Morgan Bakaletz
Education
2023 BFA (magna cum laude) East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee
Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
2023 Peculiar Places, Strange Spaces, Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee (BFA Capstone Exhibition)
Pining, Watauga Brewing Company, Johnson City, Tennessee (Curator: Michael Bumgarner)
2022 EAT/ART Morgan Bakaletz and Travis Goyette, Johnson City, Tennessee (Invitational Exhibition)
Group Exhibitions
2024 Embodying Culture: Women in Appalachia, Reece Museum, Johnson City, Tennessee (Juried Exhibition)
Field Guide, Intersect Arts Center, St. Louis, Missouri (Juried Exhibition)
Artist Session, Edify Salon, Johnson City, Tennessee (Invitational Exhibition)
2023 THE EGO: SPDA Student, Faculty, and Alumni Show, Watauga Brewing Company, Johnson City, Tennessee (Curators: Lauren Whipple and Nathan Lanning)
In the Cut, Watauga Brewing Company, Johnson City, Tennessee (Curator: Michael Bumgarner)
Mish Mash, Zine Exchange with West Virginia University and East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee to Morgantown, West Virginia (Curated by Sage Perrott and Joseph Lupo)
Emergence: A Survey of Southeastern Studio Programs, Bunzl Gallery, The Bascom Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands, North Carolina (Juried Exhibition)
Good Grief, Fischman Gallery, Johnson City, Tennessee (Jurors: Carla Taylor and Rae Taylor)
Elizabeth Slocumb Juried Student Art Exhibition, East Tennessee State University, Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, Tennessee (Juror: Katie Mitchell)
The Body: SPDA Student Show, Nelson Fine Arts Gallery, Johnson City, Tennessee (Jurors: Lauren Whipple and Nathan Lanning)
2022 CATFISH, Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, Tennessee (Juried Exhibition)
Dark Impulses: Student Honors Show 2022, East Tennessee State University, Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, Tennessee (Juror: TK Smith)
Queer Excellence, ETSU Pride Center, Johnson City, Tennessee (Invitational Exhibition)
For The Love of Landscapes, Create Appalachia Kingsport Center, Kingsport, Tennessee (Juried Exhibition)
2021 Scenic 2021, Online exhibition through Biafarin and Exhibizone, Ontario, Canada, Visual Art Exhibition Platform, https://www.exhibizone.com/p/scenic2021.html?TP=artworks&AWID=2440602000185118323 (Juried Exhibition)
JCPA Banner Exhibition, Founder’s Park, Johnson City, Tennessee (Juried Exhibition)
Student Honors Show 2021, East Tennessee State University, Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, Tennessee (Juried Exhibition)
2019 Rock the Ball, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee (Exhibited three works)
2018 Congressional Art Competition, Roane State Community College, Oak Ridge, Tennessee (Juror: Chuck Fleischmann)
Student Exhibition, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee (Juried Exhibition)
Residencies
2024 Printmaking Residency, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee
Awards and Grants
2023 Faculty Choice Award ($250), Elizabeth Slocumb Juried Student Art Exhibition, Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee (Juror: Katie Mitchell)
Emergence: A Survey of Southeastern Studio Programs ($50), Bunzl Gallery, The Bascom Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands, North Carolina (Invitational Exhibition)
2022 Student Faculty Collaborative Grant ($2000), East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee
2018 Honorable Mention, Congressional Art Competition, Roane State Community College, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Related Art Activities
2023 Assistant Curator and Art Installer for ETSU Pride Center’s exhibition Queer
Excellence II, Johnson City, Tennessee
2019-23 President and Founder, Art History Club, East Tennessee State University
Art Installer, The Body: SPDA Student Show, Nelson Fine Arts Gallery, Johnson City, Tennessee
2022 Assistant Curator and Art Installer for ETSU Pride Center’s exhibition Queer Excellence, Johnson City, Tennessee
ETSU Together Mural, ETSU DP Student Culp Center, Johnson City, Tennessee
Related Employment
2023- Painting Assistant, Luzader Studios, Asheville, North Carolina
2022-23 Paid Internship, Tyger Tyger Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina
Assistant Art Handler and Art Installer for Tyger Tyger Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina
2018-23 House Painter, Norris, Tennessee
2023 BFA (magna cum laude) East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee
Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
2023 Peculiar Places, Strange Spaces, Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee (BFA Capstone Exhibition)
Pining, Watauga Brewing Company, Johnson City, Tennessee (Curator: Michael Bumgarner)
2022 EAT/ART Morgan Bakaletz and Travis Goyette, Johnson City, Tennessee (Invitational Exhibition)
Group Exhibitions
2024 Embodying Culture: Women in Appalachia, Reece Museum, Johnson City, Tennessee (Juried Exhibition)
Field Guide, Intersect Arts Center, St. Louis, Missouri (Juried Exhibition)
Artist Session, Edify Salon, Johnson City, Tennessee (Invitational Exhibition)
2023 THE EGO: SPDA Student, Faculty, and Alumni Show, Watauga Brewing Company, Johnson City, Tennessee (Curators: Lauren Whipple and Nathan Lanning)
In the Cut, Watauga Brewing Company, Johnson City, Tennessee (Curator: Michael Bumgarner)
Mish Mash, Zine Exchange with West Virginia University and East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee to Morgantown, West Virginia (Curated by Sage Perrott and Joseph Lupo)
Emergence: A Survey of Southeastern Studio Programs, Bunzl Gallery, The Bascom Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands, North Carolina (Juried Exhibition)
Good Grief, Fischman Gallery, Johnson City, Tennessee (Jurors: Carla Taylor and Rae Taylor)
Elizabeth Slocumb Juried Student Art Exhibition, East Tennessee State University, Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, Tennessee (Juror: Katie Mitchell)
The Body: SPDA Student Show, Nelson Fine Arts Gallery, Johnson City, Tennessee (Jurors: Lauren Whipple and Nathan Lanning)
2022 CATFISH, Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, Tennessee (Juried Exhibition)
Dark Impulses: Student Honors Show 2022, East Tennessee State University, Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, Tennessee (Juror: TK Smith)
Queer Excellence, ETSU Pride Center, Johnson City, Tennessee (Invitational Exhibition)
For The Love of Landscapes, Create Appalachia Kingsport Center, Kingsport, Tennessee (Juried Exhibition)
2021 Scenic 2021, Online exhibition through Biafarin and Exhibizone, Ontario, Canada, Visual Art Exhibition Platform, https://www.exhibizone.com/p/scenic2021.html?TP=artworks&AWID=2440602000185118323 (Juried Exhibition)
JCPA Banner Exhibition, Founder’s Park, Johnson City, Tennessee (Juried Exhibition)
Student Honors Show 2021, East Tennessee State University, Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, Tennessee (Juried Exhibition)
2019 Rock the Ball, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee (Exhibited three works)
2018 Congressional Art Competition, Roane State Community College, Oak Ridge, Tennessee (Juror: Chuck Fleischmann)
Student Exhibition, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee (Juried Exhibition)
Residencies
2024 Printmaking Residency, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee
Awards and Grants
2023 Faculty Choice Award ($250), Elizabeth Slocumb Juried Student Art Exhibition, Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee (Juror: Katie Mitchell)
Emergence: A Survey of Southeastern Studio Programs ($50), Bunzl Gallery, The Bascom Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands, North Carolina (Invitational Exhibition)
2022 Student Faculty Collaborative Grant ($2000), East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee
2018 Honorable Mention, Congressional Art Competition, Roane State Community College, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Related Art Activities
2023 Assistant Curator and Art Installer for ETSU Pride Center’s exhibition Queer
Excellence II, Johnson City, Tennessee
2019-23 President and Founder, Art History Club, East Tennessee State University
Art Installer, The Body: SPDA Student Show, Nelson Fine Arts Gallery, Johnson City, Tennessee
2022 Assistant Curator and Art Installer for ETSU Pride Center’s exhibition Queer Excellence, Johnson City, Tennessee
ETSU Together Mural, ETSU DP Student Culp Center, Johnson City, Tennessee
Related Employment
2023- Painting Assistant, Luzader Studios, Asheville, North Carolina
2022-23 Paid Internship, Tyger Tyger Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina
Assistant Art Handler and Art Installer for Tyger Tyger Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina
2018-23 House Painter, Norris, Tennessee