Professional Experience
2022-2024 Emporia Arts Council. Painting Instructor, Emporia, Kansas.
2023 Emporia State University. Lecturer: Basic Drawing, Emporia, Kansas.
2012-2019 Museum Gallery Installer. Gift Shop Associate, Office Assistant, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas.
2013-2017 Woodblock Relief T-Shirt Printing, First Friday Artwalk, Marina Arts District, Corpus Christi, Texas.
2016 Polyester Plate Lithography Workshop. Teaching Assistant. Instructor: Lisette Chavez. Southwest School of Art, San Antonio Texas.
Return From Pressure Island. Full Court Press, PrintAustin, The Lion’s Nest Studio, Austin, Texas.
Printbangers Ball. Atomic Cowboy, Saint Louis, Missouri.
Inkslingers Ball. House of Rock, Corpus Christi, Texas.
2015 Corpus Christi Cutters: Woodblock Relief T-Shirt Printing. Print Houston, Houston, Texas.
Corpus Christi Cutters: Woodblock Relief T-Shirt Printing. PrintAustin, The Lion’s Nest Studio, Austin, Texas.
It Came From the Bayou Inkslinger Printmaking Showcase. Corpus Christi. Cutters: Woodblock Relief T-Shirt Printing, Saint Arnold Brewery, Houston, Texas.
2014 Inkslingers Ball. House of Rock, Corpus Christi, Texas.
It Came From the Bayou Inkslinger Printmaking Showcase. Saint Arnold Brewery, Houston, Texas.
2013 Inkslingers Ball. House of Rock, Corpus Christi, Texas.
It Came From the Bayou Inkslinger Printmaking Showcase. The Continental Club, Houston, Texas.
2012 Docent. Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas.
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Education
2016 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. Corpus Christi, Texas.
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Self-Publications
2023 Hard Apple Cider Bread. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
Banana Bread Bonny. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
Vegetarian French Dip Sandwiches with Reggie Raccoon. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
Easy Chickpea Curry with Sara Duck. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
I’m 1/2 Mexican. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
Grandma’s Chicken and Rice. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
Conchas. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
My Faces. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
Raccoon Barb’s Makeup Tutorial. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
Raccoon Barb. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
Bugs of Emporia. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
Throuples. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
Bananigans. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
Cherry and Choco. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
Frog Pals. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
Fry Kid. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
2022 Fat Kid Anthology. Barbara Lane Tharas. Watercolor Panels | Zine.
Am I Normal? Barbara Lane Tharas. Watercolor Panels | Zine.
When Fatasses Fly. Barbara Lane Tharas. Watercolor Panels | Zine.
College Education Diet. Barbara Lane Tharas. Watercolor Panels | Zine.
Tween Cellulite. Barbara Lane Tharas. Watercolor Panels | Zine.
Am I Fat? Barbara Lane Tharas. Watercolor Panels | Zine.
Fitting In. Barbara Lane Tharas. Watercolor Panels | Zine.
Cute Zine. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
Ole Denty. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
Caricatures. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
Walk. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
Diary Anthology. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
Coffee. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
Running. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
Dad. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
Unmotivated. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
Woke Up. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
2021 Open Dyke Night. Barbara Lane Tharas. One Page Comic/Screenprint
Fly. Barbara Lane Tharas. Mini-Zine.
Garen’s Diary Vol 1. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine
Garen’s Diary Vol 2. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine
2020 Assuming. Barbara Lane Tharas. Hand Bound Accordion Book.
Quarantine. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine.
Emporia Life. Barbara Lane Tharas. Zine
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Workshops and Conferences
2023 Lawrence Print Week. Vendor. Lawrence, Kansas.
KC Zine Con #8. Vendor. Kansas City, Missouri.
Paper Plains Zine Fest. Vendor. Lawrence, Kansas.
2022 MAPC: Power of the Print. MAPC Conference. Kent, Ohio.
Paper Plains Zine Fest. Vendor. Lawrence, Kansas.
Lawrence Art Center. Making Stuff Up: Intro Fictional Workshop. Lawrence, Kansas.
Frogman’s Print Workshop. Intersection of Zine’s and Artist Books. University of Nebraska-Omaha. Omaha, Nebraska.
KC Zine Con #7. Vendor. Kansas City, Missouri.
2016 Polyester Plate Lithography Demo. Instructor: Lisette Chavez, Holy Press, San Antonio Texas.
Flux: SGC-International, Portland, Oregon.
Frogman’s Print Workshop. Outlaw Relief. Instructors: Tom Huck and Bill Fick, Frogman’s Printmaking Workshop, University of Omaha, Nebraska.
2015 Sphere: SGC-International, Knoxville, Tennessee.
Introduction to Collagraph Printing Workshop. Instructor: Tess Doyle, Burning Bones Press, Houston, Texas.
Viper Variations: Relief Printmaking in Reptilian Form. Instructor: Ryan O’Malley, Arrowmont School of Arts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
2014 Print City: Mid-America Print Council, Detroit, Michigan.
Bridges Spanning Tradition Innovation and Activism: SGC-International, San Francisco, California.
2013 Lithography: Frogman’s Printmaking Workshop, Instructors: Kathryn and Andy Polk, University of South Dakota, Vermillion.
Screen Print Monster Mash-Up Featuring: The Amazing Hancock Brothers, Instructors: John Hancock and Chuck Hancock, Burning Bones Press, Houston, Texas.
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Lectures/Visiting Artist Lectures
2023 Art Forum Artist Lecture. Emporia State University. Emporia, Kansas.
2020 Virtual Visiting Artist Lecture. Illinois State University. Bloomington, Illinois.
2019 Visiting Artist Lecture. West Virginia University. Morgantown, West Virginia.
2015 Printers of Tomorrow. Artist Talk. Blue Orange Gallery, Houston, Texas.
2012 Comic Strip Workshop. Instructor. Zavala Elementary School, Corpus Christi, Texas.
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Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
2024 A Girl Named Seattle. Main Gallery, Kansas City Artists Coalition. Kansas City, Missouri.
Dear Sketchbook. Trox Gallery. Emporia, Kansas.
2023 A Girl Named Seattle. Trusler Gallery, Emporia Arts Council. Emporia, Kansas.
2022 Two Fats. Roundhouse Gallery, Jacksonville State University. Jacksonville, Alabama.
2021 Garen’s Diary. Trox Gallery. Emporia, Kansas.
2019 Garen and Friends. The Exchange Upper Gallery. Corpus Christi, Texas.
2018 Perennial. Noel McArdle Gallery, Janet F. Harte Library. Flour Bluff, Texas.
Seattle’s Hike. K Space Contemporary. Corpus Christi, Texas.
2016 Dear Diary. Center for the Arts West Hall Gallery, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi. Corpus Christi, Texas.
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Professional Portfolios
2024 Old Wives Tales. Organized by Alanna Austin. Part of SGCI Conference, Providence, Rhode Island.
2023 Confatty. Organized by Jacq Garcia. Arts West, Athens, Ohio September 11th - October 29th.
2022 Sequencer. Organized by Jon Vogt and Nathan Pietrykowski. Part of MAPC Conference, Kent, Ohio.
Well-Fed. Organized by Becci Spruill. Part of SGCI Conference, Madison, Wisconsin.
2021 9INHANDPRESS 2021 Print Exchange. Organized by Dave DiMarchi.
Recollections. Organized by Thuong Hoai Tran and Maddie May. Hosted by Bend Gallery.
Field of Squares: A Quilt Pack Exchange. Organized by Muriel Condon.
Cat Zine Exchange. Organized by Raeleen Kao and Millicent Kennedy.
Itty Bitty Print Exchange. Organized by Fiona Avocado.
2020 Doodley Doo: Kurt Vonnegut Exchange. Organized by Jolynn Reigeluth.
Quarantine Print Exchange. Organized by Darcy Edwin and Nikki Arnold.
Certum Tempus. Organized by Stephanie Alaniz and Edie Skeard. Part of SGCI Conference.
2014 Body of Christ. Curated by Ricardo Vicente Jose Ruiz.
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Select National Group Exhibitions *Juried **International Juried
2024 The Contemporary Print. Print Austin, ICOSA. Austin, Texas. (Juror: Mark Pascale).
Comics Art. White Box Gallery, Charlotte Street Foundation. Kansas City, Missouri.
2023 Annual Faculty Exhibition. Norman R. Eppink & Gilson Memorial Galleries, Emporia State University. Emporia, Kansas.
Nightmare on Art Street. KBM Gallery. Riverside, California.
2022 Women: Celebrating the Feminine Creative. Trox Gallery. Emporia, Kansas.
2021 Recollections Portfolio Exhibition. Bend Gallery. SAIC 280 Building Display Case and online Exhibition. Chicago, IL.
Put a Pin In It. University of Colorado Art Museum. Boulder, Colorado.*
2020 Reflections: A Self Portrait Exhibition. Trox Gallery. Emporia, Kansas.
2018 Annual Winter Exhibition. Schaudies Gallery, K Space Contemporary. Corpus Christi, Texas.
Happy Hour. The GoldFish. Corpus Christi, Texas.
Who Is Tim Pona?. Schaudies Gallery, K Space Contemporary. Corpus Christi, Texas.
K Space in the House. Presa House Gallery. San Antonio, Texas.
2017 Patient Zero: Texas Printmaking Showcase. Furman Plaza. Corpus Christi, Texas. Awarded: Most Athletic.
Full Court Press Print Symposium Printmaking Portfolios. Center for the Arts. Corpus Christi, Texas.
Las Chicas Bonitas. La Retama Public Library. Corpus Christi, Texas.
2016 Night Moves. The Cleaners At The Ace Hotel. Portland, Oregon. (Installed and exhibited animation).
Return to Pressure Island. PrintAustin, The Lions Nest Gallery. Austin, Texas.
2015 Atlanta Print Biennial. Kai Lin Art Gallery. Atlanta, Georgia (Juror: Art Werger).*
Printers of Tomorrow. Blue Orange Contemporary Gallery/Duende Art Project, *Fifth Annual Print Houston Festival. Houston, Texas (Juror: Suzanne Manns).
Microcosmos. Gallery 621, Benicia, California (Juror: Chester Arnold).*
Cut-Ups and Chromaddicts. Black Earth Gallery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.* (Jurors: Aaron Wilson, Tim Dooley).
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi Presidents Selection.* Art Museum of South Texas. Corpus Christi, Texas (Jurors: Texas A&M University Corpus Christi Presidents Council).
Body of Christ: Portfolio Exchange. Virginia Commonwealth Department of Fine Arts Gallery. Richmond, Virginia.
Student Art Association Annual Exhibition. Weil Gallery, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Corpus Christi, Texas.
Inkspit: The Print/Rap Show Second Edition. Dope Chapel Gallery. Norman, Oklahoma.
Pep Rally Printmaking Showcase. Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Center for the Arts Gallery. Corpus Christi, Texas.
Friends and Lovers. House of Rock. Corpus Christi, Texas.
Pressure Island: Apparitions and Hallucinations. PrintAustin, The Lion’s Nest Gallery and Print Shop. Austin, Texas.
2014 After You. The Living Room Art Gallery. Corpus Christi, Texas.* (Juror: Jorge Alegria).
Pigeon Feeders. Islander Art Gallery. Corpus Christi, Texas* (Juror: Ricardo Vicente Jose Ruiz).
Friends and Lovers. House of Rock. Corpus Christi, Texas.
Norman Printorium. Dope Chapel. Norman, Oklahoma.
2013 A L’Arrache II. Espace D’Exposition Les Abattoirs. Riom, France.**
Student Art Association Annual Exhibition. Islander Art Gallery. Corpus Christi, Texas. (Jurors: Erica McIlnay, Martin Molina, Jeremiah Ibarra). Awarded: First Place.*
Hot Spot Showcase. K-Space Contemporary Art Gallery – The Hot Spot. Corpus Christi, Texas.
Dia De Los Muertos. K-Space Contemporary Art Gallery-The Hot Spot. Corpus Christi, Texas.
2012 Student Art Association Annual Exhibition. Weil Gallery. Corpus Christi, Texas.
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Awards/Scholarships
2023 The Kasitz Grant Fund, Emporia State University, Kansas (November).
2015 American Advertising Federation Awards: Illustration Division, Corpus Christi, Texas. Awarded: Three Gold, One Silver.
Parents Council Scholarship, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Texas (August).
Friends of Arrowmont Scholarship, Arrowmont School of Arts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee (August).
Parents Council Scholarship, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Texas (March).
2014 Parents Council Scholarship, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Texas (September).
Parents Council Scholarship, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Texas (March).
2013 Frogman’s Largest Student Group Scholarship, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota (July).
Parents Council Scholarship, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Texas (June).
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Publications
2024 “Meet Barbara Lane Tharas”. Voyage: Bold Journey Series. Online Article
“Emporia First Friday Starts Off Strong With First Friday Art Walk”. The Emporia Gazette. Online Article.
2023 “Meet Barbara Lane Tharas”. Canvas Rebel. Online Article.
2023 “Art Exhibition Details Struggles With Borderline Personality Disorder”. The Emporia Gazette. Online Article.
2021 “Garens Diary: Lane Tharas”. The Emporia Gazette. Online Article.
2019 “Society of Famous, Non-existent Friends”. The Pool. Issue no. 3 Fall 2019. Page 9 ____________________________________________________________________________
Collections
Frogman’s Print Workshop. Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The Kansas City Zine Collective Collection. Kansas City, Missouri.
School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, Illinois.
Bend Gallery. Chicago, Illinois.
Kurt Vonnegut Museum. Indianapolis, Indiana.
West Virginia University Archives. Morgantown, West Virginia.
Gamblin Artist Colors. Portland. Oregon.
Académie Non Grata. Pärnu Estonia.
Dope Chapel. Norman Oklahoma.
Full Court Press. Corpus Christi, Texas
Holy Press. San Antonio, Texas | Tucson, Arizona
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Personal Affiliations
2023-2024 The Present Tea House and Ruyi Market. Consignment. Emporia, Kansas.
2022-2024 Wonderfair. Consignment. Lawrence, Kansas.
2021-2024 Quimby’s. Consignment. Chicago, Illinois.
2021 Silver Sprocket. Consignment. San Francisco, California.
2014-2022 Mid America Print Council. Member.
2014-2020 SGC-International. Member.
2013-2019 Art Museum of South Texas. Corpus Christi, Texas.
2014-2016 Rockport Center for the Arts. Rockport, Texas.