born in 1972 in Memphis
education
1997
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship Study, Florence, Italy
1994
BFA, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia
Independent Study, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
professional
2004
Teaching Painting and Drawing, Parsons School of Design, New York
selected solo exhibitions
2009
Recent Paintings, David Lusk Gallery
2006
New Work: Paintings and Drawings, Sarratt Gallery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville
2005
Oliver Kamm 5BE Gallery, New York
2003
Recent paintings, Apartment 5 BE Gallery, New York
2001
David Lusk Gallery
1999
Art Fair Torino, Italy
New Work, Ledbetter Lusk Gallery
Colin McLain: Recent Paintings, Sergio Tossi Arte Contemporanea, Prato, Italy
Hudson D. Walker Gallery, Provincetown, MA
1998
Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
Tennessee State Museum, Nashville
1997
Puttering, Drawing, Fixing & Tinkering, Ledbetter Lusk Gallery
Lewis Art Gallery, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS
1996
Colin McLain: Recent Paintings and Drawings, Marshall Arts Gallery, Memphis
selected group exhibitions
2009
Price is Right, David Lusk Gallery, Memphis
A Class of Hicks, Memphis College of Art, Memphis
2006
Inaugural Exhibit/Gallery Artists, Oliver Kamm Gallery, NYC
Price is Right, David Lusk Gallery, Memphis
2005
Radiodays, Bandes Originales, Amsterdam
2003
Scope Miami, Miami, FL
Escape From New York, New Art From The Outer Boroughs, New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts, Summit, NJ
2002
45th Annual Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock
The Price is Right 5, Back With a Vengeance, David Lusk Gallery, Memphis
2001
The Price is Right 3, Don't Stop `Til You Get Enough, David Lusk Gallery, Memphis
Juried Arts Exhibit, Arts in the Park, Memphis
2000
The Price is Right 2, Once is Never Enough, David Lusk Gallery, Memphis
1999
Southeastern Juried Exhibition 1999, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL
17th Annual September Competition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA
Price is Right, Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis
25th Prints, Drawings and Photographs Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
1998
Mani Mario, Commune di Firenze, Florence, Italy
Holiday, Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis
Group Exhibition, Sergio Tossi Arte Contemporanea, Prato, Italy
Director's Council Exhibit, Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis
Group Exhibition, Commune d'Elba, Marciana, Italy
1997
40th Annual Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock
A Cut Across the Middle, traveling exhibition: PlanB Gallery, Memphis, TN; Now Gallery, Wisconsin; Alternate Gallery Space, Houston
Memphis Push, Push, San Francisco
The Boy Mechanic, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR
24th Annual Drawings, Prints & Photographs Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock
Memphis College of Art Biennial, Memphis College of Art, Memphis
Tool, Broward Community College, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Memphis Arts Council Exhibition, Askew, Nixon, Ferguson Architects, Memphis
1996
Tree As Icon, Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis
39th Annual Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock
Cooper Young Invitational, Plan B Gallery, Memphis
One In A Hundred, Plan B Gallery, Memphis
Memphis Arts Council Juried Exhibition, Askew, Nixon, Ferguson Architects, Memphis
The Tool Show, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland, OR
1995
Young Memphis Invitational, Rhodes College, Memphis
White Trash/Black Velvet Invitational Art, Memphis College of Art, Memphis
Between and Combined, Plan B Gallery, Memphis
1994
37th Annual Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock
awards
2001
Best of Painting, Juried Art Exhibit, Arts in the Park, Memphis
1999
Honorable Mention, Southeastern Juried Exhibition 1999, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL
Honorable Mention, 25th Prints, Drawings and Photographs Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock
1998
Fellowship, Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA
1997
Memphis Arts Council Emerging Artist Award, Memphis
Delta Award, 40th Annual Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock
selected bibliography
MIdSouth Fly Fishers, vol 33, issue 6, June 2009
1000 Greetings: Creative Correspondence Designed for all Occasions, Peter King Publishers
Italian Flash Art, April May Issue, 2004
The New York Times, Art Guide, January 31, 2003
The New York Times, Roberta Smith, A Bread Crumb Trail to the Spirit of the Times, January 17, 2003, p2
Commercial Appeal, Fredric Koeppel, Artist's Obviousness Borders on Banal, F4, August 14, 1999
Emerging Artists to Watch, March 1997
Vanessa Jones, Exhibition Boosts Struggling Young Artist, November 3, 1995
Memphis Flyer, Cory Dugan, Someday Comics, August 1997
Memphis Magazine, Arts Day Exhibition, March, 1997
New American Painting Quarterly, Volume 7,1997
The New Art Examiner, David McCarthy, Colin McLain, March 1996
Number 30, Brian Bishop, Colin McLain: Recent Paintings and Drawings, Spring Issue 1996
Smith, Young Memphis Exhibition, Spring Issue 1996
The Oregonian, Randy Gragg, Fools for Tools, May 10, 1996
The Sou' Wester, John Weeden, Colin McLain Risks Absurdity in Recent Show, January 24, 1996
selected collections
Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock
Pfizer, Memphis
Promus Hotel Corporation, Memphis