EMILY RICE
emilyriceart.com
emilymccallrice at gmail dot com
IG: @ricelikethefood
Education
2023 / MFA Studio Art: Concentration Painting and Drawing, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, TN
2016 / BFA Art and Spanish, Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, AL
2013-14 / Advanced Liberal Arts, La Universitat de Barcelona, Catalunya, ES (Academic Year)
Solo & Duo Exhibitions
2026 / Creaking, solo, Stove Works, Chattanooga, TN (forthcoming)
2026 / Between Us, with Jules Jackson, Saint Andrews Center, Chattanooga, TN (forthcoming)
2025 / Capricornus, with Jules Jackson, Saint Andrews Center, Chattanooga, TN
2025 / Riddles of the Ground, with Sandra Amoabeng, TAMIU Art Gallery, Laredo, TX
2024 / Summoned Lines, solo, LL Proyectos, Tegucigalpa, HN
2023 / MFA Thesis: Gleaning the Spirit, solo, Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, Knoxville, TN
2023 / The Master Series: Primordial Ocean, with Saloni Parekh, The In Art Gallery, online
2022 / Givens, solo, Golden Chain Gallery, Tri-Star Candoro Marble Building, Knoxville, TN
2022 / Primordial Ocean, with Saloni Parekh, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
2021 / Being and Becoming, solo, Le Swamp Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2021 / Chrysalis, solo, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
2019 / Spaces We Know, with Keith Thomson, Stephen Smith Fine Art, Fairfield, AL
2018 / The Loft Show, with Tyler Dozier, MAKEbhm, Birmingham, AL
2018 / Neighbor, solo, Manitou Supply Co., Birmingham, AL
2017 / Artist in Residence Show, solo, Atelier Petronilla Hohenwarter, Waldkirchen, Bavaria, DE
2017 / Third Floor Project Space, solo, 21st Street Studios, Birmingham, AL
2016 / The Loft Show, with Leah Thornton, Phoenix Lofts, Birmingham, AL
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026 / Texas A&M International University Faculty Exhibition, TAMIU Art Gallery, Laredo, TX (forthcoming)
2025 / Annual Mineral House Media Artist in Residence Exhibition, MHM, Chattanooga, TN (forthcoming)
2025 / IMPETUS, curator Maritza Bautista, Laredo College Gallery, Laredo, TX
2025 / We Were Always Here, curators Carlynn Rhodes and Destin Padgett, ClearStory Arts, Chattanooga, TN
2024 / ArtOween, Saint Andrews Center, Chattanooga, TN
2023 / Tennessee Triennial, jurors Hanna Seggerman and Landin Eldridge, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
2023 / 76th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, Knoxville, TN
2022 / Water Is Life, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
2022 / Whatchamacallits, juror Hanna Seggerman, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
2021 / Garden Show, GATOP, juror Jason Brown, Knoxville, TN
2021 / 74th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, Knoxville, TN
2020 / MFA First Year Exhibition, curator Mike C. Berry, UT Downtown Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2019 / Connections, curator Ty Smith, 21st Street Studios, Birmingham, AL
2018 / Exhibition 21, curator Sara Garden Armstrong, Ground Floor Contemporary, Birmingham, AL
2018 / MAINx24, HK Architects, Chattanooga, TN
2018 / Yellow House Show II, Yellow House Gallery, Birmingham, AL
2018 / Making Room: Stories about Ghosts, Ground Floor Contemporary, Birmingham, AL
2018 / Identities: Where You From?, curator Willie Williams, Studio 2500, Birmingham, AL
2018 / Tables and Translations, Thomas Jefferson Tower, Birmingham, AL
2018 / Color Door Collective, Thomas Jefferson Tower, Birmingham, AL
2018 / Nurture, curator Doug Baulos, 21st Street Studios, Birmingham, AL
2017 / Art at Night, curator Willie Williams, Studio 2500, Birmingham, AL
2017 / Relationships, curator Janice Kluge, GFC and 21st Street Studios, Birmingham, AL
2016 / Freeform, performance collaboration, The Dance Foundation, Birmingham, AL
2016 / Hung, curator Hillary Floyd, Parkside, Birmingham, AL
2015 / Art and Soul I, curator Pamela Wilson, Scott’s Antique Market, Atlanta, GA
2015 / Southside Sessions, curator Nathan Boldt, The Nest, Birmingham, AL
2015 / BFA Art Exhibition: The More You Know: Little Women, Durbin Gallery, Birmingham, AL
2013-15 / Birmingham-Southern College Juried Student Exhibition, Durbin Gallery, Birmingham, AL
Work & Related Experience
2025-26 / Visiting Instructional Assistant Professor, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX:
Drawing I (Fall 2025, Spring 2025)
Painting I (Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025)
Intermediate Painting (Spring 2026, Spring 2025)
Advanced Painting (Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025)
Advanced Drawing (Spring 2026, Fall 2025)
Painting Concentration Coordinator (Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025)
Painting and Drawing Mentor for Practicum Students (Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025)
Portfolio Review Committee (Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025)
2025 / Curator, Painting Student Showcase, Student Alcove Gallery, TAMIU, Laredo, TX
2024 / Literacy Interventionist (RTI), Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences, Chattanooga, TN
2024 / Translator, ArtsBuild and SMBs, Chattanooga, TN
2023-24 / Visiting Fulbright Artist, La Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, HN:
Drawing II (Spring 2024)
Figure Drawing Model Coordinator (Spring 2024, Fall 2023)
Installation II (Spring 2024)
Drawing I (Fall 2023)
Installation I (Fall 2023)
2023 / UTK Fulbright Ambassador, Knoxville, TN
2021-23 / School of Art Graduate Teaching Associate, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN:
Painting III (Assisted AIR Warith Taha Spring 2023)
Foundations 2D (with Griffin Allman Spring 2023)
Drawing III (Assisted AIR Mónica Palma Fall 2022)
Painting III (Assisted AIR Mónica Palma Fall 2022)
Foundations 3D (Instructor of Record Spring 2022)
Painting III (Assisted AIR Zahar Vaks Fall 2021)
Painting II (Assisted Associate Professor Rubens Ghenov Fall 2021)
2021-23 / Summer Art Academy Teacher, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN
2022 / Curator, Water Is Life, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
2022 / Gallery Intern, Tri-Star Arts, Knoxville, TN
2022 / Ceramics Shop Technician Assistant, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2021 / Painting and Drawing Area Assistant, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2021 / NASAD Student Exhibition Coordinator, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2021 / Figure Drawing Model Coordinator, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2020-21 / School of Art Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN:
Painting II (Assisted Associate Professor Rubens Ghenov Spring 2021)
Painting III (Assisted AIR Maryam Hoseini Spring 2021)
Painting I (Assisted Visiting Lecturer Eleanor Conover Fall 2020)
Drawing I (Assisted Visiting Lecturer Eleanor Conover Fall 2020)
2020 / BSC Art Students League Juried Exhibition Artist Juror, Birmingham, AL
2019 / Social Media Marketing and Office Coordinator, Magic City Art Connection, Birmingham, AL
2019 / Sloss Metal Arts Program Interim Operations Manager, Birmingham, AL
2018 / Festival Art Teacher, Magic City Art Connection, Birmingham, AL
2016-18 / High School Teacher, Art, Yoga, and Spanish, Central Park Christian School, Birmingham, AL
2016-17 / Community Partnership Movement and Dance Teacher, The Dance Foundation, Birmingham, AL
2015-17 / Illustrator, Anna the Magazine, New York, NY
2014-15 / Volunteer Art Teacher, NorthStar Youth Ministries, Birmingham, AL
2014 / Summer Art Teacher, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL
2014 / Artist Collaborator, La UB, Construïm Tèxtils Murs de Resistència, Calders, ES
Workshops Led
2025 / Crit Club, Saint Andrews Center, Chattanooga, TN
2025 / Figure Drawing Sessions, Saint Andrews Center, Chattanooga, TN
2024 / Suminagashi and Paper Art, Chattanooga Public Library, Chattanooga, TN
2023 / Materiales y sus historias de origen, Centro Cultural de España, Tegucigalpa, HN
2023 / Contando una historia, Taller infantil, Centro Cultural de España, Tegucigalpa, HN
2023 / El objeto y el espacio, Taller de instalación 01, Centro Cultural de España, Tegucigalpa, HN
Awards
2025 / Artists to Watch List 2026, Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2023-24 / Fulbright Creative Research Fellow, Installation Art, HN
2023 / Artists to Watch List 2024, Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2022 / School of Art Graduate Travel Award, UTK, Knoxville, TN
2022 / Dale Cleaver Award for Art History Research, UTK, Knoxville, TN
2022 / Honorable Mention for Art History Research, UTK, Knoxville, TN
2021 / School of Art Graduate Summer Fellowship, UTK, Knoxville, TN
2021 / Dorothy Dille Materials Grant, UTK, Knoxville, TN
2020-23 / UTK School of Art MFA Fellowship, Knoxville, TN
2016 / Featured Artist Award at Birmingham Art Crawl, Birmingham, AL
2013 / Alabama Art Supply Honors Gift Award, Birmingham, AL
2012-15 / BSC Residence Life Housing Stipend, Birmingham, AL
2011-15 / BSC Foundations Award Scholarship, Birmingham, AL
2011-15 / BSC Visual Arts Award Scholarship, Birmingham, AL
Residencies
2026 / Stove Works, Chattanooga, TN (forthcoming)
2025 / Mineral House Media, Digital Residency, Chattanooga, TN
2024-25 / Terry Davis Low-Residency Program, Saint Andrews Center, Chattanooga, TN
2021 / Le Swamp, Knoxville, TN
2019 / 21st Street Studios, Birmingham, AL
2017 / Atelier Petronilla Hohenwarter, Waldkirchen, Bavaria, DE
2015 / La Fundación San Juancito with Regina Aguilar, San Juancito, HN
Lectures & Talks
2025/ Capricornus, Artist Panel Moderated by Will Sutton, Saint Andrews Center, Chattanooga, TN
2025 / Riddles of the Ground, Artist Panel Moderated by Dr. Jessica Ziegenfuss, TAMIU Gallery, Laredo, TX
2025 / On Walking, Artist Talk, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX
2024 / Sowing Worlds, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, HN
2024 / Dibujos escultóricos, La Escuela Nacional de Arte Dramático, Tegucigalpa, HN
2024 / Realismo en el arte, La Escuela Nacional de Arte Dramático, Tegucigalpa, HN
2023 / Sistemas Educativos de América Latina y Europa de diferentes países, UNAH, Tegucigalpa, HN
2023 / Atando raíces a otras raíces, Encuentro Universitario de las Culturas, Santa Rosa de Copán, HN
2023 / Painters Painting Painters, Lecture for AIR Warith Taha’s Painting III, UTK, Knoxville, TN
2022 / Material Collaboration, Lecture for AIR Mónica Palma’s Painting III, UTK, Knoxville, TN
2022 / Artist Lecture, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2022 / Burrs on My Clothing and Other Notes, MFA Student Lecture, UTK, Knoxville, TN
2021 / Being and Becoming: Sensory Installation, Artist Talk, Le Swamp, Knoxville, TN
2018 / Making Room: Stories about Ghosts, Artist Talk, Ground Floor Contemporary, Birmingham, AL
2015 / Ritualistic Identity, Artist Talk, Honors Day BSC, Birmingham, AL
2015 / Una exploración del arte de Antoni Tàpies y su catalanidad, Honors Day BSC, Birmingham, AL
Publications & Citations
2025 / “Capricornus: A two-person show by Jules Jackson and Emily Rice”, interviewed and written by Kate Greenwell, Mineral House Media, Chattanooga, TN
2025 / “IMPETUS: Contemporary Iterations in Laredo Right Now”, written by Maritza Bautista, Tragaluz: A Borderland Journal of Art and Culture, Vol II, No 2, April, Laredo, TX
2022 / “Le Swamp: A Colliding Ground for Interdisciplinary Art”, Phoenix Magazine, Knoxville, TN
2019 / “4 Birmingham-Based Artists to Know”, Bham Now, Birmingham, AL
2019 / “Meet Emily Rice”, VoyageATL, Atlanta, GA
2018 / “Ephemeral Casita”, Ground Beneath My Feet: Collaborative Portraits with Visual Artists in My Hometown, photographed and written by Charity Ponter, Birmingham, AL
2017 / “Featured Artist”, Lookout Mountain Mirror, Lookout Mountain, TN
2015-17 / Anna the Magazine, published drawings, New York City, NY
2014 / El Lenguaje de las sombras, self-published, Barcelona, Catalunya, ES
2013 / “La Catedral”, published in The Quad, Birmingham, AL
Technical Abilities
Painting and Drawing: Stretching Canvas, Building Panels, Color Theory, 2-D Techniques
Photography: Canon and Nikon DSLR for Photo and Film (Van Dyke, Cyanotype, Gelatin Silver, Tintype, Gum Bichromate)
Creative Design Software: Adobe (Photoshop®, InDesign®, Illustrator®, Lightroom®), Microsoft Office Suite®
Power Tools: Drill, Handsaw, Table Saw, Nail Gun, Electric Sander, Dremel, Planer, Angle Grinder
General Landscape Equipment: Caterpillar® Skid Steer Loaders, Driving with Trailer Attachment
Ceramics: Mixing Clay, Slips and Glazes, Electric and Gas Kiln Firing, Mixers, Scales, Harvesting Clay
Textiles and Fibers: Intermediate Sewing Machine Usage, Hand Stitching, and Quilting
Printmaking Processes: Intaglio, Relief, Serigraphy, Monotype, Embossing, Papermaking
Foundry and Metal: Mold-Making and Cold Casting in Rubber, Plaster, and Paper, Hot Casting and Pattern Making with Lost-Wax, Bonded Sand Molds, and Ceramic Shell for Bronze, Iron, and Aluminum, Gas Welding
Proficient in Spanish: Written, Verbal