TORI TINSLEY www.ToriTinsley.com [email protected]

SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2017 Clutch, Sweet Lorraine Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (forthcoming) ​ ​ 2017 Locating Barbara, Eyedrum Art & Music Gallery, Atlanta, GA ​ ​ ​ 2017 Bread & Butter, Rialto Center for the Arts, Atlanta, GA ​ 2017 Echolalia, Twin Radius at Centerform, Atlanta, GA ​ 2016 On Hold, Art Party No. 9 at the Green House, Atlanta, GA ​ 2016 Double Distance, Welch Galleries, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA ​ 2015 Hand-sized Comfort, AC Boxhole Gallery, Vintage ATL, Atlanta, GA ​ 2015 Contact Comfort, WonderRoot Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA ​

GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2017 TBD, WonderRoot Wathall Fellowship at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, ​ GA, Curated by Sarah Higgins (forthcoming) ​ 2017 Racecar, Zuckerman Museum, Kennesaw, GA, Curated by P. Seth Thompson (forthcoming) ​ ​ 2017 The Reroute, Tempus Projects, Tampa, FL ​ 2017 OCA Emerging Artist Exhibition, Chastain Arts Center, Atlanta, GA ​ 2016 The Voice Never Sleeps, Day & Night Projects, Atlanta, GA ​ 2016 Little Things Mean A Lot, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA ​ 2016 Hot Combos: Works Under $1000, Hathaway Contemporary, Atlanta, GA ​ 2016 Small Works, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Curated by Heather Darcy Bhandari ​ ​ 2016 Eye Candy, TV Gallery, Athens, GA, (Best in show) ​ 2016 The Sofa Show, Organized by Marissa Granzino, Atlanta, GA ​ 2016 South, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA ​ 2016 Hedonia, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Curated by Ben Goldman ​ 2016 18th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, GSU Welch Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Juried by Radcliffe Bailey ​ 2016 Happy, 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, Gold Coast, Australia ​ 2016 17th Annual ART PAPERS Art Auction, (invitation only), Atlanta, GA ​ 2016 BurnAway Art Crush Art Auction, (invitation only), Atlanta, GA ​ 2015 The Relationship Between Things, Aqua Art Miami, Miami, FL ​ 2015 WonderRoot CSA Season 07, Atlanta, GA ​ 2015 J1, ATHICA, Athens, GA, Juried by Michael Rooks ​ 2015 BSVC, Atlanta, GA, Curated by Daniel Bailey 2015 Alternate/Alternate, Doppler Projects, Atlanta, GA, Curated by Derek Faust & Stephanie Marinone ​ 2015 Concrete Acquaintances, Thomas Deans Fine Arts, Atlanta, GA, Juried by Matthew Sugarman & ​ Joe Peragine 2015 Transformation, Callanwolde Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Juried by William Downs & Candice Greathouse ​ 2015 Ocularis, Mammal Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Curated by Katie Troisi ​ 2015 Figures & Fragments, OTP Gallery, Marietta, GA, Curated by Jeanne Harriman ​ 2015 Hambidge Art Auction, (invitation only), Goat Farm, Atlanta, GA, Curated by Ben Goldman, Teresa ​ Bramlett Reeves, & Jamie Badoud 2015 Strongbox Rotating Exhibition, Strongbox, Atlanta, GA, Curated by Jennifer Schwartz ​ ​ 2015 17th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, (Bronze Award), GSU Welch Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Juried by ​ Daniel Fuller 2015 NKOTB2, (Honorable Mention), MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Curated by Mary Stanley ​ 2015 16th Annual ART PAPERS Art Auction, (invitation only), Atlanta, GA ​ 2015 Interpolation, Welch Galleries, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA ​ ​ 2015 BurnAway Art Crush Art Auction, (invitation only), Atlanta, GA, Curated by Sumptuary ​ ​ 2015 Here 2 Go, MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Curated by Pam Longobardi and Craig Dongoski ​ ​ 2015 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 ​ 2014 Triage, Fuse Art Center, Atlanta, GA ​ 2014 Live Amateurs, MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Curated by Craig Drennen ​ 2013 Strength for the Journey, Mason Murer Fine Art, Atlanta, GA ​

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 2016 - Present: High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA Teaching Artist May 2016 - Present: BURNAWAY, Atlanta, GA Development Coordinator March 2016 - Present: Day & Night Projects, Atlanta, GA Founding Member August 2015 - Present: 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 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 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 June 2016: Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT July 2014: The Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, GA

AWARDS 2016 Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters & Sculptors Grant Recipient 2016 City of Atlanta Emerging Artist Award Recipient, Atlanta, GA 2016 City of Atlanta Artist Project Grant Recipient, Atlanta, GA 2016 Wathall Fellowship, WonderRoot, Atlanta, GA 2016 Best in Show, Eye Candy, TV Gallery, Athens, GA ​ ​ 2015 Idea Capital Grant Recipient, Atlanta, GA 2015 WonderRoot CSA Season 07 Artist, Atlanta, GA 2015 Bronze Award,17th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, GSU Welch Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Juried by ​ ​ Daniel Fuller 2015 Honorable Mention, NKOTB2, MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Curated by Mary Stanley ​ ​ ​

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Emory University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Atlanta, GA The Association of Fronto-temporal Degeneration, Radnor, PA

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

​ REPRESENTATION Hathaway Contemporary Gallery, Atlanta, GA 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, Gold Coast, Australia