Ann Rowles
Born: Oceanside, CA, 1947
Resides: Atlanta, GA
Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
M.F.A. in Sculpture, May 1990. Thesis advisor: Jim Hirschfield.
Studied with Harmony Hammond, 1982, and Dorit Cypis, 1991.
B.A. in Studio Art, August 1969.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Graduate Art Courses, 1980, 1977. Studied with Scott Burton, 1977.
Undergraduate Courses, 1973-74 and 1965-67.
de Young Museum School of Art, San Francisco, CA, 1972-73.
Gallery Affiliation
SOHO20 Chelsea Gallery
511 W. 25th St., Suite 605
New York, NY 10001.
(212) 226-4167
http://www.soho20gallery.com
Solo Exhibitions
Cut to Size, Chelsea Gallery, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, 2003.
Closet Installation: Memory & Fantasy, Artspace, Raleigh, NC, 1994
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Cone Galleries, 1993.
Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC, 1993.
Gallery A, Raleigh, NC, May 1992.
Brevard College, Brevard, NC, October 1992.
Threads, Spirit Square Center for the Arts, Charlotte, NC, October 1991.
Meredith College, Weems Gallery, Raleigh, NC, January 1990.
Hyperplasia, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Hanes Art Center, 1989.
Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC, 1988
Garments, Center/Gallery, Carrboro, NC, 1987
Emerging Icons, Center/Gallery, Carrboro, NC, 1987
Selected Recent Exhibitions
2007
Atlanta Contemporary Art Center Studio Artists, Lenox Walk Gallery, Atlanta, GA, May-July
National Affiliate Exhibit, SOHO20 Gallery Chelsea, New York, NY June 19 - July 14.
Tension, Horace Williams House, Chapel Hill, NC, January 2007
2006
Paradigm, Center for Visual Arts, Greensboro, NC
Art and War, Elon College, Elon, NC
Form in Translation, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
Some Restrictions Apply, Shorter College, Rome, GA,
Turnout, The Forum Gallery at the DeFoor Centre
National Affiliate Exhibit, SOHO20 Gallery Chelsea,
NASCAR Inspired, Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, NC
2005
Tension, Moving Spirits Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2005.
Redefining Space, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
Force of Nature, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA.
National Affiliate Exhibition, SOHO20 Chelsea, New York, NY.
Refusing to Dance Backward, Spruill Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
A Reflection on Women, Chaney Gallery, Maryland Hall, Annapolis, MD.
2004
Visual Quartet, Moving Spirits Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Undercurrents, Moon Gallery, Berry College, Mt. Berry, GA (with Jennifer Julian)
Sculpture on the Grounds: Ann Rowles and Danielle Roney, The Cultural Arts Center, Douglasville, GA
Roots to Radicals, Sawtooth Center for the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC
Identity Crisis, Claypool-Young Gallery, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY.
Infusion, The Forum at DeFoor Centre, Atlanta, GA.
Lore, Ballroom Studios, Atlanta, GA.
2003
It’s Better Live: Invitational Sculpture Exhibition, Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC.
SECAC & TSS Juried Exhibition, NC State University, Raleigh, NC
When I Was a Child, Youth Art Connection, Atlanta, GA.
National Affiliate Exhibition, SOHO20 Chelsea, New York, NY.
Emergence, Fine Arts Gallery, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA.
Emergency Room, White Space, The Mattress Factory, Atlanta, GA.
The Emory Chair Project, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Not Just a Pretty Face, Fine Arts Gallery, Seminole College, Sanford, FL
Normal/Abnormal: Bodies & Minds, Womanmade Gallery, Chicago, IL.
I See London, I See France, A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago, IL.
2002
Crossing the Line, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA.
Thrive, Fine Arts Gallery, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA.
Change of Space, SOHO20/Chelsea, New York, NY.
Urban Mythology, Youth Art Connection Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
2001
Ready or Not, SOHO20/Chelsea, New York, NY.
Origins, Barbara Archer Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
National Affiliate Exhibition, SOHO20 Gallery, New York, NY.
Sculptural Works, Hart-Witzen Gallery, Charlotte, NC.
2000 + 1, Washington Square, Washington, DC.
Selected Exhibitions 2000-1985
2000
New Materials, New Processes, New Directions, Brevard College, Brevard, NC.
Connections, SOHO 20 Gallery, New York, NY.
The Passage of Time, Youth Art Connection Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
1999
SECAC Members Exhibition, Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA. 1
From the Belly of the Country, SOHO 20 Gallery, New York, NY.
Just Racin’: Artists Look at NASCAR, Green Hill Center for Art, Greensboro, NC.
FAT, R3 Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
Body, Gallery 100, Atlanta College of Art, Woodruff Center, Atlanta, GA.
Blurring the Lines, William King Regional Art Center, Abingdon, VA, 1999-2000.
1998
MASS Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Greensboro Arboretum, Greensboro, NC,
Out There, SOHO 20 Gallery, New York, NY.
1997
Kerek Zold/ Circle Green, (two exhibits)
Budapest Galeria, Budapest, Hungary
Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC.
Think Dinky International Invitational Exhibition, the Modern Museum, Durham, NC.
Famous Artist Show, Individual Visual Artist Coalition, Atlanta, GA,.
From the Center, Horace Williams House, Chapel Hill, NC.
From Far Corners, SOHO 20 Gallery, New York, NY.
1996
Sculpture on the Grounds, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD.
Tall and Small, Washington Square, Washington, DC.
1995
Installation/Collaboration, Community Center for the Arts, Kinston, NC.
Defining Ourselves, Radford University Galleries, Radford, VA.
1994
Fabulous Figures, Shirley Fitterman Gallery, CUNY, New York, NY.
The Cutting Edge, Gallery 10, Washington, DC.
NC Arts Council Artist Fellowship Exhibit, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art,
Winston-Salem, NC.
1993
Revising Boundaries: Southern Women Artists, Seattle, WA.
Sculpture Garden Exhibition, Burlington County College, Pemberton, NJ, 1993–1995.
1992
Radford University Sculpture Exhibition, Burde Sculpture Court, Radford, VA, 1992–1993.
Extended Boundaries, Arts Festival of Atlanta, The Bathhouse Exhibit, Atlanta, GA.
Interviews: An Expose of Women Artists, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
New Work: Ann Rowles and Michele Richards, Barton College, Wilson, NC.
1991
Individuals: 13 Women Artists, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC
1989
Working Title: Pants, Vests, and Shirts, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh.
Women Artists, Catherine Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University.
1985
Ann Rowles and Chester Williams, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Hanes Art Center, 1985.
Emerging Artist Grant Recipients Exhibition, Durham Arts Council, Durham, NC 1985.
Ann Rowles and Mary Todd Shaw, Raleigh Little Theater Gallery, Raleigh, NC 1985.
Grants & Awards
Studio Artist Program, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA, 2005-
Fulton County (GA) Arts Council grant, 1997-98, mentor in ArtSHARE Program
North Carolina Arts Council Visual Artist Fellowship, 1993-94.
Associate Artist Residency, Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL,
Faith Ringgold, Master Artist, March–April 1992.
“Indy” Triangle Arts Award in Visual Arts, presented by The Independent Weekly, Durham NC, 1990.
Smith Graduate Research Award, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1990.
North Carolina Arts Council Scholarship to Public Art Dialogue Southeast, 1989.
Emerging Artist Grant, Durham Arts Council, Durham, NC, 1984.
Collections
Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
William King Regional Art Center, Abingdon, VA.
North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Cullowhee, NC.
Private collections in Georgia, California, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina and Virginia.
Professional Experience
Teaching Experience
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC: Visiting Professor, Summer Session, 2003
Introductory & Intermediate Sculpture
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC: Visiting Professor, Summer Session, 2001.
Sculptural Approaches to the Body: An Introduction
North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC: Visiting Lecturer,1994, Drawing I.
Durham Technical Community College, Durham, NC: Instructor, 1994
Renaissance to Contemporary Art History
Durham Technical Community College, Durham, NC: Instructor, 1990, Art Appreciation.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC: Visiting Lecturer, 1991 & 1992,
Introduction to Sculpture and Three-Dimensional Design.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC: Teaching Assistant, 1988-1990
Introduction to Sculpture and Three-Dimensional Design. (Full responsibility for course)
Durham City Recreation Department, Durham, NC: Arts Specialist, 1977. Taught arts and crafts
to students aged 5-18 at four recreation centers in city public housing projects.
Lectures, Workshops, Panels and Presentations
Form in Translation: A Feminine Perspective on the Third Dimension, Panel Discussion,
Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, October 29, 2006.
The Female Form: Women, Art, & Politics, Symposium sponsored by Atlanta College of Art,
University of West Georgia and Ballroom Studios, Atlanta, GA, March 2001.
New Directions: Work in Progress, Chair, Discussion Session, Tri State Sculptors Annual Conference
UNC-Asheville, October 2000.
Slide presentation, art student seminar, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, November 1994.
Artist-in-Residence, Artspace, Raleigh, NC, Summer 1994.
Closet Installation: Memory & Fantasy, gallery talk, Artspace, Raleigh, NC, August 1994
Gallery talk University of NC at Charlotte, Cone Center, NC, March 1993,
Slide presentation and talk, Brevard College, Brevard, NC, October 1992.
Gallery talk, Student Union Gallery, UNC-Chapel Hill, March 1992
Gallery talk, Student Union Gallery, UNC-Chapel Hill, November 1990.
Slide presentation and artist’s talk, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, February 1990.
Working Title: Pants, Vests, and Shirts, artists and curator’s exhibition talk,
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC, April 1989.
Exhibition Juror or Curator
STRETCH,Chase Street Warehouses, Unit 4, Athens, GA, 2007
Western Carolina University Juried Art Student Exhibition, Cullowhee, NC, 2007.
Annual Boys & Girl Clubs of Metro Atlanta Fine Arts Program Exhibition, Youth Art Connection,
Atlanta, GA, 2006
Student Art Competition, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA, 2005.
Annual Arts Competition, Cultural Arts Center, Dawsonville, GA, 2001.
Western Carolina University Juried Art Student Exhibition, Cullowhee, NC, 1999.
Juried Patient Art Competition, Dorothea Dix Hospital, Raleigh, NC, 1991, 1992.
Non-Profit Organizations
Women’s Caucus for Art, National Board:
2005 National Conference Coordinator;
Chapters Council Representative 2005-2008.
Co-Founder Women’s Caucus for Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA, 2000
Treasurer, 2006–current
President, 2000-2006.
ArtSHARE Mentoring Program, co-sponsored by the Youth Art Connection Gallery,
Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta, and Individual Visual Artists Coalition.
Mentor for two students from the Carver/Eastside Boys and Girls Club, 1997-2002.
Tri State Sculptors Educational Association,
Nominating Committee Chair, 2002-06;
Editor, Tri State Sculptors Newsletter (Sculptors Voice), 1992–2000;
Secretary, 1986-1990.
Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC, Board of Directors, 1988-92.
Forest History Society, Durham, NC, Library Assistant, 1984-1988.
Managed small special library single-handedly until accredited librarian hired in 1987.
Center/Gallery, Carrboro, NC.
President, 1983–85;
Grants Officer, 1985–1987;
Publicity Director, 1980–82.
Pocket Theatre, Durham, NC,
Costume Design (The Sunrise Project, 1982; Buddy Bolden’s Blues, 1979),
Poster Design and Publicity, 1976-1979.
Bibliography
Selected Articles & Reviews
Greenberg, Blue, “4 artists will create 'Tension',” Durham Herald Sun, 1/20/2007
Natale, Michele, “Women explore myriad media,” Raleigh News and Observer, 11/12/2007
Metcalf, Susie, “Dis/Ability Through Artists’ Eyes,” Art Education July 2005.
Feaster, Felicia, “My So-Called Life," Creative Loafing, 6/10/04.
Fox, Catherine, “Campus Sit-In” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 3/28/03.
Byrd, Cathy, “Phat FAT,” Creative Loafing, 5/22/99.
Cullum, Jerry, “Fabulous ‘Fat’ is heavy stuff,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 5/14/99.
Patterson, Tom, “Eye on Art,” Winston-Salem Journal, 5/4/97.
Byrd, Cathy, “Spaced Out,” Creative Loafing, 4/19/97.
Ariail, Kate Dobbs, “Center/Gallery then and now,” Independent Weekly, March 1997.
Natale, Michele, review of From the Center, Chapel Hill News, 3/9/1997.
Weinstein, Ann, “Art in View,” V Magazine (Roanoke, VA), March, 1995.
Halpern, Max, “Imagine, Remember,” Spectator, 8/18/94.
Greenberg, Blue, “Exhibit stimulates child in everyone,” Durham Herald Sun, 7/24/94.
Twardy, Chuck, Raleigh News and Observer, “Fashioning a body language,” 7/17/94.
Raleigh Extra, “Ann Rowles,” (artist profile) 7/10/94.
Twardy, Chuck, “Good Fellows,” Raleigh News and Observer, 3/18/94.
Patterson, Tom, “Sculptors’ displays at SECCA are impressive,” Winston-Salem Journal, 3/13/94.
Fox, Catherine, “Witness an artist’s take on the world, rendered in most ordinary materials,”
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 9/21/92.
Ertelt, Bonnie Arant, “Ann Rowles: Threads,” Art Papers, March-April 1992.
Shearin, Margaret, “Individuals: 13 Women Artists,” Art Papers, Nov.-Dec. 1991.
Ariail, Kate Dobbs, “Reflections on Feminism and All-Women Art Exhibits,” Artvu, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Fall 1991).
Bennett, Kathryn, “Tri State Sculptors,” Art Papers, May-June 1991.
Patterson, Tom, “Women’s Views,” Winston-Salem Journal, 5/26/91.
Oberlaender, Michaela, “Tri State Sculptor’s Guild,” Art Papers, July-Aug. 1990.
Murphy, Laura, “Female Perspective is Dominant,” Cue Magazine, 5/3/90.
Independent Weekly, “The Indies – Triangle Arts Awards,” 5/9/90.
Ariail, Kate Dobbs, “Full-bodied beauty,” Independent Weekly, 2/15/90.
Greenberg, Blue, "Campus Holds Out Against Twists of Fashion,” Durham Morning Herald, 2/11/90.
Litt, Steven, “Saving Face,” Raleigh News and Observer, 9/8/89.
Ariail, Kate Dobbs, “Impulse to Connect,” Artvu, Vol. 3, No. 2, (1989).
Vermillion, Henry, “Hanging Out the Clothes,” The Arts Journal, June 1989.
Greenberg, Blue, “Exhibit Shows a Merging of Art with Real World,” Durham Morning Herald, 6/2/89.
Halpern, Max, “From everyday to beyond reality,” The Leader, 5/18/89.
Thornton, Gene, Raleigh News and Observer, “Wearing your art on your sleeve,” 4/30/89
Gibson, Janet, “Clothing for art’s sake,” Raleigh News and Observer, 4/21/89.
Pascal, Huston, “Working Title: Pants, Vests, and Shirts,” Preview, The North Carolina Museum of Art,
Spring 1989.
Jones, Allison, “Profiles in Plumage: Four Artists/Artisans Who Are Making or Mocking Their Medium,”
Independent Weekly, June 18-July 1, 1987.
Catalogues & Publications
Emory Chair Project 2003, Visual Arts Program, Emory University, 2004.
Just Racin’: Art on Wheels, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, 1999.
A Paen to the Puny, Roger Manley, (catalogue: The Think Dinky International Invitational Exhibition,)
The Meta Museum, 1997.
Kerek Zöld/Circle Green, Budapest Galéria and Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, 1997.
Defining Ourselves, M. Anna Fariello, Radford University Galleries, 1995.
North Carolina Arts Council Artist Fellowships 1993-94, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, 1994.
Working Title: Pants, Vests, and Shirts, The North Carolina Museum of Art, 1989.
Internet Sources
www.thecontemporary.org/pages/studioartist/studioart_artbios.html#arowles
www.tristatesculptors.org/member_detail.php?memID=235
www.soho20gallery.com/artists/affiliates/rowles_main.htm
www.sculpture.org/documents/webspec/spandg/kaufman/les.htm
www.womanmade.org/pdfs/pressnormalabnormal03.pdf
www.womanmade.org/show_thumbs.cgi?type=group&gallery=normalabnormal2003&pic=1
home.earthlink.net/~cultureom/AnnRowles.htm
www.carolinaarts.com/tristate-nov98.html
Born: Oceanside, CA, 1947
Resides: Atlanta, GA
Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
M.F.A. in Sculpture, May 1990. Thesis advisor: Jim Hirschfield.
Studied with Harmony Hammond, 1982, and Dorit Cypis, 1991.
B.A. in Studio Art, August 1969.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Graduate Art Courses, 1980, 1977. Studied with Scott Burton, 1977.
Undergraduate Courses, 1973-74 and 1965-67.
de Young Museum School of Art, San Francisco, CA, 1972-73.
Gallery Affiliation
SOHO20 Chelsea Gallery
511 W. 25th St., Suite 605
New York, NY 10001.
(212) 226-4167
http://www.soho20gallery.com
Solo Exhibitions
Cut to Size, Chelsea Gallery, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, 2003.
Closet Installation: Memory & Fantasy, Artspace, Raleigh, NC, 1994
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Cone Galleries, 1993.
Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC, 1993.
Gallery A, Raleigh, NC, May 1992.
Brevard College, Brevard, NC, October 1992.
Threads, Spirit Square Center for the Arts, Charlotte, NC, October 1991.
Meredith College, Weems Gallery, Raleigh, NC, January 1990.
Hyperplasia, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Hanes Art Center, 1989.
Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC, 1988
Garments, Center/Gallery, Carrboro, NC, 1987
Emerging Icons, Center/Gallery, Carrboro, NC, 1987
Selected Recent Exhibitions
2007
Atlanta Contemporary Art Center Studio Artists, Lenox Walk Gallery, Atlanta, GA, May-July
National Affiliate Exhibit, SOHO20 Gallery Chelsea, New York, NY June 19 - July 14.
Tension, Horace Williams House, Chapel Hill, NC, January 2007
2006
Paradigm, Center for Visual Arts, Greensboro, NC
Art and War, Elon College, Elon, NC
Form in Translation, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
Some Restrictions Apply, Shorter College, Rome, GA,
Turnout, The Forum Gallery at the DeFoor Centre
National Affiliate Exhibit, SOHO20 Gallery Chelsea,
NASCAR Inspired, Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, NC
2005
Tension, Moving Spirits Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2005.
Redefining Space, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
Force of Nature, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA.
National Affiliate Exhibition, SOHO20 Chelsea, New York, NY.
Refusing to Dance Backward, Spruill Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
A Reflection on Women, Chaney Gallery, Maryland Hall, Annapolis, MD.
2004
Visual Quartet, Moving Spirits Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Undercurrents, Moon Gallery, Berry College, Mt. Berry, GA (with Jennifer Julian)
Sculpture on the Grounds: Ann Rowles and Danielle Roney, The Cultural Arts Center, Douglasville, GA
Roots to Radicals, Sawtooth Center for the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC
Identity Crisis, Claypool-Young Gallery, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY.
Infusion, The Forum at DeFoor Centre, Atlanta, GA.
Lore, Ballroom Studios, Atlanta, GA.
2003
It’s Better Live: Invitational Sculpture Exhibition, Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC.
SECAC & TSS Juried Exhibition, NC State University, Raleigh, NC
When I Was a Child, Youth Art Connection, Atlanta, GA.
National Affiliate Exhibition, SOHO20 Chelsea, New York, NY.
Emergence, Fine Arts Gallery, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA.
Emergency Room, White Space, The Mattress Factory, Atlanta, GA.
The Emory Chair Project, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Not Just a Pretty Face, Fine Arts Gallery, Seminole College, Sanford, FL
Normal/Abnormal: Bodies & Minds, Womanmade Gallery, Chicago, IL.
I See London, I See France, A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago, IL.
2002
Crossing the Line, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA.
Thrive, Fine Arts Gallery, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA.
Change of Space, SOHO20/Chelsea, New York, NY.
Urban Mythology, Youth Art Connection Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
2001
Ready or Not, SOHO20/Chelsea, New York, NY.
Origins, Barbara Archer Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
National Affiliate Exhibition, SOHO20 Gallery, New York, NY.
Sculptural Works, Hart-Witzen Gallery, Charlotte, NC.
2000 + 1, Washington Square, Washington, DC.
Selected Exhibitions 2000-1985
2000
New Materials, New Processes, New Directions, Brevard College, Brevard, NC.
Connections, SOHO 20 Gallery, New York, NY.
The Passage of Time, Youth Art Connection Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
1999
SECAC Members Exhibition, Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA. 1
From the Belly of the Country, SOHO 20 Gallery, New York, NY.
Just Racin’: Artists Look at NASCAR, Green Hill Center for Art, Greensboro, NC.
FAT, R3 Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
Body, Gallery 100, Atlanta College of Art, Woodruff Center, Atlanta, GA.
Blurring the Lines, William King Regional Art Center, Abingdon, VA, 1999-2000.
1998
MASS Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Greensboro Arboretum, Greensboro, NC,
Out There, SOHO 20 Gallery, New York, NY.
1997
Kerek Zold/ Circle Green, (two exhibits)
Budapest Galeria, Budapest, Hungary
Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC.
Think Dinky International Invitational Exhibition, the Modern Museum, Durham, NC.
Famous Artist Show, Individual Visual Artist Coalition, Atlanta, GA,.
From the Center, Horace Williams House, Chapel Hill, NC.
From Far Corners, SOHO 20 Gallery, New York, NY.
1996
Sculpture on the Grounds, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD.
Tall and Small, Washington Square, Washington, DC.
1995
Installation/Collaboration, Community Center for the Arts, Kinston, NC.
Defining Ourselves, Radford University Galleries, Radford, VA.
1994
Fabulous Figures, Shirley Fitterman Gallery, CUNY, New York, NY.
The Cutting Edge, Gallery 10, Washington, DC.
NC Arts Council Artist Fellowship Exhibit, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art,
Winston-Salem, NC.
1993
Revising Boundaries: Southern Women Artists, Seattle, WA.
Sculpture Garden Exhibition, Burlington County College, Pemberton, NJ, 1993–1995.
1992
Radford University Sculpture Exhibition, Burde Sculpture Court, Radford, VA, 1992–1993.
Extended Boundaries, Arts Festival of Atlanta, The Bathhouse Exhibit, Atlanta, GA.
Interviews: An Expose of Women Artists, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
New Work: Ann Rowles and Michele Richards, Barton College, Wilson, NC.
1991
Individuals: 13 Women Artists, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC
1989
Working Title: Pants, Vests, and Shirts, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh.
Women Artists, Catherine Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University.
1985
Ann Rowles and Chester Williams, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Hanes Art Center, 1985.
Emerging Artist Grant Recipients Exhibition, Durham Arts Council, Durham, NC 1985.
Ann Rowles and Mary Todd Shaw, Raleigh Little Theater Gallery, Raleigh, NC 1985.
Grants & Awards
Studio Artist Program, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA, 2005-
Fulton County (GA) Arts Council grant, 1997-98, mentor in ArtSHARE Program
North Carolina Arts Council Visual Artist Fellowship, 1993-94.
Associate Artist Residency, Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL,
Faith Ringgold, Master Artist, March–April 1992.
“Indy” Triangle Arts Award in Visual Arts, presented by The Independent Weekly, Durham NC, 1990.
Smith Graduate Research Award, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1990.
North Carolina Arts Council Scholarship to Public Art Dialogue Southeast, 1989.
Emerging Artist Grant, Durham Arts Council, Durham, NC, 1984.
Collections
Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
William King Regional Art Center, Abingdon, VA.
North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Cullowhee, NC.
Private collections in Georgia, California, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina and Virginia.
Professional Experience
Teaching Experience
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC: Visiting Professor, Summer Session, 2003
Introductory & Intermediate Sculpture
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC: Visiting Professor, Summer Session, 2001.
Sculptural Approaches to the Body: An Introduction
North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC: Visiting Lecturer,1994, Drawing I.
Durham Technical Community College, Durham, NC: Instructor, 1994
Renaissance to Contemporary Art History
Durham Technical Community College, Durham, NC: Instructor, 1990, Art Appreciation.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC: Visiting Lecturer, 1991 & 1992,
Introduction to Sculpture and Three-Dimensional Design.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC: Teaching Assistant, 1988-1990
Introduction to Sculpture and Three-Dimensional Design. (Full responsibility for course)
Durham City Recreation Department, Durham, NC: Arts Specialist, 1977. Taught arts and crafts
to students aged 5-18 at four recreation centers in city public housing projects.
Lectures, Workshops, Panels and Presentations
Form in Translation: A Feminine Perspective on the Third Dimension, Panel Discussion,
Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, October 29, 2006.
The Female Form: Women, Art, & Politics, Symposium sponsored by Atlanta College of Art,
University of West Georgia and Ballroom Studios, Atlanta, GA, March 2001.
New Directions: Work in Progress, Chair, Discussion Session, Tri State Sculptors Annual Conference
UNC-Asheville, October 2000.
Slide presentation, art student seminar, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, November 1994.
Artist-in-Residence, Artspace, Raleigh, NC, Summer 1994.
Closet Installation: Memory & Fantasy, gallery talk, Artspace, Raleigh, NC, August 1994
Gallery talk University of NC at Charlotte, Cone Center, NC, March 1993,
Slide presentation and talk, Brevard College, Brevard, NC, October 1992.
Gallery talk, Student Union Gallery, UNC-Chapel Hill, March 1992
Gallery talk, Student Union Gallery, UNC-Chapel Hill, November 1990.
Slide presentation and artist’s talk, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, February 1990.
Working Title: Pants, Vests, and Shirts, artists and curator’s exhibition talk,
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC, April 1989.
Exhibition Juror or Curator
STRETCH,Chase Street Warehouses, Unit 4, Athens, GA, 2007
Western Carolina University Juried Art Student Exhibition, Cullowhee, NC, 2007.
Annual Boys & Girl Clubs of Metro Atlanta Fine Arts Program Exhibition, Youth Art Connection,
Atlanta, GA, 2006
Student Art Competition, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA, 2005.
Annual Arts Competition, Cultural Arts Center, Dawsonville, GA, 2001.
Western Carolina University Juried Art Student Exhibition, Cullowhee, NC, 1999.
Juried Patient Art Competition, Dorothea Dix Hospital, Raleigh, NC, 1991, 1992.
Non-Profit Organizations
Women’s Caucus for Art, National Board:
2005 National Conference Coordinator;
Chapters Council Representative 2005-2008.
Co-Founder Women’s Caucus for Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA, 2000
Treasurer, 2006–current
President, 2000-2006.
ArtSHARE Mentoring Program, co-sponsored by the Youth Art Connection Gallery,
Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta, and Individual Visual Artists Coalition.
Mentor for two students from the Carver/Eastside Boys and Girls Club, 1997-2002.
Tri State Sculptors Educational Association,
Nominating Committee Chair, 2002-06;
Editor, Tri State Sculptors Newsletter (Sculptors Voice), 1992–2000;
Secretary, 1986-1990.
Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC, Board of Directors, 1988-92.
Forest History Society, Durham, NC, Library Assistant, 1984-1988.
Managed small special library single-handedly until accredited librarian hired in 1987.
Center/Gallery, Carrboro, NC.
President, 1983–85;
Grants Officer, 1985–1987;
Publicity Director, 1980–82.
Pocket Theatre, Durham, NC,
Costume Design (The Sunrise Project, 1982; Buddy Bolden’s Blues, 1979),
Poster Design and Publicity, 1976-1979.
Bibliography
Selected Articles & Reviews
Greenberg, Blue, “4 artists will create 'Tension',” Durham Herald Sun, 1/20/2007
Natale, Michele, “Women explore myriad media,” Raleigh News and Observer, 11/12/2007
Metcalf, Susie, “Dis/Ability Through Artists’ Eyes,” Art Education July 2005.
Feaster, Felicia, “My So-Called Life," Creative Loafing, 6/10/04.
Fox, Catherine, “Campus Sit-In” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 3/28/03.
Byrd, Cathy, “Phat FAT,” Creative Loafing, 5/22/99.
Cullum, Jerry, “Fabulous ‘Fat’ is heavy stuff,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 5/14/99.
Patterson, Tom, “Eye on Art,” Winston-Salem Journal, 5/4/97.
Byrd, Cathy, “Spaced Out,” Creative Loafing, 4/19/97.
Ariail, Kate Dobbs, “Center/Gallery then and now,” Independent Weekly, March 1997.
Natale, Michele, review of From the Center, Chapel Hill News, 3/9/1997.
Weinstein, Ann, “Art in View,” V Magazine (Roanoke, VA), March, 1995.
Halpern, Max, “Imagine, Remember,” Spectator, 8/18/94.
Greenberg, Blue, “Exhibit stimulates child in everyone,” Durham Herald Sun, 7/24/94.
Twardy, Chuck, Raleigh News and Observer, “Fashioning a body language,” 7/17/94.
Raleigh Extra, “Ann Rowles,” (artist profile) 7/10/94.
Twardy, Chuck, “Good Fellows,” Raleigh News and Observer, 3/18/94.
Patterson, Tom, “Sculptors’ displays at SECCA are impressive,” Winston-Salem Journal, 3/13/94.
Fox, Catherine, “Witness an artist’s take on the world, rendered in most ordinary materials,”
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 9/21/92.
Ertelt, Bonnie Arant, “Ann Rowles: Threads,” Art Papers, March-April 1992.
Shearin, Margaret, “Individuals: 13 Women Artists,” Art Papers, Nov.-Dec. 1991.
Ariail, Kate Dobbs, “Reflections on Feminism and All-Women Art Exhibits,” Artvu, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Fall 1991).
Bennett, Kathryn, “Tri State Sculptors,” Art Papers, May-June 1991.
Patterson, Tom, “Women’s Views,” Winston-Salem Journal, 5/26/91.
Oberlaender, Michaela, “Tri State Sculptor’s Guild,” Art Papers, July-Aug. 1990.
Murphy, Laura, “Female Perspective is Dominant,” Cue Magazine, 5/3/90.
Independent Weekly, “The Indies – Triangle Arts Awards,” 5/9/90.
Ariail, Kate Dobbs, “Full-bodied beauty,” Independent Weekly, 2/15/90.
Greenberg, Blue, "Campus Holds Out Against Twists of Fashion,” Durham Morning Herald, 2/11/90.
Litt, Steven, “Saving Face,” Raleigh News and Observer, 9/8/89.
Ariail, Kate Dobbs, “Impulse to Connect,” Artvu, Vol. 3, No. 2, (1989).
Vermillion, Henry, “Hanging Out the Clothes,” The Arts Journal, June 1989.
Greenberg, Blue, “Exhibit Shows a Merging of Art with Real World,” Durham Morning Herald, 6/2/89.
Halpern, Max, “From everyday to beyond reality,” The Leader, 5/18/89.
Thornton, Gene, Raleigh News and Observer, “Wearing your art on your sleeve,” 4/30/89
Gibson, Janet, “Clothing for art’s sake,” Raleigh News and Observer, 4/21/89.
Pascal, Huston, “Working Title: Pants, Vests, and Shirts,” Preview, The North Carolina Museum of Art,
Spring 1989.
Jones, Allison, “Profiles in Plumage: Four Artists/Artisans Who Are Making or Mocking Their Medium,”
Independent Weekly, June 18-July 1, 1987.
Catalogues & Publications
Emory Chair Project 2003, Visual Arts Program, Emory University, 2004.
Just Racin’: Art on Wheels, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, 1999.
A Paen to the Puny, Roger Manley, (catalogue: The Think Dinky International Invitational Exhibition,)
The Meta Museum, 1997.
Kerek Zöld/Circle Green, Budapest Galéria and Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, 1997.
Defining Ourselves, M. Anna Fariello, Radford University Galleries, 1995.
North Carolina Arts Council Artist Fellowships 1993-94, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, 1994.
Working Title: Pants, Vests, and Shirts, The North Carolina Museum of Art, 1989.
Internet Sources
www.thecontemporary.org/pages/studioartist/studioart_artbios.html#arowles
www.tristatesculptors.org/member_detail.php?memID=235
www.soho20gallery.com/artists/affiliates/rowles_main.htm
www.sculpture.org/documents/webspec/spandg/kaufman/les.htm
www.womanmade.org/pdfs/pressnormalabnormal03.pdf
www.womanmade.org/show_thumbs.cgi?type=group&gallery=normalabnormal2003&pic=1
home.earthlink.net/~cultureom/AnnRowles.htm
www.carolinaarts.com/tristate-nov98.html
Ann Rowles,
Mixed Media Sculpture
Mixed Media Sculpture
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