Dorothy Gillespie

Dorothy Gillespie received an Honorary BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in 1996.  Positions she has held and honors she has received are listed below:

The Alice Baber Art Fund, Inc. Grant Award 1990

Doctor of Pedagogy, Niagara University, Niagara Falls, NY 1990

Doctor of Fine Arts (Honoris Causa) Caldwell College, Caldwell, NY 1976

Women of Distinction Award, Birmingham Southern College, Birmingham, AL 1987

Allied Professions Award, Virginia Society, The American Institute of Architects, Richmond, VA 1986

Distinguished Alumni Award, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD 1983

Outstanding Services Award, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR 1983

Governor’s Arkansas Travelers Award 1983

Outstanding Woman of Virginia, Faculty Women’s Caucus, James Madison University, VA 1981

City of Fort Wayne, IN, received the Mayor’s Certificate of commendation and the key to the city, 1979

City of Roanoke, VA received the Mayor’s Certificate of Recognition and the key to the city, 1977

Distinguished Professor of Art, Radford University, Radford, VA 1997-99

Board of Trustees, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD 1996-99

Board of Trustees, Maitland Art Center, Maitland, FL 1996-99

Art in Public Places Committee, Broward Cultural Affairs Council, June 1993-June 1994

Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow 1986-94

Visiting Committee, Fine Arts, Lehigh University, PA 1981-83

Visiting Artist, Radford University, Radford, VA 1981-83

Director, “Art and the Community” Institute, Human Relations Center, New School for Social Research, New York, NY 1977-83, “Art and the Community” Institute, Maryland Institute, College of Art 1980

Originator of the course “Functioning in the Art World”, Human Relations Center, New School for Social Research, New York, NY 1975-82

Board member, Women’s Caucus for Art 1975; Women in the Arts 1974-75; Artists Representing Environmental Art 1978; Clayworks 1978-79

Chairperson, Fine Arts Committee, International Women’s Art Festival 1975

Co-coordinator, Women’s Interart Center, New York, NY 1973-76

Artist in Residence, Women’s Interart Center, New York, NY 1972; New School for Social Research, New York, NY 1977

Dorothy Gillespie’s Solo Shows include the Following:

Solo Shows

Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC 2000

Arts On Douglas, New Smyrna Beach, FL 2000

Judi Rotenberg Gallery, Boston, MA 1999

Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL 1999

Art Museum of Western Virginia, Roanoke, VA 1999

Monty Stabler Gallery, Birmingham, AL 1999

Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Fl 1998

Broward Community College, Pembroke Pines, FL 1998

Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC 1997

Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, FL 1995

Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1995

University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 1995

Moore County Arts Council, Southern Pines, NC 1995

Corbino Galleries, Sarasota, FL 1995

Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC 1995

Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, FL 1994

Monty Stabler Gallery, Birmingham. AL 1994

St. John’s Museum of Art, Wilmington, NC 1993

Zone One Contemporary, Asheville, NC 1993

Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA 1993

Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, West Palm Beach, FL 1993

New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts, Summit, NJ 1993

Monty Stabler Gallery, Birmingham, AL 1992

Hunterdon Art Center, Clinton, NJ 1992

Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC 1992

University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR 1991

Fordham University, New York, NY 1991

Corbino Galleries, Sarasota, FL 1991

Wade Wilson Gallery, Chicago, IL 1991

Broward Community College, Pembroke Pines, FL 1991

Ann Jaffe Gallery, Bay Harbor Island, FL 1990

Monty Stabler Gallery, Birmingham, AL 1990

Jaffe-Baker Gallery, Boca Raton, FL 1990

South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts, Greenville, SC 1990

Sound Shore Gallery, Stamford, CT 1989

Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1989

Gallery West, Los Angeles, CA 1989

Corbino Galleries, Sarasota, FL 1987

Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC 1988

Interart de St. Amand, New York, NY 1988

Corbino Galleries, Sarasota, FL 1987

Sheila Nussbaum Gallery, Millburn, NJ 1986

Gallery West, Los Angeles, CA 1986

Gallery Ninety-Nine, Bay Harbor Island, Fl 1986

Associated American Artists, New York, NY 1986

Dolly Fiterman Gallery, Minneapolis, MN 1986

Images Gallery, Toledo, OH 1986

Montpelier Cultural Art Center, Laurel, MD 1986

Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL 1985

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 1985

Reynolda House Museum, Winston-Salem, NC 1985

Meredith Contemporary Art, Baltimore, MD 1985

Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD 1985

Gallery 756, Flint, MI 1985

Gallery One, Fort Worth, TX 1984

Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC 1984

Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 1984

Meredith College, Raleigh, NC 1984

Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX 1984

Fordham University, New York, NY 1984

Academy of the Arts, Easton, MD 1984

Gallery West, Los Angeles, CA 1983

Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY 1983

University of Tennessee, Knoxvile, TN 1983

Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE 1983

Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, MD 1983

Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 1983

Roanoke College, Salem, VA 1983

St. Mary’s College, Winoa, MN 1983

Gallery One, Fort Worth, TX 1982

The Squibb Gallery, Princeton, NJ 1982

The Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL 1982

Fontana Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1982

Notre Dame College, Baltimore, MD 1982

Meredith Contemporary Art, Baltimore, MD 1981

Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC 1981

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 1981

Interart de St. Amand, New York, NY 1981

University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR 1981

Caldwell College, Caldwell, NJ 1980

Deacon Gallery, Wilmington, NC 1980

Virginia Miller Gallery, Coral Gables, FL 1980

Fordham University, New York, NY 1979

Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 1979

Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN 1979

New School for Social Research, New York, NY 1979

Maurice M. Pine Free Public Library, Fairlawn, NJ 1979

Sawhill Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 1978

Fells Point Gallery, Baltimore, MD 1978

E. P. Gurewitsch Works of Art, New York, NY 1978

University Art Gallery, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 1977

Miller and King Gallery, Coral Gables, FL 1977

Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ 1977

Aaron Berman Gallery, New York, NY 1977

ERPF Cultural Center, Arkville, NY 1977

Fordham University, New York, NY 1976

New School For Social Research, New York, NY 1976

Caldwell College, Caldwell, NJ 1976

Foote, Cone & Belding, New York, NY 1976

Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA 1976

New York University, New York, NY 1976

Ames Gallery, New York, NY 1975

New York University, New York, NY 1975

Women’s Interart Center, New York, NY 1973

New York University, New York, NY 1971

New York University, New York, NY 1970

Columbia University, New York, NY 1970

Juliette Gordon Gallery, New York, NY 1967

Gertrude Stein Gallery, New York, NY 1966

State Theatre of Virginia, Abingdon, VA 1965

Sullins College, Bristal, VA 1965

Museum of Contemporary Art, Lima, Peru 1963

St. Mary’s College, Columbus, OH 1963

Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL 1963

Fine Arts Museum, Roanoke, VA 1963

Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA 1962

Fenster Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany 1962

Schramm Art Galleries, Fort Lauderdale, FL 1962

Miami Museum of Modern Art, Miami, FL 1962

Battelle Institute, Columbus, OH 1962

Barzansky Gallery, New York, NY 1960

The Gallery, Miami, FL 1959

The Cherry Lane Theater, New York, NY 1947

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