Madelynn Mae Green
Born 1993 in Milwaukee, USA. Lives and works in London, UK since 2017.
EDUCATION
2017-2019 MA in Fine Art, Central Saint Martins, London, UK.
2011-2015 BA in Political Science, University of Notre Dame, USA.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Mirror Mirror. Galerie Mighela Shama. Geneva, Switzerland
2022 Dolls. Almine Rech. Brussels, Belgium
2021 Heartland. Taymour Grahne Projects. London, UK
2021 Birth of a Star. Almine Rech. Paris, France
2020 Gatherings. Taymour Grahne Projects. London, UK
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 A Painting Show. Staffordshire Street Gallery. Curated by Mark Connoly.
2023 The Wedge Collection: Dancing in the Light. Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto.
2022 MacArthur Park. Cromwell Place, Curated by Will Ballantyne Reid.
2022 Intimacy. Taymour Grahne Projects. London, UK
2021 Homeplace. V.O. Curations. London, UK
2021 Salon de Peinture. Almine Rech. New York, USA
2021 Un Hiver à Paris. Almine Rech. Paris, France
2021 Contemporary Domesticity. Taymour Grahne Projects. London, UK.
2020 No Man is An Island. Almine Rech. London, UK
2020 Counteracts. Lethaby Gallery. London, UK. Curated by Osei Bonsu.
2020 FBA Futures. Mall Galleries. London, UK. Curated by Anna Bromwich.
2019 Studiomakers Prize Launch. Tiffany & Co. Covent Garden. London, UK
2019 Central Saint Martins Degree Show. Lethaby Gallery. London, UK
2019 How Are You Babe? Blank 100. London, UK.
2018-9 Bloomberg New Contemporaries. South London Gallery. London, UK.
2018 Figurative Now. Daniel Benjamin Gallery. London, UK.
2018 New Acquisitions. David Barnett Gallery. Milwaukee, USA.
2018 Central Saint Martins Postgraduate Auction. Lethaby Gallery. London, UK.
2018 Bloomberg New Contemporaries. Liverpool Biennial. Liverpool, UK.
2018 OVERPR!NT. Centre de la Gravure et de l'image imprimée. La Louvière, Belgium
2018 appetite. Apiary Studios. London, UK
2017 Ward. Buckingham University Medical School. Buckingham, UK.
RESIDENCIES
2023 Galerie Mighela Shama, Geneva, Switzerland. 1 month.
2020 V.O. Curations, London, UK. 3 months.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Lecturer (Teaching) Slade School of Art. London, UK. September 2019- Current
Teaching in the Graduate Painting and Undergraduate Painting areas, as well as participation in all areas of school (Fine Art Media and Sculpture)
Exchange Programme Tutor
Meet with students across the school for one-to-one tutorials where we discussed studio work and research
Facilitating group seminars and group crits
Holding responsibility for tutor group of 10 graduate painting, media and sculpture students
Writing tutorial reports and letters of recommendation as requested
Providing written and verbal feedback on graduate critical studies essays and presentations
Contributing to curriculum improvement and development
Grading examinations and assessments, including mid-year assessment and degree shows
Participating in staff recruitment and interview panels
Working in student admissions, including reading applications and holding interviews.
Organising the Interim Shows and Degree shows.
Seminars Taught:
Painting and Politics, BFA/MFA Seminar: 2020, 2022, 2023
Painting and Politics during the U.S. Civil Rights Movement and Beyond, BFA/BA Seminar: 2021, 2022, 2023
AWARDS
2019 Studiomakers Prize, studio bursary awarded by Outset Contemporary Art Foundation and Tiffany & Co.
2018 Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2018 – Selected Artist
2018 Mona Hatoum Bursary, awarded by University of the Arts London
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
2020 X Museum. Beijing, China
2020 Museum of Contemporary African Art. Al Maaden, Morocco
2019 UK Government Art Collection
PUBLICATIONS
2015 “Colonialism and the Marginalization of Modern African Art.” Hemispheres: The Tufts University
Journal of International Affairs (2015): 19-29.
2014 “A Beautiful Mess: The Evolution of Political Graffiti in the Contemporary City." Cornell
International Affairs Review 8.1 (2014): 7-17.
BIBLIOGRAPHY .
2023 ‘Mirror Mirror’ Exhibition Text written by Leila Green https://mighelashama.com/uploads/2023/05/press_release_solo_show_madelynn_green.pdf
2022 ‘Dolls’ Exhibition Text written by Leila Green https://www.alminerech.com/exhibitions/1328-madelynn-green-dolls
2022 “ ‘Dolls’ : l'exposition de Madelynn Green à ne pas manquer à la galerie Almine Rech” https://www.lofficiel.be/art-culture/dolls-l-exposition-de-madelynn-green-a-ne-pas-manquer-a-la-galerie-almine-rech
2022 ‘Birth of a Star’ Exhibition Text written by Cairo Clark https://www.alminerech.com/exhibitions/1106-madelynn-green-birth-of-a-star
2022 “Vaughn Spann’s Picture Perfect Midcentury Home” https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/more-artist-vaughn-spanns-midcentury-home
2021 ‘Heartland’ Exhibition Text written by Leila Green https://taymourgrahne.com/exhibitions/madelynn-green-heartland
2021 “Madelynn Green, Painter of Stars” https://articles.cafeyn.co/bfcf1c/liberation/2021-02-01/madelynn-green-peinture-sur-etoiles
2021 “ Birth of a Star - The Significance of Music in Black Culture” https://artstribune.com/2021/02/26/birth-of-a-star-the-significance-of-music-in-black-culture/
2021 “Madelynn Green - Birth of a Star” https://www.paris-la.com/archive2008-2020/madelynn-green-birth-of-a-star/
2020 “Residency Portrait - Madelynn Green | V.O Curations” Video Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69FameDt_h4&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=V.OCurations
2020 https://vocurations.com/residence/current-upcoming/madelynn-green
2019 “Tiffany & Co. x Outset Studiomakers Prize, 2019”. Outset, November 2019,
https://outset.org.uk/supported-projects/tiffany-co-x-outset-studiomakers-prize-2019/
2019 “ Madelynn Mae Green” https://artcollection.culture.gov.uk/person/green-madelyn-mae/
2019 “Interview with the artist Madelynn Mae Green”. DATEAGLE ART, August 2019, https://dateagle.art/madelynn-mae-green-interview/
2019 “Taking Shape: Madelynn Green.” Central Saint Martins News, 20 May 2019, https://www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/central-saint-martins/stories/taking-shape-madelynn-green
2019 “Madelynn Mae Green's Paintings Explore Themes of Memory, Family and Domesticity.” It's Nice That, 15 Feb. 2019, www.itsnicethat.com/articles/madelynn-mae-green-art-150219.
2019 “Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2018: Five Artists to Watch.” Studio International Visual Arts, Design and Architecture, 21 Jan. 2019, www.studiointernational.com/index.php/bloomberg-new-contemporaries-2018-review-south-london-gallery.
2018 “Interview: Madelynn Mae Green – Central Saint Martins: News.” Central Saint Martins News, 27 Nov. 2018, blogs.arts.ac.uk/csm/2018/11/27/interview-madelynn-mae-green/.
2018 “Madelynn Mae Green.” New Contemporaries, 2018, www.newcontemporaries.org.uk/2018/artists/madelynn-mae-green.