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Education

2009 MFA, Art, School of Art & Design, University of Michigan
2005 BFA, Painting, Auburn University, Summa Cum Laude

International Study Experience

2007 Shiga Prefacture University, Hikone, Japan

Solo and Two – person Exhibitions

2015
“Causa Sui” (solo), whitespace, Atlanta, GA
2014
“Inside Outside Upside Down” (two-person), Robert Henry Contemporary, Brooklyn, NY
2013
“Systematic Wonder” (two-person), Stanley Beaman and Sears, Atlanta, GA
2012

“Viability Threshold” (solo), Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
2011
“Perpetual Assembly”(two person exhibition), whitespace, Atlanta, GA

Select Group Exhibitions

2015
“Gathered: Georgia Artists Selecting Georgia Artist II,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Atlanta, GA
“Art Papers 16th Annual Art Auction,” Bobo Intriguing Objects, Atlanta, GA
2014
“The December Show,” whitespace, Atlanta, GA
“New Prints 2013/14 Benefit Exhibitions & Silent Auction,” Highline Loft Space, New York, NY
“Little Thinks Mean a Lot,” Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
“New Prints 2014,” Chirstie’s, New York, NY
“New Prints 2014/Winter,” International Print Center, New York, NY
“Art Papers 15th Annual Art Auction,” Mason Murer Fine Arts, Atlanta, GA 
2013
“Aqua 13,” Aqua Art Miami Contemporary Art Fair, Miami, FL
“The December Show,” whitespace, Atlanta, GA
“Fine Lines,” Rhombus Space Brooklyn, NY
“Fictional Geographies,” whitespace, Atlanta, GA
“Heads Space,” Portal Gallery, Atlanta, GA
“Gallery Culture: Part Two,” Terminus 200, Atlanta, GA
“Art Papers 14th Annual Art Auction,” Mason Murer Fine Arts, Atlanta, GA
2012

“The December Show”, whitespace, Atlanta, GA
“Little Things Mean a Lot”, Swan Coach House Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA
“Color Shift”, Billboard Art Project, Atlanta, GA
“Rackham Centennial Exhibit 2012: Artists, Innovators, Alums”, Rackham
Graduate School at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
“From Cosmology to Neurology and Back Again”, whitespace, Atlanta, GA
“Art Papers 13th Annual Art Auction”, Mason Murer Fine Arts, Atlanta, GA
2011

“The December Show”, whitespace, Atlanta GA
“Georgia Artists: A Juried Exhibit”, Abernathy Art Center, Sandy Springs, GA
“2D3D:  Drawing in the Post-Digital Age”, WUHO at Woodbury University
School of Architecture, Los Angeles, CA
2010

“FORM: Artistic Independence 2010”, WE Design Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
“Hambidge 15th Annual Art Auction”, New Bradford Gallery, Atlanta, GA
“Little Things Mean a Lot”, Swan Coach House Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2009

“Apophenia”, Wildt Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI
2008

“7th Annual All Student Exhibition”, Slusser Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI
“Elbow Grease”, Work: Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI
“Group Show”, Warren Robbins Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI
“Summertime”, Warren Robbins Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI
“Place•Mark”, Work: Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI
2007

“6th Annual All Student Exhibition”, Work: Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI
“Waiting for Translation”, Warren Robbins Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI
“From There to Here: the A&D International Exhibit”, Jean Paul Slusser Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI
“Do You Live Here?”, ACT Station, Hikone, Japan
“One”, Warren Robbins Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI
“8th Annual Art Papers Auction”, Mason Murer Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
“Auburn and Beyond: 12 Alumni Artists Return”, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Art, Auburn, AL
2006

“Work in Progress”, Warren Robbins Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI
Group Show, Mason Murer, Atlanta, GA
“Emerging Artists”, Spruill Gallery, Atlanta, GA
“7th Annual Art Papers Auction”, Mason Murer Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2005

“Artscapes Studio”, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN
“Introductions ‘05”, Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
“B.F.A. Thesis Exhibition”, Biggin Gallery, Auburn, AL
“Fine Arts Juried Student Exhibition”, Biggin Gallery, Auburn, AL
2004

“The New Aesthetes”, Gallery 1236, Columbus, GA
2003

“Fine Arts Juried Student Exhibition”, Biggin Gallery, Auburn, AL
2001

“Opelika Arts Association Juried Student Exhibition”, Opelika Depot,
Opelika, AL

Awards and Residencies

Idea Capital Grant, Atlanta, GA, 2014
Artist in Residence, Anchor Graphics at Columbia College, 2014
Emerging Artist Residency, Atlanta, Printmakers Studio, 2013.
Vermont Studio Center Residency, 2012.
January Residency in Printmaking, Penland School of Craft, 2012.
Artist Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, 2012.
Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant, Ann Arbor, MI, 2009.
Harold and Vivian Shapiro/John Malik Award, Ann Arbor, MI, 2008.
Thomas Baron Scholarship for Printmaking, Painting, and Drawing, 2008.
Ox-Bow School of the Arts Saugatuck, MI, 2008.
“A Commended” for Fine Arts Senior BFA Thesis, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 2005.
Joyce and Roger Lethander Merit Award, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 2005.
Overall Achievement Award for the 2005 Fine Arts Juried Student, 2005.
Exhibition, juror Jerry Cullum, Auburn University, Auburn AL, 2005.
Outstanding Student Achievement Award in Art, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 2001 – 2004.

Reviews and Press

Burnaway.org. Lilly Wei. “Ann Stewart and Steven Millar Offer Quiet Suprises in Bushwick.” July 29, 2014
TheNewCriterion.com. Brian P. Kelly. “Critic’s Notebook for July 28, 2014.” July 28, 2014
Burnaway.org. Stephanie Cash and Chase Martin, “South by South Beach.” December 11, 2013
Blog.artsinbushwick.org. Etty Yaniv, “Artist-Gallerist-Curator Katerina Lanfranco “Fine Lines” at Rhombus Space, a Change of Perspective.” October 30, 2013
Burnaway.org. Karley Sullivan, “Collecting: A Conversation About Keeping Health in All Parts of the Arts Ecology.” October 8, 2013
ArtsCriticAtl.com. Stephanie Cash, “Artists in Whitespace’s “Fictional Geographies” explore imaginary spaces and places.” September 5, 2013
ArtsCriticAtl.com. Jerry Cullum, “Hurry to catch fine show of Atlanta Printmakers Studio’s three resident emerging artists.” July 26, 2013
ArtsCriticAtl.com. Evan Levy, “In whitespace’s “From Cosmology to Neurology”, images converse amid an ocean of ideas.” July 19, 2012.
ArtsCriticAtl.com. Jerry Cullum, “Gallery notes: Atlanta artists at Callanwolde, whitespec, Barbara Archer, Eyedrum Elsewhere.” May 22, 2012
ArtsCriticAtl.com. Catherine Fox, “Ann Stewart, Seana Reilly plumb the limits of knowledge at whitespace.” August 15, 2011
Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Catherine Fox, “Four diverse Georgia artists emerge with a flourish.” July 16, 2006.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Adrianne Murchison, “Young artists explore culture, emotion.” July 14, 2006.
Neighborhood Newspapers. Erin Greer, “Spruill Gallery hosts ‘Emerging Artists’.”
June 28, 2006

Collections
Fulton County Arts Council Public Art Collection, Atlanta, GA
The Drawing Center Viewing Program, New York, NY