PROFESSIONAL RESUME'
Art Expertise
Artist/Oil Painter: 2004-Present Professional level fine art oil painter, own and operate "Estudio de la Montura," with an emphasis on horses and cattle. Paintings and commission work have sold both to businesses and individuals nationally and internationally.
Artist/Potter: 1973-1989 Studied under Angelo Garzio at K-State. Owned and operated "Chicken Coop Ceramics," producing wheel-thrown high-fire reduction stoneware and porcelain for 16 years, marketing pottery throughout the United States.
Present Gallery Representations:
Golden Eagle Gallery, San Elizario Mission, San Elizario, TX
Pena Studio Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Josie's Framery, Ruidoso, NM
Jackie's Trading Post, Taos, NM
Hubbard Museum of the American West, Ruidoso, NM
The Courtyard Gallery, Buena Vista, CO
Corporate Collections:
Scott Nichols Toyota, Silver City, NM
Rehm, Bennett & Moore, Lincoln, NE
Shenk & Shenk Law Firm, Wichita Falls, TX
Hospital Veteinario San Francisco de Asis, Hatillo, Puerto Rico
Museum Collections:
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
Exhibitions:
2010 Exhibit at Cutter Aviation - El Paso International Airport
2010 Animal Impressions: The Art of Narrie Toole
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, Las Cruces, NM
2009 Gallery After Hours, Josie's Framery hosts Narrie Toole, Ruidoso, NM
2009 Santa Fe Indian Market, Pena Studio Gallery
2009 Legacy Art Benefit, Albuquerque, NM
2009 New Mexico Cancer Center Foundation Art Gallery Show, Albuquerque, NM
2008 Burro Serenade, Carrizozo, NM
2008 Hubbard Museum of the American West, "Narrie Toole: Reflections of the West"
2008-Lincoln Co. Art Loop Studio Tour
2008-El Paso Saddle Blankets Invitational Artist Showcase
2007-Narrie Toole's "Ranch Animals of the Great West!"
JW Art Gallery, Hurley, NM
2007-Hubbard Museum of the American West Holiday Round-up
2007-"Ranch Animals of the Great West!" "One Man Show," JW Art Gallery, Hurley, NM
2007-Ruidoso Cowboy Symposium
2007-Black Range Artisans Monthly Exhibition, Mimbres, NM
2007- The Courtyard Gallery Invitational Western Art Show
2007-Casa de la Cultura en Santa Clara Benefit
2007-Empire 100 Western Art Show, Tucson, AZ
2006-Arizona Cowboy Symposium
2006-Ruidoso Cowboy Symposium
2006-Art Center of Estes Park "Lines Into Shapes"
10th Annual National Juried Show, Estes Park, CO
2006-Grant County Art Guild 21st Purchase Prize Award Exhibit, Pinos Altos, NM
2006-"Chair"ity Auction, Silco Theater Project, Silver City, NM
2006-Arkansas Valley Art Center Open Awards Show, Buena Vista, CO
2006-Wild West Pro Rodeo, Silver City, NM
2006-Silver City Tour of Homes, Exhibition
2006-Mimbres Regional Arts Council, Audubon Juried Show, Silver City, NM
2005-Arkansas Valley Art Association, Colorado Mountain College, Buena Vista, CO
2005-Anderson Fine Arts Gallery Silver City, NM
Exhibitions:
1980-1999
Birger Sandzn Gallery, Invitational 2-man show Lindsborg, KS
Wichita Art Museum Gallery, Invitational 2-man show, Wichita, KS
Hutchinson Art Gallery, Invitational 2-man show, Hutchinson, KS
Goodland Art Center, Invitational 2-man show, Goodland, KS
Smoky Hill River Festival, Salina, KS. Juried show, attended multiple years
Garden City Art in the Park, Garden City, KS, multiple years
National Cattleman's Beef Association Trade Show, Dallas, TX
KS Livestock Association Trade Show, Wichita, KS
Traveling fairs in Salt Lake City, UT, Denver, CO, Kansas City, KS, Dallas and Houston, TX
National Western Stock Show, Denver, CO
PUBLICATIONS:
Peaks & Plains Magazine, Cover, & Editoral Feature Section: "On the Canvas," Fall 2009
Ruidoso Art Guide, 2008
Santa Fe Circle, 2008
Peaks & Plains Magazine, Editoral Feature Section: "On the Canvas," Summer 2008
SureBet Racing & Casino Magazine, Cover & Artist Profile, March 2008
SureBet Racing & Casino Magazine, October 2007
Forever Frontier - Visitor Guide to SW New Mexico, 2007-2008
Sure Bet Magazine, November 2007
Southwest Art Magazine, October 2007
Chaffee County Times, September 2007
American Veterinary Medical Association Journal, April 2007
Cover picture
Silver City Daily Press, February 3, 2007
Desert Exposure Magazine, February 2007
Cover picture and feature story
Desert Exposure Magazine, August 2006
Silver City Life Magazine, Summer 2006
Silver City Source, 2006
The Silver City Daily Press, December 2005
ARTIST INFO:
"State of the Arts," KTEP 88.5 Interview, July 3, 2008
Other Display/Exhibitions:
Hillsboro Apple Festival, Hillsboro, NM
Comfort Inn Atrium, Silver City, NM
Candy Bouquet, Silver City, NM
Personal History: After receiving my art degree, I started a pottery business called "Chicken Coop Ceramics" and ran the business for 16 years. With the success of my pottery business I pursed an interest in developing a registered cowherd. For the next twenty years, I managed, raised, and showed a much-respected and well-known herd of cattle, in addition to being involved in a family farm, ranch and feedlot business. In 2004, my desire to get back into the art profession led me to become an oil painter depicting scenes of a western nature, striving to detail the spirit of horses and cattle and the western landscape in an impressionistic style. Recent sales have been to NV, MN, CO, TX, NM, Washington DC and France. I still continue to support ranching through venues such as NM and AZ Cowboy Symposiums, Cowbelle Benefit Functions and Empire Ranch Foundation.
Associations and Memberships, present and past:
Women Artists of the West Associate
Oil Painters of America Associate
American Society of Bovine Artists, Charter Member
El Paso Artist Association, El Paso, TX
Society of Master Impressionist, Taos, NM
Silver City - Grant County Chamber of Commerce
Casa de la Cultura en Santa Clara
Empire Ranch Foundation
San Vicente Artists of Silver City
Grant County Art Guild
Mimbres Regional Arts Council (MRAC)
Arkansas Valley Art Association
Art of the Rockies Association
National Cattleman's Beef Association (NCBA)
Kansas Livestock Association (KLA)
American Salers Association (ASA)
Colorado Salers Association (CSA)
EDUCATION
B.S. Art Education, Kansas State University - 1973
Kansas Agriculture Rural Leadership Graduate, Class V - 2001
