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Independent Art Consultant and Curatorial Services Provider

The practice of contemporary art is dynamic, as is the role of the curator. Through diversified, distinctive and thought provoking imagery my goal is to bring to the audience exhibitions of relevant contemporary art from emerging talent to the accomplished artist.   Whether you're an individual artist that needs an outside curator to produce a show for a space, or 'other walls' such as a restaurant in need of supplemental curatorial help, I can guide you through the entire curatorial process or assist with selected portions of the task.  

For more than a decade I have worked to promote, market and manage artists, galleries and alternative art spaces.  I understand the complexity of today's contemporary market and how critical it is to the artist’s success that they have a broad and aggressive strategy for integrated marketing communications.  Using the standard elements of the promotional mix (advertising, personal selling, public relations, publicity, direct marketing) and bringing it into the now with social media marketing, my role as consultant is to get the artist out of the office and into the studio where they do what they do best.  Services for the artist include general consulting, website design and assessment, promotional materials design, resume building, biography and statement editing and full-range marketing/advertising including social media management.

Audra Sewell-Noblique Art Consulting and Curatorial Services

Art Consultation and Management

Noblique Studios

Owner, Director

ART PROFESSIONALS OF TEXAS is a non-profit organization founded in Dallas, Texas in 2011 and was publicly launched in February, 2012. APT’s objective is to secure regional exhibition opportunities for our artist members which directly elevate both our regional and national presence. Our board of directors, comprised of art professionals, is dedicated to promoting a unified and sophisticated identity for the Texas art market. To further this goal, our jury selects experienced, business-oriented art professionals within our membership programs.

Texas has some of the fastest growing art markets in the country including Houston and Dallas. Due to its rapid growth, the Dallas arts district is now the largest in the nation. In light of an over-saturated art market in our direct art communities in Texas, APT’s mission is to empower our artists/members to effectively interact within this market and overcome this obstacle by collaborating with more experienced artists and art leaders from around the globe. APT plans to effectively direct business-oriented art enthusiasts towards accomplishing our goals and fostering a relationship with the buying public. Art Professionals of Texas is dedicated to assisting our artist/members with evolving their careers toward successful and collected futures.

As APT Social Media Chair, I manage the day-to-day functions of all social media networks.  My role as Membership Chair is one of liason between potential artist members and our esteemed jury.

If you are an artist or patron interested in how you can benefit from or help support APT, please email me at audra@artprotx.com

Art Professionals of Texas

Board of Directors, Social Media and Membership Chair

The Nic Noblique Studio Gallery,  opened in March of 2007, was a 5000 square foot playground for artists and art lovers alike.  Located just off the strand in downtown Galveston Island, it was voted the best gallery in Galveston in 2008.  Much like our previous endeavor, Noblique’s Gallery A-go-go in Abilene, Texas, we once again created an experience unlike any other art gallery or art studio you are likely to find.  The space included Noblique’s working studio with heavy machinery, rollers, welders, canvas, paint, and a chaotic assortment of everything you can imagine an artist might like to experiment with (not to mention a 27-foot half pipe – a sculptural pursuit in and of itself).  The idea was to give the public an inside view of what goes into creating Noblique’s monumental sculptures that eventually make their way to galleries, sculpture gardens, private collections, and installations around the globe while presenting other works in a truly interactive environment. 

The Studio Gallery also encompassed a 2000 sq. ft. gallery showroom exhibiting the latest of Noblique’s work as well as works from a range of artists such as Ann Wood, Bryan Kuntz, John Palmer, Gabriel Prusmack, Kay Kemp, Bonnie J. McConnell, Virginia Baker and includes the Metzger Collection of Texas and Regional Contemporary Art.  Sculpture, painting, watercolor, collage and assemblage, and photography mingle together in a fairly raw format bringing the creation, presentation, and final exposition of contemporary art to you in an awesome juxtaposition of gallery and studio all under one roof.     

The Studio Gallery was destroyed in the wake of Hurricane Ike in September 2008.  Although Nic and I attempted to reopen the space in a new location, this proved to be quite difficult and the decision was made to return to his ranch in West Texas to rebuild his studio and recuperate with his family and develop plans for a new and always exciting chapter in our lives!

Nic Noblique Studio Gallery

Noblique’s Gallery A-go-go opened in March 2006 (after 4 months of renovation) and closed in March 2007 when we moved to Galveston to expand Nic’s Houston market.  We moved into the space (The Cockerell Building on North 2nd Street in Downtown Abilene) and did a complete demo and renovation.  We quickly realized the space was exactly what we'd hoped it would be once the drop ceilings went away and the plaster was taken down to reveal a beautiful brick  interior with steel beams and high ceilings.  The architectural details in the historic building were awesome and it was really exciting transforming the space into a beautiful warehouse gallery.

The goal was to give abilene a contemporary art gallery that was really stellar and visually could stand up to any great gallery space in a larger city.  We were so proud of how we transformed that space and fully realized the vibe and edgy atmosphere we wanted.  It was the perfect complement to Nic's sculpture and painting and well suited for the other artist's we hand picked to feature in the gallery.  We felt that abilene had a strong cultural arts foundation but it was missing a broader element - it was time to bring the abilene art scene full circle with a real contemporary gallery.  Relevant, cutting edge artists from all over the U.S. would truly enrich the otherwise sheltered Abilene art scene.  Looking outside of this West Texas box was at the heart of our concept.

We filled the gallery with beautiful post modern furniture and mid-century furniture for sale - the first retailer I know of anywhere in the area that offered authentic reproductions of such artists as Mies van der Rohe, Isamu Noguchi, and La Corbusier.  This was another important element to the gallery and our vision.  We were quite proud to share with everyone the hugely relevant contributions these artists made and to be able to offer the highest quality reproductions of their most iconic designs was really thrilling.

Noblique's Gallery A-Go-Go

Director of Programs including Art Walk, Art Reach, and enrichment programs for area schools and partnering agencies.

The Center For Contemporary Art

Programs Director

Gallery Manager specializing in 19th to mid-20th Century European Art.  Academic, Barbazon School, Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Modern Masters, and Abstract Expressionists.