Hunter Cross
b. 1980 in Austin, Texas, USA
www.huntercross.com
Education
2003 BA in Studio Art, Trinity University, San Antonio, USA
2002 Residency, Pont-Aven School of Contemporary Art, Pont-Aven, France
Exhibitions
2017 Let’s Fly, Site 131, Dallas, USA
2017 Visible Light: Trinity Alumni Photography, Neirdorff Art Gallery, San Antonio, USA
2015 Strange Pilgrims, The Contemporary Austin, Laguna Gloria, Austin, USA
2014 #GeodeAustin, Art in Public Places, Austin, USA
2010 Transparency Now, Abrons Art Center, Culpeper Gallery, New York, USA
2010 Catalyst 8, Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin, USA
2009 Transparency Now, Solo Exhibition, East Village, Austin, USA
2009 Hasta la Basura [artcrush], Box 13 ArtSpace, Houston, USA
2008 Hasta la Basura [artcrush], Antigua Aduana Centro Cultural Space, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
2007 Open Doors Expansion, The Dallas Contemporary, Dallas, USA
2007 Art Matters Austin, Art Alliance Austin, curated by Till Richter, Austin, USA
2007 Tabletop Sculpture, Art Palace, Austin, USA
2007 Optophonique, Salvage Vanguard Theater, Austin, USA
2006 New American Talent 21, curated by Aimee Chang, Arthouse, Austin, USA
2006 22 to Watch: New Art in Austin, Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, USA
2006 Open Doors In Between, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, USA
2006 Fuesbox, MASS Gallery, Austin, USA
2005 22 to Watch: New Art in Austin, Austin Museum of Art, Austin, USA
2005 22 to Watch: New Art in Austin, Galveston Art Center, Galveston, USA
2005 Teeny Meeny Tiny Little Itty Bitty Show, Mel Ziegler/Lee Vanderpool Studio, Austin, USA
2005 Open Doors Downtown, AMLI Downtown, Austin, USA
2004 Open Doors, 621 Salado, Austin, USA
2003 Missing: New Work by Hunter Cross, 1007 South Alamo, San Antonio, USA
2003 Nine, Southwest School of Arts and Craft, San Antonio, USA
2002 Exposition, Salle de Gauguin, Pont-Aven, France
Public Art
2014 Geode, Permanent, Art in Public Places, Austin, USA
2010 Water Tower, Temporary, Long Center, Austin, USA
2007 Uptime, Temporary, Blue Theater, Austin, USA
Collections
Till Richter Museum, Berlin, Germany
Austin Art in Public Places, Austin, USA
University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, USA
Joan Davidow, Dallas, USA
Awards
2021 W3 Awards, Best in Show, Best Visual Appeal, Aesthetics for Websites, RubyCity.org
2021 W3 Awards, Silver, Website Features, Best User Experience Websites, RubyCity.org
2010 Official Selection, SXSW Film Festival, Austin, USA
2010 Catalyst 8 Featured Artist, Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin, USA
2006 Cultural Arts Funding Grant, Austin, USA
2005 Nominee, Best Group Show (for Open Doors Downtown), Austin Critics Table, Austin, USA
2003 Annual Excellence in Art & Art History, Trinity University
2002 Scholarship, Pont-Aven School of Art and Texas French Heritage Society
2002 SXSW Music Festival Showcase, Austin, USA
Curator
2007 Open Doors Expansion, The Dallas Contemporary, Dallas, USA
2006 Open Doors In Between, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, USA
2005 Open Doors Downtown, AMLI Downtown, Austin, USA
2004 Open Doors, Austin, USA
Text
2010 Knowles, Margaret, Fact Sheet: Hunter Cross, ArtInAmericaMagazine.com, March 22, 2010
2010 Seeger, C., Event Pick, Tribeza Magazine, August 2010
2008 No es Basura, Es Expresion!, Hojalata Agencia, www.hojalata1.wordpress.com, November 2008
2008 Sanchez, Laura, Desechan sus Creaciones El Ma?ana, November 2008
2008 Roco Ulce, Conocen el arte con basura Lider, November 2008
2008 Huck, Joshua, Event Feature, Austinist, July 11
2008 Kenah, Hannah, The Face of Our City, Tribeza, October, pp 47-49
2007 Seewoester, Laura, The Dallas Contemporary opens its doors to the Open Doors Collective, Pegasus News, November 14
2007 Terranova, Charissa N., Under The Radar, The Dallas Morning News, September 7
2007 Tosten, Eric, Dallas Artcast, Issue 11, November
2006 Cohen, Rebecca S., New Art in Austin: 22 to Watch,” Artlies, Spring 2006
2006 Douberley, Amanda, From Stuff, Art, Austin Chronicle, July 14
2006 Faires, Robert, Gentle Disturbances, Austin Chronicle, March 24
2006 Fisher, Gerren LaQuint, Texas artists make their mark nationally, Daily Texan, August 10
2006 Rockett, Benné, In Between, Austin Chronicle, February 17
2006 Ryzin, Jeanne Claire Van, Diverse show of ‘New American Talent’, Austin American Statesman, June 29
2006 Sebesta, Courtney, Austin artists pay tribute to Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Austin American Statesman, February 3, pp E2
2005 Faires, Robert, 22, Two, Austin Chronicle, May 20
2005 Fluent Collaborative, 22 To Watch: How AMoA Got It Right!, might be good, Issue 52, August 25, www.fluentcollab.org/mbg/archived/issue52.htm
2005 Haskell, Caitlin, Domesticating the Installation, Voices of Art, January
2005 Hixson, Kathyrn, New Art in Austin: 22 to Watch, Glasstire, November
2005 Koper, Rachel,22 to Think About, Austin Chronicle, August 26
2005 May, Jacqueline May, Open Doors Downtown, Austin Chronicle, March 25
2005 Miesner, Ella, 22 Local Artists To Watch, The Daily Texan, October 31
2005 Moniot, Marie-Adele, Open Doors, Artlies, Spring, pp 94
2005 Ryzin, Jeanne Claire Van, 22 To Watch: Updates from the Live Art Capital of the World, Austin American Statesman, October 2
2005 Ryzin, Jeanne Claire Van, Open Doors to a Smart Exhibit, Austin American Statesman, March 24
2004 Koper, Rachel, Open Doors, Austin Chronicle, Sept. 3, pp 44
2004 Recommended Arts, Austin American Statesman, Sept. 5, pp C1
2003 Chamy, Michael, Phases and Stages – Forty Second Scandals’ Complement, Austin Chronicle, May 23
Activities
2016 Panel, App Economy Jobs in Texas, Capital Factory, Austin, TX
2011 Lecture, Using WordPress to build your Portfolio Website, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX
2010 Lecture, Artist Websites, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX
2006 Lecture, Documents and Communication, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX
2005 Lecture, Open Source Portfolios, Arthouse, Austin, TX
2005 Lecture, Organizing Open Doors, Arthouse, October 3, Austin, TX
2005 Panel, ART 101, Arthouse, October 1, Austin, TX
2005 Project, Family Day, Austin Museum of Art, September 18, Austin, TX
2005 Talk, Austin Museum of Art, September 8, Austin, TX
Collaborations
2004-2008 Open Doors Collective, Art Collective
2002- Complicate Everything Press, Independent Publisher
2001-2004 Scheme23a, Software Gallery
1997-2003 Forty Second Scandals, Band