Lucy Cleek is an artist living and working in East Tennessee. She is always available for pet portrait commissions. Keep up with her latest ventures and the occasional cat picture by following her on Instagram.
lucycleekart@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2012 BA in Art, Maryville College, Maryville, TN
AWARDS/FELLOWSHIPS/RESIDENCIES
2021 Penland School of Craft Summer Session Full Scholarship recipient (“Stone Lithography” with Kathryn and Andy Polk)
Ayatana Artist Research Program “Parliament of Owls”
2019 Penland School of Craft Summer Session Scholarship recipient (“Lithography Basics and Beyond” with Deborah Chaney)
2018 Resident Artist, Highland Print Studio, Inverness, Scotland
2017 Resident Artist, Studio 212, Maryville, TN (June-current)
Penland School of Crafts Summer Session Scholarship recipient (“Pushing the Stone” with Curtis Bartone)
2016 Penland School of Crafts Summer Session Scholarship recipient (“The Alchemy of Personal Symbols” with Arthur Gonzalez)
2015 Penland School of Crafts Fall Concentration Work Study and Merit Scholarship recipient (“Printers in the Making” with Phil Sanders)
2011 The Peoples Award, Kingsport Fun Fest Art Show
Clark Family Prize- Maryville College
2009-12 Art Scholarship from Presbyterian Church (USA)
2008-12 Studio Art Scholarship- Maryville College
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2021 The Future is Queer, Virtual Exhibit, thefutureisqueer.com
2019 All Hallows Ink, Bread Box Studio, Lexington, KY
Virginia Highlands Festival Fine Art Exhibit, Arts Depot, Abingdon, VA (Juror: Suzanne Dittenber)
Common Survival, Gas, Los Angeles, CA (Curated by The Institute of Queer Ecology)
2018 Common Survival, Prairie, Chicago, IL (Curated by The Institute of Queer Ecology)
Appalachian Art Show, Kingsport Art Guild-Main Gallery, Kingsport, TN (Juror: )
2017 Solo Exhibition, Lucy Cleek, West Hills Flats and Taps, Knoxville, TN
Solo Exhibition, Lucy Cleek, Merchants of Beer, Knoxville, TN
Solo Exhibition, Lucy Cleek, Trailhead Beer Market, Knoxville, TN
FunFest Art Show, Kingsport Art Guild-Main Gallery, Kingsport, TN (Juror: Tim Tate)
Appalachian Art Show, Kingsport Art Guild-Main Gallery, Kingsport, TN (Juror: Georgie Bemis)
The Identity Project, A1LabArts, Knoxville, TN
It’s Good 2 Be Young In The Mountains, Cumberland, KY
Kingsport Centennial, Cindy Saadeh, Kingsport, TN (Curated)
Solo Exhibition, Lucy Cleek, Gypsy Circus Cider Company, Kingsport, TN
2016 The Identity Project, A1LabArts, Knoxville, TN
2015 The Identity Project, A1LabArts, Knoxville, TN
2013 Solo Exhibition, Sugar: A Poodle. Kingsport Art Guild-Main Gallery, Kingsport, TN
2012 Tradition Aside, Senior Thesis Exhibition, Blackberry Farm Gallery, Maryville College, Maryville, TN
Solo Exhibition, Poodles, Maryville College, Maryville, TN
2011 Kingsport Fun Fest Art Show, Kingsport Art Guild, Kingsport, TN
2010 Student Show, Blackberry Farm Gallery, Maryville College, Maryville, TN
He(art) for Haiti, Alumni Gym at Maryville College, Maryville, TN
WORKSHOPS AND RELATED EXPERIENCE
Printmaking Instructor for KnowHow Knoxville Fall Youth Arts Workshop, 2016
Certified Letterpress and Risograph Renter, Hands on Press at Striped Light, Knoxville, TN
Lounge Chalkboard Illustrator, Aubrey’s, Maryville, TN--2015-current//Bristol, TN--2017
Permanent collection at The Highlander Center, New Market, TN
Painting Workshop Instructor, The Highlander Center, December 2015
Instructor at Painting With A Twist 100 Block Knoxville, TN, 2015
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Highland Print Studio. Lucy Cleek. Facebook, 6 April 2018, https://www.facebook.com/HighlandPrintStudio/posts/1416039858502281
Staff Reports, “Centennial Celebration- Art contest, exhibit marks Kingsport’s 100th birthday,” Kingsport Times News, 30 April 2017, Print.
Hayes, Hank, “On Tap- Gypsy Circus Cider Company opens InCider Taproom on Fort Henry Drive,” Kingsport Times News, April 2017, Print.
“Sweet as Sugar,” Kingsport Times News, December 2013, Print.
Kennedy, Chloe, “MC Senior Art Exhibits on Display at Clayton Center,” May 7th, 2012, http://www.maryvillecollege.edu/news/2012/1693/mc-senior-art-exhibits-on-display-at-clayton-center/