Stacy Lynn Waddell facts for kids

Stacy Lynn Waddell is an American artist born in 1966 in Washington, D.C. She is known for her unique and thoughtful paintings.

Learning About Art

Stacy Lynn Waddell studied art at two universities in North Carolina. She attended North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. These schools helped her develop her artistic skills.

Awards and Special Recognition

Stacy Lynn Waddell has received several important awards for her art.

• In 2008, she was a finalist for the Factor Prize for Southern Art. This award recognizes artists from the Southern United States.
• In 2010, she received a Joan Mitchell Painters and Sculptors Grant. This special grant helps artists with their work and projects.

Art Shows and Collections

Stacy Lynn Waddell's art has been shown in many important exhibitions. These are like big art shows where people can see her work.

Major Exhibitions

• From 2016 to 2017, her art was part of an exhibition called Southern Accent: Seeking the American South in Contemporary Art. This show started at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University in North Carolina. It then traveled to the Speed Art Museum in Kentucky.
• In 2019, Waddell's work was included in a traveling exhibition called Young, Gifted, and Black. This show featured art from a special family collection.
• In 2023, her art was shown in the Spirit in the Land exhibition. This show was also organized by the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. It will travel to the Pérez Art Museum Miami in Florida in 2024.

Where Her Art Lives

Stacy Lynn Waddell's artwork is part of the permanent collection at the Studio Museum in Harlem in New York. This means her art is kept there for people to see for many years.