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Madeline Shea
7944 E Bronze Place
Tucson, Arizona, 85715
Phone (708) 772- 2594
Email: madshea345@aol.com Website:
www.madelinesheapaintings.com
I have always loved to paint and have been drawing and painting since early childhood. I graduated from Parsons School of Design with honors, painted and taught art for more than 30 years, honing my craft through my own education and teaching others the fundamentals of art. I gained experience spearheading a range of gallery exhibitions during my tenure as exhibition director at Hinsdale Center for the Arts in Hinsdale, IL. My work grew when at my studio in the Cornelia Arts Building in Chicago , IL where I had the opportunity to show and sell my paintings on a regular basis. Currently I paint full time at the East Hive Building where I have a studio.
Career Related Experience
2021 Artist’s talk focused on Tara Portraits and models used in
painting the portraits, Eat Paint Studio, Chicago, IL
2021 Artist’s Biography presented in “Where Art Works” Publication through Eat Paint Studio, Chicago, IL
2019 Artist’s Lecture, Cafe Corbel, Chicago, IL
2017- Present Full time artist at Cornelia Studios, Chicago, IL. Showing in Chicago, IL and Naples, FL
2012-2016 Art Educator, taught drawing and painting in mediums to students at all levels. MaysLake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL
2011-2012 Exhibition Director, planned and organized all aspects of gallery exhibitions Hinsdale Center for the Arts, Hinsdale, IL
2012 Guest Juror, Hinsdale Fine Art Fair, Hinsdale, IL
1995-2012 Part-time Art Educator, taught drawing and painting in different mediums to students at all levels. Hinsdale Center for the Arts, Hinsdale, IL, MaysLake Peabody Estate , Oakbrook, IL
1999 Guest Juror, Downers Grove Art Association, Downers Grove, IL
1998 Guest Lecturer and Demonstrator, Highland School, LaGrange, IL
1997-1998 Art Educator, created and executed a six-week Art Program for all grade levels. Brookfield School, Brookfield, IL
1997 Guest Lecturer and Demonstrator, Laidlaw School, Western Springs, IL
1997 Art Educator, created and executed a month-long art program for all grade levels. Koreas School, Palos, IL
1997 Guest Lecturer and Demonstrator, Ogden School, LaGrange, IL
1997 Art Educator, Downers Grove Art Association, Downers Grove, IL
created and executed a six-week art program for all grade levels. Fairview School, Darien, IL
1996 Guest Lecturer and Demonstrator, LaGrange Art League, LaGrange, IL
Exhibitions:
2022 Open Studio Showcase, East Hive Studios, Tucson, AZ
2022 Commissioned portrait work, Chicago, IL
2021 Eat Paint Studio, “Where Art Works Group Show,” Chicago IL, Curated by Emily Rapport
2021 Cornelia Arts Building, one person show, Chicago IL
2020 Cornelia Arts Building, one person show, Chicago, IL
2020 Cornelia Arts Building, Resident full time artist, Numerous commissioned portraits, Chicago, IL
2019 Cornelia Arts Building, Resident Full time Artist, participated in four Open Studio Showcases, Chicago, IL
2019 Cafe Corbel, One Person Show, Sale and Astist’s Lecture, Chicago, IL, Curated by Eris Ercoka
2019 Represented by Aldecore Gallery, Naples, FL
2018 Cornelia Arts Building, Resident Full time Artist, participated and sold art in four Open Studio Showcases, Chicago IL
2018 Unlockhause Pop up Show and Sale, Chicago, IL Curated by Pia Cruzealeggi
2018 Represented by Aldecore Gallery, Naples, FL
2018 Fort Lauderdale Art Expo, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Curated by George Medeiros
2017 Cornelia Arts Building, Resident full time Artist, participated and sold art in four Open Studio Showcases, Chicago, IL
2017 Represented by Aldecor Gallery, Naples, FL
2017 1972 and Above Group Show, Second Story Studios, Chicago, IL,
Curated by Laura Engle
2016 Cornelia Arts Building, Resident Artist, participated in four Open Studio Showcases, Chicago IL
2016 Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists, Later Impressions Show, Chicago IL
2016 Represented by Aldecor Gallery, Naples, FL
2016 Represented by J. A. Willy Gallery, Naples, FL
2015 Accepted into the Illinois Artisan State Museum Program, Chicago IL
2015 Open Studio Showcase, Chicago Artists Month Studio 202, Chicago, IL
2015 When Art and Nature Meet Show, Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oakbrooke, IL, Curated by Kendra Strubhart
2014 Studio Didier Nolet, Holiday Sale, Chicago, IL
Curated by Didier Nolet
2014 Open Studio Showcase, Studio #202, Chicago IL
2013 Wine Bar Showcase, Brookfield Wine Bar, Brookfield, IL
2012 Faculty Fine Art Show Hinsdale Center for the Arts, Hinsdale, IL
2012 Wine Bar Showcase, Brookfield Wine Bar, Brookfield, IL
2011 Faculty Show, Holiday Show Hinsdale Center for the Arts, Hinsdale, IL Curated by HCA Staff
2009 One Person Show, Glen Ellyn Public Library, Glen Ellyn, IL
2009 Hinsdale Gallery Exhibition, Hinsdale, IL
2008 Faculty Show Hinsdale Center for the Arts
2007 and 2008 Holiday Shows, Hinsdale Center for the Arts Gallery on First St., Hinsdale, IL
2006 OPT ART Exhibit, Iron Studios Building, Iron St, Chicago, IL Curated by Susan Senseman
2005 Art-N-Sole Benefit, Share Your Soles Foudation, Chicago IL Curated by Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
2004 Modern Incarnations Show, Agora Gallery, Chelsea, New York, NY Curated by Angela Di Bello
2003 One Person Show Beacon Financial, Lemont, IL
2003 Boulevard Fine Art Gallery Oak Park/ Western Springs, IL Curated by David Manola
2002 Contemporary Artists Look at the Modern Dog Show,Hinsdale Center for the Arts, Curated by Martha Slaughter
2000 Chicago Art Open, Chicago, IL 1998 Chicago Art Open, Chicago, IL
1998 Fall of Mother Nature Show, EarthWorks Gallery, Chicago, IL Curated by Constance Trojnar
1998 25th Annual Hinsdale Fine Arts Festival, Hinsdale, IL, painted and sold watercolor portraits
1997 21st Annual Alice and Arthur Baer Competition Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, IL, Curated by Beverly Art Center Panel
1996 Forms Show, Prairie Avenue Gallery, Chicago, IL Curated by Joy Darrow
1995 Fine Art Faculty Show, Hinsdale Center for the Arts, Hinsdale, IL
1995 Women Uncensored Show, Naked I Art Gallery, St. Charles, IL Curated by Robert Koutny
1994 Art of Giving Juried Show, Hinsdale Center for the Arts, Hinsdale, IL
1993 Exhibition of Chicago Art By Women, of Women Show, Northern Trust Bank, Chicago, IL, Awarded First Prize
1993 Art of Giving Juried Show, Hinsdale Center for the Arts, Hinsdale, IL
1989 Doshi Center for Contemporary Art, Harrisburg, PA
1988 Sudbury Art Association, Award Winning Work, Sudbury, MA
1987 DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA, Curated by Dudty Fletcher
Commissions:
Dr. Denise Terese Koch, DDS, Clarendon Hills, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Hennessy, Chicago, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Romano, Burr Ridge, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Merrifield, Western Springs, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Osgood, Burridge, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Garmager, LaGrange, IL
Mr.& Mrs.Tanburo, Chicago, IL
Dr. & Mrs. Slaughter, Clarendon Hills, IL
Mr. & Mrs. J. Ponteri, Western Springs, IL
Mrs. Nancy Greyheck, Hinsdale, IL
Mr. Brian Gorski, LaGrange, IL
Mr. & Mrs. McCarthy, Chicago, IL
Mrs. Susan Daniels, LaGrange, IL
Mr. David Hinton, LaGrange, IL
Woodland Window & Door, Chicago, IL
Ms. Mara Fizdale,, Boca Raton, FL
Mr. & Mrs. Dion, Ponta Vedra, FL
Stanley Luke Farm, LaGrange, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Hoselton, LaGrange, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Butler, Butte, MT
Mr. & Mrs. George Rotter, LaGrange, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Miller, Western Springs, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Morris, Hinsdale, IL
Mr. David Hinton ,LaGrange, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Gribb, LaGrange, IL
Mrs. Mescle, Indian Head Park, IL
Dr. & Mrs. Kapusta, Hinsdale, IL
Dr. & Mrs. Slaughter, Clarendon Hills, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Ponteri, Western Springs, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Redeker, Chicago, IL
Mr. Soterious Polychronopou, Hinsdale, IL
Dr. Robert Tentler, Chicago, IL
Mr. Mathew Kirouwac, Chicago, IL
Ms. Mary B. Geothe, Chicago, IL
Ms. Sarah Bauer, Chicago, IL
Ms. Loretta Gallagher, Chicago, IL
Mr. Brian Bar, Chicago, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Darcy, Chicago, IL
Ms. Sheri Cohen, Chicago, IL
Collections:
Ms. Karen Kane, Burridge, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Keller , Manhattan Beach, CA
Mr. & Mrs. Dills, Hinsdale, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Gribb, LaGrange, IL
Northern Trust Bank Chicago, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Cook Boca Raton, FL
Mr. & Mrs. Layton, Hinsdale, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Locke, Willowbrook, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Brown, Belmont, MA
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Merrifield, Western Springs, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Osgood, Burridge, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Ozog, Western Springs, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Lester Adamsky, Naperville, IL
Mrs. Susan Dvorak, LaGrange, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Milton Matthews, Hershey, PA
Ms. Lori Harris, Western Springs, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Kelly, Western Springs, IL
Mrs. Sandra Durgan, LaGrange, IL
Ms. Suzanne Erfurth, Chicago, IL
Ms. Sara Merrifield, Western Springs, IL
Mr. Robert Markey, Chicago, IL
Mr. Kevin Hennessey, Chicago, IL
Ms. Maggie Maloy, Chicago, IL
Paul Lorsbach & Katie Buzenius, Chicago, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Redeker, Chicago, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Sean Hennessey, Chicago, IL
Ms. Kara Lee Rusy, Chicago, IL
Ms. Joyce Bishop, Chicago, IL
Ms. Ann Shea, Sandwich, MA
Ms. Pia Cruzalegui, Chicago, IL
Ms. Nathalie Deudon, Chicago, IL
Mr. Thomas Gallagher & Madeline Shea, Chicago, IL
Ms. Haley Leventhall, Chicago, IL
Mr. John Oldakowski, Chicago, IL
Flavia & Michael Morressey, Chicago, IL
Ms. Abby George, Chicago, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Sean Hennessey, Chicago, IL
Ms. Louise Price, Chicago, IL
Mr. Jason Messenger, Chicago, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Gallagher, Chicago, IL
Mr. Charles Watkins III, Chicago, IL
Mr. Thomas Gallagher, Las Crusas, NM
Education
Parsons School of Design, NYC. BFA with honors. 1978
DeCordova Museum School, Lincoln, MA, studied human figure
William Herring Painting and Design Studio, Cloudcroft, NM, studied composition and color