Quinn
Alexandria
Hunter
Artist and Educator
Bio
Quinn Alexandria Hunter is an interdisciplinary artist and scholar from North Carolina and received an MFA from Ohio University. Her work explores the tensions between memory, material, and power. She is drawn to the ways history is both written and unwritten through the objects, and spaces, we inherit. Working at the intersection of performance, sculpture, and social practice, Hunter explores how historical erasure shapes collective perceptions, and how material resistance can become an act of repair. Her practice confronts fictions of a romanticized past by laying uncomfortable truths next to them to expose the fractures where myth and history collide.
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
MFA Sculpture + Expanded Practice, Ohio University, 2020
BFA New Media and Design (magna cum laude), University of North Carolina Greensboro, 2016
ARTISTIC PRACTICE
Residencies
2020-21 Artist in Residence, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI (Aug 2020-June 2021)
2020 Chautauqua School of Visual Arts, Artist in Residence, NY(June 22-Aug 14)
2019 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Winter Pentaculum, Artist in Residence, Gatlinburg, TN (May 12-May 18)
2016 New York Arts Practicum, New York City (June 1-July 30)
Solo Shows
2025 Paradise, Thompson Gallery, Furman University, Greenville, SC
2023 When the Block was the Long, The Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH
2023 PARADISE: The myth of a liberal north, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
2022 Paradise, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2022 Black Geographies: Remapping the Landscape, Oak Room Gallery, Greely, CO.
2022 Here/Hear, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn NY
2021 In the Same Field, Klem Gallery, Siena Heights University, Adrian, MI
2021 I See You Then, I Hear You Now, Praxis arts, Cleveland, OH
2020 I See You Then, I Hear You Now, MFA thesis exhibition, Ohio University Art Gallery, Athens, OH
Select Group Shows
2026 She is on Her Way, Tyler Art Gallery, Oswego, NY
2025 Biophilia, Art Prize, Grand Rapids, MI
2025 Network, Basbleu Gallery, Detroit, MI
2024 Fiber Flux, Valade Family Gallery, Detroit, MI
2024 Flash Your Lights Online Exhibition, Kresge Arts, Detroit, MI
2024 Ruthven Hall, U-M, Ann Arbor, MI
2023 To Know The Earth Through Roots Online Exhibition, Field Project, NYC, NY
2023 Mending the Net, The Covent, Detroit, MI
2022 Squaring up Histories, Strohl Art Center, Chautauqua, NY
2021 More is More, Akron Art Museum, OH
2021 Vulnerable Objects, University of Kentucky, KY
2021 A Way of Escape, The Carr Center, Detroit, MI
2021 Roots Run Deep, Brewhouse Association, Pittsburgh, PA
2020 CVA School of Art Student & Emerging Artist Exhibition, Chautauqua, NY
2020 We Out Here, DASiN, Granville, OH
2020 American Artifacts, Richmond, VA
2020 Ohio+5, Dairy Barn Art Center, Athens, OH
2019 Cross Sections, University of Montana, Missoula, MN
2019 Jewels: An Exhibition of Distinguished Alumni from UNCG School of Art, Gatewood Gallery, Greensboro, NC
2019 Tenacity [Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture], Littman + White Gallery, Portland, OR
2019 Dinners Ready, Gallery Bang Bang, Nashville, TN
2019 Dangerously Close to weaving, The Rymer Gallery, Nashville, TN
2019 Athens Voices, The Dairy Barn, Athens, OH
2018 Regular style, University of Montana, Missoula, MN
2018 Veiled, District Clay Gallery, Washington, DC
2018 Connected, Blend Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
2018 Temporal and Corporeal; A Broad Scope of Performance Art, Athens, OH,
2018 Overture, Trisolini Gallery, Athens, OH
2017 Hope, Acknowledgement, and Recovery, The FAB Gallery, Richmond, VA
2016 GreenHill Winter Show, The GreenHill, Greensboro, NC
2016 Excerpt from the New South, Hawthorn Gallery, Richmond, VA
2016 Toast, The Depot, Richmond, VA
Invited Performance Art
2024 Parable of the Now, Institute for the Humanities, Ann Arbor, MI
2021 Foundations, American Artifact, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
2020 As American as Apple Pie, 9 Hour Interludes at Studio Angelico, Detroit, MI
2020 Foundations, We Out Here, DASiN, Granville, OH,
2020 Foundations, Ohio+5, Dairy Barn Art Center, Athens, OH,
2019 Foundations, International Performance Art Festival, Pittsburg, PA
2019 Wade in the Water, with Carrie Mae Weems “Grace Notes,” Forum Theater, Athens, OH
2018 Served, Weld House, Athens, OH
2018 Foundations, District Clay Gallery, Washington, DC
2018 Sweeten to Taste, Seigfreid Gallery and the greater uptown Athens, OH
2018 Failed Performances of Black femininity, Ridges Asylum, Athens, OH
Invited Talks & Artist Lectures
2025 Commencement speaker, Stamps School of Art and Design, Ann Arbor, MI
2025 Visiting Artist Lecture, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti MI
2025 Visiting Artist Lecture, Ohio University, Athens, OH
2025 Ohio University Art Entrepreneurship summit, Athens, OH
2024 Fiber Flux artist talk, Detroit, MI
2023 “A Conversation about Erasure”, Textile Talks, Schweinfurth Art Center and Surface Design Association, Virtual (link)
2023 “Sidaway Bridge Panel” Moderator of Discussion, The Sculpture Center Artist Talk, Cleveland, OH
2023 Visiting Artist Talk, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
2022 “Black Geographies,” University of Northern Colorado, Greely, CO
2022 “Here/Hear,” Artist Talk Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY
2022 “Addressing Black Erasure,” College of Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
2021 Chautauqua Visiting Artist Lecture (link), Chautauqua, NY
2021 Visiting Artist Lecture, Metropolitan State University, Denver CO
2021 Visiting Artist Lecture, Denison University, Granville, OH
2021 “Addressing Black Erasure” Shaker Historical Society, Shaker Heights, OH (link)
2021 “A Way of Escape,” The Carr Center, Detroit, MI (link)
2021 “I Hear You Now, I See You Then,” Exhibition Opening, Cleveland, OH (Link)
2019 “Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture,” 29th International Sculpture Conference: The Multifaceted Maker, Portland, OR
Press / Media Coverage
2021 “Towards a typology of Designed Heritage,” Design and Heritage; The Construction of Identity and Belonging; 113-116( link)
2019 Sculpture Magazine, “Outstanding student achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award,” September/ October 2019
Radio
2020 Emily Votaw, “OU Graduate Quinn Hunter One of Only 38 Worldwide Selected For 2020 Chautauqua Visual Arts Residency Program” WOUB. Sep 22, 2022. link
Online
2024 Astrid Code, The Michigan Daily, “‘Parable of the Now’ brings together UMich community following 2024 presidential election” https://www.michigandaily.com/news/campus-life/parable-of-the-now-brings-together-umich-community-following-2024-presidential-election/
2023 Stamps, “Quinn Alexandria Hunter joins Stamps as Assistant Professor” https://stamps.umich.edu/news/quinn-alexandria-hunter-joins-stamps-as-assistant-professor
2023 Kresge, 30 artists named 2023 Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Award winners, awarded $550,000,https://kresge.org/news-views/30-artists-named-2023-kresge-artist-fellows-and-gilda-award-winners-awarded-550000/
2022 Schweinfurth Art Center, “Artist explores erasure of Black history through her work, on display this summer in Auburn,” May 16.https://www.syracuse.com/living/2022/05/artist-explores-erasure-of-black-history-through-her-work-on-display-this-summer-in-auburn.html
2021 Brittany M. Hudak, “Quinn Alexandria Hunter at Praxis: Confronting False Narratives of a Romanticized Past,” Feb. 1 http://canjournal.org/2021/02/quinn-alexandria-hunter-confronting-false-narratives-of-a-romanticized-past/
2020 Siobhan Greogry, “Quinn Hunter Joins Wayne as Artist-in-Residence,” Sep 24. http://art.wayne.edu/news/quinn-hunter-joins-wayne-as-artist-in-residence-40608
2020 Alaina Bartel,”Socially-distanced MFA student art galleries,” Athens, OH March 31. https://www.ohio.edu/news/2020/03/socially-distanced-mfa-student-art-galleries
2020 Eleanor Bishop, “2020 CVA School of Art Students and Emerging Artist Exhibition” The Chautauquan Daily. Chautauqua, NY July 20 http://chqdaily.com/2020/07/2020-cva-school-of-art-students-and-emerging-artists-exhibition-unites-work-of-artists-participating-from-around-the-country/
2020 “Recent OHIO graduate Hunter participates in virtual Chautauqua residency program.” Athens, OH Sep 22. https://www.ohio.edu/news/2020/09/recent-ohio-graduate-hunter-participates-virtual-chautauqua-visual-arts-residency
2020 “Speaker Announcement- MFA Student and Performance Artist Quinn Hunter” Feb 18. https://tedxohiouniversity.com/2020/02/20/speaker-announcement-mfa-student-ad-performance-artist-quinn-hunter/
2019 Steve Sucato “From Art Installation To Dance, 5th Pittsburgh Performance Art Festival Offers Up Global Experiences,” Pittsburgh Current, Aug 27. https://www.pittsburghcurrent.com/pittsburgh-performance-festival/
2019 Bill O'Driscoll “Performance-Art Festival Returns, Relocates To Millvale,” WESA, August 28. https://www.wesa.fm/arts-sports-culture/2019-08-28/performance-art-festival-returns-relocates-to-millvale#stream/0
2019 Erica Ciccarone, “Dangerously Close to Weaving Is a Proud Celebration of Textile Art” Nashville Scene, June 20. https://www.nashvillescene.com/arts_culture/visualart/i-dangerously-close-to-weaving-i-is-a-proud-celebration-of-textile-art/article_dbb33132-e802-5fde-b817-af5b1be4e05c.html
2019 Heather Willard “Artists' work displayed in 9th Athens Voices exhibit,”Athens Messenger, January 30. https://www.athensmessenger.com/news/artists-work-displayed-in-th-athens-voices-exhibit/article_1a98417b-6b0c-5c06-ab6f-1522fc2b1adb.html
AWARDS & GRANTS
2025 MLK Spirit Award for Community Building and Impact “Parable of the Now”
2025 Parable of the Now, U-M Institute of Humanities
2024 Catalyst Grant, “What Was Promised?” U-M Stamps
2024 Arts and Curriculum “Parable of the Now”, U-M Arts Initiative
2024 C-Lab, U-M Arts Initiative
2024 Aaron Wolk Project Fund, “Parable of the Now”
2023 Glida Award, Kresge Arts, Detroit
2021 Visiting Artist Grant, Wayne State University
2019 Best in Show, Ohio+5 Biennial, Dairy Barn Art Center
2019 CRSCA Discretionary Fund award
2019 Fall Travel Research award, Ohio University School of Art + Design
2019 Spring Travel Research award, Ohio University School of Art + Design
2019 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award, International Sculpture Center
2019 Student Enhancement Award, Council on Research, Scholarship, & Creative Activity, Ohio University $8,000
2019 I. Hollis Parry/Ann Billman Fine Arts
2019 Best in show, Athens Voices, Dairy Barn Arts Center
2018 Travel Award, Graduate Student Senate, Ohio University
2018 Anderson Ranch Scholarship
2018 Graduate Student Senate Original Works Grant (Spring). Ohio University
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