EDUCATION
2003 MFA, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
1998 BS University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009

• Plastic Bodies and Gold Rush, Power House Memphis, MEMPHIS, TN
• Young Americans, University of California, IRVINE, CA,
• Winston-Salem State University, WINSTON-SALEM, NC

2008

• Young Americans, The High Museum of Art, ATLANTA, GA and
• The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, HARTFORD, CT
• Suburbia, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland CLEVELAND, OH

2003

• Plastic Bodies, Wertz Contemporary, ATLANTA, GA

2001

• Urban Soil, Hammonds House, ATLANTA, GA

COMMISSIONS
2003

• Signs, Atlanta Hartsfield Airport, Concourse D, ATLANTA, GA
• Pathway, Washington Park Natatorium, ATLANTA, GA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009

• Posing Beauty, NYU Tisch School of Art, NEW YORK, NY
• Undercover: Performing and Transforming Black Female Identities, Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, ATLANTA, GA
• Double Exposure: African Americans Before and Behind the Camera, DePaul University Museum, CHICAGO, IL
• Connections, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, SAN FRANCISCO, CA and NYC
• Remembering Lincoln, Considering Soldiers, Then and Now: Connecticut Historical Society Museum and Library, HARTFORD, CT

2008

• Double Exposure: African Americans Before and Behind the Camera, Museum of the African Diaspora, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
• A People’s Geography: The Spaces of African American Life Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture BALTIMORE, MD

2007

• Reparations, Stony Brook University’s SAC Gallery, STONY BROOK, NY
• If It Ain’t Broke, 138 Gallery, NEW YORK, NY

2006

• Acquisitions for Diversity: Recent Additions to the Permanent Collection, de Saisset, Museum Santa Clara University, SANTA CLARA, CA

2005

• Saturday Night/Sunday Morning, The African American Museum of Philadelphia, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Traveled to: City of Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs, ATLANTA, GA, 40 Acres Art Gallery, SACRAMENTO, CA, Chattanooga African American Museum, CHATTANOOGA, TN, Mothers & Daughters, Clark Atlanta University Art Galleries, ATLANTA, GA
• Earth and Memory: African and African American Photography, Elizabeth Stone Harper Gallery at the Presbyterian College, CLINTON, SC

2004

• Anima of the African Diaspora: The Feminine Presence, Clark Atlanta University Art Galleries, ATLANTA, GA
• The Georgia 7, The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, ATLANTA, GA

2003

• Saturday Night, Sunday Morning, Leica Gallery, NEW YORK, NY
• Young Photography: Multiple Expressions, School of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, BOSTON, MA. Traveled to: Anderson Gallery, University at Buffalo, BUFFALO, NY

2002

• The Projected Image Visual to Political, J. Wayne Reitz Union Gallery at University of Florida, GAINESVILLE, FL
• Face Time, The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, ATLANTA, GA
• Flash, City Gallery East, ATLANTA, GA

2001

• Spiritual Transformations, Our Dream Gallery, PORTLAND, OR

2000

• New Works Project, Lehman Art Gallery, BRONX, NY
• Preaching Souls, Robert Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech, ATLANTA, GA
• Roots, Rhymes and Rage: The Hip-Hop Story, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, CLEVELAND, OH
• Reflections In Black: A History of Black Photographers 1840 to the Present, Smithsonian Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture, WASHINGTON, DC. Traveled to: Atlanta History Center, ATLANTA, GA, Black Holocaust Museum, MILWAUKEE, WI, Detroit Institute for the Arts, DETROIT, MI, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, NASHVILLE, TN, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, HANOVER, NH, McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, CHESTNUT HILL, MA, Oakland Museum of California, OAKLAND, CA, African American Museum and Library at Oakland, OAKLAND, CA, Mills College Art Museum, OAKLAND, CA, New York State Museum, ALBANY, NY, Studio Museum in Harlem, NEW YORK, NY

AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS AND RESIDENCIES
2008

• Artist-in Residency The Mozely Park Project, ATLANTA, GA
• Aetna Foundation Grant: Artscool, Young Americans Project: Mayor Youth Program, ATLANTA, GA

2007

• Artist-in-Residency at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art HARTFORD, CT

2006

• Santa Fe Prize, Santa Fe Center for Photography, SANTA FE, NM

2002

• Fellow, National Graduate Seminar, The International Photography Institute, NEW YORK, NY

2001

• National Bronica Award, Tamron USA, NEW YORK, NY

1999

• New Works Photography Award, En Foco, Inc., BRONX, NY

TEACHING, LECTURES AND SYMPOSIA
2009

• Sheila Pree Bright: Young Americans, University of California, IRVINE, CA
• Sheila Pree Bright: Young Americans, Winston-Salem State University, WINSTON-SALEM,NC

2008

• Sheila Pree Bright: Perception of Stereotypes, University of California, IRVINE, CA

2007

• Plastic Bodies, Winston-Salem State University, WINSTON-SALEM, NC
• Atlanta Celebrate Photography Spotlight Series: ‘Suburbia’The Museum of Contemporary Art Georgia ATLANTA, GA
• Plastic Bodies: The Realities and Myths of American Beauty Culture, University of Connecticut, STORRS, CT

2006

• Creative Collaborations: Artists, Curators, and Collectors, NAAAASG Conference, High Museum of Art, ATLANTA, GA

2002

• Projected Images: Representation within Art and Media, Georgia State University ATLANTA, GA

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2008

• “Sheila Pree Bright’s Young Americans” ART IN AMERICA, Vol 10, November 2008, p 198
• “Pictures of Home: The Work of Sheila Pree Bright” AFTERIMAGE: THE JOURNAL OF MEDIA ARTS AND CULTURAL CRITICISM, Vol 36:2 October 2008, p14
• “Sheila Pree Bright’s Young Americans” EXPOSURE: THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC EDUCATION, Fall 2008 p 4
• “A star-spangled American generation” THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION, May p E13
• “Sheila Pree Bright: The Photographer explores what being an American means to a new generation” ATLANTA HOMES AND LIFESTYLES MAGAZINE, May p 42
• “Young American: Photographer Sheila Pree Bright Investigates Contemporary Society” ATLANTA PEACH, May p 46
• “Vivid photos of young America” THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION/AJC.COM, April p K7
• “Photographic exhibit examines the relationship between America and its youth” CHATTANOOGA TIMES FREE PRESS/TIMESFREEPRESS.COM, April
• “Who Are You Looking At: 15 Photography Specialists Respond” ART ON PAPER, March/April p 48

2007

• “Wear this Flag and talk to me,” WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL, November 18, 2007
• “Atlanta’s Emerging Artists: Five Up-and-Coming Stars of The City’s Art Scene” JEZEBEL MAGAZINE, March, p 25
• “Unreal Reality: Mannequins X3,” CAMERA ARTS, January/February 2007, p18
• “Sheila Pree Bright’s Suburbia: Where nothing is ever wanting,” ART PAPERS, p19 July/August

2006

• Robert Ayers, “An Expert’s Eye: Rick Wester" October 12
• Critics’ Pick Best Emerging Visual Artist: Sheila Pree Bright, “Best of Atlanta 2006,” CREATIVE LOAFING ATLANTA September 28, p B43
• Daryl Lang/David Walker,” Recent Prize Winners,” PHOTO DISTRICT NEWS, Volume XXVI, Issue 7, July 06, p 14

2005

• Iryshe, Brandi. “Southern Belles,” VALENTINE NEW YORK THE MAGAZINE, Volume II, Issue II, Summer, p 31

2004

• Willis-Kennedy, Deborah. “Black, A Celebration of a Culture” HYLAS PUBLISHING, NEW YORK, NY
• Fox, Catherine. “Anima of the African Diaspora: The Feminine Presence; Incarnations reflect fire of black woman,” THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION, July 23
• Mathis, Renita. “Celebrating the Soul of Black Women. Anima of the African Diaspora: The Feminine Presence,” CLARK ATLANTA MAGAZINE, Spring/Summer, p 27
• Drennen, Craig. “Georgia 7 @ MOCA,” DRAIN MAGAZINE, Spring
• Feaster, Felicia. “Emerging Visions: Up-and-coming Artists Shine in Georgia 7,” CREATIVE LOAFING ATLANTA, February 12

2003

• Feaster, Felicia. “Living doll,” CREATIVE LOAFING ATLANTA, April 30

2002

• Feaster, Felicia. “About Face: The Contemporary Revisits the Art of Portraiture,” CREATIVE LOAFING ATLANTA, November 12

2001

• Willis-Kennedy, Deborah. “Reflections in Black, A History of Black Photographers 1841 to The Present,” W.W. NORTON, NEW YORK, NY

2000

• “Preaching Souls,” NUEVA LUZ PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNAL, Volume 6, No 2

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

• Library of Congress, WASHINGTON DC
• High Museum of Art, ATLANTA GA
• The Amistad Center for Art & Culture at The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, HARTFORD CT
• Diggs Gallery, Winston-Salem State University King & Spalding Art Collection, ATLANTA GA
• Lucinda Bunnen Photography Collection, ATLANTA GA
• Clark Atlanta University Galleries, Clark Atlanta University, ATLANTA, GA
• de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University, SANTA CLARA, CA
• Hammond House Museum, ATLANTA GA
• The Paul Jones Collection, ATLANTA, GA
• Sprint PCS Art Collection, Sprint Corporation, OVERLAND, KS