2000
Gary Retherford: Recent Works, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
Brake, James Gallery, Houston, TX
1999
Gary Retherford: The Grass Show, Mulcahy Modern Gallery, Dallas, TX
Gary Retherford, Travis Towers Lobby Gallery, Houston, TX
1998
David McManaway & Gary Retherford, Mulcahy Modern Gallery, Dallas, TX
1997
Stories of Men & Animals, James Gallery, Houston, TX
Diana Jacobs & Gary Retherford, Hugh N. Ronald Memorial Gallery, Jay County Arts Council, Center for the Arts, Portland, IN
1996
Gary Retherford, Lincoln Center Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
1995
Flora Inspired, The C.G. Jung Educational Center, Houston, TX
Secrets of Place, Gallery North, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, FL
G. Retherford & J. Hill, The Art League of Houston, Houston, TX
1994
Gary Retherford-Interpretations of the Rainforest Landscape, Patric Donley, Curator, Brownsboro Gallery, Louisville, KY
Vital Forces-Marian Haigh & Gary Retherford, Local Color Gallery, Arts Council of Brazos Gallery, College Station, TX
1993
New Tropical Landscapes, Moon Gallery, Berry College, Mount Berry, GA
1992
Gary Retherford & Sydney Yeager, Introductions '92, James Gallery, Houston, TX
Gary Retherford, Whiting Gallery, Eastern Shore Art Center, Fairhope, AL
1988
The Rain Forest: Paintings Inspired by Travels to Central America, Dishman Art Gallery, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
Gary Retherford, Percy Whiting Art Center, Fairhope, AL
1987
Gary Retherford, O'Kane Gallery, University of Houston-Downtown, Houston, TX
Gary Retherford, Gladdis Geesslin Gallery, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
1986
Gary Retherford-New Paintings, Mark Lombardi Gallery, Houston, TX
Nature Studies, Plain Folk Gallery, Houston, TX
1985
Gary Retherford-Recent Works, University Gallery, University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX
1983
Gary Retherford, University Center Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, TX
Group Exhibitions
2002
A Creative Journey fundraiser, Blaffer Gallery, The Museum of the University of Houston, TX
Le Moulin Rouge fundraiser, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
5 X 7 x X fundraiser, The Jones Center for Contemporary Art (Texas Fine Arts Association), Austin, TX
Sprawl: Aspects of Human Agency in the Landscape (Dornith Doherty, Sally Packard, Gary Retherford) Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX. Curated by Sara-Jayne Parsons.
2001
re/new, James Gallery, Houston, TX
New American Paintings, Juried Exhibitions in Print #36; juried by Terrie Sultan. Photos (3)
The Garden of Forking Paths (with Corbin Doyle, Meg Langhorn & Christine Bissetto), Mulcahy Modern Gallery, Dallas, TX
2000
FotoFest 2000: Nate Cassie, Alain Gerard Clement, Rick Dingus, Dornith Doherty, Gary Retherford, Ann Stautberg, Fannie Tapper, James Gallery, Houston, TX
1999
Itchy: Justin Kidd, Jesse Meraz, Mary Nicolett, Gary Retherford, Ludwig Schwarz, curated by Jennifer Fashimpar, Mezzanine Gallery, University of Dallas, Dallas, TX, announcement brochure, photos (2)
Celia Eberle, Neil Harshfield, Lisa Ludwig, Page Kempner & Gary Retherford, Mulcahy Modern Gallery, Dallas, TX
The Aquarium Show, Curated by Clint Willour, Director, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
39th Annual Invitational Exhibit, The Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, TX,
Juried by Lewis R. Wiman, Professor, Art & Art History, University of Texas, Austin, TX, Austin, TX. Catalogue, photo
Material World: Dornith Doherty, Celia Eberle, Gary Retherford, James Gallery, Houston, TX
Drawings/Prints, Mulcahy Modern Gallery, Dallas, TX
1998
Reunion, James Gallery, Houston, TX
1997
James Gallery, Houston, TX
New American Paintings – Catalogue Exhibition, (a juried, open studios exhibition juried by Claire Bell, Associate Curator at the Guggenheim Museum, catalogue, photos
Flora Bella, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
Reunion, James Gallery, Houston, TX
1996
Holiday Overview James Gallery, Houston, TX
The Altered Object-Gary Retherford & Polly Victor, Chemeketa Community College Art Gallery, Salem, OR
Cerling Etching Studio First Five Years: 1990-1995, Transco Tower Gallery, Houston, TX & Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
Two Person, Lincoln Center Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
1995
Sleepless Nights Art Auction, Art League of Houston, Houston, TX
Exposure2, A National Electronic Exhibition juried by Robert Fichter, The Society for Photographic Education 32nd National Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA
1994
The Box, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
Marian Haigh & Gary Retherford, Local Color Gallery, Arts Council of Brazos Valley, College Station, TX
Miniatures, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
1993
9th Annual National Juried Exhibition Part II, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA, Award
Fur, Fins, Feathers and More, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
Personal Attachments, Clint Willour, curator, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
National '93 Small Works Exhibition, Schoharie County Arts Council, Cobleskill, NY
First Biennial Works on Paper, Ann Philbin, juror, San Jacinto College, Houston, TX
Self Contained, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
27th Annual National Drawing & Small Sculpture Show, Roy Slade, juror, Joseph Cain Gallery, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX, Catalogue
Art In Motion, Deutser Gallery, The Jewish Community Center, Houston, TX
1992
Gallery Artists, Brownsboro Gallery, Louisville, KY
1991
The Forceful Gesture, Judith Page, curator, Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL, Catalogue
Gallery Artists, James Gallery, Houston, TX
Black and White Works By Important Contemporary Artists, Caroline Lee Gallery, Taos, NM
1990
Swearington Gallery, Louisville, KY
New Work, James Gallery, Houston, TX
1989
Paul Edelstein Gallery, Memphis, TN
Gallery Artists, Watson Gallery, Houston, TX
The Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
1988
Works on Paper, G.V.G. Gallery, Houston, TX
Tony Jones Gallery, Houston, TX
In The Garden, Transco Gallery-East, Houston, TX
1987
Lombardi Gallery, Houston, TX
Tony Jones Gallery, Houston, TX
1986
Eighteen Two Hundred, Capital Hill Arts, Seattle, WA
First City National Bank-Downtown, Houston, TX
Fifteen From Houston, Aransas Bay Gallery & Leslie Muth Gallery, Fulton, TX
Lombardi Gallery, Houston, TX
Houston-Contemporary Art In Public Places, Diverse Works, Houston, TX
PAPERART, Museum of International Contemporary Art, Bahai, Brazil
The Tallahassee National 1986, Terry Allen, juror, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, Catalogue
Small Works National, Nancy Hoffman, juror, Zaner Gallery, Rochester, NY, Catalogue
1985
Cross Roads, Square One Gallery, Houston, TX
New Spaces, Old and New Faces, Plain Folk Gallery, Houston, TX
SPAR National, Shreveport, LA
The Second Annual East End Show, Lawndale Art and Performance Center, Houston, TX
Gallery Artists, Lombardi Gallery, Houston, TX
Real vs. Real, Jack Boynton and Susan Smith, curators, The Art League of Houston, TX
Texas Annual '85, Michael Ennis, juror, The Texas Fine Arts Association & Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX
Benefit Exhibition and Sale, Square One Gallery, Houston, TX
Art Competition '85, Assistance League of Houston-2 Houston Center, Juror: Jane Livingston (Corcoran Gallery), Houston, TX
Surfaces - Found/Assemblage, Art League of Houston, Houston, TX
Gary Retherford: Recent Works, University of St Thomas Gallery, Houston, TX
National Print and Drawing Competition '85, Pat Steir, juror, College of the Mainland, Texas City, TX
1984
Artstanding Art Educators, Drawing Room Gallery, Houston, TX
Diverse Works, Inc. Art in Public Places, The Hyatt Regency, Houston, TX
Black and White and Color II, Diverse Works, Houston, TX
1983
Graham Gallery, Houston, TX
Invitational Photography Exhibition, Visual Arts Gallery, Pensacola Junior College, Pensacola, FL
Seven State Photo, ASA Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Six Contemporary Artists, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
1982
Friday Art Show, 412 Rosenberg Gallery, Galveston, TX
Sections
2000
Gary Retherford: Recent Works, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
Brake, James Gallery, Houston, TX
1999
Gary Retherford: The Grass Show, Mulcahy Modern Gallery, Dallas, TX
Gary Retherford, Travis Towers Lobby Gallery, Houston, TX
1998
David McManaway & Gary Retherford, Mulcahy Modern Gallery, Dallas, TX
1997
Stories of Men & Animals, James Gallery, Houston, TX
Diana Jacobs & Gary Retherford, Hugh N. Ronald Memorial Gallery, Jay County Arts Council, Center for the Arts, Portland, IN
1996
Gary Retherford, Lincoln Center Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
1995
Flora Inspired, The C.G. Jung Educational Center, Houston, TX
Secrets of Place, Gallery North, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, FL
G. Retherford & J. Hill, The Art League of Houston, Houston, TX
1994
Gary Retherford-Interpretations of the Rainforest Landscape, Patric Donley, Curator, Brownsboro Gallery, Louisville, KY
Vital Forces-Marian Haigh & Gary Retherford, Local Color Gallery, Arts Council of Brazos Gallery, College Station, TX
1993
New Tropical Landscapes, Moon Gallery, Berry College, Mount Berry, GA
1992
Gary Retherford & Sydney Yeager, Introductions '92, James Gallery, Houston, TX
Gary Retherford, Whiting Gallery, Eastern Shore Art Center, Fairhope, AL
1988
The Rain Forest: Paintings Inspired by Travels to Central America, Dishman Art Gallery, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
Gary Retherford, Percy Whiting Art Center, Fairhope, AL
1987
Gary Retherford, O'Kane Gallery, University of Houston-Downtown, Houston, TX
Gary Retherford, Gladdis Geesslin Gallery, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
1986
Gary Retherford-New Paintings, Mark Lombardi Gallery, Houston, TX
Nature Studies, Plain Folk Gallery, Houston, TX
1985
Gary Retherford-Recent Works, University Gallery, University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX
1983
Gary Retherford, University Center Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, TX
Group Exhibitions
2002
A Creative Journey fundraiser, Blaffer Gallery, The Museum of the University of Houston, TX
Le Moulin Rouge fundraiser, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
5 X 7 x X fundraiser, The Jones Center for Contemporary Art (Texas Fine Arts Association), Austin, TX
Sprawl: Aspects of Human Agency in the Landscape (Dornith Doherty, Sally Packard, Gary Retherford) Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX. Curated by Sara-Jayne Parsons.
2001
re/new, James Gallery, Houston, TX
New American Paintings, Juried Exhibitions in Print #36; juried by Terrie Sultan. Photos (3)
The Garden of Forking Paths (with Corbin Doyle, Meg Langhorn & Christine Bissetto), Mulcahy Modern Gallery, Dallas, TX
2000
FotoFest 2000: Nate Cassie, Alain Gerard Clement, Rick Dingus, Dornith Doherty, Gary Retherford, Ann Stautberg, Fannie Tapper, James Gallery, Houston, TX
1999
Itchy: Justin Kidd, Jesse Meraz, Mary Nicolett, Gary Retherford, Ludwig Schwarz, curated by Jennifer Fashimpar, Mezzanine Gallery, University of Dallas, Dallas, TX, announcement brochure, photos (2)
Celia Eberle, Neil Harshfield, Lisa Ludwig, Page Kempner & Gary Retherford, Mulcahy Modern Gallery, Dallas, TX
The Aquarium Show, Curated by Clint Willour, Director, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
39th Annual Invitational Exhibit, The Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, TX,
Juried by Lewis R. Wiman, Professor, Art & Art History, University of Texas, Austin, TX, Austin, TX. Catalogue, photo
Material World: Dornith Doherty, Celia Eberle, Gary Retherford, James Gallery, Houston, TX
Drawings/Prints, Mulcahy Modern Gallery, Dallas, TX
1998
Reunion, James Gallery, Houston, TX
1997
James Gallery, Houston, TX
New American Paintings – Catalogue Exhibition, (a juried, open studios exhibition juried by Claire Bell, Associate Curator at the Guggenheim Museum, catalogue, photos
Flora Bella, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
Reunion, James Gallery, Houston, TX
1996
Holiday Overview James Gallery, Houston, TX
The Altered Object-Gary Retherford & Polly Victor, Chemeketa Community College Art Gallery, Salem, OR
Cerling Etching Studio First Five Years: 1990-1995, Transco Tower Gallery, Houston, TX & Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
Two Person, Lincoln Center Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
1995
Sleepless Nights Art Auction, Art League of Houston, Houston, TX
Exposure2, A National Electronic Exhibition juried by Robert Fichter, The Society for Photographic Education 32nd National Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA
1994
The Box, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
Marian Haigh & Gary Retherford, Local Color Gallery, Arts Council of Brazos Valley, College Station, TX
Miniatures, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
1993
9th Annual National Juried Exhibition Part II, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA, Award
Fur, Fins, Feathers and More, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
Personal Attachments, Clint Willour, curator, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
National '93 Small Works Exhibition, Schoharie County Arts Council, Cobleskill, NY
First Biennial Works on Paper, Ann Philbin, juror, San Jacinto College, Houston, TX
Self Contained, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
27th Annual National Drawing & Small Sculpture Show, Roy Slade, juror, Joseph Cain Gallery, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX, Catalogue
Art In Motion, Deutser Gallery, The Jewish Community Center, Houston, TX
1992
Gallery Artists, Brownsboro Gallery, Louisville, KY
1991
The Forceful Gesture, Judith Page, curator, Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL, Catalogue
Gallery Artists, James Gallery, Houston, TX
Black and White Works By Important Contemporary Artists, Caroline Lee Gallery, Taos, NM
1990
Swearington Gallery, Louisville, KY
New Work, James Gallery, Houston, TX
1989
Paul Edelstein Gallery, Memphis, TN
Gallery Artists, Watson Gallery, Houston, TX
The Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
1988
Works on Paper, G.V.G. Gallery, Houston, TX
Tony Jones Gallery, Houston, TX
In The Garden, Transco Gallery-East, Houston, TX
1987
Lombardi Gallery, Houston, TX
Tony Jones Gallery, Houston, TX
1986
Eighteen Two Hundred, Capital Hill Arts, Seattle, WA
First City National Bank-Downtown, Houston, TX
Fifteen From Houston, Aransas Bay Gallery & Leslie Muth Gallery, Fulton, TX
Lombardi Gallery, Houston, TX
Houston-Contemporary Art In Public Places, Diverse Works, Houston, TX
PAPERART, Museum of International Contemporary Art, Bahai, Brazil
The Tallahassee National 1986, Terry Allen, juror, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, Catalogue
Small Works National, Nancy Hoffman, juror, Zaner Gallery, Rochester, NY, Catalogue
1985
Cross Roads, Square One Gallery, Houston, TX
New Spaces, Old and New Faces, Plain Folk Gallery, Houston, TX
SPAR National, Shreveport, LA
The Second Annual East End Show, Lawndale Art and Performance Center, Houston, TX
Gallery Artists, Lombardi Gallery, Houston, TX
Real vs. Real, Jack Boynton and Susan Smith, curators, The Art League of Houston, TX
Texas Annual '85, Michael Ennis, juror, The Texas Fine Arts Association & Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX
Benefit Exhibition and Sale, Square One Gallery, Houston, TX
Art Competition '85, Assistance League of Houston-2 Houston Center, Juror: Jane Livingston (Corcoran Gallery), Houston, TX
Surfaces - Found/Assemblage, Art League of Houston, Houston, TX
Gary Retherford: Recent Works, University of St Thomas Gallery, Houston, TX
National Print and Drawing Competition '85, Pat Steir, juror, College of the Mainland, Texas City, TX
1984
Artstanding Art Educators, Drawing Room Gallery, Houston, TX
Diverse Works, Inc. Art in Public Places, The Hyatt Regency, Houston, TX
Black and White and Color II, Diverse Works, Houston, TX
1983
Graham Gallery, Houston, TX
Invitational Photography Exhibition, Visual Arts Gallery, Pensacola Junior College, Pensacola, FL
Seven State Photo, ASA Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Six Contemporary Artists, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
1982
Friday Art Show, 412 Rosenberg Gallery, Galveston, TX
Sections