In February 2020, a series of shows began at The Art Studio, Inc. Curated by assistant curator, Michelle Cate, the Pop Up gallery first featured Nathan Yellow-Jones’ exhibit, “Sentiment.” The continued use of this gallery space has doubled the number of shows held at TASI annually, despite the global pandemic.
“Pop-Up” might imply the scale of these shows is smaller but the length of them was usually equal to shows in the main gallery. Because the term is a bit of a misnomer, TASI has decided to rename the four walls in honor of the important Southeast Texas artist, Maudee Carron.
photograph by JC Watkins, 1977
Museum of the Gulf Coast
Maudee Carron was a supporter and active member of The Art Studio, Inc. from it’s early years. Carron was an extremely versatile visual artist, and a life-long philomath of art. From painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpting in metal or wood, or even set design, Carron did it all. From as early as the 1930s Maudee’s work was included in important statewide and regional exhibitions. Throughout her art career she had solo exhibitions in multiple galleries. Her work was shown regionally and internationally. Her encouragement helped the early careers of artists such as Lynn Sweat. She curated multiple shows and had a career retrospective at the Dishman Art Gallery. Even after an accident that left her unable to use her right hand, she taught herself how to draw with her left. So she was the petite woman with the larger than life persona.
