Education
2004 MFA Drawing and Painting, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
1992 BFA, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Teaching Experience
06-Present - Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA. Professor in Painting and Foundations
2006-05 - Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, GA. Adjunct Professor in Drawing
2005-04 - Druid Hills Intl. Baccalaureate High School, Atlanta, GA. Art Teacher
2004-01 - Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA. Graduate Teaching Assistantship
2000 - Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA. Adjunct Professor in Art Education
2000–97 - Sweetwater Middle School, Gwinnett County, GA. Art Teacher
1999-98 - Clayton College and State University, Atlanta, GA. Art Instructor for Continuing Education program. Courses taught: Drawing and Painting
1997 - Centerville Elementary School, Gwinnett County, GA. Art Teacher K2
1997 - Chamblee High School, Dekalb County, GA. Art Teacher
Solo Exhibitions
2017 - The Rooster and the Rainbow, University of the South, Sewanee, TN, September
2015 - El Gallo, Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta, GA, September 18 - October 17
2013 - Under the Rainbow, Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta, GA, April 5-May 11
2012 - Candy Coated, Trois Gallery, Atlanta, GA, June – September
2012 - Candy Coated, Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, GA, February – April
2010 - Softcore War, Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta, GA, September
2008 - Trip for Two, Whitespec at Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2006 - Catfight, FAF recipient show, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2004 - Perfect Fit, Saltworks gallery, Atlanta, GA
2003 - Tame, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (director's room), Atlanta, GA
Group Exhibitions
2017
Forward Warrior public mural installation, Atlanta, GA
Let's Be Friends, Hi-Lo Gallery, Atlanta, GA
December Show, Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2016
La Famiglia, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA
First Fire, Hi-Lo Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2015
It's Not Us It’s You, Beep Beep Gallery, Atlanta, GA
December Show, Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Open Studio Night, SCAD Atlanta, GA
The Lagoon, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Gathered, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Curated by Lawrence, Moon, Norman & Rust, Feb. 28-April 11
2014
Wonderland, Hotel Indigo, Athens, GA, curated by Didi Dunphy
December Show, Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Open Studio Night, SCAD Atlanta, GA
2013
December Show, Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Emerging Artist Award 15th year retrospective exhibition, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta
Open Studio Night, SCAD Atlanta, GA
Drawing Inside the Perimeter, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
2012
December Show, Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Day of the Dead Coffin Exhibition, Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Open Studio Night, SCAD Atlanta, GA
Youngblood 15 Year Anniversary Show, Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2011
December Show, Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Open Studio Night, SCAD Atlanta, GA
Spectrum, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA
Me/We collaborative exhibition, Beep Beep Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Return to Sender: A mail art exhibition, Tempus Projects, Tampa, FL
Affinity, Vision and Difference: Women Artists from the permanent collection, SCAD Atlanta
Year of the Rabbit, Beep Beep Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Year of the Rabbit, SCAD Hong Kong
2010
Home Show, Young Blood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Body of Work, new perspectives in figure painting, Women to Watch 2010 Biennial Exhibition, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C.
Tiger Tiger Burning Bright, Roq la Rue Gallery, Seattle, WA
2009
Little Things Mean Alot, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Seasons, Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Open Studio Night, SCAD Atlanta, GA
SK8 or Die IV, Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
A Paradise for Couples Only (duo show), Twist Art Gallery, Nashville, TN
Fever Fakers, [5]Art Gallery, Tampa, FL
SCAD Fine Art Faculty Drawing Show, Studioplex, Atlanta, GA
2008
A Paradise for Couples Only (duo show), Beep Beep Gallery, Atlanta, GA
73 percent, Alternative Space, Atlanta, GA
Hand to Hand, Spruill Gallery, Dunwoody, GA
SCAD Fine Art Faculty Show, Studioplex, Atlanta, GA
2007
Little Things Mean A Lot, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Vinyl Show, New Street Gallery, Avondale, GA
Rise, Sundial Art Pods at the Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta, GA
Cribs and Bits, Aurora Coffee, Atlanta, GA
Paper, Fire, Light, Spruill Gallery, Dunwoody, GA
SK8 or DIE! , Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Pillow Talk, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Protecting Flat Surfaces From, Gallery 1600, SCAD Atlanta, GA
Faculty Drawing Exhibition, Anderson Hall, SCAD, Savannah, GA
Young Movers & Shakers, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
2006
Home Sweet Home, Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Transatlantic, Gallery 24, Berlin, Germany
Transatlantic preview show, Castleberry Hill, Atlanta, GA
2005
Forward Arts, Museum of Contemporary Art Georgia at Suntrust Plaza, Atlanta,GA
Artists Paint Their Pets, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
WCA National Juried Exhibition Gender in Motion, 3TEN Haustudio, Atlanta, GA Juror: Emma Amos
Salon Exhibition, Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Shelter, Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA
Housebound, Sabina Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2004
Little Things Mean A Lot, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Georgia Women Artists Honor Angela's House, Atlanta, GA Curator: Annette ConeSkelton, director/cofounder, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia
18th annual National Juried Exhibition, Cultural Arts Center, Douglasville, GA Juror: Ben Apfelbaum, director, Spruill Gallery
fig. 8, Lee Gallery, Clemson University, SC
Going Up!, curated by Fifth Class Art Collective, Sundial Art Pods at the Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta, GA
The Silhouette Show, Spruill Center Art Gallery, Dunwoody, GA
2003
The Fridge Show, curated by Fifth Class Art Collective, Atlanta, GA
SK8 R DIE!, Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Juried Student Exhibition, Bayeux, France
Atlanta Artists Gallery Selections, Suntrust Plaza Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Emergency Room: Artists Respond to War, Mattress Factory, Atlanta, GA
Juried Student Exhibition, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA Juror: Annette ConeSkelton, Director, MOCA GA
2002
Collusion, Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA
All Small Video Night: Short, Short, Shorts, Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA
All Small, Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA
Fresh, curated by Fifth Class Art Collective at NoNo, Atlanta, GA
Juried Student Exhibition, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Juror: Dr. Lisa Fischman, Director, Atlanta College of Art Gallery
Software...the vagina show, ArtSpot gallery, Atlanta, GA
2001 Peace, ArtSpot gallery, Atlanta, GA
Golden Blizzard Art Collective Solo Exhibitions
2009
More Mergers and Acquisitions, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
Blizzard Sleeves, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2007
Mural installation, Eyedrum Art and Music Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2006
Affair at the Jupiter Hotel, Portland, OR: Represented by the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center. Stuart Horodner, Curator and Director.
A Retrospective (Late 2005 - Mid 2006), Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Love Hurts, Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Blow Me a Blizzard, Eyedrum Art and Music Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2005
Glitter Mortis, Museum of Contemporary Art, Gallery 102, Atlanta, GA SK8 R DIE! group show, Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Professional Associations
Present - Forward Arts Foundation Board Member
2012-10 - Advisory Board member for Burnaway.org
Present-05 - Art Collective Founder and Member Golden Blizzard
2005-04 - Artist Resource Council Member, Museum of Contemporary Art, GA
2004-02 - Visual Arts Network of Atlanta (VANA), member
Professional Experience
2017 - Lecturer, University of the South, Sewanee, TN
2012 - Lecturer, SCAD Savannah and SCAD Atlanta, GA
2011-09 - Gallery Consultant, PR and Curator, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2010 - Lecturer, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
2004-01 - Gallery Director, Founder ArtSpot gallery, Atlanta, GA
2004 - Panelist, Artist_Survival_Skills_2004, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, GA
Professional Awards
2009 - Hambidge Fellow, Fulton County Grant Recipient, Hambidge Artist Residency, GA
2006 - The Forward Arts Foundation's Emerging Artist Award Winner for 2006, Atlanta, GA
2006 - Selected for Transatlantic 2006, Artist in Residence International, Berlin Atlanta exchange, Gallery 24, Berlin, Germany
2004 - 3rd Place 18th annual National Juried Exhibition, Cultural Arts Center, Douglasville, GA Juror Ben Apfelbaum, director Spruill Gallery
2003 - 2nd Place Dean Dreyer Juror's Award, presented at GSU's School of Art and Design Juried Student Art Exhibition Juror Annette ConeSkelton, founder and director of MOCA GA
2003 - Creative Loafing: Best of Atlanta 2003, Critic's Pick, "Best Alternative Art Space: ArtSpot Gallery"
Collections
2012 - High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
2010 - Museum of Contemporary Art of GA
2010 - Louis Corrigan
2010 - Savannah College of Art and Design
2003 - King and Spalding
Press
2016
6/1, “Art in the Neighborhood: Artist find inspiration, opportunity in Inman Park & Old Fourth Ward”, by Isadora Pennington for Atlanta INtown Newspaper [link]
4/5, “The Green Mantle Invites ATLiens to slow TF Down” by Beca Grimm for Creative Loafing [link]
2015
12/17, “Visual Arts 2015: Race and Fashion Loomed Large in 2015” by Felicia Feaster [link]
12/4, “Five Artists Pay Homage to Beep Beep’s Closing” by Beca Grimm [link]
12/3, “Beep Beep Gallery bids final farewell with final show” by Collin [link]
11/18, “Q&A - Artist Ann-Marie Manker” by Caroline Cox [link]
10/2, “Art Review: Desert Dreams of Cocks and Bromance - Ann-Marie Manker at Whitespace” by Matthew Terrell [link]
9/29, “Ann-Marie Manker’s ‘El Gallo’ explores bromance and Tex-Mex” by Muriel Vega [link]
9/21, “Beautifully Executed Artwork Simmers with Aggression at Whitespace” by Felicia Feaster [link]
February, “Deliciously eerie and strange, Kibbee Gallery’s “The Lagoon” closes Saturday’”, by Anna Nelson Daniel for Arts Critic ATL [link]
2013
October, Emerging Artist Award 15th year retrospective exhibition Catalog, published by the Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
8/6, The 22 Magazine, New York, NY [link]
7/22, “Ann-Marie Manker by Kayti Doolittle”, Artcore Journal, Vol. 2, Issue 1: Women [link]
7/15, “High Museum finally give a nod to Atlanta artists with splendid exhibition of drawings”, by Catherine Fox, Arts Critic ATL [link]
7/10, “Drawing Inside the Perimeter creates a revisionist portrait of the city”, by Wyatt Williams, Creative Loafing [link]
5/1, “High’s Michael Rooks builds collection, community; curates “Drawing Inside the Perimeter”, by Stephanie Cash, Arts Critic ATL [link]
4/25, "Ann-Marie Manker Privileges Stereotypes in Under the Rainbow" , by Lilly Lampe for Burnaway.org [link]
4/16, “Review: At Whitespace, Ann-Marie Manker’s fantasy worlds, populated by disturbing women”, by Stephanie Cash, Arts Critic ATL [link]
4/4, Burnaway, “Art Crush: Ann-Marie Manker’s Symbolic Rainbow”, by Grace Thornton [link]
4/6, Creative Loafing, “Scenes from Ann-Marie Manker’s Under the Rainbow” by Wyatt Williams [link]
2012
Artwork published in Micro fiction book, “Le Bulletin Savant de l’Institut Historique Fictif d’Atlanta “, published by Burnaway.org, pg. 7.
3/31, Young Foxy and Free poster publication distributed in Athens, Savannah and Atlanta.
February, Art in America [link]
Essay by Hugo Fortes, "Between Genius Loci and Noplaceness", pg. 67, 2012
Noplaceness, Art in a PostUrban Landscape with authors Jerry Cullum, Cinque Hicks and Catherine Fox, forward by Valerie Cassel Oliver, Senior Curator, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, pgs. 238, 241.
2011
Creative Loafing, "Beep Beep Gallery hits the five year mark, Cofounders James McConnell and Mark Basehore celebrate with collaborative exhibit Me/We", by Felicia Feaster, August [link]
Common Creativ magazine, Atlanta's 50 Most Creative People feature article: Ann-Marie Manker, April issue, p. 95
Common Creativ magazine, Preview the top 50: The Power of Candy Coated Sirens by Lindsay Oberst [link]
2010
Art Papers Magazine, Review: Ann-Marie Manker, Atlanta, pg. 44, written by Dorothy Joiner, Nov/Dec 2010 issue
Art Nouveau Magazine, "Meet the Artists that Inspire Ann-Marie Manker" [link]
Creative Loafing Cover Story, "Eight Artists to Watch", cover for September 28, and "Ann-Marie Manker paints bright fantasies of dark times", by Wyatt Williams, p.28 [link]
TheStudioVisit.com, A filmed and written interview, the month of September 2010 [link]
Burnaway.org, "Ann-Marie Manker imagines birthday cakes covered in hot lava", written by Jeremy Abernathy, September 10 [link]
The Atlantan | ModernLuxury.com | , "Art Attack: Great Art This Weekend in ATL" by Felicia Feaster, September 9 [link]
Creative Loafing Magazine, "Preview: Sprout at Kibbee Gallery", by Wyatt Williams, April 27 [link]
SCAN, Scad Atlanta Magazine, "Pop goes Surrealism", by Maria Ah, Winter 2010, pp.1215.
2009
The Atlantan, "Golden Blizzard", by Felicia Feaster, October post.
Nashville Scene, “Away Team: Jason Butcher and Ann-Marie Manker”, by Joe Nolan, April 30-May 6, pg. 26.
Creative Loafing Tampa, “Art: Hotlanta”, by Megan Voeller, April 2228, pg. 25
2008
The Atlantan Magazine, "Heavy Petting", by Felecia Feaster, October issue
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Fantasies unfold as sweet or lurid", byJerry Cullum,Thurs. July 31
Influxhouse.com, "Waterworld", by Cinque Hicks, Thurs. May 29
Creative Loafing, "Hey, you're hogging the paint!: Atlanta's artist couples learn to share their space", by Felicia Feaster, February 612, pg. 39
2007
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Home never felt quite like this", by Jerry Cullum, Thurs. July 26
Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Magazine, "Life Artist", by Lisa Kurzner, July, pg. 967
2006
Art Papers Magazine, "Golden Blizzard, Atlanta", by Phil Oppenheim, September
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Repressed anger finds a fiercely apt outlet", by Jerry Cullum. Sunday, July 9
Creative Loafing, "Down Boy", by Felicia Feaster, June 2228, pg. 13
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Drawing On Group Magice" by Cathy Fox. Sunday, June 11
Creative Loafing, "The More the Merrier, Atlanta Arts collaborative gets it on inforthcoming retrospective", by Felicia Feaster, June 17, pg. 46
The Atlantan, "Art Haus", by Travis Ward and Sarah Gleim, Mar/Apr, pg. 66
Creative Loafing, "Gallery A Go Go", by Felicia Feaster, April 612, pg. 35
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Funky Good Time" by Jerry Cullum. Thurs., March 23, pg. 36
Creative Loafing, "Is it Art?", by Felicia Feaster, Jan. 19-Jan. 25, pg. 38
Creative Loafing, "Queer As Folk", by Felicia Feaster and "Talk of the Town",by Andisheh, Jan. 12 Jan. 18, pp. 17, 39
2005
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Always Looking Forward" by Jerry Cullum. Thurs., December 8
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Board of imagery" by Jerry Cullum. Thurs., October 13, pg. 30
Creative Loafing, "3Qs with Helena Reckitt", by Felicia Feaster, Aug. 11-Aug. 17, pg.47
Flavorpill email magazine, "House Bound", January 2004
ArtScene, Southern California, "House Bound", January Preview, December 27
The Los Angeles Times, "The value of having some space", by Holly Myers, Friday, December 24, E38
Creative Loafing, "Art Epiphanies, What makes an artist?", by Felicia Feaster, Sept. 8, pg.52
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "The View is Always Better at the Top" by Jerry Cullum. Thurs., August 19
Creative Loafing, "On the Upswing", by Felicia Feaster, April 29-May 5, pg.56
Art Papers Magazine, "Review: 'Dekalb Avenue'", by Robin Bernat, Jan.
2003
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "ArtSpot closing with TriplePoint", by Jerry Cullum, Thurs. Dec. 11
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Pinpointing a sacred space", by Catherine Fox, Sun. Nov. 23
Creative Loafing, "Triple Threat: ArtSpot closes with a smart, elegant show featuring three emerging artists", by Felicia Feaster, Nov.20-Nov. 26, Vol. 32, No.28
Creative Loafing, "Talk of the town: Scene & Heard", by Andisheh Nouraee, Nov.13-Nov. 19, Vol. 32, No.27, pg.18
Creative Loafing, "Gallery Changes", by Felicia Feaster, Nov.6-12, Vol. 32, No. 26, pg.53
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "High Road on DeKalb Ave.: Gritty street becomes an unlikely inspiration", by Catherine Fox, Thurs., Oct. 30
Creative Loafing, "Talk of the town: Scene & Heard", by Andisheh Nouraee, Oct.9-Oct. 15, pg.17
Creative Loafing, "Critics Picks Best Alternative Art Space: ArtSpot", Sept. 25-Oct.1, Vol. 32, No.20, pg. 125, 127
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Adding 'Fuel' to the beauty of fire", by Catherine Fox, Sun., Sept. 21
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Young, talented & romantic: Chicago grads stage own show in Atlanta", by Catherine Fox, Sun. Aug. 24
Creative Loafing, "Come one, come all", by Felicia Feaster, Aug.21-Aug. 27, pg. 52
Creative Loafing, "Vision Quest", by Felicia Feaster, Aug. 14-Aug. 20, pg. 41
Creative Loafing, "Road Work Ahead: Taking a Detour through ArtSpot" by Felicia Feaster, June
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "'Detour' goes down the road less taken" by Jerry Cullum, Sun., June
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Roads less traveled lead to ArtSpot show" by Catherine Fox. Thurs., June 26
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Atlanta Artists: Gallery Selections" by Jerry Cullum. Sun., June 8
Published from the Heart, "Detour Ahead: The Complications and Glories of Groupthink", June 4
Studio Capezzuti Publication, "Lint in Atlanta", May, Vol. 4.2
Broadsheet Magazine, "Cultural Museings: a gallery", May
SeeHear, "City Walk" by Edward Epstein, March
Creative Loafing, "Hairy Situation" by Felicia Feaster. Mar. 12-18, Vol. 31, No. 44, pg. 62
Creative Loafing, "A Bureaucracy of One" by Tray Butler. Jan. 29-Feb. 4, Vol. 31, No. 38, pp. 41-47
Creative Loafing, "Clip and File" by Felicia Feaster. Jan. 22-28, Vol. 31, pg. 59
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Exploring the meaning of Fingernails" by Jerry Cullum, Friday, Jan. 24
2002
Creative Loafing, "The Year in Culture, New Spaces/New Faces" by Felecia Feaster Dec. 25-31, Vol. 31, no. 33, pg. 38
Art News Magazine, City Focus: Atlanta "An Invigorating Scene" by Jerry Cullum. Dec., pp 70-74
Creative Loafing, "Triple Threat" by Felicia Feaster. Nov.13-19, Vol. 31, pg. 61
Creative Loafing, "Though Fire Has..." by Felicia Feaster. July 10-16, Vol. 31, no.9
Creative Loafing, "High Voltage" by Felicia Feaster. June 12-18
Creative Loafing, "Wide Open" by Felicia Feaster. Vol. 30, no. 41, pg. 57
2001
Creative Loafing, "Generational Perspectives" by Felicia Feaster. Nov. 21-27, Vol. 23, no. 28, pg. 50
1998
Blue Milk Magazine, November, pp. 26-28
Blue Milk Magazine, October, pg. 4