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http://www.grovelandgallery.com/MaakestadS.html
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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| 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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| 2006 | Clough-Hanson Gallery, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN |
| 2005 | 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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| 2005 | Tennessee Arts Commission Gallery, Nashville, TN |
| 2004 | Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA |
| 1998 | Main Gallery, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN |
| 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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| 2004 | FLOWERS IN ART: ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS Dixon Gallery
& Gardens, Memphis, TN. FIRST TENNESSEE ARTFORUM FedExForum Club Level, Memphis, TN. Six artists chosen through the Urban Art Commission. Twelve month exhibition. LANDSCAPE: PAINTINGS FROM GROVELAND GALLERY IN MINNEAPOLIS University Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse. Six painters. PLEIN AIR Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. |
| 2003 | LET'S MAKE A DEAL Perry Nicole Fine Art, Memphis, TN. |
| 2002 | ART ON PAPER 2002 Weatherspoon Art Museum,
The University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC. Curated by Nancy Doll
and Ron Platt. PETITE PACKAGES: SMALL PAINTINGS Perry Nicole Fine Art, Memphis, TN. IN CELEBRATION OF SPRING: THE CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE Delta Axis@Marshall Arts, Memphis, TN. Works of six artists curated by Hamlett Dobbins. SIDE BY SIDE Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis TN. Curated by Marina Pacini. |
| 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 Curated by Richard Boschulte. FROM MALLARD ISLAND, RAINY LAKE: AN EXHIBITION ABOUT THE INSPIRATION OF PLACE Steensland Museum, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN. |
| 1997 | RURAL INSPIRATIONS Rockford Art Museum, Rockford,
IL. Curated by Scott Snyder. FOUR FROM NEXT DOOR Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IA. Four person show. |
| 1996 | NSEW: FOUR PERSPECTIVES ON THE LANDSCAPE Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Four person show curated by Brian Szott. |
| 1995 | NATURE RECONSTRUCTED: NATURE REMATERIALIZED
The Minneapolis Foundation, Minneapolis, MN. Curated by Mason Riddle. ALUMNI INVITATIONAL SHOW Spurgeon Gallery, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA. Six artists. |
| 1994 | NEW GALLERY ARTISTS Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis,
MN. Three painters. THREE PAINTERS Bruce Gallery, Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA. LOCATION Frederick Layton Gallery, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. Curated by Peter Flanary, Mark Lawson & James L. McElhinney. |
| 1993 | PLACES OF THE HEART: EXPRESSIONISM IN CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE ART Dean Jensen Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. Works by seven midwestern artists. |
| 1991 | CONTEMPORARY ART INVITATIONAL Centennial Art
Gallery, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL. National show curated by Sherry
C. Maurer. SMALL WORKS SALON Rike Center Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH. Curated by Beth Edwards. TWENTY-FOUR X TWENTY-FOUR Parkland College Gallery, Champaign, IL. Small paintings by six Illinois artists curated by Joy L. Van Camp. |
| 1990 | MORE ABSTRACTIONS Sazama Gallery, Chicago, IL. |
| 1989 | GALLERY ARTISTS Sazama Gallery, Chicago, IL. RECENT PAINTINGS Lloyd Shin Gallery, Chicago, IL. GROUP SHOW Dean Jensen Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. DREAMS AND VISIONS Bloomington Art Center, Bloomington, MN. Curated by Mary Martin. |
| 1988 | ABSTRACT PAINTING IN WISCONSIN Madison Art
Center, Madison, WI. Four person show curated by Rene Paul Barilleaux. GROUP SHOW Dean Jensen Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. AN EMPHASIS ON FORM North Hennepin Community College, Minneapolis, MN. Four person show curated by Susan McDonald. SUMMER INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION Cudahy Gallery of Wisconsin Art, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI. Curated by Erica Schwartz. |
SELECTED COMPETITIONS |
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| 2005 | 48TH ANNUAL DELTA EXHIBITION Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR. Juried by Roger Shimomura. |
| 2004 | BIENNIAL
2004 Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA. Juried by
Carrie Przybilla. SMALL MATTERS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE Edward Hopper House Art Center, Nyack, NY. Juried by Jean-Paul Maitinsky. |
| 2003 | MARKS: CONTEMPORARY DRAWING Target Gallery
at the Torpedo Art Center, Alexandria, VA. Juried Rex Weil. ART WITH A SOUTHERN DRAWL University of Mobile, Mobile, AL. Juried by Joseph Mella. A SENSE OF PLACE: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN THE NEW SOUTH Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA. Juried by Tom Nakashima. |
| 2002 | A SENSE OF PLACE: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN THE NEW
SOUTH Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA. Juried by Karen
Comer. SECRET GARDEN River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN. Juried by Teresa Bramlette and Don Cooper. |
| 1995 | NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS Number IV, Open Studios Press. Juried by Clare Bell. |
| 1990 | EXHIBITION 1990 Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley,
CA. Juried by Christopher Brown. SMALL WORKS 80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York University, New York, NY. Juried by Ivan Karp. |
SLIDE REGISTRIES |
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| The Drawing Center, New York, NY | |
| Art File, The Painting Center, New York, NY | |
SELECTED ARTICLES AND REVIEWS |
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| Dobbins, Hamlett | "Susan Maakestad: Landscapes." Dateline Memphis, September 30, 1999. |
| Hall, David | "Wet Paint." Memphis Flyer, May 23, 2002. |
| Maddox, David | "Everyday Scenes: Two Painters Who Render the Banal in Distinct Ways." Nashville Scene, March 24, 2005. |
| Meyer, Deborah Raenette | "Two Women, Two Natural Visions in Oil." Chapel Hill News, November 21, 1997. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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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| Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis, MN | |
| Perry Nicole Fine Art, Memphis, TN | |
PERSONAL |
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| Born Susan Ginalick in Macomb, Illinois | |