T.O. Fife . . . Bowling Green, Kentucky. Husband. Father. Nullifidian. Politically progressive. Outdoor enthusiast. Avid reader. And, a person with the desire to create images that can resonate with a viewer.
A big thanks to the following for encouragement and inspiration . . . Jane, Malcolm, Maggie, and Heidi. But most of all, I want to honor the memory of sister Phyllis Mansfield and my mother Margie Simmons Fife.
Selected Showings
2024
"ArtFields" . . . April 26 - May 4, 2024. Lake City, SC Upcoming
"NudeNite" at Coastal Creative . . . March 7-9, 2024. St. Petersburg, FL
2023
"Kentucky Nude: Biennial Group Exhibition" at the Lexington Art League . . . December 8, 2023 - January 26, 2024. Lexington, KY.
"PRHBTN 12" at the Loudoun House . . . October 20 - December 1, 2023. Lexington, KY.
"Bourbon with HeART Seasoned Spirits Art Exhibit" at the CAMBRiA Hotel . . . September 1 - October 8, 2024. Louisville, KY.
"All KY Juried Exhibition" at the Downing Museum and sponsored by Artworks . . . August 8 - September 9, 2023. Bowling Green, KY. Merit Award
"2023 Juried Art & Juried Photography Exhibits" at the Anne P. Baker Gallery in The Glema Mahr Center for the Arts . . . June 22 - August 18, 2023. Madisonville, KY.
"ArtWorks Summer Exhibition" at the WKU Gallery in the Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center . . . June 7 - July 28, 2023. Bowling Green, KY. First Place
"Feast Your Eyes: The Art Of Food" art exhibition at the Downing Museum in conjunction with The Duncan Hines Days . . . June 6th - July 22nd, 2023. Bowling Green, KY.
The Henderson Society of Art's 31st Annual "A Fresh Perspective" art exhibit at the Audubon Museum at the John James Audubon State Park . . . April 9 - July 9, 2023. Henderson, KY.
"Artworks Winter Exhibition" at The Goodwin Gallery at SKyPAC . . . February 3 - March 10, 2023. Bowling Green, KY. Best of Show
"Kingdom of Fife - Three Generation Art Show" at the Downing Museum . . . January 10 - Feburary 18, 2023. Bowling Green, KY. A three generational art exhibition with my father Malcolm N. Fife and my son Malcolm M. Fife
2022
"The 2022 Jerry E. Baker and Jack Lunt Memorial Art Exhibition" at the Downing Museum . . . November 19 - December 31, 2022, Bowling Green, KY.
"Lexington Art League Members Show" at the Loudon House . . . November 18, 2022 - January 06, 2023. Lexington, KY.
“Featured Artist of the Month” installation for the month of October, 2022 at the Downing Museum, Bowling Green, KY.
"PRHBTN" . . . group show at the Loudon House . . . October 07, 2021 - November 05, 2022. Lexington, KY.
"14th All Kentucky Juried Exhibition presented by Artworks, Inc." at the Downing Museum . . . August 12 - September 10, Bowling Green, KY.
"US Bank Celebration of the Arts Open Art Exhibition" at the Kentucky Museum on the WKU campus . . . February 26 - April 8. Bowling Green, KY. Best of Show
2021
"The 2021 Jerry E. Baker and Jack Lunt Memorial Art Exhibition" at the Downing Museum . . . November 20 - December 31, 2021, Bowling Green, KY.
"Kentucky Nude: Biennial Group Exhibition" at the Lexington Art League . . . November 19, 2021 - January 7, 2022. Lexington, KY.
"PRHBTN" . . . group show at the Loudon House . . . October 15, 2021 - November 12, 2021. Lexington, KY.
"Satanic Panic: Dragons, Witches, and Monsters in Pop Culture" group show at The Buckland Museum of Witchcraft & Magick . . . September 15 - November 15th, 2021. Cleveland, OH.
"BadAss" solo show at the Loudon House . . . August 06, 2021 - September 10, 2021. Lexington, KY.
2020
"60th Mid-States Art Exhibition" at the Evansville Museum . . . November 22, 2020 - February 14, 2021. Evansville, IN.
"Lexington Art League Members Show" at the Loudon House . . . November 20, 2020 - January 15, 2021. Lexington, KY.
"OH, KY, IN Regional Showcase" exhibit at the Manifest Gallery . . . March 6 - April 3rd. Cincinnati, OH.
"US Bank Celebration of the Arts Open Art Exhibition" at the Kentucky Museum on the WKU campus . . . February 29 - April 17. Bowling Green, KY. 3rd Place Professional Painting
"Surreal Salon 12" at the Baton Rouge Gallery . . . January 3 - 30th, 2020. Baton Rouge, LA.
Other . . .
"Lower Town Arts & Music Festival" . . . Cancelled due to Covid 19 . . . Paducah, KY. May 15/16th.
"4 Bridges Arts Festival" . . . Cancelled due to Covid 19 . . . Chattanooga, TN. April 17/18/19th.
2019
"The 2019 Jerry Baker/Jack Lunt Memorial Art Exhibition" at the Downing Museum . . . December 13 - January 18, 2019/20, Bowling Green, KY.
"Kentucky Nude: Biennial Group Exhibition" at the Lexington Art League . . . December 6th, 2019 - Jan 5th, 2020. Lexington, KY.
"1st Annual Portrait Show" at the Tim Faulkner Gallery in Louisville, KY. September 6 - 30.
"Lyrical Muse" at the Artless Bastard Gallery in De Pere, Wisconsin. August 9 - 24.
"notBIG(5) Exhibit" at the MS Rezney Studio/Gallery in Lexington, KY. July 25th - August 31.
"July Group Show Featuring Bleeker, Fife, Weber & More!" at the Tim Faulkner Gallery in Louisville, KY. July 16 - August 31.
"The Arts & Culture Alliance’s National Juried Exhibition of 2019" at Arts & Culture Alliance | The Emporium Center in Knoxville, TN. February 1 - 22.
"SIMILITUDE" at Manifest Creative Research Gallery in Cincinnati, OH. January 25 - February 22.
Other . . .
"Big Four Arts Festival" in Louisville, KY. September 7/8th.
"4 Bridges Arts Festival" in Chattanooga, TN. April 12/13/14th.
"Lower Town Arts & Music Festival" in Paducah, KY. May 17/18th. Award of Merit
2018
"The 2018 Jerry Baker/Jack Lunt Memorial Art Exhibition" at the Downing Museum . . . November 29, 2018 - January 23, 2019, Bowling Green, KY. Honorable Mention
"Memento Mori" Solo Show at the Downing Museum . . . September 13 - November 3, 2018, Bowling Green, KY.
"Resurgence" at Corvidae Gallery . . . August 4 - August 29, 2018, Nashville, TN.
"2018 Bluegrass Biennial: A Juried Exhibition of Kentucky Artists" at the Claypool-Young Art Gallery at Morehead State University . . . June 4 - August 24, 2018, Morehead, KY.
"National Juried Exhibition: Art and Fear" at The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri . . . June 1 – July 28, 2018, Cape Girardeau, MO.
"Nefelibata" at the Indiana University Kokomo Union Street Gallery . . . April 6- April 25, 2018, Kokomo, IN.
"Outlaws" at the Lexington Art League . . . March 23 - April 27, 2018, Lexington, KY.
"US Bank Celebration of the Arts 2018" open art exhibition at the Kentucky Library on the WKU campus . . . March 2 - April 7, 2018, Bowling Green, KY. Second Place Works on Paper
"The Arts & Culture Alliance National Juried Exhibition of 2018" at the Emporium Center . . . February 2-23, 2018, Knoxville, TN.
Other . . .
"Big Four Arts Festival" . . . September 7th, 8th & 9th, 2018 at the Big Four Bridge at Waterfront Park, Louisville, KY
2017
"The 25th annual Jack Lunt Memorial Juried Art Exhibition" at the Downing Museum . . . November 19, 2017 - January 20, 2018, Bowling Green, KY.
"Art of the Macabre" at the Downing Museum . . . October 1 - 31, 2017, Bowling Green, KY
"A Show of Heads" at the Limner Gallery . . . October 18 - November 11, 2017, Hudson, NY
"Strange Figurations" at the Limner Gallery . . . September 7 - 30, 2017, Hudson, NY
"notBIG(4) Exhibition" at the M S Rezny Studio/Gallery . . . July 25th - August 31, 2017, Lexington, KY.
"July Group Show" at the Tim Faulkner Gallery . . . July 2017, Louisville, KY.
"Flights of Fantasy" at The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri . . . June 2 - July 29, 2017, Cape Girardeau, MO.
"The Oculi Series" solo show at the Tim Faulkner Gallery . . . March 3 - April 5, 2017, Louisville, KY.
"Demographically Speaking, a Figurative Exhibition" at the Lexington Art League. January 27 - February 12, 2017, Lexington, KY.
2016
"58th Mid-States Art Exhibition" at the Evansville Museum . . . December 11, 2016 - March 5, 2017, Evansville, IN.
"24th Annual Jack Lunt Memorial Juried Art Exhibition" at the Downing Museum . . . November 13 - December 17, 2016, Bowling Green, KY.
"October Show" (the Saint Monster series) at the Tim Faulkner Gallery . . . October 2016, Louisville, KY.
"Annual Group Show" at the Tim Faulkner Gallery . . . July 2016, Louisville, KY.
Past Showings
First Place Professional Photography, US Bank Celebration of the Arts 2013 Open Art Exhibition, Bowling Green, KY.
Second Place Professional Photography, US Bank Celebration of the Arts 2011 Open Art Exhibition, Bowling Green, KY.
First Place Professional Photography, US Bank Celebration of the Arts 2010 Open Art Exhibition, Bowling Green, KY.
Honorable Mention Professional Painting, US Bank Celebration of the Arts 2006 Open Art Exhibition, Bowling Green, KY.
Publications/Press
Arts & Spirits Magazine. Cover art. Issue one, September, 2023.
Savage, Kate. "Lexington Art Throb" from RadioLex. Debra Kay and Todd Fife. #54 9/6/21
The Lexington Art League's "Artist Archive."
"Staff Picks: 'Oculi' by Todd Fife." LEO, March 15, 2017.
Keel, Eli. "‘Oculi’ stares back: New exhibit opens at Tim Faulkner Gallery." Insider Louisville. March 2, 2017.
Kramer, Elizabeth. "'Oculi' artists captures the 'eye' of his subjects." Courier-Journal. February 22, 2017.
Darland, Joel. "Small is More Than Just a State of Mind. UnderMain. 2017
Images from solo shows
Memento Mori . . . The Downing Museum, Bowling Green, KY. 2018. Photo by G. Sturmann
Oculi . . . Tim Faulkner Gallery, Louisville, KY. 2017.
St. Monsters . . . Tim Faulkner Gallery, Louisville, KY. 2016.