Mary K VanGieson

 

  Email: mkvangieson@hotmail.com

  Website: mkvangieson.wixsite.com/mysite

 

• Colleges and Universities Attended:

        Master of Fine Arts degree in studio painting, University of Memphis, 2000

        Bachelor of Art Education degree, Oklahoma State University, 1966

 

• Occupation: Artist and Teacher 

        2008-2014 Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN, Graduate Art Education adjunct instructor 

        1986-2006 Germantown High School, Germantown, TN, 9-12 Art

        1980-1986 Kirby High School, Memphis, TN, 9-12 Art

        1970-1975 Ladue Elementary School, St. Louis, MO, K-6 Art

        1969-1970 Graphic Designer, The Sporting News, St. Louis, MO

        1966-1969 draftsman, General Telephone, Santa Barbara, CA

 

• Awards:

       Tennessee Art Education Association, Tennessee Emeritus Art Educator of the Year, 2021

       Shelby County 9-12 Teacher of the Year, 2005

       City of Germantown Teacher of the Month for October 2004

       Kansas City Art Institute Summer Fellowship, Kansas City, MO, 2004

       Minneapolis College of Art & Design, HATS, 4-week summer fellowship, Minneapolis, MN, 2003

       Shelby County 9-12 Teacher of the Year, 2003

       Teacher Institute in Contemporary Art, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2-week summer fellowship, 2002

       Skidmore College, 4-week Summer SIX Fellowship, Saratoga Springs, NY, 2001

       Special recognition as an exceptional teacher by the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts, 1997-05

       Master’s Fellow, College of Communication & Fine Arts, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, 1997-99

       Recipient of the Lynn Warren Taylor Excellence in Teaching Scholarship, 1995

 

• Exhibitions of Artwork include:​

       2023 2 sides/6 points, invitational group show, University of Tennessee, Martin, TN

       2023 Tennessee Craft Southwest Collaborations, Memphis Jewish Community Center, Memphis, TN

       2023 60th Annual Juried Competition, Masur Museum, Monroe, LA

       2022 Art of the South, Number: Inc. juried group show, Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, TN       

       2022 Daily Art, David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN

       2021 Memphis 2021 invitational group show, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN

       2021 Viral Collaboration group show, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL

       2020 Hope Revolution group show, Stay Home Gallery, Paris, TN

       2019 Blue Quilt group show, Crosstown Concourse, Memphis, TN

       2019 Urban Sketchers group show, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN

       2018 Homeward Bound, juried group show, Crosstown Concourse, Memphis, TN

       2018 The Art of the South, Number: Inc. juried group show, Crosstown Concourse, Memphis, TN

       2017 Price is Right: Last Dance, invitational group show, David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN

       2016 Function Follows: An exploration of crafts as fine art, invitational group show, Germantown Performing Arts Center, Germantown, TN

       2016 Six Points, invitational group show, Crosstown Arts, Memphis, TN

       2016 Belongings 2, group show, Crosstown Arts, Memphis, TN

       2016 BluesWax, Time, Marks, a Journey, Crosstown Arts, Memphis, TN

       2016 In-Form, Crosstown Arts, Memphis, TN

       2015 The Belongings Show, group show, Crosstown Arts, Memphis, TN

       2014 Circuitous Succession: Epilogue, invitational group show, Scottish Rite Cathedral, Memphis, TN

       2014 This Art Has Cooties, invitational group show, Marshall Arts, Memphis, TN

       2014 Bikesploitation Festival, Metal Museum, Memphis, TN

       2014 Incognito, group show, Memphis Botanic Garden, Memphis, TN

       2013 Solo shows, The Purse as Vessel, West and Gasoline galleries, Memphis, TN

       2013 Urban Sketchers show at Crosstown Arts, Memphis, TN

       2013 Love the Leaf, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN

       2013 Urban Sketchers exhibition, ANF Architects, Memphis, TN

       2012 TAEA member juried exhibition, 2nd place, Belmont University, Nashville, TN

       2012 Rozelle Sketchbook Project, Memphis, TN

       2009 Transformed, juried exhibition, Memphis, TN

       2006 Mid-South Fair, 3rd place, Sculpture, Professional Division, Memphis, TN

       2006 NAEA Electronic Gallery juried exhibition

       2005 SOHO20 Gallery, Small Works invitational, New York, NY

       2004 Mid-South Fair juried exhibition - painting, photography, Memphis, TN

       2004 TN Art Ed. Association juried exhibition, Knoxville, TN

       2004 Studio 1688, Lemonade Art juried exhibition, Memphis, TN

       2004 WomanMade Gallery, Spatially Inspired juried exhibition, Chicago, IL

       2004 NAEA Electronic Gallery juried exhibition

       2003 Western Threads: Fiber Arts in the American West, juried exhibition – 3 sculptures, Phippen Museum, Prescott, AZ

       2003 Mid-South Fair, 1st place, Sculpture, Professional Division, Memphis, TN

       2003 Solo Exhibition, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN

       2003 Biennial Juried Exhibition by TN Art Education Assoc. at TN Arts Commission, Nashville, TN, 2nd Place Award

       2003 NAEA Electronic Gallery juried exhibition

       2002 Arts in the Park juried exhibition, Burton Callicott 1st Place Painting Award, Memphis, TN

       2002 Mid-South Fair, 2nd place, Sculpture, Professional Division, Memphis, TN

       2002 University of Mobile, Art With A Southern Drawl, juried exhibition, Mobile, AL

       2002 East Tennessee State University, Positive/Negative 17 national juried exhibition, Johnson City, TN

       2002 NAEA Electronic Gallery juried exhibition

       2001 The Open Book: A Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Artists’ Books, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art & the Center for Arts Education

                at the Greater Memphis Arts Council, Memphis, TN

       2001 Mid-South Art Teachers Juried Exhibition, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN

       2000 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Hearts, Installation, University of Memphis Art Museum, Memphis, TN

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• Commissions:

       2022 "Secondary Growth" series installed at the Carmichael House, Horseshoe Lake, AR

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• Published Works and Writing:

       2013 “Look Back at Number: 39”, article, Number: 74, March 2013

       2012 “Student Artists Collaborate with Composer” online article, Number: Inc., November 2012

       2011 “Dick Knowles: a retrospective”, Interview article, Number: 69, fall, 2011

       2004  Sculpture, "A Short History of Education" published in The Sculpture Reference by Arthur Williams

       2004 "The Saga of a Shopper" short story in Windows of the Heart by The Creative Writers' Guild of The Memphis Story Tellers' League

       2003 "Why We Should Value Art Education" article, Number: 46, fall, 2003

       2002 "Art Education in Crisis" article, Number: 42, fall, 2002

 

• Community Involvement:

       2012-2017, Member International Encaustic Association and Vice President of Memphis area group, BluesWax

       2010-present, Member, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN

       2009-present, Member, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN

       2006-present, Member and 2012-13 president, Memphis Story Tellers' League (2010-2012 First Vice President)

       2002-present, Member, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN

       2001-2014, Vice Chair/Treasurer of the Board of Number: Inc., a regional, independent journal of the visual arts, published quarterly and

                addressing the visual arts including film and architecture in the community

       1986-present, Member, Poplar Pike Arts Guild, Germantown High School, Germantown, TN

       1986-present, Member, National Art Education Association, Tennessee Art Education Association, West TN Art Education Association

       1980-2024, Member and past president of a local chapter of P.E.O.

 

• Art Donations:

       2014 Encaustic painting donated to P.E.O. Educational projects

       2014 Auction to benefit Smiles, Cancer research, New York

       2014 Incognito, Memphis Botanic Garden  

       2003-10 P.E.O. Educational projects

       2002-04 TAEA Auction to benefit student scholarships

       2002 Poplar Pike Arts Guild Television Auction in support of the Fine Arts Dept. at Germantown High

       2000, 2001 A.R.T.S., a support organization for the art students of the University of Memphis

       2000 Art for Hearts, an organization devoted to securing heart surgery for children in need in 3rd world countries