Anne Kesler Shields 1932 – 2012

About / CV

Anne Kesler Shields, 1932–2012

Permanent Collections

  • Arbor Acres, Anne Kesler Shields Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC
  • Hanesbrands Theatre, Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC
  • NC Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
  • Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
  • Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
  • Dillard Collection and Library, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • Bank of America, Charlotte, NC
  • Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
  • Cameron Museum of Art, Wilmington, NC
  • Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

Selected Solo Exhibitions

  • From the Landscape, Artworks Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC, 2013
  • Anne Kesler Shields, A Retrospective, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), Winston-Salem, NC, 2012
  • Diptychs: Inspired by the Reynolda House Collection, appropriated image installation, Artworks Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC, 2011
  • Ambiguities II, appropriated image installation, Artworks Gallery, W-S, NC, 2009
  • Boundaries, Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Salisbury, NC, 2008
  • Earthly Delights in the 21st Century: Bosh Revisited, appropriated images, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 2007
  • Woodcut and Silkscreen Prints from the 60s and 70s, Artworks Gallery, 2007
  • View from the Towers, approp. image installation, Wilson Museum, Hollins University, Roanoke, VA, 2006
  • Constant Battles, appropriated images installation, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA, 2005
  • Ambiguities, appropriated images, Artworks Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC, 2005; Theatre Art Galleries, High Point, NC, 2005; Piedmont Arts Association, Martinsville, VA, 2005; Bell Gallery, Coker College, Hartsville, SC, 2004
  • '80s Portraits, Sechrest Gallery, High Point University, 2004
  • Negative Spaces, photocopy installation, Artworks Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC, 2003
  • In the Garden, an installation and paper collages, Artworks Gallery, 2001
  • Return of the Sabines, appropriated image installation, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), Winston-Salem, 2000
  • About Face, 300 photos of faces on the wall, Artworks Gallery, 1998
  • Amusements, photocopy murals, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY, 1997
  • The Garden of Earthly Delights, photocopy installation, Artworks Gallery, 1996
  • Design and Desire II, photocopy installation, Spirit Square, Charlotte, NC, 1995
  • Design and Desire, photocopy installation, Artworks Gallery, 1994
  • Pen-Ups: A Brief History of Nude Painting, drawing and collage mural, Artworks Gallery, 1995
  • Artworks Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC, 1989, 1991, 1994
  • Theatre Art Galleries, High Point, NC, 1990

Selected Group Exhibitions

  • Mid-Century Modern, Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC, 2010
  • Facing South: Portraits by NC Artists, Greenhill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, 2008
  • Stereotypes: Confronting Clichés, McCall Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC, 2006
  • A Modern Influence: Eight Artists After Ivy, Greenhill Center, Greensboro, 2006
  • Crosscurrents: Art, Craft and Design in North Carolina, NC Museum of Art, Raleigh, 2005; Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, 2006
  • Full Circle: A 40th Anniversary Tribute to The Five Winston-Salem Printmakers, Salem College Fine Arts Center Galleries, Winston-Salem, NC, 2002
  • 60th Anniversary of the WFU Art Collections, Hanes Fine Arts Gallery, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, 2001
  • North Carolina's 20th Century Masters, Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC, 2000
  • Looking Forward, Looking Back, Salem College, Winston-Salem, 1999
  • Women Artists of NC — Winston-Salem Area, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, 1994
  • Five Winston-Salem Printmakers, SECCA, Winston-Salem, NC, 1983
  • Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC, 1957–1977
  • The Five Winston-Salem Printmakers travelling exhibitions, 1962–1983
  • 200 Years of Art in NC, NC Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC, 1976
  • Artist Annual, NC Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC, 1961–1972, 1958, 1957, 1955
  • New Directions in Color Printmaking, Associated American Artists, NYC, 1967

Awards

  • Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, VA — Fellowships, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1996, 1997
  • Urban Walls Project, NEA Grant, mural in downtown Winston-Salem, 1975
  • Boston Printmakers, State College at Boston — Arden Prize, 1970; Purchase Prize, 1967

Selected Publications

  • "Anne Kesler Shields, A Retrospective" (exhibition catalog), SECCA, 2012
  • Patterson, Tom, "Artist sees contemporary art through classic lens," Winston-Salem Journal, June 12, 2011
  • Huie, Michael, "Adorned," Artview, W-S, August 20, 2010
  • Patterson, Tom, "Vigorous Voices," Winston-Salem Journal, April 12, 2009
  • Greene, Diana, "Collective Politics," Winston-Salem Monthly, July 2008
  • Patterson, Tom, "Faith, Tragedy, Conflict," Winston-Salem Journal, March 9, 2008
  • Patterson, Tom, "This Crazy Old World," Winston-Salem Journal, April 8, 2007
  • Patterson, Tom, "Bombs becoming targets," Winston-Salem Journal, May 7, 2006
  • Patterson, Tom, "Confronting Stereotypes," Winston-Salem Journal, April 30, 2006
  • Crosscurrents: Art, Craft and Design in North Carolina (exhibition catalog), NC Museum of Art, 2005
  • Latter, Ruth, "The ballet of battle takes over gallery," The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, VA, June 30, 2005
  • Patterson, Tom, "Terrifying Compositions," Winston-Salem Journal, January 30, 2005
  • Patterson, Tom, "Shocking, Awesome," Winston-Salem Journal, May 4, 2003