| Name: Coe Lapossy | Department:Art and Design |
| DEGREES | DISCIPLINE | INSTITUTION | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| MFA | Studio Art | SMFA (Tufts University) | 2013 |
| BFA | Studio Art | Kent State University | 2006 |
| RANK/POSITION | DEPARTMENT/DIVISION | INSTITUTION/COMPANY/ORGANIZATION | PERIOD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | Art and Design | University of Memphis | 2021-Present |
| Adjunct Lecturer | Art | Springfield College | 2019 |
| Full-time Lecturer | Art | University of Massachusetts, Amherst | 2016-2019 |
| Adjunct Instructor | Painting | University of Massachusetts Amherst | Spring / Fall 2016/7 |
| Visiting Artist | Painting | Tufts University | 2016 |
| Teaching Assistant, Down Dirty and Dimensional | Sculpture | School of the the Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Spring, 2012 |
| HONOR/AWARD | INSTITUTION/COMPANY/ORGANIZATION | YEAR |
|---|---|---|
| ARTSassist Grant | ArtsMemphis | 2024 |
| Deans Academic Advising Award (Runner-Up) | University of Memphis | 2023 |
| Susan Te Paske "See Me" Award | University of Memphis | 2023 |
| Elsewhere Artist Residency | Elsewhere Living Museum, Greensboro NC | 2019 |
| Shady Swans Artist Residency | Shady Swans Artist Run Space, Atlanta GA | 2019 |
| The Montague Travel Grant | Tufts University / SMFA | 2013 |
| Grates Cove Artist Residency | Grates Cove Studios | 2013 |
| The Provincetown C-Scape Dune Shack Artist Residency | Provincetown Community Compact | 2012 |
| Creative Futures Graduate Fellowship | Tufts University / SMFA | 2012 |
| SMFA Graduate Scholarship | Tufts University / SMFA | 2011 / 2012 |
| SUBJECT | INSTITUTION |
|---|---|
| Painting | The University of Memphis (2021-present) |
| Painting | The University of Massachusetts Amherst (2016-2019) |
| Painting & Sculpture | Springfield College (2019) |
| Interdisiplinary Studio Art (Advanced Studio Art Students Nominated from Five Colleges) | Five College Consortium (2017) |
| Painting | Tufts University (2016) |
| *see appendix A for classes taught |
| CURRENT DEGREE | NAME | YEAR OF GRADUATION |
|---|---|---|
| MFA | Kennedy, John | 2026 |
| MFA | Penister, Rashawn | 2024 |
| MFA | Whitlock, Wilson | 2026 |
| BFA | Paige Hill | 2026 |
| BA | Natalie Austria | 2026 |
| BA | Megan Cole | 2026 |
| BFA | Crawford, Myia | 2024 |
| BFA | Crowder, Makayla | 2025 |
| BFA | Crowe, Jaylyn | 2025 |
| BFA | Cruz-Aguilar, Hadassa | 2024 |
| BFA | Culpepper, Jordan | 2026 |
| BFA | Dacus, Katie | 2026 |
| BFA | Harris, Tatum | 2025 |
| BFA | Mosby, Estiffany | 2024 |
| BFA | Bouche, Audrey | 2025 |
| BFA | Brewer, Jodi | 2026 |
| BFA | Bridgforth, Kalon | 2026 |
| BFA | Brooks, Deja | 2025 |
| BFA | Brown, Imani | 2026 |
| BFA | Brown, Shelby | 2024 |
| BFA | Cole, Elicia | 2026 |
| BFA | Coy, Autumn | 2026 |
| BFA | Barber, John | 2025 |
| BFA | Barnes, Christopher | 2026 |
| BFA | Kyla Andrews | 2027 |
| BFA | Jihad Abdellatif | 2027 |
| BFA | Lisette Arellano | 2025 |
| BFA | Mckenzie Bell | 2025 |
| BFA | Isobel Brunsting Frazer | 2025 |
| BFA | Kayla Cave | 2023 |
| BFA | Anna Clements | 2024 |
| BFA | Victoria (Gabby) Cooper | 2026 |
| BFA | Sarah Cross | 2024 |
| BFA | Mariah Adams | 2024 |
| BFA | Valerie Brakhage | 2022 |
| BFA | Alexis Collins | 2023 |
| BFA | Alyssa Doyle | 2023 |
| BFA | Ashley Bonner | 2023 |
| BFA | Browning, Sarah | 2024 |
| ACTIVITY | DATES | LOCATION | SPONSORSHIP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dyke+ ArtHaus Visits the Bureau | May 17-Sep 8, 2024 | New York City, NY | Bureau Of Resources, Queer Division |
| School of Ool : Whose Views Ooze Muse (solo show) | 2024 | Memphis, TN | Clough-Hanson Gallery |
| But Then Suddenly, I Was Looking From The Inside Out (solo show) | 2023 | Memphis, TN | Crosstown Arts / $500 |
| Intersections of Gender and Place | 2023 | Columbus, MS | The Mississippi University / $500 |
| Tangential | 2023 | Memphis, TN | The Little House Gallery |
| Another Dimension | 2022 | Memphis, TN | The Memphis Brooks Art Museum / $2,000 |
| Can I Sit Next To You (collaborative 5-person show) | 2022 | Miami, FL | Dimensions Variable / $1,500 |
| New Faculty: Connections | 2021 | Memphis, TN | Crosstown Art |
| Routine Maintenance (24-hour video work group show) | 2021 | Jacksonville, FL | University of North Florida Gallery of Art |
| ART-IN-PLACE (Remote Locations Pandemic Show) | 2020 | Tampa FL, organized out of Chicago | Terrain and CNL Projects |
| Material World (2-person show) | 2019 | Springfield, MA | William Blizard Gallery |
| A/E Body In Flux | 2019 | University Park, PA | Penn State University |
| Trap Door (solo show) | 2019 | Atlanta, GA | Shady Swans Artist Residency |
| Elsewhere Happening Residency 104 (6-person show) | 2019 | Greensboro, NC | Elsewhere Living Museum (installation in permanent collection) |
| Tin Ceilings and Other Specifics | 2019 | Exeter, NH | The Magenta Suite |
| LOUD: Collaborative Work by Coe Lapossy & Colleen Keough | 2018 | UMass Amherst, MA | Incubator Gallery |
| Ghost House (two-person collaborative show) | 2018 | Danielson, CT | Spirol Gallery, Quinebaug Valley Community College |
| Painted Dreams (4-person collaborative show) | 2018 | Roslindale, MA | SPACEUS |
| Checked Out (4-person collaborative show) | 2017 | Austin TX | ICOSA Collective Gallery |
| Personal Distemper | 2017 | Austin, TX | The Museum of Pocket Art (MoPA) |
| Meg / Sydney / Alec (Flansburgh), (5-person show) | 2017 | Boston, MA | Flansburgh Architects |
| Coded | 2017 | Boston, MA | Lesley University, Vandernoot Gallery |
| Material Witness | 2016 | Boston, MA | The Gallery at Atlantic Wharf |
| Brink v2: Space and Intimacy (5-person show) | 2016 | Boston, MA | Boston Center for the Arts |
| This Is Not Not About You (4-person collaborative show) | 2014 | Boston, MA | Howard Art Project (Dorchester Art Project) |
| Get In The Pit (solo show) | 2013 | Boston, MA | Barbara and Steven Grossman Gallery |
| Graduating and Award Recipient Show | 2013 | Boston, MA | SMFA Galleries |
| Liking Is For Cowards. Go For What Hurts. (5-person show) | 2013 | Boston, MA | Museum of Fine Art, Boston |
| Hanrahan & Lapossy: An Exercise in Tangled Self Refernce | 2012 | Collinwood, OH | Arts Collinwood |
| Jess Anderson & Coe Lapossy | 2012 | Boston, MA | Sparring Partners Exhibition |
| Sumer Camp | 2012 | Boston, MA | SMFA Mission Hill Gallery |
| All That Matters To Me | 2012 | Lakewood, OH | Templar Auto Complex |
| Proof of Purchase | 2012 | Boston, MA | Samson Projects |
| Unmonumental Landscape | 2012 | Akron, OH | Summit Art Space |
| Last Lab 11 (video screening) | 2012 | Austin, TX | The Hideout Theatre- Presented by Homoscope |
| Emerging Artist Series: Emily McMahon / Coe Lapossy | 2011 | Parma, OH | Gallery West, Cuyahoga Community College |
| All That Matters To Me: Artist Run Show | 2011 | Lakewood, OH | Templar Auto Complex |
| Save Me From What I Want (solo show) | 2010 | Trumbull, OH | Trumbull Campus Art Gallery |
| Farm Art | 2007 | Cuyahoga, OH | Cuyahoga Valley National Park Gallery |
| Teacher, Leave Those Kids Alone | 2005 | Akron, OH | Summit Art Space |
John Pyper, "we have a lot to say" Harvard Press, 2016. This catalogue of interviews accompanies the exhibiton BRINK v2: Space and Intimacy, Presented by the Boston Center for the Arts, Mills Gallery January 15- March 26, 2016. Including: Johnny Admindo, Samatha Fields, Coe Lapossy, AJ Liberto, Steven Pastana, and J. R. Uretsky. Exhibition curated by John Pyper, Catalogue edited by John Pyper. Catalogue printed by Harvard Book Store, Cambridge MA
*list of articles written by others about creative work
Evan Garza, "Can I sit Next To You?" Commissioned Esssay, Dimensions Variable Gallery, October 20, 2021
John Arvanitis, "Artists To Watch 2017" Take Magazine, February 6, 2017
Cate McQuaid, "At Mills Gallery, Art that Shatters Boundaries" Bosston Globe March 3, 2016
Amy Callahan, "Arts Collinwood" CAN Journal Fall 2012, p.6
Gina DeSantis, "Art Is 'All That Matters' at the Screw Factory" CAN Journal Summer 2012 p.9
Joseph Clark, "Artful Matters" Scene Magazine, June 20, 2012 p.29
Vivian Goodman, "Young Artists Put on their own One-Night show" NPR, wksy June 24, 2011
CAA Panel Chair, The Practice and the Other Practice: The Relationship Between Making Art and Teaching, New York CAA Annual Conference. 2019
Artist Talk, Rhodes College, Memphis TN
Lecture presented at The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, on Contemporary Art Materials as part of the Docent Training Program
NYC Queer Zine Fair- Radical Narratives Writing & Art Making Workshop Co-taught with Kelli Dunham
Zoom Event- Christmas Day- Comfort Comedy Anti-Holiday Art Making event
Curation- Tailgate Projects, Co-curator, Tampa FL (curated the 2020/21 shows with Annie Blazejack & Geddis Levenson, Eli Brown, Ron Athey, Silky and Brick Shoemaker, and (Loren) Wren Britton
Curation- Who Am I To Feel So Free?, Herter Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amberst, Amherst, MA. 2017
Curation- I Cover The Waterfront, The Beehive, Boston, MA. 2013
Curation- Liking Is For Cowards Go for What Hurts, Museum of Fine Art, Boston, MA. 2013
Artist Panel Discussion, Art In The Digital Age, The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN. 2022
Visiting Critic, Rhodes College, [Karl Erickson] Memphis, TN. 2022
Artist Talk, Can I Sit Next To You? Strange Boundries, Dimensions Variable, Miami, FL. 2021
Visiting Critic, Rhoces College, [Erin Harmon] Memphis, TN. 2021
The Queer Masculinities Discussion Group (QMDC), Guest Co-Moderator, Contra Points Men Discussion, Zoom. 2020
Visiting Critic, Bennington College, VT, Queer Feminist Sculpture, [Caroline Woolard]. 2019
Artist Talk, William Blizard Gallery, Springfield, MA. 2019
Artist Talk, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst MA. 2019
Visiting Critic, Smith College, MA. [Alexis Callender]. 2019
Gallery Talk, Spirol Gallery, Quinebaug Vallery Community College, Danielson, CT. 2018
Artist Talk, Meg / Sydeny, Alec, Flansburgh Architects, Bosotn MA. 2017
Artist Talk, Roundtable: Emerging Artists?, Boston Center For the Arts, Boston, MA. 2016
Artist Talk, Performance Objects, Boston Cener For The Arts, Boston, MA. 2016
Gallery Talk, Brink v2: Space and Intimacy, Boston Center For The Arts, Bosotn, MA. 2016
Gallery Talk, Liking Is For Cowards Go For What Hurts, Museum of Fine Art, Boston MA 2013
Workshop Series: Creative Futures Graduate Fellowship: Artist Resource Center, SMFA Boston, MA. 2013
Artist Presentaion, Kent State University Printmaking/Photography Department, Kent, OH. 2005
Workshop / Presentation, Photography and the Urban Landscape, Massillon Museum of Art, Massillon, OH. 2003
Curation- All That Matters: Artist Run Show, Templar Auto Complex, Lakewood OH. 2012
Curation- All That Matters: Artist Run Show, Templar Auto Complex, Lakewood OH. 2011
Curation- Founder Organizer All That Matters Art Show, Lakewood, OH. 2010
| PROJECT | PARTICIPANTS | PERIOD | SPONSORSHIP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juror for Indie Memphis Film Festival Poster Competition | 2022 | Indie Memphis | |
| Guest on Local Radio WYXR | Dee Torrell | 2021 | WYXR |
| UNIVERSITY | COMMITTEE/ACTIVITY | PERIOD |
|---|---|---|
| University Of Memphis | Student Annual Show (AMUM) Studio Faculty Co-cooridinator | 2022-present |
| University of Memphis | Strategic Planning Committee, Art Museum of the University of Memphis (AMUM) | 2024 |
| University Of Memphis | Senator, Faculty Senate | 2023-2025 |
| University of Memphis | Chaperone for Crystal Bridges Museum Field Trip | 2023 |
| University of Memphis | Art History, Egyptology Search Committee Member | 2023 |
| University of Memphis | Visiting Artist Committee, Chair | 2022-2023 |
| University of Memphis | Graduate Curriculum Committee Member | 2022 |
| University of Memphis | Photography Faculty Search Committee Member | 2022 |
| University of Memphis | Printmaking Faculty Search Committee Member | 2022 |
| University of Memphis | Visiting Artist Committee Member | 2021-2022 |
| University of Memphis | Put Fourth Recommendations for Contemporary Art Publications focusing on seminal texts and new publications | 2021-Present |
| University of Memphis | Created Show Promo Images for Postcards for Crosstown Faculty Show | 2021 |
| Academic Year (please indicate year) | Course # | Course Name | Credit Hours | Percent Taught | Enroll | Labratory Supervised(S)/Instructed(I) | New Preparation (Y) /(N) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2331 | Painting I | 3 | 100 | 15 | yes | |
| 2024 | 2331 | Painting I | 3 | 100 | 12 | yes | |
| 2024 | 4331 | Painting III | 3 | 100 | 5 | yes | |
| 2024 | 4332 | Painting IV | 3 | 100 | 1 | yes | |
| 2024 | 4621 | Workshop in Art I | 3 | 100 | 1 | yes | |
| 2024 | 7996 | Thesis | 3 | 100 | 1 | yes | |
| 2023 | 2331 | Painting I | 3 | 100 | 15 | yes | |
| 2023 | 2331 | Painting I | 3 | 100 | 12 | yes | |
| 2023 | 4621 | Workshop in Art I | 3 | 100 | 2 | yes | |
| 2023 | 4990 | Senior Thesis Prep | 3 | 100 | 11 | yes | |
| 2023 | 4995 | Senior Thesis Exhibition | 3 | 100 | 8 | yes | |
| 2023 | 7330 | Studies/Two Dimensional Media | 3 | 100 | 2 | yes | |
| 2023 | 7660 | Direct Independent Study | 3 | 100 | 1 | yes | |
| 2023 | 7770 | Studies Mixed Media | 3 | 100 | 1 | yes | |
| 2023 | 3209 | Studio Arts Candidacy Review | 1 | 50 | 13 | yes | |
| 2023 | 3314 | Drawing & Concepts | 3 | 100 | 17 | yes | |
| 2023 | 7651 | Graduate Studio Seminar | 3 | 100 | 6 | yes | |
| 2023 | 7996 | Thesis | 3 | 100 | 1 | yes | |
| 2023 | 4331 | Painting III | 3 | 100 | 4 | yes | |
| 2023 | 4332 | Painting IV | 3 | 100 | 4 | yes | |
| 2023 | 4622 | Workshop in Art II | 1 | 100 | 1 | yes | |
| 2023 | 4621 | Workshop in Art I | 1 | 100 | 1 | yes | |
| 2022 | 4332/4333 | Painting III/IV/V (combined advanced painting) | 3 | 100 | 6 | yes | |
| 2022 | 3332 | Painting II | 3 | 100 | 13 | yes | |
| 2022 | 7660 | Direct Independent Study - Graduate | 3 | 100 | 1 | yes | |
| 2022 | 4622 | Workshop in Art II | 3 | 100 | 2 | yes | |
| 2022 | 7660 | Independent Study - Graduate | 3 | 100 | 2 | yes | |
| 2022 | 3314 | Drawing & Concepts | 3 | 100 | 15 | yes | |
| 2022 | 2331 | Painting I | 3 | 100 | 14 | yes | |
| 2022 | 7660 | Direct Independent Study - Graduate | 3 | 100 | 3 | yes | |
| 2022 | 4622 | Workshop in Art II | 3 | 100 | 1 | yes | |
| 2022 | 3332 | Painting II | 3 | 100 | 8 | yes | |
| 2021 | 3313 | Drawing & Composition | 3 | 100 | 15 | yes | |
| 2021 | 2331 | Painting I | 3 | 100 | 16 | yes | |
| 2019 | Sculpture I (Springfield College) | 3 | 100 | 20 | yes | ||
| 2019 | Painting I (Springfield College) | 3 | 100 | 20 | yes | ||
| 2017 | Five College Consortium, Advanced Studio Art Seminar: Who Am I To Feel So Free? | 3 | 100 | 14 | yes | ||
| 2016 | Painting I (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) | 3 | 100 | 23 | yes | ||
| 2017 | Painting III (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) | 3 | 100 | 21 | yes | ||
| 2017 | Painting II (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) | 3 | 100 | 20 | yes | ||
| 2017 | Painting II (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) | 3 | 100 | 20 | no | ||
| 2017 | Foundations Drawing (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) | 3 | 100 | 23 | yes | ||
| 2018 | Painting III (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) | 100 | 17 | no | |||
| 2018 | Graduate Studio Seminar (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) | 100 | 8 | yes | |||
| 2018 | Foundations Drawing (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) | 3 | 100 | 23 | no | ||
| 2018 | Painting III (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) | 3 | 100 | 15 | no | ||
| 2018 | Painting I (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) | 3 | 100 | 23 | no | ||
| 2019 | Foundations Drawing (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) | 3 | 100 | 24 | no | ||
| 2019 | Painting I (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) | 3 | 22 | no | |||
| 2019 | Painting III (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) | 3 | 100 | 17 | no |
Honors College Credit, Drawing & Concepts, (Riley Martin) Spring 2023 |
Honors College Credit, Drawing & Concepts, (Ethan Ratcliff) Spring 2023 |
Graduate Student Thesis Committee, Chair (Pam McDonnel) Fall 2022-Spring 2023 |
Graduate Student Thesis Committee (Lesley Diamond) Fall 2022-Fall 2023 |
Graduate Student Thesis Committee (Rashawn Penister) Fall 2023-Spring 2024 |
BFA Thesis Committee (Matthew Shibata) Spring 2021 |
BFA Thesis Committee (Erica VanHaute) Spring 2021 |
BFA Thesis Committee (Tess Cleary) Spring 2021 |
BFA Thesis Committee (Val Brakhage) Spring 2021 |
BFA Thesis Committee (Vlad Volkov) Spring 2021 |