Professor – Photography & Video
Dept. of Fine and Applied Arts, Parkland College, Champaign, IL
Education
Master of Fine Arts – Photography, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Fine Arts – Painting, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
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Recent News
Someone’s Child, 40 North Arts Council Artist’s Billboard Project 2023-2024
Deep Mapping of a Thin Edge, Video/Sound installation w/ Photo. Champaign, IL 2023
Illinois Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award in Media Arts, 2021
Homecoming, Society for Photographic Education Multi-Caucus Exhibition, juried by Jess Dugan, Denver, CO 2023
Solo and Two Person Exhibitions (selected)
Deep Mapping of a Thin Edge, Video/Sound installation w/ Photography, 114 University Bldg. Champaign, IL 2023
The Noisiest Years of Silence, Video/Sound/Mixed Media installation w/ Photography, 114 University Bldg. Champaign, IL 2022
Long Arc of a Low Glimmer, installation, 25 O’Clock Where House, Urbana, IL 2019
Terrain, w /Chehalis Hegner, 10th West St Gallery, Indianapolis, IM 2019
Compass of Bone and Stars, Video/Sound projection over Photography, The Cohen Building, Urbana, IL 2018
For All We Know, Video/Sound projection over Photography, The Boy’s Club Building, Champaign, IL 2017
Group Exhibitions (selected)
2023 International Exhibition, The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ 2023
Convergence, Indianapolis Arts Center, Indianapolis IN 2022
Negative, Intersect Arts Center, St. Louis MO 2022 (w/ catalog)
10x10x10, Tieton Arts and Humanities, Tieton WA 2022
Moving Images, Pause, Restart, Cabrillo Gallery, Aptos, CA 2021
Video Salon, invitational, Susan Calza Gallery, Montpelier, VT, 2021
Complex Territory: Image and Appearance, invitational, Giertz Gallery, Champaign, IL 2020
Plural, invitational, 40.1 Gallery, Champaign, IL 2018
Parkland Faculty Exhibition, Giertz Gallery, Parkland College, Champaign, IL 2005-2023
Community Supported Arts Exhibition, 40.1 Gallery, Champaign, IL 2016
LENS 2015 international competition, Perspective Gallery, Evanston, IL 2015
H2O, A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX 2015
Shaw, Smith, & Stolz Art Coop Gallery, Champaign, IL 2014
Things With Wings Photoplace Gallery, Middlebury, VT 2014
Sky Gallery 40 North Champaign County Arts Council billboard exhibition, Champaign Urbana IL 2013
Memory Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 2012
Women and Water The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI 2012
8 Photographers invitational. Art Coop Gallery, Urbana, IL 2012
Canis Familiaris invitiational. Amara Gallery, Urbana, IL 2012
Uncanny: Surreal Photography PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT 2011
14th National Contemporary Grand Junction Art Center, Grand Junction CO 2011
7th Photographic Image Biennial East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 2011
5 x 5 Exposed Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA 2010
Self national juried exhibition, Croft Gallery, Waco, TX 2010
Nostalgia national juried exhibition, PhotoPlace Gallery Annex, Middlebury VT 2010
Fourth Photography Image Biennial East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 2005
Photo LA represented by Catherine Edelman Gallery, Santa Monica CA (2003-04)
Joyce Grant Elaine Photography Exhibition Texas Women’s University, Denton, TX 2004
4 Artists Stipes Space group exhibition. Boneyard Arts Festival, Champaign, IL 2004
Here and Now invitational exhibition Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL Texas 2003
Texas International Photography Exhibition Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX 2003
The Camera Obscured IV: Mixed Media Photography Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL 2002
The Photography Show sponsored by AIPAD, Edelman Gallery, New York, New York 2002
52nd Quad States Exhibition Juror’s Award, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL 2002
The Cicada Show invitational group exhibition. Cicada Gallery, Champaign, IL 2002
Awards
Illinois Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award in Media Arts, 2021
40 North Champaign County Arts Council Artist Ace Award 2018
Illinois Community College Trustees Association Faculty of the Year Award 2016
Voted Best Visual Artist of Champaign Urbana, The Paper, 1.23.2004
Master Communicator Awards of Excellence in Video 1997, 1998 , 2001, 2003
Master Communicator Awards of Achievement in Video 1999 & 2000
CHAAMP Awards: Advertising Campaign 1992, 1997, 1998
Medallion Awards: Television, Radio, and Newspaper Campaign 1996, 1998
CHAAMP Awards: Radio Spot 60 seconds or less 19 9 0, 1992
Photography Finalist Award, Illinois Arts Council 1992
Visual Arts Finalist Award, Illinois Arts Council 1991
NCMPR paragon Awards: Best Video College Promotion
The Community College Association for Instruction and Technology, Presidentʼs Award for
Achievement in Video 1990
Chicago Access Corporationʼs Illinois Community Television Silver Award 1989
Visual Arts Fellowship Award, Arts Midwest/NEA Regional 1988
Artist Fellowship Award, Illinois Arts Council 1988
Brown Fellowship Award, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 1986
Publications (selected)
Merli, Melissa, Getting Personal News-Gazette, August 21, 2016
The Hand, Issue 4, April 2014, page 37
Featured Artist Dialogist, published in Volume I, Issue II / www.dialogist.org 2013
Southlynn, Jenny, Artists Works Carry Much Meaning The Mahomet Citizen, January 17, 2007
Merli, Melissa, Art & Design News-Gazette, August 21, 2006 (photo)
SouthlynnSavage, Zoe, Voted Best Visual Artist of Champaign Urbana The Paper, 1.23.04
Merli, Melissa, Coming Home to CU News-Gazette, April 6, 2003
Southlynn, Jenny, Going Local at Krannert The Paper, May 23, 2003
Harrington, Kelly, Celebrating 20 Years of the Parkland Art Gallery The Daily Illini Buzz, Sept 13, 2001
Featured Artist Octopus, September 2000 (cover and photos)
Southlynn, Jenny, New Work Octopus, September 1999
Featured Artist Tamaqua Literary Magazine, Spring 1994, Volume 4, Issue 2. (w/ cover and photos)
Wasserman, Tina. Chicago Roundup Art Muscle, Aug/Sept 1993
Weinstein, Michael. Photo: Betsy Rosenfield Gallery New City, April 15, 1993
Atterberry, Gisele. Three CU Artists Well Represented at Chicago Galleries News Gazette, Aug. 21, 1992
Atterberry, Gisele. Parkland Puts on a New Show News Gazette, August 30, 1991
Sauter, Spencer. Art Show Features Good, Bad, Ugly The Pantagraph, July 18, 1991
Condon, Elisabeth. Peggy Shaw, Lillian Heard New Art Examiner, May, (w/ photo)
Brunetti, John. Peggy Shaw New City, March 1420. (w/ photo)
Professional Presentations
It Takes A Village: Photographic Education at the Community College
Society For Photographic Education, Regional Conference, Lincoln, NE
Technology and Pedagogy: Ways to Improve and Assess Learning, Parkland College
Putting You In Touch: The Parkland College Interactive Multimedia Kiosk
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League for Innovation in the Community College
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Illinois Council of Community College Administrators
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Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
Taking Women Seriously: Parkland Television Programming in Womenʼs Studies
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National American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC)
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League for Innovation in the Community College
Visiting Artist Presentations
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign IL
University of Georgia, Athens GA
Millikin University, Decatur IL
Galesburg Art Center, Galesburg IL
Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL
Shift, Curatorʼs talk, Parkland Art Gallery
High Noon Artist Lecture, Parkland Art Gallery, Champaign IL 2006, 2011, 2015, 2020
Women Artists for Womenʼs History Month, Parkland College
Women in the Arts: The New Millennium - Illinois Arts Council
Curatorial
Shift, Contemporary Photography Exhibition, Giertz Gallery, 2018 (w/ catalog)
Manipulated Photography, Parkland Art Gallery, Parkland College, Champaign, IL 2012 (w/ catalog)
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