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EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS, New York, NY
Master of Fine Arts (2012)

SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, Savannah, GA
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Paintings

SOLO SHOWS, EXHIBITIONS & MURALS

• BELOWGROUND MUSEUM with JPS GALLERY, Landmark Hong Kong (2021)
• Art Central Hong Kong 2021 with JPS GALLERY , Central, Hong Kong (2021)
• Paul Hunter Speagle 2020 FLOWERS ATAC ART GALLERY, Hickory, NC (2020)
• Paul Hunter Speagle 2020 LANDSCAPES ATAC ART GALLERY, Hickory, NC (2020)
• Paul Hunter Speagle ALLA PRIMA Retrospective ATAC ART GALLERY, Hickory, NC (2020)
• Earth Wars solo show ATAC ART GALLERY Hickory , NC (2020)
• Paul Hunter Speagle spring fashion line 2020 ATAC ART GALLERY Hickory, NC (2020)
• “Hunter Speagle” solo show ATAC ART GALLERY Hickory, NC (2020)
• “Seeing Light, How Creativity Happens” group show Hickory Museum of Art Hickory, NC (2019-2020)
• Art Basel Miami Wynwood Mural Fest Miami , FL (2019)
• Miracle Of Hickory Mural Hickory, NC (2019)
• “Hunter”solo show Cafe Gouda Hickory, NC (2019)
• “Spray Down” at North by Northwest Hickory, NC (2019)
• “Pop Up Hunter” Hickory, NC (2019)
• “F.A.R.M” group show at ALFA curated by Stephen Brooks Hickory, NC (2019)
• ART SALON CLT spring group show Charlotte, NC (2019)
• ART SALON CLT Fall group show at Peyton Hosetler estate:Charlotte, NC (2017)
• “Walking The Dog”solo show Museum of Art Hickory, NC (2018)
• “Mint Condition” group show at ATAC STUDIO Hickory, NC (2017)
• Downtown Hickory Art Crawl Hickory, NC (2016)
• “Wet Paint” All About Art Gallery group show Bald Head Island, NC (2014-2015)
• “See. Me” Online group show Art Basel, Miami, FL (2014)
• “Dj for a Cure” group show. Hotel Mondrian Manhattan, NY, (2014)
• Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, NC (2013) – Purchased a Painting for Permanent Collection
• “Its in the Cards” group show Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery Manhattan, NY (2013)
• Ready Set group show Brooklyn, NY (2013)
• “From a little Help From our Friends” group show Hickory Museum of Art Hickory, NC (2013)
• “239 Days” Allegra La Viola Gallery group show Curated by Stephen Maine New York, NY (2013)
• Greenpoint Gallery Salon group juried show Brooklyn, NY (2013)
• “Small Small Gallery” group show Curated by Hennessy Youngman and Marilyn Minter Manhattan, NY (2012)
• Greenpoint Gallery Salon group juried show Brooklyn, NY (2012)
• Hickory Art Crawl Warehouse 2120 Hickory, NC (2012)
• “Brooklyn Go Open Studios” Brooklyn, NY (2012)
• “Social” SVA Gallery group show Curated by Richard Brooks New York, NY (2012)
• “Every Once Sometimes Now” SVA Gallery group show Curated by Ron Segev Assistant Curator Richard Goldstein New York, NY (2012)
• School of Visual Arts Spring Open Studios New York, NY (2012)
• “Pulse” at the Invisible Dog Art Gallery group show Curated by Brian Whitely Brooklyn, NY (2012)
• School of Visual Arts Open Studios New York, NY (2011)
• “They Call Me A Dreamer” solo show Sampson Art Council Clinton, NC (2011)
• School Of Visual Arts Open Studios New York, NY (2010)
• Woods Gallery Group Show Bald Head Island, NC (2009 – 2011)
• Cosi Fan Tutti Theatre Set Paintin, New York, NY (2010)
• “Carolinas Got Art” Juried Show Charlotte, NC (2010)
• Union Square Street ARTIST New York, NY (2007-2009)
• “Street Art Callejeros” Giatana Rosa Gallery group show Brooklyn, NY (2007)
• “SOS” Brooklyn Studios group show Brooklyn, NY (2007)
• Michael on 4th Collection group Show Hickory, NC (2007)
• “Enlightenment for the ages” group show Hickory High School, Lenoir Rhyne College Hickory, NC (2007)
• Thomasville Furniture, Boyles Furniture, Charlotte, NC (2007)
• Exclusive paintings for upscale Showroom, High Point, NC (2006 – 2007)
• Savannah College of Art and Design thesis show (2005-2006)
• “Larger Than Life” Beet Gallery solo show Charlotte, NC (2006)
• Hickory Museum of Art Group Show, Hickory, NC (2005)
• “Spot Three” Savannah Gallery group show Savannah, GA (2004)
• “Autumn Leaves” Carlton Gallery group show Boone, NC (2002 – 2004)
• ATAC launch U.S.A (2004)
• “Embreo”. group show Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA (2003)
• Best in show Hickory Museum of Art Juried Show Hickory, NC (1998)
• Best in show Paul Whitener Contest Juried Show Hickory, NC (1990)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Foothills Digest Magazine spring issue page. 129, 2020
• WHKY Hickory, NC February 18, 2020 “ Walking the Dog”
• Street Circle Drive, June 15, 2020 “Hunter Speagle, ATAC GALLERY”
• HDR Saturday, December 28, 2019 front page article “Newsmakers of 2019”
• WHKY Hickory,NC, October 25, 2019 “Commemorations held for Miracle of Hickory”
• HDR Sunday, October 13, 2019 page 1D “Polio polio mural near completion”
• Focus Newspaper September 5, 2019 “ How Creativity Happens”
• HDR Thursday, June 20, 2019 front page “Polio mural vote leads resident to express her dissatisfaction with city council”
• HDR Sunday, June 9, 2019 page 5A “Mural”
• HDR Saturday Saturday, May 25, 2019 “Where should Miracle of Hickory mural go”
• First Talk with Hal Rowe radio talk show Hickory, NC May 16 2019
• Dukes Mayonnaise 100th year anniversary book page 21, 2018
• WHKY Hickory, NC June 1st, 2018 “ Walking the Dog”
• HDR Monday, May 14, 2018 front page “Notable neighbor Hunter Speagle”
• Foothills Digest Magazine spring issue page. 50-52 2018
• HDR Thursday September 22, 2016 page 5A “Art crawl” NY
• Art Slant listed on website as emerging artist Brooklyn ,ny 2013 – 2014
• Hampton’s Art HUB January 4, 2013 “SVA MFA’s post graduation show, 239 days”
• The Ballast NYC January 3, 2013 “239 DAYS SVA MFA Show”
• SVA.edu July 7, 2012 “Social”
• The New York Magazine April, 20 by Carl Swanson 2012 “How to Make It In The Art World, Pretend You’re an Outsider Even When You’re at the Center of Everything”
• SVA.edu January, 13, 2012 “Every Once Sometimes Now”
• Fayetteville Observer Monday, June 27, 2011 “Clintons Historic Doctor House Home to the Arts”
• The Sampson independent Tuesday, June 28, 2011 page A “Artist brings city life to Clinton through paintings in exhibit”
• Sampson Weekly Thursday June ,30 2011 “Hunter Speagle They Call Me A Dreamer”
• The Voice Brooklyn, NY, September 14, 2007 “Giatana Rosa Gallery Callejeros”
• Creative Loafing Charlotte, NC, Thursday, August 2006 Arts section “Larger Than Life”
• Mountain Times Thursday, September 2002 “Autumn Leaves at Carlton Gallery”
• HDR Friday, May 20, 2000 “Best in show”

RESIDENCIES

• The Sampson Art Council in Clinton, NC (2011)
• Paint Bald Head/Artist Residency BHI, NC (2014)

VISITING ARTISTS/ GUEST LECTURER

• Guest Lecturer at Grandview middle school Hickory, NC (2020)
• Guest lecturer at Hickory Museum of Art Hickory, NC (2019)
• Guest lecture at Enlightened Arts Summer Camp Hickory, NC (2006 – 2012)
• Guest Lecturer for Hickory Christian Academy Hickory, NC (2006-2010)
• Guest Lenoir Rhyne University Hickory, NC (2014-2016)
• Guest lecturer for The Sampson Art Council in Clinton, NC (2011)

AWARDS

• Awarded The innovative Artist Project Grant Catawba County, NC (2019)
• Awarded The Regional Artists Project Grant Catawba County, NC (2018)
• Awarded the Innovative Artist Grant for Catawba County, NC (2018)
• Awarded Addy Winner 2015 with Tim Laxton and Ready Set ATL Atlanta, GA (2014-2015)
• Awarded the Marian Edna Efna Portfolio Scholarship (2001)
• Best in Show, Hickory Museum of Art Juried Show Hickory, NC (1998)
• 1st place winner in the Paul Whitney contest in North Carolina (1990)