Education
2020 Master of Fine Arts, Studio Art | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL
2017 Bachelor of Arts, Art/Anthropology | University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL
2015 Associate of Arts, Studio & Fine Arts | Valencia College | Kissimmee, FL
Exhibitions
2024
621 Gallery at Railroad Square Art Park | Tallahassee, FL
Into Neverland: Swirling Dreams of Southern Memories (solo show)
City Arts Downtown Arts District | Orlando, FL
Release, Return: Reflections of Who We Are | FEBRUARY-MARCH
2023
Snap! Gallery Downtown | Orlando, FL
2023 Florida Showcase
Austin’s Coffee House | Winter Park, FL
Burlap Wall Gallery | SEPTEMBER-JULY 2024
Casselberry City Hall | Casselberry, FL
Experience Contemporary Art Exhibition | MARCH - MAY
Orlando Museum of Art | Orlando, FL
Shop OMA Gallery | 2022-2023
FAVO Faith Arts Village Orlando | Orlando, FL
Free For All Art Show | MARCH
Location Location Location | NOVEMBER
2022
Rollins Museum of Art & UCF Art Gallery at University of Central Florida | Winter Park and Orlando, FL
Selected Finalist for Pathways 2022: The Carlos Malamud Prize Exhibition | MAY - SEPTEMBER
Orlando Museum of Art | Orlando, FL
Art of the Diva | 1rst Thursday at OMA | MARCH
College Park Gallery | Orlando, FL
Physique | JANUARY - FEBRUARY
2021
Orlando Museum of Art | Orlando, FL
Within These Walls | 1rst Thursdays at OMA | DECEMBER
Online Platforms
Distance | Lacuna Festivals | https://www.lacunafestivals.com/events.php
Hope: International Online Art Exhibition | Karkhana Art Space | https://youtu.be/562r5vcmo4E
2020
Museum of Fine Art | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL
New Alumni Exhibition | https://mofa.fsu.edu/new-alumni-exhibition/
() SCAPE: MFA 2020 Thesis Exhibition | https://art.fsu.edu/events/exhibitions/mfa-2020-thesis-exhibition/
Online Platforms
In Search of Self | We Found Space | https://www.wefoundspace.com/exhibit
Between Surrealism & Magical Realism | Beam Collective Exhibition | https://www.beamcollective.net
COCA's Creative Tallahassee | https://cocaonlinegallery.zenfolio.com
Social Distance Gallery (COVID 19) | https://www.instagram.com/p/B_0Z6PDlNfG/
Art Scene Press Instagram Art Show | https://www.instagram.com/p/B_NSy1JHnI1/
Other Locations
WITHOUT BORDERS! | Art Competition of SVA, World University of Design | Delhi NCR, India
Field of Screams: City Commissioned Installation | City of Saint Cloud Parks & Rec | Saint Cloud, FL
2019
Working Method Contemporary Gallery | Carnaghi Arts Building | Tallahassee, FL
DUST: Solo Art Exhibition of Particle Studies (solo show)
We’re Not from Here
621 Gallery | Railroad Square Art Park | Tallahassee, FL
25th Annual Art Auction & Collectors Reception
GODDESS LOUNGE: A Group Performative Show (collaboration with Carrie Ann Baade)
Other Locations
New Location Opening | Ology Brewery Art Gallery | Tallahassee, FL
Displacement and Diffusion | Phyllis Straus Gallery | Tallahassee, FL
Art Fields 2019 Competition | Lake City Public Library | Lake City, SC
College of Fine Arts Student Showcase | Moore Auditorium | Tallahassee, FL
Excellence in the Visual Arts Exhibition | Honors, Scholars Fellows House | Tallahassee, FL
2018
Working Method Contemporary Gallery | Carnaghi Arts Building | Tallahassee, FL
&c.
People, Places & Things
CRACKED/ACTORS Show
621 Gallery | Railroad Square Art Park | Tallahassee, FL
24th Annual Art Auction & Collectors Reception
Tally Zine Fest, Girls Who Draw Girls Exhibit
Other Locations
Constellations of the Post-Digital | Phyllis Straus Gallery | Tallahassee, FL
Excellence in the Visual Arts Exhibition | Honors, Scholars & Fellows House | Tallahassee, FL
2017
Working Method Contemporary Gallery | Carnaghi Arts Building | Tallahassee, FL
Extraction
FRUCTIFY, First Year MFA Candidates 2017
University of Central Florida Art Gallery | School of Visual Arts and Design | Orlando, FL
SVAD Faculty Show
Put Up Put Down Hallway Show
Other Locations
23rd Annual Art Auction & Collectors Reception | 621 Gallery | Tallahassee, FL
Young Artists Gallery | City Arts Factory | Orlando, FL
Identity Turned Inside Out | FUSION STEAM Gallery at the Orlando Science Center | Orlando, FL
2012-2016
University of Central Florida Art Gallery | School of Visual Arts and Design | Orlando, FL
Student Exhibit
STEAM Exhibition
Community Mural Display Showcase
Other Locations
Creatologists Annual Showcase | Valencia College Osceola Campus | Kissimmee, FL
Artist Showcase | City Hall of Saint Cloud, FL | Saint Cloud, FL
Articulate: StArt Production in collaboration with Juilliard School | Saint Cloud, FL
Crescent’s Coffee and Art Showcase | Crescent’s Coffee & Tea Café | Saint Cloud, FL
Collections
Public Mural at Hopkins Park (For the City of Saint Cloud) | Saint Cloud, FL
Rodney Helfrich Private Instrument Collection | San Jose, CA
The Honors, Scholars & Fellows Display Collection | Tallahassee, FL
James P. Botluck J.D. Private Collection | Annapolis, MD
Reyes Family Collection | Camden, SC
Media & Publications
Through the Spyglass: Prose of Memory, Dreams, and the Cosmos by Channing Gray | Published: July 11, 2021
Polemical Zine: Issue 16: Future | July 19, 2021 | Pages 92-93 | https://issuu.com/mclarenrebecca/docs/future
Worlds of Art: Channing Gray & Rekah Sameer | June 3rd, 2021 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gsh-CVMt-tk
The St. Cloud Sunrise: The Third Edition | March 24th, 2021 | Page 17 | https://issuu.com/stcloudsunrise/docs/march24_svc9621
The St. Cloud Sunrise: The Second Edition | March 17th, 2021 | Page 20-21 https://issuu.com/stcloudsunrise/docs/stcloudsunrisemarch17_svc7733/20?ff
Crisis Artist Residency Project Interview with Channing Gray | December 7th, 2020 | https://youtu.be/tvBQkV22cgs
Art Fields in Lake City: 2019 Exhibition Catalogue by Roberta Burns & Holly Shady
POPSUGAR: "28 Graduation Cap Ideas for Students with Serious Wanderlust " by Macy Cate Williams | April 28th, 2017 https://www.popsugar.com/travel/photo-gallery/41039798/embed/41040008/
Polemical Zine: Issue 15: Memory –Vol. 1 | February 28, 2021 | Page 124-125 | https://issuu.com/mclarenrebecca/docs/memory1
Residencies
2020-2021
CRISIS Art Residency Project (virtual) https://www.crisisresidency.org/
SPUR: A Virtual Residency for Gen Z (virtual) https://www.instagram.com/spur.world/
Awards
2020
9th Place for Drawing & Painting | WITHOUT BORDERS! Online Exhibition at WUD | Delhi NCR, India
2019
Excellence in the Visual Arts Award | FSU Honors, Scholars Fellows House | Tallahassee, FL
Travel Grant Fellowship | FSU Congress of Graduate Students | Tallahassee, FL
FSU Graduate Grant | FSU Department of Art | Tallahassee, FL
Art Award for Drawing | FSU Department of Art | Tallahassee, FL
2018
Excellence in the Visual Arts Award | FSU Honors, Scholars Fellows House | Tallahassee, FL
FSU Graduate Grant | FSU Department of Art | Tallahassee, FL
2012-2017
President’s & Dean’s List | UCF School of Visual Art’s and Design | Orlando, FL
Black & Gold Grant | UCF College of Undergraduate Studies | Orlando, FL
UCF Grant | UCF College of Undergraduate Studies | Orlando, FL
President’s & Dean’s List | Valencia College | Kissimmee, FL
Chuck Close Award | Osceola County School for the Arts | Kissimmee, FL
Work Experience
2021 -Current Exhibition Designer | Orlando Museum of Art: Exhibitions Department | Orlando, FL
2012-Current Mural & Studio Artist | Self and Commissioned based | Central Florida Area
2017-2021 Recreation Staff, Arts & Crafts Lead | City of Saint Cloud Parks & Recreation | Saint Cloud, FL
2017-2020 Student Gallery Curator & Preparator | Working Method Contemporary Gallery | Tallahassee, FL
2019-2020 Museum & Gallery Assistant | Florida State University: Museum of Fine Arts | Tallahassee, FL
2017-2019 Printmaking Lab Technician | Florida State University: Department of Art | Tallahassee, FL
2016 Arts & Crafts Camp Counselor | City of Kissimmee Parks & Recreation | Kissimmee, FL