Savannah College of Art and Design. MFA, Photography 2021.
California College of the Arts, Oakland, Ca. B.F.A. in Glass/Sculpture, 1995
2023 Inland/Outward Koslov Larsen Gallery (formerly FotoRelevance), Houston.
2022 Twilight. Nancy Littlejohn Fine Art, Houston.2021 Family Portrait. Nancy Littlejohn Fine Art, Houston.
2020 Rest(less) Savannah College of Art and Design/Atlanta Celebrates Photography. Group virtual exhibition curated by Michael James O’Brien
2018 Spectrum- The Jung Center, Houston. Glass installation and performance with ROCO, River Oaks Chamber Orchestra Collaborative.
2017 Buffalo Bayou, glass mosaic in 6 parts, Wortham Building, Houston.
2016 Spectrum. Catherine Couturier Gallery, Houston.
2015 Ethereal Sky. Glass Mosaic installed at Hobby Airport International Terminal. Commissioned by Southwest Airlines. 7’ x 36 ‘.
2014 City Scenes, together with Film-maker Ford Gunter. Video performance commissioned by the Houston Symphony
Delicate Catherine Couturier Gallery.
2013 Water’s Edge (Mizugiwa) Catherine Couturier Gallery. (Photographic Exhibition)
The Memory Stone, opera scenic design commissioned by HGOco, Houston.
Illuminated Lily Pond, Hermann Park Houston. Temporary Site specific installation
2012 Canopy, Photographic mural for the exterior 2 Houston Center Building,
downtown Houston, commissioned by Lauren Rottet Design Studio and CBRE.
Houston Center for Photography Membership Exhibition, Anne Wilkes Tucker, MFAH, juror.
NUIT Wade Wilson Gallery, Houston. (Photographic Exhibition)
“Claudel,” Ballet Scenic design for Dominic Walsh Dance Theater.
Fact Fiction and Interpretation. Glassell School of Art. Juried by Clint Willour, Curator, Galveston Arts Center
2011 Assistance League of Houston Celebrates Texas Art, Heather Pesanti, curator Albright-Knox Museum of Art in
Buffalo, New York, juror
Professional Women Photographers' 35th Anniversary, Second Prize for the NATURE Category.
Texas National 2011. The Cole Art Center, Nacadoches, TX. James Drake, juror.
2010 Texas Positivism, Miami Florida
Amazing Place, Houston. Commission of glass mosaic window for Chapel, with Masterson Design.
SKY. Wade Wilson Gallery, Houston.
Texas National 2010. The Cole Art Center, Nacadoches, Tx. Judy Pfaff, juror.
Assistance League of Houston Celebrates Texas Art. John Zarobell, SFMOMA, juror.
2009 Still Installation for Houston Arts Alliance with a grant from the City of Houston. Space 125 Gallery,
Texas National 2009. The Cole Art Center, Nacadoches, Texas. Mel Chin, Juror
Assistance League of Houston Celebrates Texas Art. Shelley R. Langdale, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Juror.
2008 Snow. Perspectives 161, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, curated
by Valerie Cassel-Oliver
“Mozart Trilogy” Scenic Design for Dominic Walsh Dance Theatre.
2007 YEAR07 London Art Fair with AR Contemporary, Milan
Ís, Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston Texas
The Big Show Lawndale Art Center, Houston Texas
2006 The Big Show Lawndale Art Center
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Installation of photographic wall
2005 19th and 20th Century Landscapes Meredith Long Gallery
2004 Journeys, Meredith Long Gallery.
Norwegian Landscapes, Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle, WA
2002 New Horizons. Meredith Long Gallery
2001 The American Landscape Today. Meredith Long Gallery.
in Kind – a solo exhibition at the Bubba Mavis Gallery, Seattle WA
1997-2005 Meredith Long Gallery group winter exhibitions.
1995 Many More, Solo installation, California College of Arts.
Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, C.C.A.C.
2019 Wildcatting in the Arts, awarded by River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, Houston.
2015 Star of Design Award, Design Center of Houston.
2011 Professional Women Photographers' 35th Anniversary , Second Prize NATURE Category
2009 Brown Foundation Fellowship. Residency at the Dora Maar House, Menerbes, France.
Houston Arts Alliance. Individual Artist Grant
2006 The Big Show Lawndale Arts Center. Second Place. Curator Dominic Molon, Museum of Contemporary Art
Chicago, Juror.
2012 Speaker, TEDx Woodlands, TX
2009 Artist Eye Lecture Series Menil Collection, Houston. Guest Speaker.
Science: Photography’s Influence on Science and Medicine. Houston Center for Photogrpahy. 2014/15
Unusual Garden, Houston Center for Photography 2013
Magical Realism in Photography, Houston Center for Photography. 2011/12
Southwest Airlines, Houston.
City of Houston, Houston Airport System
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
AT&T Dallas, Texas.
Tudor-Pickering, Houston
CBRE, Houston
Amazing Place, Houston
Texas Artists Today. By Catherine Anspon. Marquand Books. 2010
HIWI, Houston It’s Worth It , published by ttweak LLC. 2007
“In the Lens: Libbie Masterson’s Old Masters,” Paper City, December 2020.
“Glass and Sound Pods”, Catherine Anspon, Paper City Magazine. March 2018
“SHOW UP: Libbie Masterson”, Arts and Culture Texas, Sabine Casparie
March 20, 2018.
“Libbie Masterson – Artist and Creator” High Drive TV. Amber Ambrose, Business Makers, Houston March 2017 https://www.highdrive.tv/businessmakers/libbie-masterson-artist-creator/
“New Glass Mosaics by Libbie Masterson Document Travels with Color and Light,” Susan Tommaney, Houston Press. September 21, 2016.
“Critic’s Picks: Houston”, art Ltd. Donna Tennant. Sept/Oct 2016.
“Art at the Airport: New Hobby international terminal gets a boost with contemporary works.” Clifford Pugh. Culture Map. October 2015
“Houston imagery to meld with symphony concert”, Steven Brown, Houston Chronicle Oct 2014
“Houstonians Are Using Crowdfunding.” Houston Matters, Houston Public Media, 88.7 FM, April 2014
The Rest of the Best: Houston’s Top 10 Photographers. Olivia Flores Alvarez. Houston Press. January 9, 2014
“Libbie Masterson: Water’s Edge(Mizugiwa)” Front Row Program, KUHF, Houston Public Radio, August 13, 2013.
“Water, Water Everywhere”, by Meredith Deliso, Houston Press. June 19, 2013.
”Liles in Hermann Park glow in full Bloom”, Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle. April 2013
“Editorial: Features” Donna Tennant, Visual Art Source. 2013
“100 Creatives 2012: Libbie J. Masterson, Artist, Curator and Creator”, Houston Press. Olivia Flores Alvarez
“Libbie Masterson:Nuit”. Interview program , KUHF, Houston Public Radio, March 2012
“Libbie Masterson: Storms Under Plexiglass”, Afrodet, The Loop Scoop, May 2010.
“Night and Day with Libbie Masterson”. Stacey Holzer, Visualseen Fall 2010
“SKY” Front Row. Interview program on KUHF, Houston Public Radio, April 2010
“For Art’s Sake” Lance Walker, Houston 002 December 2009
“Revelry Report” Interview, KTRU 91.7 Houston, December 2009
“Perspectives 162: Snow”. Front Row. Interview program on KUHF, 88.7 FM Houston. July 2008.
“Revelry Report”. Interview, KTRU 91.7 Houston. July 2008
“ArtGirls”, Catherine Anspon, Paper City, Houston. March 2008
“Arms and the men” Dance Review, Molly Glentzer Houston Chronicle, Feb 9,2008
Sean Carroll “Ís” Houston Press. June, 2007
Elaina J. Martin,”Ice Age”, Brilliant Magazine, Texas. May 2007
Sharon Lorenzo, “Great Minds Think Alike”, In-Town Magazine, Houston. February 2006
Ceelite. Case study published to Industry websites. 2006
2011-14 Curator, Houston Center for Photography.
1996-Present Designer and Glass Fabricator, Mariquita Masterson Design, Houston.