Becky Duval Reese is an American curator and art museum director. She is best known for her work as the director of the El Paso Museum of Art (EPMA) and oversaw the museum's move in 1998. She was inducted into the El Paso Women's Hall of Fame in 2005.

Biography

Duval Reese attended New Mexico State University (NMSU) for both her bachelor and master of arts degrees.[1] She went on to become the director of the Las Cruces Art Learning Center and later, the director of the Williams Gallery at NMSU.[2] After NMSU, she became the educational curator of the University of Texas Huntington Art Gallery where she stayed for 15 years.[1][3]

Duval Reese moved to El Paso in 1991 order to become the director of the El Paso Museum of Art (EPMA).[3] In 1998, she oversaw the move of EPMA from its old location to a new building she helped design in downtown El Paso.[4] In honor of Duval Reese's 10 year anniversary as the executive director of the art museum, the Friends of the museum bought "Ellipse" by artist, Jesús Bautista Moroles and unveiled the sculpture in August 2001.[5] Duval Reese retired from EPMA in June 2005.[6] That same year, she was inducted into the El Paso Women's Hall of Fame in the arts category.[7]

Selected publications

  • Texas Images & Visions. with William H. Goetzmann. Austin, Texas: Arch M. Huntington Art Gallery. 1983. ISBN 9780292738324.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Texas 100: Selections From the El Paso Museum of Art. with Ben Fyffe. El Paso, Texas: El Paso Museum of Art. 2006. ISBN 9780978538309.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Land and Light in the American West. San Antonio, Texas: Trinity University Press. 2007. ISBN 9781595340443.

References

  1. 1 2 "LMAC Slates Address by Becky Duval Reese". Longview News-Journal. 8 August 1982. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Juror is Announced for Citation Show". The Marshall News Messenger. 25 July 1982. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 Cortez, Mia (30 April 2005). "A Q&A with Becky Duval-Reese, director of the El Paso Museum of Art". El Paso Inc. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  4. ↑ Roedl, Kim (25 March 2005). "El Paso Museum Director to Retire". El Paso Times. p. 1A. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com. and "Director". El Paso Times. 25 March 2005. p. 2A. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Dubal Reese Celebrates 10 Years". El Paso Times. 2 September 2001. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Villalva, Maribel (19 September 2005). "Director Now Just a Visitor; City Looks for Replacement". El Paso Times. p. 1A. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com. and "Museum". El Paso Times. 19 September 2005. p. 2A. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Women Honored". El Paso Times. 10 March 2005. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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