Solo & Two Person Exhibitions:
2021 Where to begin…, Carmen Neely and Ferrari Sheppard, Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, Paris, FR
2019 not a tourist, Jane Lombard Gallery, New York, NY
Lifelines, Setareh Gallery, Dusseldorf, DE
2018 Intellectualized Intimacy, UNTITLED Art Fair, Jane Lombard Gallery, Miami, FL
2017 17 feet away, Lump Gallery, Raleigh, NC
It makes it more so if you say so, Jane Lombard Gallery, New York, NY
2014 Accumulations, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Student Union Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Selected
Group Exhibitions:
2021 What’ s It All About?, Jenkins Johnson Projects, Brooklyn, NY
An Imprint of the Smallest Gesture, OCHI Gallery, Sun Valley, ID
The New Contemporaries, Vol 2, Residency Art, Los Angeles, CA
2020 Front Burner: Highlights in Contemporary North Carolina Painting, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
2019 American Earthquake, Vacation Gallery, New York, NY
PAIN(T)HREE: Lydia Dona, Lynne Golob Gelfman, Carmen Neely, Elga Wimmer PCC, New York, NY
2018 Behaving Differently, Plank Gallery, Seattle, WA
BLACK BLOODED, Curated by Jessica Gaynelle Moss, New Gallery of Modern Art, Charlotte, NC
2017 Prizm Art Fair, Miami, FL
Expo Chicago, Jane Lombard Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
My fossil, my echo / my excess, my scrap, MX Gallery, New York, NY
Dallas Art Fair, Jane Lombard Gallery, Dallas, TX
UNTITLED Art Fair, Jane Lombard Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016 Expo Chicago, Jane Lombard Gallery Booth, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
TRENDS HAVE NO END, Greensboro Project Space, Greensboro, NC
From the Fringe, AIR Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
CONTEXTURE, curated by Cey Adams, Jane Lombard Gallery, New York, NY
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
2015 Three-Fold: Elizabeth Arzani, Carmen Neely, & Krisna Schumann, Ghost Gallery, Seattle, WA
Linea 2, Gatewood Gallery, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
Drawing in Space, Gatewood Gallery, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
2014 Elizabeth Arzani + Carmen Neely, Mona Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Drawing in Space, Gatewood Gallery, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
2012 Phosphenes, BFA Senior Exhibit, Rowe Arts Gallery, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Illusions and Realities, Artspace 711, Women Centered Art, Charlotte NC
Showdown, Hart Wtizen Gallery, Charlotte NC
Big South Undergraduate Research Symposium Juried Art Exhibition, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Collections
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Performing Arts Center
Plattsburgh State Art Museum
Awards / Residencies:
2019 Resident Artist, McColl Center for Art + Innovation, Charlotte, NC
2017 Resident Artist, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2016 Greensboro Project Space Pop Up Residency, Greensboro, NC
2015 Kadis Studio Arts Scholarship, Summer Abroad, UNCG, Greensboro, NC
2014-2016 Helen A. Thrush Scholarship, UNCG, Greensboro, NC
2013 Resident Artist, Sparkbox Studio, Picton, ON, Canada
Professional Experience:
2020 Virtual Panelist, Front Burner: Highlights in Contemporary North Carolina Painting, North Carolina Museum of Art
Virtual Hanes Visiting Artist Lecture, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2019 Panelist, “Jovonna Jones & Carmen Neely // Trusting the Validity of Diverse
Narratives: Diversity as Foundational”. CAA Conversations Podcast: Discussions
on Pedagogy. September 2019
2018 Artist Talk, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Panelist, On the Table CLT, Goodyear Arts, Charlotte NC
Panelist, Radiant: A Conversation By and About Women, The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, Charlotte, NC
Panelist, An Exploration of Black Life Through Art, Charlotte Mecklenburg Main Library, Charlotte NC
Featured Artist, Collaboration with OMAi, Night Bright Festival, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
Guest Artist, Graduate Critique, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
2017 Artist Talk, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
2014-2016 Curatorial Assistant, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
Bibliography:
2019 “Carmen Neely, ‘Not A Tourist’”, timeout.com, November 22, 2019
Howard Halle, “The best art shows and exhibits in NYC”, timeout.com, November 22, 2019
“12 Artworks From Artnet’s Gallery Network Our Experts Are Loving This Week”, artnet.com, November 18, 2019
Britta Cameron, “Carmen Neely, Not a Tourist”, flaunt.com, November 6, 2019
Wenn jedes Gemälde von einer persönlichen Begegnung erzählt. Westdeutsche Zeitung. Von Michael-Georg Müller. 13. Januar 2019
Uszerowicz, Monica, “Your Concise Guide to to Miami Art Week 2018”, Hyperallergic. December 3, 2018
2018 Liz Miller, “An Interview with Carmen Neely”, lizmiller.com, November 9, 2018
2017 Peña, Arthur. “Dallas Art Fair 2017.” New American Paintings, April 15, 2017.
Michael Anthony Farley, “Virtual Reality Exhibitions and Cyberdefense Workshops", ArtFCity. July 17, 2017
Buhe, Elizabeth: Exhibition Review: “Carmen Neely”, Art in America, June, 2017
http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/reviews/carmen-neely/
Nadia Sesay, “Carmen Neely: it makes it more so if you say so”, Blanc Modern Africa. March 3, 2017.
http://www.blancmodernafrica.com/blanctalks/2017/3/carmen-neely-it-makes-it-more-so-if-you-say-so
Michael Anthony Farley, “This Week’s Must-See Art Events: Happy Not-My-President’s-Day”, ArtFCity. February 20, 2017
Steer, Emily. “Preview: UNTITLED, San Francisco,” Elephant Magazine, January 12, 2017.
Education:
2016 MFA University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2012 BFA University of North Carolina at Charlotte