EXHIBITIONS
2023 Wayfinding, Heaven Gallery. Chicago, Illinois
2022 Soft Noise, The Plan. Chicago, Illinois
Abstract Acres, FluffyButt Farms. Fennville, Michigan
2021 The World Should Be More Wonderful, Gallery 400. Chicago, Illinois
2020 BYOA (Bring Your Own Art), The Great Space, University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, Illinois
2019 Pussy Rock, Terrain Biennial. Chicago, Illinois
Past Tense,Ralph Arnold Gallery. Chicago, Illinois
2017 Camayuhs, SATELLITE. Miami, Florida
For the love of Barbara, The Jungle Lounge. New York, New York
The Dangerous Professors, Triumph. Chicago, Illinois
2016 Appetite for Destruction, Maxon Mills. Wassaic, New York
We Gave Our Best... Now the Rest is Up to the Hope Chest, IM ERSTEN. Vienna, Austria
2015 Photography Sees the Surface, Higher Pictures. New York, New York
People’s Pamphlets, Printers Ball, Hubbard Street Lofts. Chicago, Illinois
Elements and Principles, Kern Gallery. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Swap, Online
2014 LIT UP, The Pitch Project. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Phantoms in the Dirt, Museum of Contemporary Photography. Chicago, Illinois
Prismatic Nature, Elmhurst Art Museum. Elmhurst, Illinois
Fragments of an Unknowable Whole, OSU Urban Arts Space. Columbus, Ohio
LIT UP, Forever & Always Projects. Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Style, David Weinberg Gallery. Chicago, Illinois
2013 STICKLIP: EVERYTHING MUST BURN!!!, Vessel & Page. Pontiac, Michigan
2012 RANCH, Iceberg Projects. Chicago, Illinois
The Great Refusal: Taking on New Queer Aesthetics, Sullivan Galleries. Chicago, Illinois
Bowling Alone, Andrew Rafacz Gallery. Chicago, Illinois
S/He Loves Me, Northern Trust Gallery. Chicago, Illinois
20 in Their Twenties, Woman Made Gallery. Chicago, Illinois
Soft Ground, Roots & Culture. Chicago, Illinois
2011 STICKLIP, Upstairs Gallery. Chicago, Illinois
New Perspectives in Old Things, SoftSpot. Online
Ceaseless Blooms in Jobless Colors, Johalla Projects. Chicago, Illinois
Space Cases, INCUBATORS, Chicago Urban Art Society with Chicago Loop Alliance
BFA Thesis Exhibition, Sullivan Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Endsley Recipient Exhibition, Columbus Building, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2010 Eileen Mueller, Columbus Building, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Sequencing, Columbus Building, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2007 Workforce, Meshuggah. St. Louis, Missouri
2003 Photo sculptural installation, Haggerty Museum. Milwaukee Wisconsin
2002 Video installation, Haggerty Museum. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
HONORS AND AWARDS
2020 Institut für Alles Mögliche Residency, Berlin
2018 Art Department Fellowship, University of Illinois at Chicago
2015 Wassaic Artist Residency
2013 ACRE Residency
2011 ACRE Residency
World Less Traveled Grant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Gelman Travel Fellowship Nominee and Finalist, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Fred Endsley Memorial Fellowship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2008 New Artist Society Presidential Scholarship. School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2003 Presidential Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art
A.R.T.S. Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art
MICA Talent Grant, Maryland Institute College of Art
Honorable Mention, NFAA National Arts, Miami, Florida
2003 S. Judine Brennen Theatre Arts Scholarship, Pius XI High School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Haggerty Award of Excellence, Haggerty Museum. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2002 S. Judine Brennen Theatre Arts Scholarship, Pius XI High School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Haggerty Award of Excellence, Haggerty Museum. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Silver Award, NFAA Regional Arts competition, Madison, Wisconsin
2001 Honorable Mention, Semi-Finalist. Blank Theatre Company Young Playwrights Festival, LA, California
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2015 #16 ARCHIVE, MAKE. Chicago, Illinois
“The Swap: portraits de photographes,” Fisheye
“Photographers take portraits of photographersfor ‘The Swap,’” Gemma Padley. Feature Shoot
“The Swap: Portraits of Portraitists,” Gemma Padley. LensCulture
The Great Refusal: Taking on New Queer Aesthetics, Oli Rodriguez. Chicago, Illinois
2014 GURL DON’T BE DOZEN, The Donut Shop
Phantoms in the Dirt, Karsten Lund in association with the MoCP and the Contemporary Arts Council
“Shotgunning a Beer in Panties.” Emily Lipstein, South Side Weekly
2013 “Eileen Mueller,” DON/DEAN
Review: Weird Dude Energy/Heaven Gallery,” Bert Stabler. Newcity Art
“Interview: Gurl Don’t Be Dumb,” Auggie Oz. Carets and Sticks
“The Aesthetics of Gendered Dumbness,” Alicia Eler. Hyperallergic
2012 “The Best of Chicago’s MDW Art Fair: Cat Taxidermy, Tarot, and Interactive Icebergs,” Alicia Eler. Hyperallergic
2011 Photography Department Catalog, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, Illinois
“Eileen Mueller,” Aspen Mays. I Heart Photograph
“Recent work from Where the Earth Rises,” Lynnette Miranda. Make Space
“Eileen Mueller, Kunstbabys and Thin Ghosts,” Bea Fremderman. I Heart Photograph
COLLECTIONS
Museum of Contemporary Photography. Chicago, Illinois
LECTURES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND SCREENINGS
2022 Woman of the Wolf, Roman Susan Chicago. Chicago, Illinois
2021 Artist talk for The World Should Be More Wonderful, Gallery 400. Chicago, Illinois
2020 Virtual Studio Visit, Photography Department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Panel discussion, School after School, LATITUDE Chicago. Chicago, Illinois
Guest lecturer, Senior Seminar, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2017 Panel discussion, Professionalizing the Artist, Filter Photo Festival. Chicago, Illinois
2016 Guest lecturer, Professional Development, Snow City Arts. Chicago, Illinois
2015 Artist lecture, Archive Event, Sector 2337. Chicago, Illinois
Artist lecture, The Pitch Project. Milwaukee Wisconsin
2014 Panel discussion, Bathed in a Pink Glow, The Pitch Project. Milwaukee Wisconsin
2013 Artist lecture, Harry S. Truman City College of Chicago. Chicago, Illinois
Guest lecturer, Confronting the Abject, School of theArt Institute of Chicago
CURATORIAL WORK
2020 BYOA (Bring Your Own Art), The Great Space, University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, Illinois
2018 Thunderfoxes, Camayuhs. Atlanta, Georgia
2014 GURL DON’T BE DOZEN, The Donut Shop
2013 WEIRD DUDE ENERGY, Heaven Gallery. Chicago, Illinois
STICKLIP: EVERYTHING MUST BURN!!!, Vessel & Page. Pontiac, Michigan
KOUNTY S, ACRE Lodge, Steuben, Wisconsin
2012 GDBD DOES MDW, MDW Fair. Chicago, Illinois
RANCH, Iceberg Projects. Chicago, Illinois
DESTINEEZ CHILD + GDBD SCREENING, Threewalls. Chicago, Illinois
2011 STICKLIP, Upstairs Gallery. Chicago, Illinois
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2021– present Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Art and Art History, University of Illinois at Chicago
Digital Photography I
Do it yourself: collectives, happenings, and independent production
Imaging the Unseen
Topics in Analog Photography
2022 Lecturer, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Intro to Photography
2019– 20 Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Art and Art History, University of Illinois at Chicago
Digital Photography I
2017– 18 Instructor, Marwen. Chicago, Illinois
Pinhole Cameras Or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the dark
2012– 18 Instructor, ChiArts. Chicago, Illinois
Digital Photography I: A Revolution in Seeing
Photomechanics and the Contemporary Eye
2013 Instructor, Early College Program, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Digital Photography
2011– 14 Teaching Assistant, OxBow School of Art, Saugatuck, Michigan
Made in the Dark with Aspen Mays
2010– 2011 Teaching Assistant, Early College Program, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Black and White Photography with Heidi Norton
Digital Photography with Heidi Norton
2010– 11 Teaching Assistant, Photography Department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Color Photography with Heidi Norton
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023– present Visiting Lab Specialist, School of Art and Art History, University of Illinois at Chicago
2009– present Production assistance and documentation for the studios of various artists
2013– 14 Secretary of the Board, LATITUDE, Chicago, Illinois
Associate Director, LATITUDE, Chicago, Illinois
2012– 2016 Student Work Documentarian and Archivist, ChiArts. Chicago, Illinois
2012 Co-founder, LATITUDE, Chicago, Illinois
2011– 2012 Production Assistant, Black Point Editions, Chicago, Illinois
Photographer’s Assistant, Hedrich Blessing, Chicago, Illinois
2010– 2011 Lab assistant and Tutor, Photography Studio, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2008– 2011 Lab assistant, Advanced Output Center, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2002– 2003 Founding Member of Milwaukee Coalition of Students for Peace, Peace Action
Board Member, Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter
EDUCATION
2018– 2020 School of Art and Art History, University of Illinois at Chicago, MFA
Chicago, Illinois
2008– 2011 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, BFA
Chicago, Illinois
2003– 2005 Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, Maryland