Kathryn Dettwiller
EDUCATION
1968-75 Post Graduate Study: George Peabody College; University of Tennessee at Nashville and at Arrowmont in Gatlinburg TN; Nashville State Technical Institute
1968 B.A., Fine Arts, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN
EXHIBITION HISTORY
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 Flying Solo: Mighty, Mighty Zola, Metropolitan Nashville International Airport, Nashville TN
2014 Crossing, University Club, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN
Off the Page, Tinney Contemporary, Nashville TN
2013 Crossing Time, SKyPAC, Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center, Bowling Green KY
2003 Solo Exhibition, Pryor Gallery, Columbia State Community College, Columbia TN
2002 Indivisible, New Work by Kathryn Dettwiller, Renaissance Center, Dickson TN
1995 Zola, State of Tennessee Attorney General’s Office, Nashville TN
1994 The Zola Series, MorningStar Gallery, Nashville TN
Zola: Portraits of a Dog, Folon & Rigsby Gallery, Nashville TN
Solo Exhibition, Centennial Club, Nashville TN
1993 Kathryn Dettwiller: New Paintings and Drawings, Parthenon Museum, Nashville TN
1991 Flying on the Right Side, Marnie Sheridan Gallery, Harpeth Hall School, Nashville TN
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013 Selections from MNAA Arts at the Airport Permanent Collection, curated by Mary Grissim, Nashville Public Library,
Nashville TN
2012 Shelby Park 100th Anniversary Art Exhibit, curated by Bill Brimm, Nashville TN
2011 Spirit of the River: Nashville Flood Art Exhibit, MetroArts Gallery, Nashville TN
2010 Fahrenheit 180: A Group Encaustic Exhibition, curated by Virginia Walsh, Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh NY
Arts in the Airport Fall 2010 Exhibition, McGhee Tyson Airport, Knoxville TN
Best Foot Forward, Montserrat College, Beverly MA http://bestfootforward2010.blogspot.com/
2009 artclectic 2009, University School of Nashville TN
2007 KISS, Centennial Art Center, Nashville TN
Women’s Works 2007, Woodstock IL
2006 Arts and Culture Alliance National Juried Exhibition of 2006, Knoxville TN
8th Annual Renaissance Regional Art Exhibition, Dickson TN
2005 The Fragile Species: New Art Nashville, curated by Mark Scala, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville TN
2004 Ritual, Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville TN
Three Women Intertwined, Centennial Art Center, Nashville TN
2003 Ahead of Ourselves, Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville TN
Tennessee Masterworks 2003, curated by Tom Walton, Madison Art Center, Madison TN
Women Beyond Borders, curated by Mark Scala, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville TN
Out of Our Minds, Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville TN
2002 October International 2002 Exhibition, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach FL
2001 The Best of Tennessee, curated by John E. Buchanan, Jr., Tennessee State Museum, Nashville TN
Three Women on Track, Adams Gallery, Cumberland University, Lebanon TN
The Nashville Artist Guild: A 50 year Tradition, curated by Louise LeQuire, Parthenon Museum, Nashville TN
Side By Side, curated by John Wetenhall, Nashville International Airport, Nashville TN
A Sense of Place, Belfast Waterfront Hall, Gallery Two, and Belfast City Airport, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Beyond the Surface, WomanMade Gallery, Chicago IL
2000 Renaissance Regional Exhibit, Renaissance Center, Dickson TN
VAAN New Works Exhibition, Nashville TN
Countdown 2000: The Exhibit, curated by Elaine Wood, Fest de Ville, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville, TN
Three Women Artists, VSCC Art Gallery, Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin TN
1999-98 Combined Talents: the Florida National, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee FL;
Traveled to The Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala FL
1998 Interpretations, Ceramics by Bill Capshaw and Paintings by Kathryn Dettwiller, Tennessee Arts Commission Gallery, Nashville TN
Three Facets of Eve, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville TN
1997 Three Facets of Eve, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa AL
20th Annual Art on Paper 1997, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis MD
1996 Women’s Art Works 6, Center at High Falls, Rochester NY
Priva B. Gross International, Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York, Bayside NY
1995 State of the Art Gallery National Juried Show, Ithaca NY
1994 Memphis Arts Festival 1994 Juried Art Exhibit, Memphis TN
Scene Unseen III, A National Exhibition, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales NM
About Face, curated by Barry Buxcamper, Cheekwood Museum of Art; traveled to Metropolitan Nashville Schools, and to Metropolitan Nashville International Airport, Nashville TN
1993 Collectors Select the Best of Nashville’s Working Artists Invitational Exhibit, Nashville Arts Gallery at Church Street Center Nashville TN
Vaanguard 93, Visual Artists Alliance of Nashville, Nashville TN
Central South Art Exhibition, Parthenon, Nashville TN
6th Annual Tennessee Valley Women’s Conference, University of Alabama at Huntsville, AL
Tennessee…From the Mountains to the Mississippi, TN Committee for the National Museum for Women in the Arts, Cheekwood Museum, Nashville TN
25th Annual W & J National Painting Show, Washington and Jefferson College, Washington PA
Regional Show VII, Southside Art League, Greenwood IN
Emerging Artists ’93, The Gallery on Broadway, Nashville TN
6th National Juried Exhibition, Clara Kott von Storch Gallery, Dexter MI
1992 11th Annual Women’s National Juried Art Exhibit, Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville AR
Memphis Arts Festival ’93 Juried Art Exhibit, Memphis TN
10th Annual Women’s National Juried Art Exhibition, Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville AR
Poldi Hirsch Memorial Invitational Juried Exhibition, East Coast Artists Gallery East, Havre de Grace MD
Premier Exhibit, Middle TN Committee of Women in the Arts, curated by Janet Higgins, Marnie Sheridan Gallery, Harpeth Hall School, Nashville TN
Come as you Aren’t, Third Annual Art for P.E.A.C.E. Sake, Nashville TN
1991 10 + 2 Women Artists of Middle Tennessee, curated by Wesley M. Paine, Parthenon Museum, Nashville TN
Northern National Art Competition, Nicolet College, Rhinelander WI
1990 The Nashville Artist Guild Turning Forty, curated by Louise LeQuire, Watkins Institute, Nashville TN
1982 ReVisions of Visions Works by members of the Southeastern Women’s Caucus for Art, Marnie Sheridan Gallery, Harpeth Hall School, Nashville TN
1981 Salmagundi II Works by members of the Southeastern Women’s Caucus for Art, Centennial Arts Center, Nashville TN
1980 Tennessee Women Artists 1980, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville TN
The Art Faculty: Sharon Charney, Kathryn Mathes (Dettwiller), Peg Williams, Marnie Sheridan Gallery, Harpeth Hall School, Nashville TN
1978 Two Artists Show: Phil Vander Weg, Kathryn Mathes (Dettwiller), Nashville Artist Guild Gallery at Cheekwood, Nashville TN
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2014 Jones, MiChelle, “Artist’s Small Tinney Show Dives Deep,” Tennessean, February 2
2005 Scala, Mark, “The Fragile Species: New Art Nashville,” catalog essay, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville TN
2002 October International Exhibition, exhibition catalog produced by the Robert and Mary Montgomery Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach FL
“Encaustic Art,” Nashville Lifestyles, IV October/November
2001 Side By Side, exhibition catalog produced by Sister Cities of Nashville, Nashville TN
Side By Side, exhibition catalog produced by Sister Cities Art Network, Belfast Northern Ireland
The Best of Tennessee exhibition catalog produced by the Tennessee State Museum, Nashville TN
2000 Engel, Kaaren, “A Conversation with Kathryn Dettwiller,” VAAN Newsletter, November/December
Kulakowski, Kitty, “Speaking Metaphorically,” The News Examiner, February 14
1999 “Kathryn Dettwiller,”Who’s Who In American Art 1999-2000, New Jersey: Marquis Who’s Who
1998 Young, Jean D. (Ed.) Combined Talents: The Florida National 1999, exhibition catalog produced by the Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University
Knowles, Susan, “The ‘Three Facets of Eve’ and More,” Nashville Woman, May
1996 Chappell, Susan, “Local Art Hits State Streets from Behind.” Nashville Banner, May 15
1995 Cooper, Steve, and Joseph Boehm, “Home of the Year,” Better Homes and Gardens, LXIII, August
1994 LeQuire, Louise, “Laughing with Nashville Artists,” NashvilleLife, I. October/ November
Knowles, Susan, “Changing Subjects,” Nashville Scene, June 30
Perry, Timothy (Ed.), Scene/Unseen, exhibition catalog produced by Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, New Mexico, Winter
1993 Knowles, Susan, “Powerful Observations,” Nashville Scene, March 25
Chappell, Susan, “Artists Offer Bridge to Teen Oasis,” Nashville Banner, February 24
1992 Auer, James, “Rhinelander Show Visually Dynamic,” Milwaukee Journal, July
1991 Monin, Beth, “Parthenon Exhibit Showcases Women,” Nashville Banner, March 26
1990 “Dettwiller Steeplechase Art Exhibited,” Tennessean, May
1980 Pursell, Julie, “The Art Scene,” Nashville Banner, July
Pursell, Julie, “The Art Scene,” Nashville Banner, May
Pursell, Julie, “The Art Scene,” Nashville Banner, March
Pursell, Julie, “Women’s World of Art,” Nashville Banner, March
1978 Hieronymous, Clara, “Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture to Open in Artists Guild Show,” Tennessean
1973 Hieronymous, Clara, “Guild Finally Finds a Suitable Home,” Tennessean
PROJECTS/RESIDENCIES
1992 Master Class Residency with Nathan Oliveira, Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe NM
1981 Created and operated the Studio at 346, the first cooperative working studio space in Nashville TN
1980 Official photographer for the U.S. Women’s Open Golf Championship, Richland Country Club, Nashville, TN
1979 Designed and created sets for the 1979 Harpeth Hall School Dance Concert, Nashville TN
AWARDS/HONORS
2010 Award of Merit, Arts in the Airport Fall 2010 Exhibition, McGhee Tyson Airport, Knoxville TN
2006 Honorable Mention, Arts and Culture Alliance National Juried Exhibition of 2006, Knoxville TN
2003 Second Place, 5th Annual D.I.G. Through Art Conference, Nashville TN
2001 Gallery Award, The Best of Tennessee, Tennessee State Museum, Nashville TN
1997 Second Place, 47th Spiva Annual Competition, George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin MO
1996 Honorable Mention, Women’s Works 1996, Old Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock IL
1995-06 Invitational Exhibition of Tennessee Artists, Office of Senator Bill Frist, Washington DC
1992 Burnside Award, Northern National Juried Art Competition, Nicolet College, Rhinelander WI
1991 Best of Show, Northern National Juried Art Competition, Nicolet College, Rhinelander WI
1990 Best of Show, Poldi Hirsch Memorial National Invitational Juried Exhibition, Havre de Grace MD
LECTURES/PANEL DISCUSSIONS/WORKSHOPS
2012 Encaustic Demonstration for R & F Encaustic Paints, Plaza Art, Nashville TN
2008 Presenter, Artists Forum, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville TN
2007 Juror, Tomato Art Show, Art & Invention Gallery, Nashville TN
2005 Gallery Talk on my work, Gift, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville TN
2003 Visiting Artist Lecture, Columbia State Community College, Columbia TN
2002 Visiting Artist Lecture, Renaissance Center, Dickson TN
2002 Workshop Presenter, Encaustics, LeQuire studio for Visual Artists Alliance of Nashville
2001 Panel Discussion: Three Women on Track, Cumberland University, Lebanon TN
2000 Panel Discussion, Three Women Artists, VSCC Art Gallery, Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin TN
1996 Visiting Artists Lecture, Three Facets of Eve, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville TN
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Abe’s Garden, Nashville TN
The Bank of Nashville, Nashville TN
Columbia State College, Columbia TN
Pinnacle Bank, Nashville TN
Vanderbilt University Eye Clinic, Nashville TN
Women Beyond Borders, San Diego CA
BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS
2003–2010: Board member, Metropolitan Nashville Arts at the Airport Foundation
2005-2009: Board member, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg TN
1999–2005: Artists’ Council Member, Frist Center for the Visual Arts
1995-2006: Board member, Visual Artists Alliance of Nashville
1993-1994: Board member, St. Luke’s Community Center
1989-1993: Allocations Committee, Metro Arts Grants Programs
1989: Mayor’s Committee, Harlem Renaissance Exhibition
1988: Art Committee, International Conference on AIDS
Mayor’s Cultural Arts Task Force, Grassroots Division
Steering Committee on Art, Congressman Bob Clement
1988-1994: Board member, Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission
1987-1990: Board member, The Nashville Symphony
1969-1987: Board member, The Nashville Artist Guild