Biography

Marty Carden


PERSONAL INFORMATION
          Native Texan, born in 1954
          Resides in Richmond, Texas, and Marfa, Texas
          Married/Wife - Marsha Lee Carden



EDUCATION
          Associate of Arts - Wharton County College
          Bachelor of Science - University of Houston
          Doctor of Jurisprudence - South Texas College of Law
          Continuing Studies in Photography (4 years) - Rice University



PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
          Houston Center for Photography
          Texas Photographic Society



COLLECTIONS
          Fort Bend County Historical Museum
          Museum of Fine Arts - Houston
          Numerous private and corporate collections



ARTIST STATEMENT
          The Southwest (particularly West Texas) and Mexico are the settings for
          the vast majority of my work, and I typically work in long-term series
          and projects, such as Looking West, Brazos de Dios, Mexican Time,
          Equestrian Landscape, and Visions of Grace.


RECENT EXHIBITIONS
          2000
                  Marty Carden: Color Work, Fotofest 2000, Museum of Printing History, Houston, Texas
          2001
                  Looking West, Innuendo Gallery, Galveston, Texas
                  Looking West, Cloister Gallery, Houston, Texas
                  Group Show, Rice University, Houston, Texas
          2002
                  Mexican Time, Cloister Gallery, Houston, Texas
                  Mexican Time, Highland Gallery, Marfa, Texas
                  Looking West, Highland Gallery, Marfa, Texas
                  Looking West, Marfa Studio of Arts
                  Deck the Walls in Marfa, Highland Gallery, Marfa, Texas
          2003
                  Equestrian Landscapes, Highland Gallery, Marfa, Texas
                  Deck the Walls 2003, John Cleary Gallery, Houston, Texas
                  Deck the Walls in Marfa, Highland Gallery, Marfa, Texas
          2004
                  Equestrian Landscapes, Sotol Gallery, Marathon, Texas
                  Group Show, Rice University, Houston, Texas - Opens 09/09/04
                  Group Show-Rice Continuing Group, Highland Gallery, Marfa, Texas - Opens 10/8/04
                  Time in Mexico, Institute of Culture, Ojinaga, Mexico - Opens 10/10/04



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