetown TX
10/2022 to current
Medium: Metal Sculptures
Leon County Art Trail
Jewett, TX
11/2021 to current
Medium: Metal Sculptures
University Museum at Texas Southern University,
06/2022 to Current
Houston TX
Medium: Oils on Board
UMLAUF Sculpture Garden + Museum
Austin TX
09/2022
Medium: Metal Sculptures
Gallery SKYE
Houston TX
09/2021 to 09/2022
Medium: Metal Sculptures and Oils on Board
Cooperstown Art Association & The Smithy
Cooperstown, NY
06/2022 to 09/2022
Medium: Oils on Board
Alpharetta Arts Center
Alpharetta, GA
06/2022 to 09/2022
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Ninth Street Studios
Wichita Falls TX
09/2022 to 01/2022
Medium: Oil on canvas
Hardy and Nance Studios
Houston TX
01/2020 to current
Medium: Metal Sculptures, Acrylic on canvas and Oils on Board
Colour Studios
Tulsa, OK
05/2022 to 06/2022
Medium: Oils on Board
Harris County Cultural Arts Center
Houston TX
11/2021 to 04/2022
Medium: Metal Sculptures and Oils on Board
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
Wilberforce, OH
9/2021 to 02/2022
Medium: Metal Sculptures and Oils on Board
Art Machine Gallery
Houston TX
03/2021 to 12/2021
Medium: Acrylic & Oil on canvas
Buffalo Soldier National Museum
Houston TX
07/2021 to 12/2021
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Lawndale Art and Performance Center
Houston TX
06/2021 to 08/2021
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Breckenridge Fine Arts Center
Breckenridge TX
06/2021 to 08/2021
Medium: Metal Sculpture
San Antonio Art League and Museum
San Antonio TX
04/2021 to 06/2021
Medium: Oils on Board
Ninth Street Studios
Wichita Falls TX
09/2020 to 03/2021
Medium: Metal Sculpture and Oil on canvas
URBN Dental Midtown
Houston TX
09/2020 to 01/2021
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Aurora Studios
Houston TX
03/2019 to 07/2019
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
310 Gallery
Richmond TX
02/2019 to current
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Black Cowboy Museum
Richmond TX
11/2018 to Current
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Insomnia Gallery
Houston TX
10/2018 to 11/2018
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
The Kemp Center for the Arts
Wichita Falls TX,
05/2018 to 05/2019
Medium: Metal Sculpture
DuVin Pintor Art Gallery
Houston TX,
01/2018 to 05/2019
Medium: Metal Sculpture, Mixed Media
Rockstar Gallery – State of the ART Shows
Houston TX,
01/2018 to 2/2018
Medium: Painting
Harambee Art Galleries
Houston TX,
10/2017 to 3/2018
Medium: Painting
Adam and Madam Gallery Bistro Shop
Spring TX,
10/2017 to 12/2018
Medium: Metal Sculptures and Painting
Gallery Baroness
Richmond TX,
10/2017 to 02/2019
Medium: Painting
University Museum at Texas Southern University,
06/2017 to 8/2017
Houston TX
Medium: Metal Sculpture
JoMar Visions
Houston TX,
10/2016 to 01/2018
Medium: Metal Sculptures and Painting
Bert Long Jr Gallery
Houston TX
04/2016 to 06/2016
Medium: Metal Sculpture
Exhibits, Festivals and Shows
Nov 2021 – Oct 2023
Leon County Art Trail
Jewett TX
Medium: Metal Sculpture
Sept – Nov 2022
The Ninth Street Studios,
Memento: Art That Reminds Us
Wichita Falls, TX
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Oct 2022 to current
Georgetown Sculpture Tour
Georgetown TX
Medium: Metal Sculptures
June 2022 to Current
University Museum at Texas Southern University,
Houston TX
Medium: Oils on Board
Sept 2022
UMLAUF Sculpture Garden + Museum
Austin TX
Medium: Metal Sculptures
June to Sept 2022
Cooperstown Art Association & The Smithy
Cooperstown, NY
Medium: Oils on Board
June to Sept 2022
Alpharetta Arts Center
Alpharetta, GA
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
June to Nov 2022
Ninth Street Studios
Wichita Falls TX
Medium: Oil on canvas
May 2022
Colour Studios,
Nude:18 “Showtime”
Tulsa, OK
Medium: Oil on Canvas
March – June 2022
San Antonio Art League and Museum,
92st Juried Artist Exhibition
San Antonio, TX
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Feb 2022
Rodney D Butler Art Alliance
2022 Alumni and Faculty Art Show,
Houston TX
Medium: Metal Sculptures and Oils on Board
Feb 2022
The Hardy & Nance Studios,
“Mashed 4: A Mash-up Art Show”,
Houston TX
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Jan 2022
The Hardy & Nance Studios,
“10 x 10 Art Show 2020”,
Houston TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
October 2021
Gallery Skye,
“Amulets and Talismans Show”
Houston TX
Medium: Oil on Canvas
October 2021
The Hardy & Nance Studios,
“Archival Oil Student Show”,
Houston TX
Medium: Oil on Canvas
October 2021
Bayou City Art Festival Downtown,
Houston TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Sept 2021 – Feb 2022
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
2021 Art of Soul
Wilberforce, OH
Medium: Metal Sculptures and Oils on Board
July 2021 – December 2021
Buffalo Soldier National Museum
Military Inspired Art
Houston TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
June 2021 – August 2021
Lawndale Art and Performance Center
The Big Show 2021
Houston TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
June 2021 – August 2021
Breckenridge Fine Arts Center
2021 30th Annual Juried Art Show
Breckenridge TX
Medium: Metal Sculpture
June 2021 – July 2021
Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts – Houston
“Celebration of Culture”
Houston TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas and Metal Sculpture
May 2021
The Hardy & Nance Studios,
“Chapter XLIX: The Aftermath” Solo Show,
Houston TX
Medium: All Mediums
April – June 2021
San Antonio Art League and Museum,
91st Juried Artist Exhibition
San Antonio, TX
Medium: Oil on Canvas
March – June 2021
San Antonio Art League and Museum,
92st Juried Artist Exhibition
San Antonio, TX
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Feb 2022
Rodney D Butler Art Alliance
2022 Alumni and Faculty Art Show,
Houston TX
Medium: Metal Sculptures and Oils on Board
Feb 2022
The Hardy & Nance Studios,
“Mashed 4: A Mash-up Art Show”,
Houston TX
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Jan 2022
The Hardy & Nance Studios,
“10 x 10 Art Show 2020”,
Houston TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Nov 2021 – Oct 2022
Leon County Art Trail
Jewett TX
Medium: Metal Sculpture
October 2021
Gallery Skye,
“Amulets and Talismans Show”,
Houston TX
Medium: Oil on Canvas
October 2021
The Hardy & Nance Studios,
“Archival Oil Student Show”,
Houston TX
Medium: Oil on Canvas
October 2021
Bayou City Art Festival Downtown,
Houston TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Sept 2021 – Feb 2022
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
2021 Art of Soul
Wilberforce, OH
Medium: Metal Sculptures and Oils on Board
July 2021 – November 2021
Buffalo Soldier National Museum
Military Inspired Art
Houston TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
June 2021 – August 2021
Lawndale Art and Performance Center
The Big Show 2021
Houston TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
June 2021 – August 2021
Breckenridge Fine Arts Center
2021 30th Annual Juried Art Show
Breckenridge TX
Medium: Metal Sculpture
May 2021
The Hardy & Nance Studios,
“Chapter XLIX: The Aftermath” Solo Show,
Houston TX
Medium: All Mediums
April – June 2021
San Antonio Art League and Museum,
91st Juried Artist Exhibition
San Antonio, TX
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Feb – April 2021
Meet Houston Artist,
Mem Meet Houston Artist Exhibit
Houston, TX
Medium: Oil on Canvas, Metal Sculpture and Mixed Media
Jan – March 2021
The Ninth Street Studios,
#Merica Exhibit
Wichita Falls, TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Nov 2020
Millionaire Matchmaker
Awards Party and Art Exhibit,
Houston TX
Medium: Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
Sept – Nov 2020
The Ninth Street Studios,
Memento: Art That Reminds Us
Wichita Falls, TX
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Feb 2020
The Hardy & Nance Studios,
“Mashed 4: A Mash-up Art Show”,
Houston TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Jan 2020
The Hardy & Nance Studios,
“10 x 10 Art Show 2020”,
Houston TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Nov, 2019 – Jan 2020
310 Gallery
Meet the Artist
Richmond TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
May – June 2019
BR Vino Exhibit,
Rosenberg, TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
May, 2019
Art Walk
HRA Richmond TX
Medium: Air Brush Demonstration
May, 2019
310 Gallery
Meet the Artist
Richmond TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
March & May, 2019
Aurora Studios,
Houston TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
March, 2019
Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park,
Houston TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
March, 2019
310 Gallery
Meet the Artist
Richmond TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
January – February, 2019
Gallery Baroness
Meet the Artist
Richmond TX
Medium: Mixed Media
December, 2018
JoMar Visions,
“Art Excellence 2018”
Houston TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
November – December 2018
BR Vino Exhibit,
Rosenberg, TX
November, 2018
Black Cowboy Museum
Richmond TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
November, 2018
Gallery Baroness
Meet the Artist
Richmond TX
Medium: Mixed Media
October, 2018
Sensation Play, A Fetish Art Show
Insomnia Gallery
Houston TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
October, 2018
Bayou City Art Festival Downtown,
Houston TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
July – August 2018
BR Vino Exhibit,
Rosenberg, TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
May, 2018 – 2019
14th Annual Sculpture Garden Exhibit
At The Kemp Center for the Arts,
Wichita Falls, TX
Medium: Metal
May, 2018
Gallery Baroness
Meet the Artist / Live Painting
Richmond TX
Medium: Mixed Media
March, 2018
DuVin Pintor Art Gallery
Live Painting
Houston TX,
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
March, 2018
Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park,
Houston TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
February, 2018
Gallery Baroness
Meet the Artist
Richmond TX
Medium: Mixed Media
January – February 2018
Harambee Gallery
City Hall Exhibit,
Houston TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
January – February 2018
Rockstar Gallery – State of the ART Shows
Leasing Office Exhibit,
Houston TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
December, 2017
JoMar Visions,
“Art Excellence 2017”
Houston TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
November, 2017
Gallery Baroness
Meet the Artist
Richmond TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
November, 2017
Black Cowboy Museum
Richmond TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
October, 2017
Relief Now,
Houston TX
Medium: Acrylic on paper
October, 2017
Bayou City Art Festival Downtown,
Houston TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
September, 2017
S.H.A.P.E. Community center
Annual African Ball,
Houston TX
Medium: Metal, Acrylic on Canvas
September, 2017
JoMar Visions, “Black And White” Exhibit,
Houston TX
Medium: Metal / Acrylic on Canvas
June – August, 2017
Citywide African American Artists Exhibition,
Houston TX
Medium: Metal
June, 2017
The Hardy & Nance Studios,
“Freedom of Expression Art Show”,
Houston TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
June, 2017
JoMar Visions, “In Pulsation” Exhibit,
Houston TX
Medium: Metal / Acrylic on Canvas
May, 2017
JoMar Visions, “Expose’ XLV”
Solo Exhibit,
Houston TX
Medium: Metal / Acrylic on Canvas
March, 2017
Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park,
Houston TX
Medium: Metal
February, 2017
ELYN X Production, Art Mixer Social,
Houston TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
February, 2017
JoMar Visions, “All Things Erotic” Exhibit,
Houston TX
Medium: Metal / Acrylic on Canvas
January, 2017
Pancakes & Booze Art Show,
Houston TX
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
November, 2016
Womans Works Donation,
Houston Museum of African American Culture,
Houston TX
Medium: Metal
October, 2016
Bayou City Art Festival Downtown,
Houston TX
Medium: Metal
September, 2016
JoMar Visions, “80’s Inspiration” Exhibit,
Houston TX
Medium: Metal
August, 2016
ELYN X Production, Art Mixer Social,
Houston TX
Medium: Metal
August, 2016
Pancakes & Booze Art Show,
Houston TX
Medium: Photography / Digital Art
May, 2016
Chocolate and Art,
Houston TX
Medium: Metal
April – June, 2016
Bert Long Jr Exhibit,
Houston Museum of African American Culture,
Houston TX
Medium: Metal
April, 2016
Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park,
Houston TX
Medium: Metal
February, 2016
Pancakes & Booze Art Show,
Houston TX
Medium: Metal
October, 2015
Paragon Fine Art Festivals,
Houston TX
Medium: Metal
August, 2013
First Saturday Art Market, White Linen Night,
Houston TX
Medium: Metal
August, 2012
First Saturday Art Market, White Linen Night,
Houston TX
Medium: Metal
July, 2012
First Saturday Arts Market,
Houston TX
Medium: Metal
Publications
January, 2021
The #MERICA Exhibit opens at 9th Street Studios, Wichita Falls TX
https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/the-merica-exhibit-opens-at-9th-street-studios/?fbclid=IwAR0CVb6najDIW6G-ctFe42DTF53D5shvX3S00RznY2lDD47Uo2pKhizu8PY
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
March, 2019
Absolutely Brazos Community Magazine, Richmond TX
http://absolutelybrazos.com/march-april-2019-out-about-in-the-heart-brazos/
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
March, 2019
Houston Chronicle, Houston TX
https://m.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Rain-doesn-t-stop-patrons-at-Bayou-City-Art-13729258.php?fbclid=IwAR3aNJkbrzuVjfRS9hVtbre1w-QJg-syoLtr14n7kgKagQsmc9lLISKxfN4
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
July, 2018
Fort Bend Herald, Rosenberg TX
https://www.fbherald.com/free/rodney-butler-to-showcase-art-at-br-vino/article_629464e3-cad5-5f85-aa5b-4b95bd6cef67.html?fbclid=IwAR1bg2EghC1d90cu1u_IwgANznR15EKy4AujvOuDDzOtH_k1nWrgkpy1AUI#.W0FRSndY7S8.facebook
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
September, 2017
Houston Defender, Houston TX
http://defendernetwork.com/art-entertainment/
Medium: Metal and Acrylic on Canvas
July, 2017
RED PUBLICATION, Houston TX
https://www.facebook.com/redpublication/
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
June, 2017
Life on the Green, Houston TX
Medium: Metal
May, 2016
J-vibe Magazine, Houston TX
http://j-vibe.com/rodney-d-butler-houston-green-metal-artist/
Medium: Metal
April, 2016
FM News MD Anderson New letters, Houston TX
Medium: Metal
Portfolio furnished upon request
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