Don Estes
431 South Main St
Memphis, TN 38103

donestes@bellsouth.net

Represented by David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN

Education

1981 University of Memphis, M.F.A. Painting
1977-1979 Arizona State University, Graduate work toward M.F.A.
1975 University of Memphis, B.F.A. Painting

Professional Activities

2003 Visiting artist; Miichael Dunev Art Projects Torrorella De Montgris, Spain

1999 Established Second Floor Contemporary, a non-commercial artspace dedicated to showing new work by regional and national artists.

1987-1992 One of the original founders of Number: A Quarterly of the Visual Arts.
Member of the Board of Directors for several years as well as contributing reviewer.
Chairman of the Board 1990

1986-1989 One of the original founders and incorporators of the Memphis Center for Contempo rary Art, Memphis’ first non-profit gallery dedicated to showing new art of the region. Elected Chairman of the Board 1988.

1980-1981 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Drawing; University of Memphis
1982-1983 Instructor of Drawing and Painting,Memphis College of Art

Exhibitions

2006 mFac 001 Medicine Factory, Memphis

2005 Winter Show Second floor Contemporary, Memphis

2005 Tide to the Vernaculer Project Creo, St Petersburg Art Center

2005 Price is Right Summer Show David Lusk Gallery, Memphis

2005 Het Overzicht NP40 Gallery, Amsterdam

2004 The Weight of Paper Delta Axis @ Marshall Arts Memphis

2003 New American Painting: Southern Style Bradbury Gallery AR State Unv.

2002 Winter Group Show Second Floor Contemporary, Memphis

2002 Current Memphis NP40 Gallery / Shore Gallery, Amsterdam, nl

2002 Marshall Arts Gallery , Memphis

2002 New American Paintings Open Studio Press Gallery, Boston

2000 Winter Group Show Second Floor Contemporary, Memphis

1999 Drawing, a survey of work by regional artists Second Floor Contemporary, Memphis

1998 Cut across the Middle; a Sub-Cultural Art Exchange travelling exhibition curated by Neo-Post- Now Gallery,Manitowoc; Alternate Current Artspace, Austin; Plan B Gallery, Memphis.

1997 Recent Work Clough Hanson Gallery, Rhodes College

1995 100 works Plan B Gallery; Memphis, TN

.Publications

2006 Artist at Work Commercial Appeal, Memphis

2002 New American Paintings Open Studios Press, Boston