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Kathy Yancey 1154 St. Charles Place, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30306
Email: kathy@kathyyancey.com (404) 873-3924

 

EDUCATION: B.V.A. Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS AND HONORS:

Nominated for 2007 Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant for Painters and Sculptors, New York City
Nominated by Georgia Museum of Art for exhibit in National Museum for Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.

Commission for Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, AirportART Program, Immigration corridor, Concourse E, installation entitled “Looking Out Of Roses,”  installed 2004

1997 Georgia Women in the Visual Arts Honoree for Outstanding Contribution

Georgia Council for the Arts, Individual Artist Grant, 1991-1992

SAF/NEA Visual Arts Fellowship, 1988, Works on Paper

(Southern Arts Federation/National Endowment for the Arts)



SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

My Work Always Looks Like Me, Judy A. Saslow Gallery , Chicago, Illinois, 2008
GirlStories, Dalton Gallery, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, S.C., 2006

Retrospective & Recent Work, Arnold Gallery, Shorter College, Rome, Georgia, 2005

Dreamer’s Companion, Marietta-Cobb Museum, Marietta, Georgia, May, 2003

Girl Stories, 2001 Atlanta Biennial, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, 2001

A Good Muse Sees In All Directions, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, 2000

Memories from Before I was Born, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, 1998-1999

Dearly Beloved, Atrium Gallery, Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport, Atlanta, 1999

Personally Narrative, Spirit Square Center for the Arts, Charlotte, NC, 1998

Frida Kahlo, Goddess of Art, Block Candy Art Gallery, Atlanta, 1996

Celestial Sisters, Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, 1994-95, Catalog

Interiors:  Domestic Views, Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, Madison, Georgia,  1992

Still and Quick Lives, Modern Frame Gallery, Atlanta, 1992

Recent Works, Albany Museum of Art, Albany, Georgia  1991, Catalog

Metaphorical Musings, Auburn University, Biggin Gallery, Alabama, 1990, Catalog

Musings of a Domestic Goddess, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Atlanta, 1988

Recent Works, SECCA, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1987, Catalog


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

Paperworks, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, 2006

Contemporary Southern Drawings from the Permanent Collection, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, 2004

Selected Works: State of Georgia Art Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, 2004

Wayne Kline & Rolling Stone Press, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, 2004

2oth Anniversary Retrospective, Rollingstone Press Print Gallery, Atlanta, 2003

Elvis & Marilyn:  2 x Immortal, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Massachusetts, 1995;

   Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Texas, 1995; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, N.C., 1995;

   Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, 1995; New York Historical Society, New York City, 1996;                       Philbrook Academy, Tulsa,  Oklahoma, 1996; Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio, 1996;

Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, Tennessee, 1996; San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California, 1996;   Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1997; Hokkaido Obihiro Museum of Art, Japan, 1997; Daimaru Museum, Umeda-Osaka, Japan, 1997; Takamatsu City Museum of Art, Takamatsu, Japan, 1997; Sogo Museum of Art, Yokohama, Japan, 1998; Mitsukoshi Museum of Art, Fukuoka, Japan, 1998; Taipei Municipal Museum, Taipei, Taiwan, 1998; Kaoshiung Municipal Museum, Kaoshiung, Taiwan, 1998;  Mountain Arts Museum of Fine Art, Kaoshiung, Taiwan, 1998; Catalog, Rizzoli Art Book

Crosscurrents, Rethinking 20th Century Art, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, 1993

Reflections:  Women Looking at Women, Furman University, Greenville, South  Carolina, 1993

Revising the View:  Southern Women Artists, National Conference of the Women's Caucus for the Arts, Washington, D.C., 1991, Catalog

Vital Signs, Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, 1991, Catalog

Recent Acquisitions:  Works on Paper, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, 1990

1988 SAF/NEA Regional Fellowships for Emerging Artists in Painting, Drawing and Printmaking Exhibition,   Atlanta College of Art Gallery, Catalog, Review, New Arts Examiner, 1991, Regional Tour, 1989-1991

Forrest Avenue Farewell, Nexus Consortium, Atlanta, 1989

Contemporary Artists in Georgia:  Selections from The High Museum's Collection, High Museum Ga. Pacific Center, 1989

Fact/Fiction/Fantasy:  Recent Narrative Art in the Southeast, Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture,  University of  Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1987, Cheekwood Fine Arts Center, Regional Tour, 1987-1989,   University Purchase, Catalog

Elvis, SECCA, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1987, Catalog

Recent American Works on Paper, curated by Ned Rifkin, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit, USIA, India  and United States Tour, 1985-1988, Catalog

The Atlanta Show, Nexus Contemporary Arts Center, Atlanta, 1987, Catalog

Women's Art Exhibition, Galerie Triangle, Washington, D.C., 1986, Catalog

Birmingham Biennial, Birmingham Musuem of Art, Alabama, 1985, Catalog

A Sense of Humor and Subversion, Nexus Contemporary Arts Center, Atlanta, 1985, Catalog

24 x 24 inch Exhibit, Arts Festival of Atlanta, Georgia, 1984; Museum of Arts and Sciences, Columbia,

   South  Carolina, 1984, Catalog

30 x 30 inch Exhibit, Arts Festival of Atlanta, Georgia, 1985, Catalog




SEMINARS, LECTURES, PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SPECIAL COMMISSIONS:

Commission installed 2004, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Concourse E, “Looking Out of  Roses”

Cover art for novel “Guava Dreams”, by Mary Torre Kelly, Trafford Publishing, Toronto, Canada, 2004

High Museum of Art, Guest Speaker, Annual Docents’ Luncheon, 2000

Georgia Women in the Arts, Steering Committee, 1998

Board Member, The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, 1995-2001, Executive Committee,  1997

Community Project Coordinator Scrapbook Project, Atlanta History Center Archives, 1999

Georgia Council for the Arts, Advisory Museum Panel, 1996

Madonna & Child, original lithograph collaboration with Wayne Kline, Tamarind Master Printer, Rollingstone Press, 1995

Artist for TV Series, “Ryan Ganey, The Well-Placed Weed,” Portrait creation for Opening Titles, WGNX-TV, 1993

Artist's Book, "Home, A Game & Activity Book for Children of  All Ages,"  Published by ART Papers, Atlanta, Georgia, 1992

Gallery Lectures: Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, 2006 and 2001; Dalton Gallery, Rock Hill, SC, 2006;

Arnold Gallery, Shorter College, Rome, Ga., 2005; Swan Coach House Gallery, 2000; Spirit Square Center for the Arts,    1998;  Spruill Arts Center, 2000, 1999 and 1997; Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, 1992;  Albany Museum of Art, 1991; Auburn University, Department of Art, Auburn, AL., 1990;  Cheekwood Fine Arts Center, Nashville, TN., 1989

Artist in Residence, Padeia School, Atlanta, Georgia, 1988

XPT  (Experimental Puppet Theatre), Creation of Original Puppet Play, “The Bound Man”, Collaboration

   with Janie Geiser, Karen Chance, John Ludwig, The Center of  Puppetry Arts, 1985

Illustrator, Children's Book, "One Day I Found a Good Old Dog," by Sylvia Johnson, Southern Lite Publishing Co., 1980



SELECTED AWARDS AND COMPETITIONS:

2003 New Horizons Exhibition Cherokee County, Best in Show

2002 Georgia National Fair, 1st Place Cash Award, Purchase Award

2002 Kennesaw University CARE Exhibition, Best in Show

2002 Decatur Arts Festival, Best in Show, Cash Award

2001 Douglas County National, Best in Show, Cash Award, Douglasville, Ga.

2000 Southeastern Invitational Exhibition, Gwinnett Council of the Arts, Best in Show

1999 Mable House National, Best in Show, Cash Award

1991 Atlanta Arts Festival, "Big Art Billboard Design Competition," Honorarium

Third Annual A.R.T. Station Juried Art Exhibition, First Place Purchase Award, 1989

Southeast Woman's Caucus for the Arts - Cash Award, Clemson University, 1984

Juror’s Favorite, Purchase Award CVA, LaGrange National, 1984



SELECTED INSTITUTIONAL AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS:

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

High Museum of Art, Atlanta

State of Georgia Collection, Georgia Public Television Corporate Headquarters, Atlanta

Georgia National Fair Institutional Collection, Perry, Georgia

Albany Museum of Art, Albany, Georgia

City of Atlanta, Bureau of Cultural Affairs

Alabama Power Company, Birmingham, Alabama

Clemson University, College of Architecture

Columbus College of Art Department

Ewing Gallery of Art, University of Tennessee

Colquitt County Art Center, Contemporary Collection, Moultrie, Georgia

Brenau University, Gainesville, Georgia

Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, LaGrange, Georgia

ART Station Inc., Stone Mountain, Georgia

Atlanta History Center Archives Collection

King & Spalding law firm, Atlanta

Fidelity International, Inc., Atlanta

Missi McMorries, Attorney at Law, Atlanta

Sawyer Riley Comp- Inc., Atlanta



SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:

Karen and Steve Sonnenburg, Singapore, Thailand

Ian Sanders, Los Angeles, California

John Hepworth, Rugby, England

Mrs. Charles Schwab, San Francisco, California

Carrie and Gary Pomerantz, San Francisco, California

Susan Maclean Kybett, Scotland

Cheryl Gilbreath, Kentucky

Robert and Lu Steed, Atlanta

Kathy Marena, New York City

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Van Dyke, Boston, Massachusetts

Laura Walters, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Phillip and Madeline Van Dyck, Athens, Georgia

Peter and Jackie Martin, Coral Gables, Florida

Jeff and Debbie Chapman, Atlanta, Georgia

Roberta and David Green, New York City, New York

Carolyn Griffin, Washington, D.C.

Marianne Lambert, Atlanta

Barbara Schreiber and Bill Ribarsky, Charlotte, North Carolina

Dr. Bernheard and Diane Kemplar, Atlanta

Carolyn and Peter Cobb, Atlanta

Betsy Beaman and Burn Sears, Atlanta

Helena Reckitt, Toronto, Canada

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:


Catherine Fox, “Feminist Punch,” Atlanta Journal and Constitution, January 30, 2005

Jerry Cullum, “Dream Weavers,” Atlanta Journal and Constitution, April 18, 2003

Dorothy Joiner, “Review Atlanta: Political Body,” Art Papers, September, 2001

Stephanie Bowman, “Review Atlanta: When The Wind Blows,” Art Papers, September, 2001

Catherine Fox, “Biennial’s Big Wind Has Small Substance,” Atlanta Journal and Constitution,

   April 20, 2001

Cathy Byrd, “Fantasies and Nightmares,” Creative Loafing, April 11, 2001

Catherine Fox, “Beyond Fruits: New Still Lifes,” Atlanta Journal and Constitution, March 30, 2001

Cliff Bostock, “Living Mythology,” Creative Loafing Atlanta, December 2, 2000

Jerry Cullum, “Myths et.al.,” Atlanta Journal and Constitution, November 17, 2000, Recommended

   Visual Arts Calendar November 17- 30, 2000

Reid Davis, “Dearly Beloved,” ATL, Atlanta Hartsfield Newspaper, December 10, 1998

Catherine Fox, “A Crazy Little Look at Love,” Atlanta Journal and Constitution, October 9, 1998

Olivia Fortson, “Spirit Square Made Over,” The Charlotte Observer, January 2, 1998

Jerry Cullum, “Face To Face Portraits,” Atlanta Journal and Constitution, June 27, 1997

Jerry Cullum, “Recommended...Point of View,” Atlanta Journal and Constitution, May 2, 1997

Steve Hedberg, “The Source; Artwork by Kathy Yancey,” Poets, Artists and Madmen, January, 1997

Cathy Byrd, “Shrine On: Kathy Yancey Pays Homage To Frida Kahlo,” Creative Loafing, April 20, 1996                    

Susan Chadwick, “Contemporary Arts Museum's Elvis + Marilyn,” Houston Post, February 8, 1995

Geri De Paoli, “Elvis + Marilyn: 2 X Immortal,” (art book), Rizzoli International Publication, Inc., New York,

  1994, page 138

Julia Fenton, “Five Women,” Nexus Contemporary Art Center Press, November, 1994

Shawn Hill, “American Dreamboats,” Boston Bay Windows, November 10, 1994

Catherine Fox, “Nexus Exhibit Will Get Into Your Bones,” Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Nov. 25, 1994

Felicia Feaster, “Five Women at Nexus,” Creative Loafing, December 24, 1994

Nan Clark, “Art With A Sense Of Humor,” Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles, February, 1994

Jerry Cullum, “New Visions Show Gives Diverse Voices Their Say,” Atlanta Journal and Constitution,

  Feb. 4, 1992

Jerry Cullum, “Man/Woman: Different Perspectives,” Atlanta Journal and Constitution, January 30, 1991

Nan Clark, “The Evolving Presence Of Women In The Arts,” Peachtree Papers, January, 1991

Catherine Fox, “Fellowship Winners Show Individualism,” Atlanta Journal and Constitution, June 14, 1989

Carolyn Griffin, “Southern Arts Federation National Endowment For The Arts Regional Visual Arts

Fellowships,” New Art Examiner, October, 1989

Carolyn Griffin, “Kathy Yancey: Musings Of A Domestic Goddess,” Art Papers, September‑October, 1988

Amy Jinkner‑Lloyd, “Yancey's Take On 'Domestic' Bliss Has Real‑Life Sting,” Atlanta Journal and

Constitution, April 24, 1988

Jerry Cullum, “Kathy Yancey: Social Satire In The Urban '80's,” Art Vu Magazine, Fall, 1987

William Trotter, “Elvis: Pop Music's Jack Kerouac,” Carolina Piedmont, October, 1987

“Artist's Issue,” Art Papers, June, 1987, pg. 12

Catherine Fox, “Art In Atlanta 1987‑88,” Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Sunday, September 6, 1987

Jerry Cullum, “Summer Harvest,” Art Papers, September‑October, 1987

Mark Power, “Contemporary Women Artists,” The Washington Post, March, 1986, pg. B7

Jo Ann Lewis, “Recent American Works On Paper,” The Washington Post, July, 1985, pg. B10

Susan Rush, “Cover Artist: Kathy Yancey,” Peachtree Papers, February, 1985

Jerry Cullum, “Demons And Angels,” Art Papers, November‑December, 1984

 

 

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