bio

jerry lynn & terry lynn
Born in 1975 in Memphis, TN


education

2001    BFA, University of Memphis, (Terry Lynn)
1999    BBA, University of Memphis, (Jerry Lynn)

selected solo exhibitions

2007    new paintings and the story, David Lusk Gallery, Memphis
2005    Rhythm and Roots: A Love Story, David Lusk Gallery, Memphis,
            TN
2004     David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
2003     Private Showing, Dallas, TX
             Twin, David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
2002     Twins, Nathan and Dorothy Shainberg Gallery, Memphis, TN
2001     Old South, New South, Buckman Arts Center, Memphis, TN
1999     Southern Reflections, Twin Inc, Arlington, TN
1998     Linking Art into the Future, Twin Inc, Arlington, TN
             Twin Reflections, Hearne Fine Art, Little Rock, AR
1997     Recent Works, Heritage Gallery, Mitchellville, MD
             Double Take, Jubilee Gallery, Memphis, TN

selected group exhibitions

2007   Flying Solo 10, Nashville International Airport, Nashville
2006   Powerhouse Auction, The Powerhouse, Delta Axis, Memphis
            Brick Gallery, Clarksdale MS
2004   Jackson Summer Art Salon, David Lusk Gallery, Jackson, MS
            Work selected for participation in the US Art in the Embassies
            Program, on loan to the US
            Embassy in Damacus, Syria
            National Black Fine Art Show, Puck Building, New York, NY
2003    National Black Fine Art Show, Puck Building, New York, NY
2002    National Black Fine Art Show, Puck Building, New York, NY
2001    Joysmith Gallery, Memphis, TN
2000    National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta, GA
            Dorothy Jean Gallery, Memphis, TN
1999    The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
            National Black Fine Art Show, Puck Building, New York, NY
1998    National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta, Ga
            The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
1997    Tennesse State Museum, Nashville, TN
1996    Gestine's Gallery, Memphis, TN
            Madison Avenue Art Gallery, Germantown, TN
            The University of Memphis Art Museum, Memphis, TN
1995    The University of Memphis Art Museum, Memphis, TN

awards and honors

2001    Designed cover image for book entitled "The Flip Side of Sin", by Rosalyn McMillan
1999    Pinnacle Leadership Award, Youth United Way, Memphis, TN
            Outstanding Community Service Award, Alpha Kappa Alpha
             Sorority, Inc
            Official Artists, 12th Annual National Conference on Race and
            Ethnicity in American Higher
            Education
            Offical Artists, 13th Annual Africa in April Festival, Memphis, TN
            Offical Artists, 1998 Essence Awards, New York NY
            Official Artists, The WGCI 107.5 FM Urban Radio Music Awards,
             Chicago, IL
1996    Officials Artists, Beale Street Crossroads of AmericaÕs Music,
            Memphis, TN
1992    Jerry Lynn, Tennessee Governor's School for the Arts, Middle
            Tennessee State University,
            Murfreesboro, TN
1991    Terry Lynn, Tennessee Governor's School for the Arts, Middle
            Tennessee State University,
            Murfreesboro, TN

selected publications

MidSouth Living
Number:
The Daily Helmsman
Art Trends
Upscale
Twins Magazine
The Commercial Appeal

corporate collections

Africa in April Festival, Memphis, TN
Bell-South Corporation, Memphis, TN
Harrah's Entertainment Inc, Memphis, TN
Hollywood Casino, Tunica, MS
Memphis First Community Bank, Memphis, TN
PNC Bank, Louisville, KY
Promus Hotel Corporation, Memphis, TN
Saturn Corporation, Nashville, TN
Shelby County Mayor's Office, Memphis, TN
Southwest Tennessee Community College, Memphis, TN
University of Oklahoma, Tulsa, OK

bibliography

2007    Michael Donahue, Bond of Brothers, The Commercial Appeal, Jan 9, 2007, M3
            Carol Knowles, Back and Forth, The Memphis Flyer, Jan 25-31, 2007, p. 36
            Fredric Koeppel, Twin stylizes sentimentality, Playbook, Commercial Appeal, Jan19, 2007,
            p 25-6
            Andria Lisle, Southern Mythology visited at the Lusk show, Memphis Business Journal,
            City Life, Jan12-18. 2007 p. 29
2005    The Nelson Mandela Unity Series, exhibition catalog, Umzantsi
             Publishers, South Africa, p.52-53
            Nancy Dorman Hickson, Twin Aspirations, Southern Living,
            Tennessee, February 2005. P3-5
            Carol Knowles, Double Vision, The inner and outer worlds of Jerry
            and Terry Lynn, The Memphis Flyer, January 20-26, p.30
            Fredric Koeppel, Two hands and shared vision, The Commerical
            Appeal, Playbook, January 7, p. 28
            Michael Donahoe, I donít know what was on his mind, Party Line,
            The Commerical Appeal, January 11, p.M3

2001    Kathy Martin, Two of a Kind, MidSouth Living, January/February,
            Memphis, TN
1999    Shannon Fagan, More Than Twins, Number, vol 13, no1, Spring
            1999, p8-9
1997    Nellie Rosen, Twins Give Art Lovers Double the Pleasure, The Daily Helmsman,
            The University Of Memphis, Memphis, TN
            George Shultz, The Art Twins, Art Trends, vol2 no1, January-
              February, p.27, New Jersey
            Angela Moore, Jerry and Terry Lynn, Upscale, December 47,
            Atlanta, GA
            Stenson Lyles, The Art of Twin, Twins Magazine, March/April,
            p.34-35, Denver, CO
1996    Kristina Lambard, Twin Artist Lay Down Brushwork in Harmony,
           The Commercial Appeal,
            October 15, sec B, Memphis, TN


lectures


1999    Lecture, 12th Annual National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in             American Higher
            Education,
            Peabody Hotel, Memphis, TN
1998    Lecture, The Museum Center, Little Rock, AR
            Lecture, Twin Inc Studio, Arlington, TN