Max Lehman
Curriculum Vitae
Education:
Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1997 – 2004
Richmond College, London, England 1986
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 1981 – 86
Selected Individual Exhibitions:
"Cosmodrome Adastropopoplis Lux" Hecho Gallery, Santa Fe NM December 2023
"The Life of Death" POP Gallery, Santa Fe NM October 2020
"ART Santa Fe, Skull-O-Rama" Santa Fe NM July 2019 Awarded Best of Show: Sculpture
“Gods + Goop + Gobbledygook” Stranger Factory, Albuquerque NM January 2016 (Hi Fructose Article)
"Half in the Other World" Pop Gallery Santa Fe, Summer 2014
“On the Mezzanine” Featured Artist, William Havu Gallery, Denver Co January 2014
“Higgledy-Piggledy” a look back at recent works, Hahn Ross Gallery, Santa Fe NM August 2011
“Products of a Disordered Mind” Victoria Boyce Gallery, Scottsdale AZ February 2008
“The Bunny Show” Victoria Boyce Gallery, Scottsdale AZ July 2005
“Dogs in Drag Show” Hahn Ross Gallery, Santa Fe NM January 1997
“Prime Time” Hahn Ross Gallery, Santa Fe NM May 1995
“Max O Glyphics” Minds Eye Gallery, Scottsdale AZ July 1994
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2020
“Play/Things: The Iconography of the Toy” Santa Fe Arts & Culture Department’s Community Gallery March – May
"Invisible Horizon" Three person exhibit, William Havu Gallery, Denver CO March – April
"Made in New Mexico III: A Local Group Exhibition" Stranger Factory, Albuquerque NM January
2019
"Pojoaque River Art Studio Tour" Open Studio, Nambe NM, September
"Every Sculpture Tells a Story" Three person exhibit, Pop Gallery Santa Fe, Santa Fe NM August
"Shrine Tour Santa Fe" Curated by Darlene McElroy, Calliope Gallery, Madrid NM June - July
2018
"Noche de Muertos" Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe NM November
"Truckload of Art" Curated by Liz Hahn , JRB Art at the Elms, Oklahoma City, OK October
"Made in New Mexico II" Group Show at Stranger Factory Albuquerque NM January
2017
"Bottoms Up, a Celebration of Cups" Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe NM December
"The Narrative Figure" Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe NM November
"Noche de Muertos" Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe NM November
"Bewitching VII" at Stranger Factory Albuquerque NM October
"Figurative Works, Group Exhibition" Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe NM August
"Spectacle" Artists Interpretations of Operas, Santa Fe Community Gallery, Santa Fe NM July - September
"Art Palm Springs" represented by William Havu Gallery Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs CA February
2016
"I Am Become Death" Special Guest Artist Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos NM October
"About Face" From the Airport's Collection Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix AZ May - October
"Epeolatry" at Alexi Era Gallery, Mascoutah IL January
"Mélange à Clay" curated by Joe Bova Andrews Gallery at William and Mary University, Williamsburg VA January
2015
Blue Line Arts Fifth Annual Plate and Totem Show Blue Line Arts, Roseville CA October
"Bewitching V" at Stranger Factory Albuquerque NM October
"Museum of Temporary Art" at Taos Artisans Gallery Sept 18th - Sept 25th
"Legends de Lowbrow", at Greg Moon Art, Taos NM September - October
"Hybridity", featuring Max Lehman William Havu Gallery Denver CO August
Grand Re-Opening Stranger Factory, Albuquerque NM April
"Monumental Ideas/ Intimate Scale", National Juried Exhibition curated by Benjie Heu River Campus Gallery Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau MO February
Yuma Art Symposium Presenters Exhibition, Yuma Art Center Yuma AZ February
"End of Days" Santa Fe Community Gallery, Santa Fe NM October 2014 - February 2015 (link)
2014
“¡Orale! The Kings and Queens of Cool” Harwood Museum, Taos NM September
"Masquerade" curated by Max Lehman, Fuller Lodge Art Center Losa Alamos NM September-November (link)
“50 From 6″ Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, Southern Utah University, Cedar City UT Fall
"Figure It" Museum of Craft, Columbus OH
“NCECA Gallery Expo”, represented by The Red Lodge Clay Center Red Lodge MT, @ NECECA 2014 Milwaukee WI March
2013
“Small Treasures” Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe NM November
“Herradura Art Barrel Competition” A National Juried Art Competition, La Fonda Resort and Spa Santa Fe NM November Awarded Local Grand Prize.
"Common Grounds" Annual Exhibit, Santa Fe Community Gallery, Santa Fe NM. Awarded Best of Show.
“Wild Rumpus” A Tribute to Maurice Sendak, Pop Santa Fe, Santa Fe NM November – December
“Contained – Teapots, Functional to Whimsical & Beyond” Juried Exhibition, The Muse Gallery, Longmont CO November
“Common Ground” Santa Fe Community Gallery, Santa Fe NM October
“POP Goes To The Dogs 2013” Benefit for Heart & Soul Sanctuary (Glorieta, NM) POP Santa Fe, Santa Fe NM September
“99 Bottles” Curated by Jason Bige Burnett, Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville NC September
“Trickster” Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos NM
“Medalta, First annual International Cup Show” Juried by Carole Epp, Medalta Historic Center Medicine Hat, Alberta Canada August
“Mug Shots” 5th annual national juried cup exhibition at LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln NE April
“25 Years Downtown” MonOrchid Gallery, Phoenix AZ March
2012
“Toys Stories II” William Havu Gallery, Denver CO November
“Ecumene: Global Interface in American Ceramics” in conjunction with the 45th General Assembly of the International Academy of Ceramics. Hosted by Santa Fe Community College School of Art and Design’s Visual Arts Gallery August
“Fantastical Five!” POP Gallery, Santa Fe NM July
“Elements” an exhibit of ceramic and glass art, Santa Fe Community Gallery, Santa Fe NM June
“NCECA Gallery Expo 2012” Seattle WA, presented by Red Lodge Clay Center March
“The Low Down: Tales From the Margin” Kipp Gallery, IUP-November 2011 Indiana PA, Red Lodge Clay Center-February 2012 Red Lodge, MT
2011
“The Low Down: Tales From the Margin” Kipp Gallery, IUP-November 2011 Indiana PA, Red Lodge Clay Center-February 2012 Red Lodge, MT
“Muerto” Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos NM November
“Grand Re-opening Exhibition” Obsidian Gallery, Tucson AZ September
“More Than A Virus” in conjunction with the AIDSImpact Conference Santa Fe Community Gallery, Santa Fe NM September
“Santa Fe Storefront Windows Project” Various Locations, Santa Fe NM summer August – September
“Dewey Decimaled, Art That Tells a Story” Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos NM April
“Figures” Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe NM April
“Florida Souvenirs: Sand, Surf and Sin from the Sunshine State” in conjunction with NCECA Mindy Solomon Gallery, St. Petersburg FL March
2010
“SOFA Chicago” presented by Duane Reed Gallery, St Louis Mo, Chicago IL November
“Critical Chaos” in conjunction with NCECA CRITICAL Santa Fe: Developing Criticism in Ceramics, Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe NM October
“The Affaire in the Gardens, Festival” Juried show Awarded Second Place in Sculpture, Beverly Hills CA October
“Pop Surrealism” Santa Fe Community College Art Gallery, Santa Fe NM October
“Slant” GF Contemporary, Santa Fe NM, July
“Alternate Universe” Mindy Solomon Gallery, St. Petersburg FL May
“Affordable Art Fair” NYC 2010 Via Mindy Solomon Gallery May
“Tell Me a Story: Contemporary Narrative Ceramics Curator: UNI Professor of Art JoAnn Schnabel, UNI Gallery of Art University of Northern Iowa February – March
“Ceram-A-Rama: A (really) Progressive Clay Affair” ASU Ceramics Research Center, Tempe AZ February
“A Night of Stars” Contemporary Forum Art Auction Benefiting the Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix AZ February
“Dialog in the Arts” an exhibition of faculty and their students’ works, Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe NM January
2009
“The Illusculptors” Group Show of Illustrated Ceramic Sculpture presented by Ferrin Gallery Sofa Chicago IL, November
“TEAPOTS: Interpretations” Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield MA July
“Fine Folk” Santa Fe Community Gallery, Santa Fe NM June
“The Trouble With Boys and Girls” Four Person Show Hosted by NCECA Curated by Jason Huff
Mesa Arts Center, Mesa AZ April
“What the Future May Hold – Artistís Consider the Post Bush World” Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe NM January
“Starting a Hare” Pewabic Pottery, Detroit MI January
2008
All Fired up “Tell Me A Story – Contemporary Narrative Ceramics” White Plains Public Library, NY October
“La Mesa” at NCECA hosted by Santa Fe Clay, Pittsburg PA April
“Red” Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe NM February
“A Human impulse – Figuration from the Diane and Sandy Besser Collection” ASU Ceramics Research Center, in conjunction with “Ceram-A-Rama, Soul On Fire” Tempe Az February
“Seven Deadly Sins” Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe NM January
2007
“Snowglobe” Cruz Gallery, Santa Fe NM December
“Seeing Red” Gallery Zipp, Santa Fe NM August
“Renegade Ceramics Five Views From the West” ASU Ceramics Research Center, Tempe AZ Summer
“Whatís Up Doc?” Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland WA May
“HRC benefit Auction” Hosted by Victoria Boyce Gallery, Scottsdale AZ November
2006
“Tell Me a Story” Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM November
“Small Figures” Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM September
“Nature/Culture” National Invitational Exhibition Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe NM April
“Ceram-A-Rama, California Dreamin” ASU Ceramics Research Center, Tempe AZ February
2005
“Skulls” Cruz Gallery, Santa Fe NM October
“Day of The Dead” National Invitational Exhibition Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe NM November
“Post Office Windows” City of Tempe Fine Arts Center, Tempe AZ Spring – Summer
“The Contemporary Cup” National invitational Exhibit Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago IL February
“XXX” National Invitational Exhibition Santa Fe Clay, Curated by Sandy Besser Santa Fe NM February
2004
“Retro Daddio” Invitational, City of Tempe Fine Arts Center, Tempe AZ Fall
“Natural Selection” National Invitational Exhibition, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe NM May
“Integrate Disintegrate” Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe NM January
2003
“The Doll Show” Sponsored by Guadalupe Fine Arts, Sweeny Center, Santa Fe NM February
Prior to 2000
“Art with Heart” Horwitch-LewAllen Gallery, Santa Fe NM 1996
“Into the Light, an Exhibition of Artist Who Work with Neon” Amuze Gallery, Santa Fe NM 1993
“Group Show” Wilshire Tower Gallery, Los Angeles CA 1992
“Animals Endangered and Not So Endangered” Art Options Gallery, Santa Monica CA 1991
“American Humor Show” Contempo Gallery, Nagoya, Japan 1991
“Art Detour Invitational” Renaissance One, Phoenix AZ 1990
“Five Arizona Artists with Heatstroke” Elaine Horwitch Gallery, Scottsdale AZ 1989
“The Modern Mask” Elaine Horwitch Gallery, Scottsdale AZ 1987
Selected Juried Exhibitions:
"Common Grounds" Annual Exhibit, Santa Fe Community Gallery, Santa Fe NM 2013. Awarded Best of Show.
“Top Choice” National Juried Exhibition, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles CA. 2005
“Masks and Costumes” Old pueblo Museum, Tucson AZ. 1988
“ASU Neon Workshop Exhibit” Elaine Horwitch Gallery, Scottsdale AZ 1986
“Masks Masques Masx” Galleria Mesa, Mesa AZ. 1985
Selected Private and Public Collections:
Midge and Jerry Golner Phoenix AZ
Sara and David Lieberman Paradise Valley AZ
Sanford M Besser Santa Fe NM
Jim Kolva and Pat Sullivan Spokane WA
Albion Fenderson Phoenix AZ
Marek Wozniak Omaha NE
Arizona State University Art Museum Ceramics Research Center Tempe AZ
Santa Fe Community College Santa Fe NM
Professional Experience:
Webmaster, New Mexico Tourism Department, 2006 – present
Presenter, Yuma Art Symposium, Yuma AZ 2015
Panelist, Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Awards, Columbus OH 2014
Curator, Masqurade, National Mask Invitational, Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos NM 2014
Master of Ceremonies, FUZE.SW Food+Folklore Festival, Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe NM 2014
Instructor, Otterbein University - Summer Intensive Workshop, Columbus Ohio 2013
Instructor, Santa Fe Clay, Painting Outside the Lines Workshop, Spring 2013
Ceramics Instructor – Adjunct, Santa Fe Community College, 2007 – 2008, 2014
Web developer Buckaroo Ball Organization 2005
Webmaster, Aid and Comfort Organization, 2001 – 2005
Animation Instructor Adjunct, Macromedia Director, Flash Santa Fe Community College 2001- 2006
Project Coordinator, “Trail of Painted Ponies” Santa Fe, NM 2000
Curator, “Into the Light Exhibition” Amuze Gallery, Santa Fe NM 1993
Curator, Art Detour Invitational, Phoenix Union Gallery, Phoenix AZ. 1990
