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UPCOMING &/OR RECENT EVENTS:

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   Artfields
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​   Juried Regional (Southeastern states) Exhibition
   Lake City, South Carolina
   April 25-May 3, 2025
   

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​In CommonWealth: Kentucky Art, Craft & Design

​ Statewide Juried Exhibition
 Richmond, Kentucky
 January 28-February 20, 2025

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Arts & Health Curated Exhibit 
ArtsPlace, Lexington, Kentucky
November 14, 2024-January 3, 2025
Sponsored by LexArts, UK Arts in Healthcare Program, & Arts & Health Alliance of Central KY

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Latin Heritage
Invitational Exhibit 
The Arts Center of Greenwood, South Carolina
September 3, 2024-October 5, 2024

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Panelist, Kentucky Arts Council’s Kentucky women artists webinar
Artists to Know: Celebrating Women’s (Art)Work
March 27, 2024 (10:30am)
Recording of webinar: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79LqbUs6jng

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KET Interview: originally aired on March 23, 2024 with additional airdates
​https://ket.org/program/kentucky-life/disc-golf-livestock-trail-of-tears-pow-wow-and-more/

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ArtPrize,
​International Juried Exhibition
GRCC Collins Art Gallery,
Grand Rapids, Michigan
September 14-October 1, 2023

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   Dis/Belief: skeptical realities and the power of interrogating assumptions
​   Transylvania University
   Invitational, 5-Person Exhibition
   Lexington, Kentucky
   September 11-October 6, 2023
​   Reception: September 15

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   Latino Blend
​   Central Library Gallery, downtown
   Juried
   Lexington, Kentucky
   September 15-November 10, 2023
​   Opening Reception: September 15

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   Artfields
, The R.O.B.​
​   Juried Regional (Southeastern states) Exhibition
   Lake City, South Carolina
   April 19-29, 2023
   
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Global Appalachia Symposium
International Association of Curators of Contemporary Art (IKT) Congress, 

Speed Museum​, Louisville, Kentucky
September 17, 2022, 
Presentation on work
Hosted by KMAC Museum and supported by Great Meadows Foundation

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Our Kentucky Home/ Nuestro hogar Kentucky. Statewide Juried 
Sponsored by the Kentucky Arts Council in partnership with al Día en América and Casa de la Cultural Kentucky
Traveling dates: November 19, 2021- January 21, 2023
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For a complete list of venues and dates, visit: http://artscouncil.ky.gov/KAC/Showcasing/exhibits-006-our-kentucky-home-hispanic-latin-american-visual-art.htm


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ArtPrize,
​International Juried Exhibition
Lions & Rabbits Center for Arts,
Grand Rapids, Michigan
September 15-October 2, 2022
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Justice Festival,
Art Display & Artist Presentation
Morehead State University
October 1, 2021

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A Common Thread: Textiles Past & Present
National Invitational Exhibit 
The Arts Center of Greenwood, South Carolina
November 2, 2020-January 9, 2021

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​21c Elevate Program - UnderMain Critical Mass IV

Curated Popup Exhibit 
21c Museum, Lexington, Kentucky
Cancelled due to COVID-19

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Third LaGrange Southeast Regional
Southeast Regional Juried
LaGrange Art Museum
February 21-April 18, 2020

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Contemporary Art of the Commonwealth: Crown of Rays, Triennial Juried Exhibition
KMAC Museum, Louisville, Kentucky August 24-December 1, 2019
Artist Talk and Conversation with juror Emily Elizabeth Goodman and
artist Lori Larusso: November 23, 2019 at 2pm
Reception & Lightning Round Artist Talks :: August 24, 2019

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31st Decatur Arts Festival Fine Arts Exhibition
Juried International 
Agnes Scott College:, Dalton Gallery, Decatur, Georgia
May 21-June 16, 2019

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Miniature Invitational, Exhibition
Living Arts & Science Center, Lexington, Kentucky
February 20-April 17, 2019

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Exhibition 280, Regional Juried
Huntington Museum of Art, W. Virginia
July 14-September 16, 2018

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​Art From the Heartland, Midwest Juried Exhibition
Indianapolis Art Center, Indiana
June 22-August 8, 2018

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​ArtPrize, International Juried Exhibition
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan
September 20-October 8, 2017
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Texas National
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Juried National Exhibition
SFA School of Art Galleries, Nacogdoches, Texas
April 8-June 10, 2017

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32nd Annual Positive/Negative: We Are Artists
Juried National Exhibition
ETSU: Slocumb Gallery, Johnson City, Tennessee
March 13 - April 7, 2017

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Artfields​
​Juried Regional (Southeastern states) Exhibition
R.O.B., Lake City, South Carolina
April 21-29, 2017

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58th Annual Mid-States Art Exhibition, Juried Regional
Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science, Evansville, Indiana
December 11, 2016 - March 5, 2017

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¡Viva Appalachia!
Small Group Exhibition
William King Museum of Art, Abingdon, Virginia
April 7-August 7, 2016
                              
Gallery presentation on innovation & artistry:: June 17, 2016 

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Nowhere Everywhere
Juried International Exhibition
The Cambridge School of Weston: Thompson Gallery, Weston, Massachusetts
April 1-June 18, 2016

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2016 Fine Arts Exhibition
Juried International 
Agnes Scott College,: Dalton Gallery, Decatur, Georgia
May 24-June 12, 2016

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The Engaged Object, Juried International Exhibition
Foothills Art Center, Golden, Colorado
January 23-March 26, 2016

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Chautauqua: What If
Juried National Exhibition
Eastern Kentucky University: Giles Gallery, Richmond, Kentucky
January 28-February 19, 2016

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Inhabitants: Creatures of Distant Worlds
Juried National Exhibition
ETSU: Slocumb Gallery, Johnson City, Tennessee
January 13-February 5, 2016

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Bellingham National
Juried National Exhibition
Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, Washington
May 31-September 6, 2015

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Intertwined: Contemporary Southeastern Fiber Art, Juried Regional (Southeastern States), Traveling Exhibit
Locations:
January 13 - March 21, 2015     Hudgens Center for the Arts, Duluth, Georgia
March 23 - April 21, 2015        Unitarian Universalist, Atlanta, Georgia
May 1- June 27, 2015              Lamar Arts, Barnesville, Georgia
August 3-September 16, 2015  Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, Georgia

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Fiber Focus
Juried Regional Exhibit
Art Saint Louis Gallery, Saint Louis, Missouri
August 8-October 8, 2015
www.artstlouis.org

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Contemporary South

Juried Regional (Southern States), First Place Award
Visual Art Exchange
January 2-29, 2015

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29th Annual Tallahassee International
Juried International Exhibit
FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, Florida
August 25 - October 5, 2014


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Mujeres al borde de una isla / Women at the Edge of an Island
Aluna Art Foundation, Miami, Florida
Curated by Jesús Rosado and Ileana Fuentes, the show is part of the Cuban Museum's series Sweet Home: Museo Cubano.
June 26 - August 8, 2014

The Cuban Museum and the Aluna Art Foundation are proud to announce the upcoming exhibition Mujeres al borde de una isla | Women at the Edge of an Island, a group show that includes 23 visual artists from the Cuban Diaspora who explore through art the complex realities of displacement, biculturalism, separation, national identity, and personal and family upheaval that results from the experience of migration and exile.
 

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The LAL Archive Project
The Lexington Art League
http://www.lexingtonartleague.org/141/post/2014/04/elizabeth-mesa-gaido.html


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Uncommon Wealth  Juried Statewide, Traveling Exhibit
Locations:
October 7, 2013 - January 11, 2014 Lyric Theatre & Cultural Center, Lexington, Kentucky
                                                   Gallery Talk: October 20, 2013, 3:00pm
January 23 - February 25, 2014 Glema Mahr Center for the Arts, Madison, Kentucky
March 7- April 5, 2014 Berea Arts Council, Berea, Kentucky
April 14- May 15, 2014  Rowan County Arts Center, Morehead, Kentucky
May 24-June 22, 2014   Huff Gallery, Spalding University, Louisville, Kentucky

Kentucky Visions at the Capitol, Juried Statewide Exhibit
Senate & House Offices, Frankfort, Kentucky, January 7 - April 18, 2014

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Materials: Hard & Soft
Juried National Exhibit
Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, Texas
February 7 - April 4, 2014

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Mending: New Uses for Old Materials
Juried 9-State Exhibit
University of North Carolina Wilmington
February 27 - April 4, 2014


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From These Hills: Contemporary Art in the Southern Appalachian Highlands

Juried Regional Exhibit
William King Museum, Abingdon, Virginia
October 18, 2013 - February 16, 2014

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State of Sculpture

Juried Statewide Exhibit
Georgetown College's Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts gallery, Kentucky
October 25 - November 22, 2013

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Undivided Attention: Three Distinct Voices in Contemporary Fiber 
Three Person Exhibit
Living Arts & Science Center, Lexington, Kentucky
August 14 - October 5, 2013