RESUME CONSTANCE EVANS
Education
MFA Rochester Institute of Technology, Painting / Photography
BFA Memphis State University (cum laude), Painting / Graphic Design
University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico, Summer Program
Solo Exhibitions
2011 Nylen Gallery, Westport, CT
2008 University Gallery, In Search of the Desert, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma,
2004 Wilton Library Association, Works on Paper, Wilton, CT
2003 The Silo Gallery, Light, Land and Sky, New Milford, CT
2001 Picture This Gallery, Westport, CT
1999 Picture This Gallery, Westport, CT
1998 Picture This Gallery, Westport, CT
1986 Elaine Benson Gallery, Black and White, Bridgehampton, NY
1976 Bevier Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
1974 University of Tennessee Medical School Gallery, Memphis, TN
Selected Group Exhibitions
2015 Weir Farm National Historic Site 25th Anniversary Exhibition Artists on Site: Selected Works, Wilton, CT
2010 Echo: Repetitive Marks & Images, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
2005 The Silo Gallery, Scenes of Country Life, New Milford, CT
2005 Branchville Gallery, Views from Branchville, Ridgefield, CT
2003 Silvermine Gallery, 54h Art of the Northeast, New Canaan, CT, Juror: Harry Philbrick
1999 Silvermine Gallery, 50th Art of the Northeast, New Canaan, CT, Juror: Allan Stone
1998 Silvermine Gallery, 49th Art of the Northeast, New Canaan, CT, Juror: Lisa Messinger
1997 Chesebrough-Pond’s Gallery, Great Big Drawing Show, Invitational, Westport, CT
1994 Hastings Art, Ltd., New Canaan, CT
1992 Lyme Academy Fine Arts Gallery, Invitational Exhibition, Old Lyme, CT
1990 Chesebrough-Pond’s Gallery, Westport Art Center, Westport, CT
1984 Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY, Jurors: Grace Borgenicht, Mahonri Young,
1983 Southampton College Fine Arts Gallery, Faculty Exhibition, Southampton, NY
1982 Elaine Benson Gallery, Creatures Large and Small, Bridgehampton, NY
1982 Ashawagh Hall, w/ E. deKooning, Audrey Flack, Connie Fox, William King, Springs, NY
1981 Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY, Juror: Dore Ashton
1981 Elaine Benson Gallery, Invitational Exhibition, Bridgehampton, NY
1980 Southampton College Fine Arts Gallery, Faculty Exhibition, Southampton, NY
1979 The Gallery East, East Hampton, NY
1979 C.W. Post Hutchins Gallery, Works on Paper, Brookville, NY
1979 Southampton College Fine Arts Gallery, Faculty Exhibition, Southampton, NY
1979 American Scene National Competitive Photography Exhibition, Woodstock, VA
1978 Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY, Jurors: Hans Namuth, Katherine Lockridge
1978 Murray State University, 3rd Annual Magic Silver Show, National Competitive Exhibition
1977 Park-West Gallery, Rochester, NY
1976 Memorial Art Gallery, Finger Lakes Competitive Exhibition, Rochester, NY,
1976 Bevier Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Rochester
1975 Metro Art Center Gallery, Rochester, NY
1975 Memorial Art Gallery, Finger Lakes Competitive Exhibition, Rochester, NY
1974 Mixed-Media Gallery, Memphis, TN
1974 Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, Invitational Exhibition, Memphis, TN
1974 W.E. Oates Gallery, Memphis, TN
Awards and Residencies
Award-Graphics, 54th Art of the Northeast USA, Silvermine Gallery, New Canaan, CT, 2003
Residency, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA, 2000
Award-Drawing, 50th Art of the Northeast USA, Silvermine Gallery, New Canaan, CT, 1999
Residency, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA, 1999
Residency, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA, 1998
Residency Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, 1996
Queensborough Community College Woman in the Arts Award, 1989
Award-Photography, American Scene Nat'l Photo Exhibition, Woodstock, VA, 1979
Award-Painting, Finger Lakes Regional Exhibition, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, 1976
Scholarship Award for Painting, Board of Trustees, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1975
Purchase Award, Gumtree Festival of the Arts, Tupelo, MS, 1974
Collections
William Louis-Dreyfus Collection; Pacific Lutheran University; University of Memphis; Represented in private collections througout the U.S. and in Australia.
Selected Bibliography
The New York Times (reproduction), N.Y. Region, (April, 1, 2011)
NewsTimes.com (March 17, 2011)
Art & Society, LeeSteele.com (reproduction), Constance Evans, (March 9, 2011)
Wilton Magazine, featured artist, (reproductions) (Spring 2005)
Wilton Bulletin (reproduction), Witlon, CT (May 20, 2004)
The Greenwich Stamford Advocate, L.P. Streicher (August 2003)
The Litchfield County Times (reproduction), New Milford, CT (August 2003)
The Fairfield County Times (reproduction), Westport, CT (August 2003)
Wilton Bulletin (reproduction), Wilton, CT (May 22, 2003)
The Hour (reproduction), Norwalk, CT (May 8, 2003)
Wilton Bulletin (reproduction), Wilton, CT (September 23, 1999)
Newsday, Esther Iverem, (May 6, 1990)
Newsday, Sheila McKenna, (January 24, 1989)
Daily News, (March 23, 1986)
The New York Times, (reproduction), Helen Harrison, (October 28, 1984)
Newsday, Amei Wallach, (August 1983)
The New York Times, (reproduction), Helen Harrison, (December 13, 1981)
The East Hampton Star, (reproduction), Phyllis Braff, East Hampton, NY, (August 7, 1980)
The New York Times, David L. Shirey, (July 29, 1979)
The Commercial Appeal, Guy Northrop, Memphis, TN, (March 17, 1974)
Professional Positions and Teaching
2014 – Present: Executive Director, St. Bartholomew's Conservancy.
2011 – 2014: Director of Resource Development, New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture.
2005 – 2008: National Executive Director, Advertising Photographers of America. Non-profit trade association representing professional advertising photographers, emerging photographers, and students.
1995 – 2005, 1990 – 1992: Executive Director, Weir Farm Trust.
Non-profit art organization working in partnership with National Park Service at Weir Farm National Historic Site, one of two NPS Sites devoted to American art.
1992 – 1995: Executive Director, Administration, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Competitive residency program for advanced visual artists.
1986 – 1990: Executive Director, Queens Council on the Arts. Arts service organization for artists, arts organizations, and the public. Awards and Honors: 1990 Queens Borough President’s Citation of Honor; 1990 Directors’ Leadership and Service Award; 1989 Black American Heritage Foundation Community Service Award.
1978 – 1984: Associate Professor of Art, Southampton College of Long Island University.
Director, Fine Arts Division (appointed 1982); Courses taught: Painting (all levels); 2-D Design; Color Theory; BFA Directed Study; Summer Graduate Courses in Painting, Drawing, and The Master Workshop. Award: 1980 Southampton College, Long Island University Award for Outstanding Service.
1977 – 1978: Graphic Designer, Stecher-Traung-Schmidt Printing Corporation; Graphic Design Consultant, Xerox Corporation.
1973 – 1974: Adjunct Instructor, Memphis State University, Introduction to Printmaking.
Lecturer / Visiting Critic
Whitney Museum of American Art, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Studio Lecture / Tour, New York, 2013,
Metropolitan Museum Friends of the American Wing, GVW Studio Lecture / Tour, New York, 2012
U.S. Small Business Administration Roundtable/Webcast, Presenter/Panelist, New York, 2008
Inside Digital Photo Radio, Presenter, 2008
Pacific Lutheran University, University Gallery, Tacoma, WA, 2008
Digital Railroad, Photography Program PLU, New York, 2007
Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, CT, 2004
Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, 2004
Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, CT, 2003
Rowayton Art Center, Darien, CT, 2003
Wilton Library, Wilton, CT, 2003
Western Connecticut State University, Danbury CT, 2002
Bush-Holly House, Greenwich, CT, 2001
Flanders Art and Nature Center, Woodbury, CT, 2001
Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT, 2000
Ridgefield Library, Ridgefield, CT, 1991
Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY, 1982
Numerous regional seminars and panels, and community organizations, 1980 – present
Selected Professional Affiliations
Audrey Flack and the History of Art Band, 2012 – present
Western Connecticut State University, MFA Advisory Board, 2001 – 2013
Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Board of Directors, 2008 – 2011
Adobe Photographers Council, 2006 – 2008
Hunt Hill Farm Trust / Smithsonian Affiliate, Founding Board, 2003 – 2007
CT Commission on the Arts, Grants Panelist and Consultant, 1991-1992, 1998, 2001
National Park Service, Northeast Region, Strategic Planning Team member, 1992-1995
New York State Council on the Arts, Vice Chair, Arts Organizations Grants Panel, 1988-1990
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