STEPHEN W LACY
EDUCATION
2000 MFA School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
1997 MA Ball State University, Muncie, IN
1992 BS Ball State University, Muncie, IN
ARTIST COLLABORATIVES
Academy Records is an artist collaborative group formed in 1999 by Steve Lacy with Matt Thompson, Andy Hall, and a revolving group of others.
Sandbox Projects
The Sandbox is a collaborative group formed in 1995 by Steve Lacy, Chris Vorhees, George Shumar, Samantha Fisher, and Christine Moon.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2003 Stroll On (we could've played train songs but we did this instead) - Academy Records, The Roof, Chicago The <Half>Time Show featuring the Bartlett Marching Hawks - Academy Records, Curated by Dominic Molon, Museum of Contemporary Art: 12x12: June/September - Chicago
2002 Filler - Academy Records, 7-inch record pressing included in Whitewalls magazine International Distribution
The Milk of Human Kindness - Academy Records, Curator: show included Charley Freidman, Matthew Hanner, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Rebecca Walz, and Katherine Shaughnessy, Joymore Gallery, Chicago
The H.A.P.P.I Card Events - Academy Records, Academy Records, City of Chicago, Chicago
2000 Academy Records Christmas Showcase - Academy Records, Phyllis' Musical Inn, Chicago
The Rock Lunch - Academy Records, School of the Art Institute of Chicago Graduate Studios - Chicago
1997 - 1999 The Object D'ART National Traveling Juried Art Exhibition - Sandbox, collaboration with SIMPARCH, http://www.objectdart.org
Selected Exhibition Sites (* indicates lecture sites, # indicates graduate critiques)
1999 West, Southern and East Coast Tours:
ART CAR PARADE - Award: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale
Plan B Evolving Arts, Santa Fe-6-week exhibition
The Orange Show's Art Car Parade, Houston
Tulane University, New Orleans
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Huntingdon College, Huntingdon, AL
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Eyewash Gallery, Brooklyn
R.I.T. - Rochester, NY
1998 Mid-West Tour:
Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago - Interlink program
CSPS, Cedar Rapids, IA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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The Weeping Willow & the Burning Flame - Academy Records, Fine Words Butter No Cabbage-Whitewalls 26th Anniversary, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago |
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| Sounding Off, Curated by Lorelei Stewart and Philip von Zweck, Gallery 400, Universtiy of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago | ||
| The Stray Show - Academy Records, Miracle Editions, Chicago | ||
| Uncovered: Recent Acquisitions from the Artist's Book Collection - Academy Records, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago | ||
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The Most Bouyant Anchor/Hope Float/ the Newbosss - Academy Records, ArtBoat I: Bridge Magazine/1Quarterly: The Pond Gallery, Chicago |
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Jokes, Gordy's Art and Framing Gallery, Muncie, IN |
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| Really Real, Gallery 312, Chicago | ||
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Cornucopia- the Academy Archive and Raffle - Academy Records, 8.5 x 11 artists' book project, http://www.8.5x11.org |
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The Stray Show - Academy Records, Joymore Gallery, Chicago |
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Borrowed Videos, El Parche, Bogota, Colombia |
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Thrill II, Joymore Gallery, Chicago |
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The Devils in the Details, Curated by Anthony Elms, College of Dupage, Glen Elyn, IL |
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Luxe, The Showroom, Chicago |
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Bookmarks IX, Whitewalls Benefit, NIU Gallery, Chicago |
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| Insideout, M.C.A. & Arena Gallery, Chicago | ||
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Work - Academy Records, Gallery 312, Chicago |
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Mirage - Academy Records, Monk Parakeet, Chicago |
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Multiples4 - Academy Records, NFA Space, Bodybuilder & Sportsman Gallery, Chicago |
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| ElectraSlip Knife, 2153 West Division #3R, Chicago | ||
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Performance Cabaret - Academy Records, 1926 Gallery Roger Brown Exhibtion Space, Chicago |
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Multiples3, Bodybuilder and Sportsman, Chicago |
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| M.A. and Beyond, Ball State University, Chicago | ||
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the Temporary Contemporary, Bemis Park, Omaha, NE |
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| Un-Group Exhibit - Sandbox, Sandbox Art Gallery, Muncie, IN |
Juried Exhibitions
1997 The Art Guys, "Your Logo Here" Competition/ Exhibition, Art Guys World Headquarters, Houston
International Post Card Show, Ball State University/Brazil University, United States of America/ South America
1996 Annual Student Show - Award, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
1993 Minnetrista Annual Regional - Award, Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie, IN
49th Annual Wabash Valley Exhibition, Sheldon Swope Art Gallery, Terre Haute, IN
1992 Minnetrista Annual Regional - Award, Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie, IN
SELECTED AWARDS, GRANTS, & HONORS
2005 Creative Capital- Applicant
Emerging Artist- Nominee, Richard H. Dreihaus Foundation
2004 Artists Fellowship Program, Illinois Arts Council- Applicant
Artadia- Applicant
2002 Artists Fellowship Program, Illinois Arts Council - Applicant
2001 Artists Fellowship Program, Illinois Arts Council - Applicant
1993 Minnetrista Annual Regional, Minnetrista Cultural Center, Third place award: Sculpture (collaborative)
1992 Minnetrista Annual Regional, Minnetrista Cultural Center, Merit Award: Painting
VISITING ARTIST
2004 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Intermediate Sculpture, Chicago
Knox College, Academy Records, 2-Day Audio Workshop, Galesburg, IL
2002 Stray Show Panel Discussion, Documentation Before and After, Chicago
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Publication as Curation, Chicago
2000 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Advanced Undergraduate Seminar, Studio Practice after Graduation, Chicago
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, First Year Program, Chicago
1998 - 1999 Visiting Artist Presentation, the Object D'ART
(for description and complete list of locations see project description)
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA
Birmingham Southern University, Birmingham, AL
Huntingdon College, Montgomery, AL
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
ArtCenter, Pasadena, CA
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, WI
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2004 Coley, Byron. "Size Matters." Wire Adventures in Modern Music, Issue 230, April 2003.
Elms Anthony. Residency Papers. Cakewalk. Issue 6,2004. http://www.cakewalkmag.com
Kappe, Gale. Prime Time Picks. Chicago Magazine.com. http://www.chicagomagazine.com/primetime/
Marsh, Julia. Academy Records. Interreview on-line Journal. Spring 2004. http://www.interreview.org
Williamson, Lisa. Top Ten of 2003.Coterie. February 2004, Issue 1, Vol. 1.
2003 Workman, Michael. Top Five Personal Space/Art Collective Shows. New City Chicago. 12-30-2003. http://www.newcitychicago.com/chicago/3082.html
"Jokes." All Access -The Muncie-Star Press, Muncie, Indiana,. June5-11, 2003. http://www.thestarpress.com/allaccess
2002 Velez, Pedro. Art Fair Future: TheStray Show. http://www.artnet.com/magazine/reviews/velez/velez12-23-02.asp
Wolfe, Ginger. The Stray Show. http://www.bridgemagazine.org/1_03art/stray.html
2000 Bulka, Michael. 2153 West Division. The New City, Chicago, IL. July 6, 2000, (review).
Mirage, Monk Parakeet 6100 South Blackstone. The Chicago Reader, Chicago, IL. February 4, 2000,
(picture/mention).
Purcell, Greg. "Work." New Art Examiner, December, 2000.
Waxman, Lori. Electraslip Knife, New Art Examiner, November, 2000.
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Waxman, Lori. "WORK at Gallery 312, why artists can't do 9-5." F-News, Chicago, IL, October, 2000
"Scanning the Burg." Waterfront Week, Williamsburg/Greenpoint, NY vol.10.10, May 18, 2000:14 (photograph).
WBEZ Radio-848 w/ Victoria Lauptmann. Chicago NPR affiliate. Report and interviews with artists featured in Gallery 312's Work exhibition: Paul Bremmer, Carol Jackson, Jake Jacobs, Steve Lacy, Mindy Rose Schwartz. September 1, 2000.
1999 "Birmingham Southern College to Host "Object D'ART," Traveling Art Exhibition." Hilltop, Birmingham, AL, April 23, 1999
Carricut, Liz. "The Next Big Thing, Art on Wheels." The Round Up. New Mexico State University Student Newspaper, Las Cruces, NM. Monday. Feb. 15, 1999: 6 (photo).
Glover, Andrea. "Take This Show on the Road." Houstonpress.com, April 15, 1999
Price, Anne. "Object D'ART pulls in to LSU on Monday. The Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate, Baton Rouge, LA, April 18, 1999.
"Fast Lane Art." The Santa Fe New Mexican, Santa Fe, NM. March 4, 1999:B1 (photo).
"Jury Duty." The Buchtelite, The University of Akron. Akron, OH October 4,
1999:1 (photograph).
"VCU to Host Miniature Mobile Art Gallery." University News Services, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, September 3, 1999.
"Works on Wheels. Mobile Gallery Takes Art to New Places." Front Row College of Fine Arts Newsletter, Ball State University, Muncie, IN. Vol. 7, no.1, spring 1999 (photo).
1998 Dayday, Eulogio. "An Interview with Sandbox/SIMPARCH." Ed Dayday Products, Winter 1998-1999:12 (photograph).
Friedman, R.Seth. "The Gladonia Superangel: sub-atomica", Factsheet Five, #63, February 23, 1998, (review).
Kim, Todd. "Throwing Darts at Art." Icon-Independent weekly, Cedar Rapids, IA. Dec. 3,1998 (photo).
"Art on Wheels: Mobile Gallery Brings National Show to Campus." Update:The Official Newspaper for Employees of Ball State University, Muncie, IN. Vol.18, no. 5, Sept 21, 1998.
"Mobile Gallery Brings Tour to Campus." Diversions-The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University, Muncie, IN. Sept. 23, 1998.
"Object D'ART". The Star Press, Muncie, IN. September 25, 1998
1997 Dobson, Patrick. "Zines Allow Publishers Free Voice". Pitchweekly, Kansas City, MO. April 24-30, 1997, No 467. (photo/mention).
1995 Daugherty, Gina. "Band Compares its Sound to Visual Art". Ball State Daily News, Muncie, IN. Vol. 75, No. 75, (interview).
Napier, Jeff. "Muncie Rock City", NUVO Newsweekly, Indianapolis, IN. September 7-14, 1995. Vol. 6, Issue 26. (review).
"Details Left Unnoticed: Art Thou an Aviary". Daily News Campus, Muncie, IN, Friday, August 18, 1995. (photo).
1993 James Rooney. "Hidden in the Cracks: Tiny Human Creature". EXPO, Vol. 9, #1. Fall 1993.