Noah Lagle is an artist and educator whose work engages printmaking, sculpture, and installation to explore archival practices and collections as a way to engage with intellectual history and familial heritage. Noah holds an MFA from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, and a BA from the University of Vermont. He was awarded the Naomi Anolic Early Career Jewish Visual Arts Award in 2025, as well as residencies at the Vermont Studio Center and Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts. Noah has exhibited his work internationally and nationally and is currently teaching at the University of Georgia and the University of North Georgia. Founder of Public Works Press, Lagle has printed and published the work of contemporary artists while facilitating public printmaking workshops.
EDUCATION
2023 MFA, Studio Art: Concentration in Printmaking, Graduate Certificate in Art History. University of Tennessee; Knoxville, TN
2013 BA, Studio Art and Anthropology, Minor in Spanish. University of Vermont; Burlington, VT
SOLO / TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2024. Goodest Neighbors. tiny ATH Gallery; Athens, GA
2023 Raised on Replicas. Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture; Knoxville, TN
Lines of Flight. Tri-Star Arts: Candoro Marble Building; Knoxville, TN
2022 Stalemates. Sztuka Na Miejscu Gallery; Wrocław, Poland (with Muriel Condon)
2021 Collected Sayings. Gallery 1010; Knoxville, TN
2014 Hive Mind. Francis Colburn Gallery; Burlington, VT (with Corrine Yonce)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Cimarron National Works on Paper. Oklahoma State University Museum of Art; Stillwater, OK
Georgia Printmaking Juried Exhibition. Marietta Cobb Museum of Art; Marietta, GA
50th Annual Juried Exhibition. Lyndon House Arts Center; Athens, GA
2024 Compulsion. Athens Institute for Contemporary Art; Athens, GA
Container. Manifest Gallery; Cincinnati, OH
Sustainability in Chaos. Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking; Atlanta, GA
49th Juried Exhibition. Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA
2023 North American Hand Papermakers’ Triennial Juried Exhibition. SPROUT CoWorking Gallery; Providence, RI
New Impressions. Globe Collection and Press at MICA; Baltimore, MD
Printmaking Juried Exhibition. Five Points Art Center; Torrington, CT
Works On Paper. Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Science; Loveladies, NJ
Layer, Material, & Meaning. Site: Brooklyn; Brooklyn, NY
Down On Paper. Vestige Concept Gallery; Pittsburgh, PA
2022 Dogwood Regional Art Exhibition. Emporium Center; Knoxville, TN
Aufgetaucht (Surfaced). Mönchskirche Salzwedel; Salzwedel, Germany
Paducah School of Art and Design's International Juried Print Biennial. Bill Ford Gallery; Paducah, KY
New Impressions. Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum; Two Rivers, WI
As It Is. Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture; Knoxville, TN
Reflected Narratives. TVUUC Gallery; Knoxville, TN
2021 Mid America Print Council Juried Members’ Exhibition. Drewelowe Gallery; Iowa City, IA
Dogwood Regional Art Exhibition. Emporium Center; Knoxville, TN
Get That Bread. Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture; Knoxville, TN
2020 First the Wurst. UT Downtown Gallery; Knoxville, TN
Stay Home, Stay Safe. Burlington City Arts; Burlington, VT
2019 SEABA Art Hop Juried Show. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery; Burlington, VT
2018 Public Proof. New City Galerie; Burlington, VT
Paper Trail. Davis Center; Burlington, VT
2017 Steamroller Prints II. Karma Birdhouse Gallery; Burlington, VT
2016 Just a Minute. Brooklyn Art Library; Brooklyn, NY
Steamroller Prints I. Karma Birdhouse Gallery; Burlington, VT
2015 Made. SEABA Gallery; Burlington, VT
2013 Free Beer. Francis Colburn Gallery; Burlington, VT
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2025 Instructor of Record: Advanced Relief Printmaking. Univ. of North Georgia; Gainesville, GA
Instructor of Record: Intermediate Printmaking. Univ. of North Georgia; Gainesville, GA
Instructor of Record: Introduction to Printmaking. Univ. of North Georgia; Gainesville, GA
Instructor of Record: Principles of 3-D Design. Univ. of Georgia; Athens, GA
2023 Instructor of Record: Studio Art Foundations, 3-D Concentration. Univ. of Tennessee; Knoxville, TN
2022 Instructor of Record: Studio Art Foundations, 3-D Concentration. Univ. of Tennessee; Knoxville, TN
Teaching Assistant: Lithography (with Prof. Beauvais Lyons). Univ. of Tennessee; Knoxville, TN
Teaching Assistant: Monoprint (with Prof. Althea Murphy-Price). Univ. of Tennessee; Knoxville, TN
2021 Instructor of Record: Studio Art Foundations, 2-D Concentration. Univ. of Tennessee; Knoxville, TN
Teaching Assistant: Studio Art Foundations, 2-D Concentration. Univ. of Tennessee; Knoxville, TN
2020 Teaching Assistant: Studio Art Foundations, 2-D Concentration. Univ. of Tennessee; Knoxville, TN
2017 Adjunct Lecturer: Projects in Printmaking (Co-taught with Prof. Jane Kent). Univ. of Vermont; Burlington, VT
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023-25 Lyndon House Arts Center. Studio Manager, Instructor, and Adult Programs Coordinator; Athens, GA
2020-23 Letterpress Studio Technician. University of Tennessee; Knoxville, TN
2015-18 Founder and Printer. Public Works Press; Burlington, VT
2010-20 Assistant Supervisor and Technician. Wood and Metals Studio, University of Vermont; Burlington, VT
2013-20 Print Studio Technician. University of Vermont; Burlington, VT
2017 Intaglio Print Summer Intern. Wingate Studio; Hinsdale, NH
AWARDS / GRANTS
2025 Naomi Anolic Early Career Jewish Visual Arts Award
2022 Dille Award, Best Graduate Work. 75th Annual Student Art Competition, Univ. of Tennessee; Knoxville, TN
Dille Award, First Place Short Paper. 75th Annual Student Art Competition, Univ. of Tennessee; Knoxville, TN
School of Art Graduate Merit Scholarship. Univ. of Tennessee; Knoxville, TN
Orin E. Erma Graff Scholarship. Univ. of Tennessee; Knoxville, TN
2021 Dille Award, First Place Short Paper. 74th Annual Student Art Competition, Univ. of Tennessee; Knoxville, TN
Charles & Ann Pfitzer Materials Award. Univ. of Tennessee; Knoxville, TN
Pfitzer & Graff Residency/Internship Award. Univ. of Tennessee; Knoxville, TN
2017 Burlington City Arts Community Fund Grant; Burlington, VT
2016 Burlington City Arts Community Fund Grant; Burlington, VT
RESIDENCIES
2022 Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design, Visiting Artist in Residence; Wrocław, Poland
Atelierhaus Hilmsen; Hilmsen, Germany
2019 Vermont Studio Center; Johnson, VT
2017 Pine Street Studios; Burlington, VT
2016 Pine Street Studios; Burlington, VT
2014 Pine Street Studios; Burlington, VT
TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS
2024 Expanded Site/Material Fracture. Panelist, SECAC (Southeastern College Art Conference); Atlanta, GA
Elevated Paper. Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking; Atlanta, GA
Artist Talk for BFA Capstone Class. Univ. of Georgia; Athens, GA
2022 Speculative Archiving. Panelist, Southern Graphics Council International; Univ. of Wisconsin
Definition and Decay in the Abstracted Archive; Univ. of Tennessee
2021 Sending Signals. Panel Chair, Remote Contact Printmaking Symposium; Univ. of Tennessee
2020 Ash, Books, and Language. Pecha Kucha; Univ. of Tennessee
WORKSHOPS LEAD
2025 Introduction to Intaglio Printmaking Course. Instructor, Lyndon House Arts Center; Athens, GA
Introduction to Relief Printmaking Course. Instructor, Lyndon House Arts Center; Athens, GA
Community Puppet Building Workshop. Organizer, Lyndon House Arts Center; Athens, GA
2024 Lyndon House Steamroller Printmaking Workshop. Organizer and Operator; Athens, GA
Introduction to Screen Printing Course. Instructor, Lyndon House Arts Center; Athens, GA
Introduction to Mosaic Workshop. Instructor, Lyndon House Arts Center; Athens, GA
2023 Lyndon House Steamroller Printmaking Workshop. Organizer and Operator; Athens, GA
Introduction to Relief Printmaking Course. Instructor, Lyndon House Arts Center; Athens, GA
2021 The Bottom's Sew It, Sell It Program. Screen Print Workshop Organizer; Knoxville, TN
2017 Community Steamroller Printmaking Workshop. Organizer and Operator; Burlington, VT
2016 Community Steamroller Printmaking Workshop. Organizer and Operator; Burlington, VT
OUTREACH AND SERVICE
2024-25 Creative Tracks Rehabilitative Arts Program. Organizer/Instructor, Athens-Clarke County Jail; Athens, GA
2022 Acrylic Drypoint Demonstration. Lessing Community School; Salzwedel, Germany
2017 Steamroller Print Silent Auction Benefit for King Street Center Arts Program, Organizer; Burlington, VT
2016 Steamroller Print Silent Auction Benefit for King Street Center Arts Program, Organizer; Burlington, VT
2012-14 Camp Exclamation Point. Art Barn Coordinator; Fairlee, VT
2012 Partners of the Americas. After-School Art Program Co-Director; Taulabe, Honduras
Restoration Arts Program. Volunteer and Community Partner; Burlington, VT
CITATIONS
2024 Virtual Lecture: Elevated Paper. Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking YouTube Channel
2020 Ash, Books, and Language: Pecha Kucha. UTK Print YouTube Channel
Burlington City Arts, Artist Studio Tour. BCA YouTube Channel
2017 Steve Budington Interview. Yale Radio WYBC, Museum of Non-Visible Art
Steamroller Print Benefit Auction. VCAM, The Artful Work
Steamroller Printmaking Workshop With Noah Lagle. VCAM, The Artful Word
2016 Burlington Printmaker, Noah Lagle Crafts an Alternative CSA. Seven Days
Noah Lagle: Winning Donuts. The Art Mache Podcast
Public Works Press. Waking Windows Podcast
South End Artist Hosts Steamroller Printmaking Event. Seven Days
Steamroller Print Project Benefits King Street Youth Center. VCAM, The Artful Word
SELECTED PRINT PUBLISHING PROJECTS
Lead Printer: Jane Kent, Steve Budington, Mildred Beltre, Clark Derbes, Elliott Katz, Meg McDevitt
Assistant Printer: Walton Ford, Mark Dion, Wuon-Gean Ho, Barbara Takenaga, Colin Matthes, Daniel Rios Rodriguez, Elizabeth Atterbury, Steve Prince, Melanie Yazzie