Rex Hausmann
International Artist
Rex Hausmann
Studio Address:
Hausmann Millworks
925 W Russell Place
San Antonio, TX, 78015
E-mail: rex_hausmann@yahoo.com
Tel: (210) 884-6390
Currently
Studying MFA through The Savannah College of Art & Design, Low Residency MFA program, and serving as the Gallery and Arts Program Director of Hausmann Millworks in San Antonio, Texas.
Solo Exhibitions
2014 Rex Hausmann New Works, The Cloister at Sea Island, Sea Island GA
2014 "Play" San Antonio Childeren's Museum, San Antonio TX
2013 Laity Lodge, "Rex Hausman: New Works", The HEB Foundation, Leakey TX
2013 Musical Bridges Around the World "On The Way To Work", San Antonio TX
2013 The San Antonio Library Foundation, San Antonio TX
2013 The City of San Antonio Public Works Projects ,"In Every Town There is a Topic", San Antonio TX
2013 Gallery Nord, "Cats | Donuts | Starships | Ideals", San Antonio TX
2013 Neiman Marcus San Antonio, The Windows Project, San Antonio TX
2012 “Earth Language & Symbols,” Cara & Cabezas Contemporary, Kansas City
2012 “The Dannon Art Project” The Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, Kansas
2011 “Rod’s Garage & Tina’s Kitchen,” The South West School of Art, San Antonio, Texas
2011 “Rex Hausmann’s Ithica,” The Institute of Texan Cultures, San Antonio, Texas
2010 “This is My Body, This is My Blood,” Soap Box Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
2009 “Blood and Fire,” All Things Project, New York, New York
2009 “Blood and Fire,” Art and Shelter, Los Angeles, California
2009 “Introducing Introduction," Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, Texas
2009 “Revisitation,” Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, Texas
2008 “Hinterland” Falbow Contemporary, (private residence) Highland Park, Dallas, Texas
2008 “In Flux," Private Residence in Highland Park, Dallas, Texas
2008 “Philosophy_©,” Rex Contemporary, Boerne, Texas
2007 “The Progression II," North Avenue Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia
2007 “Unit as a Whole,” First Presbyterian of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
2006 “On The Move,” Mercedes Benz of Boerne, Boerne, Texas
2006 “In Retrospect,” 180 Gallery, Savannah, Georgia
2006 “In Retrospect” Overland Partners Architects, San Antonio, Texas
2006 “In Retrospect,” Falbow Contemporary, (private residence), Highland Park,Dallas, Texas
2005 “The Progression 1,” 180 Gallery, Savannah, Georgia
2005 “A Seat for Social Justice,” Hands on Network, Atlanta GA
2005 “A Seat for Social Justice,” The Smithsonian, Washington DC National Civil Rights Museum, Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, NAACP National Headquarters, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
2004 “Good Ole Trucks and Neat Little Sketches (My Grandfather),” Cappy’s Restaurant, San Antonio, Texas
Skills
OIL ON CANVAS
SCULPTURE
LARGE SCALE MURALS
PEN & INK
INSTALLATION
GRAPHIC DESIGN
CURATION
ART LECTURES
2010 - present
2010 - present
2013-current Masters of Fine Arts from The Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, Georgia
2007 Bachelor of Fine Arts from The Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah/Atlanta, Georgia
2005 Santa Reparata International School of The Arts, Florence, Italy
2003 The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
2002 Baylor University, Waco, Texas
Education
Art Curating and Gallery Director of Hausmann Millworks
2014 “Maralyn Lanfear: New Works” The Hausmann Millworks.
2013 “Carla Veliz: Few Words” The Hausmann Millworks
2013 “Fernando Andrade: Images Growing Up” from The Hausmann Millworks
2013 “M.A.P. Art Party (Emerging San Antonio Artists) The San Antonio Artist Foundation
2013 “Danville Chadbourne: New Works” The Hausmann Millworks
2013 “Freedom Within Limits: Linnea Spransy from Los Angeles” The Hausmann Millworks
2012 “The New Old San Antonio” for The National Convention on The Arts, with The San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs. June – August, The Hausmann Millworks
2012 “Language & Signs: The Work of Jim Greenfield”, Contemporary Art Month San Antonio. March – June.
2012 “Emilio Flores: Forms from Monterrey” The Hausmann Millworks
2011 “Booking It To Brooklyn: A Library of Texas Contemporary Art (With Some Friends Who’ve Joined Us Along The Way)” Central Booking Art Space, Brooklyn NY
2011 *“International Exchange” The 14th International Photographic Exhibition. The University of Texas at San Antonio & Photo Association of China. {2 year project}
2011 “Photo’s of The Mind: The Work of Bruce Hahn” Hausmann Millworks
2011 “The New Old San Antonio: Stories from the Little Big Town,” The Lawrence Art Center & The Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, Kansas
2011 “Two Worlds: A Look Back – 30 years,” – Larry Graeber
2011 “The Beautiful Life: Looking at Life and Perspectives on Creativity, Sideways”
2011 “Pick of The Mill, a look inside Hausmann Millworks by David Rubin”
2010 “Escape from Art Basel Miami “San Antonio A-La-Mode”
2010 “Alter Ego 2.0” – David Almaguer and Louie Chavez
2010 “For Sale/ Lease by Owner” – David Alcantar
2010 “Lisa La La's List Wall Project”
2010 “Two To Tango: Linear” – Louis Vega Trevino & Kim Bishop
2010 “Art as Trajectory” – Kenneth Hawkom Thomas
2010 “The White Show” from Lawrence, Kansas
2010 “Cutting The Surface” – David Almaguer
2009 “The Most Unusual Places” from San Antonio to LA
2015 "6 Artists Celebrate the McNay's 60th Anniversary", McNay Art Museum; San Antonio, Texas
2014 The Moonlight Fund Gala, The San Antonio Country Club, San Antonio TX
2014 "Play", front windows of Commerce Street, San Antonio Childeren's Museum, San Antonio TX
2014 Musical Bridges Around the World Gala, The Tobin Center, San Antonio TX
2014 Texas Contemporary Artist Series, The Plaza Club, San Antonio TX
2014 Texas Contemporary Artist Series, The Institure of Texan Cultures, San Antonio TX
2014 “The Print Project: Robert Indiana” The McNay Museum of Art, San Antonio TX
2014 “MAP – Movable Art Party” The San Antonio Artist Foundation, San Antonio TX
2013 “Red Dot” Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, TX
2013 City Center Development, the City of San Antonio public art commission, San Antonio TX
2013 “M.A.P. Art Party” The San Antonio Artist Foundation, San Antonio, TX
2013 Cinnabar Contemporary @ Santa Fe Contemporary Art Fair, Santa Fe NM
2013 Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum - Red Dot, San Antonio TX
2012 “The Art Party” Michael Imbimbo Architects, San Antonio, TX
2012 “Red Dot” Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, TX
2012 “Say Si Small Works Auction” Say Si, San Antonio, TX
2012 Blue Star Contemporary Art Center Red Dot, San Antonio, TX
2012 “The Green Show” The Hilyard Gallery, Des Moines, IA
2011 “Sweeping Up The Mess,” The White Carpet Gallery, Des Moines, IA
2011 “The Beautiful Life,” Hausmann Millworks, San Antonio, TX
2010 “Dry Bones," Flash Art Space, Lawrence, KS
2010 “TRANS.parent |TRANS.lucent,” Flash Art Space, Lawrence, KS
2010 “Open Kitchen,” DA Gallery, New York, New York
2009 “Détournement Venise 2009 (14),” The Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
2009 “The Red Dot Sale,” Blue Star Art Center, San Antonio, Texas
2009 “The White Show,” Signs of Life Gallery, Lawrence, Kansas
2009 “The White Show,” Hausmann Millworks, San Antonio, Texas
2009 “10th Anniversary Benefit Auction,” White Box, New York, New York
2009 “Electoral Decisions,” The All Things Project, New York, New York
2008 “The Middle of Somewhere,” The Old Mason Warehouse, Mason, Texas
2008 “The Dream of the Red Chamber,” White Box, New York, New York
2007 “Electoral Decisions,” 100 Stewards, Los Angeles, California
2005 “Cibilo Arts Gala,” Cibilo Arts Council, Boerne, Texas
Selected Group Exhibitions
Collaborations
2014 “The Museum Project” The San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio TX
2011 *“International Exchange” The 14th International Photographic Exhibition. The University of Texas at San Antonio & Photo Association of China.
2011 “The New Old San Antonio: The Little Big Town”, The Spencer Museum of Art & The Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence Kansas. The San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs.
2008 “The Texas Cannons of Proportion,” www.texascannonsofproportion.com
2006 “The D’Antoni Project” sponsored by Overland Partners Architects
2013 The City of San Antonio Public Art Commission
2009 Technical and Economic Assistant Grant: The Office of Cultural Affairs, San Antonio, Texas
2008 Creative Capitol Workshop: Creative Capitol, New York, New York
2007 A Simple Bus Seat Gala: A Project with Former President George H.W. Bush, Kennebunkport, Maine
2006 Frances Larkin McCommon Scholarship (Full Scholarship): The Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia
2005 “A Seat for Social Justice”: Hands on Atlanta and Delta Airlines, Atlanta, Georgia
Awards and Grants
2011 “Painting The Big Idea: Summer Class,” The Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, Texas
2010 “Painting The Big Idea: Summer Class,” The Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, Texas
2009 “Painting The Big Idea: Summer Class,” The Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, Texas
2008 “Art History in Art, In Architecture,” The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
2006 “Painting Big: Summer Class,” The South West School of Art and Craft, San Antonio, Texas
Teaching
Lectures
2014 "Out to Launch" Guest Artist Lecturer, The Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta GA
2014 "Art and the Process" The Cloister at Sea Island, Sea Island GA
2014 “Art and Place: From Rothko to The Cheshire Cat”, The HEB Foundation, Leakey TX
2013 “Art and Life” The Winston School, San Antonio, TX
2013 “Artist Run Spaces: The Hausmann Millworks” The San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX
2012 “TEDx & SAMA Contemporary's” a walk with David Rubin & Rex Hausmann. The San Antonio Museum of Art; San Antonio, Texas
2012 “Ithica” National Poetry Month, Hausmann Millworks San Antonio, TX
2011 "Art & Creativity in Community," Yew Chung International Secondary School, Hong Kong
2011 TEDx San Antonio Talks, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
2011 “Directors Cut” The Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence Kansas
2011 “The BeautiFULL Life: Linnea Spransy, Darin & Shannon White, Rex Hausmann” (Contemporary Art Month San Antonio)
2010 Hausmann Millworks “P.A.V.E.” program
2009 “A History of Modernity, Like it or Not, Its Here to Stay; For Now…” El Pomar Foundation, Colorado Springs, Colorado
2009 “Who Tha’ What? The Art of Rex Hausmann,” Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, Texas
2009 “The Colloquium,” Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, Texas
2007 “Art within Architecture: Why We See the Way We Do”, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
2007 “Post Modernism – Contemporary Art, and a look at ‘Context’,” The Boerne Public Library, Boerne, Texas
2008 “Introduction to the Work of Rex Hausmann,” The Boerne Public Library, Boerne, Texas
2006 The Architecture of La Corbusier, and His Paintings,” Rex Hausmann and Tim Blonkvist. The Boerne Public Library, Boerne, Texas
2007 “Collaboration and The Arts” transform, New York, New York
2013 “ Cats | Donuts | Starships | Ideals” for Gallery Nord opening, San Antonio, TX
2012 “Buisness is Good and Everyone is Buying” edited by Phillip Arevalo
2011 “50 Texans: Artists selected from the UTSA Collection” (in editing), The University of Texas at San Antonio Press, San Antonio, Texas
2008 “Texas Cannons of Proportion, Selected Works and Exhibition Catalog” Sponsored by The San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs, Bihl Haus Arts and Overland Partners Architects
2008 “Rex Hausmann: Painting and Life” 198 page monograph, Edited by Roberta Knowles, Forward by Gail Smith, Interview with Samuel Kho
Books
Commissions and Murals
2013 “In Every Town There is Topic” Public Art San Antonio, San Antonio Texas
2009 “The Bahamas Project,” Nassau, Bahamas Islands
2007 “The New York Murals,” Hands that Care, New York, New York
2005 “The Armor of God,” Grace Community Church, Universal City, Texas
2004 “Timeless,” The Church at Stone Oak, San Antonio, Texas
The McNay Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas
The Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, Georgia
The University of Texas at San Antonio Presidential Collection, San Antonio, Texas
The Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
The National Civil Rights Museum, Washington D.C.
The Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial, Atlanta, Georgia
Overland Partners Architects, San Antonio, Texas
Public Collections
Private Collections
Michael Imbimbo Architects, San Antonio, Texas
Susan Frost, San Antonio, Texas
George Schrader, San Antonio, Texas
Tim and Lisa Blonkvist, San Antonio, Texas
Gayle and Marcia Kemble, San Antonio, Texas
Felicia Matthews, Dallas, Texas
Dr. Richard C. Senillick, Comfort, Texas
Philip and Suzanne Arevalo, San Antonio, Texas
Arturo Almeda, San Antonio, Texas
Dr. Rafael and Sandra Guerra, San Antonio, Texas
More available upon request
“Meet Artist Rex Hausmann” Chanel 4 WOAI – NBC with Lanna Summers. June 7th 2012
“Hausmann Home for Artists” Chanel 4 WOAI - 5 o’clock news, with Darlene Dorsey Feb 13, 2012
“Finding Your Fire” Talk of Iowa with Charity Nebbe, 90.1 FM, Des Moines, IO
“Do it Des Moines” Talk of Iowa with Charity Nebbe, National Public Radio, Des Moines, Iowa
"The Life of Rex Hausmann" Show on SA Rising Stars with Christian Guerra, 930 AM, San Antonio, TX
"Trains Plains and Automobiles" Show on Central Standard with Jabulani Leffall, 89.3 FM, National Public Radio. Kansas City, MO
"From San Antonio to Lawrence" Show on Central Standard with Jabulani Leffall, 89.3 FM, National Public Radio. Kansas City, MO
Radio
Reviews in the Press
“Better Than Ever: On and Off Fred Studio Tour”. Kegley, Tami. The Rivard Report, Feb 23, 2014
“Literary Tours: Rex Hausmann's MAX-a-mal Exhibit at The Cody Center” Lee, Dolly. Tweet Speak, January 4, 2014
“An Artist's World” . Petty, Kathleen. San Antonio Magazine, May 31, 2013
“Rex Hausmann” Cats | Donuts | Starships | Ideals”. Andrews, Scott. The San Antonio Current. May 22, 2013
“Rex Hausmann's Art – Electrically Electric” Benett, Steve. The San Antonio Express News. May 16, 2013
“One To Watch For: Rex Hausmann,” San Antonio Magazine, October 2011
“Painter creates his own odyssey,” Bennett, Steve. The San Antonio Express News. Sunday August 20, 2011
“Artist captures odyssey of his childhood in S.A.,” Cook-Monroe, Nancy. The San Antonio Express News. August, 2011
“San Antonio Codex,” Andrews, Scott. The San Antonio Current, San Antonio, Texas. July 2011
“Actually, we are in Kansas,” Silva, Elda. The San Antonio Express News, May 6, 2011
San Antonio, Texas
“Dozens of San Antonio Artists Migrating to Kansas,” Andrews, Scott. April 28, 2011, The San Antonio Current, San Antonio, Texas
“Final Friday Preview: The New Old San Antonio: Tales from the Little Big Town.” McGee, Trevan. Lawrence.com, April 27, 2011. Lawrence, Kansas
“Cooking up a Warhol Classic,” Krug, Nick. Lawrence Journal-World, April 26, 2011, Lawrence, Kansas
“A Space for Art Grows in Alta Vista,” Ortiz, Edmond. The San Antonio Express News, March 3, 2011, San Antonio, Texas
“White Show Able to Amuse and Unsettle at the Same Time,” Silva, Elda. The San Antonio Express News, March 21, 2010, San Antonio, Texas
“Rex Hausmann’s Art Messy, Yet Fascinating,” Bennett, Steve. The San Antonio Express News, May 17, 2009, San Antonio, Texas
“Fire in The Hole: How to Deal With the Past,” Wolff, Elaine. The San Antonio Current, May 13, 2009, San Antonio, Texas
“Rex Hausmann Painting Revisits Last Supper,” Messer, Emily. Arts 210, The San Antonio Express News, April 28, 2009, San Antonio, Texas
“The Middle of Somewhere, An Art in Review,” Peavy, Lee Ann. The Mason County News, October 22, 2008, Mason, Texas
“Painter Uses Work to Ask Whys,” Arts 210, The San Antonio Express News, February 27, 2008, San Antonio, Texas
“1000 Words: Rex Hausmann,” Kho, Samuel. Comment Magazine, February 8, 2008
“A Beginners Guide to Collecting Art,” Kho, Samuel. Comment Magazine, October 5, 2007
“Young Artist Avoids Labels,” The San Antonio Express News, August 9, 2006, San Antonio, Texas
2011 Yew Chung International Secondary School, Hong Kong
Residencies