Tammy Burke, CV

Education

2019 MFA, Hite Art Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

2008 MA, Media Communications, Webster University, Louisville, KY 

1997 BFA, Painting, Herron School of Art, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN 

Awards and Scholarships

2024 History Inspires Fellowship, Filson Historical Society, Louisville, KY 

Public Art Projects

2022 Carnegie Center mosaic sign, Carnegie Center for Art and History, New Albany, IN

2021 “The Paint Box Garden” NoCo Arts Center, Jeffersonville, IN

2020 “Project Uplift”, Clark Memorial Health, Jeffersonville, IN 

2017 “Powered by Creativity” utility box, Jeffersonville, IN, June 2017 - July 2018

Exhibitions  

2024 “Girl Crush”, ArtPortal, Louisville, KY, March 1 to March 30

Solo exhibition, Arts Alliance of Southern Indiana,New Albany, IN, Sept to Dec

2023 “THROUGH LIFE/a través de la Vida”, The Cultural Center Reogelio Salmona of the

University of Calda, Manizales, Colombia, South America, Sept 20 to Oct 26

“Pairs”, Indiana Artist network online exhibition, 

https://www.indianaartistnetwork.com/pairsexhibition, April 7 to April 28 

2022 “Relief to the People: Benefitting Ukraine”, Shapin Nicolas Art Project Foundation Art Barn,

Jeffersontown, KY, Sept 24 to Nov 19

“IU Southeast Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition”, Ronald L. Barr Gallery, Indiana University

Southeast, New Albany, IN, Sept 8 to Oct 7

“Divided We Fall”, KMAC Triennial, KMAC Museum, Louisville, KY, Aug 27 to Nov 7

“Hite Art institute 75th Anniversary Alumni Exhibition”, Cressman Center for Visual Art, 

Louisville, KY, April 15 to May 22

2021 “BAAFS”, Supperfield Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of Museums, Seattle, WA

Oct 7 to Nov 6

“Open Studio Louisville Exhibition”, Cressman Center for Visual Art, Louisville, KY,

Oct 15 to Nov 19

2019 “Fake AF”, Swanson Contemporary, Louisville, KY, Sept. 20 to October 26 

“2019 MFA Graduates Exhibition”, Cressman Center for Visual Arts, Louisville, KY,

May 10 to Aug 30

“Thinging” thesis exhibition, Hite Art Institute MFA Studio gallery, Louisville, KY, 

April 22 to May 4

“Life Soundtracks”  audio contributor, Indygo rapid transit Fountain Square

station, Indianapolis, IN, spring launch

2018 “Paper Works”, MS Rezny Studio/Gallery, Lexington, KY July 24 to Aug. 31

“Michigan Fine Arts Competition”, Birmingham Bloomfield Arts Center,

Birmingham, MI, June 22 to Aug. 23

Installation concurrent with the run of “Eurydice”, Thrust Theater, University of

Louisville, Jan. 26-28, 2018, Feb. 1-4

"Artlink Regional Exhibition", Artlink Contemporary Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN,

Jan. 6 to March 9
"UofL Masters", Open Community Gallery, Louisville, KY, Jan. 10 to Jan. 26

2017   "University of Louisville Writing Center Exhibition" - March 2017 to March 2018

"University of Louisville Student Exhibition", Schneider Hall Galleries, Hite Art

Institute, Louisville, KY February 16 to March 17, 2017  

2011 Month of Makers, Louisville Visual Art Center, Louisville, KY

2010 Spring Into Art, Howard Steamboat Museum, Jeffersonville, IN

2006 Saturate, The Ground Floor Gallery, Louisville, KY

          Threadbare, Harrison Art Center, Indianapolis, IN

2005 Celebrating Women, curated by Maiza Hixson, Frazier History Museum,

Louisville, KY (catalog)

DePauw Biennial: Contemporary Art in the Midwest, Peeler Art Center, DePauw   

          University, Greencastle, IN (brochure)

M: Art After the Millennium, Swanson Reed Contemporary, Louisville, KY

Hexona, Adorno Studio, Louisville, KY  

Solo show, Taut, Directions by Fusion Home, Louisville, KY

2004 Empire Builder, Zeitgeist Gallery and Ruby Green Contemporary Art Center,    

          Nashville, TN

          Recent Work – Casey Roberts, Tammy Burke, Jason Barr, Bodner Gallery,

          Indianapolis, IN

          Spring Student Show, Schneider Hall, Gallery X and Covi Gallery, Hite Art

Institute Louisville, KY

2003 City and Self, Urban Design Studio, Louisville, KY

          Herron Alumni Show, Harrison Art Center, Indianapolis, IN

          Shooting at 1st and Oak, Maiza Hixson Studio, Louisville, KY

          New Work, Maiza Hixson Studio, Louisville, KY

2002 Emerging Louisville Artists, Actors Theater of Louisville, Louisville, KY

2001 Self/Serving, Two-person show, Aslan’s How Art Gallery, Louisville, KY, (with

          Joseph Dutkiewicz)

1997 New work, solo show, Carolyn Ard Studio, Indianapolis, IN

Performances

2018 “Waupee and the Star Maiden”, Jeffersonville, IN,Aug. 31 & Sept. 1, 

Composer, sound designer, musician, and vocalist for an original

production written, directed, and produced by Kathryn Spivey

2017 “Waupee and the Star Maiden”, Louisville, KY, November 11, 2017; Jeffersonville, IN,

December 7, 2017 – Composer, sound designer, musician, and vocalist for an original

production written, directed, and produced by Kathryn Spivey

2016 “Pioneering Spirits”, September, Jeffersonville, IN, soundscape and music

2013 to present Costumed Interpreter at Locust Grove Historic Home, portraying key figures

          Sarah Dabney Strother Taylor and Lucy Croghan in 1816, ensemble cast: interact in

          character with public dressed in period attire, perform period appropriate musical pieces.

          Requires research of character and period, performance, improvisation and

          sewing/crafting skills

2008 to 2015 Musical performer, Annual Spin a Yarn Storytelling Festival, Louisville, KY

2007 to present Musical performer, public and private events

Presentations and Workshops

2024 History Inspires Fellowship lecture, Filson Historical Society, Louisville, KY, September

2023 Suminagashi workshop, Waterfront Botanical Gardens, December 2, Louisville, KY 

Natural Dyeing and Sewing Workshop, Waterfront Botanical Gardens, Oct. 7,14, & 21,

Louisville, KY

Cyanotype workshop, Waterfront Botanical Gardens, July 8, Louisville, KY 

Natural Dyeing demo, Sacred Heart Model School, May 15 & 17, Louisville, KY

Indigo dyeing workshop, Waterfront Botanical Gardens, February 12, Louisville, KY  

2022 Suminagashi workshop, Waterfront Botanical Gardens, December 6 and 13, Louisville, KY 

2021 June - Embroidery and Tie Dyeing workshop with the city of Jeffersonville

2020 Marbling demonstration to ART 541: Studio Practice in Print, ART 543: Directed Studies in

Print, and ART 642: Professional Practice in Print, February 10, 2020. Hite Art Institute,

Louisville, KY

2019 Suminagashi marbling demonstration, Hite Art Institute, Louisville, KY

2018 October, Marbling workshop for Carnegie Center for Art And History, New Albany, IN

2017 Marbling workshop for paper, Portland Museum, Louisville, KY

Marbling workshop for paper and fabric, Hite Art Institute, 

“Feminism(s)”, Hite Art Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

2005 Artist Lecture, 2D Design students, Watkins College of Art, Nashville, TN

Residency and Workshop Participation

2020 to present 

NoCo resident artist, Jeffersonville, IN

2019 Traditional Japanese Techniques in Contemporary Metal Arts, August 11 to August 23,

Penland School of Craft, Penland, North Carolina

Collections

21C Museum Hotel, Louisville, KY

Larry Shapin and Ladonna Nicolas

Clark Memorial Hospital, Jeffersonville, IN

Private collections

Bibliography

Goodman, Emily Elizabeth. “Memorial Shrouds, Tammy Burke’s Over by Easter”. KMAC 2022, 

Divided We Fall. Pp. 20-23. November 2022. Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, KY. 

Cato, Judy. “Artist Spotlight.” Southern Indiana Living Magazine [Marengo] July 2022. Pp 18-19. 

https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/67042702/southern-indiana-living-july-august-20

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Stratman, Kristin. “Letter Stolen from Mosaic Installation Outside Carnegie Center.” News and 

Tribune [Jeffersonville] June 22, 2022.

https://www.newsandtribune.com/nt_right_now/letter-stolen-from-mosaic-installation-outside-

carnegie-center/video_ad094bdc-f24a-11ec-9482-5700a637b5a8.html.

Cunningham, Libby. “New Albany public art installation defaced.” News and Tribune [Jeffersonville]

June 21, 2022. 

https://www.newsandtribune.com/news/new-albany-public-art-installation-defaced/article_3e921342-f190-11ec-a394-dff6754e6751.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR1ROUXckEFmtSAA4YLNPzXxOWprSIPczx-ZiUk0M-dNogMPSIpfpfR1HZs.

WDRB News. “Jeffersonville arts party kicks off programming with miniature horse fashion show”.

Louisville, KY. April 9, 2022.

https://www.wdrb.com/news/jeffersonville-arts-party-kicks-off-programming-with-miniature-ho

rse-fashion-show/article_ce5cf50e-b857-11ec-acee-0b09d061d0f5.html. 

Boyle, John. “Mini horses to hit the runway at Jeffersonville fashion show”. WFPL 89.3. Louisville,

KY. April 8, 2022.

https://wfpl.org/mini-horses-to-hit-the-runway-at-jeffersonville-fashion-show/ 

Cunningham, Libby. "Artists Thrive in Jeffersonville Space." News and Tribune [Jeffersonville]

March 23, 2022.

https://www.newsandtribune.com/news/artists-thrive-in-jeffersonville-space/article_6eea5ae8-aaf2-11ec-a4f5-630c89085dcf.html?fbclid=IwAR0v9-SF7kqSdQUxzrPJGVwtF5DsFgStZxNm2BiOM_DbP6EJ0ugOs9kNHjE. 

Hornung, Tonilyn. “The Best is Right Here.” Today’s Woman Magazine, (Louisville, KY). September

2021. 54.

McAfee, Brooke. “Jeffersonville arts district introduces arts market, public garden.” News and

Tribune. July 6, 2021. 

https://www.newsandtribune.com/news/jeffersonville-arts-district-introduces-arts-market-publ

ic-garden/article_c3299e5c-db72-11eb-b212-2fca7ad0de5b.html. 

McAfee, Brooke. “Public garden planned for NoCo Arts & Cultural District in Jeffersonville.” Feb. 23,

2021. News and Tribune. Feb. 23, 2021.

https://www.newsandtribune.com/news/public-garden-planned-for-noco-arts-cultural-district-i

n-jeffersonville/article_5baf9a8e-7613-11eb-8d99-b37c17863953.html.

Oldham, Anita. “28 Things”. Today’s Woman Magazine, (Louisville, KY). November 2020 

Guest on “Artebella” with artist Helen Payne and host Keith Waits, WXOX 97.1 Louisville, KY.

May 23, 2019. https://www.louisvillevisualart.org/blog/2019/5/23/lvas-artebella-on-the

-radio-may-23-2019.

Featured local artist, October, 2018, “Pulpit” on Instagram @pulpit.contemporary.art

“Vignette: Tammy Burke” Louisville Visual Art blog Artebella, May 22, 2018,

https://www.louisvillevisualart.org/artebella/2018/5/22/vignette-tammy-burke.

“Great Day Live” appearance, WHAS television, Louisville, KY. August 30, 2016,

http://www.whas11.com/entertainment/television/great-day-live/see-giant-puppets-and-more-at-the-jeffersonville-steamboat-days-festival/311290516.

Elizabeth Beilman. “Spirit Animal: Puppet performance with 10 foot tall characters.” SoIn, News

and Tribune (Jeffersonville) 28 July, 2016. http://www.newsandtribune.com/news/spirit-animal-puppet-performance-with--foot-tall-characters-narrated/article_541bdfa2-5459-11e6-93bf-d7ed5d4d61ac.html.

Louisville Visual Art Association blog, “Month of Maker’s”, November 23, 2011,

http://monthofmakers.blogspot.com/2011/11/tammy-burke.html.

Diane Heilenman. “Identity Swap.” Courier Journal (Louisville) January 29, 2006.

Maiza Hixson, Celebrating Women, exhibition catalog, 2005.

Susan W. Knowles. “Empire Builders: Ruby Green Gallery and Zeitgeist Gallery,

Nashville” (illus.). Number: an independent journal of the arts, no.50 (Fall 2004): 18-19.

Work experience

2023 January to present

Owner, Tammy Takes a Dip

Design and produce custom western shirts

2022 September to present

Apprentice Tailor, B&K Enterprises, Charlestown, IN

2019 Aug to present 

Instructor, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN

FINA 101 Fundamental 3D 

FINA 230 Painting 1

FINA 438 Water Media

FINA 401 Fibers 

FINA 401 Mosaics

2018 to present 

Instructor, Northwood University, Louisville, KY

SPC 2050 Introduction to Public Speaking 

MKC 2100 Introduction to Marketing Communications

MKC 4500 Current Issues in Global Marketing

2017 Aug, to May 2019

Graduate Teaching Assistant, teacher of record, University of Louisville

ART 105 Introduction to Two Dimensional Design

ART 200 Studio Art and Visual Culture

2016 to 2021

Private guitar teacher

2015 to present 

Owner/Operator, Delightful Goods, llc, www.delightfulgoods.com

Design and produce custom garments

2016 to 2017 

Representative, Webster University, Louisville, KY

College administrator processing registrations, financial aid, textbook orders, 

social media, student advising, event planning, photography, and graphic design.

2002 to 2016 

Community Relations Coordinator, Webster University, Louisville, KY

Recruiter of graduate students; marketing, social media, advising, instruction, admission procedures, event planning, press releases, photography, and graphic design

2006 to 2010 

Operator of Webster University Visual Arts Center, Louisville, KY

Created show schedule, designed promotional materials, information placards 

and labels, installed shows, uninstalled and shipped artwork

1998 to 2006 

Self-employed creative professional

Muralist, faux finisher, painted furniture, interior painting, custom window treatments, and commissioned paintings

1995 to 1998 

Studio assistant for John Domont Studio and Gallery, and Carolyn Ard Studio,

Indianapolis, IN

1996 to 1997 

Seamstress, AvantGarb Custom Mascot Studio, Indianapolis, IN

1993 Painter, Louisville Stoneware, Louisville, KY