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Exhibitions // Group Shows
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
Monet is a lifelong educator with a passion for creating accessible, engaging learning experiences. Known for a calm, encouraging teaching style, Monet believes that growth happens when learners feel both challenged and supported.
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
Emmett is a detail-oriented instructor who’s spent the past decade helping people develop new tools, habits, and mindsets. Their approach is clear, practical, and always infused with curiosity and care.
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/Memberships
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.