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Holly Fischer has been passionately dedicated to cultivating her unique voice as a contemporary figurative sculptor for more than a decade. She received a BA in Studio Art, with honors, from Meredith College in 1999. She went on to earn an MFA from the University of Texas at Austin in Ceramics in 2004. Holly Fischer has exhibited her work nationally and won numerous awards, including Sculptor of the Year from the Umlauf Sculpture Garden and the Marie P. Cowen Fellowship in Ceramics from the Worcester Center for Crafts. She has taught at the Savannah College of Art and Design and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Holly Fischer currently lives in Raleigh, NC where she is teaching and creating a new body of work.
Education
2004 • MFA in Studio Art (Ceramic Concentration), Minor in Women and Gender Studies,
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
1999 • BA in Studio Art (Sculpture Concentration) Summa Cum Laude, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
Awards and Grants
2007 • Josephine Beardsley Sandor Memorial Award, 111th Annual Exhibition, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, The National Arts Club, New York, NY
2005-6 • Marie P. Cowen Fellowship in Ceramics & Artist-in-Residency, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
2004 • Sculptor of the Year, Umlauf Sculpture Garden, Austin, TX
2004 • Nominee for Master of Fine Art Fellowship, Joan Mitchell Foundation
2003-4 • Marshall F. Wells Scholarship and Fellowship Endowment in the College of Fine Arts, University of Texas at Austin
• Irving & Jeanette Goodfriend Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Art, University of Texas at Austin
2003 • Nominee for Master of Fine Arts Fellowship, Dedalus Foundation
2001-2 • Emily Maverick Miller and Emily Miller Wells Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Art, University of Texas at Austin
2001 • Merit Award, People’s Choice Award, Seventh Annual Spring Artists Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, Fine Arts League of Cary, Cary, NC
• First Award, 23rd Annual Raleigh Fine Arts Society Artists Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, Raleigh, NC (juried by Miriam Schapiro)
2000-1 • Artist-in-Residency, Meredith College
2000 • Creative Ideas Grant, Meredith College
1999 • Eula Bagwell Jones Endowed Prize, Meredith College
• Academic Excellence Award, Meredith College
• Alpha Lambda Delta Maria Leonard Senior Book Award, Meredith College
• Outstanding Student in Art, Meredith College
• Louise Ruth Award, Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Meredith College
1995-9 • Honors Scholar, Meredith College
• Dean’s List, Meredith College
• A.J. Fletcher Art Scholar, Meredith College
• Julia Hamlet Harris Scholar, Meredith College
1996-9 • Kappa Nu Sigma Scholastic Honor Society, Meredith College
1998 • Meredith Undergraduate Research Conference Award, Meredith College
1996-8 • Merit Award, Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Meredith College
1995 • Watauga County Arts Council Scholar, Boone, NC
Teaching Experience
2008 • Adjunct Professor: 2D Design, Department of Art, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
• Instructor of Ceramics: Enlarging from a Maquette, Tile & Mosaic, Claymakers, Durham, NC
• Instructor of Ceramics: Enlarging from a Maquette, Pullen Art Center, Raleigh, NC
• Instructor of Ceramics: Tile & Mosaic Workshop, Sertoma Art Center, Raleigh, NC
2007-8 • Art Instructor: Drawing, Ceramics, Explore Beyond School, Raleigh, NC
2006-7 • Visiting Artist in Ceramics: Ceramics Foundations, The Figure in Clay, Concepts on Fetishism, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
2005-7 • Instructor of Ceramics: Figure Sculpture, Independent Explorations in Clay, Teen Wheel, Tile and Mosaic, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
2004-5 • Professor of Foundation Studies: Two-Dimensional Design, Savannah College of Art & Design
2003-4 • Instructor: Three-Dimensional Design, Department of Art and Art History, University of Texas at Austin
2001-3 • Teaching Assistant: Beginning Ceramics, Intermediate/Advanced Sculptural Ceramics, Intermediate/Advanced Contemporary Vessels, Life Drawing, Department of Art and Art History, University of Texas at Austin
1998-1 • Teaching Asst.: Ceramics, Sculpture, Art History, Dept. of Art, Meredith College
1998-9 • Teaching Assistant and Museum Intern, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
Additional Professional Experience
2008 • Workshop and Demonstration, Enlarging from a Maquette, Furini Memorial Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Symposium, Meredith College
• Guest Presenter and Demonstrator, Triangle Potters Guild, Raleigh, NC
2007 • Marketing Mentor, The Business of Art, Meredith College
• Guest Critic, Advanced Photo Processes, Meredith College
2004-7 • Commissioned Artist, Carol St. Clair Memorial Sculpture, Class of 1969, Meredith College
2002 • Gallery Intern, Creative Research Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin
2001 • Curator, Faculty Art Exhibition, Frankie G. Weems Gallery at Meredith College
• Commissioned Artist, Henry-Copeland Art Collection, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2000-1 • Ceramic Technician, Meredith College
• Commissioned Artist, Creative Research Grant, Meredith College
1999-0 • Assistant Tour Coordinator, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
1998 • Slide Librarian and Art Department Assistant, Meredith College
1997 • Commissioned Artist, Private Patrons (ongoing)
1995-7 • Gallery Assistant, Hands Gallery, Boone, NC
• Gallery Assistant, Main Street Gallery, Blowing Rock, NC
Selected Exhibitions
2008 • Featured Artist, Flanders Art Gallery, Raleigh, NC
• Featured Artist, Sertoma Art Center, Raleigh, NC
• Faculty Art Exhibition, Johnson Hall Rotunda, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
• Featured Artist, Claymakers, Durham, NC
• Form: Contemporary Sculpture, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC
2007 • Form & Function, M. Street Gallery, Raleigh, NC
• Inaugural Exhibition, Collection of Lawrence Spiegel, The Udinotti Museum of Figurative Art, Paradise Valley, AZ
• 111th Annual Exhibition, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, The National Arts Club, New York, NY
• Featured Artist, Carlton Gallery, Banner Elk, NC
2006 • Form in Translation: A Feminine Perspective of the Third Dimension, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
• Transformation, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
• PalmBeach3, represented by 511 Gallery of NYC, Palm Beach, FL
2005 • Deep in the Heart, 511 Gallery, New York City, NY
• Faculty Exhibition, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
• Featured Artist, Carlton Gallery, Banner Elk, NC
• Configuration, The Savannah Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2004 • Featured Artist, Main Street Gallery, Blowing Rock, NC
• Featured Artist, Umlauf Sculpture Garden, Austin, TX
• MFA II, Creative Research Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin
• Featured Artist, D Berman Gallery, Austin, TX
2003 • Murmur, Creative Research Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin
• Featured Artist, Main Street Gallery, Blowing Rock, NC
2002 • Jacket, Creative Research Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin
2001 • Faculty Art Exhibition, Frankie G. Weems Gallery at Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
• Seventh Annual Spring Artists Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, Fine Arts League of Cary, Cary, NC
• 23rd Annual Raleigh Fine Arts Society Artists Exhibition, Juried by Miriam Schapiro, Frankie G. Weems Gallery at Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
2000 • Twentieth Century Trends by Women Artists, Frankie G. Weems Gallery at Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
• Featured Artist, Main Street Gallery, Blowing Rock, NC
• Featured Artist, Collective Arts Gallery, Raleigh, NC
1999 • Twelfth Annual Sculpture in the Garden, NC Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC
• Fourteenth Annual Sculpture Celebration, J.E. Broyhill Park, Lenoir, NC
• Senior Art Exhibition, Gaddy-Hamrick Hall at Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
1997 • Meredith Faculty and Student Exhibition, Eagle Gallery, Raleigh, NC
1996-9 • Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Frankie G. Weems Gallery at Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
Articles and Reviews
2007 • “Figurative sculpture and clay works at Carlton Gallery,” The Mountain Times, September 27, 2007.
2006 • Natale, Michele, “Women explore myriad media in Meredith show", The News and Observer, November 12, 2006.
2005 • Bos, Monique. “Atlanta space explores ‘Configuration.” The Chronicle, March 25, 2005
2004 • Basravi, Zein. “UT Student Gets Award from Umlauf Sculpture Garden.” The Daily Texan, April 23, 2004.
• Dubrow, Aaron. “Inside the Competitive World of UT Art.” The Daily Texan, April 23, 2004.
• “…might be good.” Fluent-Collaborative and Fresh Up Club. Issue 20, March 11, 2004, II.
• Van Ryzin, Jeanne Claire. “Three from UT provoke and impress.” Austin American-Statesman, March 21, 2004, p. K3.
2002 • Barnes, Michael. “CRL Deserves Further Study.” Austin American-Statesman, August 4, 2002, p. K3.
• Duganne, Erina. “Jacket.” The Austin Chronicle, July 19, 2002, p. 74.
2001 • “Art Briefs.” The News and Observer, March 25, 2001.
Gallery Affiliations
• Flanders Art Gallery, Raleigh, NC
• 511 Gallery, New York City, NY
• D. Berman Gallery, Austin, TX
• Carlton Gallery, Banner Elk, NC
• Main Street Gallery, Blowing Rock, NC
• M. Street Gallery, Raleigh, NC
Collections
• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Meredith College, Johnson Hall
• Meredith College, Gaddy-Hamrick, Art Department
• Meredith College, Belk Hall
• Self-Portrait Collection, Appalachian Cultural Museum
• Collection of Rory Parnell, The Collectors Gallery
• Collection of Lawrence Spiegel
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