[Email] Tekla McInerney
Collections
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Hampshire College Library
Montefiore Medical Center
New York Public Library
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
University of Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
University of Michigan
University of Utah Marriott Library Special Collections
University of Washington Library
Wheaton College
Yale University Library
Awards and Honors
Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowship Program, Drawing and Printmaking, Finalist Award, 2020.
Invited presenter, The Art Salon (western Massachusetts), 2017.
Juror's Choice Award, BookWorks Gallery (Asheville, NC), 2012.
Best in Show, 23 Sandy Gallery (Portland, OR), 2011.
Publications
”Removing Distraction,“ Focus on Black and White, The Journal of the California Society of Printmakers, 2024
Residencies
Cill Rialaig (Ballinskelligs, Ireland), 2024.
Tyrone Guthrie Center (Newbliss, Ireland), 2024.
Welcome Hill Studios (West Chesterfield, NH), 2023.
Edgewood Farm Artist-in-Residence, Truro Center for the Arts (Truro, MA), 2020.
Open Studio Residency, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts (Deer Isle, ME), 2014.
Exhibitions
2024
Zea Mays in New Zealand, Wharepuke Gallery (Kerikeri, New Zealand). August 16–September 15.
Women in the Book Arts: Mind, Memory, and Mycelium, A.P.E. Ltd. Gallery (Northampton, MA).
Celebrated: Selections from the 2023 North American Print Biennial, The Providence Art Club (Providence, RI).
2023
Microworks 2023, A.P.E. Ltd. Gallery (Northampton, MA).
The Boston Printmakers 2023 North American Print Biennial, 808 Gallery, Boston University (Boston, MA).
Dreams, 23 Sandy Gallery and the Collins Memorial Library (Tacoma, WA).
Prints!, Fivesparks (Harvard, MA).
2022
Another World Is Possible, A.P.E. Ltd. Gallery (Northampton, MA).
2021
Rising Waters/Blazing Earth, Augusta Savage Gallery, UMass (Amherst, MA).
Western Mass Biennial, Hosmer Gallery, Forbes Library (Northampton, MA).
Working Through/Working Forward, Widener Gallery, Trinity College (Hartford, CT).
Pandemonium, Tallyn's Reach Library (Aurora, CO).
2020
Editions/Artists' Book Fair 2020. (New York, NY).
Green to the Extreme: Zea Mays Printmaking. A.P.E. Ltd. Gallery (Northampton, MA).
One After Another: Zea Mays Printmaking. William Blizard Gallery, Springfield College (Springfield, MA).
2019
Landscape and Memory (3-person exhibition). 33 Hawley Street (Northampton, MA).
Western Massachusetts Biennial. Hosmer Gallery (Northampton, MA).
Editions/Artists' Book Fair 2019. The Caldwell Factory (New York, NY).
2018
Convergence (2-person exhibition). Northfield Mount Hermon (Northfield, MA).
Editions/Artists' Book Fair 2018. The Tunnel (New York, NY).
The Space Between Two. A.P.E. Ltd. Gallery (Northampton, MA).
Landscape/Dreamscape. Historic Northampton (Northampton, MA).
Small Prints '18. Bend Art Center (Bend, OR).
Process. Concord Art Association (Concord, MA).
Prints and Books (solo exhibition). South Gallery, Greenfield Community College (Greenfield, MA).
2017
Editions/Artists' Book Fair 2017. The Tunnel (New York, NY).
Working Green. Motherbrook Arts and Community Center (Dedham, MA).
Northampton Biennial. Hosmer Gallery, Forbes Library (Northampton, MA).
The Unity of Opposites. Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA (Portland, ME).
Stories: Past, Present, Future. Hampden Gallery, UMass (Amherst, MA).
2016
Small Works 2016. Dedee Shattuck Gallery (Westport, MA).
Editions/Artists' Book Fair 2016. The Tunnel (New York, NY).
The Unity of Opposites. A.P.E. Ltd. Gallery (Northampton, MA).
Wanderlust. 23 Sandy Gallery (Portland, OR).
Working Green: Prints from Zea Mays. Manhattan Graphics Center (New York, NY).
Hot Off the Press. Hope and Feathers (Amherst, MA).
2015
Microworks. A.P.E. Ltd. Gallery (Northampton, MA)
Small Works 2015. Dedee Shattuck Gallery (Westport, MA)
Editions/Artists’ Book Fair 2015. The Tunnel (New York, NY)
Zea Mays Exhibition. LDSOA, University of Georgia (Athens, GA)
Hello Hedi. 23 Sandy Gallery (Portland, OR)
Artists’ Book Cornucopia V. Abecedarian Gallery (Denver, CO)
2014
Small Works 2014. Dedee Shattuck Gallery (Westport, MA)
Systems. A.P.E. Ltd. Gallery (Northampton, MA)
Texture and Substance: Contemporary Fiber Art. Paper City Studio (Holyoke, MA)
Plate to Paper. Chases Garage Gallery (York, ME)
Open Portfolios: New Selections. Sanford Gallery, Zea Mays Printmaking (Florence, MA)
Pushing the Limits. Central Booking Gallery, Offline Space (New York, NY)
Artists' Book Cornucopia V. Abecedarian Gallery (Denver, CO)
Books. Hosmer Gallery, Forbes Library (Northampton, MA)
Solid, Liquid, Vapor: Sustainability in Printmaking. Mercy Gallery (Windsor, CT)
2013
Print Fair North 2013, Zea Mays Printmaking Studio (Florence, MA)
Flat File Open House Extravaganza, Zea Mays Printmaking, (Florence, MA)
Feast!, 23 Sandy Gallery (Portland, OR)
3rd National Juried Monotype and Monoprint Exhibition, Barrington Center for the Arts (Wenham, MA)
2012
Editorial Content: Spine-Tickling Artist Books, BookWorks Gallery (Asheville, NC)
Print Fair North 2012, Zea Mays Printmaking (Florence, MA)
2011
Uncommon Threads: The Handicrafts in Book Arts, 23 Sandy Gallery (Portland, OR)
Prints on Alternative Surfaces, Zea Mays Printmaking (Florence, MA)
Bibliophoria II, Sebastopol Center for the Arts (Sebastopol, CA)
Memberships
The Boston Printmakers, member
Zea Mays Printmaking, member and studio monitor.