Education:
2004-2007 Master of Fine Arts, Printmaking, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
2001-2002 Continuing Education, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1998-1999 “Advanced Theoretical and Critical Studies” The Barnes Foundation, Merion, PA
1983 “The Vatican Collections, the Papacy and Art” Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
1968-1972 Bachelor of Science, Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Related Experience:
2015 Visiting Lecturer, Qingdao University, People’s Republic of China
2007-2015 Adjunct Instructor, East Tennessee State University
2007 Presented a paper, “Jonah Under the Vine Bower” at the Medieval-Renaissance Conference XXI, Sept. 14th, University of Virginia, Wise, VA
2006 Guest Lecturer/ Workshop Instructor, Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, Shenyang, China
2006 Studio Assistant, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2003-2004 Artist in Residence, Printmaking Department, East Tennessee State University
1986-1991 Guest Lecturer, “Art Goes to School” Cherry Hill Public Schools, Cherry Hill, NJ
Solo Exhibitions:
“Intervention of Beauty” White Stone Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, November, December 2011
“Signs in Gravity” Mountain Empire Community College, Big Stone Gap, VA Feb.18-March 28, 2008
“Soundings” Tusculum College, Greeneville, TN. Sept. 24-October 19, 2007
“Soundings” Millennium Center, Johnson City Arts Council, Johnson City, TN. April 5-May 31, 2007
“Catalysis” Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN, March 19-22, 2007
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2020 “Dolly: Positive/Negative 35”, Slocumb Gallery, East Tennessee State University, February 18 – March 13th
2019 “Time Bombs” Manifest Gallery’s national juried show, Cincinnati, OH, December
2019 “From These Hills: Contemporary Art in the Southern Appalachian Highlands”, William King Museum, Abingdon, VA; October-February 2020
2019 “Tangibility of Faith” Reece Museum and Tipton Gallery, ETSU, January 2-February 22
2013 “Envisioned Landscape” ETSU Department of Art and Design, and ETSU’s Women’s Studies Program, Tipton Gallery, Johnson City, TN, October
2013 3rd National Juried Monotype & Monoprint Exhibition, Monotype Guild of New England, Feb.23-April 6, The Barrington Center for the Arts, Gordon College, Wenham, MA
2012 -14 “Scribes of Hope II,” Christians in the Visual Arts’ traveling exhibit, juried by Timothy Botts
2011 “Positive/Negative 26” ETSU’s Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN, February 14-25
2009-2010 “From These Hills” Contemporary Art in the Southern Highlands, William King Regional Art Center, Abingdon VA Oct. 23 2009-Feb.14, 2010
2009 “From the Earth” Nelson Fine Art Gallery, Johnson City, TN
2008-9 9th Annual Exhibit of the National Arts Program, “Art in City Hall,” Philadelphia, PA
2008-9 “Female(s) Form(s), William King Regional Art Center, Abingdon, VA
2007 “The Artist’s Book” Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN
2007 “New Work” Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
2007 “Artistic R-evolution” Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
2007 “Interior/Exterior” Nelson Fine Art Gallery, Johnson City, TN
2007 “Interior/Exterior” Nelson Fine Art Gallery, Johnson City, TN
2006 “Appalachian Art Show” Kingsport, TN
2006 “An Exhibition of New Work” Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
2006 “4×4 Masterpieces” Johnson City Arts Council, Johnson City, TN
2005 “The College Art Association Regional MFA Exhibition” Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2005 “Mute” Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
2005 “Appalachian Art Show” Kingsport, TN
2005 “First Tennessee Bank Exhibition” East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
2004 “An Evening with the Arts” Kingsport, TN
2004 “First Tennessee Bank Exhibition” East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
2004 “4×4 Miniature Masterpieces” Johnson City Arts Council, Johnson City, TN
2003 “An Evening with the Arts” Kingsport, TN
2003 “First Tennessee Bank Exhibition” East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
2003 “4×4 Miniature Masterpieces” Johnson City Arts Council, Johnson City, TN
2003 “North Shore Artists” Johnson Heritage Post Museum, Grand Marais, MN
2002 Mural Arts Program Gallery” Philadelphia, PA
2002 Bauhaus Gallery, Westmont, NJ
2002 Atelier d’Art, Voorhees, NJ
2002 “Continuing Education Student Work” Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Philadelphia, PA
Work in Permanent Collections:
Reece Museum, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
Natural History Museum, Gray Fossil Site, Gray, TN
Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, Printmaking Department, Shenyang, China
Jackson State Community College, Jackson, TN Amity Art Foundation, Woodbridge, CT
Selected Awards:
2016 Honorable Mention, Jonesborough’s Open Juried Art Exhibition, McKinney Center, Jonesborough, TN
2014 Third Place, Appalachian Art Show, Kingsport Art Guild, Kingsport, TN
2014 Honorable Mention, Jonesborough’s Open Juried Art Exhibition, McKinney Center, Jonesborough, TN
2008 First place and purchase award, “Exploring the 23rd Psalm” First Baptist Church Arts Festival, Nashville, TN
2008 Second Place, Appalachian Art Show, Kingsport Art Guild, Kingsport, TN
2007 Third place artwork, “Mockingbird” East Tennessee State University Student Art and Literary Catalogue
2007 Eudora Anderson Collegiate Award, Kingsport Art Guild, Kingsport, TN
2005 Selected to exhibit at the Lowe Gallery, CAA regional MFA students, Atlanta GA
2004 Honorable Mention, Bank Show, Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
2002 Honorable Mention, Continuing Ed. Student Show, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2002 First Prize, Professional Category, Merchantville Spring Arts Festival, Merchantville, NJ
1998 Second Prize, “Art Blooms” Cherry Hill Arts Advisory Board, Cherry Hill, NJ
1998 Honorable Mention, Annual Student Show, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
Selected Grants:
2006 Awarded a studio assistantship in printmaking at Penland School of Arts and Crafts, Penland, NC
2004 Awarded a scholarship to study collographs at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
1998-2000 Awarded a grant from the Violette de Mazia Trust to study at the Barnes Foundation, Merion, PA
1990 Awarded a scholarship to study painting at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Critical Reviews & Publications:
Presence; An International Journal of Spiritual Direction, Vol 26,No.1, March 2020, “El Olam”, pp.48, 61.
Presence; An International Journal of Spiritual Direction, Vol 15,No.4, December 2009, “Minnesota Sumi 2”, pp.1,43.
Christians in the Visual Arts 2008-2009 Directory, selected as one of the
entrants for the “Visions” Juried Exhibition
Mockingbird 2007: East Tennessee State University¹s Award Winning Art and
Literary Magazine. Third Place Artwork
Johnson City Press “Nees’ Paintings are Journeys into the Human Soul” Allison Alfonso, p 6E (April 29, 2007)Johnson City Press “ Interior/Exterior on Exhibit through Jan. 26” Allison Alfonso, (December 31, 2006)