Meg Black Resume
Education
| 2000 | Ph.D. in Educational Studies, Lesley College, Cambridge, MA Dissertation: Teaching for the Aesthetic Experience |
| 1989 | M.F.A. in Studio Art, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA Master Thesis: Mixed-media Paintings, Monoprints, and Artist Books |
| 1984 | B.F.A. in Studio Art, State University of New York, College at Oswego Undergraduate Focus: Painting and Printmaking |
Professional Art Experience:
| 1987– | Owner of Meg Black Studio: Using organic fibers to create original works of art |
Teaching Experience:
| 2014–2021 | Salem State University, Salem, MA Program Coordinator of BA, M.Ed, and MAT in Art Education and Assistant Professor |
| 2008–2023 | Endicott College, Beverly, MA Instructor of Art and Architectural History, Architectural Theory, Aesthetics, Drawing, Art and Culture, Graduate level Architecture/Interior Design history, theory, place psychology Graduate Level: Research Methodology, Dissertation Writing and Development |
| 1988–2001 | Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA Instructor of Graduate level Art Education, Artist Books, Papermaking, Printmaking |
| 1991–1998 | Salem State College, Salem, MA Instructor of Undergraduate level Art History, Art Studio, Art Education Instructor of Graduate Level Education |
| 1991 |
Studio Art Center International, Florence, Italy Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA Visiting Lector in Papermaking, Artist Books |
| 1986–1987 | Thomas J. Corcoran High School, Syracuse, NY Art Teacher |
| 1985–1987 | Lincoln Middle School, Syracuse, NY Vocational Arts Teacher |
Exhibitions:
| 2025 | Fuller Craft Museum, Members Biennial Exhibition, Brockton, MA |
| 2024 | Rebloom, International Association of Papermakers and Artists (IAPMA) Biennale Exhibition, Burg zu Hagen im Bremischen, Germany Growing Wiser, Paper Circle, Nelsonsville, Ohio Paper, Pigment, and Process, the Medium is the Message, Solo Exhibition, Cousen Rose Gallery, Martha’s Vineyard, MA U.S. State Department, Art in Embassies: Kuwait |
| 2023 | Shared Obsessions, North American Hand Papermakers, RISD Solo Exhibition, Cousen Rose Gallery, Martha’s Vineyard, MA |
| 2022 | Paper on the River, Arnold Grummer Museum, Appleton, WI |
| 2021 | Paper on the River, Arnold Grummer Museum, Appleton, WI Fluid Practices: Member’s Showcase Annual Exhibition, North American Hand Papermakers Fiber Stories, Society for Arts and Crafts, Boston |
| 2020 | U.S. State Department, Art in Embassies: Belgrade, Serbia Resilience, Manhattan Arts International Juried Exhibit, Online |
| 2019 | Motion and Energy: Crane Estate Art Exhibit, Ipswich, MA Salem State University Art + Design Faculty Showcase, Salem, MA |
| 2018 | Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water: Crane Estate Art Exhibit, Ipswich, MA Salem State University Art + Design Faculty Showcase, Salem, MA |
| 2017 | Salem State University Art + Design Faculty Showcase, Salem, MA |
| 2016 | Salem State University Art + Design Faculty Showcase, Salem, MA Salem Arts Association: Impressions of Salem inspired by “American Impressionist Childe Hassam and the Isle of Shoals” Juror: Austen Barron Bailly, The George Putnam Curator of American Art, Peabody Essex Museum |
| 2014 | Endicott College Faculty Exhibition, Rocky Neck Art Gallery, Gloucester, MA |
| 2012 | First Anniversary: Paper (Juried Show), Juror: James Welu, Director Emeritus, Worcester Art Museum, Fountain Street Fine Art, Framingham, MA |
| 2011 | Solo Exhibit, Cove Gallery, Wellfleet, MA |
| 2009 | Home is Where the Art Is, Children’s Hospital and the Urban Arts Institute, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA |
| 2008 | Pulp Function, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA |
| 2006 | Complex Layers, L’Attitude Gallery, Boston, MA |
| 2001 | Solo Exhibit, Cove Gallery, Wellfleet, MA |
| 2000 | Solo Exhibit, J. David Broudo Gallery of Art, Endicott College, Beverly, MA |
| 1998 | Solo Exhibit, Grand Opening, Topsfield Town Library, Topsfield, MA |
| 1997 | Paper Impressions, Eureka Gallery, Syracuse, NY Impressions from France, Cove Gallery, Wellfleet, MA |
| 1996 | The New Storytellers: One-of-a-Kind Artists’ Books in Boston Libraries and Museums, Widener Library, Harvard University Women and Fibers, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA |
| 1995 | Book Arts: Images and Words, Cambridge Artists Cooperative, Cambridge, MA New Paintings in the New England Tradition, Hammond Gallery, Lancaster, OH |
| 1994 | Massachusetts College of Art 2D Faculty Exhibit, Copley Artists’ Society, Boston, MA |
| 1993 | Curator’s Choice Exhibit, Mast Cove Gallery, Kennebunkport, ME Solo Exhibit, Cove Gallery, Wellfleet, MA Selected Alumni Exhibit, Tyler Art Gallery, SUNY Oswego |
| 1992 | Paperscapes, Eureka Gallery, Syracuse, NY Selections of Works on Paper, Rome Art Center, Rome, NY |
| 1991 | Meg Black: New Work, Cove Gallery, Wellfleet, MA |
| 1990 | Read the Sky for Signs of Snow: Exhibit of Artists’ Books, Alchemie Gallery, Boston, MA |
| 1989 | M.F.A. Thesis Exhibit, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA |
| 1988 | Sculpture Exhibit, Prudential Center, Boston, MA |
| 1985 | Emerging Women Artists, Sound Shore Gallery, Port Chester, NY |
Public and Private Collections (Partial Listing):
| Town of Topsfield, Town Hall, Topsfield, MA | |
| State of New Hampshire and the New Hampshire Council on the Arts | |
| Worcester Medical Center, Worcester, MA | |
| HRMP, Danvers, MA |
EBSCO Ipswich, MA
| Bain Capital, Boston, MA | |
| Law Firm of Peabody and Arnold, Boston, MA | |
| Children’s Hospital, Boston | |
| Worcester Medical Center, Worcester, MA | |
| Fidelity Investments, Worldwide | |
| Meditech Corporation, Westwood, MA | |
| Lincoln Bank, Syracuse, NY | |
| General Foods, White Plains, NY | |
| Tyler Art Gallery, S.U.N.Y. College at Oswego, NY | |
| Law Offices of Brown, Rudnick, Freed, and Gesmer, Boston, MA |
Artist Books:
| Houghton Library of Harvard University | |
| Rhode Island School of Design Print Library | |
| Boston Public Library | |
| Smith College Library, North Hampton, MA |
Scholarly Publications:
| Black, Meg, and George Hein. “You’re taking us Where? Reaction and Response to a Guided Art Museum Field Trip.” In Researching Visual Arts Education in Museums and Galleries. London: Kluwer, 2003. | |
| Black, Meg. “Landscapes in Paper.” Hand Papermaking Magazine 17.2 (2002): 36–37. |
Articles and Reviews:
Art in Embassies Exhibition Catalog. Ambassador Anthony F. Godfrey, Ed. U.S. State Department, Art in Embassies: Belgrade, Serbia.
Coastal Design Magazine, shaped by the Ocean, Spring, 2019, pp. 39-43.
| Sextant, The Journal of Salem State University, Spring 2018, pp. 17–20 and cover image | |
| Boston Globe (Metro West), January 19, 2012 | |
| Salem Evening News, Salem MA, March 27, 2002, pp. B1 and B3 | |
| Salem Evening News, Salem MA, February 25, 1999, pp. C1 and C10 | |
| Cape Cod Life, “Painterly Perspectives”, September 1998, pp. 100–109 | |
| Boston Globe (South Weekly), “Three Artists Take Paper to Art” (Review of Women and Fibers Exhibit), December 1, 1996, pp. 14 and 16 | |
| Harvard University Gazette, “Volumes of Revision” (Review of The New Storytellers), October 3, 1996, pp. 1 and 9 | |
| Columbus Dispatch, “Views of Nature Lush, Stark, Haunting” (Review of New Paintings in the New England Tradition), April 30, 1995, p. 8G | |
| Syracuse New Times, Review of “Paperscapes”, p. 19 | |
| Art New England, “Movable Feast”, November 1990, p. 24 | |
| Greenwich CT. Times, Review of “Emerging Women Artists”, March 1985, p. 8 |
Television Appearances:
| Home and Garden TV (HGTV) “Our Place.” First airing: April 2, 2002. | |
| Chronicle, WGBH-Channel 5. April 2011 |
Podcast Appearances:
Paper Talk with Meg Black. Helen Hiebert Studio. August 2020.
Creating Opportunities for Your Art Career with Meg Black. Art Biz Success, episode 21, November 2018.
Academic Presentations:
| Modern Circumstances: Handmade paper on the front lines to combat climate change. Presented at the 2021 annual North American Hand Papermakers conference, Fluid Practices, September 2021. |
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| Beauty in these Post-Modern Times. Massachusetts College of Art and Design, solo presentation, October 2016. |
Awards and Grants:
| 2023 | Sara Gilfert Award for Paper Excellence, Paper Circle, Columbus, Ohio |
| 2022 | Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant, Just What is Impressionism Anyway? Lecture presented, June 2022 |
| 2022 | Behind Walker Hancock’s Sculptures, The Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester, MA. May 2022 |
| 2021 | Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant, Gifts from the Sea: Seascape Painting in the New England Tradition, Lecture presented, June 2021 |
| 2020 | Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant, History of Public Art, Lecture presented May 2020 |
| 2019 | Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant, History of Public Art, Lecture presented May 2019 |
| 2019 | Special Recognition Awards Juror, The Healing Power of Art 2018–19, Manhattan Arts International. Renee Philips, Principal Owner |
| 2014 | State of New Hampshire, 1% for Art Grant, Philbrook Center, Concord, NH |
| 2014 | Manhattan Arts International, Healing Power of Art, 2nd place winner. Juror: Barbara Markoff, owner, Theartconsultant.biz and ARTRAGEOUS |
Gallery Representations:
| Boston Art, 23 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA | |
| L’Attitude Gallery, Braintree Street, Boston, MA | |
| Madison Art Consulting, Philadelphia, PA |
