Mead Mclean
Foundation studies professor
Education
- M.F.A., painting, Savannah College of Art and Design
- B.F.A., painting, Savannah College of Art and Design
Credentials
Academic experience
- Professor of foundation studies, Fall 2023–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
- Owner, instructor, 2012–present, Mead McLean Studios, Washington, D.C.
- Adjunct faculty of art, 2023, Prince George's Community College, Largo, MD
- Associate professor of art, 2014–22, Lone Star College, Montgomery, Conroe, TX
- Department chair of art, drama, and humanities, 2017–21, Lone Star College, Montgomery, Conroe, TX
- Adjunct faculty of art, 2014–15, Lone Star College, Montgomery, Canroe, TX
Professional experience
- Studio artist and show coordinator, 2011–14, The Collective on Depot, Boone, NC
- Online marketing director, 2010–14, Meadowbrook and Suites, Blowing Rock, NC
- Contributing writer, 2011–12, Hyperallergic.com, Boone, NC
- Studio artist and show coordinator, 2006–08, Nth Gallery, Boone, NC
Publications and presentations
Lectures and guest series
- Instructor: "Drawing for Theatre Tech," The Theatre Lab and Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, Arts Institute for Creative Advancement. Washington, DC, 2023
- Instructor: "Landscape Painting and Drawing," Yellow Barn Studio at Glen Echo, Glen Echo Parks. Glen Echo, MD, 2023
- 5-Session Short Course: "Intro to Procreate for iPad," Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, CHAW. Washington, DC, 2022
- Guest Panelist: “Cyberpunk: Our Art, Our Reality," SKD: English Honor Society, Lone Star College, Montgomery. Conroe, TX, 2019
- "Best Practices for Online Lab Classes," lecture presented at Faculty Resource Institute, Lone Star College, Montgomery. Conroe, TX, 2018.
- "Successes and Pitfalls in Online Studio Art," presented at Communicating Across the Curriculum, Lone Star College, Montgomery. Conroe, TX, 2018
- "The Art Marketplace: Art Fairs Globally and Locally," presented at Communicating Across the Curriculum, Lone Star College, Montgomery. Conroe, TX, 2017.
Solo and two-person shows
- Famous Shadows and Shades, Mead McLean, Bosque Gallery, Houston, TX, 2021
- Studies in Control and Chaos, Mead McLean and Zach Smith-Johnson, Nth0 Gallery, Boone, NC, 2013
- Emergent Phenomena, Mead McLean, Gallery Blue, Savannah, GA, 2010
- Threads, Mead McLean, Nth0 Gallery, Boone, NC, 2007
- Fine Line, Mead McLean and Suzanne Hobbs, Nth0 Gallery, Boone, NC, 2006
Group shows
- Abstraction, Mead McLean, Hardy and Nance Studios, Houston, TX, 2021
- Mirage, Mead McLean, Sabine Street Studios. Houston, TX, 2020
- LSC Montgomery Faculty Show, Mead McLean, Mary Matteson-Parrish Art Gallery, Conroe, TX, 2018
- Mead McLean [Recipient of Best Booth Award], Bayou City Art Festival, Houston, TX, 2017
- LSC Montgomery Faculty Show, Mead McLean, Mary Matteson-Parrish Art Gallery, Conroe, TX, 2017
- 20Nth0: Nth0 Gallery 20th Anniversary Show. Mead McLean, Nth0 Gallery, Boone, NC, 2017
- LSC Montgomery Faculty Show. Mead McLean. Mary Matteson-Parrish Art Gallery, Conroe, TX, 2016
- LSC Montgomery Faculty Show, Mead McLean. Mary Matteson-Parrish Art Gallery, Conroe, TX, 2015
- Painting Painters Paint, Mead McLean, Todd Gallery, MTSU, Murfreesboro, TN, 2012
- SCAD Painting: Expressions of Application, Mead McLean, Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, GA, 2010
- Spring Open Studio, Mead McLean, Alexander Hall, Savannah, GA, 2010
- Fall Open Studio, Mead McLean, Alexander Hall, Savannah, GA, 2009
- Spring Open Studio. Mead McLean, Alexander Hall. Savannah, GA, 2009
- Fall Open Studio, Mead McLean, Alexander Hall, Savannah, GA, 2008
- Art by Numbers, Mead McLean, The Jones House, Boone, NC, 2006
- Senior Painting B.F.A. Exhibition, Mead McLean, Alexander Hall, Savannah, GA, 2005
- Incident, Mead McLean, Pei Ling Chan Gallery, Savannah, GA, 2005
- Re-Attached, Mead McLean. Atlantis Gallery, Savannah, GA, 2004
- Natural Selections, Mead McLean. Alexander Hall. Savannah, GA, 2004