Megan Lea Mattax
www.MLMattax.com
Education
Licensed K-12 Art Education (State of Virginia)
Licensed K-12 Art Education (State of Arkansas)
2010 Masters of Interdisciplinary Studies in Interdisciplinary Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. Specialization in Mixed Media and Fibers
2004 Bachelor of Arts, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR. Specialization in Art Education and Studio Emphasis in Fibers.
Works in Private Collections
2018 Suspicious Abnormality I, II, III & IV. Capital One Corporate Collection, Richmond, VA. Curator Caroline Cobb Wright.
2004 89E·5·25·H22, Courthouse Concepts, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Solo & Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 in-ˈher-ənt knowledge (Solo Exhibition TBA), Cloyde Snook Gallery, Adams State University, Alamosa, CO. Eugene Schilling, Juror.
2019 Hung Juried, Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA. Jennifer Glave and BJ Kocen, Jurors.
2018 Bling It Out, Iridian Gallery, Richmond, VA. Paige Goodpasture, Juror.
2018 Art Educators as Artist, Cross Roads Gallery, Richmond, VA. Diego Sanchez, Juror.
2018 Archaic Inquiry (Solo Exhibition), Capital One West Creek (Building 6), Richmond, VA. Francis Thompson, Curator.
2018 Suspend, Cloyde Snook Gallery, Adams State University, Alamosa, CO. Eugene Schilling, Juror.
2018 TEXTUALITY, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH. Jury Panel.
2018 Virginia Artist Juried Exhibition, Charles H. Taylor Art Center, Hampton, VA. Seth Feman, Juror.
2018 Word Play, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL. Vernita Nemec, Juror.
2018 Dimensions 2018, Womble Carlyle Gallery @ Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC. Jerald L. Melberg, Juror.
2018 Quadratfuss: Square Foot Biennial, Gallery 66, San Fidel, NM. Mitch Berg and Laurel Lueders, Jurors
2018 Bluecoup, ArtSpace Gallery, Richmond, VA. Curator Jere Kettle.
2018 Within Reach, ArtSpace Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2018 pərˈpeCHəˌwāt (Solo Exhibition) Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2017 Word, Text & Image, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA. Gretchen Schermerhon, Juror.
2017 ThinkSmall9: The ninth Biennial International Miniature Invitational Exhibition, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA
2017 The Book as Art v. 5: Illuminated. The Decatur Arts Alliance, Periodicals Gallery of the Decatur Library, Atlanta, GA. Anne Beidler, Daniel Essig and John Risseeuw, Jurors.
2017 Virginia Artist Exhibition, Charles H. Taylor Art Center, Hampton, VA. Leigh Ann Chambers, Juror.
2017 Artist/Educator Show, Henrico County Public Schools Central Office, Henrico, VA.
2017 VCU-MIS Alumni Exhibition, The VCUarts Depot. Richmond, VA. Sally Bowring, Don Crow and Amie Oliver, Jurors.
2017 Radius250, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA. Francis Thompson, Juror.
2017 Vessels, Susquehana Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA. Sun Young Kang and Regis Brodie, Jurors.
2017 Reclaimed, The Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA. Molly Scannell, Juror.
2017 Young + Artful, Visual Art Center, Richmond, VA
2016 Within Reach, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA
2015 Artist/Educator Show, Henrico County Public Schools Central Office, Henrico, VA.
2015 ThinkSmall8: 8th Biennial International Miniature Invitational Exhibition, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2014 Art Roulette, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2014 All Media Show, Art Works Gallery, Richmond, VA. Christaphora Robeers, Juror.
2014 Virginia Artist Juried Exhibition, Charles H. Taylor Art Center, Hampton, VA. Tosha Grantham, Juror.
2014 1st Annual South-Atlantic Juried Exhibition, Montpelier Center for Arts & Education, Montpelier, VA. Christaphora Robeers, Juror.
2014 Earthly Possessions, Linus Gallery, http://linusgallery.com/art-gallery/la-art-galleries-juried-art-exhibition-mattax/.
2014 All Media Show, Art Works Gallery, Richmond, VA. Sally Bowring, Juror
2013 All Media Show, Art Works Gallery, Richmond, VA. Katie McBride, Juror.
2013 ThinkSmall7: The Seventh Biennial International Miniature Invitational Exhibition, Artspace Gallery, Richmond,VA.
2013 inˈtrinzik (Solo Exhibition), Circle Square Salon, Richmond, VA.
2012 Becoming, Jeff Hall Gallery, Henrico County Public School's Center for the Arts, Richmond, VA.
2011 ThinkSmall6: 6th Biennial International Miniature Invitational Exhibition, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2011 Viente, Exploring the Complete, Jeff Hall Gallery, Henrico County Public School's Center for the Arts, Richmond, Va.
2010 What Lies Beneath, Master of Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis Exhibition, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. Plant Zero, Project Space Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2010 All Media Show, Art Works Gallery, Richmond, VA. Marjorie Perrin, Juror.
2010 Women and Words, art6 Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2010 All Media Show. Art Works Gallery, Richmond, VA. Sally Bowring, Juror.
2009 Studio Open House/Small Works Show, Private show at residence of Jan Johnson in benefit of VCU Mayan Arts Program, Richmond, VA.
2009 All Media Show, Art Works Gallery, Richmond, VA. Elisabeth Flynn-Chapman, Juror.
2009 Mixed Media and Drawing, St. Paul's Episcopal Church Parish Hall, Richmond, VA.
2009 ThinkSmall5: 5th Biennial International Miniature Invitational Exhibition, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2009 All Media Show, Art Works Gallery, Richmond, VA. Mike Guyer, Juror.
2009 Women and The Arts, art6 Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2009 Bookart, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA. Michael Pierce and Ginna Cullens, Curators.
2008 Art Educator Show, Henrico County Public Schools Central Office, Henrico, VA.
2004 Woven Landscapes, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Senior Exhibition, AM Architecture Inc, Argenta Arts District, North Little Rock, AR.
2004 Student Competitive, Gallery I, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR.
2004 Undergrad Studio Scholarship Competition, Gallery III, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR.
2004 Art Students League Annual Show, Gallery II, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR.
2003 Student Competitive, Gallery I, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR. (honorable mention-$875.00 Scholarship)
2003 Art Students League Annual Show, Gallery II, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
1999 Submerge, Art Installation Project, Women's City Club, Little Rock, AR.
1999 Art Awards and Scholarship, Fine Art Department, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR.
1998 Nymph, Mother, Crone, Art Installation Project, Women's City Club, Little Rock, AR.
Awards and Recognitions in Visual Arts
2018 Best in Show: Suspend, Cloyde Snook Gallery, Adam State University, Alamosa, CO. Eugene Schilling, Juror.
2018 2nd Place Juror’s Award: Dimensions 2018, Womble Carlyle Gallery @ Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC. Jerald L. Melberg, Juror.
2017 2nd Place Juror’s Award: Word, Text & Image, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA. Gretchen Schermerhon, Juror.
2017 Award of Distinction in Crafts: Virginia Artist Exhibition, Charles H. Taylor Art Center, Hampton, VA. Leigh Ann Chambers, Juror.
2017 Honorable Mention: Radius250, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA. Francis Thompson, Juror.
2014 Honorable Mention: All Media Show, Art Works Gallery, Richmond, VA. Christaphora Robeers, Juror.
2014 Award of Distinction in Sculpture: Virginia Artist Juried Exhibition, Charles H. Taylor Art Center, Hampton, VA. Tosha Grantham, Juror.
2009 Honorable Mention: All Media Show, Art Works Gallery, Richmond, VA. Mike Guyer, Juror.
2004 Lorie Grimes Memorial Scholarship: Undergrad Studio Scholarship Competition, Gallery III, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR.
2003 Sculpture Studio Assistant, Terry Bean Private Studio, Little Rock, AR
1999 Freshman Art Student Award: Art Awards and Scholarship, Fine Art Department, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR.
Art Juror
2018 All Media Show, Art Works Gallery, Richmond, VA.
Teaching Experience
2014-Present Art Instructor, St. Catherine’s (Brilliant Summer Program), Richmond, VA. [Pre K-1st Grade Art]
2013-Present Art Instructor, Henrico High School, Henrico County Public Schools, Richmond, VA. [IBMYP Visual Art Level 4 & 5, IBDP Visual Art 11th & 12th grade, Art I, Art II, Art III, Art IV, AP Studio]
2012-2013 Art Instructor, J.R.Tucker High School, Henrico County Public Schools, Richmond, VA. [IBMYP Visual Art Level 4 & 5, Art I, Art II, Crafts]
2011-2012 Itinerant Art Instructor, Highland Springs High School, Henrico County Public Schools, Richmond, VA. [Art II, Art III, Art IV]
2006-2012 Art Instructor, Henrico High School, Henrico County Public Schools, Richmond, VA. [IBMYP Visual Art Level 4 & 5, IBDP Visual Art 11th & 12th grade, Art I, Computer Art I & II]
2006 Board Substitute, Freeman High School, Henrico County Public Schools, Richmond, VA. [Art I & Art II]
2005 Board Substitute, Henrico High School, Henrico County Public Schools, Richmond, VA. [Art I, IBMYP Level 4 & 5]
2004-2005 Art Instructor, North Heights Elementary, North Little Rock School District, North Little Rock, AR.[K-5t h grades]
2004 Board Substitute, Cabot Junior High North, Cabot Public Schools, Cabot, AR. [Art I, Drawing I, Painting I]
2003-2004 Art Instructor and Curriculum Team, Share America, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR. [Afterschool Art 3rd, 4th & 5th Grades]
2003-2004 Studio Instructor, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR. [Sculpture, Crafts, Drawing]
2002-2004 Art Education and Fibers Department Assistant, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR.
links to online information and reviews
-www.MLMattax.com
-http://aeqai.com/main/2018/08/textuality-art-incorporating-text-and-letterforms/
-https://www.journalnow.com/relishnow/the_arts/visual_arts/smaller-is-better-in-this-year-s-installment-of- associated/article_d62e40cb-43ad-52f4-ae33-206483014fdf.html
-http://henrico.k12.va.us/hcpstv/I-Guatemala.html
-https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3353&context=etd
-http://linusgallery.com/art-gallery/la-art-galleries-juried-art-exhibition-mattax/
www.MLMattax.com
Education
Licensed K-12 Art Education (State of Virginia)
Licensed K-12 Art Education (State of Arkansas)
2010 Masters of Interdisciplinary Studies in Interdisciplinary Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. Specialization in Mixed Media and Fibers
2004 Bachelor of Arts, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR. Specialization in Art Education and Studio Emphasis in Fibers.
Works in Private Collections
2018 Suspicious Abnormality I, II, III & IV. Capital One Corporate Collection, Richmond, VA. Curator Caroline Cobb Wright.
2004 89E·5·25·H22, Courthouse Concepts, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Solo & Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 in-ˈher-ənt knowledge (Solo Exhibition TBA), Cloyde Snook Gallery, Adams State University, Alamosa, CO. Eugene Schilling, Juror.
2019 Hung Juried, Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA. Jennifer Glave and BJ Kocen, Jurors.
2018 Bling It Out, Iridian Gallery, Richmond, VA. Paige Goodpasture, Juror.
2018 Art Educators as Artist, Cross Roads Gallery, Richmond, VA. Diego Sanchez, Juror.
2018 Archaic Inquiry (Solo Exhibition), Capital One West Creek (Building 6), Richmond, VA. Francis Thompson, Curator.
2018 Suspend, Cloyde Snook Gallery, Adams State University, Alamosa, CO. Eugene Schilling, Juror.
2018 TEXTUALITY, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH. Jury Panel.
2018 Virginia Artist Juried Exhibition, Charles H. Taylor Art Center, Hampton, VA. Seth Feman, Juror.
2018 Word Play, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL. Vernita Nemec, Juror.
2018 Dimensions 2018, Womble Carlyle Gallery @ Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC. Jerald L. Melberg, Juror.
2018 Quadratfuss: Square Foot Biennial, Gallery 66, San Fidel, NM. Mitch Berg and Laurel Lueders, Jurors
2018 Bluecoup, ArtSpace Gallery, Richmond, VA. Curator Jere Kettle.
2018 Within Reach, ArtSpace Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2018 pərˈpeCHəˌwāt (Solo Exhibition) Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2017 Word, Text & Image, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA. Gretchen Schermerhon, Juror.
2017 ThinkSmall9: The ninth Biennial International Miniature Invitational Exhibition, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA
2017 The Book as Art v. 5: Illuminated. The Decatur Arts Alliance, Periodicals Gallery of the Decatur Library, Atlanta, GA. Anne Beidler, Daniel Essig and John Risseeuw, Jurors.
2017 Virginia Artist Exhibition, Charles H. Taylor Art Center, Hampton, VA. Leigh Ann Chambers, Juror.
2017 Artist/Educator Show, Henrico County Public Schools Central Office, Henrico, VA.
2017 VCU-MIS Alumni Exhibition, The VCUarts Depot. Richmond, VA. Sally Bowring, Don Crow and Amie Oliver, Jurors.
2017 Radius250, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA. Francis Thompson, Juror.
2017 Vessels, Susquehana Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA. Sun Young Kang and Regis Brodie, Jurors.
2017 Reclaimed, The Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA. Molly Scannell, Juror.
2017 Young + Artful, Visual Art Center, Richmond, VA
2016 Within Reach, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA
2015 Artist/Educator Show, Henrico County Public Schools Central Office, Henrico, VA.
2015 ThinkSmall8: 8th Biennial International Miniature Invitational Exhibition, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2014 Art Roulette, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2014 All Media Show, Art Works Gallery, Richmond, VA. Christaphora Robeers, Juror.
2014 Virginia Artist Juried Exhibition, Charles H. Taylor Art Center, Hampton, VA. Tosha Grantham, Juror.
2014 1st Annual South-Atlantic Juried Exhibition, Montpelier Center for Arts & Education, Montpelier, VA. Christaphora Robeers, Juror.
2014 Earthly Possessions, Linus Gallery, http://linusgallery.com/art-gallery/la-art-galleries-juried-art-exhibition-mattax/.
2014 All Media Show, Art Works Gallery, Richmond, VA. Sally Bowring, Juror
2013 All Media Show, Art Works Gallery, Richmond, VA. Katie McBride, Juror.
2013 ThinkSmall7: The Seventh Biennial International Miniature Invitational Exhibition, Artspace Gallery, Richmond,VA.
2013 inˈtrinzik (Solo Exhibition), Circle Square Salon, Richmond, VA.
2012 Becoming, Jeff Hall Gallery, Henrico County Public School's Center for the Arts, Richmond, VA.
2011 ThinkSmall6: 6th Biennial International Miniature Invitational Exhibition, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2011 Viente, Exploring the Complete, Jeff Hall Gallery, Henrico County Public School's Center for the Arts, Richmond, Va.
2010 What Lies Beneath, Master of Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis Exhibition, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. Plant Zero, Project Space Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2010 All Media Show, Art Works Gallery, Richmond, VA. Marjorie Perrin, Juror.
2010 Women and Words, art6 Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2010 All Media Show. Art Works Gallery, Richmond, VA. Sally Bowring, Juror.
2009 Studio Open House/Small Works Show, Private show at residence of Jan Johnson in benefit of VCU Mayan Arts Program, Richmond, VA.
2009 All Media Show, Art Works Gallery, Richmond, VA. Elisabeth Flynn-Chapman, Juror.
2009 Mixed Media and Drawing, St. Paul's Episcopal Church Parish Hall, Richmond, VA.
2009 ThinkSmall5: 5th Biennial International Miniature Invitational Exhibition, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2009 All Media Show, Art Works Gallery, Richmond, VA. Mike Guyer, Juror.
2009 Women and The Arts, art6 Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2009 Bookart, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA. Michael Pierce and Ginna Cullens, Curators.
2008 Art Educator Show, Henrico County Public Schools Central Office, Henrico, VA.
2004 Woven Landscapes, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Senior Exhibition, AM Architecture Inc, Argenta Arts District, North Little Rock, AR.
2004 Student Competitive, Gallery I, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR.
2004 Undergrad Studio Scholarship Competition, Gallery III, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR.
2004 Art Students League Annual Show, Gallery II, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR.
2003 Student Competitive, Gallery I, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR. (honorable mention-$875.00 Scholarship)
2003 Art Students League Annual Show, Gallery II, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
1999 Submerge, Art Installation Project, Women's City Club, Little Rock, AR.
1999 Art Awards and Scholarship, Fine Art Department, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR.
1998 Nymph, Mother, Crone, Art Installation Project, Women's City Club, Little Rock, AR.
Awards and Recognitions in Visual Arts
2018 Best in Show: Suspend, Cloyde Snook Gallery, Adam State University, Alamosa, CO. Eugene Schilling, Juror.
2018 2nd Place Juror’s Award: Dimensions 2018, Womble Carlyle Gallery @ Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC. Jerald L. Melberg, Juror.
2017 2nd Place Juror’s Award: Word, Text & Image, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA. Gretchen Schermerhon, Juror.
2017 Award of Distinction in Crafts: Virginia Artist Exhibition, Charles H. Taylor Art Center, Hampton, VA. Leigh Ann Chambers, Juror.
2017 Honorable Mention: Radius250, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA. Francis Thompson, Juror.
2014 Honorable Mention: All Media Show, Art Works Gallery, Richmond, VA. Christaphora Robeers, Juror.
2014 Award of Distinction in Sculpture: Virginia Artist Juried Exhibition, Charles H. Taylor Art Center, Hampton, VA. Tosha Grantham, Juror.
2009 Honorable Mention: All Media Show, Art Works Gallery, Richmond, VA. Mike Guyer, Juror.
2004 Lorie Grimes Memorial Scholarship: Undergrad Studio Scholarship Competition, Gallery III, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR.
2003 Sculpture Studio Assistant, Terry Bean Private Studio, Little Rock, AR
1999 Freshman Art Student Award: Art Awards and Scholarship, Fine Art Department, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR.
Art Juror
2018 All Media Show, Art Works Gallery, Richmond, VA.
Teaching Experience
2014-Present Art Instructor, St. Catherine’s (Brilliant Summer Program), Richmond, VA. [Pre K-1st Grade Art]
2013-Present Art Instructor, Henrico High School, Henrico County Public Schools, Richmond, VA. [IBMYP Visual Art Level 4 & 5, IBDP Visual Art 11th & 12th grade, Art I, Art II, Art III, Art IV, AP Studio]
2012-2013 Art Instructor, J.R.Tucker High School, Henrico County Public Schools, Richmond, VA. [IBMYP Visual Art Level 4 & 5, Art I, Art II, Crafts]
2011-2012 Itinerant Art Instructor, Highland Springs High School, Henrico County Public Schools, Richmond, VA. [Art II, Art III, Art IV]
2006-2012 Art Instructor, Henrico High School, Henrico County Public Schools, Richmond, VA. [IBMYP Visual Art Level 4 & 5, IBDP Visual Art 11th & 12th grade, Art I, Computer Art I & II]
2006 Board Substitute, Freeman High School, Henrico County Public Schools, Richmond, VA. [Art I & Art II]
2005 Board Substitute, Henrico High School, Henrico County Public Schools, Richmond, VA. [Art I, IBMYP Level 4 & 5]
2004-2005 Art Instructor, North Heights Elementary, North Little Rock School District, North Little Rock, AR.[K-5t h grades]
2004 Board Substitute, Cabot Junior High North, Cabot Public Schools, Cabot, AR. [Art I, Drawing I, Painting I]
2003-2004 Art Instructor and Curriculum Team, Share America, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR. [Afterschool Art 3rd, 4th & 5th Grades]
2003-2004 Studio Instructor, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR. [Sculpture, Crafts, Drawing]
2002-2004 Art Education and Fibers Department Assistant, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR.
links to online information and reviews
-www.MLMattax.com
-http://aeqai.com/main/2018/08/textuality-art-incorporating-text-and-letterforms/
-https://www.journalnow.com/relishnow/the_arts/visual_arts/smaller-is-better-in-this-year-s-installment-of- associated/article_d62e40cb-43ad-52f4-ae33-206483014fdf.html
-http://henrico.k12.va.us/hcpstv/I-Guatemala.html
-https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3353&context=etd
-http://linusgallery.com/art-gallery/la-art-galleries-juried-art-exhibition-mattax/
