RAY HOWLETT

UPCOMING MUSEUM SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2010  Hansen Memorial Musem, Logan, KS; March 19 - May 2
2010  Midwest Musem of American Art, Elkhart, IN; April 4 - May 30
2008  Amarillo Musem of Art, Amarillo, TX; August 21 - October 26

MUSEUM PERMANENT COLLECTIONS:
2007  Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA
2007  Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO
2007  Museum of Dichroic Art, Orange, CA
2006  Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
2003  Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
2002  West Valley Art Museum, Surprise, AZ
2002  Art and Science Center, Pine Bluff, AR
2002  Midwest Museum of American Art, Elkhart, IN
2000  Museum of Neon Art, Los Angeles, CA
1999  Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
1999  Sendai Kaleidoscope Art Museum, Sendai-shi, Miyagi, Japan
1999  Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, MI
1998  The Grace Museum, Abilene, TX
1997  Museum of Neon Art, Los Angeles, CA
1996  Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, Peoria, IL
1994  Riverside Museum, Baton Rouge, LA
1989  SciTech Museum, Aurora, IL
1989  Museum of Science, Boston, MA
1987  Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, CA
1987  Frederick R. Weisman Foundation, Los Angeles, CA

MUSEUM SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2007  Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA
2007  Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO
2006  Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
2005  South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, SD
2004  National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2003  Blanden Memorial Art Museum, Fort Dodge, IA
2002  Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
2002  Art and Science Center, Pine Bluff, AR
2001  Midwest Museum of American Art, Elkhart, IN
2000  West Valley Art Museum, Surprise, AZ
2000  Western Illinois University Art Gallery, Macomb, IL
2000  Louisiana Art and Science Center, Baton Rouge, LA
2000  Museum of Neon Art, Los Angeles, CA
2000  Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, Peoria, IL
1999  Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH
1999  Dahl Fine Art Center, Rapid City, SD
1999  Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
1999  Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, MI
1998  Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT
1998  Noel Art Museum, Odessa, TX
1998  Charles MacNider Museum, Mason City, IA
1998  Gardiner Art Gallery, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
1998  Grace Museum, Abilene, TX
1981  Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV

EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT:
1940  Born and educated in Lincoln, Nebraska.
1963  Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, University of Nebraska.
1964  My art was a focus on "push & pull of space." Works had images on glass mounted in front of a painting.
1965  Moved to Los Angeles; art became influenced by bright sunlight, infinity ocean, & orginal thinking.
1971  Became a professional studio artist. Focused on "push and pull of space."
1973  Started working with mirrors, optical coatings on glass, and electric light to increase extended space.
1975  First artist to make mixed media art mandalas, and mixed media sculpture with dichroic glass.
1976  Moved to Malibu, California for the fresh air.
1979  Second artist to become devoted to dichroic art.
1982  First artist to make dichroic glass light sculpture.
1984  Moved Venice, California to get into center of visual arts.
1989  Built my studio into a moving van, & moved to Topanga, CA to get back to the sanity of the country side.
1995  Moved back to Lincoln, NE; was tired of the L.A. area. My style then softened with more curved images.
2007  Founded the "Musem of Dichroic Art;" operations in Orange, CA 1-714-538-0888
By 2007 completed 200 personal presentations in art museums & universities. Created & sold 1000+ light sculptures.