Terri Jones lives and works in Memphis, TN. She is the recipient of an NEA fellowship and received her BFA from the Atlanta College of Art. Jones is represented by David Lusk Gallery in Memphis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lindsay Julian, presented by Mary Jo Karimnia

 

8236 Tulip Rose Dr, 38125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lindsay Julian is an artist out of Memphis, TN. She received her MFA from Memphis College of Art in 2014. Her work centers around spaces that one encounters when young- the  forts and tunnels that mark your youth. In building large scale sculptures, Lindsay works to expand ideas on being safe, being wild, and reveling in curiosity.

 

 

 

 

Melissa Dunn, presented by Kyle Statham

 

618 Stonewall St, 38107

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Melissa Dunn’s work is about the basics of art - shape, color, line, pattern. Her studio is in her house in Memphis, TN, where she was born and has spent most of her life.  She’s exhibits locally, sometimes regionally, and teaches at the continuing education art school Flicker Street Studio.  She serves on the Artist Advisory Council at ArtsMemphis and volunteers at Carpenter Art Garden, an after school art program.  Right now she’s experimenting with incorporating sculpture and installation into a mostly painting and drawing practice and learning Carter Family songs on the guitar.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Between Worlds Collaborative (Eszter Sziksz and Stephanie Cosby) presented by Eszter Sziksz

2301 York Ave, 38104

 

Stephanie Cosby is a multimedia artist working in photography, projection, paint and with plants in Memphis, TN. Eszter Augustine-Sziksz is a European printmaker, and has traveled and lived in several countries from Asia to Europe. Eszter's work blendspapermaking, installation and video elements. She is an active artist shown at the regional and international level from Tokyo to Budapest. After earning a BA from Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Eszter made her way to Memphis College of Art where she recently completed an MFA degree in printmaking. Stephanie Cosby and Eszter Sziksz are Between Worlds Collaborative making public art together.

 

 

 

 

Greely Myatt, presented by Pinkney and Janis Herbert

 

648 Marshall Avenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greely Myatt was born in Mississippi.  He currently lives and works in Memphis, Tennessee, where he is Professor of Art at The University of Memphis.  His sculptures and installations have been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions across the United States, Europe and Japan.  He has received grants and fellowships from the Tennessee Arts Commission, The University of Memphis, The University of Georgia, Alternate Roots, Atlanta, and received the Mississippi Arts and Letters Visual Arts Award in 1994.  Myatt was an exchange artist to Israel in 1998. Represented by Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, and David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, his work is in numerous private and public collections. He is currently working on public projects for Urban Arts in Memphis, TN and Paideis School in Atlanta, GA.

 

 

 

Johnathan Payne presented by Alex Middleton

1802 Nelson, 38114

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Johnathan Payne (b. 1991, Houston, TX) is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice encompasses drawing, painting, collage, performance, and installation art. Payne has exhibited in various solo and group exhibitions in Memphis, including Meet Me Where I’m At at Crosstown Arts;Voice of the Turtle at TOPS Gallery; New Drawings at Beige; and Pyramid Scheme! at Gallery 363. He received his BA in Art from Rhodes College in Memphis, TN. Last fall, he was awarded an ArtsAccelerator grant from ArtsMemphis. He currently lives and works in Memphis, TN.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lester Merriweather  presented by Diana Schmied

 

2457 Oak Trail Drive, 38139

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lester Julian Merriweather (b.1978) is a Memphis-based visual artist. He attended the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture. He holds an MFA from Memphis College of Art and a BA from Jackson State University. Merriweather has exhibited extensively throughout the U.S. at various venues such as the Studio Museum in Harlem, NYC, TOPS Gallery, Powerhouse Memphis, Diverseworks in Houston, and the Contemporary in Atlanta. He has also exhibited abroad at the Zacheta National Gallery in Warsaw, Poland.