born in Selmer, TN, 1935
education
1998
Studied with Mollie Favour, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Field Expedition, Provence, France
1996
Studied with Gregory Amenoff, Santa Fe Institute of Fine Arts, Sante Fe
1988
M.F.A. The University of Memphis, Memphis
1984
B.F.A. Memphis College of Art, Memphis
1980
Lambuth College, Jackson, TN
1969
Memphis Academy of Art, Memphis
1955
Memphis State University, Memphis
selected solo exhibitions
2009
David Lusk Gallery
2007
Paintings, David Lusk Gallery
2005
Spirit of the Landscape, David Lusk Gallery
2003
Recent Works, David Lusk Gallery
2001
The Landscape, David Lusk Gallery
1999
Recent Works, Ledbetter Lusk Gallery
1997
Recent Works, Ledbetter Lusk Gallery
Tennessee State Museum, Nashville
1995
Recent Works, Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis
1993
Solo Exhibition, Kurts Bingham Gallery, Memphis
1992
Solo Exhibition, Kurts Bingham Gallery, Memphis
1990
Solo Exhibition, Alice Bingham Gallery, Memphis
1987
Solo Exhibition, Alice Bingham Gallery, Memphis
selected group exhibitions
2009
Price is Right, David Lusk Gallery, Memphis
2004
Works on Paper, New York, NY
2002
The Price is Right 5, Back With a Vengeance, David Lusk Gallery, Memphis
Flowers and Art, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis
2001
Best of Tennessee, Tennessee State Museum, Nashville
The Price is Right 3, Don't Stop `Til You Get Enough, David Lusk Gallery, Memphis
2000
The Price is Right 2, Once is Never Enough, David Lusk Gallery, Memphis
1999
Memphis College of Art Biennial II, Memphis College of Art, Memphis
Price is Right, Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis
1998
Tenth Anniversary Exhibition: Arts in the Park, Then and Now, Brooks Museum, Memphis
1997
Holiday, Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis
Larry & Co., University of Memphis, Memphis
ArtFair Seattle, Seattle
Works On Paper, The Armory, New York
1996
The Homecoming Exhibition, Memphis College of Art, Memphis
Memphis Arts Council, Askew, Nixon, Ferguson Architects, Memphis
Tree As Icon, Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis
1995
Holiday Exhibition, Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis
Memphis Arts Council, Askew, Nixon, Ferguson Architects, Memphis
awards & special projects
1997
Memphis Advertising Federation and St. Jude Hospital, images for greeting cards
Memphis In May Artist for Portugal 1998
1984
Alumni Traveling Fellowship, Memphis College of Art
Department Painting Award, Memphis College of Art
1983
Robert P. Bowen Scholarship, Memphis College of Art
1982
Tuition Stipend for Outstanding Work, The University of Memphis
selected bibliography
Thomas Jordan, Hamm speaks in a vocabulary of color, The Best Times, December, 2005, p6-7
Bryan Massey.Setting A Mood, At Home in Memphis, January 2004, p. 54-59
Suzanne Gibson. For Which I Have No Words, At Home in Memphis, August, 2003, p.21
Active Times, April 1997
Donna Dorian. ARTNews, Freida Hamm, Jenny Munn, 1993
Commercial Appeal, Art, September 1996 One of Best Locals, January 1992
Commercial Appeal, James DeRossitt, Women's Art Exhibit Varies In Scope, Quality, January 19, 1993
Frederic Koeppel, Hamm To Lead Artists' Jaunt To UK, April 26, 1998
Selection Criteria Slight Quality In Invitational Exhibit, August 14, 1994
Memphis Arts Fest Invites Work of 7, August 4, 1994
Artists See Red In Gallery Exhibit, April 24, 1992
Art Teachers Show Levels of Ambition In MCA Exhibition, October 8, 1992
Bingham Show Rates As A Joy To Behold, January, 1990
Festival Honored, May 20, 1988
Donald LaBadie, Annual Traveling Fellowship, May 31, 1984
Show Reflects Hot Trend In Art, May 1984
Suzanne Phelps-Fredette, Oils On Paper Hint Of Southern Secrets, September 11, 1996
Dateline Memphis, David Christie, Transforming Locality Into Personal Language, June 17-23, 1999, p. 16
Independent Appeal, Tommye Mitchell, Someone You Can Be Proud Of, September 1993
The Jackson Sun, Morgan Wilde, Selmer Artist Paints Her Way To Award, July 19, 1984
Memphis Business Journal, Edwin Howard, Life At The Top Reviews, January 22, 1990
Four Artists Reflect Influence of Veda Reed, July 15, 1985
Nashville Banner, Beth Monin, Art Mart, May 3, 1990
Nashville Scene, Angela Wibking, Trickle Down, May 6, 1999
The New Yorker, June 22 &29, 1998
New American Paintings, open Studios Competition, Summer 1998
Southern Accents, Donna Dorian Wall, At Home in the Landscape, pg. 114-120, September-October 2000
selected collections
Arthur Anderson Company, Little Rock
Baker Donelson, Memphis
Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis
Bass, Berry, & Sims, Memphis
Boatman's Bank of Tennessee, Memphis
Capitol Holding Insurance, Louisville, KY
City of Germantown, Germantown, TN
Commercial Bank & Trust, Paris, TN
First Tennessee Bank, Memphis
Financial Federal, Memphis
Harkavy Shainberg Koster Pinstein, Memphis
Holiday Corporation, Atlanta
JMGR, Memphis
Lausanne Preparatory School, Memphis
Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, Nashville
Morgan Keegan & Company, Memphis
Nations Bank, Charlotte, NC
Promus Hotel Corporation Headquarters, Memphis
Regency Travel, Memphis
Schering-Plough Health Care Products Inc., Memphis, Liberty Corners, New Jersey
Shea Law Firm, Memphis
Trammell Crow, Memphis
Union Planters Bank, Memphis
Urban Arts Commission, Memphis
The University Club, Memphis
Waring Cox Law Firm, Memphis