BIOGRAPHY
Maxine Graham Price was born on an Army Base and grew up in a military family. She moved with them to many postings in the southern and eastern areas of the United States as well as Germany. Being a shy child and finding it difficult to make new friends easily, Price found the one constant in her life, other than family, to be her ability to draw and paint.
Her first remembered experience in art was in kindergarten. Price’s teacher remarked positively in front of the class about a face she had drawn and proceeded to post it on the bulletin board. Price believes that teacher’s encouraging remark thrust her into the lifelong pursuit of being an artist. She studied art in college, earning a BFA in studio art (that included four years of life drawing) from the University of Texas at Austin and in many ways has never stopped learning about art and painting. She has always liked faces and had a successful career for many years doing portraits in black and white pencil, watercolor and oils. Many of her oil portraits hang in the collections of the University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University and St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas.
In 1992 Price decided to leave portraiture and make independent painting a full time pursuit. She began a journey of experimentation and exploration, working in various media. She studied with many well known teachers, including Skip Lawrence, Doug Walton and Leo Smith (watercolors), Maxine Masterfield (liquid inks and acrylics), Mary Wilbanks (collage) and Ray Vanilla and Ann Templeton (oils). Price was encouraged in her intent to work more from her imagination and ultimately she developed a method and style of working with oil and palette knife that is recognizably individual and unique.
Price began showing her new creative work in many juried outdoor shows in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. Along the way she has gained gallery representation and has shown in galleries in New Mexico, Texas and Arizona. Price has participated in over 20 one-woman gallery exhibitions and many dozens of two person, three-person and group gallery exhibitions. In 2017 a major retrospective of her work was held in the Royston Nave Memorial Museum in Victoria, Texas. She has worked with several art consultant firms that have commissioned large paintings for hotels and resorts from coast to coast. Also in 2017, her painting, “In Transition”, a 48″x48″ oil, was chosen by the Art In Embassies Program of the U.S. Department of State to be exhibited at the United States Ambassador’s Residence in Lome, Togo in West Africa.
Post college, Price lived in Austin, Texas until she moved to Wimberley, Texas in 1996 where she currently resides. Her work is shown in Texas in Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Johnson City and Wimberley,
“ Maxine Price works in many different series but works equally well in them all. One reason for this is the evolved and consistent level in which she works. Price has great facility with her chosen technique, an instinctive sense of color and harmonic composition. Her choices, placements and handling of deep saturated color are inspired and cannot be taught. Her work is always fresh, alive and never overworked. This comes only from experience. Price makes the most of the impasto effects and has a sure and confident gestural hand. These paintings have great appeal and the sculptural effect of the paintings provides them with a corpo and presence that gives them the impression of being objects themselves.”
David Genovesi
Director, Artrom Gallery
Rome, Italy
As a Wimberley artist her works include:
– Contemporary paintings
– Abstract paintings
– Texas contemporary abstracts
– Palette knife paintings
– Oil paintings
– Southwest expressionistic paintings
– Abstract oil paintings
– Abstract paintings
Maxine Price has been described as an
– Abstract Painter
– Austin abstract painter
– Texas expressionistic painter
– Contemporary landscape artist
– Palette knife artist
– Contemporary abstract painter
– Southwest abstract expressionist painter
– Abstract painter, Austin and the Southwest
ARTIST STATEMENT
The focus of my work for the most part is abstraction or non-representational painting. I concentrate on texture, color harmony, design, composition and a layering method to achieve texture. My approach is intuitive, exploratory and experimental. I find inspiration in nature, dilapidated buildings, rocks and rusty things as well as in my dreams and writings. For over 20 years I have been working primarily with oils using palette knives in an effort to capture layers and textures that are not achievable with just a brush.
With the palette knife I work wet into wet, layering thicker pigment over thinner pigment. This becomes a journey with unpredictable detours and outcomes which must be resolved along the way. Once I begin, I work spontaneously and intuitively, allowing the painting itself to lead me to the next stroke. For me, painting with some degree of speed is a necessary part of the process of working wet into wet. It allows me to be able to scratch and scrape into the wet surface and allows the layers of pigment to interact in ways that can’t happen once a painting is dry. I like the final results to show the energy and emotion that are a part of the creation of that painting. The residue of accidental happenings can also contribute to keeping my work fresh, exciting, alive and full of unplanned surprises.
Recently, I have begun a new body of work that combines oil paint with cold wax. This is also a layering process but it is different in that there is a slower drying time allowing the surface, not only to be added to, but subtracted from, and is workable for longer periods of time. I still and will always work with oils and the palette knife for the excitement and energy it brings to my work but I’m enjoying the slower process of exploring and experimenting with oil with cold wax as it allows me to to achieve a greater depth that retains the history of each painting’s journey.
RESUME
Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Studio Art, University of Texas at Austin
Signature Memberships: Texas Watercolor Society
Teaching Experience: Private instruction to groups and individuals in painting, drawing, and portraiture
Work Experience: Book Designer, University of Texas Press; Graphic Designer, University of Texas at Austin; Free Lance Commercial Artist; Portrait Artist; Co-owner of J.Max Designs, custom designs of large fabric wall hangings and paintings; Interior Designer; Fine Artist and painter showing in galleries in the Southwest United States
2017: One woman show, Nave Museum, Victoria Regional Museum Association, Victoria, TX., May 2017
2016: Gallery Artists Group Show, Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery, March 2016
2016: Gallery Artists Group Show, Kirchman Gallery, Johnson City, Texas, March 2016
2016, Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, May 2016
2016: One Woman Show, Arnold Gallery, Mason, Texas, May 2016
2016: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, July 2016
2016: Featured Artist, Art Inc., San Antonio, Texas, July 2016
2016: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, October 2016
2016: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, December 2016
2016: Gallery Artists Group Show, Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery, Lakeway, Texas, December 2016
2015: Gallery Artists Group Show, Kirchman Gallery, Johnson City, Texas, January 2015
2015: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, February 2015
2015: Gallery Artists Group Show, Portfolio, Ft.Worth, Texas, May 2015
2015: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, May 2015
2015: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, June 2015
2015: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, July 2015
2015: Three Women Show, Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery, Austin, Texas, September 2015
2015: Gallery Artists Group Show, Kirchman Gallery, Johnson City, Texas, October 2015
2015: Three Women Show, Blue Print, Dallas, Texas, October 2015
2015: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, December 2015
2014: Gallery Artists Group Show, Kirchman Gallery, Johnson City, Texas, February 2014
2014: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, May 2014
2014: Gallery Artists Group Show, Cooper’s Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, May 2014
2014: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, June 2014
2014: Gallery Artists Group Show, Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery, Austin, Texas, July 2014
2014: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, July 2014
2014: Gallery Artists Group Show, Kirchman Gallery, Johnson City, Texas, September 2014
2014: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, December 2014
2014: Gallery Artists Group Show, Kirchman Gallery, Johnson City, Texas, December 2014
2013: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, January 2013
2013: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, February 2013
2013: Gallery Artists Group Show, Kirchman Gallery, Johnson City, Texas, March 2013
2013: Gallery Artists Group Show, Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery, Austin, Texas, April 2013
2013: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, July 2013
2013: Gallery Artists Group Show, Kirchman Gallery, Johnson City, Texas, July, 2013
2013: Gallery Artists Group Show, Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery, Austin, Texas, September 2013
2013: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, December 2013
2012: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, January, 2012
2012: Gallery Artists Group Show, Kirchman Gallery, Johnson City, Texas, February 2012
2012: Gallery Artists Group Show, Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery, Austin, Texas, February, 2012
2012: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, March, 2012
2012: Gallery Artists Group Show, Kirchman Gallery, Johnson City, Texas, March 2012
2012: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, April 2012
2012: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, May 2012
2012: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, July 2012
2012: One Woman Show, Kirchman Gallery, Johnson City, Texas, August, 2012
2012: Gallery Artists Group Show, Kirchman Gallery, Johnson City, Texas, October 2012
2012: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, October 2012
2012: Gallery Artists Group Show, Portfolio, Ft. Worth, Texas, November, 2012
2012: Gallery Artists Group Show, Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery, Austin, Texas, December 2012
2012: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, December 2012
2011: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, July 2011
2011: Gallery Artists Group Show, Art Inc., San Antonio, Texas, July 2011
2011: Gallery Artists Group Show, Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery, Austin, Texas, July 2011
2011: One Woman Show, Cooper Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, September 2011
2011: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, December 2011
2011: Gallery Artists Group Show, Cooper Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, December 2011:
2011Texas Best, 10 Texas artists, Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery, Austin Texas, March 2011
2011: Gallery Artists Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, March 2011
2010: “Realism to Abstraction”, One Woman Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas; July 2001
2010: Winner of Poster Contest for Wimberley ARTSFEST 2010, Wimberley, Texas, April 2010
2010: One Woman Show, Paris College, Paris, Texas, February 2010
2010: One Woman Show, Gallery On The Square, Wimberley, Texas, April, 2010
2009: “Diversity,” One Woman Show, The Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery, Austin, Texas, October 2009
2009: One of 40 artists selected for International Show, Gallery On The Green, Taos, New Mexico,
Sponsored by The Taos Gallery, March 2009
2009: Winner of the Ray Vinella Juror’s Choice Award, Gallery On The Green, Taos, New Mexico,
Sponsored by The Taos Gallery, March 2009
2009: One Woman Show, Plaza Gallery, Paris, Texas, March 2009
2008: One Woman Show: Thornwood Gallery, Houston Texas, December 2008
2008: Two Woman Show: jSpace Gallery, Marble Falls Texas, June 2008
2007: One Woman Show: Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, November 2007
2007: Featured Artist: The Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery, Austin, Texas, September 2007
2007: One Woman Show: Art Divas Gallery, Taos, New Mexico, June 2007
2007: Featured Artist: Miller Fine Art Gallery, Salado, Texas, March 2007
2007: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, July 2007
2006: Featured Artist, Miller Fine Art Gallery, Salado, Texas, September 2006
2006: Gallery Artists Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, July 2006 and December 2006
2006: One Woman Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, June 2006
2006: Featured Artist, F8 Gallery, Austin, Texas, May 2006
2006: Featured Artist, Miller Fine Art Gallery, Salado, Texas, May 2006
2005: Christmas Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, December, 2005
2005: Christmas Group Show, Art Incorporated Gallery, San Antonio, Texas, December 2005
2005: One Woman Show, “Past And Present”, Shoreline Grill, Presented by City Art Link, Austin, Texas,
September 2005.
2005: Group Show, 1550 Gallery, Kerrville, Texas, September 2005
2005: One Woman Show “What Remains”, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, August 2005
2005: Summer Group Show, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas, July 2005
2005: “Eye Candy” Group Show, 1550 Gallery, Kerrville, Texas
2004: One Woman Show, “Maxine Price, In Depth”, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas
2004: Group Show, Gallery 401, Houston, Texas
2003: Two Person Show, “New Work” with glass artist Bill Meek, Gallery 401, Houston, Texas
2003: Two Person show, “New Work” with glass artist Bill Meek, Meek Gallery, Wimberley, Texas
2003: Two Person Show, “Concrescentia” with Metal Sculptor Daryl Colburn, Thornwood Gallery,
Houston, Texas, October 2003
2003: Gallery Artists Summer Opening, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas
2003: Gallery Artists, First Thursday Opening, Zandoozi Gallery, Austin, Texas, June and July
2002: Three Person Show with Daryl Colburn, Metal Sculptor, and Mark Yale Harris,
Stone and Bronze Sculptor, Zandoozi Gallery, Austin, Texas
2002: “New Works” with Daryl Colburn and Mark Yale Harris; Zandoozi Gallery, Austin, Texas
2001: Gallery Artist’s Show; Meek Gallery, Wimberley, Texas
2001: Fine Art Home Show, Group Show, Houston, Texas
2000: Fine Art Home Show, Group Show, Houston, Texas
1999: Fine Art Home Show, 7 Women Group Show, Houston, Texas
1999: Two Person Show with Daryl Colburn, Laughing at the Sun Gallery, Austin, Texas
1999: Featured Artists with Bill Meek, Glass Sculptor, Grand Opening: SableV Gallery, Galveston, Texas 1998-1999: Gallery Artists, Pena Gallery, Austin, Texas
1996-1999: Gallery Artists, Teeks Gallery, Wimberley, Texas
1996: One Person Show, “Ancient Voices”, Omni Hotel, Houston, Texas
1996: “Grand Opening Show”, Laughing at the Sun Gallery, Austin, Texas
1995: New Artists Show, El Taller Gallery, Austin, Texas
1995: Christmas Show, Studio H, Austin, Texas
1994: Texas Watercolor Society, Annual National Juried Show, Signature Membership
1993: Texas Watercolor Society, Annual National Juried Show, San Antonio, Texas
1993: Colorado Springs Art Guild National Juried Show, Pike’s Peak Center, Colorado Springs,
Colorado
1991:; Gallery Artists Group Show, Gallery at the Driscoll, Austin, Texas
1991: “Exhibit D”, Austin Visual Arts Association Annual Membership Show, Austin, Texas, Peoples’
Choice Award
Selected Corporate and University Collections:
Keller Williams Realty Corporate Headquarters, Austin, Texas: Eighteen (18) original paintings
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois: Original painting and giclee prints
Hilton Hotel, Orlando, Florida: Original painting
Hyatt Regency Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri: Original painting
Desert Ridge JW Marriott Resort, Scottsdale Arizona: Giclee reproductions (2 each) for 637 rooms,
Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, Ojai, California: Original paintings
Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa, Las Vegas, Nevada: Original painting
Tabor Center, Westin Hotel, Denver Colorado: Original painting and giclee prints for 427 rooms
IBM Corporation, Austin, Texas: Original painting
Altria Group (parent company of Kraft Foods), San Antonio, Texas: Original paintings
Tesoro Oil Corporation, San Antonio, Texas: Original paintings
JW Marriott Hotel, Houston, Texas: Original paintings
Seton Hospital, Cedar Park, Texas: Original paintings
KGA Architecture, Austin, Texas: Original painting
United Title, Austin, Texas: Original paintings
The University of Texas at Austin: Portrait of “Tex” Moncrief. Hangs in the Moncrief-Neuhaus Athletic
Center; the University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin: Portrait of Lee and Joe Jamail. Hangs in the University of Texas Jamail
School Of Nursing
The University of Texas at Austin: Portrait of President Emeritus, Peter T. Flawn. Hangs in the Peter T.
Flawn Academic Center
The University of Texas at Austin: Portrait of Mark Yudof, Dean of UT Law School, Vice President
and Chancellor, University of Texas System. Hangs in the UT Law School
Texas A&M University at College Station: Portrait of John Blocker, Regent. Hangs in the Blocker
Building, Texas A& M University at College Station
St. Mary’s University at San Antonio: Portrait of James Castleberry, President Emeritus, St. Mary’s Law
School. Hangs in the St. Mary’s Law School, San Antonio, Texas
Numerous original paintings and portraits in private and corporate collections throughout the world
Current Gallery Representation: Soho Myriad, Atlanta, Georgia and Los Angeles, California; The Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery, Austin, Texas; Art Incorporated, San Antonio, Texas; Thornwood Gallery, Houston, Texas; Gallery On The Square, Wimberley, Texas, Kirchman Gallery, Johnson City, Texas; Portfolio, Ft. Worth, Texas; Blue Print Store, Dallas, Texas.
Publisher: New Era Portfolio, Austin, Texas