Education

  • 2022 Master of Fine Arts: Painting and Drawing, University of Nebraska Lincoln
  • 2018 Bachelor of Fine Arts: Drawing, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
  • 2017 Bachelor of Science: Art Education, Minor: Art History, Middle School Endorsement: Language Arts, SIUE
    • Licensure: Professional Educator License:Visual Arts (Kindergarten – Grade 12), Language Arts (Grades 5-8)

Teaching and Professional Experiences

  • May 2023 – Present- Education Coordinator, St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO.

  • December 2024- Instructor- Visiting Artist Workshop: Polaroid Lifts with Maddie Aunger, LUX Center for the Arts
  • September 2024- Instructor- Inspired Duos: Polaroid Lift Workshop, St. Louis Artists’ Guild
  • Fall 2022- Adjunct Instructor- ART 202F Intro to Material Studies, Southern IL Univ. Edwardsville
  • Spring 2022- Instructor of Record- ARTP151 Color and Composition, Foundations course, at UNL
  • Fall 2021- Instructor of Record- PANT 251 Beginning Painting, Foundations course at UNL
  • Spring 2021- Gallery Monitor and Social Media Assistant, Eisentrager Howard Gallery, UNL
  • Fall 2020- Instructor of Record- DRAW 101/201 Beginning Drawing/Drawing, Foundations course at UNL
  • Spring 2020- Instructor of Record- ARTP151 Color and Composition, Foundations course, at UNL
  • Spring 2020 – Spring 2022- Art Fab Space Attendant, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • Spring / Summer 2019- Instructor- Beginning/Intermediate Drawing- Continuing Education, SIUE
  • Fall 2018- Instructor- Beginning Drawing – Continuing Education, Non-Credit Art Course, SIUE
  • Fall 2018- Drawing Instructor- Edwardsville Arts Center
  • Summer 2017- Masterpiece Mondays Instructor, District 7 Summer Zone, Woodland Elementary
  • Summer 2017- YMCA Art Day Camp Teacher- Edwardsville Arts Center

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2024- Familiar, East Gallery, LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE.
  • 2024- Source, Ramp Gallery, St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO.
  • 2022- Idylls, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Eisentrager Howard Gallery, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE.
  • 2021- Viewpoints, Medici Gallery, UNL Student Gallery, Lincoln, NE.
  • 2021- Quarantine, Medici Gallery, UNL Student Gallery, Lincoln, NE.
  • 2018- Home Bodies: SIUE BFA Student Maddie Aunger, Edwardsville Art Center-The DeToye Student Gallery, Edwardsville, IL.

Juried and Group Exhibitions

  • 2024- Gifted, LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE.
  • 2024- Field Guide, Intersect Arts Center, St. Louis, MO. 
  • 2023- Small Works XVII, Webster Fine Arts, Webster Groves Public Library, Webster, MO
  • 2023- Windows, Five-Themes Project, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
  • 2022- “Future Tense” at Assurity Life Insurance, Lincoln, NE
  • 2022- Future Tense, Kiechel Fine Art, Lincoln, NE
  • 2022- Suburban, Five-Themes Project, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
  • 2020- NOW (invitational)- recent work from UNL, Kiechel Fine Art, Lincoln, NE, Curator: Aaron Holz
  • 2019- Interiors, Small Group Exhibition, St. Charles Community College, Cottleville, MO, Curator:Brian Smith
  • 2019- American Conversations, Art Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO, Jurors: Yvonne Osei and Eric Shultis
  • 2019- Still Life (Digital Exhibition). Curators: Our Women Before Us Collective, Gibney Dance, New York, NY
  • 2018- The Essence of Form,  St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO Juror: Fran Skiles
  • 2018- Phantasmagoria, Held by Warm Soda Magazine, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL
  • 2018- For Every Negative There Is a Positive, St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO, Juror: Tom Huck
  • 2018- Local Art Exhibition, Held by Warm Soda Magazine, Old Bakery Brewing Company, Alton, IL
  • 2018- BFA Exhibition, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, SIUE Art & Design Gallery Edwardsville, IL
  • 2018- Annual Student Juried Exhibition, SIUE Art & Design Gallery, Edwardsville, IL, Juror: Kate Anderson
  • 2017- Annual Student Juried Exhibition, SIUE Art & Design Gallery, Edwardsville, IL, Juror: Terry Suhre
  • 2017- Shrode Fine Art & Craft Competition Exhibit, Regenhardt Gallery, Mt. Vernon, IL, Judge: Stefanie Kirkland
  • 2016- Annual Student Juried Exhibition, SIUE Art & Design Gallery, Edwardsville, IL, Juror: Margaret Keller

Publications

  • 2024- VoyageSTL, “Rising Stars: Meet Maddie Aunger”.
  • 2024- St. Louis Magazine, “10 art exhibits to catch this month”, April 1, 2024.
  • 2024- New American Paintings, Midwest #167, Juried by Misa Jeffereis.
  • 2023- Borderline Press, Issue 2.
  • 2023- Canvas Rebel Magazine, “Meet Maddie Aunger”.
  • 2023- Friend of the Artist, Volume 16, Curated by Storm Ascher.
  • 2022- Artist in Square, Volume 3.
  • 2022- All She Makes, Issue 5, Digital and Print Publication, Juried by Sari Shryack.
  • 2018- Edwardsville Intelligencer, “EAC displays SIUE senior’s art, DeToye gallery hosts exhibit,” May 2, 2018.

Honors and Assistantships

  • 2020 – 2022- Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • Fall 2013 – Spring 2018- Deans List, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
  • 2016 – 2018- SIUE College of Arts & Sciences “Stellar” Student
  • Spring 2018, Fall 2016- Paid Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Assistant (URCA) at SIUE

Awards and Scholarships

  • 2023- Special Mention, Create! Magazine Issue #38 Juried by Maria Brito
  • 2023-  Best in Show, Small Works XVII, Webster Fine Arts
  • 2022- Meyers B. and Martha H. Cather Graduate Excellence Award
  • 2020, 2021- Hixson-Lied Fellowship at University of Nebraska- Lincoln
  • 2019, 2020, 2021- Edgrin Graduate Tuition Fellowship at University of Nebraska- Lincoln
  • 2019, 2020, 2021- Meyers B. and Martha H. Cather Fellowship at University of Nebraska- Lincoln
  • 2018- Honorable Mention, Warm Soda Magazine’s Local Art Exhibition
  • 2018, 2017- Robert Malone Memorial Print and Drawing Award, Friends of Art Auction, SIUE
  • 2018,2017,2016- 3rd, 1st, 2nd place – Phi Kappa Phi Undergraduate Paper Writing Competition, SIUE
  • 2018- Honorable Mention, Annual Student Juried Exhibition, SIUE Art & Design Gallery
  • 2017, 2016, 2015- Provost Scholarship, Department of Art and Design, SIUE
  • 2016- DPI Photo Award, Annual Student Juried Exhibition, SIUE Art & Design Gallery

Corporate Collections

  • 2020- DA Davidson- Permanent Corporate Collection, Lincoln, Nebraska.

Commissions

  • 2019- Sunset Hills Country Club, Commissioned by Gregory Budzban, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Larry Hepler, past President and current Green Chairman at SHCC, Edwardsville, IL
    • Commission of a set of five paintings that show changes to the golf course that occurred between 1922 and 2019.

Volunteer and Service

  • 2024- Donation to the St. Louis Artists’ Guild Collectors Choice XXIV Fundraiser
  • 2024- Donation to the Thirteen Squared “Celebrate” 8”x8” fundraiser in support of the St. Louis Artists’ Guild
  • 2023- Donation to the St. Louis Artists’ Guild Collectors Choice XXIII Fundraiser
  • 2020- Donations to the LUX Center for the Arts- BLM Auction to benefit the  Black Leaders Movement Lincoln and Malone Community Center.
  • 2019- St. Louis Science Center- Special Exhibitions, craft activity
  • 2017, 2018- Friends of Art Auction Donations, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville