Doug LaRue
Doug LaRue quickly developed a passion for drawing and painting from his mother, an accomplished oil painter and the technical aspects of photography, design and sports from his father, a mechanical engineer at National Helium Reserve noted for his design work on Helium transport vehicles and the C5-A military transport aircraft and for his side hustle as a NCAA Football Referee.
LaRue attended classes in advanced photography at Southern Methodist University, attended field trips to local news media affiliates and publishing companies. His high school yearbook staff won a national design award and was featured in a documentary film— all of which led to a college scholarship.
LaRue graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Design from Texas A&M University College of Architecture while working as a NCAA Sports Photojournalist for regional news outlets and United Press International and Associated Press.
LaRue landed a position as a Medical Illustrator for the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences producing art with traditional mediums, computers, cameras, video, film and digital press equipment.
His education continued in media design, illustration and photography through workshops offered to state agencies including the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Advanced Airbrush workshops at the Smithsonian Institute of Natural History in Washington, D.C.
Doug created and licensed art to the United States Speaker of the House.
LaRue has photographed science and music documentary film footage for many regional media outlets as well as cable channels including The History Channel and Country Music Television (CMT).
• 35mm film Post Production • D1 Art Direction for the Movie Rigged with Academy Award winner George Kennedy Austin Texas and Burbank, California • 1996
LaRue wrote, produced and directed a Screen Actor’s Guild independent film Barlow Grants Wish, produced and directed music videos and live concert films including Van Wilks Low Down, Wound up, Rockin' Texas Blues.
Doug appeared in Mike Judge's Fox Searchlight movie Idiocracy. Austin was a buzz when the creator of such masterpieces of pop culture comedy like Office Space, Beavis and Butthead and King of the Hill began production on this film.
LaRue founded Glaze Studios, LLC. A media design agency whose first contract was for a campaign for the Texas Department of Transportation Motorcycle Safety Bureau called CycleVision featuring Texas Music Legend Jimmie Vaughan in television commercials, billboards, posters, brochures and a popular bumper sticker.
Doug co-owned of Capitol City Publishing, LLC in the 90s - 2000s and was Editor in Chief of Capitol City Arts and Entertainment Magazine. Doug and Laura Rojo-LaRue were regularly invited to photograph special live music events with Grammy Award winning artists including Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, Prince, Kiss, Eric Johnson, Arc Angels, Ugly Americans, Fastball, Los Lonely Boys, Blue October...
Selected Art Exhibitions
• Sonic Vision: How Music is the Soundtrack to Our Lives • Round Rock Arts & Culture, City Arts Center • 2025
• Perspectives, Ardest Gallery, The Woodlands, Texas • Feb-March • 2025
• NeWorld Gallery residency Austin, Texas • 2024 - current
• New Beginnings juried show, Lisa Hoekstra, Gallery at Texas State University • 2025
• Shutterbuggin’ Round Rock Arts & Culture, City Arts Center • 2025
• Primal Art Gallery, curated by Joe Lednicky, Dripping Springs, Texas • 2022- current
• Art City Austin, Jennifer M. Ramos, Art Alliance Austin, April 12-13 • 2019
• Solo Show, MidTown Art Gallery • Austin, Texas March • 2019
• Spring Gallery Show, Juried by William Campbell, Fort Worth Community Arts Center • 2019
• 13th Annual People’s Gallery Exhibition, Suzanne Burton, Austin City Hall • 2017-18
• Art De Eletoka group show, Shad C. Chancey • Austin, Texas • 1997
• International Group Show, Charlene Franz, Museum of Fine Art Austin, Univ. of Texas • 1996
• ACA Awards Show, Texas State Capitol Building, Artist’s Coalition of Austin • 1994-1995
• Fixations, ACA Members Shows • Artist’s Coalition of Austin Gallery, Austin • 1992, 93
• Country Paintings solo show, Brazos Stock Exchange Art Gallery, Bryan, Texas • 1989
• Awards Show Exhibitions, Wright Gallery, Texas A&M University, College Station • 1985-87
13th Annual People’s Gallery Exhibition, Austin City Hall 17-18. Now in the Wittliff Collections
Collections of Note
• Wittliff Collections, Alkek Library at Texas State University, San Marcos
• Forsyth Gallery Collections, Texas A&M University, College Station
• Austin Public Library
• City of Austin Music Archives
• South Austin Museum of Popular Culture
• Eric Johnson Music Media Archives
• Eddie Wilson / Threadgill's Art/Media Collection
Awards
• Round Rock Arts & Culture Public Arts program, mural installed in Downtown Round Rock • 2025
Ardest Gallery, The Woodlands, Texas
• Guest Juror Carla Bisong awards LaRue with 2 of the 3 top selections in Perspectives, Ardest Gallery, The Woodlands, Texas • Feb-Mar • 2025
• Indie Fest Award • SAG Indie film Barlow Grants Wish 14
• GD USA American Graphic Design Awards for Package Design, Immunologic Health 2014
• GD USA American Graphic Design Awards for Package Design, Immunologic Health 2012
• Nominated Music Video of the Year, Austin Music Network 2006
• Featured Artist 2nd Place Range of Motion Texas Chiropractic Magazine, Texas State Capitol Bldg. 1995
• 1st Place Digital Art 2nd Annual Greater Austin Multimedia Shoot Out 1995
• 1st Place, SCAVMA Photography Contest B&W Texture - Texas A&M University 1987
• Best Student Works - Awards Showcase, Texas A&M Visual Arts Artfest 86
• The Deans List, College of Architecture - Texas A&M University 1986
Selected Press/Texts
Featured cover article, Doug LaRue, Switching it Up, Keeping Things Spicy, Steam Magazine 2016
Featured speaker, Final Cut Pro Non-Linear Video Editing, Capitol Macintosh • Austin, Texas 2003
Guest speaker, New Media Technology, Estates West Magazine • Park City, Utah 2000
Selected Film Projects
Camera Operator on the motion picture Doonby • written / directed by Peter Mackenzie, starring John Schneider, Ernie Hudson. Invited to join IATSE • 2010
Producer/ Director /Editor/ Screen Actors Guild Indie film Barlow Grants Wish Glaze Studios 2014
Producer / Director of the documentary film Strange Daze Glaze Studios • 2008
Van Wilks • Low Down, Wound up, Rockin' Texas Blues • produced concert film, package design, poster art. Glaze Studios • 2004
Producer / Director, documentary film series Austin Groove • Glaze Studios 2003
Associations/Boards
• Producer of Austin Art Park pop-up Art events • 2024- current
• Board of Directors, Summer in the City Arts & Music Festival, Austin • 2005
• Judge - Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards, National Association of Government Communicators • 1997
• Board of Directors, Artist Coalition of Austin • 1992 - 94
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