O'Dell-Keim's portfolio The Greendoor Studio & School contact the artist EDUCATION Clemson University, Clemson, SC Master of Fine Arts, May 1995 Converse College, Spartanburg, SC Bachelor of Fine Arts, May 1992 Workshop taught by Miriam Shapiro, Artist’s Books, Muscarelle Museum, Williamsburg, VA, September 1997 EXHIBITIONS 2002 25th Annual Juried South Carolina Artists Exhibition, Pickens County Museum of Art, Pickens, SC, Jurors Award Textile Town Invitational, Collaboration between Spartanburg Area artists and Hub City Writers, Spartanburg Museum of Art, Spartanburg, SC Gardner-Webb Faculty Exhibition, Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, NC Gallery 5 Emerging Artists Exhibition, Rockhill, SC Conn Gallery Group Exhibition, Landrum, SC Spartanburg Artists’ Guild 29th Annual Juried Exhibition, Spartanburg Museum of Art, Spartanburg, SC Converse College Faculty Exhibition, SC Governor’s School for the Arts, Greenville, SC 2001 Converse College Art and Design Faculty Exhibition, Spartanburg, SC Converse College Art and Design Faculty Exhibition, Spartanburg, SC Upstate Artists’ Invitational, Greenville Art Museum, Greenville, SC Anderson County Art Center’s 24th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Anderson, SC Figures in Black and White (two person show), Artists’ Guild Gallery, Spartanburg, SC Figurative Works (solo), Spartanburg Day School, Spartanburg, SC Spartanburg Artists’ Guild 26th Annual Juried Exhibition, Spartanburg Museum of Art, Spartanburg, SC 1998 A Sense of Touch, Upstairs Gallery, Tryon, NC Spartanburg Artists’ Guild 25th Annual Juried Exhibition, Spartanburg Museum of Art, Spartanburg, SC Interior Spaces (two person show), Converse College, Spartanburg, SC 1997 Spartanburg Artists’ Guild New Member Show, Spartanburg Museum of Art, Spartanburg, SC Red Door Gallery Invitational, Anderson, SC Desnudos Invitational, Gallery 522, Spartanburg, SC Spartanburg Artists’ Guild 24th Annual Juried Exhibition, Spartanburg Museum of Art, Spartanburg, SC New Faces, Group Exhibition, Upstairs Gallery, Tryon, NC 1996 Uniquely Union Juried Exhibition, Union, SC 1995 Clemson University’s 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Clemson, SC Anderson County Art Center’s 20th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Anderson, SC MFA Thesis Exhibition, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 1994 South Carolina State Juried Art Show, Columbia, SC 1992 NCNB Juried Art Show, Spartanburg, SC Converse College BFA Senior Exhibition, Converse College, Spartanburg, SC Three New Artists, Spartanburg Arts Council, Spartanburg, SC 1990, 1992 South Carolina Juried College Art Exhibition, Anderson, SC HONORS 2002 Juror’s Award, 25th Annual Juried SC Artists Exhibition, Pickens County Museum of Art 1999 Anderson County Art Center’ 24th Annual Juried Exhibition purchase Award 1995 Spartanburg Spring Fling Sidewalk Show, First Place in Professional Division 1994 South Carolina State Fair, Honorable Mention 1992 International Portfolio Contest Winner, Savannah College of Art’s Top Graduate Award 1990 South Carolina Juried College Art Exhibition, First Place, Anderson College, Anderson, SC PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES 2003 Music for Your Eyes, Painted Violin Fundraiser for The Music Foundation and the Greater Spartanburg Philharmonic 1999 Juror of Converse College’s Annual Student Exhibition Juror of University of South Carolina Spartanburg Student Exhibition Treasurer of Spartanburg Artists’ Guild 1998 Juror of Charlotte Artists’ Guild Annual Exhibition 1997-Present Spartanburg Artists’ Guild, Annual Juried Exhibition Committee GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS 1999 Artist’s Grant Sponsored by Arts Partnership of Spartanburg PRIVATE COLLECTIONS George and Susu Johnson - Converse College Alumnae Collection						ARTIST'S STATEMENT My work celebrates and exposes relationships, emotions, parenthood, fears, life changes, passing of time, memories and connections with women. The works are strongly grounded in a domestic realm. The repetition of the simplified house shape has been repeated in my work during the past three years. In painting or drawing the house form and “filling” it with figures, I have logically progressed to using house shaped formats. These shaped formats in both large and small scale emphasize interiors and exteriors through a variety of media such as wallpaper, wood, fabric, paint, architectural fragments and photographs. Although the house is somewhat clichéd, I am interested in its generic and psychological symbolism. I am also interested in the comparison between house as a structure verses home as an intimate setting. People “bring to the table” different views of home. The view of home in these works portrays a duality, serving as both a haven and a hell. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities Academy Converse College, Spartanburg, SC, 2000 - present Painting instructor for the two-week intensive program for rising sophomores. Director of The Greendoor Studio & School , Spartanburg, SC, November 2002 - present A visual Art School that offers a variety of art classes to children and adults. Director of Milliken Gallery Converse College, Spartanburg, SC, September 2000 – May 2002 Curated, organized, and installed exhibits for the Department of Art and Design. Responsibilities included marketing exhibitions and lectures and organizing receptions. Visiting Artist Converse College, Spartanburg, SC, September 2000 – May 2001 Functioned as faculty. Instructor of drawing I and 2-Dimensional design classes. Exhibits Coordinator Spartanburg County Museum of Art, Spartanburg, SC, October 1998 – May 2000 Curated, organized, and installed exhibits for three galleries. Acted as Co-Chairman of Exhibition committee and liaison between the Committee and Museum Board. Other responsibilities included marketing and providing docent program with exhibition information. Art School Director Spartanburg County Museum of Art, Spartanburg, SC, January 1996 – October 1998 Developed curriculum for a variety of classes. Responsibilities included hiring teachers, marketing classes, and organizing studios. Adjunct Professor Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, NC, January 1996 – December 1998 Painting I and Drawing I Provided an educational environment that included both lecture and applications. Composition, creativity, and “seeing” skills emphasized through representational projects. Sketchbook required. Advanced Studio Seminar setting that nurtured personal exploration and growth. Emphasis placed on concept as students produced a thematic body of work. Sketchbook required. Art Survey, Goal Adult Program A survey of history from Prehistoric to Post-Modern coupled with discussions of techniques and composition. Adjunct Professor Tri-County Technical College, 1995 Art Appreciation / Art History A survey of history from Prehistoric to Post-Modern coupled with discussions of techniques and composition. Painting Instructor Greenville County Art Museum – 1995 Instructor of basic painting techniques and composition through brief exercises and extended projects. Graduate Teaching Assistant Clemson University – spring 1993 – 1995 2-Dimensinal Design, Drawing I and II, Painting I and II, Art History Professor Assistant. Performed the following: individual instruction, class demonstration, critiques, preparing slides, and presentation of lectures