Maysey Craddock

Page 1 | Biography

Born: 1971, Memphis, Tennessee

Education
2003
MFA Maine College of Art, Portland, ME

1993
BFA Sculpture and Anthropology, Tulane University, Newcomb College, New Orleans, LA

1992
University of Georgia, Study Abroad Program, Cortona, Italy

Solo Exhibitions
2009
Rooted, PanAmerican ArtProjects, Dallas, TX
Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY

2008
Terrain, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA
Pieces of Sky, David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN

2007
shadow, Franny Koelsch Gallery, Houston, TX
Reclamation, Pan American Art Projects, Dallas, TX

2006
unsaid, David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN

2005
Three Feet High and Rising, The Foyer, Munich, Germany

2004
undercurrent, David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN

2003
In Between: Flywheels and Washing, The Foyer, Munich, Germany
Passed and Pending, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME

2002
Songs of Innocence, Karen Mitchell Frank Gallery, Dallas, TX

2001
a vessel, a path, David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN

2000
Traces of Living, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA
Object Resonance, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
Minor Histories, Karen Mitchell Frank Gallery, Dallas, TX

1999
The Written Landscape, Karen Mitchell Frank Gallery, Dallas, TX
Grove Grill, Memphis, TN

1998
Soundings, Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
Objects and Their Desires, Karen Mitchell Frank Gallery, Dallas, TX
The Middle of the Moment, Wyndy Morehead Fine Arts, New Orleans, LA
The Bradshaw House Gallery, Birmingham, AL

1997
Conversation, Levy Gallery, Buckman Performing Arts Center, Memphis, TN

Group Exhibitions
2009
It Came from Memphis, Muhlenberg College Gallery, Allentown, PA

2008
Mississippi University for Women, Colombus, MS
Sculpture Exhibition 2008, Dixon Museum of Art, Memphis, TN
Southern Gothic, Gallery 301, Mobile, AL
Tree is Nice, Julie Baker Fine Art, Nevada City, CA

2007
Dwell on Design, San Francisco, CA
Works on Paper, the Armory, New York, NY
Chicago Art Fair, Chicago, IL

2006
Berliner Kunst Salon, Berlin, Germany
Weihnachtsaustellung, Kunstverein Aschau, Aschau, Germany
Con(text), Franny Koelsch Gallery, Houston, TX
Art 212, New York, NY
Works on Paper, The Armory, New York, NY

2005
Art Chicago, Art in the Park, Chicago, IL
Contemporary and Classic, Chicago, IL
The San Francisco International Arts Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
Works on Paper, The Armory, New York, NY

2004
Domicile: A Sense of Place, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
Works on Paper, The Armory, New York, NY
3-D Pan American Art Gallery, Dallas, TX

2003
Remains, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire

2002
Small Works, Karen Mitchell Frank Gallery, Dallas, TX
The Price is Right, David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN

2001
Spectrum 2001, Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN
The Word in Art: The Use of Text in Contemporary Southern Art, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
The Price is Right 3, David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN

2000
Spectrum 2000, Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN
The Price is Right 2, David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
Group Miniature Exhibition, Karen Mitchell Frank Gallery, Dallas, TX
Consider the Tomato, Ripley, TN

1999
17th Annual September Competition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA
Works on Paper at the Armory, New York, NY
The Price is Right, Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
Memphis College of Art Biennial II, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN

1998
Group Christmas Exhibition, Karen Mitchell Frank Gallery, Dallas, TX
1998 Biennial Exhibition, Montgomery Museum of Art, Montgomery, AL
Spectrum �98, Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN
LaGrange XX Biennial, Chatahoochee Valley Art Museum, LaGrange, GA
Director�s Council Exhibit, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN
Works on Paper at the Armory, New York, NY
1998 Memphis Arts Council Exhibition, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
Southern Sculpture Conference Exhibition, Newcomb Gallery, New Orleans, LA

1997
Works on Paper, LSU Union Art Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
Art for Art�s Sake Group Sculpture Show, Mermaid Lounge, New Orleans, LA
Memphis College of Art Biennial, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
Works on Paper at the Armory, New York, NY
ArtFair Seattle, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA

1996
Works on Paper, Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
39th Annual Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
Assembled Tales, Cone 10 Gallery, New Orleans, LA

1993
BFA Exhibition, Newcomb Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Spring Arts Festival, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

Grants/Awards
1999
Artist�s Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Sculpture Residency

1998
Artist�s Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Painting Residency

1997
Artist�s Mini-Grant Award, the Louisiana Division of the Arts
Honorable Mention for Circus Anvil, 1997 Works on Paper, LSU Union Art Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
Honorable Mention for Field Anvil, 40th Annual Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR

1993
The Rusty Collier Memorial Award for Excellence in Studio Art, Newcomb College
Class of 1915 Award for Excellence in Studio Art, Newcomb College

Publications
2008
Lisle, Andria, Evolution of Style, Imagination, The Commericial Appreal, December 12
2006
Koeppel, Fredric, Exhibitions Depict the Art of Catastrophe, The Commercial Appeal, September 22

2005
New American Paintings, Summer 2005
Knowles, Carol, With Bits of Cloth and Clay: Looking at the Edge of Art, Number - An Independent Journal of the Arts, Spring 2005

2004
Koeppel, Fredric, Craddock emphasizes forlorn impressions with �undercurrent�, The Commercial Appeal, May 28
Hicks, Ed, Home At Last, The Memphis Business Journal, May 2004

2003
Cover and Interior Illustration for Bob Kannen, "Receiver", released July 2003

2002
Cover Illustration The New Orleans Review, Volume 28, Number 1, 2002

2000
21 Under 31, Southwest Art, September 2000
Cover and Interior Illustration for Rotary Downs, CD, released April 2000
CALYX, A Journal of Art and Literature by Women, Vol. 19, no.2, Summer 2000
MacCash, Douglas, Five Modest Shows Create Rich Total Experience at CAC, The Times Picayune, February 2000
Bookhardt, D. Eric, Of Ant Farms and Sky Charts, The New Orleans Gambit Weekly, March 7, 2000

1999
Spring /Summer 1999 Catalog, Cover Illustration Harvard University Press
Grant, Gerland and Christine E. Murray, Teaching in America, the Slow Revolution, Cover Illustration
A Right to Sing the Blues, Jeffrey Melnick, Cover Illustration

1998
Wall, Donna Dorian, More Than Words, Southern Accents, September-October 1998, Vol.21, No. 5
Northlake, Leedy, Lorna, Maysey Craddock�s Object-Lesson, Oct. 1998, Vol.2, Issue 10
Weeden, John, �Soundings� proffers dialog with the surreal, April 10. 1998

1997
Mixing Styles Like a Pro , The Commercial Appeal, May 10, 1997
1997 Guide to the Arts, Memphis Business Journal, September 1997
New American Paintings, Number 9, Spring 1997

1996
Moore, Ashley, Diversity �On Paper� Strengthens Exhibition, August 10, 1996