Career Highlights
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Solo Exhibitions
2023
Immaculate Consumption, The ARX Hallway Gallery, Southeast Missouri State University, Holland College of Art and Media, Cape Girardeau, MO
Immaculate Consumption, The Gallery at UTA, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
2022
Pop Up Show, Gallery West, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
2021
Mid-Program Review, Gallery West, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
2020
I Am Human, BFA Exhibition, River Campus Art Gallery, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
I Am Human, Catapult Creative House, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2019
Domesticity Gone Wrong, Catapult Creative House, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Selected Group Exhibitions, Competitions, and Invitationals
2025
Hyper Local V: Cohort Exhibition, Atelier Gallery, The Cedars Union, Dallas, TX
Los Chaneques and The Blobby Boys by Hector A. Ramirez and Maria Esswein, Tin.Dallas Gallery, Dallas, TX
Small Works Show, Janette Kennedy Gallery, Texas Sculpture Association, Dallas, TX
Generations in Conversations, Greater Denton Art Council, Denton, TX
CraftTexas 25 Juried Exhibition, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Texas Vignette 2025, Texas Vignette Art Fair 2025, Dallas Market Hall, Fort Worth, TX
Apophenia, ICOSA, Austin, TX
Girlypop Diaries, curated by Maria Esswein, Eclectika Gallery, Irving, TX
2024
Texas Vignette 2024, Texas Vignette Art Fair 2024, Dallas Market Hall, Fort Worth, TX
The Eclectika Invitational 2024, Eclectika Gallery, Irving, TX
Voyagers II, The 500X Gallery, Irving, TX
Faculty and Staff Exhibition, NLC Art Gallery, Dallas College – North Lake Campus, Irving, TX
10x10x140 Exhibition, The Eclectika at 711, Irving, TX
Materials: Hard + Soft Contemporary Craft Exhibition, International Juried Exhibition, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX
2023
Cima On Air: Immersive Art Experience, Cima Art Collective, Oak Cliff Assembly, Dallas, TX
Solid: 40th Texas Sculpture Association Anniversary Juried Exhibition, Beatrice M. Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Dallas, TX
Hot And Sweaty Exhibition, The 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
63 & 93 Exhibition, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX
25th Annual Membership Show, The Mac Gallery, Dallas, TX
Pop Up Exhibition, Gallery West, Art + Art History Department, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
2022
Night Fever Art Show, Royal Lane Studios, CIMA Gallery, Dallas, TX
8th Annual Art Walk West, Tin District Warehouse, Dallas, TX
Machine Exhibition 2 - Fall 2022, Gallery West, Art + Art History Department, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
5th Annual Small Works Show, Art Room, Arts Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX
Machine Exhibition 1 - Fall 2022, Gallery West, Art + Art History Department, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
North Texas Grad Collective, UNT CoLab, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Machine Exhibition 2 - Spring 2022, Gallery West, Art + Art History Department, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
Emerging Great Women Artists, Gallery West, Art + Art History Department, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
Machine Exhibition 1 - Spring 2022, Gallery West, Art + Art History Department, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
2021
Affordable Art Fair, Catapult Creative House, Holland College of Art and Media, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
National Juried Exhibition, SEMO Arts Council, Cape Girardeau, MO
2020
Art In The Time of COVID, International Juried Exhibition, Catapult Creative House, Holland College of Art and Media, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
She iS, curator, Catapult Creative House, Holland College of Art and Media, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO. **Due to COVID-19, it has been moved online: https://sheiscatapult.online/ **
What Does Being A Womxn Mean To You/Your Artwork?, Online Group Exhibition, Les Femmes Folles, Omaha, NE, https://femmesfollesnebraska.tumblr.com/post/190081248567/maria- esswein-what-does-being-a-womxn-mean-to
2019
From Crayons To College, Catapult Creative House, Holland College of Art and Media, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2019 Juried Student Exhibition, Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp Museum, Holland College of Art and Media, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Salon de Refuses, River Campus Art Gallery, Holland College of Art and Media, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Student Research Conference, University Center Ballroom, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2018
Salon de Refuses, River Campus Art Gallery, Holland College of Art and Media, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2017
2017 Juried Student Exhibition, Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp Museum, Holland College of Art and Media, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Salon de Refuses, River Campus Art Gallery, Holland College of Art and Media, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Close Encounter, Jeanine Larson and Ken Dobbins Hallway Gallery, Holland College of Art and Media, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Residencies
2025-Present
Cohort V, The Cedars Union, Dallas, TX
2025
The Infrathin Artist Residency, The Inn Between, Concan, TX
Memberships and Organizations
2025
Texas Sculpture Association, Secretary, Dallas, TX
2025-Present
The Cedars Union, Cohort Member, Dallas, TX
2023-Present
Texas Sculpture Association, Member, Dallas, TX
2023
MACHINE, Member, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
2020-2022
MACHINE, Secretary, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
2019-2020
Printmaking and Sculpture Club, Member, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2019
Art Guild, Member, Department of Art and Design, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2017-2018
Pop Up Shop, Member, Southeast Missouri State University, Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO