C.V.
Meikle Gardner
Born 1968, Clinton, Oklahoma
1994-1996
M.F.A. (studio arts: painting) from Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
1990-1993
B.F.A. (painting/drawing) from the School of Visual Arts, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
1987-1989
Undergraduate studies at Brookhaven College, Farmer’s Branch, TX
2020 - Present
Owner and Founder of Luna’s Moon Publishing, LLC, Brooklyn, NY
2013 - Present
Father to an amazing son
2012 - Present
Owner and Founder of Green Crates, LLC, Brooklyn, NY
2011-2012
Registrar at Greene Naftali Gallery
2007- 2011
Registrar/Preparator at Gagosian Gallery in New York, NY
2006-2007
Art Handler at Art Crating, Inc. in Brooklyn, NY.
2006
Artist Educator for Brooklyn Arts Council in Brooklyn, NY
Taught at MS 587 after school program
2006
Designer/fabricator at Showorkz, Staten Island, NY
2004 – 2006
Artist-in-Residence at St. George’s Independent School in Collierville, TN.
2003
Drawing instructor at the University of Memphis
2001-2002
Art Handler/ Gallery Attendant at Delta Axis Contemporary: The Powerhouse ( www.deltaaxis.org )
2000-2001
Chief Editor of GAMUT magazine: The arts and Culture of Memphis
2000-2002
Drawing instructor at the University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
(Beginning drawing/2-d design/figure structure/drawing & composition)
1995-1997
Art Handler / Gallery Attendant for Delta Axis @ Marshall Arts
1994 – 2006
Studio Assistant for Pinkney Herbert
2010
Picada at Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
2010
Picada at Marshall Arts, Memphis, TN
2010
Picada at np40 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2008
Morphogenesis at Serrano Contemporary in New York, NY
2008
New York / New Work at Perry Nicole Fine Art in Memphis, TN
2006
Recent Paintings at The University School in Nashville, TN
2005
S.O.S (spill spawn surge) at Freed-Hardeman University, Henderson, TN
2005
Do Over at P&H Artspace, Memphis, TN
2004
200 Bucks a Head at FRONTspace Gallery, Memphis, TN
2003
Tangled Vision at 517 So Main, Memphis, TN.
2002
Darkside at ArtFarm Gallery, Memphis, TN
2002
Head Shot at Mariposa Gallery, Memphis, TN
2006
Organic Chemistry at Perry-Nicole Fine Art in Memphis, TN
2005
Meikle Gardner and Micaela Riseling at Perry-Nicole Fine Art in Memphis, TN
2002
Meikle Gardner and Niles Wallace at Delta Axis Contemporary, Memphis, TN
2001
Pastel, Paintings, Prints at Jay Etkin Gallery, Memphis, TN
2000
Tejanic Tango at Marshall Arts Gallery, Memphis, TN
2013
PRESENT TENSE: The Art of Memphis from 2001-Now at The Dixon Gallery & Gardens in Memphis, TN
2009
Breathing Spaces at Material in Memphis, TN
2008
It’s Better to Give than to Receive at Allen Gallery in New York, NY
2008
Alumni Exhibition at Brookhaven College in Farmer’s Branch, TX
2008
New Year Exhibition at Perry Nicole Fine Art in Memphis, TN
2007
Games at Perry Nicole Fine Art in Memphis, TN
2006
Six Paintings at Material in Memphis, TN
2006
Color at Space301 in Mobile, AL
2006
New Work by Gallery Artists at Amy Baber Fine Art in Shreveport, LA
2004
Switchyard at Zeitgeist Gallery in Nashville, TN
2004
Switchyard at Ruby Green Gallery in Nashville, TN
2003
Marshall Abstract at Fugitive Art Space in Nashville, TN
2002
Current Memphis: Memphis Current at both KunstruimteNP40 and ShoRes in Amsterdam. Two galleries different nights (10/18 and 10/20)
2002
639:Open Studios at Delta Axis Contemporary, Memphis, TN
2002
The Faculty Show at Gallery 203, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
2001
The Best of Tennessee at the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville, TN
2001
All About Paint at the Art Museum University of Memphis
2001
In Celebration of Spring at Delta Axis Contemporary, Memphis, TN.
Young at Art, The Memphis Flyer, June 26, 2008
Plenty, The Memphis Flyer, March 31st, 2006
Other Worldly, Close to Home, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis Playbook), March 17th, 2006
‘Red Show’ needs Blue Pencil, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis Playbook section), January 13th, 2006
Let’s Review: Memphis art in 2005, The Memphis Flyer, December 29th, 2005
The Best of 2005: Artistic sights worth seeing, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis playbook section), December 30, 2005
Gardner technique has grown, The Commercial Appeal, March 11th , 2005
Mind Trips, The Memphis Flyer, March 24th, 2005
What Lies Beneath, The Commercial Appeal (Fanfare section), July 28th, 2002
Memphis Top Ten, Number: an Independent Journal of The Arts(No.41), summer 2002
New Faces, The Memphis Flyer, January 25th, 2001
Picks of the Week, The Commercial Appeal (Fanfare section) February 4th, 2001
Tutti Frutti, The Memphis Flyer, June 7th, 2001
Painting Over the Edge, The Commercial Appeal (Fanfare section), June 24th, 2001
MAX 2001: all about paint, May 26-July 14, 2001, The Art Museum of the University of Memphis
Curated by Holly Block
The Best of Tennessee, October 27-December 30, 2001, The Tennessee State Museum in Nashville, TN
Memphis Current: Current Memphis, online catalogue for the Amsterdam exhibitions; www.hamlettdobbins.com/amsterdam/, October 2002
2005
Gallery talk at Freed-Hardeman University, Henderson, TN
2003
Visiting Artist to Collaborative Projects at Rhodes College, Memphis, TN
2002
Visiting Artist to Collaborative Projects at Rhodes College, Memphis, TN.
1997
Visiting Artist and slide lecturer at the University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
1997
Visiting Artist and slide lecturer at Huffines Middle School, Lewisville, TX.
September 2003
Merit award for Night-Vision at the Renaissance Center in Dixon, TN
September 2002
One month long residency at The Julia and David White Artist Colony in Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica
August 1994
Merit Scholarship at Memphis College of Art
April 1992
Liquitex Excellence in Art University Award for the discipline of painting at the University of North Texas.