Gracelee Lawrence
b. 1989, Sanford, NC. Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY and Chapel Hill, NCSOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017
Pear Shaped, Bunker Projects,
Pittsburgh, PA
When Watched, Bridge Art Space, Bangkok, Thailand
And SheWas, Rumpueng Art Space, Chiang Mai, Thailand
When Watched, Bridge Art Space, Bangkok, Thailand
And SheWas, Rumpueng Art Space, Chiang Mai, Thailand
2016
Bear Fruit, Ella Fountain Pratt
Legacy Gallery, Durham, NC
2015
Canteloup, MOM Gallery, Austin, TX
Murmurs, UMLAUF Prize Exhibition,
Umlauf Sculpture Garden, Austin, TX
2014
Eupepsia, BLUEorange Contemporary,
Houston, TX
Mouthfeel, grayDUCK Gallery, Austin, TX
Mouthfeel, grayDUCK Gallery, Austin, TX
2013
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Suggestress, Kiehle Gallery, Saint
Cloud University, Saint Cloud, MN
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
Palms, Tiger Strikes Asteroid,
Los Angeles, CA,
Eventual Artifact, Times Square Immersive,
SPRING/BREAK Art Show,
New York, NY
New York, NY
2018
In*ti*mate, Random Access Gallery,
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Alligator, Partial Shade,
Huntsville, TX
Work/Shop, Fundacion Botin,
Santander, Spain
URNS, Cooper Gallery, Brooklyn,
NY
Issue II, The Church Troy, Troy, NY
Defining Form, Untitled Space, New York,
NY
Cowlick, Moonmist, Houston, TX
Bangkok Biennale: Quid Pro Quo, Bangrak
Bazaar, Bangkok
Partial Shade II: Finer Feelings, Austin,
TX
It went like this: the skyline was beautiful on
fire, Vermont College of Fine Arts,
Montpelier, VT
First Date, Automat Collective,
Philadelphia, PA
Are We In Sync?, SVA Curatorial Practice
Masters Program, Brooklyn, NY
Xenomorphs, SPRING/BREAK Art Show,
New York, NY
2017
Hello Girls at No
Vacancy 3, Alt Esc, Brooklyn, NY
Faculty Exhibition, Chiang Mai University Art
Center, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Summer Vids 3, Sadie Halie Projects,
Minneapolis, MN
Issue II, The Church Troy, Troy, NY
To Meet In The Clouds,Chiang Mai University Art Center, Chiang Mai, Thailand
NO NEW FORMS, Trestle Projects, Brooklyn, NY
There Are No Girls On The Internet, Localhost Gallery, IP 162.244.165.111:48849
MATERIAL WORLD, SPRING/BREAK, BKLYN Immersive, Brooklyn, NY
Texas Regional, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Home/Making, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Issue II, The Church Troy, Troy, NY
To Meet In The Clouds,Chiang Mai University Art Center, Chiang Mai, Thailand
NO NEW FORMS, Trestle Projects, Brooklyn, NY
There Are No Girls On The Internet, Localhost Gallery, IP 162.244.165.111:48849
MATERIAL WORLD, SPRING/BREAK, BKLYN Immersive, Brooklyn, NY
Texas Regional, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Home/Making, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2016
UMLAUF Prize Alumni Exhibition, UMLAUF Sculpture Garden and Museum, Austin, TX
Milk Voice, Visual Arts Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
A Sponge and a Sign, Museum of Human Achievement, Austin, TX
Milk Voice, Visual Arts Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
A Sponge and a Sign, Museum of Human Achievement, Austin, TX
EDUCATION
2016
University of Texas at
Austin, Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture + Extended Media
2011
Guilford College, Honors Bachelor of Arts in
Sculpture
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2019
2018
Workshop with Cristina
Iglesias, Centro Botin, Santander, Spain
Permanent Outdoor Sculpture Award, Mary Sky Residency, Hancock, VT
Permanent Outdoor Sculpture Award, Mary Sky Residency, Hancock, VT
2017
Peripheral Vision Publication Fellow
Maake Magazine Issue 5 Featured Artist
Maake Magazine Issue 5 Featured Artist
2016
Luce Scholars Fellowship, Henry Luce Foundation
(Fully Funded 13 month fellowship in Thailand
2015
UMLAUF Prize, Juror
Suzanne Deal Booth, UMLAUF Sculpture Garden and Museum
Guatemala Program Award, College of Fine Arts, The University of Texas at Austin
Guatemala Program Award, College of Fine Arts, The University of Texas at Austin
2014
The David Womack Memorial Fiber Arts Scholarship,
lanthom Foundation
2013
Travel Grant, The Student Excellence Fund, The
University of Texas at Austin
Eyes Got It Prize, Austin, TX
Eyes Got It Prize, Austin, TX
PRESS
2019
Abrams, Loney. “9
Exceptional Artworks from Spring/Break Art Show 2019 That Aren’t
Penile.” Artspace, Mar
6 [Online]
Bowling, Suzanna. “SPRING/BREAK Art Show: Eventual Artifact.” Times Square Chronicles, Mar 1 [Online}
McMahon, Katherine, “A Look Around the 2019 Spring/Break Art Show” ARTnews, Mar 6 [Online}
Bowling, Suzanna. “SPRING/BREAK Art Show: Eventual Artifact.” Times Square Chronicles, Mar 1 [Online}
McMahon, Katherine, “A Look Around the 2019 Spring/Break Art Show” ARTnews, Mar 6 [Online}
2018
Martinez, Mada. “Un Cuarto Propio En Santander.” El
Diario Montanes, El Diario Montanes,
Sep 29 [Online]
Chen, Vincent. “Interview with the MATERIAL GIRLS.” DE:FORMAL, Mar 14 [Online]
Wood, Jack Arthur, “The Material Girls” Exhibition XOXO at the Museum of Human Achievement.” Feb 19 [Online]
Votang, Thao, “MATERIAL GIRLS: xoxo”, Conflict of Interest, Feb 8 [Online]
Erger, Georgia. “Salon 2017”, Peripheral Vision, 31 Jan [Online]
Gary, Julia, “MATERIAL GIRLS: The Collective Exploring Intimacy With Power Tools”, PAPER Magazine, 19 Jan [Online]
Chen, Vincent. “Interview with the MATERIAL GIRLS.” DE:FORMAL, Mar 14 [Online]
Wood, Jack Arthur, “The Material Girls” Exhibition XOXO at the Museum of Human Achievement.” Feb 19 [Online]
Votang, Thao, “MATERIAL GIRLS: xoxo”, Conflict of Interest, Feb 8 [Online]
Erger, Georgia. “Salon 2017”, Peripheral Vision, 31 Jan [Online]
Gary, Julia, “MATERIAL GIRLS: The Collective Exploring Intimacy With Power Tools”, PAPER Magazine, 19 Jan [Online]
2017
Chen, Vincent,
“Interview with Gracelee Lawrence”, DE:FORMAL, Nov 20 [Online]
Burns, Emily, “Gracelee Lawrence”, Maake Magazine, Oct 16 [Online]
Faulder, Catherine, “When Gracelee Watched”, Bangkok Post, Guru Magazine, Sep 1 [Online]
Nunes, Andrew, “Exploring a Huge, Glowing, Immersive Warehouse Experience at Frieze Week”, Creators, Vice, 17 May 2017
Voon, Claire. Spring/Break Art Show Trades Labyrinthine Rooms for Immersive Installations. Hyperallergic, May 9 [Online]
Lee, Jongho, SPRING/BREAK Presents BKLYN IMMERSIVE. Eyes Towards the Dove, June 23 [Online]
Burns, Emily, “Gracelee Lawrence”, Maake Magazine, Oct 16 [Online]
Faulder, Catherine, “When Gracelee Watched”, Bangkok Post, Guru Magazine, Sep 1 [Online]
Nunes, Andrew, “Exploring a Huge, Glowing, Immersive Warehouse Experience at Frieze Week”, Creators, Vice, 17 May 2017
Voon, Claire. Spring/Break Art Show Trades Labyrinthine Rooms for Immersive Installations. Hyperallergic, May 9 [Online]
Lee, Jongho, SPRING/BREAK Presents BKLYN IMMERSIVE. Eyes Towards the Dove, June 23 [Online]
2015
Marino, Rebecca,
“Cantaloupe: Gracelee Lawrence”, Conflict of Interest, Dec 28 [Online]
Zinser, Catherine, “Old & Guard Vanguard”, Aether Magazine, Apr 20 Robertson, Matt, “Two Graduate Studio Art Students Receive Annual UMLAUF Prize”, The Daily Texan, Sep 9 [Online]
Lee, Mike, “See the 2015 Umlauf Prize Winners”, KUT, Oct 30 [Online]
Zinser, Catherine, “Old & Guard Vanguard”, Aether Magazine, Apr 20 Robertson, Matt, “Two Graduate Studio Art Students Receive Annual UMLAUF Prize”, The Daily Texan, Sep 9 [Online]
Lee, Mike, “See the 2015 Umlauf Prize Winners”, KUT, Oct 30 [Online]
2019
(Upcoming) Franconia Sculpture Park Jerome
Fellowship Residency, Shafer, MN, USA
(Upcoming) SPiN Artist Residency, Pikes, Ibiza, Spain
(Upcoming) Wassaic Artist Residency with MATERIAL GIRLS, Wassaic, NY, USA
Sculpture Space, Utica, NY, USA
(Upcoming) SPiN Artist Residency, Pikes, Ibiza, Spain
(Upcoming) Wassaic Artist Residency with MATERIAL GIRLS, Wassaic, NY, USA
Sculpture Space, Utica, NY, USA
2018
Visible Futures Lab,
The School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, USA
The Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, GA, USA
Centro Botin, Santander, Spain
Mary Sky Residency, Hancock, VT, USA
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, USA
Wassaic Artist Residency, Wassaic, NY, USA
Flux Factory, Queens, NY, USA
The Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, GA, USA
Centro Botin, Santander, Spain
Mary Sky Residency, Hancock, VT, USA
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, USA
Wassaic Artist Residency, Wassaic, NY, USA
Flux Factory, Queens, NY, USA
2017
Bunker Projects,
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
2016
Visiting Artist in Residence, Chiang Mai University,
Chiang Mai, Thailand
2015
GreenHill Residency, Greensboro, NC, USA
Alumni Backpacking, Signal Fire, Owyhee River Wilderness, OR, USA
Alumni Backpacking, Signal Fire, Owyhee River Wilderness, OR, USA
2014
The Golden Dome School
for Performing Planetary Rites, Marin Country, CA, USA
Rare Waters Wide Open Studios, Signal Fire, Mogollon Rim, AZ, USA
Rare Waters Wide Open Studios, Signal Fire, Mogollon Rim, AZ, USA
2013
The Trailer Project,
Rancho Paradiso, Joshua Tree, CA, USA
2012
Contemporary Artists
Center at Woodside, Troy, NY, USA
2011
Iron Casting
Residency, Franconia Sculpture Park, Franconia, MN, USA