RESUME

GARY CHAPMAN, Professor
Department of Art and Art History

The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0006
(205) 934-4941 O

EDUCATION:

1984-1986 Master of Fine Arts, Painting & Drawing, Cranbrook Academy of Fine Art; Bloomfield Hills, MI.
1979-1984 BA Degree, Art; Emphasis: Painting & Drawing, Berea College; Berea, KY.
1979-1984 BS Degree, Industrial Arts; Berea College; Berea, KY.

47 SOLO EXHIBITIONS INCLUDING:

- B E C A Gallery; New Orleans, LA.
- The Arts Center; St. Petersburg, FL.
- University Museum, University of Mississippibr> - Spartanburg County Museum of Art; Spartanburg, SC.
- Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts; Montgomery, AL.
- University Art Museum, University of Southwestern Louisiana; Lafayette, LA.
- University of Cincinnati, The Aranoff Center DAAP Gallery; Cincinnati, OH.
- University of Georgia, Athens, The Main Gallery, School of Art; Athens, GA.
- University of Miami, The New Gallery; Coral Gables, FL.
- Blue Spiral 1 Gallery; Asheville, NC.

36 MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS, INCLUDING:

- Birmingham Museum of Art; Birmingham, AL.
- Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art; Winston-Salem, NC.
- Cummer Museum of Art; Jacksonville, FL.
- Huntsville Museum of Art; Huntsville, AL.
- Hunter Museum of American Art; Chattanooga, TN.
- Columbus Museum of Art; Columbus, GA.
- Alexandria Museum of Art; Alexandria, LA.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE:

- 2003 Biennale Internazionale Dell'Arte Contemporanea, Fortezza da Basso; Florence, Italy.
(The Florence Biennale, Chapman was selected by the International Committee as one of the artists representing the United States; Artists were selected from 80 countries, and a book has been published documenting the complete exhibition.)

- ABBACUS Project, exhibition of 11 artists, (6 American and 5 from
Northern Ireland.) Ormeau Baths Gallery of Art; Belfast, NI.

- Visiting Artist Lectures and Tutorials at the following institutions:
- Wimbledon School of Art; London, England.
- Kent Institute of Art & Design; Canterbury, England.
- Carmarthenshire College of Technology and Art; Carmarthen, Dyfed, Wales.
- University of Ulster; Belfast, Northern Ireland.

LECTURED AT OVER 43 INSTITUTIONS

CHOSEN FOR AWARDS AND/OR JURIED INTO EXHIBITIONS BY:

- John Ravenal, Curator of Painting and Sculpture,
Philadelphia Museum of Art; Philadelphia, PA.
- Jack Cowart, Deputy Director and Chief Curator,
Corcoran Gallery of Art; Washington, DC.
- Carrie Przybilla, Curator, The High Museum of Art; Atlanta, GA.
- Dennis Barrie, Director, Contemporary Arts Center; Cincinnati, OH.
- Annette Carlozzi, Visual Arts Producer, Cultural Olympiad,
Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games.
- Ned Rifkin, Curator, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden,
Washington, DC.
-J. Richard Gruber, Deputy Director of the Morris Museum of Art; Augusta, GA.

RECEIVED GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FROM:

- A 2005 Residency (room, board, studio and stipend) Jentel Foundation Ranch; Banner, Wyoming.
- A 1999 Residency (room, board and studio,) The Ucross Ranch; Wyoming.
- National Endowment for the Arts, Southern Arts Federation, (1996 Visual Art Fellowship.)
- Alabama State Council on the Arts, (1994 & 2001 Fellowships.)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham, (5 Faculty Research Grants 2000, 98, 97, 93 & 91.)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham, (4 Technology/Research Grants 2002, 01, 00 & 98.)

PUBLISHED IN OVER 20 CATALOGS AND BOOKS, INCLUDING:

- "American Paintings: from the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts," book, pages 248, 249 & 260. Published 2006.

- "New American Paintings, Southern Edition 52," The Open Studios Press; Needham, MA. pages 34, 35, 36, 37 & 166.

- "New American Paintings, Southern Edition XVI," The Open Studios Press; Needham, MA. pages 30, 31 & 117.

- "New American Paintings, Southern Edition III," The Open Studios Press; Needham, MA. pages 22, 23 & 110.

SELECT CORPORATE AND INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS:

- The Ogden Museum of Southern Art; New Orleans, LA.
- The Huntsville Museum of Art; Huntsville, AL.
- The Birmingham Museum of Art; Birmingham, AL.
- The Mobile Museum of Art; Mobile, AL.
- The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts; Montgomery, AL.
- The Meridian Museum of Art; Meridian, MS.
- University Museum; University of Mississippi, MS.
- The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Art; Auburn University, AL.
- The Wiregrass Museum of Art; Dothan, AL.
- The Coca Cola Corporation of Meridian, MS.
- The Florida State University Museum of Art; Tallahassee, FL.
- Alabama State Council on the Arts; RSA Tower, Montgomery, AL.
- Hoar Construction Corporate Office; Birmingham, AL. (Commissioned)
- Alabama Power Corporate Tower; Birmingham, AL.
- Alabama Veterans Memorial; Birmingham, AL. (Commissioned)
- Spain Rehabilitation Center, Birmingham, AL.
- St. Stephen University Parrish, Birimgham, AL.

And many other institutional and private collections throughout the United States.

Has particpated in over 70 group exhibitions and received 20 awards.