Official Texas State Artists
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The Texas state artists are selected for one-year appointments by the Texas Poet Laureate, State Musician and State Artist Committee.
| 1971-1972 | Joe Ruiz Grandee, Arlington no alternate |
| 1972-1973 | Melvin C. Warren, Clifton no alternate |
| 1973-1974 | Ronald Thomason, Weatherford A. C. Gentry, Jr., Tyler, alternate |
| 1974-1975 | Jo Rader Roberts, Dripping Springs Bette Lou Voorhis, Austin, alternate |
| 1975-1976 | Jack White, New Braunfels no alternate |
| July 4, 1975 - July 4, 1976 | Robert Summer, Glen Rose, Bicentennial Artist |
| 1976-1977 | James Boren, Clifton Kenneth Wyatt, Lubbock, alternate |
| 1977-1978 | Edward "Buck" Shiwetz, DeWitt County Renne Hughes, Tarrant County, alternate |
| 1978-1979 | Jack Cowan, Rockport Gary Henry, Palo Pinto County, alternate Joyce Tally, Caldwell County, alternate |
| 1979-1980 | Dalhart Windberg, Travis County Grant Lathe, Canyon Lake, alternate |
| 1980-1981 | Harry Ahysen, Huntsville Jim Reno, Simonton, alternate |
| 1981-1982 | Jerry Newman, Beaumont Raul Gutierrez, San Antonio, alternate |
| 1982-1983 | Dr. James H. Johnson, Bryan Armando Hinojosa, Laredo, alternate |
| 1983-1984 | Raul Gutierrez, San Antonio James Eddleman, Lubbock, alternate |
| 1984-1985 | Covelle Jones, Lubbock Ragan Gennusa, Dripping Springs, alternate |
| 1985-1986 | Ragan Gennusa, Dripping Springs |
| 1986-1987 | Chuck DeHaan, Graford |
| 1987-1988 | Neil Caldwell, Angleton Rey Gaytan, Austin, alternate |
| 1988-1989 | George Hallmark, Walnut Springs Tony Eubanks, Grapevine, alternate |
| appointed 1990 | Mondel Rogers, Sweetwater, Two-dimensional Ron Wells, Cleveland, Three-dimensional |
| appointed 1991 | Woodrow Foster, Center, Two-dimensional Harold Phenix, Houston, alternate Kent Ullberg, Corpus Christi, Three-dimensional Mark Clapham, Conroe, alternate |
| 1993-1994 | Roy Lee Ward, Two-dimensional James Eddleman, Lubbock, Three-dimensional |
| 1994-1995 | Frederick Carter, El Paso, Two-dimensional Garland Weeks, Wichita Falls, Three-dimensional |
| 1996 | none designated |
| 1997-1998 | Ernesto Martinez, El Paso, Two-dimensional Jim Reno, Kerrville, Three-dimensional |
| 1998-1999 | Carl Rice Embrey, San Antonio, Two-dimensional Edd Hayes, Humble, Three-dimensional |
| 2000-2002 | none designated |
| 2003 | Ralph White, Austin, Two-dimensional Dixie Friend Gay, Houston, Three-dimensional |
| 2004 | Sam Caldwell, Houston, Two-dimensional David Hickman, Dallas, Three-dimensional |
| 2005 | Kathy Vargas, San Antonio, Two-dimensional Sharon Kopriva, Houston, Three-dimensional |
| 2006 | George Boutwell, Clifton, Two-dimensional James Surls, Athens, Three-dimensional |
| 2007 | Lee Herring, Rockwall, Two-dimensional David Keens, Arlington, Three-dimensional |
| 2008 | Janet Eager Krueger, Encinal, Two-dimensional Damian Priour, Austin, Three-dimensional |
| 2009 | Rene Alvarado, San Angelo, Two-dimensional Eliseo Garcia, Dallas, Three-dimensional |
| 2010 | Marc Burckhardt, Austin, Two-dimensional John Bennett, Fredericksburg, Three-dimensional |
| 2011 | Melissa Miller, Austin, Two-dimensional Jesus Moroles, Rockport, Three-dimensional |
| 2012 | Karl Umlauf, Waco, Two-dimensional Bill FitzGibbons, San Antonio, Three-dimensional |
| 2013 | Jim Woodson, Waco, Two-dimensional Joseph Havel, Houston, Three-dimensional |
| 2014 | Julie Speed, Marfa, Two-dimensional Ken Little, Canyon, San Antonio, Three-dimensional |
| 2015 | Vincent Valdez, San Antonio, Two-dimensional Margo Sawyer, Austin, Three-dimensional |
| 2016 | Dornith Doherty, Denton, Two-dimensional Dario Robleto, Houston, Three-dimensional |
| 2017 | Kermit Oliver, Waco, Two-dimensional Beverly Penn, Austin, Three-dimensional |
| 2018 | Sedrick Huckaby, Benbrook, Two-dimensional Beili Liu, Austin, Three-dimensional |
| 2019 | Mary McCleary, Nacogdoches, Two-dimensional Rick Lowe, Houston, Three-dimensional |
| 2020 | Earlie Hudnall Jr., Houston, Two-dimensional Gabriel Dawe, Dallas, Three-dimensional |
| 2021 | Annette Lawrence, Denton, Two-dimensional Jennifer Ling Datchuk, San Antonio, Three-dimensional |
| 2022 | Celia Álvarez Muñoz, Arlington, Two-dimensional Jesse Lott, Houston, Three-dimensional |
| 2023 | Gaspar Enriquez, San Elizario, Two-dimensional James Watkins, Lubbock, Three-dimensional |
| 2024 | Michael Ray Charles, Houston, Two-dimensional Diana Kersey, San Antonio, Three-dimensional |
| 2025 | Angelbert Metoyer, Houston, Two-dimensional Steve Parker, Austin, Three-dimensional |
| 2026 | Letitia Huckaby, Benbrook, Two-dimensional Linda Ridgway, Dallas, Three-dimensional |