Craig Drennen
In residence:
Jacksonville, Florida – September 21–31, 2020
Image Courtesy of Craig Drennen Studio.
Craig Drennen is an artist based in Atlanta, GA. He has received national awards, including a 2015 Art Matters grant and a 2018 Guggenheim Fellowship. His work has been reviewed by Art Forum, Art in America, and the New York Times. He has recently shown at Cloaca Projects in San Francisco, Flyweight Projects in Brooklyn, and the Kunstverein Langenhagen in Germany. He teaches at Georgia State University, served as dean of the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, and writes occasional art criticism. Since 2008 he has organized his studio practice around Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens.
GRANTS & AWARDS:
2018 Guggenheim Fellowship
2016 MOCA GA Working Artist Project, Atlanta, GA
2014 Art Matters Grant
2011 SECAC Artist Fellowship award
RESIDENCIES:
AIR Serenbe, Chattahoochee Hills, GA
MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH
Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY
Hambidge Center, Dillard, GA
Triangle Workshop, Brooklyn, NY
Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
EDUCATION:
MFA Art History (20th-century), Ohio University
MFA Painting, Ohio University
BA Interdisciplinary Studies (Art/English), Glenville State College
Artist's Website: https://craigdrennen.com/home.html