EDUCATION |
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| 1987 | M.F.A. The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA |
| 1981, 1979 | M.A., B.A. Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA Graduated magna cum laude and Dean's Scholar |
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS AND RESIDENCIES |
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| 2007 | URBANART COMMISSION DIRECT PURCHASE PROGRAM 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, 1995 | 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 |
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| 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 Exhibition catalog |
| 2005 | Harry Krug Gallery, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS 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 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 |
TWO PERSON SHOWS |
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| 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) |
| 1998 | Main Gallery, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN (with Su-En Wong) |
| 1997 | Steinway Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC Esther Allen Greer Museum, University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, OH |
| 1996 | Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI |
| 1995 | Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis, MN |
| 1994 | SXU Gallery, Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL Lovely Fine Arts, Inc., Oakbrook Terrace, IL |
| 1993 | Quad City Arts Center, Rock Island, IL |
| 1991 | Isis Gallery, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN Harry Nohr Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Platteville |
| 1988 | William Engle Gallery, Indianapolis, IN |
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS |
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| 2009 | VCCA ALONZO DAVIS FELLOWSHIP EXHIBIT Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. |
| LINEWEIGHT: CONTEMPORARY DRAWING Truman State University, Kirksville, MO. | |
| 2008 | EVOKE The Rymer Gallery, Nashville, TN. |
| PAPERWORKS! Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA. | |
| 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. |
| 33RD ANNUAL JURIED COMPETITION Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA. | |
| 2005 | CROSSING THE LINE The Painting Center, New York, NY. |
| SOUTHERN PERSPECTIVES University of Arkansas Fine Arts Center Gallery, Fayetteville, AR. | |
| 48TH ANNUAL DELTA EXHIBITION Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR. | |
| 2004 | FIRST TENNESSEE ARTFORUM FedExForum Club Level, Memphis, TN. |
| BIENNIAL 2004 Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA. | |
| SMALL MATTERS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE Edward Hopper House Art Center, Nyack, NY. | |
| LANDSCAPE: PAINTINGS FROM GROVELAND GALLERY IN MINNEAPOLIS University Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse. | |
| PLEIN AIR Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. | |
| 2003 | LET'S MAKE A DEAL Perry Nicole Fine Art, Memphis, TN. |
| MARKS: CONTEMPORARY DRAWING Target Gallery at the Torpedo Art Center, Alexandria, VA. | |
| ART WITH A SOUTHERN DRAWL University of Mobile, Mobile, AL. | |
| A SENSE OF PLACE: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN THE NEW SOUTH Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA. | |
| 2002 | ART ON PAPER 2002 Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC. |
| IN CELEBRATION OF SPRING: THE CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE Delta Axis@Marshall Arts, Memphis, TN. | |
| SIDE BY SIDE Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis TN. | |
| MARKS: CONTEMPORARY DRAWING Target Gallery @ Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA. | |
| ART WITH A SOUTHERN DRAWL University of Mobile, Mobile, AL. | |
| A SENSE OF PLACE: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN THE NEW SOUTH Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA. | |
| SECRET GARDEN River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN. | |
| 2001 | THE PAINTED LANDSCAPE Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. |
| 1999 | WATER WORKS: FIVE PAINTERS WORK ON PAPER Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY. |
| 1998 | THE MIDWESTERN LANDSCAPE: EIGHT WOMEN'S PERSPECTIVES Freeport (IL) Arts Center. Travelled to Bicenennial Art Center, Paris, IL, Rend Lake Community College, Mt. Vernon, IL, Springfield (IL) Art Association. |
| 1997 | RURAL INSPIRATIONS Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL. |
| 1996 | NSEW: FOUR PERSPECTIVES ON THE LANDSCAPE Minneapolis College of Art and Design. |
| 1995 | NATURE RECONSTRUCTED: NATURE REMATERIALIZED The Minneapolis Foundation, Minneapolis, MN. |
| NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS Number IV, Open Studios Press. | |
| 1994 | NEW GALLERY ARTISTS Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. |
| THREE PAINTERS Bruce Gallery, Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA. | |
| LOCATION Frederick Layton Gallery, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. | |
| 1993 | PLACES OF THE HEART: EXPRESSIONISM IN CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE ART Dean Jensen Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. |
| 1990 | MORE ABSTRACTIONS Sazama Gallery, Chicago, IL. |
| EXHIBITION 1990 Lloyd Shin Gallery, Chicago, IL. | |
| EXHIBITION 1990 Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA. | |
| SMALL WORKS 80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York University, New York, NY. | |
| 1989 | GALLERY ARTISTS Sazama Gallery, Chicago, IL. |
| RECENT PAINTINGS Lloyd Shin Gallery, Chicago, IL. | |
| GROUP SHOW Dean Jensen Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. | |
| 1988 | ABSTRACT PAINTING IN WISCONSIN Madison Art Center, Madison, WI. |
| EXPLORATIONS INTO ABSTRACTION Art Center of Minnesota, Wayzata, MN. | |
SLIDE REGISTRIES |
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| Viewing Program, The Drawing Center, New York, NY | |
| Art File, The Painting Center, New York, NY | |
SELECTED ARTICLES AND REVIEWS |
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| Koeppel, Frederic | "Memphis College of Art staff showcases the artist within." The Commercial Appeal, October 9, 2009. |
| Knowles, Carol | "Go Deep." The Memphis Flyer, January 22, 2009. |
| Lisle, Andrea | "Baring tools of inspiration." The Commercial Appeal, January 9, 2009. |
| Knowles, Carol | "Back to basics: works at On the Street and the Dixon." The Memphis Flyer, October 9, 2008. |
| Knowles, Carol | "In with a bang: January shows span 40 years of Memphis art." The Memphis Flyer, January 24, 2008. |
| Koeppel, Frederic | "Revisiting some favorites: Exhibition of new works by Perry Nicole artists displays varied styles." The Commercial Appeal, January 18, 2008. |
| Howe, Alyce | "Maakestad portrays urbanism in a new light." The Purple and White, November 1, 2007. |
| Koeppel, Frederic | "The year in fine art: critic narrows the field to eight exhibitions at local galleries and musuems." The Commercial Appeal, December 29, 2006. |
| Knowles, Carol | "Riders of the Storm: Local art in 2006, signs of the time." The Memphis Flyer, December 28, 2006. |
| Knowles, Carol | "En Route: Two artists at Perry Nicole take us for a ride." The Memphis Flyer, November 23, 2006. |
| Koeppel, Frederic | "Urban Fragments Isolated in Artist's 'Abstractions'." The Commercial Appeal, February 17, 2006. |
| Knowles, Carol | "Space Travel: Inside and Out of the City Limits." The Memphis Flyer, February 9, 2006. |
| Knowles, Carol | "True colors: seeing red at 'Red Show'." The Memphis Flyer, January 27, 2006. |
| Koeppel, Frederic | "'Red Show' needs blue pencil." The Commercial Appeal, January 13, 2006. |
| Maddox, David C. | "Susan Maakestad: Painting the Margins." Catalog for solo show Urban Abstraction at Rhodes College, Jan/Feb 2006. |
| Maddox, David C. | "Everyday Scenes: Two Painters Who Render the Banal in Distinct Ways." Nashville Scene, March 24, 2005. VIEW PDF OF ORIGINAL ARTICLE (2 MB) |
| Hall, David | "Wet Paint." Memphis Flyer, May 23, 2002. |
| Dobbins, Hamlett | "Susan Maakestad: Landscapes." Dateline Memphis, September 30, 1999. |
| Meyer, Deborah Raenette | "Two Women, Two Natural Visions in Oil." Chapel Hill News, November 21, 1997. |
| Silberman, Rob | "Second Round of Area Gallery Exhibits Attract but Retreat to Ordinary Values." Minneapolis Star Tribune, November 3, 1995. |
| Sult, Amy | "Painters Show Similar Interests, Different Results." Kalamazoo Gazette, September 17, 1995. |
| Moehl, Karl | "Contemporary Visual Art Invitational." New Art Examiner, April, 1992. "24 x 24: Small Paintings by Six Illinois Artists." New Art Examiner, October, 1991. |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE |
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| 2004- | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN Chair of Foundations Area since 1999 |
| 1997-2004 | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN |
| 1996-97 | VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR and ACTING HEAD OF PAINTING The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA |
| 1989-1994 | PART TIME FACULTY Bradley University, Peoria, IL |
| 1987-1989 | INSTRUCTOR Mount Senario College, Ladysmith, WI |
GALLERY AFFILIATION |
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| AMMO, New Orleans, LA | |
| Perry Nicole Fine Art, Memphis, TN | |
| The Rymer Gallery, Nashville, TN | |
PERSONAL |
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| Born Susan Ginalick in Macomb, Illinois | |