
Maysey Craddock
dream leads us to dream, 2020
gouache and thread on found paper
49.50h x 38w in
MC069
Maysey Craddock
a fragment land, 2020
gouache and thread on found paper
49.50h x 37.75w in
MC070
Maysey Craddock
the mirror verdure, 2020
gouache and thread on found paper
38h x 49.75w in
MC075
Maysey Craddock
written on the water, 2020
gouache and thread on found paper
16h x 19w in
MC071
Maysey Craddock
lay me down gently, 2020
gouache and thread on found paper
17h x 30w in
MC074
Maysey Craddock
A Chameleon Sun, 2020
gouache and thread on found paper
47.75h x 61.75w in
MC073
Maysey Craddock
the language of trees, 2019
gouache and thread on found paper
49h x 37.75w in
MC068
Maysey Craddock
Night Chorus, 2020
gouache,flashe and thread on found paper
13.75h x 13w in
MC072
Maysey Craddock
Emanuel Bayou, 2018
gouache and thread on found paper
14.25h x 13w in
Framed: 19h x 18w in
MC064
Maysey Craddock
parting the mists, 2018
gouache and thread on found paper
19h x 16.50w in
Framed: 23.75h x 21.5w in
MC065
Maysey Craddock
Bromeliad, 2018
gouache and thread on found paper
13.75h x 12.25w in
Framed: 19h x 18w in
MC062
Maysey Craddock
The Meadow, in Blue, 2018
gouache and thread on found paper
35.25h x 33.50w in
Framed: 40h x 38.75w in
MC067
Maysey Craddock
lost in another dawn, 2016
gouache and silk thread on archivally treated paper bags
47h x 62.50w in
MC048
Maysey Craddock
Terra Incognita, 2018
gouache and thread on found paper
47.25h x 62w in
Framed: 52.75h x 67w in
MC066
Maysey Craddock
Arboreal Sea, 2018
gouache and thread on found paper
36h x 41.50w in
Framed: 41.25h x 46.5w in
MC061
Maysey Craddock
Slipstream, 2017
Gouache and thread on found paper
47h x 62.50w in
Framed: 52h x 66.50w in
MC058
Maysey Craddock
the sea will rise to meet you, 2016
gouache and silk thread on archivally treated paper bags
57.25h x 39w in
MC050
Maysey Craddock
Root and Sky, 2016
gouache and silk thread on archivally treated paper bags
54.75h x 38.50w in
MC044
Maysey Craddock
the blue of remembered shores, 2017
Gouache and thread on found paper
25h x 20w in
Framed: 30h x 24w in
MC059
Maysey Craddock
The Creek, at Night, 2016
gouache and silk thread on archivally treated paper bags
36.75h x 60w in
MC049
Maysey Craddock b. 1971- The theme of reclamation pervades Maysey Craddock’s art practice. From the eroding coastlines of the Gulf of Mexico, to the crumbling edifices of the deep South, to the choice of her materials, Craddock embraces the past, to a nostalgic time of innocence, before the impacts of both man and nature have taken their toll. These soulful paintings in gouache and watercolor explore matters of impermanence, reclamation, memory, and entropy. The artist photographs her subject matter before interpreting the images onto found paper, often pieces of common grocery bags hand stitched together. Creases and makers-marks contribute to the texture of the landscape. The object-ness of the bag, the wrinkled terrain, and the history of use are part of what attracts Craddock to her surfaces.
Maysey Craddock currently lives and works in Memphis, TN. She received a MFA from Maine College of Art and a BFA from Tulane University. She has had solo exhibitions at the Museum of the University of Mississippi, Oxford; Stanier Gallery, Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA; the Baum Art Gallery, University of Central Arkansas, Conway; and the Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN. Likewise, she has been included in exhibitions at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton; Walton Art Center, Fayetteville, AK; McNay Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX; Dixon Museum of Art, Memphis, TN, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA; Contemporary Art Center of New Orleans, and Hunter Museum, Chattanooga. Craddock has received many fellowships including the APSU Tennessee Artist Fellowship, and a Tennessee Arts Commission Fellowship, and has participated in artist residencies both in the US and Germany, including the Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus Residency and the Vermont Studio Center Residency. Her work is also part of many public and private collections such as the Brooks Museum of Art, The Arkansas Arts Center, Federal Express, Nordstrom, and Pfizer Corporation, among others.