BIOGRAPHY
Zach Mory comes from Cottage Grove, WI, a few miles southeast of Madison, WI. Initially trained as a life drawer, his work slowly turned towards the abstract and non-objective possibilities of art-making as his undergraduate schooling continued at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In the spring of 2008, he received his MFA from UW-Madison with a concentration in drawing.
Since his graduation, he has exhibited extensively and taught various courses throughout Wisconsin and Illinois at UW-Madison, Carthage College, Lawrence University, Ripon College, Waubonsee Community College, Wheaton Warrenville South High School, and most recently at Naperville North High School, and the College of DuPage.
He currently lives in Glen Ellyn, IL, with his wife Melanie and their two daughters, Josie and Lilah.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
The Stand-In, Caestecker Gallery at Ripon College, Ripon, WI, 2022
Body Double/The Martyrs, 1100 Florence (curated by Aron Packer), Evanston, IL, 2022
Duet, The Bubbler, Madison, WI, 2017
Marks and Monsters, solo exhibition through Artslant, Chicago, IL, 2014
Work by Zach Mory, Morton College, Chicago, IL, 2011
Drawings by Zach Mory, Caestecker Gallery at Ripon College, Ripon, WI, 2010
Beginnings and Ends: An MFA Exhibit, Project Lodge, Madison, WI, 2008
Drawn: An MA Exhibition, 734 Gallery, Madison, WI, 2007
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020
76th Rockford Midwestern Biennial, Rockford Art Museum (curated by Jim Dempsey), Rockford, IL
Art Club, online exhibition through the Frank Juarez Gallery
2019
Time Bombs, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Small Group Exhibition, Governor's State University, University Park, IL
2018
Big Link, a group exhibition curated by Kate Mothes of Youngspace, Standard Projects, Hortonville, WI
Artprize 10, Grand Rapids, MI
24th Evanston Biennial, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
The Other Art Fair, Manna Contemporary, Chicago, IL
Exchanging Glances, a two-person exhibition with Raeleen Kao, Frank Juarez Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2017
TV Dreams, a three-person exhibition with Baldur Helgason and Peter Jeppson, Miishkooki Gallery, Skokie, IL
Let's Draw, a three-person exhibition at the James Watrous Gallery, Madison, WI
2016
Expanding Borders: 2nd Biennial at Olivet Nazarene University (curated by Joanne Aono), (third place), Bourbonnais, IL
People Made Visible pop-up, West Chicago, IL
74th Rockford Midwestern Biennial, Rockford Art Museum (one of two juror's picks, curated by Sarah Krepp), Rockford, IL
Luck of the Draw: A survey of contemporary drawing, The Bubbler, Madison, WI
2015
6th Anniversary Show, Water Street Studios (curated by Aron Packer), Batavia, IL
Artprize 2015, Calvin College (106) Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
The Base Line: An Exhibition on Drawing (Curated by Aron Packer), Arc Gallery, Chicago, IL
Little Galleries (Little Monroe Gallery), Madison, WI
Drawn 2, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Poetic Dialogue Exchange (collaboration with Kevin Prufer), Ukrainian Museum of Art, Chicago, IL
2014
Celeste Prize, Assab One, Milan, Italy
Artprize 2014, Cathedral Square, Grand Rapids, MI
Lovey Town: "I Can't Spell Group Without A You" (A group show about group shows), Madison, WI
Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival, SLAC pop-up, Chicago, IL
2014 CAA ArtExchange, Chicago, IL
2013
Fountain Art Fair, Chicago, IL
Abstract Impact, Prairie State University, Chicago, IL
Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival, SLAC pop-up, Chicago, IL
2012
PreOccupied, Fine Arts Building through Michigan University, Chicago, IL
Solo Exhibition, Morton College, Chicago, IL
1562 Collective, River North Lofts, Chicago, IL
2011
Work on Paper, Governor's State University, University Park, IL
S L O W, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Light and Air 2, Coalition Gallery, Chicago, IL Multiplicity, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
B-Sides, Coalition Gallery, Chicago, IL
2010
Light and Air, Coalition Gallery, Chicago, IL
Geometrically Speaking, Abryant Gallery, Chicago, IL
Bright New Talent, Coalition Gallery, Chicago, IL
DELINEATE: A Drawing Invitational, University of South Carolina, McMaster Gallery
2009
Big Bangs II, Dean Jensen Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Paper Works, Gallery RFD, Swainsboro, GA
22nd Annual Works on Paper, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA
2008 and earlier
In Cahoots, Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI
80th Annual UW Student Art Show, Porter Butts Gallery, Madison, WI
Third Year Review, 7th Floor Gallery, Madison, WI
QUIET/loud, Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI
Red-Headed Stepchild, 7th Floor Gallery, Madison, WI
The UW-Madison MFA Show, Steinhiber Gallery, Oshkosh, WI
Paper Works Continued, Shotgun House, Portland, OR
Paper Works, 734 Gallery, Madison, WI
First Base, 7th Floor Gallery, Madison, WI
Men Who Sew, Green Lantern Gallery, Mineral Point, WI
77th Annual UW Student Art Show, Porter Butts Gallery, Madison, WI
73rd Annual UW Student Art Show, Porter Butts Gallery, Madison, WI
Bob Schultz and Students, Kingsfoot Gallery, Madison, WI
Publications & Reviews
Studio Visit, Winter 2015
365 Artists/365 Days, Featured Artist
Starry Night's Publication - Artists to Look Out For
Drawing Served, Featured Artist (Behance's Curated drawing site)
Studio Visit, Summer 2014
Sixty Inches From Center, September 2013
New American Paintings #95 Midwest, August 2011
Brainflower, May 2013
ElevenEleven Journal issue 10, California College of the Arts, August 2011
Burnaway (burnaway.org), review for SLOW, September 2011
Flagpole (flagpole.com), review for SLOW, September 2011
NewCity Art, review for Light and Air, November 2010
Interview for Sketchpages (sketchpages.blogspot.com), September 2009
Awards, Grants, and Residencies
Juror's Pick (Sarah Krepp), 74th Midwestern Biennial, June 2016
Best in Show, 6th Anniversary Show, September 2015
Artist Seed Grant for 2015 Artprize, June 2015
Top Five Juror's Pick, Artprize 2015
ARTslant Juried Winner, July 2014
Best Portfolio, College of DuPage Portfolio Night 2013
Best Illustration for "Danny's World," College of DuPage Portfolio Night 2013 Adobe Achievement Design Awards Semi-Finalist, 2013
Participant, Coalition Gallery through the CAC, 2010-2011
Residency, Chicago Artist Coalition at the Merchandise Mart, 2010-2012
Visiting Artist, Waubonsee Community College, 2010
Temkin Award, 2008
Porter Butts Purchase Award, 2008
Wisconsin Union Directorate Award, 2008
MFA Fellowship Award, 2007
Wisconsin Union Directorate Award, 2005
Teaching Experience
Naperville North High School, Digital Art, 2022-present
College of DuPage, Typography, Digital Illustration (1,2,3,4), Graphic Design (1,2,3,4), Identity Design, Cartooning, Storyboarding, 2013–present
Wheaton-Warrenville High School, Digital Photography, Drawing, 2019-2022
Waubonsee Community College, Drawing 1 and 2, 2011–2013
University of Wisconsin–Madison, Life Drawing, 2008–2010
Carthage College, Drawing and Life Drawing, 2008–2010
Ripon College, Drawing 1 and Digital Art, 2010–2011
Lawrence University, Drawing 1 and Intro to Studio Arts, 2009