BORN  Grand Rapids, Michigan

EDUCATION

MFA 2003 Painting, University of Cincinnati

Graduate Certificate 2003 Museum Studies, University of Cincinnati

BFA 2000 Painting, Kendall College Art & Design

Visiting Student 1999, Studio Arts Center International, Florence Italy  

EDUCATION

Masters of Fine Art – Painting, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH              2003

Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH    2003

Bachelors of Fine Art – Painting, Kendall College Art & Design, Grand Rapids MI  2000

Studio Arts Center International, Florence Italy                 1999

Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids MI                   1995-1997

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2018Troubling Beauty, Clemson University, Clemson, SC

Splendor & Fault, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN

TBA, 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC

2016Remember Everything, Artspace 506, North Myrtle Beach, SC

2015(un)recalled, Black Creek Arts Gallery, Hartsville, SC

2010Eleventh-hour, FAB Gallery South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC

2004Revisited, City Art Gallery, Columbia, SC

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2017Art Council of York County 28th Annual Juried Completion, Rock Hill, SC

42nd Annual Juried Art Show, Anderson Arts Center, Anderson, SC*

Pee Dee Regional Art Competition, Florence County Museum, Florence, SC*

2016701 CCA Prize 2016, Finalist exhibition, 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia SC*

Figure Out, Tapp’s Art Center, Columbia SC

Black & Blue, 2-person show w/ J. Arendt, Arts Council of Wayne County, Goldsboro NC

ArtFields, Jones-Carter Gallery, Lake City SC

Contemporary South, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC

2015701 CCA South Carolina Biennial 2015, 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC

“Your Art Here”, Non-Fiction’s Digital Exhibition, Non-Fiction Gallery, Savannah GA

Black Creek Arts Juried Exhibition, Black Creek Arts Council, Hartsville, SC *   

ArtFields, Fairview Framers, Lake City, SC   

Pee-Dee Regional Art Competition, Florence County Museum, Florence, SC *   

2014ArtPrize, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Grand Rapids, MI

ArtFields, Joe’s Barbershop, Lake City, SC

Thirty-Ninth Annual Juried Exhibition, Anderson Arts Center, Anderson, SC

Thirty-Fifth Annual Juried South Carolina Arts Exhibition, Pickens County Museum, Pickens, SC

2013Righting Itself, c/w J. Arendt, Free City Public Arts Festival, Flint Public Art Project, Flint, MI

Thirty-Fourth Annual Juried South Carolina Arts Exhibition, Pickens County Museum, Pickens,SC

ArtFields, Mosaic, Lake City, SC

Transitions: Movement, Passage, Change, Durham Art Guild, SunTrust Gallery, Durham, NC

2012Faculty and Friends, South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC

2007Some Assembly Required, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago IL

2006Abstraction, City Art Gallery, Columbia SC

2005Artifestation, Grand Rapids, MI

2004Palmetto GBA, University of South Carolina Faculty/Student Exhibition, Columbia SC

2003Women, Trauma, and Visual Expression, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL

No Common Theme, The Artery, Newport KY

Masters of Fine Art Thesis Exhibition, DAAP Galleries, Cincinnati OH

2002Visceral Fascination, 840 Gallery, Cincinnati OH

MFA Candidates I, Edwards Gallery, Cincinnati OH

2001Fifteenth Annual West Michigan Regional Competition*, Lowell Area Arts Council, Lowell MI

Live Coverage, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids MI

Art House, Grand Rapids MI

Beyond Surface, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids MI

2000Collegiate Art Show, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids MI

Bachelors of Fine Arts Exhibition, Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids MI

1999Self Portraiture*, Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids MI

La Dolce Vita, Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids MI

*Indicates Award received

HONORS & AWARDS

Best of Show, 42nd Annual Juried Art Show, Anderson Arts Center, Anderson SC2017

First Place, Pee Dee Regional Art Competition, Florence, SC          2017

Winner, 701 CCA Prize 2016, 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia SC 2016

Best of Show, Black Creek Arts Juried Exhibition, Black Creek Arts Council              2015

Honorable Mention, Pee-Dee Regional Art Competition, Florence County Museum    2015

Distinguished Teaching Award, University of South Carolina                   2010-2011

Magna cum laude, M.F.A., University of Cincinnati               2003

Excellence in Teaching Award for Graduate Assistants Nominee, University of Cincinnati2002

Wolfstein Travel Fellowship, Spain                        2002

University of Cincinnati Graduate Scholarship                 2001-2003

Dean’s List, B.F.A., Kendall College of Art and Design                   1997-2000

Kendall College of Art & Design Merit Scholarship                             1997-1999

Dean’s List, Grand Rapids Community College                    1995-1997

Michigan Competitive Scholarship                        1995

BIBLIOGRAHPY

Drawing Essentials, Deborah Rockman, pg. 71 Figure 1-135, 2009

The Paper, Volume 4, No. 37, Cover Story, May 10-16, 2001

The Grand Rapids Press, Entertainment, B4, Abstract Textures, Sunday, February 11, 2001

Display Magazine, Volume No. 63, Grand Rapids Community College, Spring 1999

Display Magazine, Volume No. 62, Grand Rapids Community College, Fall 1995

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC, Adjunct Instructor        2016-current

University of South Carolina, Columbia SC, Adjunct Instructor                   2003-2011

USC Continuing Studies Program, Fort Jackson SC, Adjunct Instructor                     2003-2008/2011

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Instructor of Record, University of Cincinnati                  2002-2003

RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Artist Lecture, Senior Seminar, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC2017

Workshop, Print, Paper, Pattern, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC2017

Juror, Georgetown Watercolor Society, Georgetown, SC          2017

Artist Lecture, Remember Everything, Florence County Museum, Florence, SC2017

Juror, Arts Council of Wayne County, 36th Annual Juried Competition, Goldsboro, NC    2015

Artist Lecture, Student Artist Society, Coastal Carolina University, SC   2012

Artist Lecture, Encaustic, University of South Carolina, SC               2006

Juror, Student Exhibition, Coastal Carolina Community College, NC             2004

Artist Lecture, Current Work, Coastal Carolina Community College, NC2004

Student Gallery Director, 840 Gallery, University of Cincinnati                   2001-2003

Museum Studies Internship, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati OH       2002

Visiting Artist Committee, Graduate Student Representative, University of Cincinnati      2002

Curator, Art House, collective exhibition of emerging artists, Grand Rapids, MI    2001

Gallery Assistant, Bergsma Gallery, Grand Rapids MI                        2000-2001

Student Gallery Internship, Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids MI        1999

Gallery Assistant, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids MI              1999-2000

“Explore Art Today”, lecture on current work at Kendall College of Art & Design    1999

Editor of Display Magazine, Grand Rapids Community College                                        

bio

 

Yvette L. Cummings received her Masters of Fine Arts degree at the University of Cincinnati’s School of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning. While still enrolled at DAAP she was director of the 840 Gallery, interned at the Contemporary art Center of Cincinnati, and was the recipient of the Wolfstien Travel Fellowship to Spain. Following her graduate work, Cummings became an instructor for the University of South Carolina Department of Art. She was awarded the Stephen J. Dalton Teacher of the year from USC University in 2011. Cummings is currently a Teaching Associate at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. Her work has been exhibited in multiple group and solo exhibitions throughout the south and midwest. In 2013 Cummings collaborated with James Arendt to participate in Free City Public Arts Festival, Flint Public Arts Project: Chevy in the Hole with their socially engaging installation titled “Righting Itself”. Her work can be found in both public and private collections and has been featured in the 701 Center for Contemporary Art 2015 South Carolina Biennial in Columbia SC as well as Contemporary South at Visual Art Exchange in Raleigh, NC. Cummings was Most recently the recipient of the 701 CCA Prize 2016 for South Carolina artists under 40. Yvette L. Cummings currently resides in Conway, South Carolina where she devotes her time to her studio work, teaching, and family.