Combining watercolor and gouache, my drawings emerge as poetic expressions of my wonderment for the natural world providing a surreal, emotional and ineffable response to overwhelming beauty.

The works are almost always based on actual places that I’ve visited and are the result of an internal process that involves meshing together memories with categorical knowledge such as science, philosophy, or history.

I often use recurring motifs, such as cross sections and concentric patterning with natural elements. Cutaways provide a way to open up the landscapes and tell the story of their inner workings.

Bryce Lafferty

The artwork of award-winning artist Bryce Lafferty has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in museums and galleries in the United States and in Japan. In Alabama his work has been featured in the Huntsville Museum of Art; the Wiregrass Museum of Art in Dothan; the Heritage Hall Museum in Talladega, the Gadsden Museum of Art; and the Comer Museum, in Sylacauga.

His extensive list of exhibitions also includes the Site:Brooklyn Gallery in New York City; the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, University of North Carolina Asheville; the Artwell Gallery in Torrington, CT; the Slocumb Gallery, East Tennessee University in Johnson City; the Nahcotta Gallery in Portsmouth, NH; the Craighead Green Gallery and the Latino Cultural Center in Dallas; and the Japan International Watercolor Exhibition, in Niigata, Japan.

EDUCATION

- 2009, MFA in Studio Art, University of North Texas

- 2004, BA in painting, Central Connecticut State University

CURRENT POSITION

Associate Professor of Drawing and Painting (Full Professor beginning Fall 2022) Jacksonville State University

2011 – Present

COMPETITIVE JURIED EXHIBITIONS

- 2022, Acceptance to What on Earth is Happening, Mark Arts, Wichita, KS

- 2021, Landscape: Exploring the Built and Grown, Site:Brooklyn Gallery, New York City

- 2021, Drawing Discourse, 12th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery,

University of North Carolina, Asheville, NC

- 2020, B20: Wiregrass Biennial, Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan, AL

- 2020, Topographies, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio

- 2015, Drawing Discourse, 6th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery,

University of North Carolina, Asheville, NC

- 2014, The Red Clay Survey: 2014 Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art, Huntsville Museum of

Art, Huntsville, AL

- 2013, Vista: Landscape in Contemporary Art, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH

- 2013, 55th Annual Juried Art Show, Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, AL

- 2013, 17th Annual Juried Show, Artwell Gallery, Torrington, CT

- 2012, The Day on Fire: Apocalypse in Contemporary Art, Slocumb Gallery, TN

- 2012, Southworks, Watkinsville, GA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

- 2022, Upcoming Solo Show (Sept. 1 – Oct. 31), Momentum Gallery, Asheville, NC

- 2022, Intermountain Mythology, Poole Gallery, University of Montevallo Gallery, AL

- 2020, Eastern Forest, Walnut Gallery, Gadsden, AL

- 2017, Peripheral Gardens, Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Birmingham, AL

- 2013, Microclimates, Arnold Gallery, Shorter University, Rome, GA

- 2012, On Paper, Hammond Gallery, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL

- 2012, Open System, Heritage Hall Museum, Talladega, AL

- 2011, Bryce Lafferty, Brookhaven College, Dallas, TX

- 2009, Vicious Candied Dreaming, Visual Art League of Lewisville, Lewisville, TX

- 2009, Spied Ramon, Horizon Gallery, Carrolton, TX

- 2008, Childish, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX

- 2007, Allegory of a Child’s Voice, Installation at Alpha Christian Academy, Denton, TX

INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

- 2022, Enormous Tiny Art 31, Nahcotta Gallery, Portsmouth, NH

- 2021, Small Works I Big Impact, Momentum Gallery, Asheville, NC

- 2020, Enormous Tiny Art 27, Nahcotta Gallery, Portsmouth, NH

- 2019, In the landscape and of the landscape, Momentum Gallery, Asheville, NC

- 2014, Walnut Gallery 2014 Invitational, Hardin Center for Cultural Arts, Gadsden, AL

- 2009, Japan International Watercolor Exhibition, Niigata Prefectural Civic Center, Niigata, Japan

- 2008, Japan International Watercolor Exhibition, Niigata Prefectural Civic Center, Niigata, Japan

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

- 2022, Upcoming Group Exhibition (Sept. 16 – Oct. 22), Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT

- 2022, Upcoming Alabama State Council for the Arts Annual Fellowship Exhibition (May 2 – July 29),

Georgine Clarke Alabama Artists Gallery, Montgomery, AL

- 2017, McElroy, Lafferty, Oles, Catalyst Gallery, Anniston, AL

- 2016, Pockets of Stillness, Abernathy Art Center, Atlanta, GA

- 2015, Wander, Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, AL

- 2014, Remote Topographies, Comer Museum, Sylacauga, AL

- 2013, Faculty Exhibition, Hammond Hall Gallery, Jacksonville, AL

- 2013, Artworks Spring Exhibition, Nunnally’s Gallery, Anniston, AL

- 2012, Faculty Exhibition, Hammond Gallery, Jacksonville, AL

- 2012, Plurality: Paperwork, LSC-Kingwood Art Gallery, TX

- 2011, Common Things, Walnut Gallery, Gadsden, AL

- 2011, Catherine Lan, Bryce Lafferty, Derek Leka, Washington Art Association, Washington Depot, CT

- 2010, Work, Brazos Gallery, Dallas, TX

- 2009, UNT Faculty Exhibition, University of North Texas, Denton, TX

- 2009, Art Track 001, Modshop Gallery, Dallas, TX

- 2009, New Texas Talent, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX

- 2009, Hecho en Dallas, Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, TX

- 2009, 43rd Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Richardson Civic Art Center, Richardson, TX

- 2009, Expo 2009, 500x Gallery, Dallas, TX

- 2008, MFA/CAA, College Art Association, Denton, TX

ARTIST RESIDENCIES

- Upcoming Zion National Park Artist in Residence (May 2022), ZNP, UT

- 2020, Tallgrass Artist Residency, Matfield Green, Flint Hills Region, KS

- 2016, National Parks Service Centennial Artist-in-Residence, Glacier National Park, MT

ACADEMIC PAPERS and PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

- 2020, Zoom Q&A with Bryce Lafferty, Tallgrass Artist Residency, Matfield Green, KS

- 2020, Juror Talk, 70th Annual Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition, Mississippi University for

Women, Columbus, MS

- 2019, Artist Talk, Momentum Gallery, Asheville, NC

- 2016, Artist Presentation, Glacier National Park, MO

- 2012, Childish: The influence of Child Rearing on my Artist Practice, Southeastern College Art

Conference, Durham, NC

BIBLIOGRAPHY

- Upcoming Publication Symphony in the Flint Hills contributing artist (Summer 2022), Cottonwood

Falls, KS

- 2021, “Featured Faculty: Mr Bryce Lafferty”, Jacksonville Sate University, Arts and Humanities Blog,

Feb. 23, 2021

- 2021, “Bryce Lafferty” Artist a Day

- 2020, “Illustrating America’s Natural Heritage” Landmark Highlights

- 2020, Tallgrass Artist in Residence Reflection, https://tallgrassartistresidency.org/bryce-lafferty/

- 2020, B20 Artist Interview with Bryce Lafferty, wmaINSPIRED BLOG, Aug. 23

- 2020, ‘Eastern Forest’ Opens Thursday at Walnut Gallery, Gadsden Times, Feb. 12

- 2020, Jacksonville Artist’s Paintings Celebrate Alabama’s Natural Wonders, Anniston Star, March 1 - 2020, Three Artists View of Cathedral Caverns, Guest Blogger for Mountains and Lakes Chamber of Commerce, Jackson County, AL.

- 2020, Cutaway Drawings in Watercolor and Guache by Bryce LaffertyI, My Modern Met

- 2019, Andy Smith, “The Cutaway Landscapes of Bryce Lafferty, Hi-Fructose

SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS

- 2021, Alabama State Council on Arts the Fellowship Grant, $5000

- 2020, School of Arts and Humanities Creative Activity Award, School of Arts and Humanities,

Jacksonville State University.

- 2019, SAH Professional Development Grant, School of Arts and Humanities, Jacksonville State

University, AL

- 2019, Faculty Research Grant for Interpreting Alabama’s National Natural Landmarks, Jacksonville

State University, AL

- 2017, Faculty Research Grant for Digital Drawing Technologies, Jacksonville State University, AL

- 2014, Faculty Research Grant for Water-mixable Oils, Jacksonville State University, AL

- 2013, 1st Place in Watercolor for Hanging Gardens with Balloons, Gadsden Art Association,

- 2013, Juror Award, Valarie Garlick, Visual Arts Manager, Real Artways - 2012, Faculty Research

Grant, Jacksonville State University, AL

CURATORIAL PROJECTS

- 2020, Juror, 70th Annual Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition, Mississippi University of Women,

Columbus, Mississippi.

- 2015, Lead Curator, Ley Lines: Connecting Media, Process, Imagery, and Concept Across

Contemporary Drawing, Hammond Gallery, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL - 2011 – 2017, rotating art and design exhibitions, 3-5 yearly across 3 gallery spaces.