About the Artist New Work Archive 1 Archive 2 Galleries Schedule
GRACEANN WARN
EDUCATION
2001-2002 University of Michigan, Theater design, coursework
1990-1993 University of Michigan, Classical Art and Archaeology, coursework
1983-1985 University of Michigan, Landscape Architecture, graduate studies
1978 Michigan State University, Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
Recipient Certificate of Honor, American Society of Landscape Architects
Various professional workshops in bookbinding, papermaking, metalwork and prop building
SELECTED SHOWS and EXHIBITIONS
2008
M A Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK
Altered Space Venice, CA
Left Bank Gallery Wellfleet, MA: Sum
Belushi Pisano Gallery Martha's Vineyard, MA
Hoadley Gallery Lenox, MA
2007
Altered Space Venice, CA
Left Bank Gallery Wellfleet, MA: Trace
Belushi Pisano Gallery Martha's Vineyard, MA
Hoadley Gallery Lenox, MA
River Gallery Chelsea, MI : Palimpsest
2006
Gallery Project Ann Arbor, MI: Minimal/Maximum, Co-curator, participant
Robinson Gallery Birmingham, MI: Waxing Euphoric
Belushi Pisano Gallery Martha’s Vineyard, MA: Graceann Warn + Jessica Pisano
Gallery DePaul Lancaster, PA: Odyssey
Left Bank Gallery Wellfleet, MA: Mysteries + Minor Epiphanies
Hoadley Gallery Lenox, MA: Two person show
Philadelphia Craft Show Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Museum of Art, sponsor
2005
Paula Brown Gallery Toledo, OH: Solo Exhibition
Hoadley Gallery Lenox, MA: Solo Exhibition
Bennett Galleries Knoxville, TN: 2 person show
Gallery Project Ann Arbor, MI: Image and Object, Co-curator, participant
2004
Philadelphia Craft Show Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Museum of Art, sponsor
Renwick Museum Washington, DC: Renwick Alliance Benefit, Michael Monroe, curator
Alianza Boston, MA: Featured Artist
Sixteen Hands Gallery Ann Arbor, MI: Solo Exhibition
Hoadley Gallery Lenox, MA: Solo Exhibition
2003
Gayle Willson Gallery Southampton, NY
Kohler Arts Center Sheboygan, WI
Paula Brown Gallery Toledo, OH: Solo Exhibition
National Museum of Women in the Arts Washington, DC: Spring Gala
2002
Kohler Arts Center Sheboygan, WI
CraftBoston Boston, MA, Lloyd Herman, curator
Bennett Galleries Knoxville, TN: Collecting Mixed Media
Vermont State Craft Center Middlebury, VT Italian Connections
National Museum of Women in the Arts Washington, DC: Spring Gala
2001
Philadelphia Craft Show Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Museum of Art, sponsor
Kohler Arts Center Sheboygan, WI
Main Street Studio Deer Isle, ME: Solo Exhibition
2000
Paula Brown Gallery Toledo, OH: Recent Sculptures and Assemblages
Chalk Farm Gallery London, England
Left Bank Gallery Wellfleet, MA
Gayle Willson Gallery Southampton, NY
Kohler Arts Center Sheboygan, WI
Mindscape Adornments Evanston, IL
Mackerel Sky Gallery East Lansing, MI
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Perrella, Lynne Art Making: Collections and Obsessions, Rockport Pub., 2008
Cantu, John Ann Arbor News Review for Image + Object, Fall 2005
Owen, Carol The Art and Craft of Making Shrines, Lark Books, 2004
Detroit Free Press, feature article, July 2003
Ann Arbor News, feature article, July 2003
HGTV Interview and studio tour, Spring 2002
Opera News, Review for Orfeo ed Euridice
Dance Magazine, Review for Orfeo ed Euridice
Ann Arbor News A Passion for Art 2000
American Craft Portfolio April/May 1998
American Craft Gallery Various years
American Style Art With Words Fall 1996, pp. 22-26.
Roukes, Nicholas Sculpture in Paper Worcester, MA: Davis Pub., 1993, p. 143.
Creative Ideas For Living A Life in Crafts, Sept/Oct 1990, pp. 70-77.
Matter The Castaways, Jan 1990, pp. 8-11
FiberArts New Work Spring, 1989
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Toscana Americana, Santorini, Greece, Workshop Instructor, October 2007
Toscana Americana, Cortona, Italy, Workshop Instructor, May 2007
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME, Workshop Instructor, June 2007
Jackson Hole Art Association, Jackson Hole, WY, Workshop Instructor, March 2007
Toscana Americana, Cortona, Italy, Workshop Instructor, October 2006
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME, Workshop Instructor, July 2004
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME, Workshop Instructor, Fall 2003
Hollander’s School of Book and Paper Arts, Workshop Instructor , various times 1995-currently
University of Michigan Cancer Center, Art Therapy Program, Workshop instructor
Ann Arbor Art Center, Workshop instructor, Various times 1990-1995
COLLECTIONS and COMMISSIONS
Peter Sparling Dance Company/University Musical Society, Set designer Orfeo ed Euridice
Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN
US Embassy, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
US Embassy, Nairobi, Kenya
Royal Carribean Cruiselines
Rand McNally, Chicago, IL
Pew Charitable Trust, Philadelphia, PA
Bell-Atlantic Headquarters, Philadelphia, PA
Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, VA
General Motors, Detroit, MI
University of Michigan School of Business, Ann Arbor, MI
University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI
Meijer Corporation Headquarters, Grand Rapids, MI
Wheels, Inc, Des Plaines, IL
Chrysler Corporation, Detroit, MI
US Comptroller of the Currency, Chicago, IL
Alberto Culver Corporation, St. Louis, MO
Delta Airlines, Pittsburgh, PA, Salt Lake City, UT and Orlando, FL
St Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI
Sprint Corporation, St. Louis, MO
J. Walter Thompson, New York, NY
Numerous private commissions