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EXHIBITIONS // GROUP SHOWS // CURATIONS
Banned Books Exhibition / Nashville, TN / Sept 2026 / Group Exhibition
Flat File Pop Up Show / Southern Blaze / COOP Gallery / Nashville, TN / Aug 28-31 2026 / Curatorial
Co-Director
Bloomville / Group Show/ Rock Wall Gallery / Nashville, TN / Aug 2026
Bent, Fragmented, Seen / New Cohort of Watkins MFA students Group Show / WAG / Packing Plant / Nashville, TN / Aug 2026
Feelings of Blue / Buchanan Arts Center Fellowship Group Show / Arcade / Nashville, TN / Aug 2026
Repetition As Meditation / Buchanan Arts Center Fellowship / Arcade / Nashville, TN / July-Aug 2026
Hear Hear / Tinney Contemporary / Group Show / Alumni Arcade Arts Artists / June 6-13, 2026
Garden of Earthly Delights / COOP Gallery / Group show/ May 2026
Exploration with Expressionism: Friend’s Life Group Show / COOP Gallery / April 28th / Nashville, TN
Fresh from the COOP: New Members’ Exhibition / COOP Gallery / Dec 2025 / Nashville, TN
Dreaming of an Artful Christmas/ Monthaven Arts and Culture Center/ Nov 2025 / Hendersonville, TN
RENDER/ MADE Foundation Group Show/ Nov 2025 / Nashville, TN
Crossroads Café/ Curated Group Show/ Oct 2025 / Nashville, TN
Khairos Coffee/ Curated Group Show/ Sept-Nov 2025 / Clarksville, TN
Union Station Group Show/ August 2025 / Nashville, TN
Arcade Arts Alumni/ Group Exhibition/ Neighbors Exhibition/ Watkins College/ Aug-Sept 2025
Arcade Arts Alumni/ Group Exhibition/ Gallery 56/ Art Between the Avenues/ July-Aug 2025
COOP Group Exhibition/ Creature of Habit/ Art Between the Avenues/ Aug 2025
Between The Lines: A Group Exhibit/ Kreate Hub/ Nashville, TN, June 2025
Bloomville/ Group Exhibition/ Rockwall Gallery/ Nashville, TN, June 2025
Art Speaks/ Group Exhibition/ Memphis Art Salon/ April – May 2025
Flat File/ COOP Gallery/ Group Exhibition/ March - ongoing 2025
Treasure of the Garden/ Cheekwood/ Nashville, TN, Spring 2025-Featured Artist of the Month/ First Presbyterian Church/ Clarksville, TN, March 2025
Soundwaves Gallery/ Group Exhibition/ GEODIS Park/ 2025-2026
New Artist/ Group Exhibition/ Boomer Gallery/ London, August 2024
Artist Talk Times Square Group Exhibition/ NYC, June 2024
56th Annual Student Exhibition/ APSU, Clarksville, TN, May 2024
FOCUSFEST/ APSU, Clarksville, TN, Feb 2024
DAC and Friends Group Exhibition/, Downtown Artist Co-op, Clarksville, TN, Jan 2024
Different Shades of Coffee/ Curation, Art+Design Building/ APSU, Nov 2023
Figures and Faces/ Las Laguna, CA, Feb 2023
Virtuoso/ Art+Design Building/ APSU, 2023
The Unseen Diagnosis/ Art+Design Building, APSU, 2023
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Publications // Interviews
Conversations with Courtney Gatewood with The Nashville Voyager
https://nashvillevoyager.com/interview/conversations-with-courtney-gatewood
Critic’s Pick: ‘Fresh From the Coop” by Joe Nolanhttps://www.nashvillescene.com/criticspicks/critics-pick-fresh-from-the-coop/article_a1ef8f88-de5a-44dc-aa5a-1aa7b97b4bb4.html
ARTELLS MAGAZINE - FINEART & VISUAL ART NOVEMBER (Vol 3668) / https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/3201203
Arcade Arts Residency Showcased at Belmont/ By Haley Charlton/ https://www.belmont.edu/stories/articles/2025/arcade-arts-residency.html
I Like Your Work Podcast / The Shape of Things Fall Exhibition Catalog / October 2025/ https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/product-page/the-shape-of-things-fall-exhibition-catalog-2025
Interview with Henry Mullins/ Creatives on the Move: The Art of Courtney Gatewood/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_9gtOZTXdU
Tennessee Highlighter Interview with Courtney Gatewood/ https://tennesseehighlighter.com/meet-courtney-gatewood-artist/
PBS/ Arts Break/ Inside Nashville’s Arcade Arts/https://www.pbs.org/video/inside-nashvilles-arcade-arts-kpjve2/
Al-Tiba9 Contemporary online interview/ 2025/ https://www.altiba9.com/platfrom-interviews-for-artists/courtney-gatewood-painting-women-figurative-symbols
Drawing South Podcast/ Jan 2025/ https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/drawing-south/episodes/A-conversation-with-Courtney-Gatewood-e2u3lho
DRIFTI.space interview/ online, 2025/ https://drifti.space/interview-courtney-gatewood/
Artishonish Magazine/ issues 31, 32, 39
Artist Talk Magazine issue 25
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Collections/ Commissions
TN Titans / Nissan Stadium / Collection of 12 pieces for 8 walls
Metro Nashville / Nashville General Hospital / Women’s Center / Collection of 1 piece
Staged Home Shows with Reality Groups
Design House Nashville / Realty Group / Staged artwork for open house / April-May 2026
Jen Davis / Nashville Realtor / Staged artwork for open house / Sept 2025
Home Showcase/ Curated by Reggie Wayne/ Realtor Group/ the Bobby Matthews Mortgage Group/ Aug 2025 / Nashville, TN
Accomplishments // Scholarships
Dean's List, 2019-2024, APSU
Professor Bruce Childs Scholarship Endowment, Fall Semester of 2024, APSU
Barbara Beach Art Scholarship, Fall and Spring Semesters of 2023-24, APSU
Fortera Foundation Bridge Scholarship, Fall and Spring Semesters of 2023-24, APSU
Residencies // Fellowships // Programs // Memberships // Artist Teaching Workshops
Frist Art Museum// Artist Facilitator
Visual Artist Facilitator for Exhibition Shimmer // Oct 1st and 3rd, 2026 // Found Poetry and Reverse Ekphrasis Art
Making Activity // https://fristartmuseum.org/event/educator-workshop-shimmer-2/
2026 Buchanan Arts Center Emerging Artist Fellowship //Visual Art Instructor // Artist Fellowship // Professional Development // Community Outreach
Friends Life Community // Teaching Artist Residency Program // Jan 2026-May 2026 //Visual Art Teacher // Artist Residency // Mentorship
American Women Artists Association // Member// Sept 2025 - Present
COOP Gallery Member // Nashville, TN // June 2025 – Present // Curatorial team // Flat File Co-Lead// Events Planning Team
Arcade Arts Residency // Nashville, TN // October 2024 – June 2025// Artist Residency // create new work each month for the Art Crawl // refined my artistic practice
Eleanor's background spans education, coaching, and creative development. With a strong focus on process and progress, Eleanor helps learners move from where they are to where they want to be—one step at a time.