TORI TINSLEY toritinsley.com [email protected]

SOLO & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS 2019 The Perpetual Stranger, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA ​ A Thousand Todays are Not Enough, Micro-Residency, Atlanta, GA ​ 2018 Down in the Valley, HATHAWAY Gallery, Atlanta, GA ​ Hugs on Campus, The Westminster Schools, Atlanta, GA ​ 2017 Clutch, Sweet Lorraine Gallery, Brooklyn, NY ​ Locating Barbara, Eyedrum Art & Music Gallery, Atlanta, GA ​ ​ ​ Bread & Butter, Rialto Center for the Arts, Atlanta, GA ​ Echolalia, Twin Radius at Centerform, Atlanta, GA ​ 2016 On Hold, Art Party No. 9 at the Green House, Atlanta, GA ​ Double Distance, Welch Galleries, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA ​ 2015 Hand-sized Comfort, AC Boxhole Gallery, Vintage ATL, Atlanta, GA ​ Contact Comfort, WonderRoot Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA ​

SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2019 Summer Swan Invitational, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA ​ Gathered IV, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA ​ 2018 Inside the Perimeter, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Atlanta, GA ​ 20?5, Hapeville, GA, Curated by Dashboard ​ Hathaway Gallery, Art on Paper, New York, NY ​ 2017 Fresh Produce, Hathaway Contemporary, Atlanta, GA ​ Building a Ship from the Shipwreck, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA, ​ Curated by Sarah Higgins Missing Me One Place Search Another, Ti Arts Studios, Brooklyn, NY ​ Racecar, Zuckerman Museum, Kennesaw, GA, Curated by P. Seth Thompson ​ Art of the South 2017, Ground Floor Gallery, Nashville, TN, Curated by Mark Scala ​ The Reroute, Tempus Projects, Tampa, FL ​ OCA Emerging Artist Exhibition, Chastain Arts Center, Atlanta, GA ​ Hathaway Gallery, Art on Paper, New York, NY ​ 18th Annual ART PAPERS Art Auction, (invitation only), Atlanta, GA ​ 2016 The Voice Never Sleeps, Day & Night Projects, Atlanta, GA ​ Little Things Mean A Lot, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA ​ Hot Combos, Hathaway Contemporary, Atlanta, GA ​ Small Works, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Curated by Heather Darcy Bhandari ​ ​ Eye Candy, TV Gallery, Athens, GA, (Best in show) ​ The Sofa Show, Organized by Marissa Granzino, Atlanta, GA ​ South, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA ​ Hedonia, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Curated by Ben Goldman ​ 18th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, GSU Welch Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Juried by Radcliffe Bailey ​ Happy, 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, Gold Coast, Australia ​ 17th Annual ART PAPERS Art Auction, (invitation only), Atlanta, GA ​ BurnAway Art Crush Art Auction, (invitation only), Atlanta, GA ​ 2015 The Relationship Between Things, Aqua Art Miami, Miami, FL ​ WonderRoot CSA Season 07, Atlanta, GA ​ J1, ATHICA, Athens, GA, Juried by Michael Rooks ​ BSVC, Atlanta, GA, Curated by Daniel Bailey Alternate/Alternate, Doppler Projects, Atlanta, GA, Curated by Derek Faust & Stephanie Marinone ​ Concrete Acquaintances, Thomas Deans Fine Arts, Atlanta, GA, Juried by Matthew Sugarman & ​ ​ Joe Peragine Transformation, Callanwolde Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Juried by William Downs & Candice Greathouse ​ Ocularis, Mammal Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Curated by Katie Troisi ​ Figures & Fragments, OTP Gallery, Marietta, GA, Curated by Jeanne Harriman ​

Hambidge Art Auction, (invitation only), Goat Farm, Atlanta, GA, Curated by Ben Goldman, Teresa ​ Bramlett Reeves, & Jamie Badoud Strongbox Rotating Exhibition, Strongbox, Atlanta, GA, Curated by Jennifer Schwartz ​ ​ 17th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, (Bronze Award), GSU Welch Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Juried by ​ Daniel Fuller NKOTB2, (Honorable Mention), MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Curated by Mary Stanley ​ 16th Annual ART PAPERS Art Auction, (invitation only), Atlanta, GA ​ Interpolation, Welch Galleries, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA ​ ​ BurnAway Art Crush Art Auction, (invitation only), Atlanta, GA, Curated by Sumptuary ​ ​ Here 2 Go, MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Curated by Pam Longobardi and Craig Dongoski ​ Not Found, Glass Gallery, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA ​ 2014 Alumni Art Exhibition, Broyles Art Center, The Westminster Schools, Atlanta, GA ​ Triage, Fuse Art Center, Atlanta, GA ​ Live Amateurs, MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Curated by Craig Drennen ​

EDUCATION 2013-2016: Georgia State University Welch School of Art & Design, Atlanta, GA Master of Fine Arts, Painting & Drawing 2005 – 2007: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL Master of Arts in Art Therapy 1999 – 2003: Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting & Drawing, Summa Cum Laude, GPA: 3.78/4.0

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE September 2018 - Present: Seek ATL, Atlanta, GA Co-facilitator September 2016 - Present: High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA Teaching Artist May 2016 - January 2019: BURNAWAY, Atlanta, GA Development Coordinator March 2016 - November 2018: Day & Night Projects, Atlanta, GA Founding Member August 2015 - October 2018: Doppler Projects, Atlanta, GA Outreach/Marketing Coordinator August 2014 - May 2016: Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA Graduate Instructor January 2015 - May 2015: BURNAWAY, Atlanta, GA Intern & Research Assistant ​ September 2014 - April 2015: Georgia State University Welch Galleries, Atlanta, GA Co-Curator for Interpolation Exhibition July 2014: Kefalonia, Greece Assistant to Pam Longobardi for the Drifters Project January 2014 - August 2014: ART PAPERS Magazine, Atlanta, GA Intern and Research Assistant August 2013 - August 2014: Georgia State University Welch Galleries, Atlanta, GA Gallery Assistant

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS October 2018: The Westminster Schools, Atlanta, GA

February 2018: University of Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN April 2017: Twin Radius at Centerform, Atlanta, GA April 2011: Emory University, Atlanta, GA April 2009: University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO

WRITING Tinsley, Tori. “Present-Tense Living and Loving Harder: Beth Malone & Tori Tinsley”. BURNAWAY. Mar 17, ​ ​ 2017. Tinsley, Tori. “Jacob Anderson and the Art of Bartering”. BURNAWAY. Feb 1, 2017. ​ ​ Tinsley, Tori. “For/Against: Double Distance”. fLoromancy. Apr 12, 2016. ​ ​

BIBLIOGRAPHY New American Paintings #142: South edition, juried by Michael Rooks, High Museum of Art ​ Feaster, Felicia. “Art Review: Cartoonish style conveys depths of pain in Tori Tinsley’s show”. The ​ Atlanta-Journal Constitution. December 24, 2018. ​ Feaster, Felicia. “Women artists dominate slate of fall exhibitions”. The Atlanta-Journal Constitution. August ​ ​ 10, 2018. Lanfranco, Katerina. “Solo Gallery Walkthrough with Tori Tinsley”. Katerina Lanfranco. Nov 12, 2017. ​ ​ Oxford American. Summer 2017. Pg 10. ​ Malone, Tess. “Holding On”. Atlanta Magazine. June, 2017. Pg 30. ​ ​ Albritton, Caitlin. “New Paths Forward: Day & Night Projects at Tempus Projects”. Creative Loafing Tampa. ​ ​ May 9, 2017. Feaster, Felicia. “Review: Remembering her mom the crux of artist Tori Tinsley’s solo show”. The ​ Atlanta-Journal Constitution. April 24, 2017. ​ Payne, Ethan. "Video: Tori Tinsley's artistic exploration as a means of coping". ArtsATL. May 27, 2016. ​ ​ Bartone, Angela. “Review :Tinsley’s ‘Double Distance’ is emotional, Faust’s ‘incongruent ilk’ is elegant.” ArtsATL. Apr 4, 2016. ​ Vega, Muriel. “Tori Tinsley goes the distance on her thesis exhibition.” Creative Loafing. Mar 23, 2016. ​ ​ New American Paintings #124: South edition, juried by Emily Stamey, Weatherspoon Art Museum ​ Relyea, Laura. “News: Idea Capital announces its 2015 grant recipients.” ArtsATL. Jan 28, 2016. ​ ​ Vega, Muriel. “Q&A/Artist Tori Tinsley.” Common Creativ Atlanta. Dec 2, 2015. ​ ​ Brown, Devin M. “Review: Ocularis Surveys Work of 19 Young Artists.” ArtsATL. Aug 3, 2015. ​ ​ Hall, Floyd. WonderRoot Artist Feature - Tori Tinsley. April 22, 2015: WonderRoot Pod Cast, Atlanta, GA. ​ ​ ​ Mangle, Anthony. “Show Me What's On my Mind: Let's Hear it for the Gurrrrls!” Shrimp Peels and Hair. Apr ​ ​ 15, 2015. Dixon, Duffie. “A Daughter’s Gift; memories preserving art.” 11 Alive News, Atlanta, GA. May 15, 2011. ​ ​

​ RESIDENCIES September 2020: Interlude Residency, Hudson Valley, NY April 2019: Volatile Parts Micro-residency, Atlanta, GA June 2016: Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT July 2014: The Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, GA

AWARDS 2017 Artadia Atlanta Finalist 2016 Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters & Sculptors Grant City of Atlanta Emerging Artist Award, Atlanta, GA City of Atlanta Artist Project Grant, Atlanta, GA

Wathall Fellowship, WonderRoot, Atlanta, GA Best in Show, Eye Candy, TV Gallery, Athens, GA ​ ​ 2015 Idea Capital Grant, Atlanta, GA WonderRoot CSA Season 07 Artist, Atlanta, GA Bronze Award,17th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, GSU Welch Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Juried by ​​ ​ Daniel Fuller Honorable Mention, NKOTB2, MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Curated by Mary Stanley ​​ ​ ​

COMMISSIONS 2017 Hug on Red Top, mural for the Zuckerman Museum of Art ​ 2016 Parkside Hug, outdoor sculpture for Decatur Book Festival ​ Cover art for Hello Ocho’s album In Portuguese ​