Megan Lea Mattax
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Installations & Sculptures
    • Ri -ˈlēs (Weightless Whispers)
    • ˈrü-ən: Roots of Conquest
    • Inherent Knowledge
    • Archaic Inquiries
    • ˈbīˌprädəkt (byproduct)
    • dīˈsektəd
    • Books
    • Light Boxes
  • Mixed Media
    • Drawing
    • Encaustic
  • Commissions
  • Shows
    • What Lies Beneath
    • Veinte, Exploring the Complete
    • inˈtrinzik
    • Virginia Artist 2014
    • Vessels
    • Radius250
    • The Book As Art
    • Virginia Artist 2017
    • pərˈpeCHəˌwāt
  • Resume
  • Contact
  • Prints, Collagraph & Frottage
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/
​
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.