Education

BFA Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI, 1995Parsons School of Design, New York City, 1994

Solo ExhibitionsI See A Pattern, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC, 2014Odyssey, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC, 2013In a Moment of Unintended Pause, Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX, 2010Brilliance in the Lost Moment of Hesitation, L Ross Gallery, 2009In the Purest Sense, Corte Real Gallery, Algarve, Portugal, 2008A Door Within a Girl, Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX, 2006Inside the Everyday, Katrina Lasko Gallery, Bernalillo, NM, 2005Real Places in Secret Spaces, Katrina Lasko Gallery, Bernalillio,

NM, 2002Revelation of Resolution, Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts,

Grand Rapids, MI, 2000Movement, Riley Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI, 1998The Voice of a Child, The New Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI, 1997Groups of Girls, Fields of Color, Kendall College of Art and Design,

Grand Rapids, MI, 1995Return from NYC, Kendall College of Art and Design, 1994

Selected Group Exhibitions

Summer Group Exhibition, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2015Women Painting Women, Richard J Demato Fine Art, Sag Harbor, NY, 201420 Year Anniversary, Ampersand, 2014Art Fair AD 20/21, Gold Gallery, Boston, MA, 201440 & Under group exhibit, Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, 2014 Transient Life, 33 Contemporary, Chicago, IL, 2014Figurative Invitational, Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, 2014The New Real 2, Tinney Contemporary, Nashville, TN, 20142014 Summer Salon, Rarity Gallery, Mykonos, Greece, 2014Holiday Group Exhibition, L Ross Galley, Memphis, TN, 2013Five year anniversary show, DK Gallery, Marietta, GA, 2013Summer Group Exhibition, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2013, 20122013 Summer Salon, Rarity Gallery, Mykonos, Greece, 2013Evolution, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC, 2013North vs. South, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC, 2013Glance at the Sun, GF Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, 2013December Group Exhibit, Gold Gallery, Boston, MA, 2012Holiday Group Exhibition, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 20129 Striped Works, Sarah Bain Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2012

ALI CAVANAUGH

My dependence on the visual world began when I lost much of my hearing through spinal meningitis at 2 years of age. This loss was a blessing in disguise as I learned to depend on body language and reading lips to communi-cate. So, from my youngest days, I became sensitive to the people around me and the un-spoken language revealed through composi-tions of the human body.

My fascination with the dichotomy of the seen and unseen in human existence has been a conceptual cornerstone for most of my career as a figurative artist. It is in the moment of hesitation when one moves into the interior space of thought, that I find inspiration. I strive to paint not only the delicate features of the external person but to capture the tender un-seen presence that transcends understanding in the depth of a soul. In my experience in working with the people that I paint, I repeat-edly discover the profound mystery of exis-tence.

August, Gold Gallery, Boston, MA, 2012Everything Changes, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC, 2012100 Degrees, Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX, 2012Nuance, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC, 2012The New Real, Tinney Contemporary, Nashville, TN, 2012Holiday Group Exhibition, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2011/2010Arcs and Angels, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC, 2011AD 20/21, GF Contemporary, Boston, MA, 2011SF Fine Art Fair, GF Contemporary, San Francisco, CA, 2011Rivers, Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX, 2011Summer Group Exhibition, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2011/2010Figurative Show, dkGallery, Marietta, GA, 2011What We Choose, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC, 2011After Dark, Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX, 2011Fortunate, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC, 2011Small Works, GF Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, 201030 Year Anniversary Show, Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, 2010Women Painting Women, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, 2010ACT Invitational, The Gallery at Round Top, Round Top, TX, 2010A Grand Affair, Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX, 2010Holiday Exhibition, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2009/2008Group Exhibit, GF Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, 2009Summer Group Exhibition, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2009Feast, Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX, 2009Miniatures 2009, Daniel North Gallery, Cut Band, MT, 2009Black vs. White, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC, 2009The Grand Affair, Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX, 2009/2008Twelve, Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX, 2008Cinco, Bering and James Gallery, Houston, TX, 2008/2007The Boat Show, Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX, 2008Red Art Houston, Bering and James Gallery, Houston, TX, 2008AAF, New York City, by Seven-o-Seven Contemporary, 2007Red Hot, Seven-o-Seven Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, 2007Alice in Wonderland, Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX, 2006Red, Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX, 2006Katrina Lasko Gallery, Bernalillo, NM, 2004, 2002Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI, 2001Thirdstone Gallery, Saugatuck, MI,, 2000Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI, 1999Riley Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI, 1998The New Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI, 1997Lowell, Center for the Arts, Lowell, MI, 1996Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI, 1995Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI, 1991

Publications

The Mockingbird, cover, Winter 2014American Art Collector, p. 136, October 2014Fine Art Connoisseur, p. 78, October 2014Nashville Arts Magazine, p. 72-75, August 2014PORTFOLIO magazine, Kendall College of Art and Design, p. 10-11, 13, Summer Issue, 2014The Mockingbird, p. 91, Summer 2014Nashville Arts Magazine , cover, p. 88-89, June 2014Poets and Artists Magazine, Issue #56, “Celebration” curated by Daniel Maidman, June 2014St. Austin Review, p. 23, May/June 2014Poets and Artists Magazine, Issue #55, “Raw Beauty” curated by Sergio Gomez, May 2014Watercolor Artist Magazine, 5th Annual Watercolor Showcase, p. 32, April 2014Ampersand spokesperson, paintings used on all promotional materials, 2014American Art Collector, 100th Issue, cover, p. 49, 154, Feb. 2014“Odyssey,” American Art Collector, Issue 95, September 2013Empty, Issue 22, 2013Huffington Post, September 3, 2013Fine Art Connoisseur, September 2013Hi Fructose, January 5 2013“The Lives They Lived,” New York Times Magazine, Dec. 2012“The Art of Ali Cavanaugh,” Star, Fall 2012St Austin Review, Fall Issue, 2012Les Bonnes Personnes, novel by V. Papineau, Cover Artist, 2012“Nuance,” American Art Collector, November 2012Michelle Jones, “The New Real,” Nashville Arts, July 2012Daniel Smith Reference Catalogue, 2011-2012American Art Collector, November, October 2011The Art of Watercolour, Summer Issue, 2011l’Art de l’Aquarelle, Summer Issue, 2011American Art Collector, May, 2011/ Nov. 2010St. Louis Review, April 1, 2011The Artist’s Magazine, March, 2011Artsee Magazine, Nov/Dec, 2010573 Insider, cover artist, Sept/Oct, 2010Envoy Magazine, volume 9.3, 2010Charleston Contemporary Arts Examiner, January, 2010Finalist in International Figurative competition, International Artist Magazine, December 2008“Artist to Watch: Ali Cavanaugh,” Southwest Art Magazine, September 2006