Norman E. Kary
B.1951
About
Since arriving in North Texas in 1977, Norman has been an active member of the artistic community for over forty years. He has a proven track record of professional and community involvement in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and beyond. Starting as a volunteer and later served on the board of directors for D-Art, an exhibition center for artists without gallery representation. Additionally, Norman served on the board of the Emergency Artist Support League (EASL), which provides financial assistance to artists in need, supported local arts organizations such as 500X, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary (MAC), The Dallas Sculpture Association, and The Texas Visual Arts Association is important to me. Norman's work can be found in numerous museum and private collections across Texas and beyond, including The Houston Museum of Fine Arts, The Noel Museum, The Austin Museum of Art, The Bass Collection, and The Barrett.
Education
1979 University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas
1978 Mountainview College, Dallas, Texas
1974 Bachelor of Science in Education
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Community Involvement
2015 - Present Texas Sculpture Group
2012 - 2015 E.A.S.L. Steering Committee Member
1990 - Present Member of McKinney Avenue Contemporary
1991 - 1996 Supporting member of the Arlington Museum of Art
1987 - 1993 Member of Texas Visual Arts Association
1985 - 1995 Member of Texas Sculpture Association
1985 - 1987 D-Art Board Member
1982 Actively involved in the creation of the D-Art Center of Dallas
Selected One and Two Person Exhibitions
2023 “Norman Kary- Somewhere between things lost and things missing”, Bradshaw Gallery
Dallas Public Library, Dallas, Texas
2022 “Practical Magic”, PLUSH Gallery, Dallas, Texas
“Traces in Time ”, Untitled Gallery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
“Traces”, Norman Kary and Marilyn Jolly
2021 “Chaos Fields”, PLUSH Gallery, Dallas Texas
2016 "Time Traveler-The Work of Norman Kary", Ellen Noel Museum, Odessa, Texas
2015 "Norman Kary- Used" Capital One Bank, Plano, Texas
2005 "Norman Kary- New Work", Craighead-Green Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2004 "Leaping the Sea of Tranquility", Redbud Gallery, Houston, Texas
"Souvenirs from the Rings of Saturn", Carabasi Gallery, Temple, Texas
2003 "Connecting the Random", Cidnee Patrick Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2001 “Norman Kary and Chong-Keun Chu, Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1999 “Norman Kary and Tom Pribyl, Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas, Texas
"Souls Redeemed", Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas
1998 Norman Kary/ Kenneth Brown, North Harris Community College, Houston, TX
1997 Handley-Hicks Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas
"Time Travel", Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1995 "Double Entendre", Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1991 "Surreptitious Enigmas", D'a Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1990 "Confiscated Images", Modern Dallas Art Gallery, Dallas,¬¬¬¬ Texas
1988 "Attune Your Seeing", Modern Dallas Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1985 "Norman Kary- New Work", New Arts Theater, Dallas, Texas
1984 "Cans, Gutters, and Vents", D-Art Visual Art Center, Dallas, Texas
1983 Norman Kary-Solo Show, D-Art Visual Art Center, Dallas, Texas
1982 "Constructions", D-Art Visual Art Center, Dallas, Texas
Selected Group Exhibition:
2025
Texas 3D,Journey through Ideas and Materials, Live Oak Art Center, Columbus,TX
New Texas Talent, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas,TX
“Philosophy of the Found”, Online virtual show (VirtualTart),New Zealand
3rd Coast Biennial at K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, TX
Texas Sculpture Group, Museum of Biblical Arts, Dallas, TX
2024
“Due South 2024”: Texas Sculpture Group Juried Exhibition in San Benito,San Benito, TX
Texas Sculpts III, Art Centre of Plano, Plano,TX
2023
“Norman Kary-Somewhere between things lost and things missing”-Bradshaw Gallery,
Dallas Public Library, Dallas, Texas
Texas Sculpture Group Show, Irving Arts Center, Irving TX
Presents, MacKinney Avenue Contemporary,Dallas, TX
Chaos 9, RO2 Gallery, Dallas, TX
Thriftropia, group show. PLUSH Gallery
2020
Traces of History, Arts Fort Worth, Fort Worth Texas
Texas Sculpture SLTX,Art Museum Tx, Sugarland Texas
Gallery Artists Group Show: Norman Kary,Brent Ozaeta,Dennis Gonzalaz.
PLUSH Gallery, Dallas, Texas
“Rituals/Bodies/Vessels”, Selected group show, PLUSH, Gallery, Dallas, Texas
“Traces in Time”, Untitled Gallery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
“Practical Magic:, PLUSH Gallery, Dallas, Texas
“Refuse”, The McKinney Ave Contemporary, Dallas, Texas
B.1951
About
Since arriving in North Texas in 1977, Norman has been an active member of the artistic community for over forty years. He has a proven track record of professional and community involvement in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and beyond. Starting as a volunteer and later served on the board of directors for D-Art, an exhibition center for artists without gallery representation. Additionally, Norman served on the board of the Emergency Artist Support League (EASL), which provides financial assistance to artists in need, supported local arts organizations such as 500X, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary (MAC), The Dallas Sculpture Association, and The Texas Visual Arts Association is important to me. Norman's work can be found in numerous museum and private collections across Texas and beyond, including The Houston Museum of Fine Arts, The Noel Museum, The Austin Museum of Art, The Bass Collection, and The Barrett.
Education
1979 University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas
1978 Mountainview College, Dallas, Texas
1974 Bachelor of Science in Education
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Community Involvement
2015 - Present Texas Sculpture Group
2012 - 2015 E.A.S.L. Steering Committee Member
1990 - Present Member of McKinney Avenue Contemporary
1991 - 1996 Supporting member of the Arlington Museum of Art
1987 - 1993 Member of Texas Visual Arts Association
1985 - 1995 Member of Texas Sculpture Association
1985 - 1987 D-Art Board Member
1982 Actively involved in the creation of the D-Art Center of Dallas
Selected One and Two Person Exhibitions
2023 “Norman Kary- Somewhere between things lost and things missing”, Bradshaw Gallery
Dallas Public Library, Dallas, Texas
2022 “Practical Magic”, PLUSH Gallery, Dallas, Texas
“Traces in Time ”, Untitled Gallery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
“Traces”, Norman Kary and Marilyn Jolly
2021 “Chaos Fields”, PLUSH Gallery, Dallas Texas
2016 "Time Traveler-The Work of Norman Kary", Ellen Noel Museum, Odessa, Texas
2015 "Norman Kary- Used" Capital One Bank, Plano, Texas
2005 "Norman Kary- New Work", Craighead-Green Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2004 "Leaping the Sea of Tranquility", Redbud Gallery, Houston, Texas
"Souvenirs from the Rings of Saturn", Carabasi Gallery, Temple, Texas
2003 "Connecting the Random", Cidnee Patrick Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2001 “Norman Kary and Chong-Keun Chu, Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1999 “Norman Kary and Tom Pribyl, Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas, Texas
"Souls Redeemed", Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas
1998 Norman Kary/ Kenneth Brown, North Harris Community College, Houston, TX
1997 Handley-Hicks Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas
"Time Travel", Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1995 "Double Entendre", Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1991 "Surreptitious Enigmas", D'a Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1990 "Confiscated Images", Modern Dallas Art Gallery, Dallas,¬¬¬¬ Texas
1988 "Attune Your Seeing", Modern Dallas Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1985 "Norman Kary- New Work", New Arts Theater, Dallas, Texas
1984 "Cans, Gutters, and Vents", D-Art Visual Art Center, Dallas, Texas
1983 Norman Kary-Solo Show, D-Art Visual Art Center, Dallas, Texas
1982 "Constructions", D-Art Visual Art Center, Dallas, Texas
Selected Group Exhibition:
2025
Texas 3D,Journey through Ideas and Materials, Live Oak Art Center, Columbus,TX
New Texas Talent, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas,TX
“Philosophy of the Found”, Online virtual show (VirtualTart),New Zealand
3rd Coast Biennial at K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, TX
Texas Sculpture Group, Museum of Biblical Arts, Dallas, TX
2024
“Due South 2024”: Texas Sculpture Group Juried Exhibition in San Benito,San Benito, TX
Texas Sculpts III, Art Centre of Plano, Plano,TX
2023
“Norman Kary-Somewhere between things lost and things missing”-Bradshaw Gallery,
Dallas Public Library, Dallas, Texas
Texas Sculpture Group Show, Irving Arts Center, Irving TX
Presents, MacKinney Avenue Contemporary,Dallas, TX
Chaos 9, RO2 Gallery, Dallas, TX
Thriftropia, group show. PLUSH Gallery
2020
Traces of History, Arts Fort Worth, Fort Worth Texas
Texas Sculpture SLTX,Art Museum Tx, Sugarland Texas
Gallery Artists Group Show: Norman Kary,Brent Ozaeta,Dennis Gonzalaz.
PLUSH Gallery, Dallas, Texas
“Rituals/Bodies/Vessels”, Selected group show, PLUSH, Gallery, Dallas, Texas
“Traces in Time”, Untitled Gallery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
“Practical Magic:, PLUSH Gallery, Dallas, Texas
“Refuse”, The McKinney Ave Contemporary, Dallas, Texas