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the artist: EMILY FURR

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

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   M F A : UNC GREENSBORO

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   B F A : WINTHROP UNIVERSITY

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 curriculum vitae

      

EDUCATION

• MFA, University of North Carolina: Greensboro, NC 2020

• BFA, Painting and Drawing, Winthrop University: Rock Hill, SC 2016

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REPRESENTATION

MILLER GALLERY: Charleston, SC

SPOONBILL GALLERY: Greenville, SC

ANNE NEILSON FINE ART: Charlotte, NC


GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 Color Theory, Anne Neilson Fine Art, Charlotte, NC 2024

 Annual Art Auction, Redux Contemporary Art Center, Charleston, SC 2024

 The Enormous Tiny Art Show, Nahcotta, Portsmouth, New Hampshire 2024

 Endless Summer, Miller Gallery, Charleston, SC 2024

 Annual Juried Exhibition, Arts Council of York County, Rock Hill, SC 2024 

 Sweet Dreams, The Changeling Gallery at Society Hall, Charleston, SC 2024

 Sunbeam, The Miller Gallery, Charleston, SC 2024

 The Playlist, The Miller Gallery at Hed Hi Studios, Charleston, SC 2024

 The Red Show, The Corridor Gallery at LOSO Studios, Charlotte, NC 2024

 Mini Masterpieces, The Miller Gallery, Charleston, SC 2023

 VIVID, Winthrop University Galleries, Rock Hill, SC 2023

 Annual Juried Exhibition, Arts Council of York County, Rock Hill, SC 2023

 Festival of Flowers Juried Exhibition,  Greenwood Arts Center,  Greenwood, SC 2023 

 Artisan Fair,  Gibbes Museum of Art,  Charleston, SC 2023

 Art Fields , South Carolina Arts Festival,  Lake City, SC 2023

 Dreamland,  Helac Fine Art,  Charlotte, NC 2022

 Flip The Boat, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York City, Madison Ave., NY 2022

• Garbage Person, Gallery C3, Charlotte, NC 2022

• Soft Gestures, Getty's Art Center, Rock Hill, SC 2022

• Final Show, GAP Gallery, Charleston, SC 2022

• Fresh, Penn State University, State College, PA 2021

• Spark Exhibition, Public Works Art Center, Summerville, SC 2021

• MFA Thesis Exhibition, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC 2021

• Annual Juried Exhibition, Arts Council of York County, Rock Hill, SC 2020  (Awarded Best in Show)

• Peach Pie CLT, Goodyear Arts, Charlotte, NC 2019

• VAE Raleigh, Contemporary South Exhibition, Raleigh, NC 2019

• One Thing Leads to Another, Gatewood Atrium, Greensboro, NC 2019

• Expressions of Portraiture, Dalton Gallery, Rock Hill, SC 2018

• 701 Biennial Exhibition, 701 Center for Contemporary Art: Columbia, SC 2017

• Wet Paint, Goodyear Arts: Charlotte, NC 2017

• Art Fields Juried Competition, Jones-Carter Gallery: Lake City, SC 2017 

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS 

 Thinking of You,  Francis Marion University, Kassab Gallery,  Florence, SC, 2024

 Cozy,  Mercer University, McEachern Art Center,  Macon, GA, 2024

 A Proper Picnic,  The Gallery at the Vendue,  Charleston, SC 2023

 Fresh Tomatoes from the Garden,  Split Rail,  Chicago, IL 2023

•  Flip The Boat, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York City, Madison Ave., NY 2022

•  Solo Exhibition, Julia Deckman Studio Salon, Charleston, SC 2022

•  Porch Pollen, Public Works Art Center, Summerville, SC 2022

•  Baby of Mine, Eden Airlines, Richmond, VA 2021

•  Works by Emily Furr, Watch Your Step Gallery, Charleston, SC 2021

•  UNCG Open Studio, Greensboro, NC 2019

•  Recent Paintings, Convoy Art, Charlotte, NC 2018

•  Portraits and Collages, Advent Coworking, Charlotte, NC 2018

• South Carolina Emerging Artist, Arts Center of Greenwood: Greenwood SC 2017 

• Solo Exhibition, The Catalyst Gallery: Charlotte, NC 2017 
• Solo Exhibition, Petra’s: Charlotte, NC 2016 
• Thread , McLaurin Student Gallery: Rock Hill, SC 2016 

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ART FAIRS 

•  Flip The Boat, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York City, Madison Ave., NY 2022


PUBLICATION

• Chatworthy Mag- 10 Minutes with Creator and Oil Painter Emily Furr, 2024

• The Macon Telegraph- Charleston, SC, artist brings her creations to Macon's First Friday  2024

• The Den, Mercer University- McEachern Art Center presents “Cozy” by Emily Furr,  2024

• Shoutout South Carolina- Meet Artist Emily Furr,  2023

• Carolina Muse- Home Is a Poem, Volume II - No. IV - October, 2022

• Azalea Magazine- A Pop of Color, Fall Edition, 2022

• Crafts Women- A Creative Lifestyle, Power of Emotions: An Invitation to The World of Emily Furr, 2021 

• Underrated Magazine, Luze Del Sole, Vol. 1, Issue 3, 2021 

• Power Clash Art, Everyday Magic: An Interview with Emily Furr, 2020 

• The Coraddi Art and Literary Publication, Greensboro, NC 2019 

• Lackadaisy Art and Literary Magazine, Rock Hill, SC 2019 

• The Art Mag, 10 Artists We Discovered at Art Fields: Charleston, SC 2017 

• Index Journal, Portraiture and Horses Focus of Arts Center Exhibit: Greenwood, SC 2017 
• The Anthology Literary & Art Magazine, Winthrop University: Rock Hill, SC 2017
• The Anthology Literary & Art Magazine, Winthrop University: Rock Hill. SC 2016
• The Johnsonian, Spotlight with Interview by Brittany Rauch: Winthrop University: Rock Hill, SC 2013

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