Lacy Mitcham
Memphis TN
lacymitcham@gmail.com
Phone number upon request.
Education
2018 MFA Studio Art, concentration in Sculpture, University of Memphis
2014 BFA in Studio Art with concentrations in Painting and Sculpture, Magna Cum Laude, University of Louisiana at Monroe
Minor, Modern Languages, French concentration
2013 Graduation from language immersion program from Institute Linguistic Adenet, Montpellier, France
Upcoming Exhibitions
Young Collectors Contemporary, Crosstown Arts, March 2019
Memphis Fashion Week, April 2019
TBD, Collaboration with Paige Ellens, Rowdy Studios, 2019
Select Exhibitions
2018
Overlooked, Willis Creek Juried Exhibition, Allegany Arts Council, Cumberland MD
Nasty Women Exhibition, Art Space Lofts, Memphis TN
55th Annual National Juried Competition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe LA (Juried by Joel Parsons, Gallery Director, Rhodes College, Memphis TN)
A Fine Line, National Juried Exhibit, Frederick Gallery, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts (Juried by Reni Gower, VCU), Fredericksburg VA
Flesh Out, MFA Exhibition, Robert and Martha Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
Second Show, Group Exhibition, Fort Douglass Art Salon, Memphis TN
Loop, Art Lab Exhibition Award, Art Museum University of Memphis, (Juried by Virginia Overton and Jocko Wayland), Memphis TN.
2017
Idiopathic, Two-Person Exhibition with Denise Wakeman, Crosstown Arts, Memphis TN
No Wrong Way, Solo Exhibition, The Browsing Room Gallery, Nashville TN
54th Annual National Juried Competition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe LA (Juried by Gia Hamilton, Joan Mitchell Center Director, New Orleans LA)
34th Annual Student Exhibition, Juried, Art Museum of University of Memphis, Memphis TN (Juried by Umar Rashid)
Nausea: New Work by Lacy Mitcham, Solo Exhibition, The Box Gallery, Memphis TN
2016
Numbers, INC: Art of the South, Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, University of Memphis, Memphis TN (Juried by Chad Alligood, Assistant Curator, Crystal Bridges, Bentonville AR)
Numbers, INC: Art of the South, Gallery 121, Belmont University, Nashville, TN
Freedom Imagined, Freedom Lived, The Boyle Gallery, St Louis MO
Epoché, Group Exhibition, The Box Gallery, Memphis TN
2015
Industrial Connection, Public Outdoor Collaborative Exhibition, Wilson AR
Best of Show, Invitational, Ernestine and Hazel’s, Memphis TN (Curated by Coriana Close)
12 X 12 X 12, Group Exhibition, Todd Art Gallery, Middle Tennessee University, Murfreesboro TN.
Form and Freedom, Two-Person Show, The Upstairs Gallery, Monroe LA (Exhibition with Christen Parker)
2014
Art From the G.U.T.S., Juried, The Enterprise Center, Ruston LA (exhibited painting) (Juried by Kit Gilbert, Professor, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston LA)
“&” Finesse & Force, Solo Exhibition, Luna Blue Gallery, Monroe LA
October Art Crawl, Invitational, The Big Room Gallery, Monroe LA (exhibited painting) (Curated by The Upstairs Community)
August Art Crawl, Invitational, The Big Room Gallery, Monroe LA (exhibited sculpture) (Curated by The Upstairs Community)
A Dialogue, Two-Person Show, Downstairs Gallery, Monroe LA (exhibited painting, drawing, and sculpture) (with sculptor Ben Bennett)
Refuse, Advanced Studio Gallery, Bry Hall, Invitational, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA (exhibited painting) (Curated by Rachel Barnes, artist)
April Art Crawl, Invitational, The Big Room Gallery, Monroe LA (exhibited sculpture) (Curated by The Upstairs Community)
Photography, Printmaking, and Digital Show, Group Show, Advanced Studio Gallery, Bry Hall, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA (exhibited blockprint) (Curated by Ben Bennett, artist)
Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture Show, Group Show, Advanced Studio Gallery, Bry Hall, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA (exhibited sculpture and painting) (Curated by Lacy Mitcham, artist)
2013
Thin Red Line, Public Sculpture Garden, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA
November Selection: Advanced Studio Gallery, Group Show, Bry Hall, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA
September Selection: Advanced Studio Gallery, Group Show, Bry Hall, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA
Juried ULM Exhibition, Snyder Gallery, Bastrop LA (exhibited painting and sculpture) (Juried by Chesney Musgrove, artist)
April Selection: Advanced Studio Gallery, Group Show, Bry Hall, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA (exhibited drawing)
February Selection: Advanced Studio Gallery, Group Show, Bry Hall, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA (exhibited painting)
El Corizon, Downstairs Gallery, Invitational, Monroe LA (exhibited painting) (Curated by Julie Pearson)
April Selection: Advanced Studio Gallery, Group Show, Bry Hall, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA (exhibited painting) (Curated by Christen Parker, Monroe LA)
2013
February Selection: Advanced Studio Gallery, Group Show, Bry Hall, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA (exhibited drawing) (Curated by Leah Norris, artist)
16th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Bry Gallery, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA (exhibited painting) (Juried by Benjamin Hickey, Curator, Masur Museum, Monroe LA)
Advanced Drawings, Group Show, Upstairs Bry Gallery, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA (Curated by Cliff Tresner, Professor, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA)
2012
UNWRAPPED: Celebrating Nudes, Juried Show, Downstairs Gallery, Monroe LA (exhibited lithography) (Curated by Julie Pearson)
September Selection: Advanced Studio Gallery, Bry Hall, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA (exhibited painting) (Curated by Michelle McDaniel, artist)
15th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, University of Louisiana Monroe, Bry Gallery, Monroe LA (exhibited drawing, painting, lithography)
Cross Keys Gallery, Cross Keys Bank, Monroe LA (exhibited lithography) (Curated by Doyle Jeter, Professor of Printmaking, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA)
Printmaking Gallery and Permanent Collection, Invitational, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA (Curated by Doyle Jeter, Professor of Printmaking, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA)
Awards
2018
Second Place, Willis Creek Exhibition, Allegheny Arts Council, Cumberland MD
Art Lab Exhibition Award, Art Museum at University of Memphis, Memphis TN
2014
Honorable Mention, Kappa Pi International Scholarship
Best of Show, 17th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Bry Gallery, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA
People’s Choice, 17th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Bry Gallery, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA
Administrator’s Choice – Executive Vice President, 17th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Bry Gallery, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA
Administrator’s Choice – Executive Vice President, 17th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Bry Gallery, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA
Administrator’s Choice – Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education, 17th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Bry Gallery, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA
University of Louisiana at Monroe Fine Art Talent Grant, University of Louisiana at Monroe Art Faculty, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA
Beverly Jean Marvin Award, Faculty Awarded, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA
Recognition of Outstanding Students in the College of Arts and Sciences: Division of Art, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA
2013
Beverly Jean Marvin Award, Faculty Awarded, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA
University of Louisiana at Monroe Fine Art Talent Grant, University of Louisiana at Monroe Art Faculty, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA
Recognition of Outstanding Students in the College of Arts and Sciences: Division of Art, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA
Who’s Who at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA
2012
Merit Award, 15th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Bry Gallery, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA
Teaching Experience
2019
Adjunct Professor, Art 107 Sculpture, Rhodes College, Spring
Adjunct Professor, Art 266, Expanded Methods Sculpture, Rhodes College, Spring
Adjunct Professor, Art 2012, Foundations Studio II: 3D Design, University of Memphis, Spring
Adjunct Professor, MRCH 2010 Textiles, University of Memphis, Spring
2018
Adjunct Professor, Art 107 Sculpture, Rhodes College, Fall
Adjunct Professor, Art 1020, Foundations Studio 1, Fall
Adjunct Professor, Merchandising 2010 Textiles, University of Memphis, Fall
Instructor of Record Art 2511 Sculpture I, University of Memphis, Spring
2017
Instructor of Record Art 1215 Foundations Studio 2: 3D Design, University of Memphis, Fall
Co-Instructor Art 2511 Sculpture I, University of Memphis, Spring
Instructor of Record Art 1210 Foundations Studio I, University of Memphis, Spring
2016
Instructor of Record Art 1210 Foundations Studio I, University of Memphis, Fall
2015-2018
Graduate Assistant, University of Memphis
Graduate Assistant to Niles Wallace, Professor of Ceramics, Fall 2015-Spring 2016
Graduate Assistant to Bryan Blankenship 3D Shop Technician, Fall 2015-2018
Teaching Assistant to Beth Edwards, Professor of Painting, Spring 2016
Teaching Assistant to Greely Myatt, Professor of Sculpture, Fall 2017-Spring 2018
Other Experience
Finalist Emerging Designer 2019, Memphis Design Network, Memphis Fashion Week, exhibiting wearable sculpture on the runway, Spring 2019
Board of Directors Member, Number: Inc, Number Magazine, serving as Secretary, on the Editoral Committee, and the Social Media and Rebranding Committee, July 2018-present
Co-Chair, The Box Gallery, Fall 2016-Spring 2018, Memphis TN
Art Editor, The Pinch Journal, Fall 2017 Issue, Memphis TN
Coordination Team Member, Who Run the World? National Women’s Month, Historical Information Exhibition in McWheeler Library, University of Memphis, Memphis TN
Member of The Upstairs Community, Upstairs and Big Room Galleries, May 2014 – September 2015, Monroe LA
Memphis TN
lacymitcham@gmail.com
Phone number upon request.
Education
2018 MFA Studio Art, concentration in Sculpture, University of Memphis
2014 BFA in Studio Art with concentrations in Painting and Sculpture, Magna Cum Laude, University of Louisiana at Monroe
Minor, Modern Languages, French concentration
2013 Graduation from language immersion program from Institute Linguistic Adenet, Montpellier, France
Upcoming Exhibitions
Young Collectors Contemporary, Crosstown Arts, March 2019
Memphis Fashion Week, April 2019
TBD, Collaboration with Paige Ellens, Rowdy Studios, 2019
Select Exhibitions
2018
Overlooked, Willis Creek Juried Exhibition, Allegany Arts Council, Cumberland MD
Nasty Women Exhibition, Art Space Lofts, Memphis TN
55th Annual National Juried Competition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe LA (Juried by Joel Parsons, Gallery Director, Rhodes College, Memphis TN)
A Fine Line, National Juried Exhibit, Frederick Gallery, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts (Juried by Reni Gower, VCU), Fredericksburg VA
Flesh Out, MFA Exhibition, Robert and Martha Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
Second Show, Group Exhibition, Fort Douglass Art Salon, Memphis TN
Loop, Art Lab Exhibition Award, Art Museum University of Memphis, (Juried by Virginia Overton and Jocko Wayland), Memphis TN.
2017
Idiopathic, Two-Person Exhibition with Denise Wakeman, Crosstown Arts, Memphis TN
No Wrong Way, Solo Exhibition, The Browsing Room Gallery, Nashville TN
54th Annual National Juried Competition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe LA (Juried by Gia Hamilton, Joan Mitchell Center Director, New Orleans LA)
34th Annual Student Exhibition, Juried, Art Museum of University of Memphis, Memphis TN (Juried by Umar Rashid)
Nausea: New Work by Lacy Mitcham, Solo Exhibition, The Box Gallery, Memphis TN
2016
Numbers, INC: Art of the South, Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, University of Memphis, Memphis TN (Juried by Chad Alligood, Assistant Curator, Crystal Bridges, Bentonville AR)
Numbers, INC: Art of the South, Gallery 121, Belmont University, Nashville, TN
Freedom Imagined, Freedom Lived, The Boyle Gallery, St Louis MO
Epoché, Group Exhibition, The Box Gallery, Memphis TN
2015
Industrial Connection, Public Outdoor Collaborative Exhibition, Wilson AR
Best of Show, Invitational, Ernestine and Hazel’s, Memphis TN (Curated by Coriana Close)
12 X 12 X 12, Group Exhibition, Todd Art Gallery, Middle Tennessee University, Murfreesboro TN.
Form and Freedom, Two-Person Show, The Upstairs Gallery, Monroe LA (Exhibition with Christen Parker)
2014
Art From the G.U.T.S., Juried, The Enterprise Center, Ruston LA (exhibited painting) (Juried by Kit Gilbert, Professor, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston LA)
“&” Finesse & Force, Solo Exhibition, Luna Blue Gallery, Monroe LA
October Art Crawl, Invitational, The Big Room Gallery, Monroe LA (exhibited painting) (Curated by The Upstairs Community)
August Art Crawl, Invitational, The Big Room Gallery, Monroe LA (exhibited sculpture) (Curated by The Upstairs Community)
A Dialogue, Two-Person Show, Downstairs Gallery, Monroe LA (exhibited painting, drawing, and sculpture) (with sculptor Ben Bennett)
Refuse, Advanced Studio Gallery, Bry Hall, Invitational, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA (exhibited painting) (Curated by Rachel Barnes, artist)
April Art Crawl, Invitational, The Big Room Gallery, Monroe LA (exhibited sculpture) (Curated by The Upstairs Community)
Photography, Printmaking, and Digital Show, Group Show, Advanced Studio Gallery, Bry Hall, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA (exhibited blockprint) (Curated by Ben Bennett, artist)
Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture Show, Group Show, Advanced Studio Gallery, Bry Hall, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA (exhibited sculpture and painting) (Curated by Lacy Mitcham, artist)
2013
Thin Red Line, Public Sculpture Garden, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA
November Selection: Advanced Studio Gallery, Group Show, Bry Hall, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA
September Selection: Advanced Studio Gallery, Group Show, Bry Hall, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA
Juried ULM Exhibition, Snyder Gallery, Bastrop LA (exhibited painting and sculpture) (Juried by Chesney Musgrove, artist)
April Selection: Advanced Studio Gallery, Group Show, Bry Hall, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA (exhibited drawing)
February Selection: Advanced Studio Gallery, Group Show, Bry Hall, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA (exhibited painting)
El Corizon, Downstairs Gallery, Invitational, Monroe LA (exhibited painting) (Curated by Julie Pearson)
April Selection: Advanced Studio Gallery, Group Show, Bry Hall, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA (exhibited painting) (Curated by Christen Parker, Monroe LA)
2013
February Selection: Advanced Studio Gallery, Group Show, Bry Hall, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA (exhibited drawing) (Curated by Leah Norris, artist)
16th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Bry Gallery, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA (exhibited painting) (Juried by Benjamin Hickey, Curator, Masur Museum, Monroe LA)
Advanced Drawings, Group Show, Upstairs Bry Gallery, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA (Curated by Cliff Tresner, Professor, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA)
2012
UNWRAPPED: Celebrating Nudes, Juried Show, Downstairs Gallery, Monroe LA (exhibited lithography) (Curated by Julie Pearson)
September Selection: Advanced Studio Gallery, Bry Hall, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA (exhibited painting) (Curated by Michelle McDaniel, artist)
15th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, University of Louisiana Monroe, Bry Gallery, Monroe LA (exhibited drawing, painting, lithography)
Cross Keys Gallery, Cross Keys Bank, Monroe LA (exhibited lithography) (Curated by Doyle Jeter, Professor of Printmaking, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA)
Printmaking Gallery and Permanent Collection, Invitational, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA (Curated by Doyle Jeter, Professor of Printmaking, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA)
Awards
2018
Second Place, Willis Creek Exhibition, Allegheny Arts Council, Cumberland MD
Art Lab Exhibition Award, Art Museum at University of Memphis, Memphis TN
2014
Honorable Mention, Kappa Pi International Scholarship
Best of Show, 17th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Bry Gallery, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA
People’s Choice, 17th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Bry Gallery, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA
Administrator’s Choice – Executive Vice President, 17th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Bry Gallery, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA
Administrator’s Choice – Executive Vice President, 17th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Bry Gallery, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA
Administrator’s Choice – Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education, 17th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Bry Gallery, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA
University of Louisiana at Monroe Fine Art Talent Grant, University of Louisiana at Monroe Art Faculty, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA
Beverly Jean Marvin Award, Faculty Awarded, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA
Recognition of Outstanding Students in the College of Arts and Sciences: Division of Art, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA
2013
Beverly Jean Marvin Award, Faculty Awarded, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA
University of Louisiana at Monroe Fine Art Talent Grant, University of Louisiana at Monroe Art Faculty, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA
Recognition of Outstanding Students in the College of Arts and Sciences: Division of Art, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe LA
Who’s Who at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA
2012
Merit Award, 15th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Bry Gallery, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA
Teaching Experience
2019
Adjunct Professor, Art 107 Sculpture, Rhodes College, Spring
Adjunct Professor, Art 266, Expanded Methods Sculpture, Rhodes College, Spring
Adjunct Professor, Art 2012, Foundations Studio II: 3D Design, University of Memphis, Spring
Adjunct Professor, MRCH 2010 Textiles, University of Memphis, Spring
2018
Adjunct Professor, Art 107 Sculpture, Rhodes College, Fall
Adjunct Professor, Art 1020, Foundations Studio 1, Fall
Adjunct Professor, Merchandising 2010 Textiles, University of Memphis, Fall
Instructor of Record Art 2511 Sculpture I, University of Memphis, Spring
2017
Instructor of Record Art 1215 Foundations Studio 2: 3D Design, University of Memphis, Fall
Co-Instructor Art 2511 Sculpture I, University of Memphis, Spring
Instructor of Record Art 1210 Foundations Studio I, University of Memphis, Spring
2016
Instructor of Record Art 1210 Foundations Studio I, University of Memphis, Fall
2015-2018
Graduate Assistant, University of Memphis
Graduate Assistant to Niles Wallace, Professor of Ceramics, Fall 2015-Spring 2016
Graduate Assistant to Bryan Blankenship 3D Shop Technician, Fall 2015-2018
Teaching Assistant to Beth Edwards, Professor of Painting, Spring 2016
Teaching Assistant to Greely Myatt, Professor of Sculpture, Fall 2017-Spring 2018
Other Experience
Finalist Emerging Designer 2019, Memphis Design Network, Memphis Fashion Week, exhibiting wearable sculpture on the runway, Spring 2019
Board of Directors Member, Number: Inc, Number Magazine, serving as Secretary, on the Editoral Committee, and the Social Media and Rebranding Committee, July 2018-present
Co-Chair, The Box Gallery, Fall 2016-Spring 2018, Memphis TN
Art Editor, The Pinch Journal, Fall 2017 Issue, Memphis TN
Coordination Team Member, Who Run the World? National Women’s Month, Historical Information Exhibition in McWheeler Library, University of Memphis, Memphis TN
Member of The Upstairs Community, Upstairs and Big Room Galleries, May 2014 – September 2015, Monroe LA