CRAIG CULLY

Education

• The University of Arizona, Tucson AZ, MFA, painting               

• School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL, painting concentration              

• Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park PA, BFA painting    

 

Galleries  

• Etherton Gallery, Tucson AZ, 2012-Current

• Projects Gallery, Philadelphia PA/Miami FL, 2009— 2018

• Cumberland Gallery, Nashville TN ,2010-2018

• Stewart Gallery, Boise ID, 2008-2018

• Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, San Francisco CA, 2013–2015

• Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach CA, 2011-2015

• Essex Gallery, Essex CT, 2012-2013

• Gallerie Urbane, Dallas TX, 2010-2013

• Noel Baza Gallery, San Diego CA, 2010-2012

• Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe NM, 2007 — 2009

• Platform Gallery, Tucson AZ, 2006 — 2008

 

Solo Exhibitions 

• Clyde Snook Gallery, “Retrospective”, Adams State University, Alamosa CO ,2021

• 5 & J Gallery, “Continuous Edge: collaborative work Kelly Leslie/Craig Cully”, Lubbock TX, 2021

• Southern Illinois University Carbondale Museum, “NOURISHing”, Carbondale IL, 2021

• Youngers Gallery, “Recent Work”, Northeastern Jr. College, Sterling CO, 2019

• Joseph Gross Gallery, “NOURISHing”, The University of Arizona, Tucson AZ ,2018

• Wee Gallery, “Craig Cully: Catch and Release”, Tucson AZ ,2017

• Wee Gallery, “Craig Cully: Patriarchs by Proxy”, Tucson AZ, 2016

• Stewart Gallery, “Singular Marvels”, Boise ID, 2015

• Projects Galery, “Craig Cully: NArdent Proponents of Iridescence”, Philadelphia PA, 2013

• Gallerie Urbane, “Craig Cully: New Work”, Dallas TX, 2010

• Stewart Gallery, “Get Out of Jail Free”, Boise ID, 2010

• Washington State University Gallery, “Mingle”, Pullman WA, 2009

• Klaudia Marr Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Santa Fe NM (tri-fold catalogue), 2009

• Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, “Portraits and Perversions,” Tucson AZ, 2004

• Western Texas College, “(A)pathetic”, Snyder TX , 2001

• Sleeth Gallery of Wesleyan University, “Awkward Intimacies”, Buckhannon WV, 2000      

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Invitational Exhibitions

• 516 ARTS,“Together As Within”, Albuquerque NM (collaborative work with Kelly Leslie)  2023

• Etherton Gallery ,“Palm Springs Artfair”, Palm Desert CA  2013

• Weigel House, “5 in 1”,  Knoxville TN  2012

• Etherton Gallery, “RED”,  Tucson AZ  2012

• Hardee Center for the Arts, “Constructed Identities and Staged Narratives”, NFCC, Madison FL 2012

• Gallerie Urbane, “Houston Art Fair”,  Houston TX 2012

• Sue Greenwood Fine Art, “American Icons”, Laguna Beach CA 2011/12

• Etherton Gallery, “Don’t Look Now”, (Three Person) Tucson AZ 2011

• Projects Gallery, “Wynwood Art Fair”, Miami FL,

• “Aqua Art Fair”, Miami FL, “Art Palm Beach”,Palm Beach FL, “Toronto International Art Fair”, Toronto Canada, “Red Dot” & “Miami International Art Fair”, Miami FL 2009/10/11/12/13

• Museum of Texas Tech University, “Check Up 1”, Lubbock TX (catalogue) 2011

• Metro Gallery, “Reconnection/Recollection” (co-curated Craig Cully/ Kelly Leslie), Reno NV 2011

• Projects Gallery, “Selection of Gallery Artists”, Philadelphia PA  2011

• Projects Gallery, “Little Treasures Big Rewards”, Philadelphia PA  2011

• Cumberland Gallery,“Small Packages” , Nashville TN 2009/10/11

• Preston Contemporary Art Center, “Exhibition 1”, Mesilla NM (catalogue)  2011

• Corner House Gallery, “Urbane Stages”, Cedar Rapids IA  2010

• Noel-Baza Gallery, “Bare Naked and Nude”, San Diego CA  2010

• Park Fine Art Gallery, Gallery Edel and Changwon National University Art Museum,

• “Park Fine Art International  Invitational”, Albuquerque NM, Japan and South Korea  (catalogue) 2010

 

Juried Exhibitions            

• Tucson Museum of Art, “Arizona Biennial 2023”, Tucson AZ 2023

• Thono Chul Gallery “Exotic Sublime: Land and Sky”, Tucson, AZ 2022

• PRPG.mx, “Ephemeral:Life, Death & Art”, Mexico City MX (collaborative work with Kelly Leslie) 2022

• ARTLINK Contemporary Galllery, “Nocturne”, Fort Wayne IN (collaborative work with Kelly Leslie) , 2022

• Shoebox Arts, “That’s Effin’ Funny!”, (online exhibition https://shoeboxprojects.com/) 

• Los Angeles CA 2021

• Dallas Metro Arts Contemporary, “Animal, Mineral, Vegetable”, Plano TX
  (collaborative work with Kelly Leslie) 1st place painting award, 2021

• Buckham Gallery, “Disrupted Realism”, Flint MI Juried by John Seed, featuring work by Anne Harris, 3rd place award, online interview with John Seed and Anne Harris, catalogue published ,2021

• Las Lagunas Gallery, “Fresh Paint”, Laguna Beach CA ,2020

• South Haven Arts Center, “Beyond, Behind, Beneath...Narrative Self-Portraiture”, South Haven MI, 2020

• Hillard Gallery, “Figurative Show 13th Annual”, Kansas City MO, 2020

• Art Room Gallery, “3rd Annual Small Works Show”, Fort Worth TX, 2019

• CORE New Art Space, “The Red Show”, Lakewood CO, 2019

• D’Art Gallery, “Changes”, Denver CO, 2019

• Lore Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna University ”11th Annual National Figurative Drawing and Painting Exhibition”, Selinsgrove PA, 2019

• Manifest Gallery, “Fresh Paint”, Cincinnati OH 2017

• Tucson Museum of Art, ”Reimagining the Wall” (in collaboration with David Adix),
  Tucson AZ 2017 (July–Sept) 

• Lore Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna University ”8th Annual National Figurative
  Drawing and Painting Exhibition”, Selinsgrove PA 2016

• Pennsylvania State Museum, ”Art of the State”, Harrisburg PA 2015

• Tucson Museum of Art, “Arizona Biennial 2013”, Tucson AZ 2013

• LH Horton Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College , “2D/3-D Figurative Works”,  Stockton CA 2011

• Tucson Museum of Art, Arizona Biennial '11, Tucson AZ, 011

• Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery, University of Nevada, Reno “Myself”, Reno NV, 2010

• Manifest Gallery, “International Painting Annual I”, Exhibition in Print, 2010

 

Group Exhibitions  

• Cumberland Gallery, “Unique Visions”, Nashville TN, 2013

• Projects Gallery,  “Houston Art Fair”, Houston TX, 013

• Projects Gallery,  “Aqua Art Fair”, Miami FL, 012/2013

• Hardee Center for the Arts, “Constructed Identities and Staged Narratives”, NFCC, Madison FL, 012

• Etherton Gallery, “Don’t Look Now”, Tucson AZ, 2012

• Metro Gallery,  “Recollection/Reconnection”, Reno NV (co-curator), 2011

• Park Fine Art Gallery, Gallery Edel andChangwon National University Art Museum,“Park Fine Art International  Invitational”, Albuquerque NM, Japan and South Korea  (catalogue), 2010

• Projects Gallery, “Art Palm Beach”, Palm Beach FL & “Miami International Art Fair”, Miami FL, 2010/2011/2012/2013

• Projects Gallery, “Bridge Art Fair”, New York, NY & “Toronto International Art Fair”, Toronto Canada & “Red Dot Art Fair”, Miami FL, 2009/2010/2011/2012

• Stewart Gallery, “L.A. Art Fair”, Los Angeles CA    2010/09

• Cumberland Gallery, “Small Packages” , Nashville TN    2009/2010/2011  

•  Boise Art Museum, “Kids Stuff”, Boise ID     2009

• U of A Student Union Art Gallery, “Paris-Tucson Exchange Exhibition”, (2 part group exhibition featuring selected artist from Paris and Tucson), 2009

• Visual Arts Graduate Research Laboratory —The University of Arizona, “Continuum”,  Tucson AZ (Invitational exhibition featuring current and past faculty, alumni, and artists from Tucson galleries)  2009  

•  NMSU Art Gallery, “Faculty Art Exhibition”, Las Cruces NM, 2009

• The Stewart  Gallery, "Small Wonders (lilliputians)", Boise ID, 2008

• The Space Gallery, Two-Person Exhibition, New Richmond  WI, 2008

• Klaudia Marr Gallery, “2008/07 Realism Invitational”, Santa Fe NM, 2008/07

• The Sapce Gallery, Two Person Exhibition, New Richmond, WI , 2008

• Platform Gallery , “Relatively Funny”, Tucson AZ , 2007

• Furlong Gallery, Faculty Exhibition ‘07, Menomonie WI , 2007

• Tucson Museum of Art, “An Eclectic Eye”, Tucson, AZ (catalogue), 2007

• Platform Gallery, “New Works”, Tucson, AZ, 2006

• Phoenix Museum of Art, “Contemporary Forum Grant Winners”, Phoenix AZ, 2006

• Etherton/Temple Gallery, “Bonfire of the Vanitas”, Tucson AZ, 2006

• Platform Gallery, “Behind Our Eyes”, Tucson AZ, 2005

• Liz Hernandez Gallery, “Out of Chaos”, Tucson AZ, 2005

• Ehterton/Temple Gallery, “Wherefore Art Thou?”, Tucson AZ, 2005

 

Lectures

• Virtual Artist Talk, Shoebox Gallery, Los Angles CA,  2021

• Artist Interview, Buckham Gallery, Flint MI , 2021

• Artist Lecture, El Paso Art Association, El Paso TX,  2020

• Artist Lecture, The University of Arizona, Tucson AZ,  2018

• Artist Talk, Etherton Gallery, Tucson AZ,   2018

• Artist Talk, University of Nevada, Reno NV,   2011

• Artist on Art Lecture, El Paso Museum of Art, EL Paso TX,  2010

• Visiting Artist Lecture, Cochise College, Seirra Vista AZ,  2010

• Visiting Artist Lecture, Washington State University, Pullman WA,  2009

• Visiting Artist Lecturer, West Virginia Wesleyan University,  2000

 

Public Collections

• Lore Degenstein Gallery, Selinsgrove PA 2020 (Acquisition)

• Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson AZ 2017 (Acquisition)

• Boise Museum of Art, Boise ID 2009 (Acquisition)

• Boise Museum of Art, Boise ID, 2009 (Acquisition)

• Gladwyn Elementary School, Chanlan Lee Memorial Installation, 2009 (Comission)

• The Museum of Art at Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX, 2007 (Acquisition)

• The University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson AZ, 2007 (Acquisition)

• Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson AZ, 2007 (Acquisition)

• University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, Chickasha OK, 2001 (Purchase Award)

    

Awards & Grants

• Figuratieve Kunst Vandaag (FiKVA)Foundation, international award for painters, short-listed, 2023 

• NMSU Seed Grant, College of Arts and Sciences, NMSU ,2 022

• Research and Development Grant (collaborative work with Kelly Leslie), Arizona Commission on the Arts, 2021

• 3rd place award, “Disrupted Realism”, Buckham Gallery, Flint MI, Juror: John Seed, 2021

• NMSU Mini-Grant, College of Arts and Sciences, NMSU, 2018

• Deviesthali Family Foundation Grant, (co-author for NMSU Department of Art fundraiser) 2011//1 

• NMSU Mini-Grant, College of Arts and sciences, NMSU,  2012

• Rising Star Award, Vice President for Research, NMSU,  2011

• Professional Development Grant, Tucson Pima Arts Council,  2009

• NMSU College of Arts and Sciences Dissemination Grant,  2008

• University of Wisconsin Lesson Study Grant,  2007-2008

• Contemporary Forum Grant, Phoenix Museum of Art,   2005  

 

Publications & Citations

• Disrupted Realism, Exhibition Catalogue, Buckham Gallery  2021

• 11th Annual Figurative Exhibition, Exhibition Catalogue, Lore Degenstein Gallery  2019

• Tucson Weekly, Margaret Regan, To The Hounds!, April 26, 2018

• 8th Annual Figurative Exhibition, Exhibition Catalogue, Lore Degenstein
  Gallery 2016

• Nashville Arts Magazine, Lydia E. Denklar, Unique Visions: Critiquing the Human Condition, pg. 69- Images of “Birthday Portrait—In the studio at 40” and “Conviction: A Soft Punch reproduced    November 2013

• Image of “Big Kiss” reproduced in advert for Miami International Artfair, Art in America,  and Art Newspaper, December 2012

• Divine Fits album cover artwork, 2012

• KVOA News, Tucson, Arts and Culture Guy, Announcement/discussion of  Don’t Ask Don’t Tell exhibition at Etherton Gallery featuring an image of my painting “A Certain Crisis: Outpour/Downpour” January 26, 2012

• Tucson Weekly, Image of “Birthday Portrait—In the studio at 40” reproduced January 12-18, 2012

• Check Up, Exhibition Catalogue, Museum of Texas Tech University, 2011

• Tucson Museum of Art Preview, Image of  “The Hairdresser’s Husband” reproduced, 2011

• “Portrait of the artists” Brad Bynum, Reno News & Review    January 20, 2011

• “Newest exhibit at UNR’s Sheppard Gallery is a study in how artists see themselves,” Geralda Miller, The Reno Gazette-Journal    January 16, 2011

• “Faces show character and culture,” Nonie Wainwright, Nevada News    January 7, 2011

• Xhibit, 2011 Exhibition 1 Catalogue, Preston Contemporary Art Center Mesilla, NM, 2011

• Exhibition Catalogue, “Myself”, Sheppard Fine Arts GalleryUniversity of Nevada Reno, Reno NV,  2011International Painting Annual I, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati OH (exhibition catalogue) , 2010University of Arizona Poetry Center Newsletter, image reproduced front cover and inside illustration  September, 2010

• Park International Invitational Exhibition Catalogue, 2010

• “Art Events”, Dianna Deling, Santa Fean , August/September, 2009

• Philadelphia City Paper, “Hot Off the Prez, Robin Rice on Visual Art:“Obamna-Rama” and ‘Guilty Pleasures at Projects Gallery”, Robin Rice    February 10, 2009

• “Went to Projects Last Friday”, <http://dcartnews.blogspot.com>    February 8, 2009

• “All Small Redux at Dalton Gallery”, Susannah Darrow , March 2, 2009

• Boise Weekly, Image reproduced on front and inside cover with short bio    December 2008

• “Soaring Upward,” Margret Regan, Tucson Weekly, January 13, 2008

• “Review of Faculty Art Exhibition at UW-Stout,”Darren Tesar and Patrick Gantert, Art Canary: The Twin Cities-Area Student Arts Writing Intitiative,  November 12, 2007 

• Tucson Museum of Art, An Eclectic Eye: Selections from the Dan Leach Collection, Tucson AZ (exhibition catalogue)   October 2007

• Downtown Tucsonan, “Julia Latané Returns to MOCA”    October 2005(contributing critic)

• Tucson Citizen, “Our City’s Rich With Art” (May 12 cover story)    May 12, 2005

•  University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, “Seventh Annual Juried Exhibition,” Chickasha OK (exhibition catalogue)    Artlies: A Texas Art Journal, Volume 2,  October 2001

• “Texas Works, Art Zealot + Will Cannings” (contributing critic for West Texas area)Artlies: A Texas Art Journal, Volume I, August 2001

• “Nola Dixon Richards: The Other Side of Silence”(contributing critic for West Texas area)   “Religious Themes Predominate At Apparatus Gallery’s Latest Exhibition,” Margaret Regan, Tucson Weekly, December 1998

• “The Fragmented Body,” a small group exhibition which featured my work received much critical attention and was ranked the third top exhibition in Orange County/Los Angeles in 1998 by The Orange County Register, ecember 27, 1998

• “Artists Seek Wholeness in Divided Lives” Danielle Walsh, The Orange County Register, Fine Arts Section, November 15, 1998    

• “Bodies of Expression” Deborah L. Knaff, The Press Enterpris, November 15, 1998

• “Exhibit Explores Fragmented Bodies,” Cal Ploy Press, November 16, 1998

• “Headless Barbies on the March,” Only in L.A., Steve Harvey’s column in the Los Angeles Times , November 18, 1998

• “Rhythm, Gesture Metaphor,” a small group exhibition juried by Squeak Cornwalth which featured my work received much critical attention and was selected for Best of New Haven 1998: Staff Picks by The New Haven Advocate, May 1998

• “Painter’s Picks: Painting, Works on Paper,” William Zimmer, The New York Times, May 10, 1998

• “What’s the Word?,” Hank Hoffman, New Haven Advocate, May 1998

• “Written word becomes visual link in national show,” Judy Birke, New Haven Register, May 1998