Rachel Ann Wakefield

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rachelannwakefield.com

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Education

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2014      B.F.A. cum laude, Sculpture and Painting, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

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Exhibitions

 

2020        Solo Exhibition, March 6-April 25, Lowe Mill, Huntsville, AL

                2020 Adult Juried Art Exhibit, Jan-March, Shelby County Arts Council, Columbiana, AL

2019        Solo Exhibition, Estuary, March-May, Kentuck Gallery at Hotel Indigo, Tuscaloosa, AL

2018       West Alabama Juried Art Exhibition, December 7-21, Tuscaloosa, AL

               Kentuck Festival of the Arts, October 20-21, Northport, AL

               B 18: Wiregrass Biennial, July 20- September 29, Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan, AL

               Southern Survey, July 15-August 12, Alpharetta Creative Studio, Alpharetta, GA 

               A Look At Us, April 5- April 22, Ground Floor Contemporary, Birmingham, AL

2017       Auburn Arts Association 19th Annual Juried Arts Exhibition, October - November, Jan Dempsey                     Community Arts Center, Auburn, AL

               The Art of Being Southern, October- November,  The Johnson Center for the Arts, Troy, AL

               Larkin National Juried Art Show, October 6-28, Larkin Arts, Harrisonburg, VA

               Solo Exhibition, Southern Immersions, June, East Side Project Space (The Red Arrow Gallery),                      Nashville, TN

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               Arts Alive Juried Exhibition, May-June, Kennedy Douglass Center for the Arts, Florence, AL

               Solo Exhibition, Southern Realism, May-June, Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, AL

               Artfields Juried Exhibition, April 21-29, Lake City, SC

               Women's Works 30th Anniversary Exhibition, March 9-April 29, Old Court House Arts Center,                        Woodstock, IL

               Solo Exhibition, 1150, January 4-27, Mountain Valley Arts Council Gallery, Guntersville, AL

2016       Small Wonders, December 2-23, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD

              2nd Alabama National Biennial, August 15-September 2, Sella-Granata Gallery, Tuscaloosa, AL

              Audio in Visual, Kennedy Douglass Center for the Arts, Florence, AL

              Gadsden Art Association 58th Annual Juried Art Show (judge Glenn Dasher), July 12-August 19,                    Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, AL

              Arts Alive Juried Exhibition (judge Jennifer Bunell), May-June, Kennedy Douglass Center for the                    Arts, Florence, AL

2015      Mostly Blues Invitational Exhibition, Kennedy Douglass Center for the Arts, Florence, AL

2014      Three Person Exhibition Precision. Division. Revision, Harrison Galleries,                                                        Tuscaloosa, AL

              [ENTER]Connect, Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, Tuscaloosa, AL

              B.F.A. Student Exhibition, Harrison Galleries, Tuscaloosa, AL

2013      Branching Exhibition, Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, Tuscaloosa, AL

              REACT Group Exhibition, Paul R. Jones Gallery, Tuscaloosa, AL

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Professional Activities

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2015-2017     Owner of 1150 Studio and Gallery, an artist run studio and show space,            

                   Florence, AL

2015-16     Co-coordinator Seven Points Art Crawl, Florence, AL

2012-14     Docent at Sella-Granata Gallery, Tuscaloosa, AL

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Awards and Fellowships

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2020     Best in Painting, 2020 Adult Juried Art Exhibition

2018     Howard & Michael Goodson and Richard Zoellner Best of Show Award, West Alabama Juried Art                 Exhibition

2017     Merit Award, Auburn Arts Association 19th Annual Juried Art Exhibition

             People's Choice Award (by vote), Larkin National Juried Art Show

             Merit Award, "Arts Alive" Juried Exhibition

2016     Best in Show, Gadsden Art Association 58th Annual Juried Art Show

             Honorable Mention, Gadsden Art Association 58th Annual Juried Art Show

             Second Place, “Arts Alive” Juried Exhibition

             Merit Award, “Arts Alive” Juried Exhibition

2014     University of Alabama Carolyn Hadden Matthew Memorial Endowment

2013     University of Alabama Vernon & Eugenia Otwell Rutledge Endowment

2012     University of Alabama Farley Moody Galbraith Scholarship