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 |
1972-1973 |
Melvin C. Warren, Clifton |
1973-1974 |
Ronald Thomason, Weatherford |
1974-1975 |
Jo Rader Roberts, Dripping Springs |
1975-1976 |
Jack White, New Braunfels |
July 4, 1975 - |
Robert Summer, Glen Rose, Bicentennial Artist |
1976-1977 |
James Boren, Clifton |
1977-1978 |
Edward "Buck" Shiwetz, DeWitt County |
1978-1979 |
Jack Cowan, Rockport |
1979-1980 |
Dalhart Windberg, Travis County |
1980-1981 |
Harry Ahysen, Huntsville |
1981-1982 |
Jerry Newman, Beaumont |
1982-1983 |
Dr. James H. Johnson, Bryan |
1983-1984 |
Raul Gutierrez, San Antonio |
1984-1985 |
Covelle Jones, Lubbock |
1985-1986 |
Ragan Gennusa, Dripping Springs |
1986-1987 |
Chuck DeHaan, Graford |
1987-1988 |
Neil Caldwell, Angleton |
1988-1989 |
George Hallmark, Walnut Springs |
appointed 1990 |
Mondel Rogers, Sweetwater, Two-dimensional |
appointed 1991 |
Woodrow Foster, Center, Two-dimensional |
1993-1994 |
Roy Lee Ward, Two-dimensional |
1994-1995 |
Frederick Carter, El Paso, Two-dimensional |
1996 |
none designated |
1997-1998 |
Ernesto Martinez, El Paso, Two-dimensional |
1998-1999 |
Carl Rice Embrey, San Antonio, Two-dimensional |
2000-2002 |
none designated |
2003 |
Ralph White, Austin, Two-dimensional |
2004 |
Sam Caldwell, Houston, Two-dimensional |
2005 |
Kathy Vargas, San Antonio, Two-dimensional |
2006 |
George Boutwell, Clifton, Two-dimensional |
2007 |
Lee Herring, Rockwall, Two-dimensional |
2008 |
Janet Eager Krueger, Encinal, Two-dimensional |
2009 |
Rene Alvarado, San Angelo, Two-dimensional |
2010 |
Marc Burckhardt, Austin, Two-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 |