CV - Sparker (Samantha Parker)
Chicago, IL (current studio location)
ACQUISITIONS & PUBLIC PROJECTS
2022 Aries, Undisclosed Location (public school) IL.
2021 The Response Project, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, OH. *organized by Katie Baker
2020 Flare, Seismique Museum, Houston, TX. (permanent)
2019 Ashen Nascence, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. *in partnership with Metropolitan Gallery Fine Art Consulting (permanent)
2019 Orchestral Fireworks, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati, OH. *organized by Amber Ostaszewski Dryer
2018 Blueprint, Woodbourne-Centerville Public Library, Centerville, OH. (permanent)
2018 Amped, Cypress Church, Galloway, OH. *organized by Angie Young
2018 Shock Absorber, Stevens Point Sculpture Park, Stevens Point, WI.
2018 Coilover, Shortpop Short North Arts District Public Art Program, Columbus, OH. *organized by the Short North Alliance
2018 Strut, Shortpop Short North Arts District Public Art Program, Columbus, OH. *organized by the Short North Alliance
2015 Patterned Obsolescence, BIA Parade of Homes in partnership with Rockford Homes Realty, Columbus, OH. *curated by Sherri Sams
2015 Equidistant, Courtyard-Marriott Austin *in partnership with NineDotArts and Sage Hospitality, Austin, TX. (permanent)
2011 Pool Projects, King’s Park Estates, Peoria, IL. (permanent)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 Somnambulant, Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA. *organized by Jeanne Bracy
2018 Swell, Shircliff Gallery, Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN. *organized by Arthur Fields
2018 Conjure, Rosefsky Gallery, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY. *organized by Hans Gindlesberger
2017 American Renegade, Illinois Central College, Peoria, IL. *organized by Steph VanDoren
2016 Wakeby Night, ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, OH. *organized by Ken Aschliman
2015 Retrofit, Georgetown Arts Center, Georgetown, TX. *organized by Nick Ramos
2015 Beyond Substance, Memorial-Sloan Kettering InFusion Center, Brooklyn, NY. *curated by Sarah Campbell
2015 Interstellar, Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, OH. *curated and organized by Jason Franz
2015 SLASH, Shannon Gallery, Ohio University Eastern, St. Clairsville, OH. *organized by Whitney Sage
2015 Malleable Matrices, Urban Arts Space, Columbus, OH. *organized by Merijntje van der Heijden
2011 Fabric of Li, Hartmann Gallery, Bradley University, Peoria, IL. *curated and organized by Elizabeth Kauffman
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 Cavernous, Part of the exhibition The Shape of the Environment, Art + Lit Lab, Madison, WI. *curated by Lelia Byron
2021 Venus/Reaper, Part of the exhibition Flow, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD. *curated by Elizabeth Kauffman and Christy Cox
2020 Rising (v.3), Part of Contemporary Perspectives in Printmedia, Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, FL. *curated by Sheila Goloborotko
2019 Rising (v.3), Part of Contemporary Perspectives in Printmedia, William Rolland Gallery of Fine Art and Kwan Fong Gallery of Art & Culture, California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA. *curated by Sheila Goloborotko and organized by Rachel T. Schmid
2019 Vivacious Nascence, Part of RePurposed, Arthaus Projects, Williamsport, PA. *curated by Matthew Zarzyczny, Kurt Herrmann, Paul McGinn, and Joel Ryder
2019 Ornamental Proportion, Part of Family Reunion, ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, OH. *curated by Haley Kedziora
2019 Asphyxiator, Part of In Essence of Being, Museum of Art, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS. *curated and organized by Mark Rigsby
2018 Compressor, Part of Installation Nation, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN. *curated and organized by Primary Colours
2018 Rising (v.2), Part of Contemporary Perspectives in Printmedia, Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ. *curated by Sheila Goloborotko, organized by Ellen Maher
2018 Reductive Colorways, Part of Donde Esta Mi Pistola Arpon, Till Richter Museum, Buggenhagen, Germany *curated by Miguel Aragon, organized by Dr. Till F.A. Richter
2018 Refraction, Part of Off the Wall: Contemporary Prints, Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX. *curated by Star Varner
2017 Perpetuate, Part of Melange: Abstract Invitational, Brandt-Roberts Galleries, Columbus, OH. *juried by Laura Lisbon, organized by Michelle Brandt
2017 Build Hope, Not Walls, Big Medium, Austin, TX. *curated by Nick Ramos
2017 Arctic Turbulence, Part of ArtPrize Nine, Ali Nicole Bridal, Grand Rapids, MI.
2017 The Greenery Show, Troppus Projects, Kent, OH. *juried by Kelly Dietrick
2017 God in the Abstract, Nails in the Wall Gallery, Metuchen, NJ. *juried by Phoebe Pollinger and Harry Simon, organized by Linda LaStella
2017 Neck of the Woods, Morgan Paper Conservatory, Cleveland, OH. *curated and organized by Anna Tararova
2017 Wild Art Columbus, Wild Goose Gallery, Columbus, OH.
2017 Synthetic Fruit, Slayer Gallery, Online Exhibition
2016 Iceberg, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH. *two-person collaborative project with Emily Moores, organized by Kitty Uetz
2015 New Perspectives in Printmaking, Art on Fifth, Austin, TX.
2015 Botanica: All Things Plant Life, Bedford Gallery *juried by Ken Harman and MacKenzie Stevens, organized by Christine Koppes
2014 CRASH, Part of Spatial Planes, Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum, San Antonio, TX. *curated by Mary Heathcott
2014 CRASH, Part of Truth and Consequences, Anya Tish Gallery, Houston, TX. *curated by Sarah Ansell
2014 Affinity, Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX. *curated by Sally Sprout
2014 Skyview 837, Part of NEXT 2014: A Survey of Contemporary American Printmaking, Nicole Longnecker Gallery, Houston, TX. *juried by Yizhak Elyashiv, organized by Nicole Longnecker
2014 Leukos-Haima (v.2), Part of POOL, Visual Arts Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. *curated by Amy Hauft, organized by Jade Walker
2014 Fluidensity, Part of The Printed Image 5: National Biennial Printmaking Exhibition, Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, Topeka, KS. *juried by Tom Huck
2014 The Heart of the Matter, Oceana Gallery, Pacifica, CA.
2014 National Exhibition, Art of the Center, Overland Park, KS.
2014 Fluidensity, Part of The Contemporary Print: A Survey of Printmaking in Texas, Big Medium Gallery, Austin, TX. *juried by Francesca Consagra, Jeffrey Dell, Katherine Brimberry
2014 Working Generations, Davis Gallery, Austin, TX. *organized by Susannah Morgan
2013 Endpapers: Before the Beginning and After the End, Northbranch Projects, Chicago, IL. and Backspace Collective, Peoria, IL. *juried by Regin Igloria
2011 Exquisite Line: Engraving 2011, 311 Gallery, Raleigh, NC.
2011 20/20 Vision: 4th Edition, The Firehouse Gallery, Louisville, GA.
2010 Printmakers and Prodigy, University of Texas Permian Basin, Odessa, TX.
2009 Mostra d’Arte, Palazzo Vagnotti, Cortona, Italy
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2020 Andra Tutto Bene Grant, NineDotArts
2019 Ringholz Foundation Award
2017 Project Seed Grant, Artprize Nine, Grand Rapids, MI.
2017 AITC Grant, Greater Columbus Arts Council
2017 Columbus Arts Festival Emerging Artist Grant
2015 Merit Award, Art Kudos International Exhibition *Juried by Charles Long
2015 3rd Round Showcase Winner, Installation Category, ArtSlant Prize
2014 John Fergus Post-MFA Fellowship in Visual Arts, The Ohio State University
EDUCATION
2014 MFA, Studio Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.
2011 BFA, Printmaking, Art History, Bradley University, Peoria, IL.
2009 Studies Abroad, Studio Art, University of Georgia, Cortona, Italy
FIELD EXPERIENCE
2022 Guest Lecturer, School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL.
2022 Keynote Speaker, Northern Lake County Arts Festival, IL.
2021 Guest Lecturer, School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL.
2019 Visiting Artist, North Central College, Naperville, IL.
2018 Visiting Artist, Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX.
2017 Visiting Artist, Southeast, Inc. Columbus, OH.
2016-17 Museum Instructor, The Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH.
2016 Panelist, Outside the Frame, Outside the Gallery, 2016 SGC International, Portland, OR.
2016 Visiting Artist, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH.
2015 Juror, Arkansas Arts Council Visual Arts Panel, Installation Art Category
2015 Visiting Artist, Urban Arts Space, Columbus, OH.
2014-15 Visiting Artist and Lecturer, Fergus Family Post-MFA Fellow, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
2014 Visiting Artist, Flatbed Press, Austin, TX.
2011-14 Teaching Assistant, The University of Texas at Austin
2009 Teaching Assistant, Printmaking, University of Georgia, Cortona, Italy
PRESS
“Meet Sparker: Artist” by Mike Bhand, Shoutout ATL, Voyage Atlanta, March 2022
“HTX Spots: Seismique” by Dorina Carrillo, The Colorful Chronicle, January 2021
“Meet Samantha Parker: Artist” by Iris Garcia, Shoutout HTX, Voyage Houston, December 2020
“Sensory Overload in an Instagram Palace” by Nicole Betts, Papercity Mag, December 2020
“8 Most Instagrammable Spots at Houston’s New Amazing Art Adventure” by Steven Devadanam, Culture Map Houston, December 2020
“Seismique Brings Mind-Bending Art Experience to Houston” by Sam Byrd, Houston Press, December 2020
“The Most Inventive Arts Projects to Come Out of the Pandemic” by David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, December 2020
“Bringing Music to New Ears” by Leyla Shokoohe, Issuu, December 2020
Publications
MEA Season 11, Published by Manifest Creative Research Gallery & Drawing Center. Available here