Photo by Hannah Higgins
Madelyn Sneed-Grays is a representational oil painter born in Dallas, TX. In 2014, she received her B.F.A Cum Laude in Studio Art from the University of North Texas She was a 2016 Hunting Art Prize finalist, has been exhibited twice in the New Texas Talent, and received an Honorable Mention award for the Annual National Juried Exhibition at the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art.
Her work was recently added to the permanent collection of the Louisiana State University Museum of Fine Art through the Winifred and Kevin P. Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists and has been published in magazines such as American Art Collector and Fine Art Connoisseur. Sneed-Grays hopes that her work encourages the exploration of different cultures and brings awareness to the humanity and beauty of the black community.
Current Exhibition(s):
TBD
Upcoming Exhibition(s):
TBD
EDUCATION
B.F.A: Studio Art (2014)
University of North Texas (Denton, TX)
Cum Laude recipient
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Ten Years, August 24th - September 28th, Erin Cluley Gallery and Cluley Projects, Dallas, Texas.
2024 Dallas Art Fair, April 4th - April 7th, Erin Cluley Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
2024 Art Palm Beach, January 24th -28th, Erin Cluley Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida.
2023 Summer 2023, curated by Erin Cluley, July 15th - August 19th, Erin Cluley Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
2023 Dallas Art Fair, April 20th - April 23rd, Erin Cluley Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
2023 A Survey of Artists from Erin Cluley Gallery, curated by Erin Cluley, March 4th - August 5th, Wichita Falls Museum of Art, Wichita Falls, Texas.
2022 Black Love Now, curated by Scarlett Wieliczki, November 5th - January 21st, Nicole Longnecker Gallery, Houston, Texas.
2021 New Direction, curated by AJ Gerard and ArtX, December 2nd - December 3rd, Château Cîroc, Miami, Florida.
2021 2nd Annual NO FAIR, curated by Erin Cluley, April 17th - May 15th, Erin Cluley Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
2021 Collection Spotlight: Recent Acquisitions by Black Artists, curated by Courtney Taylor, March 28th - September 26th, LSU Museum of Art, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
2021 i-Bodies, curated by Molly Dierks, February 8th - February 26th, Clyde H. Wells Gallery at Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas.
2020 Family Reunion: Ladies Night, curated by Art Tooth, December 18th - January 16th, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, Texas.
2020 Painting the Figure Now, curated by F. Scott Hess, Didi Menendez and David Hummer, October 8th - December 12th, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wausau, Wisconsin.
2020 Sensibility: revealed truths, tensions, and vulnerability, curated by Taylor Barnes, September 17th - October 31st, Art Room, Fort Worth, Texas. (virtual art show)
2020 Our Faces, Our Voices, September 4th - November 7th, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, Texas.
2020 25 Works Under $2500, curated by Erin Cluley, April 6th, Erin Cluley Gallery, Dallas, Texas. (virtual art show)
2020 In the Absence of Others, curated by Erin Cluley, February 22nd - March 28th, Erin Cluley Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
2020 EDIBLE, curated by Erin Cluley, January 11th - February 15th, Erin Cluley Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
2019 Family Reunion II: A Juried Exhibition, curated by Art Tooth, December 6th - December 28th, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, Texas.
2019 Maddrey PLLC 4th Annual Fall Open House Art Exhibition, November 13th - December 18th, Thanksgiving Tower, Dallas, Texas.
2019 16th Annual Texas Hill Country Invitational, October 19th - October 20th, The AgriCULTURAL Heritage Museum, Boerne, Texas.
2019 3rd Annual National Juried Exhibition, curated by John Dalton, October 8th - December 28th, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wausau, Wisconsin.
2019 FOA Book Launch Party + Pop Up Exhibition, May 28th – June 12th, Ma Fille Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
2018 The Human Condition, a PoetsArtists exhibition curated by Steven DaLuz, November 1st – November 30th, AnArte Gallery, San Antonio, Texas.
2017 2017 New Texas Talent Exhibition, Curated by Katherine Wagner, August 5th – September 2nd, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
2017 Chaos, July 8th – August 19th, R02 Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
2017 Pleased To Meet You, Curated by Caroline Belanger and Hilary Donnelly, May 20th – June 20th, Open Space Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
2016 2016 New Texas Talent Exhibition, Curated by Frank Hettig, August 6th – August 31st, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
2016 Third Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Curated by Eric M. Lee, June 24th – August 6th, Artspace111 Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas.
2016 Visual Arts Society of Texas (VAST) 10th Annual 125-Mile Visual Arts Exhibition, Curated by Dr. John Marcucci, January 15th – February 21st, Gough Gallery, Denton, Texas.
2015 The Mill: 2015, September 19th – December 1st, Hausmann Millworks, San Antonio, Texas.
2015 The Old Man and The Sea, April 15th – June 15th, Hausmann Millworks, San Antonio, Texas.
2014 Senior Drawing and Painting Show, May 6th – May 9th , Cora Stafford Gallery (UNT), Denton, Texas.
2014 Mise-En-Scéne, March 31st – April 4th, Cora Stafford Gallery (UNT), Denton, Texas.
2014 Junior Invitational, January 21st – January 24th, Cora Stafford Gallery (UNT), Denton, Texas.
2014 Visual Arts Society of Texas (VAST) 8th Annual 125-Mile Visual Arts Exhibition, Curated by Jackie MacLelland, January 17th – February 21st, Gough Gallery, Denton, Texas.
2013 53rd Annual Voertman Student Art Competition Exhibit, Curated by Lisa Hatchadoorian, April 9th- April 27th, UNT Art Gallery, Denton, Texas.
2012 Figure Drawings From Florence, Italy, September 3rd– September 7th, North Gallery (UNT), Denton, Texas.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Black Joy, August 26th – September 30th, Erin Cluley Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
2015 France, March 21st – May 10th, SLANT Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
COLLECTIONS
2020 LSU Museum of Art
CATALOGS
"Black Joy.” Courtesy of Erin Cluley Gallery (2023).
“Paper City.” September Issue (2023): 58.
Menendez, Didi. “The Human Condition.” Issue #99, PoetsArtists (2018):8-9.
Bishop, Ty. “Volume 7.” Friend of the Artist (2018):116, 118.
“Fine Art Connoisseur.” November/December Issue (2018):86.
“Gumbo Magazine.” Issue 001: Black (2019): 146-147
“Annual National Juried Exhibition Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art.” ANJE | Volume 3 (2019):32
“American Art Collector.” August, Issue 178 (2020):62.
AWARDS
2019 3rd Annual National Juried Exhibition, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art: Honorable Mention.
2017 Selected for the 2017 New Texas Talent Exhibition at Craighead Green Gallery.
2016 Selected for the 2016 New Texas Talent Exhibition at Craighead Green Gallery.
2016 Selected for the Third Annual Regional Juried Exhibition at Artspace 111 Gallery.
2016 Hunting Art Prize Finalist.
2016 10th Annual 125-Mile Visual Arts Exhibition: Merchandise Award – Weber Group Award (FM Brushes).
2014 8th Annual 125-Mile Visual Arts Exhibition: Best of Show – Marilyn Smith Memorial Award.