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Whitney B. Fair
whitneyb.fair@gmail.com

www.whitneybfair.blogspot.com

ARTIST STATEMENT:

I have realized that most of my work is a commentary which tells a story of my life. The statues in my work which are symbols of innocence and purity have become symbols representing me and the innocence that I still cling to, and the innocence that I lost because of abuse. The concept of invasion is present and is about something good being destroyed. A new subject that I am dealing with is the loneliness I have always felt. A gilded cage represents being trapped and my loneliness, and those pieces discuss how I deal with that and find friends in unlikely places. Another way that I deal with my loneliness through art is my use of found objects; as I walk along the road I see bits of metal and debris being abandoned and want to give them a new home.

EDUCATION:
    2009            Missouri Southern State University. Bachelor of Arts – Studio Art

MEMBERSHIPS:
    2012-           Johns Creek Arts Center (Johns Creek, GA)
    2012-           High Museum of Art, Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)
    2009-2010   Main Street Joplin Association (Art Walk, Joplin, MO)
    2007-2011   Spiva Center for the Arts (Joplin, MO)
    2007-2008   Albrecht Kemper Museum of Art (St. Joseph, MO)

GALLERIES:
    2012-           Fresco Art Galerie; Alpharetta, GA

EXHIBITIONS:
    Solo Exhibition:
        2009-       Drawings From Summer 2009
        2006-       MSSU Fabric Installation On Campus
    Group Exhibitions/Juried Exhibitions:
        2009-       Spiva Center for the Arts, Small Works, Silent Auction
                        Spiva Center for the Arts, Membership Show
                        Senior Thesis Exhibition
        2008-       Black and White (Photography Exhibition)
                        Spiva Center for the Arts, 12 x 12 Silent Auction
                        Spiva Center for the Arts, Membership Show
                        Flight (MSSU Student Exhibition)
                        Albrecht Kemper Museum of Art, Membership Show
        2007-       Spiva Center for the Arts, 12 x 12 Silent Auction
                        Spiva Center for the Arts, Membership Show
                        Artists In Times of War (Collaborative Installation)
        2006-       American Gothic Modernized (Collaborative Project)
                        Global Technologies (Collaborative Project)
                        Summer In Sweden Photography Exhibition
        2005-       MSSU Foundation Show
   

Publications:
        2012-       Clive Milo (Web Comic with Karley Johnston)
        2011-       Yarn-Man and the Old Lady #1 (Web Comic)   
                        Rodney the Zombie #2 (Web Comic)
        2010-       Rodney the Zombie #1 (Web Comic)
        2009-       BLIXT (MSSU Publication)
        2008-       BLIXT (MSSU Publication)
        2007-       BLIXT (MSSU Publication)
                        Artists In Times of War (Exhibition Catalogue)       

AWARDS:
    2009            Spiva Center for the Arts, Membership Show
                          -Juror’s Recognition Award
    2009            MSSU Outstanding Graduate –Art, Studio
    2006-2009   MSSU Art Department Student Tuition Scholarship
    2008; 2006  Summer In Sweden Travel Abroad Scholarship
    2007            Thomas Hart Benton Watercolor Competition:
                          -Best Emerging Experimental Art Piece
   
ACTIVITIES:
    2005-2009    MSSU Art League; 2006-2009 President
    2003-2005    Carthage High School Art Club; 2004-2005 President
    2001-2005    Carthage FFA; 2004-2005 Secretary

TRAVEL:
    2008; 2006  MSSU Summer In Sweden (Study Abroad Experience)
    2007; 2005  New York City (Art Club Trips)