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Education
2004 MFA Drawing and Painting, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
1992 BFA, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Teaching Experience
Present- 06 Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA. Professor in Painting and Foundations
2006-05 Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, GA. Adjunct Professor in Drawing
2004-05 Druid Hills Intl. Baccalaureate High School, Atlanta, GA. Art Teacher
2004-01 Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA. Graduate Teaching Assistantship
2001 Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA. Adjunct Professor in Art Education
2000-97 Sweetwater Middle School, Gwinnett County, GA. Art Teacher
1999-98 Clayton College and State University, Atlanta, GA. Art Instructor for Continuing Education program. Courses taught: Drawing and Painting
1997 Centerville Elementary School, Gwinnett County, GA. Art Teacher K-2
1997 Chamblee High School, Dekalb County, GA. Art Teacher
Solo Exhibitions
2013 Under the Rainbow, whitespace, Atlanta, GA, April – May
2012 Candy Coated, Trois Gallery, Atlanta, GA, June – September
2012 Candy Coated, Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, GA, February – April
2010 Softcore War, Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta, GA, September
2008 Trip for Two, Whitespec at Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2006 Catfight, FAF recipient show, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2004 Perfect Fit, Saltworks gallery, Atlanta, GA
2003 Tame, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (director’s room), Atlanta, GA
Group Exhibitions
2015
Gathered, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Curated by Lawrence, Moon, Norman & Rust, Atlanta, GA
2014
Wonderland, Hotel Indigo, Athens,GA, curated by Didi Dunphy
December Show,Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2013
Emerging Artist Award 15th year retrospective exhibition, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Drawing Inside the Perimeter, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
2012
The December Show, Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Day of the Dead Coffin Exhibition, Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Youngblood 15 Year Anniversary Show, Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2011
The December Show, Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Spectrum, Gustein Gallery, Savannah, GA
Me/We collaborative exhibition, Beep Beep Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Return to Sender: A mail art exhibition, Tempus Projects, Tampa,
Affinity, Vision and Difference: Women Artists from the permanent collection, SCAD Atlanta
Year of the Rabbit, Beep Beep Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Year of the Rabbit, SCAD Hong Kong
2010
Home Show, Young Blood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Body of Work, new perspectives in figure painting, Women to Watch 2010 Biennial Exhibition, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C.
Tiger Tiger Burning Bright, Roq la Rue Gallery, Seattle, WA
2009
Little Things Mean Alot, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Seasons, Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
A Paradise for Couples Only (duo show), Twist Art Gallery, Nashville, TN
Fever Fakers, [5]Art Gallery, Tampa, FL
2008
A Paradise for Couples Only (duo show), Beep Beep Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Hand to Hand, Spruill Gallery, Dunwoody, GA
2007
Little Things Mean A Lot, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Vinyl Show, New Street Gallery, Avondale, GA
Rise, Sundial Art Pods at the Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta, GA
Cribs and Bits, Aurora Coffee, Atlanta, GA
Paper, Fire, Light, Spruill Gallery, Dunwoody, GA
Pillow Talk, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Young Movers & Shakers, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
2006
Home Sweet Home, Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Transatlantic, Gallery 24, Berlin, Germany
Transatlantic preview show, Castleberry Hill, Atlanta, GA
2005
Forward Arts, Museum of Contemporary Art Georgia at Suntrust Plaza, Atlanta,GA
WCA National Juried Exhibition – Gender in Motion, 3TEN Haustudio, Atlanta, GA
Juror: Emma Amos Salon Exhibition, Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Shelter, Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA
Housebound, Sabina Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2004
Little Things Mean A Lot, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Georgia Women Artists Honor Angela’s House, Atlanta, GA
Curator: Annette Cone-Skelton, director/co-founder, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia 18th annual National Juried Exhibition, Cultural Arts Center, Douglasville, GA
Juror: Ben Apfelbaum, director, Spruill Gallery fig. 8, Lee Gallery, Clemson University, SC
Going Up!, curated by Fifth Class Art Collective, Sundial Art Pods at the Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta, GA
The Silhouette Show, Spruill Center Art Gallery, Dunwoody, GA
2003
The Fridge Show, curated by Fifth Class Art Collective, Atlanta, GA
SK8 R DIE!, Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Juried Student Exhibition, Bayeux, France
Atlanta Artists Gallery Selections, Suntrust Plaza Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Emergency Room: Artists Respond to War, Mattress Factory, Atlanta,GA
Juried Student Exhibition, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Juror: Annette Cone-Skelton, Director, MOCA GA
2002
Collusion, Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA
All Small Video Night: Short, Short, Shorts, Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA
All Small, Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA
Fresh, curated by Fifth Class Art Collective at NoNo, Atlanta, GA
Juried Student Exhibition, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Juror: Dr. Lisa Fischman, Director, Atlanta College of Art Gallery Software … the vagina show, ArtSpot gallery, Atlanta, GA
2001
Peace, ArtSpot gallery, Atlanta, GA
Golden Blizzard Art Collective Solo Exhibitions
2009
More Mergers and Acquisitions, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
Going Platinum, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2007
Mural installation, Eyedrum Art and Music Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2006
Affair at the Jupiter Hotel, Portland, OR: Represented by the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center. Stuart Horodner, Curator and Director.
A Retrospective (Late 2005 – Mid 2006), Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Love Hurts, Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Blow me a Blizzard, Eyedrum Art and Music Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2005
Glitter Mortis, Museum of Contemporary Art, Gallery 102, Atlanta, GA
SK8 R DIE! group show, Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Professional Associations
Present- Forward Arts Foundation Board Member
2012- 10 Advisory Board member for Burnaway.org
Present- 05 Art Collective Founder and Member – Golden Blizzard
2005- 04 Artist Resource Council Member, Museum of Contemporary Art, GA
2004- 02 Visual Arts Network of Atlanta (VANA), member
Professional Experience
2012 Lecture, SCAD Savannah and SCAD Atlanta, GA
2011- 09 Gallery Consultant, PR and Curator, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2010 Lecturer, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
2004-01 Gallery Director, Founder – ArtSpot gallery, Atlanta, GA
2004 Panelist, Artist_Survival_Skills_2004, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, GA
Professional Awards
2009 Hambidge Fellow, Fulton County Grant Recipient, Hambidge Artist Residency, GA
2006 The Forward Arts Foundation’s Emerging Artist Award Winner for 2006, Atlanta, GA
2006 Selected for Transatlantic 2006, Artist in Residence International, Berlin-Atlanta exchange, Gallery 24, Berlin, Germany
2004 3rd Place 18th annual National Juried Exhibition, Cultural Arts Center, Douglasville, GA – Juror Ben Apfelbaum, director Spruill Gallery
2003 2nd Place Dean Dreyer Juror’s Award, presented at GSU’s School of Art and Design Juried Student Art Exhibition – Juror Annette Cone-Skelton, founder and director of MOCA GA
2003 Creative Loafing: Best of Atlanta 2003, Critic’s Pick, “Best Alternative Art Space: ArtSpot Gallery”
Collections
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
Museum of Contemporary Art, Atlanta, GA
Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA
The Louis Corrigan Private Collection, Atlanta, GA
King and Spalding Collection, Atlanta, GA
Publications
2015
February, “Deliciously eerie and strange, Kibbee Gallery’s “The Lagoon” closes Saturday’”, by Anna Nelson Daniel for Arts Critic ATL, http://www.artsatl.com/2015/02/reviewthelagoonkibbeegallery/
2014
December, “Affordably priced art at annual ‘December Show’”, by Felicia Feaster for the AJC
October, “Creative Spaces: AnnMarie Manker” by Isadora Pennington.http://isadorapennington.com/2014/11/03/creativespacesannmariemanker/
1/1/14, Indigo Hotel Gallery to feature “Wonderland” by Rebecca McCarthy and Didi Dunphy. http://patch.com/georgia/athens/indigohotelgallerytofeaturewonderland and http://www.visitathensga.com/includes/events/index.cfm?action=displayDetail&eventid=14752
2013
October, Emerging Artist Award 15th year retrospective exhibition Catalog, published by the Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
8/6, The 22 Magazine, New York, NY http://the22blog.com/2013/08/06/annmariemanker/
7/22, “AnnMarie Manker by Kayti Doolittle”, Artcore Journal, Vol. 2, Issue 1: Women,http://artcorejournal.net/2013/07/21/annmariemankerbykaytidoolittle/
7/15, “High Museum finally give a nod to Atlanta artists with splendid exhibition of drawings”, by Catherine Fox, Arts Critic ATL, http://www.artsatl.com/2013/07/reviewdrawingperimeter/
7/10, “Drawing Inside the Perimetercreates a revisionist portrait of the city”, by Wyatt Williams, Creative Loafing:
http://clatl.com/atlanta/thehighdrawsaportraitofatlanta/Content?oid=8637030&fb_action_id s=10200721775620157&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_ map={%2210200721775620157%22%3A376240659143827}&action_type_map={%22102007 21775620157%22%3A%22og.likes%22}&action_ref_map=[]
5/1, “High’s Michael Rooks builds collection, community; curates “Drawing Inside the Perimeter”, by Stephanie Cash, Arts Critic ATL: http://www.artsatl.com/2013/05/preview/
4/25, “AnnMarie Manker Privileges Stereotypes in Under the Rainbow” , by Lilly Lampe for Burnaway.org http://burnaway.org/2013/04/reviewannmariemankerprivilegesstereotypesinundertherainb ow/
4/16, Arts Atl, “Review: At Whitespace, Ann-Marie Manker’s fantasy worlds, populated by disturbing women”, by Stephanie Cash http://www.artsatl.com/2013/04/review-33/
Burnaway, “Art Crush: Ann-Marie Manker’s Symbolic Rainbow”, by Grace Thornton
http://www.burnaway.org/2013/04/art-crush-anne-marie-mankers-symbolic-rainbow/
Creative Loafing, “Scenes from Ann-Marie Manker’s Under the Rainbow” by Wyatt Williams http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2013/04/08/scenes-from-ann-marie-mankers-under-the-rainbow
2012
Artwork published in Micro fiction book, “Le Bulletin Savant de l’Institut Historique Fictif d’Atlanta,” published by Burnaway.org, pg. 7
Young Foxy and Free poster publication distributed in Athens, Savannah and Atlanta
Art in America, http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/the-scene/define-art-at-savannah-college-of-art-and-design/
Essay by Hugo Fortes, “Between Genius Loci and Noplaceness”, pg. 6-7
Noplaceness, Art in a Post-Urban Landscape with authors Jerry Cullum, Cinque Hicks and Catherine Fox, forward by Valerie Cassel Oliver, Senior Curator, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, pgs. 238-241
http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/the-scene/define-art-at- savannah-college-of-art-and-design/Essay by Hugo Fortes, “Between Genius Loci and Noplaceness”, pg. 6-7
Published: Noplaceness, Art in a Post-Urban Landscape with authors Jerry Cullum, Cinque Hicks and Catherine Fox, forward by Valerie Cassel Oliver, Senior Curator, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
2011
Creative Loafing, “Beep Beep Gallery hits the five-year mark, Co-founders James McConnell
and Mark Basehore celebrate with collaborative exhibit Me/We”, by Felicia Feaster, Aug.
Common Creativ magazine, Atlanta’s 50 Most Creative People feature article: Ann-Marie Manker, April issue, p. 95
2010
Art Papers Magazine, Review: Ann-Marie Manker, Atlanta, pg. 44, written by Dorothy Joiner,
Nov/Dec 2010 issue
Art Nouveau Magazine, “Meet the Artists that Inspire Ann-Marie Manker”
Creative Loafing Cover Story, “Eight Artists to Watch”, cover for September 2-8, and “Ann-
Marie Manker paints bright fantasies of dark times”, by Wyatt Williams, p. 28.
TheStudioVisit. com A filmed and written interview, the month of September 2010
Burnaway.org, “Ann-Marie Manker imagines birthday cakes covered in hot lava”, written by
Jeremy Abernathy, September 10
The Atlantan | ModernLuxury.com| , “Art Attack: Great Art This Weekend in ATL” by Felicia
Feaster, September 9
Creative Loafing Magazine, “Preview: Sprout at Kibbee Gallery”, by Wyatt Williams, April 27
SCAN, Scad Atlanta Magazine, “Pop goes Surrealism”, by Maria Ah, Winter 2010, pp.12-15.
2009
The Atlantan, “Golden Blizzard”, by Felicia Feaster, October post.
Nashville Scene, “Away Team: Jason Butcher and Ann-Marie Manker”, by Joe Nolan, April
30-May 6, pg. 26.
Creative Loafing Tampa, “Art: Hotlanta”, by Megan Voeller, April 22-28, pg. 25
2008
The Atlantan Magazine, “Heavy Petting”, by Felecia Feaster, October issue
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Fantasies unfold as sweet or lurid”, by
Jerry Cullum, Thurs. July 31
Influxhouse.com, “Waterworld”, by Cinque Hicks, Thurs. May 29
Creative Loafing, “Hey, you’re hogging the paint! Atlanta’s artist
couples learn to share their space”, by Felicia Feaster, February 6-12, pg. 39
2007
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Home never felt quite like this”, by Jerry Cullum,
Thurs. July 26
Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Magazine, “Life Artist”, by Lisa Kurzner, July, pg. 96-7
2006
Art Papers Magazine, “Golden Blizzard, Atlanta”, by Phil Oppenheim, September
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Repressed anger finds a fiercely apt outlet”, by
Jerry Cullum. Sunday, July 9 Creative Loafing, “Down Boy”, by Felicia Feaster, June 22-28, pg. 13
Creative Loafing, “Down Boy”, by Felicia Feaster, June 22-28, pg. 13
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Drawing On Group Magice” by Cathy Fox.
Sunday, June 11
Creative Loafing, “The More the Merrier, Atlanta Arts collaborative gets it on in
forthcoming retrospective,” by Felicia Feaster, June 1-7, pg. 46
The Atlantan, “Art Haus”, by Travis Ward and Sarah Gleim, Mar/Apr, pg. 66
Creative Loafing, “Gallery A Go Go”, by Felicia Feaster, April 6-12, pg. 35
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Funky Good Time” by Jerry Cullum.
Thurs., March 23, pg. 36
Creative Loafing, “Is it Art?” by Felicia Feaster, Jan. 19 – Jan. 25, pg. 38
Creative Loafing, “Queer As Folk”, by Felicia Feaster and “Talk of the Town”,
by Andisheh, Jan. 12 – Jan. 18, pp. 17, 39
2005
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Always Looking Forward” by Jerry Cullum.
Thurs., December 8
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Board of imagery” by Jerry Cullum. Thurs.,
October 13, pg. 30
Creative Loafing, “3Qs with Helena Reckitt”, by Felicia Feaster,
Aug. 11 – Aug. 17, pg.47
Flavorpill email magazine, “House Bound”, January
2004
ArtScene, Southern California, “House Bound”, January Preview, December 27
The Los Angeles Times, “The value of having some space”, by Holly Myers,
Friday, December 24, E38
Creative Loafing, “Art Epiphanies, What makes an artist?” by Felicia Feaster,
Sept. 2-Sept. 8, pg.52
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “The View is Always Better at the Top” by
Jerry Cullum. Thurs., August 19
Creative Loafing, “On the Upswing”, by Felicia Feaster, April 29-May 5, pg.56
Art Papers Magazine, “Review: ‘Dekalb Avenue’”, by Robin Bernat, Jan.
2003
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “ArtSpot closing with TriplePoint”, by Jerry Cullum, Thurs. Dec. 11
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Pinpointing a sacred space”, by Catherine Fox, Sun. Nov. 23
Creative Loafing, “Triple Threat: ArtSpot closes with a smart, elegant show featuring three emerging artists”, by Felicia Feaster, Nov.20-Nov.26, Vol. 32,No.28
Creative Loafing, “Talk of the town: Scene & Heard”, by Andisheh Nouraee, Nov.13- Nov.19, Vol. 32,No.27,pg.18
Creative Loafing, “Gallery Changes”, by Felicia Feaster, Nov.6-12, Vol. 32, No. 26, pg.53
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “High Road on DeKalb Ave.: Gritty street becomes an unlikely inspiration”, by Catherine Fox, Thurs., Oct. 30
Creative Loafing, “Talk of the town: Scene & Heard”, by Andisheh Nouraee, Oct.9- Oct.15, pg.17
Creative Loafing, “Critics Picks – Best Alternative Art Space: ArtSpot”, Sept. 25-Oct. 1, Vol. 32, No. 20, pg. 125,127
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Adding ‘Fuel’ to the beauty of fire”, by Catherine Fox, Sun., Sept. 21
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Young, talented & romantic: Chicago grads stage own show in Atlanta”, by Catherine Fox, Sun. Aug. 24
Creative Loafing, “Come one, come all”, by Felicia Feaster, Aug.21-Aug.27, pg. 52
Creative Loafing, “Vision Quest”, by Felicia Feaster, Aug. 14-Aug. 20, pg. 41
Creative Loafing, “Road Work Ahead: Taking a Detour through ArtSpot” by Felicia Feaster, June
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “‘Detour’ goes down the road less taken” by Jerry Cullum, Sun., June
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Roads less traveled lead to ArtSpot show” by Catherine Fox. Thurs., June 26,
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Atlanta Artists: Gallery Selections” by Jerry Cullum. Sun., June 8
Published from the Heart, “Detour Ahead: The Complications and Glories of Groupthink”, June 4
Studio Capezzuti Publication, “Lint in Atlanta”, May, Vol. 4.2
Broadsheet Magazine, “Cultural Muse-ings: a gallery”, May
SeeHear, “City Walk” by Edward Epstein, March
Creative Loafing, “Hairy Situation” by Felicia Feaster. Mar. 12-18, Vol. 31, No. 44, pg. 62
Creative Loafing, “A Bureaucracy of One” by Tray Butler. Jan. 29 – Feb. 4, Vol. 31, No. 38, pp. 41-47
Creative Loafing, “Clip and File” by Felicia Feaster. Jan. 22-28, Vol. 31, pg. 59
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Exploring the meaning of Fingernails” by Jerry Cullum, Friday, Jan. 24
2002
Creative Loafing, “The Year in Culture, New Spaces/New Faces” by Felecia Feaster Dec. 25-31, Vol. 31, no. 33, pg. 38
Art News Magazine, City Focus: Atlanta “An Invigorating Scene” by Jerry Cullum. Dec., pp 70-74
Creative Loafing, “Triple Threat” by Felicia Feaster. Nov.13-19, Vol. 31, pg. 61
Creative Loafing, “Though Fire Has…” by Felicia Feaster. July 10-16, Vol. 31, no.9
Creative Loafing, “High Voltage” by Felicia Feaster. June 12-18
Creative Loafing, “Wide Open” by Felicia Feaster. Vol. 30, no. 41, pg. 57
2001
Creative Loafing, “Generational Perspectives” by Felicia Feaster. Nov. 21-27, Vol. 23, no. 28, pg. 50
1998
Blue Milk Magazine, November, pp. 26-28
Blue Milk Magazine, October, pg. 4