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Exhibitions

2010 Elmhurst Artist Guild Winter Show (Jan.) Elmhurst, IL
"Square One". Black Walnut Gallery. National juried Show. (Jan.) Chicago, IL
"Emerging Young Artists" Beverly Art Center (Jan.) Chicago, IL
"Center". Woman Made Gallery. National juried show.(Jan.) Chicago, IL
"Kama Sutra". Gregory Gaymont Gallery. (Jan.) Chicago, IL
"The Art of Living". Open house and exhibition. 4 person show. (Feb.) Oak Brook, IL
"Love: Hunt & Hold". Solo show by Mays Mayhew. 4Star Gallery. (Feb.) Indianapolis, IN
"The Art of Living". Art exhibition. 4 person show. (Sept.) Oak Brook, IL
"Engage". Solo show by Mays Mayhew. Art Matrix Gallery. (Oct.) Chicago, IL
"Mays Mayhew" a solo show by Mays Mayhew. Art on Armitage. (Nov.) Chicago, IL
2009 GALEX 43. National Juried Competition and exhibition Galesburg, IL
Elmhurst Spring Members show, Elmhurst Art Museum Elmhurst, IL
"Are you Angry?" Juried art exhibition, Naperville Art League Naperville, IL
"On the Edge" Juried art competition, Naperville Art League Naperville, IL
"4th Annual National Juried Show" Kinsey Institute, Indiana Univ. Fine Arts School. Bloomington, IN
"Unreal" Annual publically juried international exhibition. 1 of 30 artists accepted. (online exhibition)
"Self-Portrait" 5th Annual National Juried Show. 33collective art gallery Chicago, IL
Juried exhibit highlighting top 20 most interesting artist at Chicago Artist Coalition.
Grand-Opening. Coalition Gallery.		 Chicago, IL
"Artist Among Us" Juried group show. Schoenherr Gallery (North Central College campus) Naperville, IL
Elmhurst Summer Members show, Elmhurst Art Museum (June 26 Opening) Elmhurst, IL
Art Source Gallery. Eighth Annual Juried Show. (July 2 Opening) Boise, ID
2nd Annual Emerging Artist. Juried show. Morpho Gallery. (July 11 Opening) Chicago, IL
"Telephone" Barbara and Barbara Gallery. (July 25 Opening) Chicago, IL
Solo show. The Art Matrix Gallery. (Oct. 16 Opening) Chicago, IL
"64 Arts National Juried Exhibition" Juried group show. (Aug. 21 opening) Monmouth, IL
"Real People" Juried Exhibition. (Aug. 22 Opening) Woodstock, IL
"Assume Nothing". Union St. Gallery. (Sept. 11 opening) Chicago Hts., IL
Evanston Art Walk. Chalk Boutique. Awarded Best in Show. (Oct. 1-30) Evanston, IL
South Street Art Gallery. American Woman Artists. (Oct. 6 opening) Easton, MD
Female Form. The Karen Solem Gallery. (Oct. 2 opening) Elmhurst, IL
Solo show. The Art Matrix Gallery. (Oct. 16 opening) Chicago, IL
33rd Annual Art Competition. Beverly Arts Center. (Nov. 6th opening) Chicago, IL
2008 Downers Grove Fine Art Fair. Awarded Best in Show Downers Grove, IL
Life's Unique Journey. Northwest Cultural Council. Juried Show. Arlington Hts., IL
Poe.M Arthouse Gallery featured artist Downers Grove, IL
1998 The Nude. National Juried Competition. The Loudoun House. Lexington, KY
National 1998. The Cooperstown Art Association National Juried Show. Cooperstown, NY
The California Watercolor Association. Annual National Juried Show. San Francisco, CA
70th Student Art Show - The thrill of a lifetime. Student and Alumni Juried Show Madison, WI
Living MayheM. Solo show. The Living Room Gallery. Madison, WI
1997 The Collective. 5 person show. The Hillel Gallery. Madison, WI
2nd National Juried Competition. The Madison Ave. Gallery Barelett, TN
Avee'. 10 person show. Regional Juried Competition Chicago, IL
1996 2nd National Juried Competition. Truman State University Kirksville, MO
13 Even. Group Show. Park St. Gallery Madison, WI

Art Fairs

2010 Chicago Eastside Millennium Art Fair, Millennium Park (June 4-6) Chicago, IL
Old Town Art Fair (June 12-13) Chicago, IL
Glencoe Festival of the Masters (July 10 - 11) Glencoe, IL
The Gold Coast Art Fair (Aug 20-22) Chicago, IL
Port Clinton Highland Park (Aug 28-29) Highland Park, IL
Oakbrook Invitational Fine Art Fair (Sept. 4-5) Oakbrook, IL
2009 Oak Park Art Fair in the Park. Awarded Best in Show. Oak Park, IL
Wells St. Art Festival (June 13-14) Chicago, IL
Fountain Square Art Festival (June 27-28) Evanston, IL
Long Grove Arts Fest (Aug. 15-16) Long Grove, IL
Bucktown Arts Fest (Aug. 29-30) Chicago, IL
Oakbrook Invitational Fine Art Fair (Sept. 5-6) Oakbrook, IL
Burr Ridge's Art on the Green (Sept. 12-13) Burr Ridge, IL
2008 Downers Grove Fine Art Fair. Awarded Best in Show. Downers Grove, IL

Publications

2009 Best of Artists in Mixed Media. Published by Kennedy Publishing, Williamsburg, VA
Richeson75. figure/portrait Exhibition. Published by Jack Richeson Inc., Kimberly, WI
Art Buzz, The 2010 Collection. 3 paintings included in hard cover book, published annually.

Education

2007 Figurative oil painting classes, Rhode Island School of Design. Providence, RI
2004 MBA - Marketing. DePaul University, Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. Chicago, IL
1998 BFA - Studio Arts. University of Wisconsin Madison, WI
1997 Studied Painting and Art History. Florence, Italy

Lectures

2009 Poe.M Arthouse. Artist drawing workshops taught monthly. Downers Grove, IL
2008 Poe.M Arthouse. 'An Evening with Mays Mayhew', 'Peel back the onion of creativity' Downers Grove, IL

Member of the following organizations:

Naperville Art League
Beverly Art Center
Elmhurst Artist Guild
Chicago Art Coalition
Oil Painters of America