ARTIST

Education

2000        M.F.A., Painting, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

1983        B.F. A., Painting, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

1985        George Washington University, Washington, DC

1982        Corcoran Gallery and School of Art and Design, Washington, DC. Museum Internship Program

1978        Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI.  Pre-College Summer Studio Program

 Professional Experience

2002-Present       Assistant Professor, Painting and Drawing, University of Colorado at Denver

2000-2002           Visiting Assistant Professor, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI

1999-2000           Associate Instructor, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

1999                    Art Instructor, John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN                                        

Selected Exhibitions

2004        2004 Biennial Juried Exhibition, Brad Cooper Gallery, Tampa, FL.  Juror: James McGarrell

21st Annual All Colorado Art Show, Curtis Arts & Humanities Center, Greenwood Village, CO.  Juror: Adam J. Learner, PHD, Master Teacher, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

20” x 20”: A National Compact Competition, LSU Union Art Gallery, Louisiana State University,              Baton Rouge, LA.  Juror: Bill North, Senior Curator: Marianna Kisler, Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

Art 2004: An International Multi-Media Juried Biennial Exhibition, Nathan D. Rosen Museum Gallery, Boca Raton, FL.  Juror: Wendy M. Blazier, Senior Curator, Boca Raton Museum of Art

Eschatology, O’Sullivan Art Center, Regis University, Denver, CO. Two-person show

Colorado 2004: A Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, CO
Juror: Arthur Roger, Director, Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA

2003        Figuratively Speaking, Fulton Street Gallery, Troy, NY. Juror: David LeBland

Rosenthal International 2003: A Juried Competition, Rosenthal Gallery, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC. 

Seven State Biennial Exhibition, University of  Science and Arts of Oklahoma, Chickasha, OK.
Juror: Carol Beesley, Professor Emeritus, University of Oklahoma

Temptations: Desire and Forbidden Pleasure, Women’s Caucus for Art, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Denver, CO.  Curator: Lisa Spivik, Gallery Director, RMCAD

Me, Myself & I: Self Portraits by Gallery Artists, First Street Gallery, New York, NY

Texas National, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX.  Jurors: Jerry Uelsmann and Maggie Taylor

Recent Paintings, First Street Gallery, New York, NY.  Three-person show

2002        Pentimenti, Ironton Studios and Gallery, Denver, CO.  Two-person show

Force Future, Andenken Gallery, Denver, CO, Jurors: Dale Chisman, Artist, Peggy Mangold,  Director, Art Yard, Denver, CO and Cydney Payton, Director, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO

                Muskegon Museum of Art 74th Regional, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI. Juror:  Stephen Fleischmann, Director, Madison Art Center, Madison, WI

16th Annual West Michigan Regional, Lowell Area Arts Council, MI

2001        Muskegon Museum of Art 73rd Regional, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI. Juror: Thom Collins, Senior Curator of The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH

West Michigan Area Show, Kalamazoo Institute for the Arts, Kalamazoo, MI. Juror: Arnold Mesches

2000        MFA Thesis Exhibition, Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, IN

1997        Grants-in-Aid Invitational, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Market 5 Gallery, Washington, DC. Grant finalist group show

1996        Recent Paintings, Eklektikos Gallery, Washington, DC. Solo show

New Works, Potrafka Gallery, Portsmith, VA, Solo show

Gallery Artists, Eklektikos Gallery, Washington, DC

Grants/Awards

2003        University of Colorado at Denver, Faculty Development Grant

University of Colorado at Denver, College of Arts & Media, Faculty Development Travel Grant

University of Colorado at Denver, YUMPS, Junior Faculty Development Grant

Purchase Award, Seven State Biennial Exhibition, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, Art Gallery Collection, Chickasha, OK. Juror: Carol Beesley, Professor Emeritus, University of Oklahoma

2002        GVSU Purchase Award, 74th Regional, Juried show, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI. 

Juror: Stephen Fleischman, Director, Madison Art Center, Madison, WI

2001        Curator’s Choice Award, 73rd Regional, Juried show, Muskegon Museum of Art,

Muskegon, MI.  Juror: Thom Collins, Senior Curator, The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH

1982        John T. Milliken Merit Award, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

1980        William Fett Drawing Prize, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 

Fellowships/Residencies

2003        Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, Artist’s Fellowship

1987        Cummington Community of the Arts, Cummington, MA

Commissions
 

1994        Quantum Corporation, Mick’s, Site Specific Murals in Memphis TN and Miami, FL
 

1993        Vidalia’s, Jeffery Buben, Chef/Owner, Washington, DC, Mural commission

Collections

David Margan, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Sydney, Australia

Grand Valley State University, Galleries and Collections, Allendale, MI

Mark Murray, President, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, Art Gallery Collection, Chickasha, OK

Bibliography

Mary Voelz Chandler, “Critic’s Choice”, Rocky Mountain News, April 3, 2004

Noel Black, “Biunnial: The many un aspects of Colorado 2004”, Colorado Springs Independent, February 5, 2004

Mary Voelz Chandler, “Future; A force to reckon with”, Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO, August 9, 2002

“Rite of spring”, Bloomington Independent, Bloomington, IN, March 30, 2000

F. Lennie Campello, “July Art Around the Capital”, On The Town, Washington, DC, July 1996

Ken Oda, “Mary Connelly at Eklektikos Gallery”, KOAN, Volume IV, Number 10, Washington, DC, July 1996

The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN.  Mural Commission article and photograph, April 1994

Nina J. Monastero, “Art & Artists”, In Towner, Washington, DC, May 1986

Professional Affiliation

College Art Association, 2000-Present

Women’s Caucus for Art, 2002-Present