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| EDUCATION | ||
| 2009 | Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (painting) | |
| 2007 | Master of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
| 2002 | Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art/Art History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Honors) | |
| 1998 | North Carolina School of the Arts, High School Diploma | |
| SOLO EXHIBITIONS + PROJECTS | ||
| 2012 | Forthcoming, Front Room, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, MO | |
| Forthcoming, Back Lane West, Cornwall, UK | ||
| Bear the Sway, South Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA | ||
| 2011 | Plunder, Conner Contemporary, Washington, DC | |
| The Nymph's Reply, Luminary Center for the Arts, St. Louis, MO | ||
| 2010 | Bitter Harvest, Royal NoneSuch Gallery, Oakland, CA | |
| Pearlclutcher, South Carolina State University Gallery, Orangburg, SC | ||
| 2006 | Jungle Tender, Fraction Workspace, Chicago, IL | |
| 2005 | Photo A Go Go, Rebus Works, Raleigh, NC (collaboration with Clare Britt) | |
| 2003 | Domestic Disturbances, Artspace, Raleigh, NC | |
| SELECTED EXHIBITIONS / PERFORMANCES / COLLABORATIONS | ||
| 2012 | Unravelled, Nymans House, National Trust, Sussex, England | |
| 2011 | Out of Fashion, South Eastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), Winston-Salem, NC, November 3, 2011 - March 4, 2012 | |
| Conversation Pieces, Purdue University, IN | ||
| Live Relic: Students of Kimowan, John & June Allcott Undergraduate Gallery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | ||
| Local Histories: The Ground We Walk On, Chapel Hill Historical Society, Chapel Hill, NC | ||
| 2010 | Sweet Jesus, Lemp Brewery, St. Louis, MO (Curator/Participant) | |
| I Know What You Did Last Summer, St. Cecilias Church Chapel, Brooklyn, NY | ||
| Countertransferences: Approaches in Social Art Practice, University of North Carolina at Wilmington Cultural Arts Gallery | ||
| 2009 | A Book About Death, Emily Harvey Foundation Gallery, New York | |
| Bail Out Biennial, Golden Belt Arts, Durham, NC | ||
| 2008 | Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant Recipients Exhibition, Cue Art Foundation, New York, NY | |
| Meet the Made, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA | ||
| 8-Hour Projects, Boweman Gallery, Allegheny College, Meadeville, PA | ||
| Pro/Con: Political Craft, Rebus Works, Raleigh, NC | ||
| 2007 | Findings, Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA (MFA Thesis Exhibit) | |
| 2006 | Crosscurrents, Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Rat Fink's Revenge, Peterson Automotive Museum, Los Angeles, CA | ||
| Fly-Over State Perspectives, University of Maryland Union Gallery, College Park, MD (three-person exhibit) | ||
| Outside Project, ex-Turkish Bath, Belgrade, Serbia | ||
| Still Showing Signs of Life, Future Tenant, Pittsburgh, PA | ||
| Meta-muse-ical, Kresge Theater, Carnegie Mellon University | ||
| 2005 | Seeing Double, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA | |
| Crosscurrents, NC Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC | ||
| Two for the Seesaw, Branch Gallery, Carrboro, NC | ||
| Vaguely Positive, Future Tenant, Pittsburgh, PA | ||
| 2004 | The War Room, Artists Image Resource, Pittsburgh, PA | |
| Best of the Triangle, Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC | ||
| 2003 | Via Penland, Rebus Works, December 8- January 23, Raleigh, NC | |
| 2002 | Loom2, Chatham Label Mill, Pittsboro, N.C. (Co-Curator) | |
| 2001 | Loom, Chatham Label Mill, Pittsboro, NC (Co-Curator) | |
| PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS | ||
| 2011 | St. Louis - Lambert Airport Art Glass Triptych (permanent installation) | |
| GRANTS / AWARDS | ||
| 2011 | Sam Fox School Faculty Creative Activity Research Grant | |
| 2009 | Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fellowship Endowment, Skowhegan | |
| 2007 |
Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant | |
| 2006 | Graduate Conference Funding, Carnegie Mellon University | |
| 2005 | GuSH Grant, Carnegie Mellon University | |
| 2004 | North Carolina Arts Council Regional Artist Project Grant | |
| 2002 | Frances L. Phillips Travel Scholarship (Europe) | |
| 2001 | Allcott Undergraduate Travel Fellowship (Mexico) Penland School of Crafts Jonathan E. Sharpe Scholarship, UNC-CH Kachergis Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship, UNC-CH | |
| 2000 | UNC-CH Robin Hanes Award | |
| RESIDENCIES | ||
| 2010 | Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France (July - August) | |
| 2008 | Jentel Artist Residency, Wyoming (June - July) | |
| 2006 | Outside Project: Belgrade (May - June) | |
| 2003 | Regional Emerging Artist in Residence, Artspace, Raleigh NC (January-June) | |
| FEATURED PRESS | |||
| 2011 | Baskas, Harriet, USA Today Travel, “Airports cater to art lovers with intriguing installations,” 4/12 *view article* *view photo* | ||
| Held, Kevin, KSDK, “Glass murals unveiled for Lambert-St. Louis International Airport concourses,” 4/6/11 *view article* | |||
| Potter, Steve, KWMU's Cityscapes on NPR, 'House Coat,' with guests Lauren Adams, Leeza Meksin, and Jake Peterson, 3/25/11 | |||
| Keaggy, Diane, 'Art Project Wraps Benton Park house in Spandex," St. Louis Post Dispatch, 3/23/11 *view article* | |||
| Cooperman, Jeanette, "The House Coat Exhibit," STL Magazine 'Secretary of the Interior,' 3/18/2011 *view article* | |||
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University Gazette, January, image feature *link* | |||
| 2010 | Garrison, Chad, River Front Times, Artist Plans to Wrap St. Louis Building in Spandex | ||
| Esking <blog>, "A Bitter Harvest at Royal NoneSuch Gallery, Oakland," March 16, 2010, *esk18.blogspot.com* | |||
| 2009 | Frank Stasio, "The Bailout Biennial," WUNC, North Carolina Public Radio, 1/16/09 *listen to podcast* | ||
| David Fellerath, "Group shows in Raleigh and Durham tackle the troubles and hopes of the times:
Gone to Croatoan," Independent Magazine, 1/28/09 | |||
| Michelle Natale, “’Bailout’ tackles economy,” News & Observer, Raleigh, 2/8/09 | |||
| 2006 | Ann Millett, “Crosscurrents,” Art Papers January/February issue | ||
| Linda Luise Brown, "Turbulent Waters: Exhibit by NC artists is an eruption of emotion," Creative Loafing Charlotte, 5/03/2006 | |||
| 2005 | David Need, “Vision and Time: Photo A Go Go” Independent Magazine, 8/10/2005 | ||
| 2003 | Caitlin Cleary, “Textiles’ Not-So-Subtle Subtext,” The News & Observer, 9/12/2003 | ||
| SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY | |||
| 2011 | Garrison, Chad, "Spandex and Bling Wrap South St. Louis Home," Riverfront Times, 3/17/11 *view article* | ||
| Fowler, Nancy, "Spandex Wrapped Home Coated with Meaning,"St. Louis Beacon, 3/18/11 *view article* | |||
| WUNC 91.5 North Carolina Public Radio, The State of Things with Frank Stasio, Interview with curators of Local Histories *link* | |||
| Chris Vitiello, "Local Histories group show in Chapel Hill animates concepts of place," Independent Weekly, 2/16/2011 | |||
| Anne Brenner, "Old Museum Space to Host Art Exhibit," 1360 WCHL Radio News Program, January *link to entire audio* | |||
| Eleven Magazine, "Hall of Champions," March issue | |||
| 2010 | Jessica Baran, “Allison Smith: Needlework,” Riverfront Times, 2/17 | ||
| Sasha Fine, “‘Needle Work’: Allison Smith’s transformative ability,” Student Life, Washington University Student Newspaper, 2/17 | |||
| Carmen Rodriguez, "Social issues at forefront of UNCW art exhibit", Star News Online, June 30, 2010 | |||
| Shea Carver, "Shared Experience", Encore Magazine, May 26, 2010 | |||
| WHQR, Midday Cafe with Jemila Ericson, May 26, 2010 *link* | |||
| Byron Kerman, "Stitching in Time: Allison Smith's 'gas masks'", St. Louis Magazine, February | |||
| Curbed.com, St. Louis House Enters Flashdance Architectural Period, October | |||
| Klayko, Branden, Architect's Newspaper, Artist Proposes House Coat for St.Louis, October | |||
| Katelyn Ferral, "Art show to go in museum space," Chapel Hill News, October | |||
| "Local artists to transform Lambert-St. Louis International Airport concourses," KSDK, St. Louis, November 16, 2010 | |||
| "Lambert airport hires local artists for project," St. Louis Business Journal, November 16, 2011 | |||
| Benn, Evan, St. Louis Post Dispatch, On the Hot List This Week, ‘Art Invades Lemp,’ 11/19/10 | |||
| Schilling, Courtney, Riverfront Times, “Artgasm,” 11/19/10 | |||
| "SC State University Hosts Art Exhibit:'"Sumptuary Series'" The Collegian, November 9, 2010 | |||
| 2009 | Proximity Magazine, "Bailout Biennial," *link* | ||
| The Nation, Around the Nation, January 16, 2009 | |||
| Blue Greenberg, "Budgetless Political Art Show Rich With Ideas," Durham Herald-Sun, 1/25/09 *download .pdf* | |||
| Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan, "Artists take shots at bailout," Durham Herald-Sun, 1/30/09 *download .pdf* | |||
| Marti Maguire, “Artists Weigh In,” News & Observer, Raleigh, 2/23/09 | |||
| Dave Hart, “As recession stalls economy, creativity booms,” The Durham News, 2/14/09 | |||
| Andrew Hibbard, “Bailout Biennial,” Duke Chronicle, 1/22/09 | |||
| elin slavick and Maria DeGuzman, "The Bailout Biennial," Culture Work, October 2009, Vol. 13, No. 4 | |||
| Stefene Russell, "New Gallery in Benton Park: Cosign Projects," LOOK/LISTEN, St. Louis Magazine's Art Blog, 11/16/09 | |||
| 2008 | Penni Schaefer, "8 Hour Project," Meadeville Tribune, 09/07/08 David Millsaps, "Pro/Con: Political Craft @ Rebus Works" New Raleigh, 10/03/08 Michelle Natale, “Art Picks”, The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC 4/4/08 Kurt Shaw, “Mattress Factory's 'Gestures' exhibit lets visitors meet the robots,” The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh, PA 8/07/08 Mary Thomas, “Mattress Factory's 'Meet the Made' has people behaving like androids,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, PA 8/14/08 Chic Cityrats [blog], “Meet the Made,” www.chic-cityrats.net/enArt, 08/2008 | ||
| 2007 | Sarah Mogin, “Finding Art on Campus,” The Tartan, 4/16/2007 | ||
2006 |
Bad at Sports Podcast, Episode 34 "Museum Piece," Our State Magazine, 3/2006 Ted McIrvine, "Avant-Garde Exhibit," Hendersonville News, 2/12/2006 Peter Larsen, "A Bloodshot Visionary," The Orange County Register, California, 12/10/06 Rod & Custom Magazine, "Kustom Kulture Art Show" | ||
| 2005 | Ellen Sung, “NCMA's 'Crosscurrents' runs in many directions,” News & Observer, 10/9/2005 | ||
| Hannegan, Barry, "'Seeing Double' shows Warhol's influence moving into future," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 4/16 | |||
| Brennan, Lissa, "The Twice-Over," Pittsburgh City Paper, 4/20 - 4/27 | |||
| Shaw, Kurt, "Seeing Double," Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 2/22 | |||
| 2004 | Mollie McClelland, “The War Room,” New People Magazine, Pittsburgh, 11/2004 | ||
| Glen Justice, "Assault Weapons Ban," The New York Times, 5/10 (photo) | |||
| 2003 | Todd Mormon, "In Search of Precision Journalism," The Independent Magazine, 5/3/2003 (photo credit) Dani Nation, “Same Space, New Blood,” Lather Weekly. 3/2003 Elin O’Hara Slavick, “On Target,” Independent Magazine, 3/13/2003 | ||
| 2002 | Kimowan McLain, “Show’s Success Inspires Another Exhibit,” Chapel Hill News, 2/17/2002 Nathan Galgud, "Sophomore Jinx," Independent Magazine | ||
| 2001 | Mandy Melton, “Students Use Art to tell UNC’s ‘Hidden Truths’,” DailyTar Heel, 4/27/2001 Jonnelle Davis, “Loom of History,” Chapel Hill News, 12/9/2001 Nathan Gelgud, “Loom in Essence,” Independent Magazine, 12/12/2001 | ||
| 2000 | Linda Haac, “La Fiesta Lives on in Memory and Artistry,” Chapel Hill News. 9/2000 | ||
| TEACHING APPOINTMENTS | |||
| 2008 | Washington University in St. Louis, Assistant Professor | ||
| 2007/08 | Chatham University, Adjunct Professor of Art | ||
| 2007 | Carnegie Mellon University, Adjunct Professor of Art (Painting) | ||
| SELECT LECTURES / PANELS / PRESENTATIONS | |||
| 2011 | Visiting Artist, Alfred University School of Art and Design Foundations and MFA programs, Alfred, New York | ||
| Artist Talk, Luminary Center for the Arts, St. Louis, MO, March | |||
| Artist Panel, Installation Processes, Luminary Center for the Arts, St. Louis, MO | |||
| 2010 | San Jose State University, Digital Media BFA/MFA Program (seminar lectures), March | ||
| "Women in Art World Academia," Faculty Panel Discussion for the Committee on Women and Art, Washington University in St. Louis, March | |||
| Curator's Talk on Needle Work, Kemper Museum of Art @ Washington University in St. Louis, February + March | |||
| "NSFH (Not Safe for Home): Politics and Domestic Decoration," presentation on the panel 'Pattern and Decoration from Rococo to the Present' at the South Eastern College Art Conference, Richmond, Virginia, October | |||
| 2009 | Presentation with Huong Ngo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Art, April, 2009 | ||
| Southeastern College Art Conference in Mobile, Alabama with Carrie Hott, October | |||
| 2008 | “Space Invaders: An Afternoon with the Rat King,” Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA, August | ||
| “Jentel Presents,” Fulmer Library, Sheridan, Wyoming, July | |||
| "A Select and Somewhat Narrative History of Self-Portraiture," University of Illinois at Chicago, Photography Seminar, March | |||
| Visiting Lecturer, Painting Guild, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC | |||
| 2006 | "Fly-over State Perspectives," a panel with Zoe Charlton and Jeffry Cudlin at the University of Maryland, College Park entitled "Identities: Personal Perspective," September | ||
| "On the 100 year anniversary of Sinclair's The Jungle," a Fraction Workspace Workshop with Stacey Kirby, April | |||
| EXHIBITION CATALOGUES / PUBLICATIONS | |||
| 2011 | Conversation Pieces, Purdue University | ||
| 2010 | Needle Work, Allison Smith at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Chicago Press | ||
| 2008 | Meet the Made, Published by Robot 250 and the Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA | ||
| Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant Recipients, Published by the Joan Mitchell Foundation, New York *VIEW ESSAY* | |||
| Looking Back, Published by Artspace, North Carolina | |||
| 2007 | Findings, Published by the Regina Gouger Miller Gallery and Carnegie Mellon University, MFA catalogue | ||
| 2006 | Rat Fink's Revenge: The Custom Monster Collection, Tornado Design *VIEW* | ||
| Jungle Tender, Published by Fraction Workspace | |||
| 2005 | Crosscurrents, Published by the North Carolina Museum of Art and the Mint Museum of Craft + Design *VIEW* *VIEW ENTRY* | ||
| PUBLISHED EXHIBITION REVIEWS | |||
| 2011 | Temporary Art Review | ||
| CURATORIAL PROJECTS | |||
| 2011 | House Coat, Leeza Meksin at Cosign Projects | ||
| 2010 | Needle Work, Allison Smith at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University in St. Louis *VIEW* *VIEW PRESS RELEASE* YESRAD: Radical Positivity, Matt Barton at Cosign Projects Anthem, Susanne Slavick at Cosign Projects Sweet Jesus, with Juan William Chavez, Kiersten Torrez, William Gass and Jake Peterson, at the Lemp Brewery in St. Louis, MO Lamp, Carrie Hott at Cosign Projects | ||
| 2009 | I'm #1, Clare Britt at Cosign Projects, St. Louis, MO Flags for Hiroshima, elin o'Hara slavick at Cosign Projects, St. Louis, MO Home Game, Jessica Langley at Cosign Projects, St. Louis, MO The Other Side, Cheryl Wassenaar and Brigid Dolan at Cosign Projects Past Perfect, Present Tense, the students of the eponymous course at Washington University in St. Louis, Des Lee Gallery *VIEW CLASS BLOG* | ||
| 2007 | You Wouldn't Know it Unless You Asked Them, These Are the Things They Hold Dear to Their Hearts, The Skinny Building, Downtown Pittsburgh, in collaboration with the students of the Carnegie Mellon University Pre-College Installation Course Rodent Redux and Other Prospects, Michelle Fried at TAI+LEE Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA | ||
| 2006 | Arboreal Resonance, Daniel Letson and Spencer Longo at TAI + LEE Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA | ||
| Emerging in Summer Eyries, Jessica Langley at TAI+LEE Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA | |||
| Git 'er Done, Jan Descartes at TAI+LEE Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA | |||
| Dance Dance Revolutionary, Fereshteh Toosi at TAI+LEE Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA | |||
| The Tale of Old Lady Merrell, Julia Stein AKA Juliacks at TAI+LEE Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA | |||
| Go With the Flow: A Whole Other Kettle of Fish, Ian Ingram and Thomas Sturgill at TAI+LEE Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA | |||
| 2002 | LOOM2, Chatham Label Mill, Pittsboro, NC (Co-curator) | ||
| 2001 | Loom, Chatham Label Mill, Pittsboro, NC (Co-curator, co-founder) | ||
| Last update January 2012 |
