Maakestad, Susan

EDUCATION

1987    M.F.A. The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

1981    M.A., B.A. Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA

           Graduated magna cum laude and Dean's Scholar

 

GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS AND RESIDENCIES

2011    ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Paducah Arts Alliance, Paducah, KY

2011    URBANART COMMISSION DIRECT PURCHASE AWARD One painting purchased by the City of  

           Memphis

2007    URBANART COMMISSION DIRECT PURCHASE AWARD Three paintings purchased by the City of

           Memphis

2005    RESIDENT FELLOW The Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, GA

2004    ARTIST AT PINE NEEDLES St. Croix Watershed Research Station, Marine on St. Croix, MN

2001    RESIDENT FELLOW Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA

2000    RESIDENT FELLOW Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT M.C.A. Faculty Fellowship

1996    MALLARD ISLAND STUDY CENTER Oberholtzer Foundation, Rainy Lake, MN

1994    RESIDENT FELLOW The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH

1994    (1992, 1991) INDIVIDUAL ARTIST GRANT Peoria Area Arts and Sciences Council

1989    NOMINEE Awards in the Visual Arts (A.V.A. Fellowship)

1988    NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS REGIONAL VISUAL ARTS FELLOWSHIP Arts Midwest

 

SOLO SHOWS

2010    Material, Memphis, TN

2008    Meek Art Gallery, The University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS

2007    Lewis Art Gallery, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS

2006    Clough-Hanson Gallery, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN  VIEW PDF OF EXHIBITION CATALOG

2005    Harry Krug Gallery, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS

2005    Freed-Hardeman University, Henderson, TN

2004    Arkansas State University Fine Arts Center Gallery, Jonesboro, AR

1999    Cossitt Library Gallery, Memphis, TN

1998    Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

1997    Trumbull Art Gallery, Warren, OH

1996    Crandall Art Gallery, Mount Union College, Alliance, OH

1995    Space Gallery, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

1995    Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery, Alma College, Alma, MI

1994    McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH

1993    Main Gallery, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL

1992    Laura A. Sprague Art Gallery, Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL

1991    C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago, Evanston, IL

 

SELECTD TWO PERSON SHOWS

2013  GIVE AND TAKE The Rymer Gallery, Nashville, TN (with L.A. Bachman)

2010  URBAN SIGHT Fine Arts Gallery, East Arkansas Community College, Forrest City, AR (with Beth

         Edwards)

2007  Sarratt Gallery at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

2006  Perry Nicole Fine Art, Memphis, TN (with Elizabeth Alley)

2005  Tennessee Arts Commission Gallery, Nashville, TN (with Dolph Smith)

2004  Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA (with Hamlett Dobbins)

 

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

2013    NATURE RECONSTRUCTED Troy Plunk Gallery, Freed-Hardeman University, Henderson, TN

           (with Beth Edwards and Erin Harmon)        

2013    12 x 12, Todd Art Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN

2013    PRESENT TENSE: The Art of Memphis from 2001-Now  Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Memphis, TN

2013    FABLES OF THE ECO-FUTURE Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts & Sciences, Rabun Gap,

           GA

2012    CROSSROADS: A SHIFTING LANDSCAPE Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ        

2013    IT CAME FROM MEMPHIS: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Memphis Brooks Museum

           of Art      

2011    GIFTY PLEASURES: SMALL WORKS BY GALLERY ARTISTS The Rymer Gallery, Nashville, TN  

2010    MUDDY WATER: THREE MEMPHIS PAINTERS ON PAPER, Western Kentucky University, Bowling

           Green, KY (with Beth Edwards and Erin Harmon)

2009    VCCA ALONZO DAVIS FELLOWSHIP EXHIBIT Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2009    LINEWEIGHT: CONTEMPORARY DRAWING Truman State University, Kirksville, MO

 

SELECTED WORKS ON PAPER

2008    The Long Island Museum, Stony Brook, NY

2008    EVOKE The Rymer Gallery, Nashville, TN.

2008    PAPERWORKS! Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA

2008    WATERWORKS, MCA On the Street, Memphis, TN. (with Beth Edwards and Erin Harmon)

2008    1 x 41, Perry Nicole Fine Art, Memphis, TN

2007    A NATURAL ORDER: ART EXPLORING THE ORGANIC AND ARTIFICE  Claypool-Young Art Gallery,  

           Morehead State University, Morehead, KY

2006    HORIZONS Bradbury Gallery, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR

2006    33RD ANNUAL JURIED COMPETITION Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA

2005    CROSSING THE LINE The Painting Center, New York, NY

2005    SOUTHERN PERSPECTIVES University of Arkansas Fine Arts Center Gallery, Fayetteville, AR

2005    48TH ANNUAL DELTA EXHIBITION Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR

 

CURATED SLIDE REGISTRIES

Viewing Program, The Drawing Center, New York, NY

 

SELECTED PRESS

2013    Jones, MiChelle. "The Rymer Gallery shares views of the open road as envisioned by  

           Tennessee artists", The Tennessean, February 14, 2013.

2012    Wills, Betsy.  "Local Color", Artstormer blog, May 23, 2012.

2012    Crossroads: A Shifting Landscape.  Exhibition catalog. View catalog essay. Walsh Gallery at

           Seton Hall University, February 2012.

2011    Eagan, Corianne.  "Memphis artist to talk at Yeiser."  The Paducah Sun, July 29, 2011.

2010    Koeppel, Frederic. "Abstract canvases hold glimpses of endless highways." The Commercial

           Appeal, March 26, 2010.  

2009    Koeppel, Frederic. "Memphis College of Art staff showcases the artist within." The

           Commercial Appeal, October 9, 2009.

2009    Knowles, Carol. "Go Deep." The Memphis Flyer, January 22, 2009.

2009    Lisle, Andrea. "Baring tools of inspiration." The Commercial Appeal, January 9, 2009.

2008    Knowles, Carol.  "Back to basics: works at On the Street and the Dixon." The Memphis Flyer,

           October 9, 2008.

2008    Knowles, Carol.  "In with a bang: January shows span 40 years of Memphis art." The Memphis

           Flyer, January 24, 2008.

2008    Koeppel, Frederic.  "Revisiting some favorites: Exhibition of new works by Perry Nicole artists

           displays varied styles." The Commercial Appeal, January 18, 2008.

 

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS  

State of Tennessee Museum

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

The City of Memphis

 

CURRENT GALLERY AFFILIATION

The Rymer Gallery, Nashville, TN