Kariann Fuqua paintings
drawings
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Education

2003 Master of Fine Arts, Painting
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL

1999 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

1999 Study Abroad Program
Norwich School of Art and Design, Norwich,

Exhibitions

2009 Dwellings: The Seduction of Space – I-space, Chicago, IL (catalogue)
Relocation – Harper College, Palatine, IL (solo)
Color Matters – South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA
   - Juror: Jen Mergel, Associate Curator, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
Faculty Exhibition – Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
 
2008 McCormick Place West Expansion Art Collection Opening – Chicago, IL
 
2007 On Unstable Ground – Hyde Park Cultural Center, Chicago, IL (solo)
More Noyes – Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston,IL
Finding Place – Chapman Gallery, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS (solo)
Craftmanly Conceptualism – Johnsonese Gallery, Chicago, IL
Bridge Art Fair, 2007 – Johnsonese Gallery, Chicago, IL (featured artist)
 
2006 Finding Place – Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL
Faculty Exhibition – Northeastern Illinois Univeristy Gallery, Chicago, IL
Structured Growth – Johnsonese Gallery, Chicago, IL
Collect All Four – Byron C. Cohen Art Gallery, Kansas City, MO
18th Evanston and Vicinity Biennial – Evanston Art Gallery, Evanston, IL
Winter Selections – Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Introspection – Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA
 
2005 Mind in Matter: Construction of the Built Environment – Open Source, Champaign, IL
Faculty Exhibition – Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL
NOLA Aid – Johnsonese Gallery, Chicago, IL
 
2004 Faculty Exhibition – Northeastern Illinois Univeristy Gallery, Chicago, IL
59th Juried Exhibition – Juror: James Rondeau, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
 
2003 Tracked and Tracking – I space, Chicago, IL
MFA Exhibition – Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL
 
2002 Location, Location, Location – I space, Chicago, IL in conjunction with Transit Space, London England
 
2000 Today in Eight Parts – I space, Chicago, IL
 
1999 Serving Up Art – Willard Gallery, Manhattan, KS
Foreign Bodies – Norwich School of Art and Design, Norwich, England
 
1998 Plains State Undergraduate Student Exhibition – Norman R. Eppink Art Gallery, Emporia, KS
Commerce Bank Show – Commerce Bank, Manhattan, KS
 
1994 Origins – Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS


Public Commissions

2005 McCormick Place West Expansion – McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
McCormick Place is a major convention and exhibition center located on the lakefront of Chicago. It has an average public attendance of over 3 million a year. I was selected along with 30 other artists out of more than 500 applicants to complete a large public piece for the building's expansion.
 


Visiting Artist Lectures

2009 Harper College, Palatine, IL
2007 Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
2006 Byron Cohen Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2006 Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL
 


Residency Programs

2009 Vermont Studio Center


Honors & Awards

2009 Joan Mitchell Foundation Full Fellowship – Vermont Studio Center
 
2005 Community Arts Assistance Program Grant – City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs
 
2002 Masters Thesis Project Grant – University of Illinois
 
2000-2002 Brodie Grant – University of Illinois
 
2000-2002 Fellowship – University of Illinois
 
1999 Oscar V. Larmer Scholarship – Kansas State University
 


Bibliography

Wurster Lisa. The Artist's Magazine, "Mapping the Spaces Between" October 2008

Goldgaber, Debbie. CS Interiors, "Un-Conventional Art", Fall 2007

Wurster, Lisa. The Artist's Magazine, "25 Under 40", March 2007

Isaacs, Deanna. Chicago Reader, "And the Winners Are...", October 6, 2006

Foster, Tara. Exhibition review: Structured Growth. www.urbanpollution.com July 2006

Peregrin, Tony. UR Magazine, "30 Under 30", September 2005

orangesideout – Web site for selected emerging artists

New American Paintings – 2002 MFA Annual
 


Professional Experience

2008-present Assistant Professor – Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
 
2006-2008 Lecturer – Northeastern State University, Chicago, IL
 
2005 Adjunct Assistant Professor – University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL
 
2004-2008 Assistant to the Director/Preparator – I space, Chicago, IL
 
2004-2005 Lecturer – Northeastern State University, Chicago, IL
 
2000-2003 Graduate Teaching Assistant – University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL
 
1996-1999 Assistant to the Exhibition Designer – Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Manhattan, KS
 
1996 Art Instructor – Manhattan Center for the Arts, Manhattan, KS
 
 

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