Associate Professor
Drawing & Foundations Specialist, Graduate Coordinator
Department of Art + Design, Central Washington University
EDUCATION
2004
Master of Fine Arts
University of Tennessee at Knoxville (magna cum laude)
Concentration: Drawing & Painting
2000
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Austin Peay State University (magna cum laude)
Concentration: Drawing & Painting
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014
ABSTRACTIONS - Thigpin Gallery, Vol State Community College, Gallatin, TN
2012
MACRO TO MICRO - Austin Peay Downtown Gallery, Clarksville, TN
HAPPY DAYS - The Roxy Theatre, Clarksville, TN
2009
NATURAL SELECTIONS - DAC Gallery, Clarksville, TN
2008
THE BIG PAYBACK - Twist Gallery, Nashville, TN
2007
FLYING SOLO - Nashville International Airport, TN
2006
THE FAMILY JEWELS - Alter Gallery, Clarksville, TN
2004
NEW WORKS - Houchens Gallery, Capital Arts Alliance, Inc., Bowling Green, KY
BYGONES - Ewing Gallery at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2003
SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW - Point B Gallery, Clarksville, TN
2002
A VARIETY SHOW: RECENT WORKS BY RACHEL PAYNE HALL - Point B Gallery, Clarksville, TN
2000
OBSERVATIONS OF SELF - Gallery 108, Clarksville, TN
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2019
RECIPROCITY: 37 YEARS OF APSU STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHERS – Art + Design Buillding Hallway Gallery, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
THE TRAHERN COLLECTIVE: RECENT WORKS – Vol State Art Gallery, Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin, TN
2018
THE TRAHERN COLLECTIVE PRESENTS: ART FROM THE RECYCLE BIN - Turnip Greens Gallery, Nashville, TN
20 COLLABORATIONS IN BOOK ART III - Nashville Public Library, Nashville, TN
2016
LOGIC OF CHANCE - Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, WA
2014
20 COLLABORATIONS IN BOOK ART
- Nashville Public Library, Nashville, TN
2011
INFLUENCE - Leu Gallery, Belmont University, Nashville, TN
2008
GENETICS ILLUSTRATED - Sage Theatre, New York, NY
2007
WINTER SHOW - Art & Invention Gallery, Nashville, TN
2006
EARTHWORKS INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION
- Crystalwood Gallery, Nashville, TN
2004
INSIDE THE OLYMPICS - The Parthenon, Nashville, TN
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2020
ABSTRACTIONS – Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth, MA (Juror: Unannounced)
65th ANNUAL CENTRAL WASHINGTON ARTISTS’ EXHIBITION – Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA (Juror: Lauren Lessing, Director of University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art)
PURELY ABSTRACT – Highline Creative Arts Center Kavanagh Gallery, St. Charles, IL (Juror: Unannounced)
SEPTEMBER GROUP ART SHOW – Jones Gallery, Kansas City, MO (Juror: Unannounced)
2018
11th ANNUAL CVG SHOW 2018 – Collective Visions Gallery, Bremerton, WA (Juror: Teresa Saia, 2D Category)
23rd ARTS IN HARMONY ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SHOW – THE NORTH SHOW – Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN (Juror: Unannounced)
ALL THAT GLITTERS NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION - Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, WA (Jurors: Keith Lewis and Tariqa Waters )
2017
62nd ANNUAL CENTRAL WASHINGTON ARTISTS’ EXHIBITION - Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA (Juror: Freya Liggett)
OVERLAND PARK ART AT THE CENTER NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION - Tomahawk Ridge Community Center, Overland Park, KS (Juror: David Beal)
KITTITAS COUNTY JURIED SHOW - Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg WA (Juror: Lisa Kinoshita)
EAFA OPEN JURIED ABSTRACT SHOW - Evergreen Association of Fine Arts Gallery, Kirkland, WA (Juror: Katya Palladina)
2016
61st ANNUAL CENTRAL WASHINGTON ARTISTS’ EXHIBITION - Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA (Juror: Nicole Herden)
TRAHC 28th ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION - Texarkana Regional Arts Center, Texarkana, TX (Juror: Ann Prentice Wagner)
WILLIAMS PRIZE IN DRAWING EXHIBITION - Silpe Gallery at Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT (Juror: Douglas Martenson)
2015
2nd ANNUAL LIVING MARK EXHIBITION - Verum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, OR (Juror: Internal, anonymous)
10th NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION - Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA (Juror: Max Presneill)
THE BOOK AS ART v3.0: NO JACKET REQUIRED - Decatur Arts Alliance, Art Institute of Atlanta, Decatur, GA (Jurors: Margot Ecke, Arlyn Ende, Jeff Rathermel
KITTITAS COUNTY JURIED SHOW - Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg WA (Juror: Laura Fry)
2010
TOMATO ART FESTIVAL ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION
- Art & Invention, Nashville, TN
2009
THIRD ANNUAL SQUARE FOOT SHOW
- The Galaxie, Chicago, IL
PAINTPRESENT - Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY
ALL SMALL REDUX - Dalton Gallery at Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA
TOMATO ART FESTIVAL ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION - Art & Invention, Nashville, TN
2008
SIMPLY RED - Ciel Gallery, Charlotte, NC
9 x 12 - Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
SMALL WORKS - E A Gallery, Lyons, GA
TOMATO ART FESTIVAL ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION - Art & Invention, Nashville, TN
2007
ON YOUR MARK: CONTEMPORARY DRAWING
- Spencertown Academy Arts Center, Spencertown, NY
TOMATO ART FESTIVAL ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION - Art & Invention, Nashville, TN
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
CWU DEPARTMENT OF ART FACULTY EXHIBITION
- Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
GALLERY ONE MEMBERS’ EXHIBIT - Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, WA
KITTITAS COUNTY OPEN SHOW - Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg WA (Juror: Nikki Todd)
2018
GALLERY ONE MEMBERS’ EXHIBIT - Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, WA
2017
GALLERY ONE MEMBERS’ EXHIBIT
- Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, WA
2016
CWU DEPARTMENT OF ART FACULTY EXHIBITION - Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
GALLERY ONE MEMBERS’ EXHIBIT - Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, WA
2014
CWU DEPARTMENT OF ART FACULTY EXHIBITION - Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
2013
FACULTY SHOW - O'More College of Design, Franklin, TN
HEIDI - The Roxy Theatre, Clarksville, TN
2012
ROCKY HORROR ART SHOW - The Roxy Theatre, Clarksville, TN
9 to 5 ART SHOW - The Roxy Theatre, Clarksville, TN
STILL LEARNING - Austin Peay Downtown Gallery, Clarksville, TN
VALENTINE'S DAY ART SHOW - The Roxy Theatre, Clarksville, TN
2009
WHAT I DID ON MY SUMMER VACATION
- MIR Gallery, Nashville, TN
THE GROUP SHOW - MIR Gallery, Nashville, TN
2008
BIENNIAL ART FACULTY EXHIBITION
- Trahern Gallery, APSU, Clarksville, TN
STUFF YOUR SORRIES IN A SACK - Art House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS OPEN EXHIBITION - DAC Gallery, Clarksville, TN
MAIL ART SHOW - Twist Gallery, Nashville, TN
CHILL - Untitled Artist’s Group, Nashville, TN
2006
BRAWL ON THE WALL: BIENNIAL ART FACULTY EXHIBITION - Trahern Gallery, APSU, Clarksville, TN
STRIKE - Alter Gallery, Clarksville, TN
BLOOM - Untitled Artist’s Group, Nashville, TN
2005
WERTHAN MILLS LOFT TOUR - Werthan Mills, Nashville, TN
GOT ART…IF YOU WANT IT - Alter Gallery, TN
2004
THE BIENNIAL ART FACULTY EXHIBITION - Trahern Gallery, APSU, Clarksville, TN
CARTE BLANCHE: STUDENT ART COMPETITION - Ewing Gallery, UT Knoxville, TN
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY - Drawing and Foundations Specialist, Graduate Coordinator
Associate Professor, Art (09/2018 to present)
Assistant Professor, Art (09/2014 to 09/2018)
Courses taught:
· Introduction to Drawing
· Figure Drawing
· Mixed Media Drawing
· Advanced Drawing
· Graduate Drawing
· Beginning Watercolor
· Advanced Watercolor
· Freshman Seminar Special Topics for Gen Ed Program: Art, Design, and Human Perception
· Graduate Course: Pedagogy of Studio Art & Design Foundations
O’MORE COLLEGE OF DESIGN
Adjunct Professor, Fine Arts (08/2010 to 05/2014)
Courses taught:
· Color Theory
· Design Fundamentals I & II
· Basic Drawing
THE ART INSTITUTE OF TENNESSEE - NASHVILLE
Part-time Faculty, Art Foundations (01/2010 to 2014)
Courses taught:
· Color Theory
· 2-D & 3-D Design
· Drawing
· Life Drawing
· Visual Presentation for Interior Designers
NASHVILLE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Instructor (Fall semester 2010)
Course taught:
· Art Appreciation
AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY
Visiting Assistant Professor (08/2007 to 05/2010)
Adjunct Instructor (08/2004 to 05/2007)
Courses taught:
· Drawing I, II, & III
· Painting I
· 2-D Design
· Art Appreciation
· Electronic Imaging
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
Graduate Teaching Associate (08/2001 to 05/2004)
Courses taught:
· Drawing I Instructor of Record
· Figure drawing open studio Coordinator
· Painting I Teaching Assistant
· Watercolor I Teaching Assistant
· Figure Drawing Teaching Assistant
· Performance and Installation Teaching Assistant
OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Community Education Adult Art Classes, O'More College of Design (Spring 2012, 2013)
Taught: Watercolor, Basic Drawing
Summer Studio K-12 Art Classes, O'More College of Design (Summer 2012, 2013)
Taught: Puppet Making, Watercolor, Painting, Drawing, Cutout Animation
OTHER ART ACTIVITY
Board of Directors, Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, WA (02/2018-present)
Board of Directors, Clymer Museum and Gallery, Ellensburg, WA (12/2014-12/2015)
Studio Manager for professional artist Adrienne Outlaw, Nashville, TN (10/2005-12/2006)
Board of Directors (Charter Member), Alter Gallery, Clarksville, TN (2005)
Internship with Curator of Customs House Museum and Cultural Center, Clarksville, TN (2000)
Student Assistant to Gallery Director at Austin Peay State University (1996-2000)
PUBLICATIONS
“Studio Visit Magazine Volume 38: A Juried Selection of International Visual Artists.” The Open Studios Press, (2017): 100-101. Print.
"A Circle of Art." Abbey Leix Anthology 3, O’More Publishing (2012): 72-76. Print.
"Hover," 2005 Graphite and gesso on paper 22"x30." Zone 3 24.2, Zone 3 Press (2009): Cover Art. Print.
ACADEMIC CONFERENCES
PAPER PRESENTATION (forthcoming)
Figure Drawing: Update is Ready to Install
FATE (Foundations in Art: Theory and Education)
Biennial Conference: Infrastructure, Virtual Format, April 15-17, 2021
PAPER PRESENTATION
Where Do We Go From Here?
FATE (Foundations in Art: Theory and Education)
Biennial Conference: Foundations in Flux, Columbus, April 4-6, 2019
PANEL SESSION CHAIR
Updating the Academy: Figure Drawing and Social Responsibility
FATE (Foundations in Art: Theory and Education)
Biennial Conference: Foundations in Flux, Columbus, April 4-6, 2019.
PAPER PRESENTATION
Teaching in the Trenches
FATE (Foundations in Art: Theory and Education)
Beyond the Core, Kansas City, April 6-8, 2017.
AWARDS
2019 Honorable Mention: Kittitas County Open Show, Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg WA
2018 College of Arts and Humanities Outstanding Faculty Artistic Achievement Award 2017-2018: Central Washington University
2017 Eldean Adams Award for Landscape/Nature: Kittitas County Juried Show, Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg WA
2017 Jack Richeson & Co. Award of Merit: EAFA Open Juried Abstract Show, Evergreen Association of Fine Arts Gallery, Kirkland, WA
2016 Juror’s Choice Award: Williams Prize in Drawing 2016 Exhibition, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT
2012 Top Ten Distinguished Faculty for Winter Quarter, Art Institute of Tennessee - Nashville
2011 Top Ten Distinguished Faculty for Fall Quarter, Art Institute of Tennessee – Nashville