@graceworley.art
EDUCATION
Ohio University, Athens, OH 2020-2023
M.F.A. in Painting + Drawing
(Studied with David LaPalombara, John Sabraw, Julie Dummermuth, Andrea Frohne, Sam Dodd)
Ohio University, Athens, OH 2020-2023
M.F.A. in Painting + Drawing
(Studied with David LaPalombara, John Sabraw, Julie Dummermuth, Andrea Frohne, Sam Dodd)
Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH 2016-2020
B.A. in Studio Art (with an Ohio K-12 Visual Art Educator License)
(Studied with Ed Charney, Scott Dooley, Alejandra Gimenez-Berger)
B.A. in Studio Art (with an Ohio K-12 Visual Art Educator License)
(Studied with Ed Charney, Scott Dooley, Alejandra Gimenez-Berger)
AWARDS & HONORS
2022
Dedalus Foundation MFA Fellowship Nominee
First Place - Best of Show, Majestic Galleries, Nelsonville, Ohio
Third Place Award, Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, Ohio
2020
Graduate Recruitment Scholarship, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Graduate Assistantship, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Homecoming Court, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Presidential Purchase Award, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
People’s Choice Award, Excellence in Visual Arts Competition, AICUO
Dean’s List, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
2019
Richard Hagelberger Scholarship, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Dean’s List, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Mortar Board Honor Society, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
2018
Toothaker Scholarship, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Dean’s List, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Pick and Pen Honor Society, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Gamma Sigma Alpha Honor Society, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
2017
S. Paul and Clara M. Weaver Scholarship, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Dean’s List, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
2016
Dean’s List, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Provost Scholarship, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Wittenberg Alumni Art Scholarship, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Margaret Roby/Lowell Ellsworth Smith Memorial Art Scholarship, Hudson Society of Artists
2015
President’s Leadership Academy, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (INSTRUCTOR OF RECORD)
Introduction to Painting, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Spring 2023
Introduction to Drawing, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Fall 2022
Image + Design, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Spring 2022
Introduction to Drawing, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Fall 2021
2022
Dedalus Foundation MFA Fellowship Nominee
First Place - Best of Show, Majestic Galleries, Nelsonville, Ohio
Third Place Award, Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, Ohio
2020
Graduate Recruitment Scholarship, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Graduate Assistantship, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Homecoming Court, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Presidential Purchase Award, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
People’s Choice Award, Excellence in Visual Arts Competition, AICUO
Dean’s List, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
2019
Richard Hagelberger Scholarship, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Dean’s List, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Mortar Board Honor Society, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
2018
Toothaker Scholarship, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Dean’s List, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Pick and Pen Honor Society, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Gamma Sigma Alpha Honor Society, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
2017
S. Paul and Clara M. Weaver Scholarship, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Dean’s List, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
2016
Dean’s List, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Provost Scholarship, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Wittenberg Alumni Art Scholarship, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Margaret Roby/Lowell Ellsworth Smith Memorial Art Scholarship, Hudson Society of Artists
2015
President’s Leadership Academy, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (INSTRUCTOR OF RECORD)
Introduction to Painting, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Spring 2023
Introduction to Drawing, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Fall 2022
Image + Design, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Spring 2022
Introduction to Drawing, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Fall 2021
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (TEACHING ASSISTANT)
Description + Drawing, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Spring 2023
Image + Design, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Spring 2022
Seeing & Knowing in the Visual Arts, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Spring 2021
Painting: Color, Form, and Context, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Spring 2021
Art & Hip Hop, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Spring 2021
Structure + Space, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Fall 2020
Tecumseh Middle School, New Carlisle, Ohio (Student Teaching), March - June 2020
McKinney Middle & Yellow Springs High School, Yellow Springs, Ohio, August 2019 - 2020
EXHIBITIONS
2024
"a place of peace", Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Description + Drawing, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Spring 2023
Image + Design, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Spring 2022
Seeing & Knowing in the Visual Arts, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Spring 2021
Painting: Color, Form, and Context, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Spring 2021
Art & Hip Hop, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Spring 2021
Structure + Space, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Fall 2020
Tecumseh Middle School, New Carlisle, Ohio (Student Teaching), March - June 2020
McKinney Middle & Yellow Springs High School, Yellow Springs, Ohio, August 2019 - 2020
EXHIBITIONS
2024
"a place of peace", Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
2023
12th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia
"here | there", Trisolini Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
12th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia
"here | there", Trisolini Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
2022
Here, There, and Nowhere, MFA Exhibition Online, University of Montana
Wild Art Columbus (Fall), Wild Goose Creative, Columbus, Ohio
Majestic National 15th Annual Juried Competition, Majestic Galleries, Nelsonville, Ohio
Fall Show, Don Drumm Studios & Gallery, Akron, Ohio
76th Juried Members Exhibition, Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, Ohio
“Master Pieces”, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
“Why Is It So Well?”, Columbus Printed Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio
2021
77th Annual Wabash Valley Exhibition, Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, Indiana
Wild Art Columbus (Spring), Wild Goose Creative, Columbus Ohio
“Interlude”, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
September Show, Jones Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri
“Magic of the Ordinary”, Gallery Underground, Arlington, Virginia
Here, There, and Nowhere, MFA Exhibition Online, University of Montana
Wild Art Columbus (Fall), Wild Goose Creative, Columbus, Ohio
Majestic National 15th Annual Juried Competition, Majestic Galleries, Nelsonville, Ohio
Fall Show, Don Drumm Studios & Gallery, Akron, Ohio
76th Juried Members Exhibition, Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, Ohio
“Master Pieces”, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
“Why Is It So Well?”, Columbus Printed Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio
2021
77th Annual Wabash Valley Exhibition, Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, Indiana
Wild Art Columbus (Spring), Wild Goose Creative, Columbus Ohio
“Interlude”, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
September Show, Jones Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri
“Magic of the Ordinary”, Gallery Underground, Arlington, Virginia
2020
Prelude, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Excellence in Visual Arts, AICUO Online exhibition
Prelude, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Excellence in Visual Arts, AICUO Online exhibition
2019
EMERGING: The Biennial Art and Design Student Show, The Contemporary, Dayton, Ohio
OTHER PROFESSIONAL WORK
Gallery Sales Associate, Don Drumm Studios & Gallery, Akron, Ohio, 2022 - Present
Painting Area Social Media Assistant, Ohio University School of Art + Design, Athens, Ohio, 2022 - 2023
CREATE_space Equipment Monitor, Ohio University School of Art + Design, Athens, Ohio, 2021 - 2022
Undergraduate Mentorship Program, Ohio University School of Art + Design, Athens, Ohio, 2020 - 2023
Delivery Driver, DoorDash, Akron, Ohio, 2020 - 2022
Building Monitor (Seigfred Hall), Ohio University School of Art + Design, Athens, Ohio, 2020
Painting and Drawing Teacher, First Congregational Church of Akron, Akron, Ohio, 2019
Summer Intern, Art Bomb Brigade, Akron, Ohio, 2017 - 2019
Summer Intern, Curated Storefront, Akron, Ohio, 2018
Summer Camp Assistant, Old Trail School, Bath, Ohio, 2009 - 2019
EMERGING: The Biennial Art and Design Student Show, The Contemporary, Dayton, Ohio
OTHER PROFESSIONAL WORK
Gallery Sales Associate, Don Drumm Studios & Gallery, Akron, Ohio, 2022 - Present
Painting Area Social Media Assistant, Ohio University School of Art + Design, Athens, Ohio, 2022 - 2023
CREATE_space Equipment Monitor, Ohio University School of Art + Design, Athens, Ohio, 2021 - 2022
Undergraduate Mentorship Program, Ohio University School of Art + Design, Athens, Ohio, 2020 - 2023
Delivery Driver, DoorDash, Akron, Ohio, 2020 - 2022
Building Monitor (Seigfred Hall), Ohio University School of Art + Design, Athens, Ohio, 2020
Painting and Drawing Teacher, First Congregational Church of Akron, Akron, Ohio, 2019
Summer Intern, Art Bomb Brigade, Akron, Ohio, 2017 - 2019
Summer Intern, Curated Storefront, Akron, Ohio, 2018
Summer Camp Assistant, Old Trail School, Bath, Ohio, 2009 - 2019
PRESS
2023
Studio Visit Book: A Visual Journey Through Creative Spaces & Processes Of Rising Women in the Arts, Vol. 1
Gigantic Sequins Magazine, Issue 14
Envision Arts Magazine, Vol. 9
“Meet Grace Worley”, Canvas Rebel Magazine
2022
Nitram Charcoal Inc., https://nitramcharcoal.com/blogs/blog/grace-worley
Artwalk Magazine, Issue 03
Artists & Illustrators Magazine, Dec. 2022 Issue
“Conversations with Grace Worley”, Voyage Ohio Magazine
Thought Art Magazine, Issue 06
2020
Phonebook Collective Magazine, Vol. 1
GALLERY AFFILIATIONS
Don Drumm Studios & Gallery, 2022 - present
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Wittenberg University Permanent Collection
RESIDENCIES
Mineral House Media Digital Residency, 2023
LECTURES
Wittenberg University, January 2024
VOLUNTEER & COMMUNITY SERVICE
Ronald McDonald House Charities, Ohio, 2016 - Present
TAC Industries, Springfield, Ohio, January - May 2018
Springfield Promise Neighborhood, Springfield, Ohio, 2016 - 2019
Creative Fingers Art Studio, Hudson, Ohio, 2015 - 2016
One of A Kind Pet Rescue, Akron, Ohio, 2014 - 2018
Akron Children’s Hospital Expressive Therapy Center, Akron, Ohio, 2012 - 2014
Angels Haven Horse Rescue, Cleveland, Ohio, 2011 - 2014
Junior League of Akron, Akron, Ohio, 2005 - 2012 (non-member)
2023
Studio Visit Book: A Visual Journey Through Creative Spaces & Processes Of Rising Women in the Arts, Vol. 1
Gigantic Sequins Magazine, Issue 14
Envision Arts Magazine, Vol. 9
“Meet Grace Worley”, Canvas Rebel Magazine
2022
Nitram Charcoal Inc., https://nitramcharcoal.com/blogs/blog/grace-worley
Artwalk Magazine, Issue 03
Artists & Illustrators Magazine, Dec. 2022 Issue
“Conversations with Grace Worley”, Voyage Ohio Magazine
Thought Art Magazine, Issue 06
2020
Phonebook Collective Magazine, Vol. 1
GALLERY AFFILIATIONS
Don Drumm Studios & Gallery, 2022 - present
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Wittenberg University Permanent Collection
RESIDENCIES
Mineral House Media Digital Residency, 2023
LECTURES
Wittenberg University, January 2024
VOLUNTEER & COMMUNITY SERVICE
Ronald McDonald House Charities, Ohio, 2016 - Present
TAC Industries, Springfield, Ohio, January - May 2018
Springfield Promise Neighborhood, Springfield, Ohio, 2016 - 2019
Creative Fingers Art Studio, Hudson, Ohio, 2015 - 2016
One of A Kind Pet Rescue, Akron, Ohio, 2014 - 2018
Akron Children’s Hospital Expressive Therapy Center, Akron, Ohio, 2012 - 2014
Angels Haven Horse Rescue, Cleveland, Ohio, 2011 - 2014
Junior League of Akron, Akron, Ohio, 2005 - 2012 (non-member)