Talk:Vicki Meek

Feedback from New Page Review process

I left the following feedback for the creator/future reviewers while reviewing this article: Thank you for creating the article on Vicki Meek. I made a few improvements: adding citations for several permanent collections. Removed "notability" maintenance tag, as she now meets notability criteria per WP:NARTIST criteria #4. I also noticed that there are numerous embedded URLs in the article esp. in the Solo exhibitions section and the Press section. These should be converted into properly formed citations, as embedded urls are prone to link rot.

Netherzone (talk) 22:38, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

please correct citations

This article references the the academic article "Forever Free": Art by African-American Women, 1862-1980 an Exhibition by Susan Willand Worteck published in Feminist Studies rather than the exhibition catalog Forever Free: Art by African-American Women, 1862-1980 edited by Arna Alexander Bontemps. Include proper citation with page number. (footnote 9) WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 00:36, 26 May 2023 (UTC)

@WomenArtistUpdates, I tried to search for Vicki Meek using the Google Books link, and I can find a Susan Meek on page 42 but not a Vicki Meek. It seems to be because Google Books selects which snippets to show - it's showing me "3 of 9" results for the name Meek. (In both Classic Google Books, and "New" Google Books". Pinging the article creator, @Annaluka, maybe she can search a hard copy of the book since it is used repeatedly here. The article also contains many embedded bare URLs in the "Press" section. This artist does meet NARTIST, tho, based on the collections I was able to verify. Netherzone (talk) 14:50, 26 May 2023 (UTC)

Netherzone Thanks for checking. I don't think this artist is notable either either, but I wanted the student to try to get it right. I suspect the class is over, without a backward glance by anyone in the class, including the professor. Trying to AGF. WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 17:41, 26 May 2023 (UTC)

Sorry I was not being clear, @WomenArtistUpdates. I DO think this artist is notable based on the four collections I was able to verify. Three of these are notable museum collections. They are:

• African American Museum, Dallas, Texas.
• The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas.
• Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
• Serie Project, Austin, Texas.

Netherzone (talk) 21:45, 26 May 2023 (UTC)

OK Netherzone :) You are correct. I'll removed some of the CV stuff and try to Wikify. It is full of embedded links. WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 00:03, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

Hi Netherzone, I think we are about there. I cannot find an online reference to Meek's exact DoB as listed in the body of the article. Do you thing the Forever Free catalog would actually list her birthday? Seems like an invasion of privacy and I'd like to change it to just year. What think you? WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 01:16, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

I agree that the year only is fine. Nice work! Netherzone (talk) 04:42, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

{{Re|Netherzone}} and {{Re|WomenArtistUpdates}} Hello @Netherzone and @womenArtistUpdates. I hope you don't mind if I reply to both of you at the same time. Thank you first of all for taking interest in this page and for helping to improve it. I really appreciate it. I am happy to provide some clarification as to the artist's name(s) and the reference of Forever Free of which I have a hard copy. This exhibition catalog references the artist under her legal name which is Victoria Susan Meek and it also records her birth date. However, she is only using her artist name Vicki Meek. It is the same person and it took some time to clarify this. This might explain a discrepancy in the literature about her work. Thanks again for all your feedback and help! Annaluka (talk) 14:07, 28 May 2023 (UTC)

Hello @Annaluka! Thanks for your note. I think @WomenArtistUpdates comment about just including Meek's birth year rather than full birthdate is a good one (for privacy and security reasons). Regarding the long list of exhibitions that were moved to the talk page, I suggest choosing the five most important, prestigious shows in each category (Solo and Group) and presenting them in one paragraph in prose form under a section heading of "Exhibitions". Each show should have a citation for verification. This is so that the article does not mimic the style of a resume or CV. This is not a requirement, but flows more like an encyclopedia article rather than a Who's Who entry. For example:

==Exhibitions==

Meek has shown her work in several solo shows including.....

(next paragraph): Meeks work has been presented in numerous group exhibitions including.....

If you are using one source, then cite the paragraph with the source, or if you are using several sources, each venue can have a source.

Hope that helps! Netherzone (talk) 15:57, 28 May 2023 (UTC)

Hello again @Netherzone. All good points! I realize the group exhibition section is way too long and will take a closer look at the selection to narrow it down and incorporate into a paragraph rather than a list. Thanks for all the suggestions to improve the page! Annaluka (talk) 18:22, 28 May 2023 (UTC)

You are very welcome, and thanks again for creating the article. Netherzone (talk) 18:30, 28 May 2023 (UTC)

References

CV material moved off main space

Removed laundry list CV items off main space. WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 00:28, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

Solo exhibitions (selected)

• At What Point Do I Disappear?, Talley Dunn Gallery, Dallas, Texas, 2022.
• Vicki Meek: The Journey to Me. 2021 Texas Artist of the Year exhibition at the Art League Houston, Houston, Texas (Sept. 10, 2021 - Feb. 5, 2022)
• Three Decades of Social Commentary, Houston Museum of African American Culture, retrospective exhibition (2019-20), travelled to the African American Museum Dallas (2020-21).
• Vulnerable, Transart Foundation, Houston, Texas, 2019-20.
• The Gifts Arrive, Barnes Blackman Gallery, Houston Texas (Sept. 9 - Oct. 8, 1988).

Unsourced group shows:

Group exhibitions (selected)

• Denton Black Film Festival, 2019.
• Nasher XChange, presented by the Nasher Sculpture Center in celebration of their tenth anniversary, Dallas Texas (Oct. 19, 2013 - Feb. 16, 2014).
• Round 31: Life Path 5: Action/Restlessness, curated by Vicki Meek, Project Row Houses, Houston, Texas, 2009-10.
• Uncle Tom to Peeping Tom: Race and Gender Matters, curated by Evelyn Patricia Terry, Wisconsin African American Women’s Center, 2006 (cat.).
• African American Art from the MFAH Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, 2004.
• Windows of the Soul, Series II. (Two-Person show), Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2002.
• Private Identity and Public Conscience: Contemporary Works from the Museum’s Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas.
• Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas (1994-95). Phoenix Triennial, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, 1993.
• Counter Colón-ialismo, Centro de la Raza, San Diego, travelled to Mars Arspace, Phoenix, Arizona; Mexi-Arte Museum, Austin, Texas, 1992.
• Forever Free: Art by African-American Women 1862-1980, curated by Jacqueline Fonvielle-Bontemps and visiting curator David C. Driskell. Center for the Visual Arts Gallery, Illinois State University (Jan. 30 - Feb. 22, 1981); Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska (March 14 - April 26, 1981); Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Alabama (June 14 - July 26, 1981); Gibbes Art Gallery, Charleston, South Carolina (Sept. 3 - October 11, 1981); The Art Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland (Oct 29. - DEc. 3, 1981); Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana (Jan. 18, 1981 - Feb. 15, 1982) (cat.).
• Owensboro Museum of Art Invitational, Owensboro, Kentucky, 1977 (November).
• Violence: Black Man's Burden I, Humanities Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin, 1977 (September).
• Violence: Black Man's Burden II, Fine Arts Gallery, Lee College, Cleveland, Tennessee, 1977 (February).
• Drawings on a Variety of Political Subjects, Jackson Hall Mini Gallery, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1977 (January).
• Kentucky State Student/Faculty Exhibition, Jackson Hall Gallery, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1976 (September).
• Kentucky Sculpture, Georgetown University Gallery, Georgetown, Kentucky, 1975 (October).
• Kentucky State University Faculty Exhibition, Bob Thompson Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky, 1975 (April).
• Mt. Sterling Annual Invitational Exhibition, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, 1974 (November).
• Expo '74, Spokane, Washington, October 1973 - September 1974.
• Seminar on Black Artists, Gallery Towards A Black Aesthetics, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1973 (February).
• Seven Black Artists, Union South Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin, 1972 (September).
• Common Bond, Union South Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin, 1972 (March).

Netherzone (talk) 00:30, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

Awards

Add back only with citation. WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 00:44, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

• National Endowment for the Arts NFRIG Grant.
• Dallas Observer MasterMind Award.
• Dallas Museum of Art Otis and Velma Davis Dozier Travel Grant.
• Texas Black Filmmakers Mission Award.
• Women of Visionary Influence Mentor Award.
• Dallas Women’s Foundation Maura Award.
• Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award (nominated).
• African American Museum at Dallas A. Maceo Smith Award for Cultural Achievement.