Selected Bibliography
Joe Craig, “Across Space and Time (The Divine Feminine) by Anastasia Pelias at JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY,” Burnaway, August 12, 2023, https://burnaway.org/daily/across-space-and-time-anastasia-pelias-jonathan-ferrara-gallery-nola/
Michelle Miller, CBS Saturday Morning, New Orleans art exhibition tackles issues that affect the city: "Climate change, social justice, these are issues that affect all of us,” February, 5, 2022, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-orleans-prospect-exhibition-black-culture-impact/#app
Laurence Ross, “An Artist’s Altar to Divine Feminine Energy,” Hyperallergic, January 21, 2022, photos, https://hyperallergic.com/706289/an-artists-altar-to-divine-feminine-energy/
Laurence Ross, “Dispatch from New Orleans, Prospect.5: Yesterday We Said Tomorrow,” BMore Art, January, 21, 2022, photo, https://bmoreart.com/2022/01/dispatch-from-new-orleans-prospect-5-yesterday-we-said-tomorrow.html
Caitlin Duerler Chávez, “Prospect.5 New Orleans Reconsiders the Past to Envision a New Future,” Glasstire, December 27, 2021, photo, https://glasstire.com/2021/12/27/prospect-5-new-orleans-reconsiders-the-past-to-envision-a-new-future/
3 Must-See Prospect.5 Exhibits Before the Close of the City-Wide Triennial, January 12, 2022, https://neworleans.riverbeats.life/3-must-see-prospect-5-exhibits-before-the-close-of-the-city-wide-triennial/, photo
Robin Pogrebin "Catalyst for change: how biennials are taking new shape,” Art Basel Miami Beach 2021 magazine, guest-edited by Xaviera Simmons, https://artbasel.com/stories/reshaping-biennials-in-response-to-pandemic, photo
Naima J. Keith and Diana Nawi, “Prospect.5 New Orleans: Yesterday we said tomorrow,” Essay by Andy Johnson, Rizzoli Electa, November 23, 2021, photos
Ben Davis, “In Pictures: See the Sharp, City-Spanning Art From the Long-Awaited Return of the Prospect New Orleans Triennial,” artnet news, November 11, 2021, photo, https://news.artnet.com/art-world/in-pictures-prospect-new-orleans-triannials-2021-2033303?utm_content=from_&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Morning%20US%20Newsletter&utm_term=US%20Daily%20Newsletter%20%5BMORNING%5D
Chadd Scott, “Prospect.5 New Orleans Triennial Hopes To Deliver ‘Joy’ To City,” Forbes, November 6, 2021, photo, https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/chaddscott/2021/11/06/prospect5-new-orleans-triennial-hopes-to-deliver-joy-to-city/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTMwOTI4Njk3MzA3NjUyNDc4NjEyGjkzOTU2OWNmNTExMTEwNDc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHUYdrJswnY3Qz5miNn5OA_XaxmrQ
Taylor Dafoe, "Prospect New Orleans Made ‘a Million Compromises’ to Open. Here’s How Organizers Pulled It Off Without Compromising the Art,” artnet news, November 1, 2021, photo, https://news.artnet.com/art-world/pandemic-presidential-election-hurricane-fifth-edition-prospect-five-finally-open-2028653?fbclid=IwAR2naceSdwKZF1zACCpaoQHI8psJLwW87p20-lsQ01gTJRT4ErJJCTbSge8
Alexandra Kennon, “Yesterday we said tomorrow” Prospect New Orleans returns for its fifth iteration, with a theme perhaps too apt," Country Roads, October 25, 2021, photo, https://countryroadsmagazine.com/art-and-culture/visual-performing-arts/“yesterday-we-said-tomorrow”/
Doug MacCash, “An ‘anti-monument’ in New Orleans takes a feminist view of ancient history,” The Advocate, October 21, 2021, photos, https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/arts/article_8b86142e-31eb-11ec-a8eb-6b889b4fba65.html
Hilarie M. Sheets, “A Show With Its Host City, New Orleans, as the Protagonist,” The New York Times, October 20, 2021, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/20/arts/prospect-new-orleans-art-festival.html
Taylor Dafoe, ”Simone Leigh, Glenn Ligon, and Five Other Artists Will Create New Works About the Future of Monuments for Prospect New Orleans,” artnet news. February 9, 2021, https://news.artnet.com/art-world/prospect-new-orleans-new-commissions-1942675?fbclid=IwAR0s1JH3fnSclxU3Ytsmyry-FW8qeFLcFRH0eAI12KNqsQGZAilv7aayCIE
Will Coviello, “Prospect New Orleans receives $2.5 million in grants for artwork on monuments,” Gambit, February 9, 2021, https://www.nola.com/gambit/news/article_24fa18f8-6b27-11eb-8012-b3a1016854c4.html
“In the Studio| Anastasia Pelias,” Joan Mitchell Foundation, December 11, 2020, https://vimeo.com/489472305
Laura Feinstein, ‘(PER)SISTER’ AT THE FORD FOUNDATION PUTS A HUMAN FACE ON AMERICA’S INCARCERATION EPIDEMIC, ALL ARTS, May 1, 2020, photo, https://allarts.org/2020/05/persister-ford-foundation-women-incarceration-exhibition/
“Interview with PerSister Syrita Steib and Artist Anastasia Pelias,” Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University, April 10, 2020, https://vimeo.com/405204452
Caroline Goldstein, “Struggle, Loss, and Persistence Underscore the Ford Foundation’s Powerful New Exhibition About Female Prisoners in America,” artnet news, March 26, 2020, photo, https://news.artnet.com/exhibitions/persister-ford-foundation-1817043
'"mama" at McNay Art Museum, KLRN Television, January 30, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGHv2VNhTCg&feature=youtu.be
“New Outdoor Installation Activates Museum Grounds at McNay Art Museum,” Art & Object, January 23, 2019, photos, https://www.artandobject.com/news/new-outdoor-installation-activates-museum-grounds-mcnay-art-museum
Olivia Prentzel, "Art exhibit looks at time behind bars, through the eyes of women who served," The Times-Picayune, January 19, 2019, https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/article_a753c267-9253-5ff3-a276-4de4a5253438.html
Deborah Martin, "It’s a paint in the grass to keep McNay Art Museum installation looking good," San Antonio Express-News, January 16, 2019, https://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article/It-s-a-paint-in-the-grass-to-keep-McNay-Art-13538222.php?utm_campaign=email-premium&utm_source=CMS%20Sharing%20Button&utm_medium=social#photo-16779824
Diane Mack, "Inside The Arts: ICONS, MLK-Chávez Luncheon, (Per)Sister Exhibit," WWNO New Orleans Public Radio, January 15, 2019, https://www.wwno.org/post/inside-arts-icons-mlk-ch-vez-luncheon-persister-exhibit
“Anastasia Pelias: now on view at McNay Art Museum in San Antonio,” ArtDaily, January 4, 2019, photo, http://artdaily.com/news/110277/Anastasia-Pelias--mama-now-on-view-at-McNay-Art-Museum-in-San-Antonio#.XEKd0S2ZPOS
Bryan Rindfuss, “The McNay Expands Outdoor Sculpture Collection with Monumental Work by New Orleans Artist Anastasia Pelias,” San Antonio Current | ARTSLUT, January 3, 2019, photo and video, https://m.sacurrent.com/ArtSlut/archives/2019/01/03/the-mcnay-expands-outdoor-sculpture-collection-with-monumental-work-by-new-orleans-artist-anastasia-pelias
Lee Escobado, “The Whole Drum Will Sound: Women in Southern Abstraction, New Orleans, USA,” Terremoto, July 28, 2018, photos, https://terremoto.mx/the-whole-drum-will-sound-women-in-southern-abstraction-at-ogden-museum-of-southern-art-new-orleans-usa/
Terrington Calás, "Women & Southern Abstraction," The New Orleans Art Review, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 04-07, Spring 2018
Veronica Roberts, New American Paintings, No. 130, pp. 94-97, 2017, The Open Studio Press, Boston, MA, photos, https://newamericanpaintings.com/artists/anastasia-pelias
Mykonos Biennale, 2017, https://mykonosbiennale.com/artfestival/artist/anastasia-pelias/
Laurence Ross, “Modern Mythology: Anastasia Pelias at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery,” Pelican Bomb, January 20, 2017, photos, http://pelicanbomb.com/art-review/2017/modern-mythology-anastasia-pelias-at-jonathan-ferrara-gallery
D. Eric Bookhardt, “Anastasia Pelias at Ferrara,” New Orleans Art Insider, Gambit Weekly, January 15, 2017, photos, http://www.insidenola.org/2017/01/anastasia-pelias-at-ferrara-kikuo-saito.html?m=1
Sylvie Contiguglia, “Variations,” Art E-Walk, January 8, 2017, photos, http://arte-walk.blogspot.com/2017/01/variations.html
“Anastasia Pelias,” ArtHouston Magazine, issue 2, p. 51, Houston, TX, February 2016, photo, https://issuu.com/johnbernhard/docs/arthouston_magazine2
Doug MacCash, “Arti(fiction): The Battle of New Orleans,” NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune, January 5, 2015, photo, http://www.nola.com/arts/index.ssf/2015/01/artifiction_the_battle_of_new.html
Terrington Calás, “On Method & Meaning,” The New Orleans Art Review, vol. 32, nos. 1-2, pp. 4-7, October/November/December 2013, photos, http://www.neworleansartreview.org/uploads/4/3/5/8/43585085/__305361_noar_winter2014.pdf
Benjamin Morris, “Anastasia Pelias at Octavia Art Gallery,” Pelican Bomb, November 26, 2013, photos, http://www.pelicanbomb.com/read/review-anastasia-pelias-at-octavia-art-gallery/
Lilly Wei, “Dreams, Shadows, Flow,” exhibition catalogue, Ritual Devotion, Octavia Art Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 2013
Anna Tahinci, PhD, “Contemplative Color Field: Anastasia Pelias’ Ritual Devotion at Zoya Tommy Contemporary, Houston,” exhibition essay, 2013
Renée Pollock, “Ritual Devotion,” Books, Drinks and Art, April 2013, photos, http://booksdrinksandart.blogspot.com/2013/04/exhibition-review-ritual-devotion-by.html
Thomas B. Harrison, “’Southern Abstraction' is a compelling view of a provocative art form,” June 1, 2012, http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2012/06/southern_abstraction_is_a_comp.html
Fine Lines, Mobile Museum of Art Newsletter, April/May/June 2012, cover photos
“TODAY'S VISUAL LANGUAGE: Southern Abstraction, A Fresh Look,” exhibition catalogue, Mobile, AL, 2012, photos
Kathy Rodriguez, “The Sea Links and Cools,” The New Orleans Art Review, vol. 30, nos. 3-4, pp. 25-27, March/April/May 2012, photos, http://www.neworleansartreview.org/uploads/4/3/5/8/43585085/__noar-spring-2012.pdf
D. Eric Bookhardt, “Louisiana Contemporary at the Ogden Museum,” New Orleans Art Insider, September 16, 2012, http://www.insidenola.org/2012/09/louisiana-contemporary-at-ogden-museum.html
Wesley Stokes, “Last Call: The Pearl,” Pelican Bomb, January 18, 2012, photo, http://www.pelicanbomb.com/read/last-call-the-pearl/
Sylvie Contiguglia, “Color is the Subject,” Art E-Walk, December 15, 2011, photo, http://arte-walk.blogspot.com/2011/12/color-is-subject.html
Reggie Michael Rodrigue, “Fluid Dynamics: Anastasia Pelias' Washed (to the sea and other waters) at Heriard-Cimino Gallery,” louisianaesthetic, December 14, 2011, photos, http://anastasiapelias.com/2011/12/fluid-dynamics-anastasia-pelias-washed-to-the-sea-and-other-waters-at-heriard-cimino-review-on-louisiana-aesthetic
Robin Wallis Atkinson, “Catalyst: Artists of Southern Louisiana Respond to the Gulf Oil Crisis,” exhibition catalogue, Mobile, AL, 2011, photo
Studio Visit: Volume Sixteen, The Open Studios Press, p. 166, 2011, photo
Reggie Michael Rodrigue, “Domains, Parameters and Wanderings,” exhibition catalogue, Lafayette, LA, 2011, photos
Reggie Michael Rodrigue, “Sea Changes: The Art of Anastasia Pelias,” Hyperallergic, July 19, 2011, photos and videos, http://hyperallergic.com/29186/anastasia-pelias’-sea-change
Kathy Rodriguez, “ ‘Thalassa, thalassa!’ Two Local Art Exhibits Explore Linking Power of the Sea,” NOLA Defender, July 1, 2011, photo, http://noladefender.com/content/thalassa-thalassa
Andrea Veron, “She’s Electric,” All the Trappings, April 27, 2011, photos, http://allthetrappings.blogspot.com/2011/04/shes-electric-in-studio-with-lively-and.html
Michael Paglia, “Edge members put on a good-looking show,” Denver Westword Arts, April 15, 2010, photos
Karl Volkmar, “HxWxD Thirty Years of MFA at UNO,” exhibition catalogue, 2009, photo
Karl Volkmar, “Trentennial: MFA at UNO,” The New Orleans Art Review, 2009
Terrington Calás, “Muses: Anti-trend,” The New Orleans Art Review, 2009
Magali Marc, “Anastasia Pelias AUTOMATICS,” 2009, video
Dominique Nahas, “Tiresias Reflex: The Automatics of Anastasia Pelias,” catalogue essay, 2009, photos
D. Eric Bookhardt, “Feminine Mystique,” The Gambit, January 13, 2009
Melissa Bienvenu, “The Eyes of the World are Upon Us - Again,” Country Roads Magazine, November 2008, photo
Meri Clark, “The Apostolic Project: Representing disaster and survival with thousands of paper ships,” ARTVOICES, June 2008, photo
Renée Peck, “Studio reflects artistic healing after Katrina,” The Times-Picayune, Inside Out, August 9, 2008, pp. 6-7, photos
Doug MacCash, “Rising with the Tide,” The Times-Picayune Lagniappe, April 18, 2008, photo
“Intersection/New Orleans, featuring 25 Artists and 25 Writers from New Orleans,” Press Street, 2006, p. 26, photo
D. Eric Bookhardt, “Intimate Families,” Gambit Weekly, May 16, 2000
Olivia Prentzel, "Art exhibit looks at time behind bars, through the eyes of women who served," The Times-Picayune, January 19, 2019, https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/article_a753c267-9253-5ff3-a276-4de4a5253438.html
Deborah Martin, "It’s a paint in the grass to keep McNay Art Museum installation looking good," San Antonio Express-News, January 16, 2019, https://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article/It-s-a-paint-in-the-grass-to-keep-McNay-Art-13538222.php?utm_campaign=email-premium&utm_source=CMS%20Sharing%20Button&utm_medium=social#photo-16779824
Christopher Fischer, “Sextablos,” The New Orleans Art Review, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 22-24, May/June, 2000
Art in Embassies Program, United States Embassy Port Louis, Mauritius, exhibition catalogue, Miss April, February 2003, p. 14, photo
Terrington Calás, “An Uneasy Equilibrium,” The New Orleans Art Review, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 32-33,March/April 2001, photo
Doug MacCash, “Throwing a Curve,” The Times-Picayune Lagniappe, February 2, 2001, photos
D. Eric Bookhardt, “Viewing the Muses,” Gambit Weekly, June 27, 2000
Marian McLellan, “Reflecting,” The New Orleans Art Review, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 42-44, May 1998, photo
Steven T. Zevitas, New American Paintings, No. 9, pp. 92-93, 1997, photo
Marti Mayo, “Entergy Louisiana Open,” exhibition catalogue, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA, 1997
Marian McLellan, “Anastasia Pelias,” The New Orleans Art Review, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 18-19, April 1996, photo
Lew Thomas, “Under-Xposed,” exhibition catalogue, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA, 1994, photo
Terrington Calás, “Under-XPosed,” The New Orleans Art Review, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 4-7, March 1994
D. Eric Bookhardt, “Under-XPosed Violets,” Gambit Weekly, March 1, 1994
Roger Green, “x art exhibit high in style,” The Times-Picayune Lagniappe, May 21, 1989
David Rivé, “Private Evolutions,” The New Orleans Art Review, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 12-13, September 1987, photo
Calvin Harlan, “Antippas at Bienville,” The New Orleans Art Review, vol. 5, no. 3, p. 31, March/April 1986, photo
Roger Green, “More Impressive Works Than Ever In CAC Exhibit,” The Times Picayune Lagniappe, October 13, 1985
Virginia Levie, “Art,” Wavelength Magazine, April 1984, Issue 42, photo, http://scholarworks.uno.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1041&context=wavelength
Luba Glade, “Emerging Artists,” Gambit Weekly, March 24, 1984, photo
Lives and works in New Orleans, Louisiana
1996
MFA, Painting, University of New Orleans
1981
BFA, Painting, Newcomb College of Tulane University
Solo Exhibitions
2025-26
So is Life (Etsi einai i zoi) Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, MS
On the Edge of the Abyss (make it sexy), Ferrara Showman Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2023
Across space and time (the Divine Feminine), Ferrara Showman Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2021-22
Anastasia Screamed in Vain (painting on loss, longing and love), Ferrara Showman Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2019
Destiny is Destiny (sing my song), Ferrara Showman Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2018-19
mama, a site-specific installation, McNay Art Museum, commissioned by the museum, San Antonio, TX
2017
Sisters, Ferrara Showman Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2015
Reckless Daughter (in real time), Octavia Art Gallery, Houston, TX
2013
Ritual Devotion (Two), Octavia Art Gallery, New Orleans, LA (catalogue)
Ritual Devotion, Zoya Tommy Contemporary, Houston, TX (catalogue)
2011
Washed (to the sea and other waters), Heriard-Cimino Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2009
Automatics, Heriard-Cimino Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2004
Linked: New Paintings, Heriard-Cimino Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2001
700 ft. square, Heriard-Cimino Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1998
6 Medium Sized Paintings, Still-Zinsel Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1996
1 painting 8 times, The Mermaid, New Orleans, LA
Recent Paintings, Still-Zinsel Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1989
drawings, x art gallery, New Orleans, LA
1988
Abstract Works on Paper, Bienville Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1986
Recent Drawings, Bienville Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1984
Anastasia Pelias Antippas, Bienville Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Public Projects/Site-Specific Installations
2024
ViVa (& the whole garden will bow), Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition presented by the Helis Foundation, New Orleans, LA, ongoing
It was my pleasure, purchased by Arts New Orleans for the City of New Orleans Percent for Art Collection, permanently re-sited to Saint John Park, New Orleans
2021-22
It was my pleasure, Prospect.5: Yesterday we said tomorrow, curated by Diana Nawi and Naima Keith, supported by Mellon Foundation, New Orleans, LA2021-22
Prospect.5: Yesterday we said tomorrow, curated by Diana Nawi and Naima Keith, New Orleans, LA
2020
The Odeon Mural, commissioned by Domain Companies, The Odeon at South Market, New Orleans, LA, ongoing
2019
Etsi Einai I Zoi (So is Life), supported by the Skopelos Foundation for the Arts, Skopelos, Greece
2018-19
mama, McNay Art Museum, commissioned and acquired by the museum, San Antonio, TX
2016
Send the Power Through the Foam, Mermaid Lounge Reunion, The Truck Farm, New Orleans, LA
2015
Poydras Painting, Crevasse 22, Prospect.3 Satellite, Poydras, LA
2014
'Nostalgia is, so to speak, epidemic in New Orleans' - Harry Pelias, December 1971 (lemon yellow, translucent golden green, natural bohemian earth, manganese cerulean, indigo), Alluvial Constructs, Octavia Art Gallery, curated by Laura Sandoval, New Orleans, LA
2008
The Apostolic Project, supported by ArtInAction, Holy Cross, LA (with Frahn Koerner and Rian Kerrane)
2000
In the Moment, The Mermaid Lounge, New Orleans, LA
1997
It works for me, baby, The Mermaid Lounge, New Orleans, LA
1996
Controlling the Gesture, Lakefront, New Orleans, LA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025
THIS CITY HOLDS US - 20 YEARS AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA, Ferrara Showman Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2024
PROSPECTED ::: Gallery Artists Featured in Former Editions of Prospect New Orleans Triennial, Ferrara Showman Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Matrilineality, two-person exhibition, Reynolds Ryan Art Gallery, New Orleans, LA (with Artemis Antippas)
2023-24
School’s Out for Summer, Rockaway Artist Alliance, curated by Christopher Saucedo, Rockaway Beach, NY
Knowing Who We Are: A 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Ogden Museum, New Orleans, LA
2022
Per(Sister): Incarcerated Women of the United States, Syracuse University Art Museum, curated by Monica Ramirez-Montagut, Syracuse, NY
2021-22
Prospect.5: Yesterday we said tomorrow, curated by Diana Nawi and Naima Keith, New Orleans, LA
2021
The Right To Breathe/A Virtual Exhibition, Undercurrent, curated by Dr. Sozita Goudouna/Greece in USA, Brooklyn, NY
Per(Sister): Incarcerated Women of the United States, MSU Broad, curated by Monica Ramirez-Montagut, East Lansing, MI
2020
Per(Sister): Incarcerated Women of Louisiana, Ford Foundation Gallery/Ford Foundation, curated by Monica Ramirez-Montagut, New York, NY
35x35 Art Project, Copelouzos Family Art Museum, Athens, Greece
2019
Per(Sister): Incarcerated Women of Louisiana, Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University, curated by Monica Ramirez-Montagut, New Orleans, LA
2018
Constructing the Break, Contemporary Arts Center, curated by Allison M. Glenn, New Orleans, LA
Vessels of Mercy, Vessels of Wrath, Barrister’s Gallery, curated by Serge Loncar, New Orleans, LA
The Whole Drum Will Sound: Women in Southern Abstraction, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, curated by Bradley Sumrall, New Orleans, LA
2017
Trans Allegoria Treasure Hunt, Mykonos Biennale, Delos, Greece
2016
“A Building With A View”: Experiments in Anarchitecture, Contemporary Arts Center, curated by Andrea Andersson, New Orleans, LA
Bayou Moderne: 20th Century to the Present, Louisiana State University Museum of Art, curated by Sarah Clunis, Baton Rouge, LA
mara/thalassa/sea, three-person exhibition, TuckUnder Projects, Minneapolis, MN (with sculptor Rian Kerrane and photographer Melissa Borman)
2015
Locally Sourced, Katzen Arts Center, American University, Washington DC
Crevasse 22: Surge, a Prospect.3 satellite exhibition, Poydras, LA
2014
LA to TX, Octavia Art Gallery, Houston, TX
Reparation: Contemporary Artists From New Orleans, Prospect.3 satellite exhibition, New Orleans Museum of Art, curated by Diego Cortez, New Orleans, LA (catalogue)
Alluvial Constructs, Octavia Art Gallery, curated by Laura Sandoval, New Orleans, LA
Water Works, Proteus Gowanus Gallery, curated by Christopher Saucedo, Brooklyn, NY
2013
Southern Abstraction from the Permanent Collection, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA
2012
TODAY'S VISUAL LANGUAGE: Southern Abstraction, A Fresh Look, Mobile Museum of Art, curated by Paul W. Richelson and Donan Klooz, Mobile, AL (catalogue)
Everything All at Once, Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2011
Constant Abrasive Irritation Produces the Pearl: The Disease of the Oyster, Prospect.2 Biennial Satellite Exhibition, The Pearl, curated by John Otte, New Orleans, LA
Catalyst, Space 301, Centre for the Living Arts, co-sponsored by the Joan Mitchell Center, curated by Robin Wallis Atkinson, Mobile, AL
Domains, Parameters and Wanderings, Acadiana Center for the Arts, curated by Brian Guidry and Reggie Michael Rodrigue, Lafayette, LA
2010
mara/thalassa/kai: the SEA, three-person exhibition, Edge Gallery, Denver, CO (with sculptor Rian Kerrane and photographer Melissa Borman)
2009
HxWxD: Thirty Years of MFA at UNO, The University of New Orleans St. Claude Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2008
Entr’acte, Prospect.1 Biennial Satellite Exhibition, Bush Antiques, curated by John Otte, New Orleans, LA
2006
Drawn to the Wall, two-person exhibition, Eichold Gallery, Spring Hill College, curated by Wanda Sullivan, Mobile, AL (with artist David Wilson)
Fête des Femmes Group Invitational Exhibition, Carroll Gallery, Newcomb College of Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
COLOR, space 301, Centre for the Living Arts, Mobile, AL
2005
Motion/Stasis, Carroll Gallery, Newcomb College of Tulane University, curated by Laura Richens, New Orleans, LA
2004
Recent Acquisitions, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA
2003
Cerebration, Art Off Centre, Space 301, Centre for Living Arts, Mobile, AL
2002
The Port Louis Art in Embassies Program Exhibition, United States Embassy Port Louis, Mauritius, 2002-2004
2001
Sextablos: works on metal, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR
2000
100-Mile Radius: New Orleans, Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL
7 Muses, Heriard-Cimino Gallery, New Orleans, LA
In the moment, The Mermaid, New Orleans, LA
1998
Guns in the Hands of Artists, District of Columbia Arts Center, Washington, DC
1997
Entergy Louisiana Open, Contemporary Arts Center, curated by Marti Mayo, New Orleans, LA
It works for me, baby, The Mermaid, New Orleans, LA
1996
Louisiana Abstraction, Clark Hall Gallery, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA
1995
Gallery Artists Group Show, Still-Zinsel Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1994
Under-XPosed, Contemporary Arts Center, curated by Lew Thomas, New Orleans, LA
1993
Group Show, Tilden-Foley Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1987
Spring Centennial Alumnae Exhibit, Newcomb College Center for Research on Women, Newcomb College of Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Suzanne Tanner/Anastasia Pelias Antippas, two-person exhibition, Bienville Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1985
Group Show, Bienville Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Honors/Awards/Presentations
2026
Artist in Residence, Art Farm at Serenbe, Chatt Hills, Georgia
2024
Selected Artist, Art in Embassies Program, United States Embassy, Georgetown, Guyana
Unveiling of Anastasia Pelias’ It was my pleasure in Saint John Park, hosted by Prospect New Orleans and Arts New Orleans
2022
Presenter, The Architecture of Confinement Conference, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (with Syrita Steib and Dolfinette Martin)
2021
The Mellon Foundation Monuments Project Grant supporting Prospect.5 commission
2020-21
Artist in Residence, The Joan Mitchell Center, New Orleans, LA
2019
Artist in Residence, The Skopelos Foundation for the Arts, Skopelos, Greece
Visiting Artist, University of Colorado Denver
2018
Artist in Residence, The Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences, Rabun Gap, GA
2017
Selected Artist, New American Paintings, No. 130, 2017, The Open Studio Press, curated by Veronica Roberts
2012
Artist Career Advancement Grant, Louisiana Division of the Arts, New Orleans, LA
Selected Artist, The Drop, A Project of Pelican Bomb, New Orleans, LA
2011
Presenter, Catalyst Exhibition Preview, It’s Gonna Be Alright, Baby, Joan Mitchell Center, New Orleans, LA
2010
Selected Artist, Creative Capital Professional Development Program, sponsored by the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Baton Rouge, LA
Artist in Residence, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, New Orleans, LA
2009
Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation Economic Opportunity Grant
2004
Moderator, ArtSpeak, a monthly series of artist-led discussions, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
2003
Selected Artist, Art in Embassies Program, United States Embassy, Port Louis, Mauritius
1997
Selected Artist, New American Paintings, No. 9, 1997, curated by Steven T. Zevitas
1988
Curator, “Harold Carney: A Memorial Exhibition,” Bienville Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Selected Collections
The City of New Orleans Percent For Art Collection, New Orleans, LA
McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX
Newcomb Art Museum, New Orleans, LA
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA
Copelouzos Family Art Museum, Athens, Greece
Alexandra Papadopoulou, Ambassador of Greece to the United States, Athens, Greece
Luciano Benetton Imago Mundi Collection
Iberia Bank Art Collection, Lafayette, Metairie and Shreveport, LA
Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, Commack, NY
Thomas and Dathel Coleman, The Jimmy Club Sculpture Park, St. Rose, LA
Four Seasons, New Orleans, LA
The Domain Companies, New Orleans, LA
The Benziger Family, Imagery Estate Wine Collection, Sonoma Valley, CA