BORN: Covington, KY, 1974
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, Painting/Printmaking, May 1999, Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT
Post-Baccalaureate, 1997, Knox College, Galesburg, IL
Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art, June 1996, Knox College, Galesburg, IL
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010
Jasper Arts Center, Jasper, IN
Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV
2009
Avisca Fine Arts, Marietta, GA
Lessons Well Learned. Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
2008
From Knox to Now: Redefinition of Self Portraiture, Knox College, Galesburg, IL
One Step Back, LEAPING FORWARD, Park National Bank Art Gallery, University of Cincinnati - Clermont, Batavia, OH
2007
Reflect. Rise. Repeat., Nordheim Gallery, Covington, KY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009
National Black Fine Arts Show, Avisca Fine Arts, New York, NY
Prelude 2009: Human Spirit Revealed, Kennedy Heights Art Center, Cincinnati, OH
2008
First Fruit XII, Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley, PA
Introspections, A Juried Self-Portrait Exhibition, Mills Pond House Gallery, St. James, NY
“FRESH” 9th Annual Group Summer Exhibition, Artjaz, Phiadelphia, PA
Uptown Express, First Christian Assembly, Cincinnati, OH
Embrace, Avisca Fine Arts, Atlanta, GA
Faculty Show, Pearlman Gallery, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
go figure, The Carnegie, Covington, KY
Back Holmes, Nordheim Gallery, Covington, KY
VAULT: Lost Projects Resuscitated, A Collaborative Experiment by Lizz Godfroy & Anissa Lewis, Leapin Lizard, Covington, KY
New Power Generation, Hampton University Museum, Hampton, VA
National Black Fine Arts Show, Avisca Fine Arts, New York, NY
2007
Nappy Roots: An Affrilachian Sampler, Inktank, Cincinnati, OH
God Save the Queen, Leapin' Lizard, Covington, KY
24/7, Leapin' Lizard, Covington, KY
8th Annual Summer Group Show, ArtJaz, Philadelphia, PA
Embrace, Avisca Fine Arts, Atlanta, GA
Aqua, Kennedy Heights Art Center, Cincinnati, OH
Paths to Press, Dicere Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Voices and Visions, City of Bloomington, Bloomington, IN
2006
Welcome to Pleasant Ridge (Mural), Mullaney's Pharmacy (ArtWorks), Cincinnati, OH
2005
Be the change… (Mural), Kensington High School (Woodrock, Inc.), Philadelphia, PA
Art and Social Justice, Geo-Clan, Philadelphia, PA
2004
Aldea Colobo Africana (Permanent installation), Norris Square Community Gardens, Philadelphia, PA
Powerful Words (Mural), Kensington High School (Woodrock, Inc.), Philadelphia, PA
Untitled: MFA Thesis Show, Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT
COMMISSION
Installation , Take Back the Nite (Domestic violence rally), Galesburg, IL, sponsored by the Knox County Coalition against Domestic Violence, 1996
CURATORIAL
Exquisite Drawing , Dicere Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, July 2008
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Pearce, Sara, “Lost and Found,” The Enquirer, May 9, 2008
Muente, Tamara, “Articulations,” City Beat, April 30, 2008
Richardson, Rachel, “Artist shows journey through her work: Exhibit of Anissa Lewis' works on display at the Clermont College Art Gallery,” The Enquirer, April 19, 2008
“UC Clermont to display pieces that were ‘lived,” Kenton Recorder, April 17, 2008
Staff, “Main Event: Nappy Roots: An Affrilachian Arts Sampler,” CityBeat, October 2007
Strauss, Robert, “Galleries: Hot! Hot! Hot!,” www.aroundphilly.com, August 2007
Strauss, Robert, “August holds its own,” University City Review , August 2007
Feldmann, Jason, “New Exhibits Coming to Nordheim Gallery,” Kenton Recorder, March 2007
Pearce, Sara, “Weekend Art Warrior: highlights of tonight's options,” www.frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/art, March 2007
Artworks reproduced, Catch (An award winning literary magazine), Knox College, Galesburg, IL, Fall 1996 (Cover image), Winter/Spring 1996, Winter/Spring 1995
LECTURES & PUBLIC-SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS & WRITINGS
Lecturer, From Knox to Now, Knox College, Galesburg, IL, October 2008
Presenter, Artists Reaching Classrooms, Taft Museum, Cincinnati, OH, Fall 2007
Contributor, Transparent Layers: The Work of Aditi Singh Reddy (catalogue essay), Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, India, 2008
Panel Discussant, Works in Progress, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2007
Lecturer, Works on Paper, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, April 2007
Television Interviewee, “Northern Kentucky Magazine/ Chat Room,” ICN6, Erlanger, KY, February 2007
Panel Discussant, Art & Social Justice, Geo-Clan, Philadelphia, PA, 2005
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Instructor, Portfolio Prep, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, June - July 2009
Adjunct, Creative Processes, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, Spring 2009
Adjunct, Core Foundations, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, Fall 2008
Instructor, Beginning Drawing, Continuing Education, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, Fall 2008
Guest Critic, Advanced Tutorial, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, Spring 2008
Instructor, The Collaged Print, Continuing Education, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, Winter 2008 & Fall 2007
Teaching Artist, MuralWorks, ArtWorks, Cincinnati, OH, Summers 2007 & 2006
Program Director, Woodrock, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, Fall 2003 – 2005
Instructor, Introduction to Drawing, Temple University PASCEP, Philadelphia, PA, Spring 2003 & Spring 2002
Instructor, Women are Powerful, Prison Outreach Project, Temple University Pan African Studies Community Education Program (PASCEP), Philadelphia, PA, Spring 2003, Spring & Fall 2002
Arts Cluster Leader, YMCA Black Achievers, YMCA, Philadelphia, PA, Fall 2002
Guest Instructor, Introduction to Drawing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2000
Co-Instructor, Introduction to Drawing, Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT, Spring 1999
Post-baccalaureate Fellow, Art Department, Knox College, Galesburg, IL, Winter/Spring 1997
Teaching Assistant, Jose Clemente Orozco Academy, Chicago, IL, Fall 1995
ART RELATED EXPERIENCES & AWARDS
Artist-in-Residence, Beijing Residency Program, Beijing, China, 2009
Phillip Morris Fellow, Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT, 1997-98 & 1998-99
Artist-in-Residence, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, 1996
1st Place, Painting, Al Young Awards, Knox College, Galesburg, IL, 1996
2nd Place , Drawing, Al Young Awards, Knox College, Galesburg, IL, 1996
Participant, Associated Colleges of the Midwest Chicago Semester in the Arts, Chicago, IL, 1995
Recipient, Al Young Scholastic Merit Prize, Knox College, Galesburg, IL, 1995
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