Libby Rowe:
libby.rowe@me dot com
615-498-4053
Education:
1996 Master of Fine Arts, Art Photography
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
1993 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art Photography
University of Northern IA, Cedar Falls, IA
Professional Awards and Honors:
2010 Jurors Choice Award, Domicile, A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX, photography
Top 10 Finalist, Grand Prix, FotoFestiwal 2010, Lodz Art Center, Lodz, Poland, photography
2009 Individual Artist Fellowship, Media Category, Tennessee Arts Commission Monetary Award for making artwork, Nashville, TN
2nd Place Award, Paducah Photo 09, Paducah, KY
Critical Mass 2009 Finalist, Photolucida, Portland, OR
Professional Assistance Grant, Tennessee Arts Commission, Monetary Support for
Travel to International Conference in the Netherlands, Nashville, TN
2008 Blind Spot Award, 82nd Annual International Competition: Photography, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
2007 Professional Assistance Grant, Tennessee Arts Commission, Nashville, TN
2006 Professional Assistance Grant, Tennessee Arts Commission, Nashville, TN
2003 Faculty Achievement Award, Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland, OR
2002 Technical Assistance Grant, Regional Art and Culture Council, Portland, OR
1993 Mayor's Choice Award, "Art Show 5", Cedar Falls, IA
Harry Guillaume Memorial Art Award, "Annual Juried Art Exhibition,” Cedar Falls, IA
Purchase Award, Educational Media Center, "Annual Juried Art Exhibition,” Cedar Falls, IA
1992 Purchase Award, Donald O. Rod Library"Annual Juried Art Exhibition,” Cedar Falls, IA
Exhibition Record: (*solo exhibitions marked by asterisk)
2015 Selections from "Pink" by Libby Rowe, Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, TX, installation and performance
SPESC Educators' Exhibition, MAINSITE Contemporary Art, Normal, OK, photography
Well Worn Truths, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA, photography
Conversations, French & Michigan, San Antonio, TX, photographic installation
XVII Biennial Art Faculty Exhibition, UTSA Main Gallery, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, photography
Spinning Yarns, Hamilton Gallery and Arronson Gallery at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, photography
Learning Feminine: Sister, Lobby Gallery, Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, TX, interactive installation
Unity, Ben Bailey Gallery, Texas A&M Kingsville, Kingsville, TX, photography and installation
Celebrating Women in Art Education, Art Center of Corpus Christie, Corpus Christie, TX, photography and installation
A Woman In Her Place, The 1912 Gallery, Emory Henry College, Emory, VA, invitational, sculpture
A Woman In Her Place, City Arts, Wichita, KS, invitational, sculpture
Celebrating Women in Art Education, The Art Center of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, photography/sculpture
Family As Vernacular, Lillian Bradshaw Gallery, Dallas Public Library, Dallas, TX, photographic installation, three-person exhibition with H. Jennings Sheffield and Margaret Hiden
* Inside/Out, United Photo Industries, Brooklyn, NY, photography/installation
A Woman In Her Place, E. B. White Gallery, Butler Community College, El Dorado, KS, invitational, sculpture
* At Home, Morlan Art Gallery, Lexington, KY, photograph/installation
2014 Spinning Yarns, Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum, San Antonio, TX, photography
Family As Vernacular, The Gallery in Bloch Hall, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL, photographic installation, three-person exhibition
with H. Jennings Sheffield and Margaret Hiden
Women in Art and Academia, Martin Museum of Art, Baylor University, Waco, TX, photography
Pearls of Wisdom and Thank you, Fuck You, Main Stage, Fountain Art Fair- New York 2014, 69th Regiment Armory, solo performances
Spinning Yarns, Media Arts Gallery, Delaware County Community College, Media, PA, photography
*Pink, Malone Gallery, Troy University, Troy, AL, photography/installation
2013 Spinning Yarns, Media Arts Gallery, Robert Morris University, Moon Township, PA, photography
* (sub)Division & Inside/Out, Mildred Harrison Dent Fine Arts Gallery, Spartanburg, SC, photography, photographic installation
Spinning Yarns, Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, OR, photography
Pearls of Wisdom, Red Arrow Contemporary, Dallas, TX, performance
The Sweetest Taboo, Red Arrow Contemporary, Dallas, TX, installations/digital video
Family As Vernacular, Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Gallery, Stephenville, TX, photographic installation, three-person exhibition with
H. Jennings Sheffield and Margaret Hiden
* Dwellings, Croft Gallery, Waco, TX, photography
Spinning Yarns, Photo Center Northwest, Seattle, WA, photography
Spinning Yarns, Martin Museum of Art, Baylor University, Waco, TX, photography
* Selections from Pink, Ameen Art Gallery, Nichols State University, Thibodaux, LA, installation/digital video/photography
2012 * Living In Two Worlds, Ground Floor Gallery, Nashville, TN, photography/installation
Nothing Ventured Noting Gained: The Creative Risk, SPESC Members Exhibition, Mississippi State Department of Art Gallery, Starkville, MS,
photography
The Butcher’s Shop: An Evening of Photography, Short Video, and Music, Quadalupe Crossing Market, Waring, TX, photography
Borrowed People| Constructed Places, Wynwood Project Space, University of Miami, Miami, FL, photographic installation
Spinning Yarns, Sleeth Gallery at West Virginia Weslyan College, Buckhannon, WV, photography
Art in the Chamber, Chamber Lobby Gallery, San Antonio, TX, photography
7th Annual Kinsey Institute Juried Art show, Grunwald Gallery of Art, Kinsey Institute, Bloomington, IN, photography
Joyce Elaine Grant Photography Exhibition, Texas Women’s University fine Art Galleries, Denton, TX, juror Anne Lynden, Associate Curator
at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Feb-March, photography
2011 The XV Faculty Biennial, UTSA Art Gallery, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, photography
The View From Here, Bismarck Studios Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, San Antonio, TX, photography
Small Wonders: Photographic Transformations, curated by Nate Larson, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD, photography
Home in San Antone: Artists Teaching in San Antonio Art Schools, curated by Ken Little, Beeville Art Museum, Beeville, TX, photography
Spinning Yarns, Lupke Gallery, University of St. Francis, Fort Wayne, IN, photography
Spinning Yarns, Kendall Art Gallery and Gallery 114, Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids, MI, photography
TAKE CARE: Biomedical Ethics in the Twenty-First Century, The Renaissance Center, Dickson, TN, sculpture
TAKE CARE: The Art & Science of Bioethics, traveling exhibition curated by Adrienne Outlaw, Sarratt Gallery, Vanderbilt University,
Nashville, TN, sculpture
Diffusion Magazine Volume III Group Exhibition, Jenifer Schwartz Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Photography
2010 TAKE CARE: The Art & Science of Bioethics, traveling exhibition curated by Adrienne Outlaw, Pool Art Fair, Miami, FL, sculpture
* Selections from Pink, Gallery 4, Blue Star Contemporary, San Antonio, TX, installation/video
Family, curated by Barbara Justice and Adriana Barrios, Southwest School of Art and Craft, San Antonio, TX, photography
Trace Elements, curated by Rebecca Deitz, Visual Arts Gallery, San Antonio College, San Antonio, TX, photography
Domicile, A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX, photography
Never Chaste, curated by Darrell Taylor, Kamerick Art Gallery, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, photography/video
* Grand Prix, FotoFestiwal 2010, Lodz Art Center, Lodz, Poland, photography
Dwellings and Ramblings, Todd Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, two-person, photography
2009 Small Worlds, Strange Worlds, Peter Jennings curator, Moto Gallery, Cleveland, OH, photography
* Pink, University Gallery, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA, photography/video/sculpture/installation
These Fruits of Society, Gallery F, Sarritt Bennett Center, Nashville, TN, video
Members Exhibition, Ameen Art Gallery, Department of Art,Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA , juried, photography
TAKE CARE: The Art & Science of Bioethics, curated traveling exhibition, Inaugural Exhibition: ARTPRIZE 2009, juried International,
Gallery 114, Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids, MI, sculpture
No, Seriously: Humor and Happiness in Contemporary Art, curated by Jason Guynes, Space 301, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL,
juried, installation
Paducah Photo 09, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY, juried, photography, 2nd place award
Building Vernacular Imaginations: Paho Mann and Libby Rowe, UTSA Satellite Space, San Antonio, TX, photography
* Pink, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL, January, photography/video/sculpture/installation
7th Feminist Research Conference, Gendered Cultures at the Crossroads of Imagination, Knowledge and Politics, Utrecht, Netherlands,
installation
And You Think That’s Funny??, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, January-February, sculpture
2008 * Pink, Arts West Gallery, Elon University, Elon, NC, September –October,sculpture/installation/video/photography
* Pink, THE ARTS Gallery, Collins College, Plano, TX, November-December, sculpture/installation/video/photography
SPE South Central Members Exhibition, Jones Hall Gallery, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, invitational, photography
82nd Annual International Competition: Photography, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA, March-April, photography, juried, Blind Spot
Award
Photo Salon, Old Firehouse Art Center, Longmont, CO, March-April, photography, three-person
I Love You Love Me, Main Gallery, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY, juried, sculpture
Sculpting America, Museum of Art, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, January-February, installation
* Pink, Leu Gallery, Belmont University, Nashville, TN February-April, sculpture/ installation/ video/photography
2007 Threads, Main Gallery, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN, (catalog) invitational, sculpture
SECAC 2007 Members Exhibition, The Cultural Center, Charleston, WV, juried, photography
Stacked: artwork influenced by reading material, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN, juried, sculpture
Exchange &Community, Architecture Gallery, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, invitational, photography
Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works, New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA, invitational from juried pool, photography
National Small Photo Exhibition, Gallery 1905, Sycamore, IL, juried, photography
It’s Photography II, Art League of Northern California, Novato Arts Center, Novato, CA, juried, photography
Love: an art exhibit, 930 Art Gallery, Louisville, KY, juried, installation
Krappy Kamera VIIII, Soho Photo Gallery, New York, NY, juried, photography
Beaux & Eros© II, Peninsula Museum of Art, Belmont, CA, juried, sculpture
Juried Exhibition-Photography, Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, WA, juried, photography
2006 * Obscured Views, Arts at the Airport, Nashville, TN, photography
Vanderbilt Faculty Exhibition, E. Bronson Ingram Art Gallery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, invitational, installation
SPESC Faculty Members Exhibition, E. Bronson Ingram Art Gallery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, invitational, photography
Identity, Gallery 621, Tallahassee, FL, February-March, three-person exhibition, sculpture/installation
Oh mY…, Secret Show Series, 310 Chestnut Gallery, Nashville, TN April, two-person exhibition, sculpture/installation
2005 * Pink, Western Kentucky University Art Gallery, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, sculpture/installation/photography
Suspended, Secret Show Space, Nashville, TN, invitational, photography
* Pink, Zone Gallery, Kansas City, KS, sculpture/installation/photography
Ramblings, Ankeny Art Center, Ankeny, IA, two-person exhibit, photography
Diverse Visions 2005, Vanderbilt University Fine Art Gallery, Nashville, TN, sculpture/Installation
2004 * Circus of the Unremarkable, Centrum Gallery, Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland, OR, photography
* Obscured Views, Buckley Center Gallery, University of Portland, Portland, OR, photography
Portrayal: a photographic exhibit, In The Gallery, Nashville, TN, invitational, photography
ARTifact, UAG Gallery, Fain Fine Arts Center, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX, (catalog), juried, photography
Empire Builders, Zeitgeist Gallery and Ruby Green Gallery, Nashville, TN, curators: Lain York and Chris Campbell, invitational, photography
First Annual National Juried Exhibition, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA, juried, photography
Photography Now! South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, juried, photography
Through Her Eyes: an Exhibition of Contemporary Women Photographers, the Jack Robinson Gallery of Photography, Memphis, TN, juried,
photography
Annual Competition, Toledo Friends of Photography, Toledo, OH, juried, Photography
2003 * The Story of Libby, Cameraworks Gallery, Portland, OR, photography
Sideshow, Kendall Art Gallery, Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids, MI, invitational, photography
CraftSummer 2003 Faculty Exhibition, Heistand Hall North Gallery, Miami University, Oxford, OH, invitational, photography
2002 * Venusification, Nine Gallery, Portland, OR, sculpture/installation
Artist in Residence 2002, Hoffman Art Gallery, Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland, OR, invitational, art book
Faculty Biennial, Hoffman Art Gallery, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR, invitational, sculpture/installation
@Large, Morlan Gallery, Transylvania University, Lexington, KY, curator: Andrea Fisher, juried, sculpture/installation
2001 * Re-defined, In Cahoots Gallery, Portland, OR, photography, Lino-cut print
Southwest Road Trip, Centrum Gallery, Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland, OR, invitational, photography
CraftSummer 2001 Faculty Exhibition, Heistand Hall North Gallery, Miami University, Oxford, OH, invitational, photography
Photography Portfolio 2001, Traveling Exhibition, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR, invitational, photography
2000 Print Portfolio 2000, Traveling Exhibition, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR, invitational, print
Photography Portfolio 2000, Traveling Exhibition, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR, invitational, photography
Faculty Biennial, Hoffman Art Gallery, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR, invitational, photography
Erotica 2000, Brian Marki Gallery, Portland, OR, juried, sculpture/installation
1999 * Re-defined, Sol Mednick Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, photography
* Me as the People in Your Neighborhood, Antique Row Café Gallery, Portland, OR, photography
Tackling Meaning, The Curator’s Playbook, Red Chair Gallery, Kansas City, MO, juried, installation
Pacific Standard Time, Hiestand Hall North Gallery, Miami University, Oxford, OH, invitational, sculpture/installation
1998 * The Ideal Woman, still searching, FotoCircle Gallery, Seattle, WA, Photography
* Think Pink, Laverne Kraus Gallery, Eugene, OR, sculpture/installation/photography
Alumni Show, Maucker Union Expansion Art Gallery, Cedar Falls, IA, photography
1997 Faculty Exhibition, University Art Gallery, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO, invitational, photography
1996 * The Ideal Woman, Marshal Gallery, Syracuse, NY, photography
* Me as the People in Your Neighborhood, SRO Gallery, Lubbock, TX, photography
* Works By Libby Rowe, Mayor's Choice Award Program, City Hall Annex, Cedar Falls, IA, photography
Women in the Visual Arts, 10th Anniversary Exhibit, Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, CT, juried, photography
9th National Computer Art Invitational, Gallery of Art, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA (Traveling Exhibit: 1996-1997), juried,
photography
MFA 1, Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, invitational, photography
Syracuse Photo Graduate Students, Pyramid Art Gallery, Rochester, NY, photography
Magic Silver, Eagle Gallery, Murray, KY (Catalog), juried, photography
Portraits of I, Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, IA (Traveling Exhibit: 1995-1996, Catalog), juried, photography
1995 In Conjunction II, Matrilineage Symposium, College of Law Gallery, Syracuse, NY, invitational, photography
Arti-FACE, Light Work Gallery, Syracuse, NY, juried, photography
1994 Everson Biennial, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY, juried, photography
Postage Due, SRO Gallery, Lubbock, TX, juried, photography
Strange Angels, Syracuse Stage, Syracuse, NY, juried, photography
Summer Exhibition, Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse, NY, juried, photography
Work by Women, Women's Information Center, Syracuse, NY, juried, photography
Au Bon Pain, Mail Art Show, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, juried, photography
11 and One, 118A Gallery, Syracuse, NY, invitational, photography
In Conjunction, Matrilineage Symposium, White Cube Gallery, Syracuse, NY, invitational, photography
Magic Silver, Eagle Gallery, Murray, Kentucky, Juror: Daniel S. Williams, Professor of Art, Ohio University (Catalog), juried, photography
Large Scale Art, Visual Arts Showcase #8, John H. Mulroy Civic Center, Syracuse, NY, juried, photography
Techno Art, Visual Arts Showcase #7, John H. Mulroy Civic Center, Syracuse, NY, juried, video
1993 * The Many Shades of Libby, Maucker Union Expansion Gallery, Cedar Falls, IA, BFA Thesis Exhibit, photography
Art Show 5, Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, IA, juried, photography
Magic Silver, Kamerick Art Gallery, Cedar Falls, IA (Catalog), juried, photography
F/2.8, Shaffer Hall, Syracuse, NY, invitational, photography
Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Kamerick Art Gallery, Cedar Falls, IA, 1993, 1992, 1991, & 1990, juried, photography, drawing, installation, sculpture
1992 IA Artists 1992, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA (Catalog), juried, photography
Two Women, Dean's Triangle, Cedar Falls, IA, invitational, photography
Art Show 4, Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, IA, juried, photography
Summer Sensations, Maucker Union Expansion Gallery, Cedar Falls, IA, juried, photography
Frisky Gorilla 3, Maucker Union Expansion Art Gallery, Cedar Falls, IA, invitational, sculpture
Cerro-Gordo County Art Exhibition, Mason City Art Gallery, Mason City, IA, juried, photography
1991 Frisky Gorilla 2, Maucker Union Expansion Art Gallery, Cedar Falls, IA, invitational, sculpture
One Less Than a Fourth, Maucker Union Expansion Gallery, Cedar Falls, IA, invitational, sculpture
Permanent Collections:
Light Work Gallery, Light Work Community Darkrooms, Syracuse, NY
Hoffman Gallery, OR College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS in Kansas, Oregon, New York, Iowa, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Missouri, California, Michigan, Texas, and Illinois.
Curatorial Projects:
2015 Photo UTSA Student Exhibition, Memorial Branch Art Gallery, San Antonio Public Library, San Antonio, TX, May-June
2014 Spinning Yarns: Photographic Storytellers, Co-curated with Anne Leighton Massoni, Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum,
San Antonio, TX, June 5-August 3, catalog
Spinning Yarns: Photographic Storytellers, Co-curated with Anne Leighton Massoni, Art Gallery, Delaware County Community
College, Media, PA, February 20-March 21, catalog
2013 Spinning Yarns: Photographic Storytellers, Co-curated with Anne Leighton Massoni, Media Arts Gallery, Robert Morris University,
Moon Township, PA, December 2013-January, 2014, catalog
Borrowed People|Constructed Places, Photographs by Anne Leighton Massoni, Libby Rowe and Kris Sanford, UTSA Satellite
Space, San Antonio, TX, January 31-February 17, catalog
Making Herstory, Co-curated with UTSA Graduate students: Jamie Garrison, Beth Devillier, Calen Barnum, Natalie Steele,
Ashley Nepote, and Adrienne Cullins, San Antonio Libraries, San Antonio, TX
Spinning Yarns: Photographic Storytellers, Co-curated with Anne Leighton Massoni, Newspace Center for Photography,
Portland, OR, November, catalog
Spinning Yarns: Photographic Storytellers, Co-curated with Anne Leighton Massoni, Photo Center Northwest, Seattle, WA,
April 4-May 28, catalog
2012 Spinning Yarns: Photographic Storytellers, Co-curated with Anne Leighton Massoni, SleethGallery, West Virginia Wesleyan
College, Buckhannon, WV, August-September, catalog
2011 Spinning Yarns: Photographic Storytellers, Co-curated with Anne Leighton Massoni, Lupke Gallery, St. Francis University,
Ft. Wayne, IN, August-October, catalog
Spinning Yarns: Photographic Story Tellers, Co-curated with Anne Leighton Massoni, Kendall Gallery and Gallery 114,
Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris University, Grand Rapids, MI, February-March, catalog
2010 2010 Home Show, Photography by Bess Bielsczyk, Muireann Brady, Joy Gates, Jodi Hays, and Christine Shank, Justice Works
Gallery, Blue Star Complex, San Antonio, TX, November, International
Long Range Collaborations, Photography by Nate Larson & Marni Shindelman and Anne Leighton Massoni & Chelsy Usher,
UTSA Satellite Space, San Antonio, TX
Reviews:
Turner, Tom, "Strange Narratives Unfold in 'Spinning Yarns: Photographic Storytellers'," San Antonio Current, July 2, 2014
Bennett, Steve, "Photographers tell visual stories in 'Spinning Yarns' at Blue Star," San Antonio Express News, June 19, 2014
Griggs, Madison, “Forefront feminist, dicey artist speaks to students; Libby Rowe’s gallery, ‘Pink,’ ended Thursday with her presentation in Malone,” Tropolitan, Vol. 87, Issue 21, February 20, pg. 5, 2014
Greenhall, Amelia & Shanley Kane, “Pink: Libby Rowe on Interactive Art,” Model View Culture, Issue 2, February 3, 2014
Moore, Mona, “Pretty in Pink: New exhibit addresses women’s issues through humor,” The Messenger,” Vol. 138, No. 14, January 18-19, pgs. 1A & 3A, 2014
Terranova, Charissa N., “The Sweetest Taboo: Colette Copeland, Gabriel Martinez, Angela Fraleigh, Libby Rowe,” arts + culture texas, Sept 18, 2013
Crosson, Leslie, “Subdivision artwork to be displayed in Fine Arts Center,” JTAC News, August 30, 2013, plus image
Hoover, Carl, “Wood-Fired Ceramics, tale-telling photos in new Baylor art show,” Waco Tribune, January 31, 2013
Ireland, Perrin, “In a Family Way: Nine artists make art out of bioethical concerns,” Nashville Scene, January 26, 2012, plus image
Parr-Moody, Karen, “Boundaries shatter with new art exhibit TAKE CARE,” The Leaf Chronicle, January 15, 2012
Christman, Jared, “Lawton Gallery meets the laboratory,” The Fourth Estate, February 2012
Swartz, Dan, “Telling Stories: Photography show Spinning Yarns at University of St. Francis,” Fort Wayne Reader, September 15, 2011
Dix, Christa, “Libby Rowe,” Wall Space Gallery, The Flat File, October 3, 2010, http://ws-flatfile.com/2010/10/03/libby-rowe/
Mabe, Talee, “UNI alumni show their skills in the UNI Gallery of Art,” Northern Iowan, September 2, 2010
Rollins, Lisa L., “Todd Art Gallery at MTSU hosts ‘Ramblings & Dwellings’ Show Now through Feb. 9,” The Examiner, January, 20, 2010
Juhasz, Brandon, “Libby Rowe and her work @ Moto Gallery till Jan 2nd,” Hello My Name is Art-Cleveland, blog, November 30, 2009
Guzman, Stephen, “Fotoseptiembre celebrates photography,” The Rattler, Vol. 97, Issue 1, September 16, 2009, p.9
Bennett, Steve, “Chidlike drawings of home inspire photographer,” San Antonio Express News, September 13, 2009
Weintraub, Linda, “Take Care? Take Care!” Art Critic Review. January 2009 (catalogue)
Vernooy, Tonya, “The Artists of Take Care”, Art Critic Review. February 2009 (catalogue)
Kavass, Veronica, “Catalogue Essay – Take Care” Critical Art Review, October 2008 (catalogue)
Long, Deidre, “Interactive interpretation: New art exhibit explores definitions of femininity,” The Anniston Star, January 15, 2009, p. 1B and 3B. Image on cover
Maddox, David, “Best Interactive Work”, Best of Nashville, Nashville Scene, October 16, 2008, Volume 27, Issue 37, p.88
Beard, Chuck, “Pink: Not Her Favorite Color,” Number: 61, Fall 1/2008, Volume XXI, No. 4, p.8-9
Milam, Tawney, “Pink is my favorite color,” Vanderbilt Hustler, February 6, 2008
“Seeking Art’s Funnybone: Find out what’s so funny about art at an Artposium,” Denver Westword Calendar, October 2, 2008
“Pink Exhibition in Arts West Explores Femininity,” Pendulum, October 1, 2008, Volume 34,Edition 5, p. 17
“Belmont exhibit: “Pink” is my favorite color,” Versus, February 7, 2008, no. 4, p. 6
“USM art students think outside the box,” Student Printz, January 29, 2008, Vol 92, Issue 35, p. 8
“Rowe’s ‘pink’ art asks what it means to be a woman,” The Tennessean, January 27, 2008, p. 12.
“The Threads are Loosely Connected: Threads 11 x 1—Eleven Artists—A Single Vision at Memphis College of Art,” Commercial Appeal, October 19, 2007, www.commercialappeal.com
“Exhibit sparks Feminist Debate,” College Heights Herald, November 15, 2005, p. 8
“Different Viewpoints,” Ankeny Press Citizen, August 10, 2005, p. 13
“Empire Builders,” Susan W. Knowles, Number:50, Fall 2004, p. 18-19
“Stretching the Canvas,” The Tennessean, Weekend Spotlight on Art, Friday, July 30, 2004, p. 10F-12F and cover image
“The Exhibit as Art Clinic at Red Chair,” Review: New Features and Art in Kansas City, Vol.2No.2, (January 2000) p. 19
“Artists examine self-image in Miami exhibit,” Hamilton Journal-News, Sunday, Sept. 19, 1999
“Libby Rowe: Re-defined,” Philadelphia Citypaper, Sept. 24-Sept. 30, 1999, #749, p. 35
“Fotocircle Gallery,” Art Access, Vol.7 No.9 (November 1998) p.38, Image, Eugene Weekly, July 16, 1998. p. 13
Cover Photo, IA Arts and Culture Tractor, Summer 1996
"Saving Face," IA Arts and Culture Tractor, Summer 1996, p. 43-44
"The 1994 Everson Biennial," Syracuse Herald American, Stars Section, Sept. 25, 1994 p. 16-18
"PORTFOLIO," Northern IA Today: The University of Northern IA Magazine, Volume 77, Number 1, Summer 1993
"UNI Gallery's Magic Silver Show presents many photographic images," Waterloo Courier, February 22, 1993
"Juried art exhibit reveals plenty of student talent," Waterloo Courier, Sunday, April 18, 1993, p.E6
Residencies:
2002 Faculty Artist in Residence, Oregon College of Art & Craft, Summer
Artist Lectures:
2014 Curatorial Talk, via Skype, Lecture with Anne Massoni on the curation of Spinning Yarns, Delaware County Community College, Media, PA
Artist Lecture, via Skype, Presentation on performance art, Dubuque Senior High School, Dubuque, IA
Artist Lecture, Pink, Presentation, Troy University, Troy, AL
2013 Curatorial Talk, Gallery Talk/Student Critiques, Baylor University, Waco, TX
Artist Lecture, Pink, Presentation, Baylor University, Waco, TX
Artist Lecture, Presentation, Nichols State University, Thibodaux, LA
Artist Lecture, Presentation/ Performance Workshop, Mary Washington University, Fredericksburg, VA
Artist Lecture, Presentation/Graduate Student Critiques, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
Artist Talk, Presentation with H. Jennings Sheffield and Margaret Hiden, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
Artist Lecture, Presentation, Red Arrow Contemporary, Dallas, TX
Artist Lecture, Presentation & Workshop, Spartanburg Day School, Spartanburg, SC
Artist Lecture, Presentation & Workshop, Walter Peyton College Prep, Chicago, IL
2012 Artist Lecture, Presentation/Graduate Critiques, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
Artist Lecture, Presentation, Newspace Photographic Art Center, Portland, OR
Artist Lecture, Presentation, University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
Artist Lecture, Borrowed People|Constructed Places, Panel Presentation, Society for Photographic Education National Conference, San Francisco, CA
2011 Curatorial Talk, with Anne Leighton Massoni, St. Francis University, Fort Wayne, IN
Artist Lecture, Presentation, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Artist Lecture, Presentation/Workshop, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
Artist Lecture, Presentations and Critiques, Baylor University, Waco, TX
2010 Dual Gaze, Picturing Female Identity, Artist Talk, Presentation/Critiques, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Artist Talk, Presentation, Middle Tennessee University, Murfreesboro, TN
2009 Artist Talk, Presentation, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA
Gallery Talk, Presentation, Hammond Hall Gallery, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
2008 Artist Talk, Presentation, Workshop, & Critiques, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
What’s so Funny About Art?, Presentation, Colorado Art Ranch, Denver, CO
Artist Talk, Presentation, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Artist Talk, Presentation and Guest Critic, Collins College, Plano, TX
Artist Talk, Presentation and Guest Critic, Elon University, Elon, NC
Artist Talk, Presentation and Workshop, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
2007 Womb Worries: on Infertility, Presentation and Panel Discussion, Motherload, Fort Wayne, IN
Pink: A study on being female, Presentation at the South Central regional conference for the
Society for Photographic Education, Arlington, TX
2006 Artist Talk, Alumni Speaker, Kamerick Art Building, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
Artist Talk, Artist’s Forum, Frist Center for the Arts, Nashville, TN
2005 Pink, Gallery Talk, Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Gallery, Bowling Green, KY
Framing Feminism, Potter College Seminar, In conjunction with exhibition, Western Kentucky
University, Bowling Green, KY
2004 Artist Lecture, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
2003 Visiting Artist, Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids, MI
2002 Public Lecture, Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, OR
Visiting Artist, Transylvania University, Lexington, KY
1999 Visiting Artist, Miami University, Oxford, OH
1997 Public Lecture, Art Faculty Symposium, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
1995 Guest Artist, Introduction to Color Photography, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
1994 Visiting Artist, Introduction to Color Photography, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Published Works:
“Sparking Creativity,” Diffusion: Unconventional Photography, Volume III, 2011, p.84-86.
“The Power of the Photographic Image,” Catalog Essay for 2009 International Invitational Works on Paper Exhibition at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. 2009