EDUCATION
2004
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Master of Fine Arts, specialization in Printmaking
1999
University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking, minor in Women's Studies
Additional Studies:
Penland School of Arts and Crafts, Penland, NC
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Deer Isle, ME
Museum of Paper and Watermarks, Fabriano Italy
Additional Professional Studies: LEAP (Leaders Emerging through Ability and Potential), Center for Nonprofit Advancement, Washington DC
Practice/Practice AS220, Providence, RI
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS (*SOLO)
2023
When PRINT Meets Paper, Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking, Atlanta, GA
2022
*Multiplicity, Marymount University, Arlington, VA
*Tangled in Perception, Tony Hungerford Memorial Art Gallery, College of Southern Maryland, La Plata, MD
2021
The Ties That Bind, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA
Moving The Centre, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Ink It: Contemporary Art Practices Juried Exhibition, Blackrock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD
On Paper: Printmaking, Book Arts & Beyond, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Solomons, MD
ABBA’s Greatest Hits, Harry Wood Gallery at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Alchemical Vessels, Joan Hiksoaka Gallery, Washington DC
2020
Invitational, Waverly Street Gallery, Bethesda, MD
Mid America Print Council Juried Exhibition, Kent State University Gallery, Kent, OH
10 x 10, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD
2019
Under 500, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
10 x 10, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD
The County Collects II, Betty Mae Kramer Gallery, Silver Spring, MD
Instructor Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Crossing Boundaries and Breaking Borders: DMV Printmaking, American University Museum at the
Katzen Arts Center, Washington DC
The Shape of Things to Come, Betty Mae Kramer Gallery, Silver Spring, MD
2018
10 x 10, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD
Meet Your Neighbors, Portico Gallery, Brentwood, MD
Unconfined, H-Space, Washington DC
2017
Waterworks, Pump House Project, Takoma Park, MD
Ephemera, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA
Alchemical Vessels, Joan Hiksoaka Gallery, Washington DC
One Year Later, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD
2015
Inter-National, Seacourt Print Workshop, Bangor, Northern Ireland
2014
Seasonal Balance, The Gray Gallery, Winchester, VA
10 x 10, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Silver Spring, MD
Intersecting Methods, The Aesthetic Union, San Francisco, CA
First Impressions, Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ
What’s Up: Art and Technology, Strathmore Mansion, Bethesda, MD
2013
Ink and Clay 39, Kellog Gallery, Ponoma, CA
The Art of the Book, Ridderhof Martin Gallery, University of Mary Washington, Fredricksburg, VA
Let's Talk About Love Baby, Printed Matter Inc, New York, NY
2012
*New Work by Gretchen Schermerhorn, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA
Four Perspectives: Becoming MPA, Mclean Project for the Arts, McLean VA
Ceramic Sutra, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
Fountainhead, The Gibson Company Lofts, Dallas, TX
2011
Wavelengths, Honfleur Gallery, Washington DC
Food/Hunger, June Fitzpatrick Gallery, Portland, ME
The Love Library Project, By Chido Johnson, Exhibition in conjunction with Southern Graphics Council Conference, The Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
D.C. Women Artists Now, Linda K. Jordon Art Gallery, Gallaudet University, Washington DC
2010
Convergence, Hope.Gate.Way, Portland, ME
*Transmutations in Paper, by Gretchen Schermerhorn, Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY
*New Works by Gretchen Schermerhorn, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA
2009
Dard Hunter 28th Annual Juried Exhibition, Oji Paper Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Meet Your Printmaker, Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington DC
[Trans]Texture, Howard County Arts Center, Ellicott City, Maryland
*Genetic Drift, District of Columbia Art Center, Washington DC
2008
*Paper, Pattern, & Press, New Work by Gretchen Schermerhorn, Northern
Virginia Community College, Alexandria Campus, Alexandria, VA
Drawn to Washington: A Juried Exhibition of Mid-Atlantic Printmakers, Pyramid
Atlantic Art Center, Silver Spring, MD
Fanciful Cravings, Two person collaborative exhibition, Pyramid Atlantic Art
Center, Silver Spring, MD
Exchange, Belfast Print Workshop and Pyramid Atlantic Printmaking
Belfast Print Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2007
Friends of Dard Hunter 26th Annual Juried Exhibition, Adams Bank, Silver
Spring, MD
Of Paper, Montpelier Art Center, Laurel, MD
Six Man Show, Arlington, VA
GRANTS, ARTIST RESIDENCIES, AND AWARDS
2020
Artist Residency, Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Amherst, VA
2019
Artists and Scholars Project Grant, Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, $3.8k
2018
Purchase Award, Montgomery County Contemporary Works on Paper Collection
Artist Residency, Robert Rauschenberg Residency, Captiva, FL
2014
Individual Artist Award, Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, $3k
2013
Juror’s Award, Exhibition, Ink and Clay 39
2012
Individual Artist Award, Maryland State Arts Council, $6k
2010
Semi-Finalist, Trawick Prize
2009
Studio Fellowship, Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY
2008
Artist Residency, Seacourt Print Workshop, Bangor, Northern Ireland
Creative Projects Grant-New Work, Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, $5k
2006
Artist Residency, California State University, Chico, CA
2004
Artist Residency, Columbia College Center for Book and Paper, Chicago, IL
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE & TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2006-present Artistic Director, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD
2023
Visiting Artist, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Visiting Artist, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
Guest Critic & Essayist, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Virtual Visiting Artist, Augusta University, Augusta, GA
2022
Workshop Instructor, Printmaking in the Sun, Touchstone Center for Craft, Farmington, PA
Juror, Looks Good on Paper, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD
Juror, Horizons Art & Design Competition, Marymount University, Arlington, VA
Guest Lecturer, College of Southern Maryland, LaPlata, MD
Panelist, College Book Art Association Conference
2020-present
Adjunct Faculty, Printmaking, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2020
Juror, Torpedo Factory Post-Graduation Residency, Alexandria, VA
Adjunct Faculty, Printmaking, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Catonsville, MD
Juror, Biennial Maryland Regional Juried Exhibition, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
2019
Workshop Instructor, Sculptural Paper, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2018
Juror, Torpedo Factory Artist Association, Alexandria, VA
Visiting Artist, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY
Visiting Artist/Critic, MICA, Baltimore, MD
Adjunct Faculty, Installation Art, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Catonsville, MD
2017
Workshop Instructor, Sculptural Papermaking, Women’s Studio Workshop
Portfolio Reviewer, MICA, Baltimore, MD
2016
Juror, Biennial Maryland Regional Juried Exhibition, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Juror, Printed Matter, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2015
Juror, Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival, Reston, VA
Visiting Artist/Lecturer, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD
Visiting Lecturer, How to Apply for Artist Residencies, George Washington University/Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington DC
2014
Lecturer, Art As Hypothesis Generator, Society for Human Ecology Conference, College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME
Juror, Regional Scholastic Art Competition, Fairfax, VA
Juror, It’s Small, Fredricksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredricksburg, VA
2013
Instructor, Papermaking and Book Arts, Seacourt Print Workshop, Bangor,
Northern Ireland
Co-Instructor, Encaustic on Handmade Paper, Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY
Juror, Large and Small Works Exhibition, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA
Visiting Lecturer, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore,MD
2012
Instructor, Multi-pass Monoprint techniques, P.R.I.N.T. Press, Denton, TX
Chair, Pyramid Atlantic Book Arts Fair Committee, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Silver Spring, MD
2011
Curator, The Art of the Book, Goldman Gallery, Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington DC
Juror, Bethesda Row Arts Festival, Bethesda, MD
Reviewer, Graduate Student Portfolio Review, Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington DC
Juror, Nest, Target Gallery at the Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA
Visiting Lecturer, American University, Washington DC
2010
Instructor, Paper to Print, Women’s Studio Workshop
Adjunct Faculty, Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington DC.
Juror, Bethesda Row Arts Festival, Bethesda, MD
Juror, Annual Juried Artists' Exhibition, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA
Visiting Artist and Lecturer, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA
2009
Juror, Women’s Caucus for the Arts Regional Juried Show, Washington DC
Visiting Artist and Lecturer, State University of New York at New Paltz
2008
Instructor, Workshop in Papermaking and Book Arts, Seacourt Print Workshop
Lecturer, Contemporary Printmaking and Hand Papermaking, Washington Conservation Guild
2007
Teaching Assistant, Sculptural Papermaking class, Penland School of Arts and Crafts, Penland, NC
Lecturer and Demonstrator, Fire Monoprints, Friends of Dard Hunter Conference, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Silver Spring, MD
2006
Adjunct Faculty, Drawing I-IV, Glendale Community College, Glendale, AZ
Studio Assistant, The Paper Studio, Tempe, AZ
Printmaking Assistant, Armstrong-Prior Fine Art Publishing, Phoenix, AZ
Artist in Residence, Specialization in printmaking, City of Tempe, Tempe, AZ
Lecturer, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV
Lecturer, Gretchen Schermerhorn Body Talk and the Global Thread, Arizona
State University School of Art, Tempe, AZ
COMMISSIONS/COLLECTIONS
Montgomery County Public Trust
Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD
Janet Turner Print Collection, California State University, Chico, CA
Collection of Kathy Caraccio, New York, NY
Tempe Historical Museum, Tempe, AZ
Amity Art Foundation
PUBLICATIONS
Moving Parts, Artist Book Collaboration between CityDance and Pyramid Atlantic. Edition of 50. 2009
Hand Papermaking Calligraphy Portfolio. Edition of 150 prints. 2007
Friends of Dard Hunter Exchange Portfolio. Edition of 200. 2007
PRESS
Mark Jenkins, “Ethereal Installations,” The Washington Post, July 17, 2011
The Studio visit, www.thestudiovisit.com/gretchen-shermerhorn/, December 3, 2010
Rachel Beckman, “The Lens Stares Back,” The Washington Post, July 3, 2008
Dan Zak, “You Can do it! Tips from 4 Artists,” The Washington Post, March 30, 2008
Holly Morris, “Making Paper : Pyramid Atlantic Art Center,” MyFox Washington DC, March 28, 2007
Megan Irwin, “Carve it Deep,” Phoenix New Times, July 15, 2006