Elsa Henderson
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Education
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**** ********* ** ****, ***, Cum Laude, Palo Alto College
1992 Donna High School
Work Experience
Wal-Mart in New Braunfels: Department Manager 2013-2014
CNA 1993-2000
Volunteer Work Experience
Vice President of Fellowship 2008-2009
Professional Experience
2017 Project Manager and Curator: Game of Chance; Art Exhibition at Freight Gallery. San Antonio, TX.
2015 Docent. New Braunfels Art League Gallery. New Braunfels, TX.
2012 Exhibition Installation- Assisted Ovidio Giberga with "Signal to Noise" installation Russell Hill Rogers Gallery, Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, TX. Helped in creating a 30' graphite drawing for the exhibition.
Commission Project- University of Texas at San Antonio. Member of a three person team commissioned to create several large terra-cotta sconces installed outdoors for the university's student plaza
Publications
Student of the Month, Elsa Henderson Brief Biography, Alamo College News Link, San Antonio, Texas
Organizations
2013-2018 Member, San Antonio Potters Guild; SAPG
2012-2018 Member, New Braunfels Art League; NBAL
2008-2009 Vice President, Alpha Pi Iota, Phi Theta Kappa, International Honor Society
2008-2009 Member, Chi Alpha Epsilon, Gamma Epsilon Chapter, National Honor Society
Honors and Awards
2015 First Place. Free Standing. Judge: Diana Kersey, New Braunfels Art League
2009 Scholarship Courtesy by La Prensa Foundation, Tino & Amelia Duran
2009 First Place. Painting. Gallery 100, San Antonio, Texas
2009 First Place. Sculpture. Juried Student Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas
2009 Alamo Colleges, Student of the Month in May
2007 Honorable Mention. Ceramics. Juried Student Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas
2006-2007 Scholarship Recipient at Palo Alto College
Selected Exhibitions
2017 Game of Chance, Freight Gallery, San Antonio, Texas. Curator
2016 Artist of the Year (2015), New Braunfels Art Gallery, Texas. Invitational.
2015 Experience the Third Dimension, New Braunfels Art Gallery, Texas. Group Show. First Place.
2012 Celebracion a la Virgen de Guadalupe, Centro Cultural Aztlan, San Antonio, Texas. Group Show.
2012 BFA Student Exhibition, Gallery 23, San Antonio Texas. Group Show.
2011 South Texas Ceramics Pots/ Part of The Solution, Art Gallery, McAllen, Texas. Group Show.
2011 Collegiate Student Exhibition, Art League and Museum, San Antonio, Texas. Group Show.
2009 Juried Student Show, Gallery 100, San Antonio, Texas. Juried. First Place.
2009 Honors in Action: Texas Chapter Fights Graffiti with Murals. Public Art. Group Show.
2009 Paradox of Affluence: Women's History Month. Palo Alto College, San Antonio, Texas. Group Show.
2009 Paradox of Affluence and It's Impact on the Fine Arts. Group Sculpture. Curated.
2008 Student Show, Blue Star Studio 106B, San Antonio, Texas. Group Show.
2008 “Chalk It Up,” Houston St, sponsored by Artpace, San Antonio, Texas. Group Show.