Wanda Ewing

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Biography & Artist Statement

Born in 1970, Wanda Ewing was raised in Omaha, Nebraska. After completing two years at the University of Nebraska Lincoln, she relocated to San Francisco, CA. There, she received her Bachelor of Fine Art degree in Printmaking from the San Francisco Art Institute. Afterwards, Ewing attended the University of Iowa where she received her Master of Art and Master of Fine Art degrees in printmaking. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska Omaha. 

The images I create address issues concerning race, beauty standards, sexuality and identity. I openly explore these topics utilizing imagery found in popular culture. I use humorous narratives as a device for engaging the viewer. My goal as an artist is to continue making work about living in contemporary society. I acknowledge the past, ponder the future, but want to talk about what is happening here and now. 

Curriculum Vitae

Education

• 2002 - Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking, The University of Iowa School of Art & Art History, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2001 - Master of Art in Printmaking, The University of Iowa School of Art & Art History, Iowa City, Iowa 

• 1997 - Bachelors of Fine Art Degree, emphasis in Printmaking, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California

Grants, Fellowships, & Awards

• 2006 - Artist of the Year, National Council of Negro Women, Inc., University of Nebraska Omaha 

• 2004 - Recognition Award Roots & Crown: UNL Printmakers Exhibition, Great Plains Art Museum, University of Nebraska Lincoln 

Selected Solo Exhibitions

• 2009 - Richard M. Ross Museum, Delaware, Ohio, "Eye of the Beholder" 
• 2008 - Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts, New York City, New York, "Wallflowers"
• 2007 - Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, Nebraska, “Bougie”
• 2006 - Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, Nebraska, “No Body”
• 2006 - Pod and Capsule Gallery, Denver, Colorado, “Wallflower and Pin-Ups”
• 2005 - Leedy Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri, “At Large”

Selected Group Exhibitions

• 2009 - Micro Museum, Brooklyn, New York, "Vertical Penmanship"
• 2009 - Jingdezhen Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen City, Jiangxi Province, China, "China Sanbao International Printmaking Exhibition and Symposium"
• 2008 - International Print Center, New York, New York, "New Prints - Winter 2008" 
• 2008 - The Loves Jazz & Arts Center, Omaha, Nebraska, "2nd Annual African American Art Exhibition"
• 2007 - New American Paintings Juried Exhibitions-in-Print, “Volume 72: Western Edition” 
• 2007 - Jackson Hole Center for the Arts, Jackson, Wyoming, “Bucking Tradition and Culture: A Woman’s Place”
• 2006 - Bemis Underground, Omaha, Nebraska, “Dream House On Rye”
• 2006 - International Print Center, New York, New York, “New Prints 2000-2006”
• 2006 - Maier Museum of Art, Lynchburg, Virginia, “New Prints 2006/Summer COLOR “
• 2006 - 33 Collective Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, “The Transferred Image” 

• 2006 - International Print Center, New York, New York, “New Prints 2006/Summer COLOR" 

• 2006 - Flux Factory, Long Island City, New York, “Works On Paper” 

• 2006 - Long Island Beach Foundation for the Arts & Sciences, “The Print Center 79th Annual International Competition"
• 2005 - The Print Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, “The Print Center 79th Annual International Competition”
• 2005 - Womanmade Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, “8th International Open”
• 2005 - International Print Center, New York, New York, “New Prints 2005/Winter” 


Selected Bibliography

• Art Papers, November/December , Kim Carpenter, 2007, p.66.

• "The Bitch List: An Annotated Guide (in alphabetical order) to Some of Our Favorite Things," Kim Carpenter, Bitch - Feminist Response to Pop Culture, Winter 2008, p. 68.

• "Destination Omaha,” Studio 360, National Public Radio, Interview conducted by Kurt Anderson. 
• "Creative Guides," Sarah Baker, The Reader, January 16 - 24, 2007.

• “The Art of Satire:  Printmaker Wanda Ewing,” Kim Carpenter, Omaha Magazine, November/December, 2006, pp. 70-1.
• "Regional Design Annual, November/December 2006," Print Magazine: Design and Culture Place, p.198 

• “Why Make Prints,” The Journal of the Mid America Print Council, Vol.14, No. 1, 2006, pp. 22 – 3. 

• "Wall Flowers and Pinups," Michael Paglia, Westword, Denver, Colorado, May 25, 2006.

• "Pin-up Grrrls: Feminism, Sexuality and Popular Culture," Maria Elena Buszek, Duke University Press, May 2006, pp. 349-50. 

• "WWCC exhibits Nebraska artist's wood cut prints," Green River Star, October 5, 2005. 
• "Wanda Ewing Does Beauty," Crystal R. Reid, The Reader, September 1 - 7, 2005. 

• "Re-Investigating the Ordinary," Jessica Owings, Visual Art Previews, Reviews, Events in Kansas City & the Region, June 2005. 

• "Kansas City Art Magazine,"  Vol. 5, No. 2, June - August 2005, Image used for the cover. 

• "Bare Feet and Wood Chips," Wendy Townley, The Reader, November 11-17, 2004. 
• “Reading Rainbows: Artists’ Books at the Foreland Street Gallery Tell A New Story About An Old Form,” Sharmila Venkatasubban, Pittsburgh City Paper, June 2002.
  “Reading Rainbows: Artists’ Books at the Foreland Street Gallery Tell A New Story About An Old Form,” Sharmila Venkatasubban, Pittsburgh City Paper, June 2002.