1998-1999 Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
Sculpture/Three-dimensional design Teaching Assistant
1997-1998 Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
Sculpture Lab/Foundry Supervisor
1995-1997 Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas
Sculpture Lab/Foundry/Metals and Jewelry Supervisor
1987-1991 United States Army, Hunter Army Air Field, Savannah,
Georgia
Airborne Ranger
SCHOLARLY
AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES
Selected
Solo Exhibitions
2006 SOMEDAY I WILL KNOW, James Earl Carter Library Gallery,
Georgia Southwestern State University, Americus, Georgia
HANDBLOWN GLASS....RECENT WORKS BY CHARLES WELLS, Joseph House
Art Gallery, Columbus, Georgia
2004 QUESTIONS OR ANSWERS, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
2002 DIVINE SWINE, Tarrant County Community College, Southeast
Campus, Arlington, Texas.
2001 WHEN PIGS FLY II, The Shaw Center, Graceland University,
Lamoni, Iowa.
WHEN PIGS FLY, University Art Gallery, Midwestern State University,
Wichita Falls, Texas.
FINE SWINE, Cameron University Art Gallery,
Lawton, Oklahoma.
1999 LOOKING BACK, Cisco Junior College, Cisco, Texas.
A NEW LOOK, Breckenridge Fine Arts Center, Breckenridge, Texas.
BOTTLES AND DOGS, Ridglea Recital Hall, Fort Worth, Texas.
RECORDING NARRATIVE, Moudy Exhibition Hall, Texas Christian University,
Fort Worth, Texas.
Selected
Group Exhibitions
2006 SOUTHERN FRIED GLASS, The Albany Museum of Art, Albany, Georgia
THE NOVA EXHIBITION, Joseph House Art Gallery, Columbus, Georgia
VISUAL ARTS FACULTY EXHIBITION, James Earl Carter Library Gallery,
Georgia Southwestern State University, Americus, Georgia
SOUTHERN FRIED GLASS, Tennessee Valley Art Center, Tuscumbia, Alabama
2005 SOUTHERN FRIED GLASS, Mary G. Hardin Center for Cultural Arts, Gadsden, Alabama
2004 PHILIP AND SYLVIA SPERTUS JUDAICA PRIZE COMPETITION, Spertus Museum,
Chicago, Illinois, Finalist in collaboration with Laurel Robinson
MEMBERS SHOW, Macon Arts Community Alliance, Macon Arts Gallery, Macon, Georgia
VISUAL ARTS FACULTY EXHIBITION, James Earl Carter Library Gallery,
Georgia Southwestern State University, Americus, Georgia
GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI GLASSWORKS EXHIBITION,
Macon Arts Gallery, Macon, Georgia
22ND ANNUAL OUTDOOR SCULPTURE EXHIBITION, Abilene, Texas
2003 FALL 2003, Lake Blackshear Regional Library, Americus, Georgia
2002 1ST ANNUAL OUTDOOR SCULPTURE SHOW, Red Star Studio, Throckmorton, Texas
THE YELLOW LINE, Tarrant County College, Arlington, Texas
THE 2002 PROTÉGÉ EXHIBITION, Cultural Activities Center, Temple, Texas
SEVEN STATE BIENNIAL, Leslie Powell Gallery, Lawton, Oklahoma
2001 ART IN THE PARK, Windlands Park, Midland, Texas.
SEVEN STATE BIENNIAL, The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma,
Chickasha, Oklahoma.
TIGERS, CHEETAHS, AND LEOPARDS, Dovin Galeria, Budapest, Hungary.
2000 THE 2000 PROTEGE EXHIBITION, Cultural Activities Center,
Temple, Texas.
ANNUAL ART FACULTY EXHIBITION, Hooper-Schafer Fine Arts Center,
Baylor University, Waco, Texas.
1999 BAYLOR AUTHORS AND ARTISTS AT WORK, Moudy Memorial Library,
Baylor University, Waco, Texas.
GALLERY ARTISTS SUMMER EXHIBITION, Handley-Hicks Gallery, Fort
Worth, Texas. SEVEN, Waco Creative Art Center, Waco, Texas.
SEVEN III: RECENT WORKS, Ridglea Recital Hall, Fort Worth, Texas.
CROSSTALK, Moudy Exhibition Hall, Texas Christian University,
Fort Worth, Texas.
GAINSCO, Gainsco Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas.
SEVEN, Fort Worth International Center, Fort Worth, Texas.
1998 ART IN THE METROPLEX, Moudy Exhibition Hall, Texas Christian
University,
Fort Worth, Texas.
THE GRACE MUSEUM 53RD ANNUAL COMPETITION, The Grace Museum, Abilene,
Texas.
MAMMOTH SEVEN, Suitable for Framing, Fort Worth, Texas.
ABOUT MARKS, 4TH Floor Gallery, Dallas Public Library, Dallas,
Texas.
FORT WORTH MAYFEST, Trinity Park, Fort Worth, Texas.
CROSSTALK, Moudy Exhibition Hall, Texas Christian University,
Fort Worth, Texas.
1997 SENIOR EXHIBITION, University Art Gallery, Midwestern State
University,
Wichita Falls, Texas
ANNUAL STUDENT EXHIBITION, University Art Gallery, Midwestern
State University,
Wichita Falls, Texas.
THE GRACE MUSUEM 52ND ANNUAL COMPETITION, The Grace Museum, Abilene,
Texas.
1996 27TH ANNUAL LAKE COUNTRY ART FESTIVAL, Graham Chamber of
Commerce,
Graham, Texas.
ANNUAL STUDENT EXHIBITION, University Art Gallery, Midwestern
State University,
Wichita Falls, Texas.
1995 26TH ANNUAL LAKE COUNTRY ART FESTIVAL, Graham Chamber of
Commerce,
Graham, Texas.
ANNUAL STUDENT EXHIBITION, University Art Gallery, Midwestern
State University,
Wichita Falls, Texas.
GRANTS, HONORS
AND AWARDS
2003 DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR GRANT- PUBLIC SCULPTURE, Distinguished
Professor Program, Georgia Southwestern State University, Americus, Georgia.
1999 EXCELLENCE IN THE FINE ARTS, African Students Association,
Baylor University,
Waco, Texas.
GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP, Department of Art, Texas Christian University,
Fort Worth, Texas.
1998 GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP, Department of Art, Texas Christian
University,
Fort Worth, Texas.
1997 GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP, Department of Art, Texas Christian
University,
Fort Worth, Texas.
WORK SCHOLARSHIP, Department of Art, Midwestern State University,
Wichita Falls, Texas.
DEAN'S HONOR ROLL, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls,
Texas.
1996 ALPHA CHI HONOR SOCIETY, Midwestern State University, Wichita
Falls, Texas.
FAIN FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP, Department of Art, Midwestern State
University,
Wichita Falls, Texas.
WORK SCHOLARSHIP, Department of Art, Midwestern State University,
Wichita Falls, Texas.
OUTSTANDING ART STUDENT, Department of Art, Midwestern State University,
Wichita Falls, Texas.
DEAN'S HONOR ROLL, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls,
Texas.
1995 WALLACE AND FRIEDA RYLE SCHOLARSHIP, Department of Art,
Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas.
1993 OUTSTANDING STUDENT IN ART, Cisco Junior College, Cisco,
Texas.
WHO'S WHO AMONG STUDENTS IN AMERICAN JUNIOR COLLEGES, Cisco Junior
College, Cisco, Texas.
SELECTED
COLLECTIONS
39th U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, Plains, Georgia.
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas.
Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas. *Commission
Camp Ramah Darom, Clayton, Georgia. *Commission
Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa. *Commission
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, Chickasha, Oklahoma.
Georgia Southwestern State University, Americus, Georgia.
Phoebe Foundation, Albany, Georgia. *Commission
PROFESSIONAL
ENGAGEMENTS
Albany Museum of Art, Albany, Georgia, Lecturer, 2006.
Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa, Visiting Artist, 2005.
Camp Ramah Darom, Clayton, Georgia, Visiting Artist, 2005.
Albany Museum of Art, Albany, Georgia, Visiting Artist, 2003.
Camp Ramah Darom, Clayton, Georgia, Visiting Artist, 2003.
Georgia National Fair, Perry, Georgia, Visiting Artist, 2003.
Tarrant County Community College/Southeast, Arlington, Texas, Visiting
Artist, 2002.
Cameron University Art Gallery, Lawton, Oklahoma, Visiting Artist,
2001.
Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas, Gallery Talk,
2001.
Annual Lake Country Art Festival, Graham, Texas, Juror, 2000.
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, Gallery Talk, 1999.
ACADEMIC ADVISING
2000-2002 Transfer Advisor
1999-2002 Three Dimensional Studies Advisor
DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE
2002 Karl Umlauf, Visiting Artist, three-day Sculpture Workshop,
Coordinator
Architecture Selection Committee, Member
SACS Advisory Committee, Member
High School Art Competition Recruitment Day for Fine Art students,
Recruiter
2001 Ron Kremel, Visiting Artist, three-day Wax Carving and Casting
Workshop, Coordinator
Architecture Selection Committee, Member
High School Art Competition Recruitment Day for Fine Art students,
Recruiter
Art Historian Search Committee, Member
Fort Worth Weekly, "Gallery-Chuck Wells", February 21-27,
2002, p. 15.
The Glasstire, Online Texas Journal, "Glasstire Recommends:
Chuck Wells", March 14, 2002.
Purtle, Lin; "Fine Swine", Wichita Falls Times Record
News, Arts Section, March 4, 2001, pgs. 1E, 2E.
"CrossTimbers", Journal, Spring, 2002, pgs. 22, 23.
"Art In The Park", Exhibition Catalog, December 2001,
p.4.
St. Joseph News-Press, "When Pigs Fly", November 8,
2001, p. 6.
"Seven-State Biennial Exhibition", Exhibition Catalog,
October 2001, p.5.
Hangyal, Judit; "Travelling Art", Where, Guide, Budapest,
Hungary, June 2001, p.52.
The TCU Magazine, vol. 42, "Radio Flyer Revisited",
Fall 1998, p. 10.
Lapham, Bob; "X-Dog", Abilene Reporter News, August
23, 1998, p. 2B.
Voices, vol. XIX, "Birdhouse", Spring 1996, p. 13..
Voices, vol. XVII, "Untitled
