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Pinkney Herbert
287 Stonewall Street
Memphis, TN 38112
901-679-6837 (cell)
pinkney1@aol.com
b. 1954, Charlotte, NC
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| Education |
| 1982 | M.F.A. University of Memphis, Memphis, TN |
| 1979 | University of Georgia, Athens, GA |
| 1977 | B.A. Rhodes College, Memphis, TN |
| 1976 | Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN |
| Selected Solo Exhibitions |
| 2006 | David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN |
| | Fire and Water, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS |
| 2005 | Fire and Water, Freed-Hardeman University, Henderson, TN |
| 2004 | David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN |
| 2002 | Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA |
| 2001 | Lotus, David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN |
| | The Medallion Gallery, New Orleans, LA |
| 2000 | Recent Paintings and Drawings, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR |
| 1999 | Flying Solo, Nashville International Airport, Nashville, TN |
| 1998 | New Abstractions, Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN |
| 1997 | Gallery W.D.O, Charlotte, NC |
| 1996 | Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN |
| | Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
| | Murray State University, Murray, KY |
| 1994 | Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
| 1993 | Galerie Pelin, Helsinki, Finland |
| | Austin Peay University, Clarkesville, TN |
| 1992 | Robinson/Willis Gallery, Nashville, TN |
| | City Gallery of Contemporary Art, Raleigh, NC |
| 1991 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR |
| 1988 | Carlo Lamagna Gallery, New York, NY |
| Selected Group Exhibitions |
| 2006 | Holiday Show, Leslie Heller Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2005-06 | Three Paths to Abstraction,
Ewing Gallery of Art, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Fine Arts Gallery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; Art Museum of the University of Memphis, Memphis, TN |
| 2005 | MAX 2005: The Inner Voice of Art, curated by Dr. David Moos, Art Museum of the University of Memphis, Memphis, TN |
| | True Colors: Meditations on the American Spirit,
curated by the Meridian International Center, Washington, DC; O'Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, MS
earlier venues: National Arts Club, New York, NY; Topkapi Museum, Istanbul, Turkey; SunTrust Plaza, Atlanta, GA; National Gallery of Albania, Tirana, Albania; Belfast, Northern Ireland; and Bratislava, Slovakia |
| | Not the Last Show, NP40 Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2004 | Suitcase Series Memphis: Pinkney Herbert, Greely Myatt, Terri Jones
The Lab Gallery, New York, NY |
| | Gallery Artists, David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN |
| | Drawings/Works on Paper, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
| 2003 | Art of Tennessee, Frist Museum of Contemporary Art, Nashville, TN (catalog) |
| | Marshall Abstract: Four Memphis Painters in Nashville,
Fugitive Art Center, Nashville |
| 2002 | Current Memphis:Memphis Current,
SHoRes and NP40, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| | True Colors: Meditations on the American Spirit,
Meridian International Center, Washington, DC; National Arts Club, New York, NY; Topkapi Museum, Istanbul, Turkey; SunTrust Plaza, Atlanta, GA; National Gallery of Albania, Tirana, Albania; Belfast, Northern Ireland; Bratislava, Slovakia |
| | A Century of Progress: Twentieth Century Painting in Tennessee,
Cheekwood Museum of Art, Nashville, TN; Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN |
| | Southern Contemporary: New Art from The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA |
| | 45th Annual Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR |
| 2000 | 43rd Annual Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR |
| | Price is Right 2, Once is Never Enough, Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN |
| 1999 | Outward Bound: American Art on the Brink of the 21st Century,
curated by the 2000 Meridian International Center, Washington, DC; venues: Hanoi Museum of Fine Arts, Hanoi, Vietnam; The Painting Institute, Shanghai, China; The Working People’s Cultural Palace, Beijing, China; Jakarta Arts Center, Jakarta, Indonesia; Metropolitan Museum, Manila, Phillipines; and Singapore Museum of Art, Singapore |
| 1999 | Nashville Airport, Nashville, TN |
| 1999 | MAX 99,
Buzz Spector, curator, University of Memphis Art Museum, Memphis, TN |
| | Price is Right, Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN |
| 1998 | The Blind Man and the Elephant,
The Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Chicago, IL; Tucson, AZ; Palo Alto, CA |
| | Looking Back: Rhodes College Faculty and Alumni Exhibit, 1946-1998,
Clough-Hanson Gallery, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN |
| | Tenth Anniversary Exhibition: Arts in the Park, Then and Now,
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN |
| | Regional Abstract Artists, Shelby County Mayor's Office, Urban Art Commission |
| | Pinkney Herbert & Jeane Umbreit,
Lewis Art Gallery, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS |
| | Director's Council Exhibit, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN |
| 1997 | Abstractions, Sylvia Schmidt Gallery, New Orleans, LA |
| | Larry & Co., University of Memphis Gallery, Memphis, TN |
| | Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN |
| | A Cut Across the Middle,
PlanB Gallery, Memphis, TN; Alternate Gallery Space, Houston, TX |
| | Memphis Push, Push, San Francisco, CA |
| | Memphis College of Art Biennial, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN |
| | Arts Day, Memphis Arts Council, Askew, Nixon, Ferguson, Memphis, TN |
| 1996 | ArtFair Seattle (Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN), Seattle, WA |
| 1995 | Opening, Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN |
| | Pinkney Herbert & Steve Kline, Sylvia Schmidt Gallery, New Orleans, LA |
| | New Orleans Triennial, New Orleans Museum Of Art, New Orleans, LA |
| 1994 | Pinkney Herbert and Marcy Rosewater,
Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Schwandorf, Germany |
| | Twelve in Tennessee, Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN |
| 1993 | Pinkney Herbert and Remy Miller, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN |
| | Organic Abstraction,
Delta Axis Contemporary Arts Center and Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN |
| | Drawing Them In,
Vaanguard Gallery, Nashville, TN and Delta Axis Contemporary Arts Center, Memphis, TN |
| 1992 | Hot/Cold Abstraction, Salem College Fine Arts Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC |
| | 15th Anniversary Visiting Artist Program Exhibition,
Ewing Gallery of Art, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN |
| | Spotlight on Georgia Artists Annual Exhibit, Atlanta, GA |
| | Art N.O.W., Marshall Arts, Memphis, TN |
| 1991 | In Touch with Art, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN |
| | January Group Show, Robinson/Willis Gallery, Nashville, TN |
| | Herbert, Jones, Myatt, Gettlefinger,
Cooper Street Gallery, Memphis, TN |
| | Three Visiting Artists,
Ewing Gallery of Art, University of TN, Knoxville, TN |
| | Very Memphis, Tennessee Arts Commission, Nashville, TN |
| 1990 | Summer Group Exhibition, Memphis Center for Contemporary Art |
| | 33rd Annual Delta Art Exhibition, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR |
| | Tornado Show, Sarratt Gallery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN |
| | Gallery Artists, Robinson Willis Gallery, Nashville, TN |
| | Herbert, Wren, Cooper Street Gallery, Memphis, TN |
| 1989 | Group Show, Ledis Flam Gallery, Brooklyn, NY |
| | Group Show, George Ciscle Gallery, Baltimore, MD |
| 1988 | $1000 Show, John Davis Gallery, New York, NY |
| | New York to Memphis, Alice Bingham Gallery, Memphis, TN |
| | Unrealism, Fayerweather Gallery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA |
| | Group Show, Carlo Lamagna Gallery, New York, NY |
| | Drama and Melodrama, First Street Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1987 | Curators Choice From the Files, Alternative Museum, New York, NY |
| | EHCCA for AIDS Care, East Hampton Center for Contemporary Art, East Hampton, NY |
| | Group Show, Fervor Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1986 | New Figures, East Hampton Center for Contemporary Art, East Hampton, NY |
| | Summer Group Show, Leslie Cecil Gallery, New York, NY |
| | Eleven on 11th, Parker/Smalley Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1985 | Drawings, Knight Gallery, Spirit Square Arts Center, Charlotte, NC |
| | 8 Artists at Northside, Brooklyn, NY; funded by Artists Space, New York, NY |
| 1984 | Four Artists, Soho center for Visual Arts, New York, NY |
| Professional and Teaching |
| 2007 | Instructor, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
(also 2003, 2000, 1998, 1996, 1995) |
| 2006 | Guest lecturer, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS |
| 2000-04 | Graduate Advisor, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN |
| 2001-04 | Public Art Panelist, Urban Art Commission, Memphis, TN |
| 2002 | Guest lecturer, Cedar Crest College and Mullenburg College, Allentown, |
| | PA Instructor, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN |
| 1999 | Guest lecturer, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR |
| 1998 | Guest teacher and lecturer, The Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, |
| | NM |
| 1994-97 | Graduate School Coordinator, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN |
| 1993 | Visiting Artist, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland |
| | Visiting Artist, Institute of Fine Arts, Lahti, Finland |
| | Visiting Artist, Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, Czech Republic |
| 1992– | Founder and Director, Marshall Arts, Memphis, TN (ongoing) |
| 1992 | Visiting Artist, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN |
| 1989-91 | Instructor, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN |
| 1982-83 | Artist-in-Residence, North Carolina Arts Council, Raleigh, NC |
| Residencies |
| 2006 | Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA
(also 2002, 1999, 1997, 1995, 1991) |
| 2001 | Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1996 | Pyramid Atlantic Press, Riverdale, MD |
| 1995 | Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Schwandorf, Germany |
| Selected Awards and Honors |
| 2002 | Delta Award, Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR |
| 2001 | Commissioned work for Vestibule Floor, Central Library, Memphis, TN |
| 2000 | Delta Award, Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR |
| 1993 | USIA-Arts America, Artist/Teaching Fellowship, Helsinki, Finland |
| USIA-Arts America, Artist/Lecturer Fellowship, Budapest, Hungary |
| 1991 | Tennessee Arts Commission, Individual Artist Fellowship |
| 1988 | Artists Grant, Artists Space, New York, NY |
| 1987 | National Endowment for the Arts, Visual Arts Fellowship |
| Selected Public Collections |
| | Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR |
| | Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN |
| | Evansville Museum of Arts and Sciences, Evansville, IL |
| | FedEx Corporation, Memphis, TN |
| | First Tennessee Bank, Memphis, TN |
| | Hyatt Corporation, Columbus, OH; Tampa, FL |
| | New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA |
| | New York University, New York, NY |
| | Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Schwandorf, Germany |
| | Ogden Museum, New Orleans, LA |
| | Paragon Bank, Memphis, TN |
| | Pfiezer Corporation, New York, NY |
| | Prudential-Bache, New York, NY |
| | Prudential Life Insurance Company, Newark, NJ |
| | Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX |
| | Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN |
| Selected Publications |
| | Ardent Records, compact disc cover art, Neighborhood Texture Jam, Voodoo, 1993 |
| | Art Papers, Susan Knowles, "Pinkney Herbert at Ledbetter Lusk Gallery," Sept. 1996, p. 58 |
| | Art & Auction, Dan Cameron, Southern Exposures, January 1995, p. 65-66 |
| | At Home in Memphis, Chris McCoy, "The Arts: Pinkney Herbert," June 2004, p.34 |
| | Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jerry Cullum, "Bold Strokes Distinguish Herbert's Work," March 18, 1994 |
| | Catalog, Ten Twenty-Nine, 10th Anniversary of the Visiting Artists Program, Ewing Gallery of Art, University of Tennessee Art Dept., Knoxville, TN |
| | Catalog, Three Paths to Abstraction: Pinkney Herbert, Whitney Leland, Carol Mode, 2005-6; Ewing Gallery, University of Tennessee; Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery; Art Museum of the University of Memphis
| | | Catalog, Buzz Spector, MAX:99, 1999, Art Museum of the University of Memphis and Delta Axis
| | | Catalog, William A. Fagaly, 1995 New Orleans Triennial, 1995, New Orleans, LA
| | | Catalog, Pinkney Herbert, University of Arkansas, 1991, Little Rock, AR |
| | Catalog, Outward Bound: American Art on the Brink of the Twenty-First Century, Meridian International Center, 1999, Washington, DC |
| | Catalog, True Colors: Meditations on the American Spirit, Meridian International Center, 2002, Washington, DC |
| | Commercial Appeal, Frederic Koeppel, "Committed to Abstraction," July 14, 2006 |
| | ___ Glenna Park, "Irony of Life Assumes Guise of Art," June 26, 1999 |
| | ___ Debra Elliot, "MAX:99 Opens Today With Lecture at U of M," June 12, 1999 |
| | ___ Donald La Badie, "Abstraction Links Works by Herbert and Miller,' January 26,1994 |
| | ___ Artists' Journeys, January 16, 1994 |
| | Daily News, Tom Patterson, "Contrasts: Exhibition Offers Intriguing Spins on Abstraction," Nov. 1991, Winston Salem, NC |
| | Dateline Memphis, Melody Barnett, "MAX:99, A Mix of Some Highs, Some Lows," June 24-30, 1999, p. 15 |
| | Helsinki Sanomat, Anne Rouhiainen, "Herbert in Maalauksia Galerie Pelin," Nov. 2, 1993 |
| | The Herald Sun, Blue Greenberg, "Abstraction Taking Life Form," March 15, 1992, Durham, NC |
| | Hufrudstads-Bladt, Dan Sundell, "Malmingar av Pinkney Herbert i Galerie Pelin," Oct. 29, 1993, Helsinki, Finland |
| | Kapuppalehti Optio, Finland, Oct. 28, 1993 |
| | Kunstler-Kolonie Geplant, Harold Raab, July 13, 1994, Regensburg, Germany |
| | Memphis Business Journal, Linda Romine, "Memphis Arts Council Unveils 1996 Pin-Up Artists," Nov. 6-10, 1995 |
| | Memphis Flyer, Carol Knowles, "Riders of the Storm," December 28, 2006-January 3, 2007, p. 25 |
| | ___ Carol Knowles, "New Directions: Pinkney Herbert creates some of the best art of his career," July 20-26, p. 26 |
| | ___ David Hall, "Mardi Gras to Vietnam," February 24-March 1, 2000, p. 37 |
| | ___ Cory Dugan, "Baker's Dozen," June 24-30, 1999 p. 34-36 |
| | ___ Rob McGowen, "Grab Bag At Delta," May 1993 |
| | New American Paintings, Volume 1, March 1997 |
| | Number:55, Benjamin McKamey, "Three Paths to Abstraction—Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture," p. 16 |
| | Oxford American, Issue 51, Fall 2005, p. 137 (photo reproduction) |
| | Painting as a Language, Jean Robertson & Craig McDaniel, Harcourt Brace, Fort Worth, TX, 2000 (textbook) |
| | The Sciences, Radio Head, May/June 1993 (reproduction) |
| | Southern Accents, Donna Dorian Wall, "Pastel Purity," January-February 2000, p. 64-68 |
| | Tennessee Historical Quarterly, Susan Knowles, Vol. LXI, Spring 2002, p. 63-64 |
| | The Tennessean, Alan Bostick, "Painting Tennessee," July 7, 2002, p. 14-18 |
| | The Washington Times, Joanna Shaw-Eagle, "America's "True Spirit" on Display," Feb. 23, 2002 |
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