Beverly McIver
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- SOLO EXHIBTIONS
- 2004
- Weatherspoon Museum of Art Greensboro, NC
- Tyndall Galleries Chapel Hill, NC
- Noel Gallery, Charlotte, NC
- Private View Kent Gallery, New York
- 2003
- Dancing with Myself Kent Gallery New York, NY
- Inventing Ourselves Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Studies Cambridge, MA
- Mammy How I Love You Grimaldis Gallery Baltimore, MD
- Mammy How I Love You Chelsea Gallery, Western Carolina University Cullowee, NC
- 2002
- Ten Years of Painting Marshall Arts Gallery Scottsdale, AZ
- 2001
- Faces in Phoenix Shemer Art Center Phoenix, AZ
- Stand Still LewAllen Contemporary Santa Fe, NM
- 2000
- Loving in Black and White Green Hill Center for the Arts Greensboro, NC
- Life is Good Joseph Gross Gallery Tucson, AZ
- 1999
- Dance with Me Chandler Center for the Arts Chandler, AZ
- A Resting Place Tyndall Art Galleries Durham, NC
- 1998
- All of Me Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Scottsdale, AZ
- Me and My Sister Renee Artemesia Gallery Chicago, IL
- 1996
- When I Was White Theatre Art Gallery High Point, NC
- Self Portraits in Black and White Tyndall Galleries Durham, NC
- My Sister Renee Belk Gallery, Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
- 1995
- Portrait of a People Glaxo, Inc. Research Triangle Park, NC
- 1994
- At Peace with Me (Portraits of Durham Faces) Tyndall Galleries Durham, NC
- My Sister Renee Formal Gallery Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
- 1993
- Renee & I Bivins Gallery Duke University Durham, NC
- 1992
- Extended Family The Paul Robeson Cultural Center Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
- 1991
- Souls of Mine Durham Art Guild Inc. Durham, NC
- SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2004-06
- The Nature of Craft and the Penland Experience Mint Museum of Art Charlotte, NC Traveling
- 2003
- American Dream Ronald Feldman Gallery New York, NY
- Fifth Anniversary Celebration Judish Fine Arts Denver, CO
- Hair Stories Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Scottsdale, AZ
- 2002
- Free Lemonade Robert Miller Gallery New York, NY
- Looking Forward, Looking Black National Group Invitational Traveled to:
- Aidekman Art Center Tufts University Boston, MA; Georgia State University School of Art and
- Design Gallery Atlanta, GA; Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Scottsdale, AZ;
- Weatherspoon Art Gallery Greensboro, NC; Houghton House Gallery Hobart and William Smith
- Colleges Geneva, NY; Elanie Jacobs Gallery Wayne State University Detroit, MI
- 2000
- Go Figure Invitational LewAllen Contemporary Santa Fe, NM
- YADDO Writers and Visual Artist, An Invitational. Traveled to:
- Adiekman Art Center Tufts University Boston, MA; Georgia State University School of Art and Design Gallery Atlanta, GA;
- Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Scottsdale, AZ; Weatherspoon Art Gallery Greensboro, NC; Houghton House Gallery Hobart
- and William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY; Elaine Jacobs Gallery Wayne State University Detroit, MI
- 1999
- Invitational Group Exhibit Greenhill Contemporary Art Center Greensboro, NC
- Cultural Influences Group Invitational Penland Art Gallery Penland, NC
- Convergence 1999 Invitational Exhibit Central Arts Collective Tucson, AZ
- 1998
- 50th Anniversary Invitational Exhibition Durham Art Guild Durham, NC
- 10th Annual National Art Competition Exhibition University Art Gallery, Truman State University Kirksville, MO
- Another Arizona A State Wide Juried Competition Arizona State University Art Museum Temple, AZ
- Greenhill Winter Invitational Exhibit Greenhill Art Center Greensboro, NC
- 1997
- Reconnecting Roots An NCCU Alumni Invitational NC Central University Art Museum Durham, NC
- Raucous Color Invitational Penland Art Gallery Penland, NC
- 1996-97
- Breaking the Silence African American Cultural Center Charlotte, NC
- 1995
- Crossroads Durham Art Guild Durham, NC
- Rotunda Gallery Meredith College Raleigh, NC
- Twenty-third Annual Competition for NC. Artist. Fayetteville Museum of Art Fayetteville, NC
- North Carolina Arts Council Visual Artist Fellowship Recipient Exhibition. City Gallery Raleigh, NC
- Defining Ourselves University Galleries Radford University Radford, VA
- My Circle Song Wilson Art Center Wilson, NC
- 1994
- New Art in the Triangle Duke museum of Art Duke University Durham, NC
- Evidence of a Culture African American Cultural Center Charlotte, NC
- Rutgers National 1994 Works on Paper Exhibition. Stedman Art Gallery Rutgers, State University of New Jersey
- Twenty-Second Annual Competition for N.C. Artists Fayetteville Museum of Art Fayetteville, NC
- African American Faculty Exhibition African American Cultural Center, North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
- Beyond Africa: Cultural Influences in American Art Green Hill Center for NC, Art Greensboro, NC
- 1993
- Women of Color Exhibition Sunshine Cultural Center Raleigh, NC
- African American Women The Greensboro Artist League Greensboro, NC
- The Black Presence in Contemporary Art The Cotton Exchange Gallery Augusta, GA
- 1992
- HUB Browsing Gallery Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA
- 1990
- The Halpert Biennial Appalachian State University Boone, NC
- EDUCATION
- M.F.A.
- Pennsylvania State University, 1992
- B.A.
- North Carolina Central University, 1987
- HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2004
- Louis Comfort Tiffany Award
- Arizona Visual Artist of the Year
- 2003
- Research and Creative Activity Award Arizona State University Tempe, AZ
- Distinguished Alumni Award Penn State University State College, PA
- Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation, Studio Space for one year Tribeca, New York, NY
- Artist of the Year Scottsdale Cultural Council, AZ
- 2002
- Radcliffe Fellow Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Harvard University Cambridge, MA
- 2001
- John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship New York, NY
- Creative Capital Grant New York, NY
- 2000
- Anonymous Was a Woman Grant New York, NY
- Arizona Arts Commission Visual Arts Fellowship Phoenix, AZ
- College of Fine Arts Research Grant Arizona State University, AZ
- 1999
- Artist Grant Contemporary Forum Phoenix Art Museum Phoenix, AZ
- Project Grant Arizona Art Commission Phoenix, AZ
- 1998
- FIGA Grant Research and Creative Activities Arizona State University Tempe, AZ
- 1997
- College of Fine Arts Research Grant Arizona State University Tempe, AZ
- 1995
- Scholarship Headlands Center for the Arts NC Arts Council Raleigh, NC
- Emerging Artist Grant Durham Arts Council Inc. Durham, NC
- 1992
- Travel Grant in Support of the Atlantic Center for the Arts Residency Pennsylvania State University Park, PA
- 1990
- Educational Scholarship in Support of Graduate Studies Saint James Baptist Church Greensboro, NC
- RESIDENCIES
- 2002
- YADDO Saratoga Springs, NY
- 2001
- YADDO Saratoga Springs, NY
- 2000
- YADDO Saratoga Springs, NY
- Dejerassi Artist Colony Woodside, CA
- 1998
- YADDO Saratoga Springs, NY
- 1995
- The Headlands Center for the Arts Sausalito, CA
- 1994
- The Atlantic Center for the Arts Workshop conducted by Alex Katz New Smyrna, FL
- 1992
- The Atlantic Center for the Arts The African-American Experience (Personal Assistant to Faith Ringgold, Scholarship) New Smyrna, FL
- Vermont Studio Center Johnson, VT
- PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 2002
- Associate Professor Arizona State University Tempe, AZ
- 1996-02
- Assistant Professor Arizona State University Tempe, AZ
- 1996
- Visiting Lecturer NC State University Raleigh, NC
- 1995-96
- Visiting Assistant Professor Duke University Durham, NC
- NC Arts-Council Project Manager for Artwork for State Buildings NC Arts Council Raleigh, NC
- 1992-95
- Adjunct Lecturer North Carolina Central University Durham, NC
- 1990-91
- Lecturer Pennsylvania State University, PA
- 1989-92
- Graduate Teaching Assistantship Pennsylvania State University, PA
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- " The Art of Success, From Morningside Homes to Harvard University, life has been a hard journey of self discovery for artist Beverly McIver," Greensboro News &Record. 30 June 2002.
- "Clowning Art Great Escape," Durham Herald. September 1996.
- "Facing Up to Disturbing Racial Stereotypes, Beverly McIver uses Blackface in her Art to Transform the
- ÔMammy' Myth," The Sun, Arts and Society. Baltimore. 9 March 2003.
- International Review of African-American Art. February, 2003.
- "Report From Arizona, Not a Mirage," Art in America. December 2002.
- "Top Artist 2003," Scottsdale Life. January 2003.
- "A Vivid, Painful Look into the Past of African-Americans," Asheville Citizen-Times, Arts Section. 15 December 2002.
- Abrams, Amy. "Under her Skin, Beverly McIver finds herself in art," East Valley Tribune. 17 June 2001.
- Ariail, Kate Dobbs. "All the World Loves a Clown," Independent Weekly. October 1996.
- Ariail, Kate Dobbs. "Radical Grace," Independent Weekly, Arts and Entertainment. 12 October 1994.
- Burnett, Roberta. "Gallery does right thing in hanging Ôbrave work,'" The Arizona Republic. 21 June 2002.
- Collins, Gina Cavallo. "Beverly McIver, Emerging form Behind the Mask," Java-Art, Ideas, Taste, and Phoenix Culture. July/August 2001.
- Gant-Hill, Cathy. " An Artist Journey from Black to White. Artist Beverly McIver Sends in the Clowns in an Exhibit of Self Portraits," News and Record. November 1996.
- Greenberg, Blue. "Best Known Residents Sit in Peace, Beverly McIver's At Peace with Me," The Herald Sun. November 1994.
- Greenberg, Blue. "Brush Strokes Bring out Tension, Beverly McIver forces us to look at memories we would rather forget," The Herald Sun. 27 August 1999.
- Greenberg, Blue. "Triangle Artist Tell Stories, Duke University Museum of Art," The Herald Sun. 10 July 1994.
- Jones, Stacy. "Defining Ourselves," Roanoke Times and World News. March 1995.
- Lacy, Bridgette. "Black Tears in a Clown Face, Self Portaits as a clown in Black and White," The News and Observer. September 1996.
- Marshall, Amy Milgrub McIver Uses Her Art to Tackle Racial Stereotypes Arts and Architecture News: Pensylvania State University Fall 2003 p. 12
- Patterson, Tom. "In Black and White, Greensboro Native Comes Home with Strong Work in National Art Exhibit," Winston Salem Journal. 5 September 1999.
- Patterson, Tom. "This Painter is Definitely Not Just Clowning Around," Winston Salem Journal. November 1996.
- Rose, Joshua. "Clown's Art? Beverly McIver's work is No Three Ring Circus," The Tribune, Get Out.
3 December 1998.
- Rushworth, Katherine. "Taking Control of Stereotypes, Challenging show forces viewer to look at negative images, not look away," Syracuse Herald American. 16 May 1999.
- Shannon, Joe "Beverly McIver at Grimaldis" Art in America November, 2003 p. 172
- Shimron, Yonat. "Black Palette, Portrait Artist Beverly McIver Illuminates the African American Experience," The News and Observer. 17 October 1994.
- Smith, Roberta "Beverly McIver" New York Times 17 October 2003
- Twardy, Chuck. "Alumni Contributions. NCCU's Art Museum, celebrating its 25th Anniversary," Raleigh News and Observer. 7 November 1997.
- Twardy, Chuck. "Faces and Places, Beverly McIver's ÔAt Peace With Me,'" Raleigh News and Observer. October 1994.
- Twardy, Chuck. "Finding Room for Local Art, Duke University's New Art in the Triangle," Raleigh News and Observer. 24 June 1994.
- Villani, John Carlos. "ASU Art Professor honored with Guggenheim Fellowship," The Arizona Republic.
5 May 2001.
- Yost, Barbara. "Art in Black and White, ASU Instructor Examines Racial Stereotypes in Exhibit," The Arizona Republic. 10 January 1999.
- SELECTED COLLECTIONS
- Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore, MD
- Duke University Durham, NC
- Glaxo Pharmeceutical Company Research Triangle Park, NC
- Nelson Fine Art Center, Arizona State University Tempe, AZ
- Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Scottsdale, AZ
- Weatherspoon Art Gallery Greensboro, NC
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