MADISON CAWEIN BIO
Madison Cawein, formerly of Louisville, Kentucky, currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is an alumnus of Harvard University and the California Institute of the Arts and has exhibited widely, including at the Speed Art Museum. His wok can be found in such notable corporate collections as MCA Records, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and the Brown-Forman Corporation, among others.
EDUCATION
1973 California Institute of the Arts, B.F.A.
1968-71 Harvard University
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2019 Ultimate Things, New Paintings by Madison Cawein, B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY Solo Exhibition
2018 New Paintings by Madison Cawein, B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY Solo Exhibition
2017 Portals to Invisable Worlds, LewAllen Galleries, Santa Fe, NM Solo Exhibition
2014 New Paintings, B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY Solo Exhibition
2011 Sky Still Lifes, B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY Solo Exhibition
2009 Around the World, B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY Solo Exhibition
2007 New Works, B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY Solo Exhibition
2005, 2004-01, B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY Solo Exhibition
1999,1997,
1993-95
2005 J. B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY
1999 Twister Visions, curated by Al Gorman, Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville, KY
1993-94 J. B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY Solo Exhibition
1989-90 Kentucky to Ecuador Invitational, Quito & Cuenca, Ecuador
In Sight of Louisville Invitational, Washington, D.C., Louisville, KY
1988 Bellarmine College, Louisville, KY Solo Exhibition
1986-87 Swearingen Gallery, Louisville, KY Solo Exhibition
1980, 1985 Portland Museum, Louisville, KY Solo Exhibition
1983 Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY Solo Exhibition
1970, 1971 Harvard-Radcliff Art Forum, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
American Embassy in Sweden, Ambassador Matthew Barzun
J.B. Speed Art Museum
Louisville Gas & Electric Company
California Institute of the Arts
Commonwealth Life Insurance Company
Brown-Forman Corporation
MCA Records
Bernheim Foundation
Community Health Systems
Fire King International
Boehl, Stopher & Graves
HRH Princess Alexandra, The Honorable Lady Ogilvy, England
HRH Queen Elizabeth II, England
SELECTED AWARDS AND GRANTS
1993 Kentucky Arts Council Professional Assistance Award
1982- 1984 NEA and Kentucky Arts Council, Artist in Education Grants
1975-1976 I. W. Bernheim Foundation Fellowship
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
1998 “All in the Family” by Madison Cawein, Louisville Magazine, Louisville, KY. Review of “Wyeth: Three Generations” at J. B. Speed Art Museum. June, pp. 12-15
1994 “Sculptor on the Move” by Madison Cawein, Louisville Magazine, Louisville, KY. Review of Tom Butsch, January/February, p. 71
“A Wall Dog's Tale” (profile of Durrett “Smitty” Smith- billboard artist) by Madison Cawein, Louisville Magazine, Louisville, KY. January/February, p. 71
“Cherry Picking”, by Madison Cawein, Louisville Magazine, “In Pursuit of Excellence: The Wendell and Dorothy Cherry Collection” at J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY. March, pp. 8-9
1988 Guest Lecturer, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
1986 “Right Thinking” (Right Hemisphere vs. Left Hemisphere in Art-making), by Madison Cawein, Tower News, Louisville Visual Arts Association, Louisville, KY. March-April, p. 2
1979-94 Guest Lecturer, University of Louisville Institute of Expressive Therapy, Louisville, KY
1974-1975 Visual Arts Associate for the Kentucky Arts Council, Frankfort, KY
1970-1971 Curator, Harvard-Radcliffe Art Forum, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2014 “Upcoming Show,” by Maliha Ikram, Louisville Magazine, Louisville, KY. pg. 105
“Critic's Picks,” by Elizabeth Kramer, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY. May 18, Arts, pg. I2
2011 Interview with Scott Dowd, “Sky Still Lifes by Madison Cawein”,
www.arts-louisville.com , (visual arts), http://www.youtube.com/watchv=pnQdWPm8Bjw
2010 “Art About Town,” by Steve Wilson, Sophisticated Living, Lexington, KY. March/April, p. 96-99
2009 “Home and Garden Style Secrets,” Southern Living, February, p. 46. illustration
2007 “Recent Paintings by Madison Cawein,” by Jo Anne Triplett, LEO Weekly, Louisville, KY. May 23-29, review p. 41
Kentucky Homes and Gardens, Louisville, KY. July/August, Vol. 4, Issue 4, p. 83, illustration
2005 “Recent Work by Madison Cawein,” by Jo Anne Triplett, LEO Weekly, Louisville, KY
2002 “Endeavors in Media and Art,” The Gallery at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, KY. catalog p. 5
“Art Notes,” by David Minton, Lexington-Herald Leader, Lexington, KY. June 8, illustration
“Go See,” by Diane Heilenman, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY. May 19, p. I-4 review and illustration
2001 “ATL’s Art Show Challenges Perceptions,” by Amy Drozt, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY. November 11, pg. I-1 & I-4, review and illustration
“Thinking Art,” by David Minton, Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, KY. March 18, review and illustration
“Madison Cawein at B. Deemer Gallery,” by Bruce Nixon, LEO Weekly, Louisville, KY. review
Trio, Public Radio Partnership, Louisville, KY. Vol. 6, No.3, cover illustration
“Mysticism, Metaphor and Metamorphosis,” by Al Gorman, Arts Across Kentucky, Lexington, KY. Winter, p. 38-41
1997 “Madison Cawein at B. Deemer Gallery,” On the Cover, Art Now Gallery Guide, Southeast, Clinton, NJ. June/July/August, Vol. 16, No. 10, cover & p. SE5
Art Now Gallery Guide, Southeast, Clinton, NJ. April, Vol. 16, No. 8, p. SE23, illustration
1995 Art Now Gallery Guide, Southeast, Clinton, NJ. September, Vol. 15, No. 1, p. SE24, back cover, illustration
1994 “Bernheim Artist in Residence”, Bernheim Arboretum Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 1, Spring
1989 “Kentucky to Ecuador”, El Tiempo, Quito, Ecuador. Review, March 12
“In Sight of Louisville: A Perspective of Louisville Artists”, Congressional Record 101st Congress, November 14th
1989 “Review”, Louisville Magazine, Cover photo and pp. 18 & 19
1988 “Review”, by Meg Higgins, Dialogue: An Art Journal, Columbus, OH. January-February, pg. 32
