BIOGRAPHY
​I've been practicing art seriously for as long as I can remember. After attending a magnet program throughout high school, I went on to earn my B.A. in Studio Art, English, and Spanish from Wake Forest University, where I studied and painted abroad and was otherwise involved in gallery exhibitions, public radio, and publishing. Post-graduation, I worked as the graphics and media administrator for Waverleigh Creative, a woman-owned broadcasting business in my hometown Norfolk, Virginia. I temporarily established a small business for myself that largely involved fulfilling painting and drawing commissions for both local and out-of-state patrons. In 2021, I returned to academia at the University of Texas at Austin, School of Architecture on a merit-based recruitment fellowship and graduated this past May with my Master of Interior Design. While in Texas, I interned for Farrington Lane, a boutique residential design studio, and provided freelance drafting and other technical services for Clerestory Design Build (Hudson, NY), Riley Architecture (Austin, TX), and Designtrait Architects (Austin, TX). I'm dearly enamored with building things, and in addition to learning how to fabricate my weird ideas in the UTSOA wood shop, I also assisted a local retired architect with construction-intensive renovation projects. Currently, I am a junior designer for Beck & Engle, an interiors firm that specializes in high-end residential builds in Park City, Utah.
View my design portfolio here:
https://issuu.com/meredithcheatwood/docs/meredith_cheatwood_portfolio_-_d_design_?fr=xKAE9_zMzMw​
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INDEPENDENT PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS
• May 1-July 21, 2025 "Late Blooms," Epoch Coffee (Austin, TX)
• January 26-March 30, 2025 "Bright & Riotous Occasions," Hyde Park Bar & Grill (Austin, TX)
• July-August 2021 "Through The Exit Wound," Equinox Coffee Company (Norfolk, VA)
• May-June 2014 Senior Show, The Governor's School for the Arts; A'Latte Cafe (Norfolk, VA)
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​PUBLIC GROUP EXHIBITIONS
• June 2025 "Crip Narratives Collective Presents: LOUNGE Design-A-Thon," MASS Gallery, Austin, TX
• May 2025 "Overexposed," UTSOA's juried end-of-year show, Mebane Gallery, Austin, TX
• September 2024 -August 2026 The People's Gallery at City Hall, Austin, TX
• August 2024 "Summer Salon Series," Cloud Tree Studios & Gallery, Austin, TX
• October 2020 "Right To Vote," Hera Gallery (Rhode Island)
• June 2020 "Punching Marshmallows," Remarque Print Workshop (New Mexico)
• April 2018 "Student Art Exhibition + Honors Exhibitions," Hanes Gallery (North Carolina)
• December 2017, "Let It Show, Let It Show, Let It Show," stArt Gallery (North Carolina)
• September 2017,"New Works In The Student Collection: 13 Works by 11 Artists," stArt Gallery
• April 2017 "Student Art Exhibition + Honors Exhibitions," Hanes Gallery
• April 2016 "Student Art Exhibition + Honors Exhibitions," Hanes Gallery
• September 2015, "New Works In The Student Collection: 15 Works by 14 Artists," stArt Gallery
• April 2015 "Student Art Exhibition + Honors Exhibitions," Hanes Gallery
• December 2014, "Let It Show, Let It Show, Let It Show," stArt Gallery
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ONLINE GROUP EXHIBITIONS
• October 2020 "Boundless," Art Fluent
• June 2020 "Congruence," I Like Your Work
• May 2020 "Small Works - Big Talent," Las Laguna Gallery
• May 2020 "Expressions," Marin Society of Artists​​
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PUBLISHED WORK
• 2017-2018 Wake Radio's "The Zine" (art and literature; digital)
• 2014-2018 3-t0-4 Ounces Literary Magazine (art and literature; print)
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AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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2025 ASID Student Portfolio Competition Semi-finalist
Academic portfolio selected for design merit by a panel of judges in the American Society of Interior Design
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2022 - 2023, 2025 CONTINUING FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENT
Merit-based stipend received to support graduate studies at UTSOA
October 2024 METROPOLIS FUTURE 100 STUDENT COMPETITION NOMINEE
Academic portfolio nominated by UTSOA Interior Design Department to be considered for a national selection of graduates
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October 2024 "PANORAMA ON ORNAMENT"
Independent visual research survey permanently installed in the UT School of Architecture (71" x 44", acrylic on canvas)
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December 2022 GENSLER BRINKMANN SCHOLARSHIP NOMINEE
Semester-long project nominated by a panel of faculty to represent UTSOA
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May 2022 DESIGN EXCELLENCE NOMINEE, UTSOA
Semester-long project nominated by studio professor for consideration for academic honors
December 2021 DESIGN EXCELLENCE WINNER, UTSOA
Semester-long project reviewed by academic jury and selected based on merit and originality
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July 2021 COLLEGE RECRUITMENT FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENT
Waiver of non-residential portion of tuition for the first year of attendance at UTSOA
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2017 ART PURCHASE AWARD
Original collage purchased by WFU for the John P. Anderson Collection of Student Art
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April 2017 H. BROADUS JONES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Stipend awarded by the Wake Forest University Department of English in recognition of merit
March 2016 RICHTER FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENT
Awarded funding for a second, 30’ x 10’ mural in el Barrio del Oeste, the public arts district of Salamanca
August-December 2015 PATIO MURAL FOR WFU SALAMANCA CAMPUS
Painted independently alongside studies in Salamanca, Spain; 20' x 10'
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2015 ART PURCHASE AWARD
Original lithograph purchased by WFU for the John P. Anderson Collection of Student Art
SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite, Autodesk (AutoCAD, Revit), Avid Media Composer, construction, client relations/customer service, developmental and line editing, Enscape, finish scheduling, fixture sourcing, gallery preparation (museum standards), Grasshopper, graphic design and graphic representation, Keyshot, landscaping, laser cutting and engraving, material casting, material cataloguing, Microsoft Office Suite, portrait and product photography, renovation, Rhinoceros, Spanish (proficient), woodworking (intermediate), writing (creative, technical), 3D printing
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