Wayne EdgeWayne Edge
works | bio

born in 1954 in Memphis, TN

education

1980

BFA, in Sculpture and Photography, Memphis College of Art

selected solo exhibitions

2009

Gazing at Distant Mountains, David Lusk Gallery

2007

Field Theory, David Lusk Gallery

2004

Planetary, David Lusk Gallery

1995

Recent Work, Memphis Botanic Garden, Memphis

1992

Solo Exhibition, Automatic Slims, Memphis

1988

Solo Exhibition, Goldsmith Civic Garden Center, Memphis

selected group exhibitions

2009

Price is Right, David Lusk Gallery

2008

Flowers in Art, Memphis Garden Club, Dixon Gallery and Garden, Memphis

2007

Red Clay Survey Invitational, Huntsville AL
Southern Living's 2007 Idea House, David Lusk Gallery, Watersound, FL
15th Annual Heart Auction, Child Advocacy Center, Memphis
Delta Show Juried Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock

2006

Powerhouse Auction, The Powerhouse, Delta Axis, Memphis
Price is Right, David Lusk Gallery

2004

Affordable Art Fair, David Lusk Gallery, New York, NY
The Price is Right VII, David Lusk Gallery

2002

Holiday Exhibition, David Lusk Gallery

1995

Arts in the Park Juried Exhibition, awarded Best of Sculpture, Memphis

1994

Memphis College of Art Southern Invitational, Memphis

1992

Artists and Their Children, Cooper Street Gallery, Memphis
Arts in the Park Juried Exhibition winning Best in Show, Memphis
Heart Auction, Mental Health Association, Memphis
Stop Look Listen, Working Space Gallery, Memphis

1991

Two Man Exhibition, Cottland Bedding, Memphis
Heart Auction, Mental Health Association, Memphis

1990

Arts in the Park Juried Exhibition, awarded Best Mixed Media, Memphis
Standing Room Only, Eads Gallery, Eads, TN
Heart Auction, Mental Health Association, Memphis

1989

Cedar Arbor, The Decorator’s Showhouse, Memphis
A Makers Mark, Memphis

1987

Two Man Exhibition, Molly Fontaine/Carrier House, Memphis

1985

Second Annual Up Front Group Exhibition, Memphis

1980

Two Man Exhibition Richard West Gallery, Memphis

1976

Three-Man Exhibition, 108 Gallery, Grace St Luke’s, Memphis

awards

1980

Memphis Academy of Arts, Traveling Fellowship

commissions

2007

Commission to design large wall sconces for Theatre Memphis, Memphis

1992

Commissioned to design and construct interior of Automatic Slim’s (bar, back bar,
mezzanine, handrail, newel, newel posts, wall sconces, driftwood partitions, and
rolling cocktail tables

1989

Commission for First Tennessee Bank Branches: Germantown, Murfreesboro, TN
Private client commission for cedar bed and balustrade

1980

Commissioned by First Tennessee Bank to design and construct Bravo Award Trophies

selected bibliography

Koeppel, Fredric, Commercial Appeal Playbook, Midtown sculptor sticks to his ideals, June 1, 2007
Mercer, Amy, Southern Living, Updated Rooms & Great Views Too, April 2007, p. 162,164
Art & Antiques, Wayne Edge, June 2005, p EAF79
Jones, Vanessa, The Commercial Appeal, At The Edge of Form, July 23, 1995, section G p 1-2
LaBadie, Donald, The Commercial Appeal, Sculptor-photographer will not be hemmed in, June 22, 1980 p18
Aitchison, Diana, The Commercial Appeal, Funk Meets Glitz, June 1980

selected collections

Automatic Slim’s Tonga Club, Memphis
Baker Donelson, Memphis
Beauty Shop Lounge, Memphis
Butler Snow Law Firm, Memphis
Cummins Midsouth, Memphis
Discover Credit Card Corporation Headquarters, Memphis
Hyde Foundation, Memphis
Henry Turley Development Corporation, Memphis
Tennessee State Museum, Nashville