Lauren McCleary

Education

MFA, Washington State University (2009), Pullman, Washington
BFA, Metropolitan State University of Denver (2007), Denver, Colorado
K-12 Art Education licensure, Metropolitan State, Denver, Colorado

Licenses

Idaho K-12 Art Teaching 

Teaching Experience

Clinical Faculty, Art Eductation (present)
University of Idaho, Moscow Idaho
Program Advisor/Education Coordinator (2013-2016)
University of Idaho Prichard Art Gallery, Moscow, Idaho
Adjunct Art Faculty, 2D Fundamentals (2012)
Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
Substitute Teacher (2012)
Moscow, Pullman, Palouse Schools, Idaho and Washington
Adjunct Art Faculty, 2D Fundamentals , Drawing (2009)
Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
Instructor of Record, Life Drawing, 2D and 3D Fundamentals (2007 -2009)
Washington State University, Pullman, Washington

Community

Collage Club, Moscow Contemporary, (present)

Moscow Arts Commission (2015-present), 2023 Chair of Moscow Arts Commission
Appaloosa Horse Museum and Heritage Center (2017-present), 2023 Board President
Founder and Co-Director (2011), LOOK AROUND Community Space, Palouse, Washington

Curatorial Work

LOOP, Studio 84, Genesee, Idaho
It’s not all Small After All (2014), Prichard Art Gallery, Moscow, Idaho
Appaloosa Horse Club 80th Anniversary Exhibit, Third Street Gallery, Moscow, Idaho

Selected Exhibitions

Timescape(s) (2023), Moscow Contemporary, Moscow, Idaho
Palouse Art Walk (2023), Palouse Community Center, Palouse, Washington
Obsession, (2023) Third Street Gallery, Moscow, Idaho
Paper Cuts (2021), Presented by PNW Collage Collective, Collapse Gallery, Wenatche, Washington
Faculty Exhibit (2021), University of Idaho Prichard Art Gallery, Moscow, Idaho
PURE, (2019) Little Pink House Gallery, Genesee, Idaho
Meet the MAC (2019), Third Street Gallery, Moscow, Idaho
SPRING (2018), Little Pink House Gallery, Genesee, Idaho
Palouse Art Walk (2018), Palouse, Washington
SUMMER (2018), Little Pink House Gallery, Genesee, Idaho
ART Idaho (2017), The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho 10th Biennial, Idaho Falls, Idaho
Gaps and Unknowns (2017), Reflections Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 
quiet, QUIET (2017), Little Pink House Gallery, Genesee, Idaho
Moscow Artwalk (2015), BLOOM independent art house and cafe, Moscow, Idaho
Moscow Artwalk (2013), Nectar, Moscow, Idaho
ModernArt (2013), Modern Hotel, Boise, Idaho
Cabin Time 2 (2012), Nice Gallery, Grand Rapids, Michigan
The Atlas of Here and There (2012), Spaceworks, Tacoma, Washington
The Long and Short of It: A Collaborative Fiction (2011), LCSC, Lewiston, Idaho
we’ll stand as one once completed (2011), SOIL Gallery, Seattle, Washington
Art Prize (2010), Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan
open. eye. (2010), Gallery Gray, www.gallery-gray.com
Metro Faculty Biennial (2009), Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Paper Narratives (2009), Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Between Being (2009), Museum of Art, WSU, Pullman, Washington
Thought Harbor (2008), Blackfish Gallery, Portland
PAPERWORK (2008), Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
<52’, BFA Thesis Show (2006), Center for Visual Art, Denver, Colorado
The Outsider Show (2005), Pirate Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Invite Show (2004), Edge Gallery, Denver Colorado

Artist Residencies

Cabin Time: Bogus Lake (2012)
Roaming Creative Residency to Remote Places, Grand Marais, Minnesota

Attic 19 (2012)
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Upper Bunk (2010)
Palouse, Washington

Art Farm (2008)
Marquette, Nebraska

Publications

Make8elieve Issue #3. OIL (2013)

www.make8elieve.com

Out of Bounds, exhibition catalogue essay (2013)

Midland College, Midland, Texas

Small Town Social Practices (2010)

Palouse Palouse Press, Palouse, Washington

Creative Quarterly: The Journal of Art and Design NO.13 (2008)

New York, New York

Creative Quarterly: The Journal of Art and Design NO.7 (2007)

New York, New York

Awards & Honors

Lionel Hampton Jazz Fest Poster Artist, (2022), University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
Cover Artist (2015), Moscow ArtWalk, Moscow, Idaho
Cover Artist (2008), Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
Fine Arts Scholarship (2008), Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
Honorable Mention (2006), <52’ BFA Thesis Show, Denver, Colorado