Ray-Mel Cornelius

COPPER MOON GALLERY
My paintings are now represented in Taos, New Mexico, one of my favorite places, by Copper
Moon Gallery, 105 Kit Carson Road.

THE ARTIST'S MAGAZINE
Icons was chosen as one of the finalists in the Animal/Wildlife category of The Artist's Magazine 28th Annual Art Competition. The winners and finalists were featured in the December 2011 issue.

POETS AND CATTLE
This one person exhibition at Norwood Flynn Galleryin Dallas opened Saturday, September 24
and continued through October 15, 2011.

LOTERIA, LOTERIA! (TRES)
La Pajaro was my contribution to this invitational exhibition based on new interpretations of
the cards used in the popular Mexican board game. The exhibit was at the Bath House Cultural
Center in Dallas, Texas, April 30-June 4, 2011.

DRAWING THE LINE
Lady Gaga and Harvest Moon were included in this invitational exhibition at the University of
Cincinnati's Clermont College Art Gallery, May 2-25, 2011.

KADA FILMS
Suddenly Last April was part of an auction benefitting Kada Films, an Connecticut independent
film company. Their project, Life Abstract, is a film about human connections, creativity and
healing, explored within the creative process involved in making art.

HECHO EN DALLAS
This juried exhibition's title translates from Spanish as Made in Dallas, and features the work
of artists living and working in this city. It was at the Latino Cultural Center in Dallas, March 10
through April 29, 2011. My painting, Eli, was included.

ART OF THE BLUES, TEXAS STYLE
My interpretation of Texas Blues pioneer Blind Lemon Jefferson was included in Art of
the Blues, Texas Style, curated by Andy Don Emmons, at the Freestone County Historical
Museum, Fairfield, Tx, opening November 20, 2010.

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS
The Florist was included in DÌa de Los Muertos, curated by Enrique Cervantes Hernadez,
at the Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, October 16 - November 17, 2010.

ART IN THE METROPLEX
Claudius was included in Art in the Metroplex, juried by New York based artist Polly Apfelbaum,
in TCU's J.M. Moudy Art Gallery, Fort Worth, Tx, August 31 - September 30, 2010.

FICTIONAL
Moonfish was my contribution to the juried exhibit Fictional, at the Bath House Cultural Center,
Dallas, July 10 - August 7, 2010.

DRAWING INSPIRATION
Examples of my work and some comments are included in the new book by Michael Fleishman,
Drawing Inspiration, Visual Artists at Work. It's available on Amazon.com at
this link.

ALTPICK.COM
The illustration portfolio site altpick.com spotlighted my Neo-Retro illustration style as Member
Focus of the Day for May 5, 2010.

MEDICAL CITY CHILDRENS' HOSPITAL
Medical City Hospital in Dallas, Texas, has opened a Childrens' wing and one of my paintings,
Outside, hangs in the new building. Photos of the opening event and the painting's process
can be seen on my blog at this link.

FRESH FACES 2X2
Dallas artist Rita Barnard curated this show of emerging and established artists,
featuring works two feet square, at the Bath House Cultural Center May 1 - June 5,
2010. My painting, Rey de la Noche, was included.

EXQUISITE CREATURES 2010
This exhibit, juried by mosaic artist Katrina Doran, continues with the theme set last
year of mermaids and octopuses. The Fisher Queen was my be contribution to the
show, at Norwood Flynn Gallery in Dallas, May 8 - 22, 2010.

7TH STREET MURALS
Several artists from the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas have created murals
for the 7th Street corridor of that city. Mine can be seen at the corner of 7th and
Clinton Avenue. The process of painting the mural can be seen on my blog at this link.