ROBERT WEIMERSKIRCH (1923-2021)Born in Luxembourg, Belgium, Robert Weimerskirch earned the equivalent of a master in fine arts degree before relocating to Texas. He has taught drawing and painting at the University of Houston, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Houston Art League.Selected Biographical and Career Highlights1923 Born in Luxembourg, Belgium1949 Stamp Design, Union Postal Universelle, LuxembourgEquivalent MFA, Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Bruxelles, BelgiumAcademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan1964-65 Instructor, University of Houston, Texas1964-85 Instructor, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas1971 Creative Collaboration, Houston Award of Excellence1986-97 Instructor, Art League of Houston, TexasResides in Wimberley, TexasSelected Prizes, Awards· First Prize 1968 Jewish Community Center; Award of Excellence 1971 Rice University; Prize 1950 Luxembourg1950 Prix de la Jeune Peinture, Luxembourg1969 First Prize, Jewish Community Center1971 Award of Excellence, Rice University Creative CollaborationSelected Exhibitions· 1950 Prix de la Jeune Peinture, Luxembourg, Belgium (prize)· 1951 Artistes Luxembourgeois Contemporains, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands· 1958 L’Art au Congo, World’s Fair Brussels· 1962 Valley House Gallery, Dallas, Texas· 1962-65 James Bute Gallery, Houston, Texas· 1963 13th Southwestern Exhibition of Prints and Drawings, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas· 1964 Faculty Exhibition, University of Houston, Texas· 1964-85 Faculty Exhibition, Glassell School of Art, Houston, Texas· 1967 9th Annual Invitational Exhibition, Longview Museum of Art, Longview, Texas· 1967-84 DuBose Gallery, Houston, Texas· 1969 6th Annual Juried Exhibition, Jewish Community Center, Houston, Texas (1st prize)· 1970 11th Midwest Biennial, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska· 1971 Creative Collaboration, Rice University, Houston, Texas (award of excellence)· 1979 5th Biennial Five-State Exhibition, Port Arthur, Texas· 1981 15th Anniversary Exhibition, DuBose Gallery, Houston, Texas· 1982 Collage and Assemblage, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, Mississippi· 1983 SOHO Gallery, Austin, Texas· 1984 The Houston School: Fresh Roots—First Marks, Drawing Room, Houston, Texas· 1984 Best of 1968, Art League of Houston, Texas· 1985 The New Nude, Midtown Arts Center, Houston, Texas· 1986-93 Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, Texas· 1986-97 Faculty Exhibitions, Art League of Houston, Texas· 1988 Solo, Galveston Art Center, Galveston, Texas· 1992-93 Artists’ Angels, Artables Gallery, Houston, Texas· 1993 Miniatures, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, Texas· 1994 Clay & Metal +, Artables Gallery, Houston, Texas· 1994 The Box Show, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, Texas· 1996 Treasure Boxes, Artables Gallery, Houston, Texas· 1996-97 Solos, Artables Gallery, Houston, Texas· 1999-2004 Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, Texas· 2004 Solo, Beeville Art Museum, Beeville, Texas· 2008 Founders of Houston Art: Thirty Artists Who Led the Way, William Reaves Fine Art, Houston, Texas· 2010 Water Rites: Rivers, Lakes, and Streams in Texas Art, William Reaves Fine Art, Houston, Texas· 2010 Third Anniversary Show: A Tribute to Houston Artists, William Reaves Fine Art, Houston, Texas· 2011 Lone Star Modernism: A Celebration of Mid-Century Texas Art, William Reaves Fine Art, Houston, Texas