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Fall 2024 Lineup
About Gallery 1010
Gallery 1010 is a contemporary art exhibition space located at 100 S. Gay Street in Suite 114 of The Emporium Center of downtown Knoxville, Tennessee. As one of three University of Tennessee School of Art galleries, Gallery 1010 is the only fully student-run, non-profit, off-campus exhibition space in the state of Tennessee. The mission of Gallery 1010 is to provide space for the School of Art students of the University of Tennessee to experiment and develop new ideas while gaining educational gallery experience in professional standards and practices.
Gallery 1010 provides a location for School of Art artists to exhibit their work, curate exhibitions, and collaborate with other artists or disciplines outside of the School of Art. This professional off-campus gallery is an exceptional opportunity not commonly available at other Universities. The gallery engages the university, the growing downtown Knoxville gallery district, and the community at large by consistently exhibiting innovative, contemporary art work.
Exhibits run for one week and are attended by over 5,000 visitors each semester. Every week the gallery hosts an artist exhibition; totaling around 15 exhibits per semester. The gallery hosts opening receptions on Fridays from 5-7pm and open hours on Saturdays from 10am-1pm. All First Friday opening receptions are open from 5-9pm. Exhibiting artists have Wednesday through Friday to install their exhibit, then de-install or “strike” the show on Monday and Tuesday, leaving the gallery clean and ready for the next artist beginning the process again.
Meet the 2024-2025 Gallery 1010 Team
Kaitlyn Anderson – Director
Kaitlyn Anderson (she/her) is the Director of Gallery 1010 and a third year MFA candidate in ceramics at the University of Tennessee. In her studio practice, Kaitlyn explores and experiments with ceramic sculpture in conjunction with soft found fibers. She is particularly interested in the interactive cycles of the natural world, and how those reflect and represent her own cycles, as well as deep diving into the process of decay and the agents which promote declension in nature. Kaitlyn received her BFA in 3D studio art from Georgia Southern University in 2022. Keep up to date with Kaitlyn’s studio practice on Instagram @kaitlyna.arts.
Kai Mote – Associate Director
Kai Mote is a second-year MFA candidate in Time-Based Art at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, he graduated from Bard College in 2016 with a B.A. in Studio Arts and Art History. In 2017 he cofounded the Brooklyn-based artist collective Hidden Currencies alongside Duncan Figurski, Mica Matchen, and Rebecca Walden. He was the Gallery Manager for Johannes Vogt Gallery from 2017 until the pandemic. He has exhibited in Red Hook, NY, New York, NY, Nashville, TN, and Knoxville, TN.
Bella Thomas-Wilson – Gallery Assistant
Bella Thomas-Wilson (she/her) is an undergraduate at the University of Tennessee studying a multidisciplinary program called “The Experiences and Representations of Women in American Art” through the College Scholars Program. Bella’s desire for the future is to curate exhibits that inspire deep thinking, evoke change, and invite people to find strength in community through art. Outside of the University, Bella loves to travel wherever she has the means to go and is always searching for local galleries to visit. Bella is very excited to have the opportunity to work with Gallery 1010 and its community. She has recently become very intrigued with screen printing and letterpress and hopes to expand her studio art through printmaking and painting.
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