EMMANUEL GILLESPIE
EDUCATION
M.A. Art Department, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, PA, (Magna Cum Laude).
B.F.A., Art Department, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, (Magna Cum Laude).
Booker T. Washington: School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Dallas, Texas, (Magna Cum Laude).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Booker T. Washington HS for the Performing & Visual Arts, Dallas, Texas, (Director of Visual Art Conservatory) 2025- present
Dallas College (Studio Art Professor) Dallas, Texas, 2023 - 2025
The Winston School of Dallas (Sculptor Instructor) Dallas, Texas, 2011-2025
South Dallas Cultural Center (Art Instructor) Dallas, Texas, 1994-2010
St. Philips School & Community Center (Art Instructor) Dallas, Texas, 1998-2009
Office of Cultural Affairs (Artist in Residence) Dallas, Texas, 1995-2008
Young Audience of Greater Dallas (Artist) Dallas, Texas, 1998-2003
Kimbell Art Museum (Workshops) Fort Worth, Texas, 1997
Dallas Museum of Art (Workshops and Art Instructor) Dallas, Texas, 1994
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS (*SOLO SHOWS)
2027
Dallas Art Fair, Pencil on Paper Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
2026
TEXAESTHETIC Foundations, Ro2 Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
SCOPE, Miami Beach, Miami, Florida.
ArtCentre of Plano, Joy, Plano, Texas.*
Summer Group Exhibition, Rice Polak Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Rice Polak Gallery, Where Love Rests, Rice Polak Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts.*
2025
SCOPE, Miami Beach, Solo Presentation, Miami, Florida.
Affordable Art Fair Boston, Tanya Weddemire Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts. Group Exhibition, Tanya Weddemire Gallery, Brooklyn, New York.
2025
Dreams 2025, Grand Gallery, Frisco, Texas.
Group Exhibition, Tanya Weddemire Gallery, Brooklyn, New York.
2024
HFAS16 Art Fair, The Glasshouse, New York City, New York.
Emma Darnell Museum & Conference Center, Atlanta, Georgia.*
2023
ART(e) Gallery of Now, Atlanta, Georgia.
2023
Atlanta Art Week, Evolution Blue Exhibition, Starbucks Private Collection, Atlanta, Georgia.
2023
FWAF Art Fair, Fort Worth, Texas.
2023
American Heart Association Exhibition, DHV Artworks, Dallas, Texas.
2023
HFAS15 Art Fair, The Glasshouse, New York City, New York.
2022
Members Exhibition, The Mac Museum, Dallas, Texas.
2022
Black Heritage Celebration, Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, Dallas, Texas.
2022
Reciprocity, a solo exhibition, Pencil on Paper Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
2021
Fort Worth Art Fair, Sundance Square, Fort Worth, Texas.
2021
Leisure, a solo exhibition, Pencil on Paper Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
2020
Reciprocity, a solo exhibition, Pencil on Paper Gallery, Addison, Texas.
2018
Identified, a selective retrospective exhibition, OC3 Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
2016
COLLECTIVE, OC3 Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
2015
MIDDLE PASSAGE, Arthello Beck Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
2014
WATER, Kipp Gallery, Indiana, Pennsylvania
2011
COLLECTIVE, Janette Kennedy Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, Texas
Cedar Valley College, Printmaking Show, Lancaster, Texas
2010
WORKS, Arthello Beck Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
RECENT WORKS, Adam Hats Lofts, Dallas, Texas.
GEMS 2, African American Museum, Dallas, Texas.
2009
JAZZ SERIES, Andelon Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
JAZZ SERIES, Janette Kennedy Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
2005
JAZZ SERIES, Local Color Gallery, Arlington, Texas.
2000
LIFE, South Dallas Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas.
1999
Dallas Community TV Gallery Exhibition, Dallas, Texas.
AUGUST, Onasile Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
Invitational Art Exhibition, Anemia Foundation, Dallas, Texas.
1997
AUGUST, Onasile Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
1996
Irving Art Center, Irving, Texas.1993
SELECT WORKS, Ann Taylor Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
1989
Fine Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas.1987
WORKS, Icehouse Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
PUBLIC ART
Dr. Charlie Sifford Statue, City of Charlotte, North Carolina, 2026.
Walter Hagen Statue, City of Dallas, Cedar Crest Golf Course, 2023.
Dr. Charlie Sifford Statue, City of Dallas, Cedar Crest Golf, 2023.
Ernie Banks Statue, City of Dallas, ARTS, 2018.
BEXAR CORRIDOR, City of Dallas, Texas, 2014.
MUSIC AND IMAGINATION, House of Blues, Dallas, Texas, 2010.
DART, Train Station, Martin Luther King Blvd., Dallas, Texas, 2008.
SANKOFA, South Dallas Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas, 2007.
DART, Rail Station, J.B. Jackson, Dallas, Texas, 2005.
MURAL, Playground, Martin Luther King School, Dallas, Texas, 2004.
MURAL, Warren United Day Care, Dallas, Texas, 2002.
MURAL, "Malcolm," Malcolm Blvd., Dallas, Texas, 2001.
MURAL, North Texas Food Bank, Dallas, Texas, 2001.
MURAL, American Airline, Dallas, Texas, 2000.
MURAL, B.F. Darrell Elementary, Dallas, Texas, 1999.
MURAL, Hall of State, Fair Park, Dallas, Texas, 1998.
MURAL, Temporary, African American Museum, Dallas, Texas, 1996-1997.
MURAL, McNair Elementary, Dallas, Texas, 1995.
MURAL, Adelle Turner Elementary, Dallas, Texas, 1994.
MURAL, K.B. Polk Elementary, Dallas, Texas, 1993.
MURAL, Exline Recreation Center, Dallas, Texas, 1993.
MURAL, Temporary mural, Trammel Crow Company, Dallas, Texas, 1984.
AWARDS AND HONORS
HONOR SOCIETY, Phi Kappa Phi, University of North Texas
HONOR, Tau Sigma Society, University of North Texas
AWARD, David C. Driskell Artist and Young Scholar Award, 2010.
GRANT, Seagram's Artist in Residence Grant, Dallas, Texas, 1998-1999.
AWARD, National Foundation for the Advancement in the Arts.
AWARD, Arts Alliance, Selected Artists Award, Texas.
LECTURES/PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Public Speaking, "Art and Performance Art," The Velvet E, Dallas, Texas, 1998.
Lecture, "Art and Careers," Daniel Chappie James School, Dallas, Texas, 1997.
Lecture, "Art and Appraisal," Dr. Pepper Cooperation, Dallas, Texas, 1996.
Lecture, "Art and Appraisal," Drug Enforcement Administration, Dallas, Texas, 1994.
INTERVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS
“Mark the Spot”, Rolling Stone, 2026.
“Historic Statues Unveiled at Cedar Crest Golf Course”, Dallas Morning News, Texas, 2023.
“Dallas’ Pencil on Paper Centers Black Art and Education”, Dallas Morning News, 2022.
“How Do Artists See Their World?”, Art & Seek/KERA/NPR, Texas, 2021.
“Three Dimensions”, Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas, 2019.
“Ernie Banks”, Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas, 2018.
“Ernie Banks”, CBS Channel 11, Dallas, Texas, 2018.
“Ernie Banks”, NBC Channel 5, Dallas, Texas, 2018.
“Ernie Banks”, D-Magazine, Dallas, Texas, 2018.
"Music and Imagination," Art and Seek, KERA, Dallas, Texas, 2010.
"The Green Line," Dart Interview, YouTube, Dallas, Texas, 2010.
"Dart in Motion: Telling the Story in Iron & Stone," Magazine, Dallas, Texas, 2005.
"Erykah Badu: The First Lady of Neo-Soul," Book by Joel Mclever, 2002.
"Nommo," Collaborative CD, Volume One, 1998.
"On the Record," Interview, KERA, Channel 13, Dallas, Texas, 1998.
"Onyx," DFW's Magazine, Dallas, Texas, 1997.
"The New Groove," Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas, 1997.
"The Family of America," Book by Michael Cottman, 1996.