Julon Pinkston currently lives and works in Houston, Texas.
julonpinkston@gmail.com
Education:
2008 MFA in Studio Art - Painting and Drawing, University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
2003 BFA in Studio Art - Painting, Summa Cum Laude, University of Houston, Houston, TX.
Selected Exhibitions:
2010: Lone Star College Kingwood and Tomball Faculty Exhibition- University of Houston Clear Lake Art Gallery,
Houston, TX.
2009: Faculty Exhibition, Lone Star College - Kingwood Art Gallery, Houston, TX
Wheels and Tires: Donna Perkins, Julon Pinkston, Marité Preti, Jim Robertson, Carol
Scott, Sally Worthington, August 1 - 29, 2009, Beeville Art Museum, Beeville, TX
The Big Show 2009, Guest Juror Laura Fried, Assistant Curator for the Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis,
The Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
Wheels and Tires: Donna Perkins, Julon Pinkston, Marité Preti, Jim Robertson, Carol Scott,
Sally Worthington, Feb. 21 - Apt 19, 2009, The Art Car Museum, Houston, TX
2008: Faculty Exhibition, Houston Community College Central Art Gallery, Houston, TX
Faculty Exhibition, Lone Star College - Kingwood, Houston, TX
Two from UNT: Sarah Williams and Julon Pinkston. McMurtrey Gallery, Houston, TX.
32th Annual Union Art Competition. Juror Thomas Feulmer, The Union Gallery at the
University of North Texas. Denton, TX.
The CAA/MFA 2008 Exhibition. Participating universities include: the University of North Texas,
Texas Woman's University, University of Dallas, Southern Methodist University, Texas Christian
University and The University of Texas at Arlington. Organized by Annette Lawrence and The
UNT Art Gallery, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX.
Skeksi and Gelfling: New Prints and Installation by Julon Pinkston. Cora Stafford Gallery,
Denton, TX.
The Voertman Annual Art Competition. Juried by Charles Wylie, University of North Texas
COVAD Art Gallery, Denton, TX.
Query Mystery: MFA Thesis Exhibition, Julon Pinkston. 500X Upstairs Gallery, Dallas, TX.
2007: Not to be Missed by Anyone, Upstairs Gallery at 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX.
Pocket of Schemes, Group Exhibition of Painting Graduate Students, Cora Stafford Gallery
at the University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
Coming Together/Pulling Apart, co-curated by Lindsey Wylie and Marian Sullivan,
The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX.
Expo 2007, juried by Francis Colpitt, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX.
31st Annual Union Art Competition, juried by Tony Holman, the Union Gallery at the
University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
Julon Pinkston and Lori Geisler, the Union Gallery at the University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
Paint Trap: Group Exhibition of University of North Texas Graduate Students, Cora Stafford
Gallery at the University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
2006: The Voertman's annual Art Competition, juried by Rainey Knudson, the School of Visual Arts
Art Gallery at the University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
30th Annual Student Art Competition, juried by Holly Johnson, the Union Gallery at the
University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
2005: Group Exhibition of MFA Painting Students at the University of North Texas, Slingshot Ad
Agency, Dallas, TX.
Pornophilia, Bootleg Gallery, Houston, TX.
The Big Show, juried by Michael Olijnyk, The Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX.
2004: Group Exhibition, Columbus Institution of Contemporary Arts, Columbus, GA.
Flying Colors, Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA.
2003: Group Exhibition, Blossom Street Gallery, Houston, TX.
2002: 2002 Winter Student Exhibition, Blaffer Gallery, Houston, TX.
Group Exhibition, Midtown Arts Center, Houston, TX.
10th Annual Warehouse Art Crawl, Francisco Studios, Houston, TX
Art Climb V, Francisco Studios, Houston, TX.