J Stacy Utley
Interdisciplinary Design Leader | Public Artist
Charlotte, NC | www.jstacyutley.com
Selected Public Art & Design Projects
2026 Idlewild Cottages (Public Art Commission)
2023 Chavis Park Aquatic Center + Heritage Plaza, Raleigh, NC (Public Art Commission)
2023 South Park Heritage Trail Public Art Project, Raleigh, NC (Public Art Commission)
2024 Atrium Health – Lake Norman Hospital, Huntersville, NC (Private Commission, Concept Phase)
2021 Finding Our Center (International Artist Call Finalist), UNC Charlotte Memorial Competition (with EVOKE Studio)
2021. Even Higher / Ever Upwards, Charlotte, NC (Public Art Commission, with EVOKE Studio)
2019 Taurus, Durham, NC (Public Art Commission with David Wilson)
Awards & Recognition
2025 Arts & Science Council Creative Renewal Fellowship
2024 Knight Foundation Art + Tech Expansion Fund
2023 Innovative & Emerging Professional DesignLife Award, NC State University
2023 Arts & Science Council Artist Support Grant
2023 Commencement Speaker, NC State University College of Design
2022 Knight Foundation Art + Tech Expansion Fund
2022 Best New Public Art, Queen City Nerve
2021 CreativeMornings Charlotte, Bolt of Inspiration Award
Solo Exhibitions
2023 In Transition, Elder Gallery of Contemporary Art, Charlotte NC
2014 Any City “AMERICA”, African American Cultural Center, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC
2011 Solo Exhibition, St. Joseph’s Historic Foundation, Hayti Heritage Center, Durham NC
2011 In Retrospect, African American Cultural Center, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC
Group Exhibitions
2025 Reverberate, SE CLT Gallery, McColl Center, Charlotte NC
2024 Recalibrate, Elder Gallery of Contemporary Art, Charlotte NC, Sept 13 - Nov 23, 2024
2023 The Vault, The Mint Museum Uptown, Charlotte NC, July 1 - September 17, 2023
Curated by Jessica Moss
2023 Gantt Biennial, Harvey B Gantt Center for African American History and Culture, Charlotte NC,
Curated by Carla Aaron Lopez
2022 LOCAL STREET 2022, Mint Museum Uptown, Charlotte NC,
Curated by Carla Aaron Lopez
2020 Home, Elder Gallery of Contemporary Art, Charlotte NC, November 6, 2020 - February 13, 2021
2019 A Collective Introspective, Goodyear Arts, Charlotte NC
2018 Summer Artist in Residence Group Exhibition, Goodyear Arts, Charlotte NC
2017 Wet Paint, Goodyear Arts, Charlotte NC
2017 National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta GA
2017 Work In Progress (WIP) Pop Up Exhibition, Commons Gallery, Cambridge MA
2017 Gendered, an Inclusive Show Group project, with Studio 345, Mint Museum UPTOWN, Charlotte NC
2017 Requiem for Mother Emanuel, Artist Response, Mint Museum, Charlotte NC
2014 M.F.A. Graduate Exhibition, Vandernoot Gallery, Cambridge MA
2014 Boston Young Contemporaries, 808 Gallery, Boston MA
2014 National Arts Program Exhibition, Block Gallery, Raleigh NC
2011 Through Our Eye, Fosters Gallery, Huntersville NC
2010 Art by Architects, Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte NC
Selected Presentations
2021 A South Forty: Contemporary Architecture and Design in the American South, Palazzo Mora,
European Cultural Centre, Venice, Italy
Curated by the Fay Jones School of Architecture + Design, University of Arkansas, during the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale. Excelsior public art project presented in collaboration with EVOKE Studio.
Education
MFA, Studio Art — Lesley University, 2014
Bachelor of Architecture — NC State University, 2006
Bachelor of Environmental Design — NC State University, 2001
Academic & Professional Engagement
Adjunct Professor of Practice, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Guest Critic, UNC Charlotte / NC State University
Advisor, NC State University Duda Visiting Designer Program
Board Member, NC State University College of Design Leaders Council
Guest Speaker, Arts & Science Council – Going Public Program
Residencies
2023 — Château d’Orquevaux Artist Residency (awarded), France
2018 — Goodyear Arts Residency, Charlotte, NC
Gallery Representation
SE CLT Gallery, Charlotte, NC