Pamela Crockett
Email: pamelacrockett.art@gmail.com
Studio: 3500 Parkdale Ave. Ste. 4A, Phone: (410) 823-8058
Baltimore, MD 21211
Pamela Crockett is best known for her large-scale oil paintings of small, natural decaying objects in active environments. In them, she imbues inanimate objects with life, and her attention to texture invites the viewer for a closer look. A former fellow in residence at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and recipient of the Olssen Faculty Incentive Award, Pamela has been teaching art and painting since receiving her Master of Fine Arts and Masters of Arts degrees from the University of Iowa in 1991. Teaching positions include Mt. St. Mary’s College, Loyola University, Notre Dame of Maryland University, McDaniel College, St. Timothy’s School, and the University of Iowa.
EDUCATION
M. F. A. University of Iowa, IA City, IA, 1991
M.A. University of Iowa, IA City, IA, 1990
B.A. Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA, 1976
SOLO AND SMALL-GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Lecture/Demo: Clifton Arts, Respect the Palette, Bristol, England, UK, 2021
Nature, Made, Grinnell College Museum of Art, IA, 2020
Solo Show: Dance of Decay Delaplaine Arts Center, Frederick, MD, 2020
Dance of Decay, Anacostia Honfleur Gallery, Wash., DC, 2019
Needles and Glue, Kirkland Art Center, Clinton, NY, 2019
Pamela Crockett Solo, Montpelier Arts Center, Laurel, MD, 2018
Everyday Relics, Howard County Arts Council, Columbia, MD, 2018
Noisy Se Butsu: Active Still Life, Hannah More Arts Center, Stevenson, MD, 2012
Unveiling, Carroll County Arts Council, Westminster, MD
Beyond the Pane: Mixed Media Window Paintings, Loyola University, MD
In the Wings, Gormley Gallery, College of Notre Dame, Baltimore, MD
Prints and Drawings, Gallery One, McDaniel College, Westminster, MD
Imagery and Installation, University of Iowa, Museum of Art, Iowa City
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Washington County Museum of Fine Art, Cumberland Valley Artists, juror,
Virginia Anderson, Hagerstown, MD, 2022
September Group, Jones Gallery Kansas City, MO, 2022
Emerge, Schwa Show, juror: Sheila Ferri, Greenville, NC, 2022
Force of Nature, Webster Arts Center, Webster Groves, MO, 2022
Small Worlds, Crooked Tree Arts Center, juror: Tami Miller, Traverse City, MI, 2022
Spring Fling, District Arts, Frederick, MD, 2022
Balance and Resilience, Chautauqua at Eastern Kentucky University,
juror, Gary Bibbs, Richmond, KY, 2021
Bitfactory Gallery, juror, Bill Thomason, Denver, CO, 2021
Night and Day, District Arts, Frederick, MD, 2021
Washington County Museum of Fine Art, Cumberland Valley Artists, juror, Amy
Eva Raehse, Hagerstown, MD, 2021
City of Alexandria Art Purchase, Group Exhibition, Alexandria, VA, 2019
Hill Center Galleries, Washington, DC, juror Caitlin Berry, 2019
A Different Vision, Plymouth Center for the Arts, Plymouth, MA, 2019
Mid Atlantic New Painting, U of Mary Washington, VA, juror, Kimberli Gant, 2019
Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ, juror, Midori Yoshimoto, 2018
America Now, Providence Art, Providence, RI, juror, Elliot Bostwick Davis, 2018
Hill Center Galleries, Washington, DC, juror Claude Elliott, 2017
Micro/Macro, Sulfur Studios, Savannah, GA, 2017
Paper in Particular, Columbia College, Columbia, MO, 2017
Abstracts Matter, Gallery 311, Raleigh, NC, juror Don Mertz, 2017
Spectrum, Cade Gallery, Anne Arundel, MD, juror Justin Strom, 2017
Paperworks, B.J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY, juror Heidi Hirschl, 2016
Absolutely Abstract, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA, 2016
Primar(i)ly Red, Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY, 2016
Texas National, Stephen F. Austin University, TX, juror Abelardo Morell, 2016
Repurpose, Core New Art Space, Lakewood CO, 2016
Wings from Chains, Athenaeum Gallery, Alexandria, VA, 2016
Faculty Biennial, Julio Fine Arts Gallery, Loyola University, Baltimore, MD
Lotta Art Invitational Exhibition, School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD
MAEA Exhibition, Howard County Arts Council, Ellicott City, MD
Kansas City Arts Institute, Kansas City, MO
Invitational Exhibition, Falconer Gallery, Grinnell, IA
Painting ’94, Arlington Arts Center, VA, curator Donald Kuspit
Historic Savage Mill Exhibit, Savage Mill, MD, curator Jack Rasmussen
Strictly Painting, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA
Juried Exhibition, Resurgam Gallery, Baltimore, MD
National Works on Paper, Marsh Gallery, Richmond, VA, curator Charlotte Kotik
Painting, Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, PA
Quad Cities Regional Showcase, Davenport Museum of Art, Davenport, IA
PUBLICATIONS/REVIEWS/RESIDENCIES
Grinnell College Museum of Art, Nature Made, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbxb4yn0hNY
The Washington Post “Where the celestial meets the nitty-gritty,” Gallery Review, Mark Jensen, May 10, 2019, https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/in-the-galleries-where-the-celestial-meets-the-nitty-gritty/2019/05/10/8ee64eb8-7005-11e9-9331-30bc5836f48e_story.html
American Artwork, Juried Print Edition, https://americanartwork.net/product-category/paintings/nature-paintings/
Director, “International Fashion Show of Wearable Art,” featured with the exhibit El Anatsui, Gawu at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, 2008, https://africa.si.edu/exhibits/wearable.html
Fellow in Residence, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Mt. San Angelo, VA, https://www.vcca.com/
“Design, Culture, and Aesthetics Come Together,” Pamela Crockett, Scholastic Arts
Magazine, 2007
Olssen Faculty Incentive Award, 2010, St. Timothy’s School, Stevenson, MD
Baltimore City Paper, “Critic’s Choice: Exhibits,” Eileen Murphy
Summer residency, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
Carroll County Times Review, “Pigments of the Imagination,” Amanda Knittle
The Baltimore Sun, Arts and Entertainment, “Preview”
The Baltimore Sun, “Resurgam Reflects Accomplishment,” John Dorsey