CURRICULUMVITAE
2011
Trahern Gallery, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee tourshow
Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee tourshow
2009
Parish House Gallery, Summit, New Jersey
2007
Tall Grass Art Association, Park Forest, Illinois
Domo Gallery, Summit, New Jersey
The Arts Company, Nashville, Tennessee tourshow
2006
Parish House Gallery, Summit, New Jersey
Freed – Hardeman University, Henderson, Tennessee
Baumgartner Gallery, New York, New York
The Arts Company, Nashville, Tennessee
2005
CRN Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
33 Collective, Chicago Illinois
The Arts Company, Nashville, Tennessee
2004
Seton Memorial Gallery, New Brunswick, New Jersey
2003
The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum Café
Hammond Substation #9, Hammond, Indiana
2002
Calumet College of St. Joseph, East Chicago, Illinois
Salon 101, Muster, Indiana
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana
Clean, Well Lighted Place, Flemington, New Jersey
1998
Bongo Java Coffee House, Nashville, Tennessee
Word Publishing, Nashville, Tennessee
1997
Dickson County Public Library, Dickson, Tennessee
Hickman County Public Library, Centerville, Tennessee
1995
The Law Office of N. Countney Hollins, Nashville, Tennessee
The Art Store, Nashville, Tennessee
2011
Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tennessee: A three person show, with Gary Stephan and Judy Simonian
Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, New Jersey (October): A three person show, with Marsha Goldberg and Larry McKim
Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, New Jersey (March)
Visual Art Center of New Jersey, Summit, New Jersey
Raritan Valley College, Somerville, New Jersey
2010
The Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, New Jersey
Groundswell Community Mural Project, Brooklyn, New York
John C. Hutcheson Gallery, Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tennessee
Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, New Jersey tourshow
Raritan Valley College, Somerville, New Jersey
2009
Trahern Gallery, Austin Peay State University, Clarkville, Tennessee tourshow
Jettison: New Ideas in Abstraction
Rabbet Gallery, New Brunswick, New Jersey tourshow
Naught and Nice
Arts Guild of Rahway, Rahway, New Jersey tourshow
Undercover: Disguise & Deception in (some) Contemporary Art
Curator: Donna Gustafson
2008
Aqua Art - Miami, w/ Accola Contemporary, New York, New York tourshow
Accola Contemporary, New York, New York tourshow
VAPA Gallery, Raritan Valley College, Somerville, New Jersey tourshow
65GRAND Gallery, Chicago, Illinois tourshow
2007
Raritan Valley College, Somerville, New Jersey
Baumgartner Gallery, New York, New York
Domo Gallery, Summit, New Jersey
The Arts Company, Nashville, Tennessee
2006
Baumgartner Gallery, New York, New York
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, New Jersey
Domo Gallery, Summit, New Jersey
Brookdale College, Lincroft, New Jersey
Raritan Valley College, Somerville, New Jersey
2005
Domo Gallery, Summit, New Jersey (Including–Lasker, Nozkowski & Stephan)
Baumgartner Gallery, New York, New York
Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, New Jersey
Domo Gallery, Summit, New Jersey
Brookdale College, Lincroft, New Jersey
2004
CRN Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Aguirre Duron Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Anne Reid Gallery, Princeton, New Jersey
Geoff Young Gallery, Great Barrington, Massachusetts
The Arts Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee
Raritan Valley College, Somerville, New Jersey
2003
Galerie Lelong, New York, New York
Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee
Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, Chicago, Illinois
Bill Maynes Gallery, New York, New York
Rutgers University, Mason Gross Gallery, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Hunter University, Time Square Gallery, New York, New York
2002
Fugitive Art Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Sperone Westwater Gallery, New York, New York
Rutgers University, Mason Gross Gallery, New Brunswick, New Jersey
2001
Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, New York
The Green Tie Affair, The Environmental Council, Nashville, Tennessee
Rutgers University, Mason Gross Gallery, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Prestige Fine Arts Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee
2000
Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tennessee
Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee
The Green Tie Affair, The Environmental Council, Nashville, Tennessee
Prestige Fine Arts Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee
1999
Watkins School of Art, Nashville, Tennessee
The Arts Company, Nashville, Tennessee
Prestige Fine Arts Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee
1998
The Jewish Community Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Celebration ’98 Centennial Art Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Outside the Lines, Nashville, Tennessee
East Hickman Art Show, Centerville, Tennessee
Prestige Fine Arts Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee
1997
Tennessee Art League, Nashville, Tennessee
1996
Central South Art Exhibition, The Parthenon – Centennial Park, Nashville, Tennessee, Juried by W. A. Herring
Tennessee Art League, Nashville, Tennessee
The Collector’s Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee
2011
Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tennessee
Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee
2010
Temple University, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, New Jersey
2007
Watkins College of Art & Design, Nashville, Tennessee
2006
Freed – Hardeman University, Henderson, Tennessee
2005
Hunterdon Contemporary Art Museum, Clinton, New Jersey
2004
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2002
Calumet College, East Chicago, Illinois
HONORS:
2011
Fellowship for Painting, New Jersey State Council on the Arts
New Brunswick, New Jersey Art Salon best of Show
2009
National Academy Museum 185 Annual: Invitaional Exhibition of Contemporary American Art, New York, New York - Nomination
2005
The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, New York, New York – Nomination
2003
The Space Program of the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, New York, New York – Alternate
Andrew W. Mellon Colloquium, Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, New Jersey
2002
Ta/Ga Competitiveness Pool Funds Award. Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
PUBLICATIONS:
2011
Lori Perkins. “Trahern Gallery Houses Wes Sherman Art Exhibit”. The All State. - September 28, 2011
“New APSU Exhibit ‘Re-presents’ Historic Paintings”. Today @ APSU – University News. August 23, 2011
“New APSU Exhibit ‘Re-presents’ Historic Paintings”. Clarksville Online. August 23, 2011
“The Art of Wes Sherman: ‘Borrowing from the Past’”. Business Clarksville. August 24, 2011
“New APSU Exhibit ‘Re-presents’ Historic Paintings”. The LeafChronicle.com. August 23, 2011
2009
“From Roy Brown’s art class to New York City Johnson County artist makes the big time.” Accent 9 Sept. 2009
2007
Jonathan Marx, "Downtown Dangenart Gallery Celebrates Friendship, Growth", The Tennessean, Sunday August 26, 2007
David Maddox. "Nashville Visual Arts Events, September 1 - 10", (Blog - Nashville Science) August 29, 2007
"Exhibits: Tall Grass Gallery", Star Newspaper, Park Forest, IL, April 5, 2007
Works of Wes Sherman, eNews Park Forest, IL, www.enewspf.com, March 30, 2007
"Summit Painter is a student of art history", The Independent Press, Wednesday, March 28, 2007
"Wes Sherman: Abstraction and Portraiture", The Independent Press, Wednesday, January 24, 2007
2006
David Maddox. More Year End Recapping, (Blog – Nashville Science) December 23, 2006 (http://perambulating.blogspot.com/2006/12/more-yearend-recapping.html)
"Painting by Numbers", p. 18, Nashville Lifestyles, June/July 2006
David Maddox. Critics Picks. Nashville Science. – June 15
Jeff Cummins. "Artists Explore Abstraction in Exhibit at Summit Gallery". The Observer – January 6
Ralph Bellantoni. "Generating Influences: Two Generations of Modern Artists to Display Work in Summit". Courier News. – December 1
Art Fag City Blog. New World Orders: Vision and Re-Vision. artfagcity.blogspot.com – December
2002
The Times, Munster, Indiana
The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee
2000
InReview, Nashville, Tennessee
1997
Hickman County Times, Centerville, Tennessee
COLLECTION:
Hermanworks, Nashville, Tennessee
Tall Grass Art Association, Park Forest, Illinois
Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, New Jersey
Dream Catchers, Greenwood Valley, Colorado
Pinnacle Bank, Nashville, Tennessee
ETC Management, Nashville, Tennessee
First Tennessee Bank, Nashville, Tennessee
EMPLOYMENT:
Adjunct Professor at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Raritan Valley College, Brookdale College, and Warren County College (2003 - Present)
Studio Assistant for Gary Stephan (2003 - 2005)
Teaching Assistant in the Department of Visual Arts, Mason Gross School of Visual Arts, Rutgers University (2001 – 2003)
Coordinator of Summer Educational Programs and lecturer at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum (2002 - PRESENT)
Art Teacher, Nashville Christian Schools, Nashville, Tennessee (1998–2000)
EDUCATION:
UNDER GRADUATE: Lipscomb University 1991
GRADUATE: Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 2003