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1948
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Born in Decatur, Illinois.
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Lives and works in Houston, Texas.
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2003
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Artist of the Year, The Art League of Houston, Houston, Texas
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2002
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Second Place, 42nd Annual Invitational, Longview Museum of Art, Texas
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1999
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Grant in the Visual Arts, Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc.
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1996
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Honorable Mention, Assistance League of Houston Annual Juried Exhibit
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1993
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First Place, Assistance League of Houston Annual Juried Exhibit
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1991
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The Engelhard Award
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1976
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Illinois Arts Council, Mural for Lakeland College
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Selected Solo Exhibitions
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2005
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Lewallen Contemporary, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Sicardi Gallery, Houston, Texas
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2003
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Jason McCoy, Inc., New York, New York
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Pillsbury and Peters Fine Art, Dallas, Texas
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2002
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Sicardi Gallery, Houston, Texas
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2001
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Memories and Transformations, Pillsbury and Peters Fine Art, Dallas, Texas
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1998
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Heriard-Cimino Gallery, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana
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Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, Texas
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1997
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Jason McCoy Inc., New York, New York
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Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, Texas
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1995
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Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, Texas
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1994
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Hiram Butler Gallery, Houston, Texas
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1991
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Lamar University Museum, Beaumont, Texas
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1990
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Hiram Butler Gallery, Houston, Texas
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Tarble Arts Center, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois
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1988
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Hiram Butler Gallery, Houston, Texas
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1987
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Gallery D’Theeboom, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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1974
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Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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The George School, Newtown, Pennsylvania
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1971
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Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois
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Selected Group Exhibitions
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2005
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Inaugural Exhibition, Holly Johnson Gallery, Dallas, Texas
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Lewallen Contemporary, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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2003
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Miriam Hoekman and Virgil Grotfeldt, Galerie Luca, Zaltbommel, Netherlands.
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2002
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Virgil Grotfeldt, Billy Hassell and Joe Mancuso, Longview Museum of Art, Longview,
Texas
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42nd Annual Invitational, Longview Museum of Art, Longview, Texas.
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Texas meet Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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2001
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Virgil Grotfeldt: Memories and Transformations, Pillsbury and Peters Fine Art, Dallas,
Texas
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Virgil Grotfeldt and Jack Meredith, Galerie Luca, Zaltbommel, The Netherlands
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2000
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Group Exhibition, Pillsbury and Peters Fine Art, Dallas, Texas
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Group Exhibition, Earl McGrath Gallery, New York, New York
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Waldo Bein: including the series with Virgil Grotfeldt, Kunstausstellung der Ruhrfestspiele
Recklinghausen, The Netherlands
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1999
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Three Artists from Texas USA, Upriver Gallery, Chengdu, China
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Free International University World Art Collection, Triodos Bank, Zeiss, The Netherlands
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1998
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Bound: Books by Artists, Brazos Bookstore, Houston, Texas, curated by William Steen
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Works on Paper by Contemporary and Modern Masters, Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston,
Texas
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1997
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Establishment and Revelation, Dallas Visual Art Center, Dallas, Texas
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Virgil Grotfeldt & Mirjam Hoekman, Galerie Luca, Zaltbomel, The Netherlands
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Convergence, Barbara Davis Gallery, Pennzoil Place, Houston, Texas
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1996
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Contemplating Translucence: A Selection of Works of Contemporary Texas
Watercolorists, Two Allen Center, Houston, Texas
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New Work: Gallery Artists, Barbara Davis Gallery, Pennzoil Place, Houston, Texas
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NOG Insurance Company Collection, Van Reekum Museum, Appeldoorn, The Netherlands
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Delphi, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, Traveling to Blue Star,
San
Antonio, Texas
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Works on Paper, A Selection of Contemporary and Master Works, Jason McCoy Gallery,
New York, New York
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Material and Spirit, Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, Texas
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1995
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Genesis in Fire, Works from the Green Mountain Foundry, Glassell School of Art, Museum
of Fine Arts Houston, Texas, curated by Alison de Lima Greene and Joe Harvel.
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Texas Myth & Reality, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, curated by Alison de
Lima
Greene
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Watercolor, “All Ways,” College of the Mainland, Houston, Texas
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Drawing from Strength: 26 Artists Make Their Mark, Transco Tower, Houston, Texas
curated by Sally Sprout
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Group Exhibit, Lanning Gallery, Houston, Texas
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1994
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Group Exhibit, RAM Gallery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Texas Landscapes, Hooks Epstein Gallery, Houston, Texas, curated by David Brauer
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Out of This World, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Texas, curated by Lynn Herbert
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1993
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Virgil Grotfeldt, Joseph Havel & James Surls, Hiram Butler Gallery, Houston, Texas
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1992
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Selections from the 20th Century Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
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1990
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Texas Art Celebration, juried exhibition of the Assistance League of Houston, Texas
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1989
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Texas Realism, Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, Texas
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1988
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The Contour Line, Hiram Butler Gallery, Houston, Texas
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1987
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The Fictional Figure, Caroline Lee Gallery, Houston, Texas
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1986
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Texas Annual, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, Texas
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1985
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Synergy, Juried Exhibition of the Arts Symposium of Houston, Glassell School of Art,
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
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Plastica Huesped, Guadalajara, Mexico
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Four Artists, Diverseworks, Houston, Texas
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1984
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The First Annual East End Show, Lawndale Center, The University of Houston, Texas
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1983
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Group Show, Boulevard Gallery, Houston, Texas
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1982
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Juried Exhibition, Art League of Houston, Texas
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1981
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Juried Exhibition, Art League of Houston, Texas
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1979
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Dimension II, Juried Exhibition of the Assistance League of Houston, Texas
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Dimension I, Juried Exhibition of the Assistance League of Houston, Texas
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1977
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Annual Juried Show, School of The Ozarks, Branson, MO
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1975
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Graphic Biennial, Miami Museum of Art, Miami, Florida
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2001
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Kutner, Janet. “Wallpower,” The Dallas Morning News, April 1.
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Daniel, Mike. “Virgil Grotfeldt,” The Dallas Morning News, March 23.
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“Expositie Galerie Luca,” De Toren, The Neterlands, January 11.
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“Texanen tonen Werk in Luca in Zaltbommel,” Brabants Dagblad, The Netherlands,
January 5.
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“Spiraalvormige Woekeringen in de Tijd,” Brabants Dagblad, The Netherlands,
January
10.
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2000
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Greene, Alison de Lima. Texas: 150 Works from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Harry
N. Abrams, 2000.
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Healy, Patrick. Waldo Bien including the Series with Virgil Grotfeldt, Druck &
Verlagshaus,
Wein, Austria and Cologne, Germany.
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“Bank-en Effectenbedrijf,” Nibesuu, The Netherlands, Novemeber.
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S.G. “Min der Ruhe ist es Vorbei,” Recklinghäuser Zeitung, June 10.
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Strecker, Manfred. “Im Sterbezimmer,” Neue Westfälische Zeitung, June
10.
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Willems, Sophia. “Im Versteinerten Zwischenreich,” Westdeutsche Zeitung,
May 25.
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Posca, Claudia. “Biens Labor als Rhurfestspiel,” Nord Rheinische Zeitung,
May 9.
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Höving, E. “Der Sammler als Küstler,” Westdeutsche Algemeine Zeitung,
May 6.
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Schmidt, Konrad. “Toter Bergmann in Wal-öl,” Recklinghäuser Zeitung,
May 6.
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Red. “Das Sterbezimmer,” Recklinghäuser Zeitung, May 6.
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Red. “So Blau ist der Himmel,” Westdeutsche Algemeine Zeitung, May 6.
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Berke, Bernd. “Wo das Ungeahnte Jederzeit Geschehen Kann,” Westfälische
Rundscham,
May 6.
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Brambrink, Tina. “Spiegel der Eigenen Kultur,” Recklinghäuser Zeitung,
May 6.
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Red. “Kunst Zieht zur Kunst auf den Hügel,” Recklinghäuser Zeitung,
April 20.
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Brambrink, Tina. “Ein Sterbezimmer für den Bergbau,” Recklinghäuser
Zeitung, April 13.
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1997
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Johnson. “Virgil Grotfeldt,” The New York Times, December 5.
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Chambers, Karen. “Virgil Grotfeldt,” The Critical State of Visual Art in
New York Review,
November 15.
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Johnson, Patricia Covo. “Garden of Paint,” Houston Chronicle, February 25.
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1996
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Martin, Laura Carey. American Images: The SBC Collection of Twentieth Century
American Art, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, New York, NY.
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1994
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Johnson, Patricia Covo. Contemporary Art in Texas, Craftsman House G& B Art
International, Roseville, Australia.
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Kalil, Susie. “The Secret Life and Plans,” Houston Press, May 12.
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1993
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Chadwick, Susan. “Grotfeldt, Havel, & Surls,” The Houston Post, November
11.
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1992
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Chadwick, Susan. “Art and Nature,” The Houston Post, May 28.
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1990
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Johnson, Patricia. “Grotfeldt’s Raw Images are Potent,” Houston Chronicle,
April 10.
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Chadwick, Susan. “No Fool’s Gold,” The Houston Post, March 31.
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Chadwick, Susan. “The Glory of Texas Art,” The Houston Post, January 19.
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1988
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Chadwick, Susan. “Critic’s Choice,” The Houston Post, April 1.
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Chadwick, Susan. The Houston Post, April 3.
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Chadwick, Susan. The Houston Post, May 29.
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Chadwick, Susan. The Houston Post, December 31.
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Johnson, Patricia. The Houston Chronicle, April 15.
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Kalmykov, Fran. 11 x 14 Magazine, Fall.
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Selected Collections
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The Menil Collection, Houston, Texas.
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Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York.
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Houston Lighting & Power, Houston, Texas.
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The Engelhard Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts.
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NOG Insurance Company, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Free International University World Art Collection, Zeist, The Netherlands.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Collection.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas.
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Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, Texas.
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University of Oklahoma Museum, Norman, Oklahoma.
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Fritz Becht Collection, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Upriver Gallery Collection, Chengdu, China.
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