Background
Curtis, Mary Louise was born on March 20, 1928 in Houston, Texas, United States. Daughter of Frank Tracy and Louise (White) Burtle.
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Mary Louise Curtis
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Bachelor of Liberal Studies magna cum laude, St. Edward's University, 1979. Postgraduate, Austin Community College, Texas, 1979—1980.
Career
Administrative assistant State Board Insurance, Austin, 1967-1980. Freelance teacher drawing, watercolor, since 1980. Owner, artist Curtis Art, since 1980.
Speaker various charities and art groups, Texas, since 1980. Teacher watercolor and drawing classes on radio, Austin, 1989-1990. Commercial artist, fabric designer clothing.
Teacher adult art education Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, since 1995. Teacher watercolor and pastels Largo Vista (Texas) Arts Association, since 2001. Teacher public and private classes in pastels and watermedia, Wildlife Refuge, 2002-2003.
Freelance art materials factory representative, teacher, demonstrator. Teacher media classes, teacher assisted living residence free classes, Round Rock, Texas, since 2005, Austin, Texas, since 2008, art education facilitator Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Hotel/Resort & Spa, Austin-Bastrop, Texas, 2006. Teacher Free Classes (Art).
With assited living residances, Furnish Free Art Supplies to elderly students, since 2008.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors Hancock Recreation Center, Austin, 1982-1983, Austin Artist Harvest, Austin Chamber of Commerce, 1984-1988. Native Plant Society Texas, 1984-1985. Artist State Texas Sesquicentennial, Austin, 1984-1986, Sonora History Museum (contributor 2 original water colors), Sonora Courthouse, Sutton County.
Volunteer artist National Wildflower Research Center, Austin, since 1985, Keep Austin Beautiful artist, since 1994. Secretary Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge, 2001-2002, board directors, 2003, volunteer artist second-day cachet envelopes March Federal Refuges Centennial Celebration. Volunteer artist songbird festival Lago Vista Chamber of Commerce, 2003.
Volunteer facilitator marketing and activities Brookdale-The Island on Lake Travis Retirement Resort, Largo Vista. Member National Museum Women in the Arts (charter), Capital Arts Society (president 1990-1991), Waterloo Watercolor Group (chairman art show 1982), San Antonio Watercolor Group, Lake Travis Art League (Bluebonnet Bash committee 1995), Heritage Society Austin (history architectural illustrations 1996), American History Club Austin (artist-officer), Austin Pastel Society (charter).
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Married Robert Allen Curtis, June 26, 1946. 1 child, William Allen.
