EDUCATION
BA, Cum Laude, English Literature and Studio Art, Oglethorpe University (2013).

ORGANIZATIONS
Co-founder and Contributing Artist, Callosum Collective.
Performance Art Committee Member, Ladyfest 2016.

CURATION
Blood, Milk, and Fire: Re-Performance Art 1962-1977, The Mammal Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. October 1, 2015.
Guest Curator, Murmur Media, Atlanta, Ga. January-March 2016.

SELECTED FILMS AND PERFORMANCES

2016 
She was a Visitor, Boiler Room, Eyedrum Art and Music Gallery, Atlanta, Ga
BubbleCum, Southern Fried Queer Pride Cinequeer Film Fest, Atlanta, Ga

2015
Mother, Scoutmob presents HALLOWEEN 2015, The Arts Exchange, Atlanta, Ga
Chromafuture, Creative Loafing’s Best of ATL 2015, South Downtown, Atlanta, Ga
Canticles of Ecstasy, The Mammal Gallery, Atlanta, Ga
For Robert Ashley, The Mammal Gallery, Atlanta, Ga
The Squall, Breaking Ground 2015, Theater Emory, Atlanta, Ga
Widow’s Walk, Arts At Oakland Presents: ROAMtransmissions' The Cryptophonic Tour, Historic Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga
Whitesnake Girl Gives Advice, All Day Records, Carrboro, North Carolina
Chelsea Dunn + Grace Thornton present: Beaver Ruin, The Mammal Gallery, Atlanta, Ga
Chelsea Dunn + Grace Thornton present: macrowave, Pop Up ATL, Atlanta, Ga
Wetwurld: A Psychonautical Film Screening with Accidental Music by BOATING with BOATING, The Big House, Atlanta, GA
Whitesnake Girl Hosts an Evening Affair, Eyedrum Art And Music Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Chelsea Dunn + Grace Thornton present: red marrow, Go Bar, Athens, GA
Chelsea Dunn + Grace Thornton present: fork tender, YOLKspace, Atlanta, GA
2014
Joan of Arc, Pussycat Purradise, Eyedrum Art and Music Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Whitesnake Girl Reads Poetry at a Party, Keenal Colony, Atlanta, GA
Chelsea Dunn + Grace Thornton present: god as a grandmotherly figure, Magic Lantern on a Satellite, The Precinct, Atlanta, GA
Chelsea Dunn + Grace Thornton, Vida Voce, MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA
An Intimate Chat with Devin Brown, Beyond the Vernacular Closing Reception, The Mammal Gallery, Atlanta, GA
sext me sometime with Devin Brown, Beyond the Vernacular, The Mammal Gallery, Atlanta GA
The Sacred Mysteries, the Profane Found with Loudermilk and Moon,The Mammal Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Excerpts from “Go Gather Bones”, Peoplestown Palace Poetry and Prose Night 7, Peoplestown Palace, Atlanta, Ga

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Fecundities, Ladyfest, The Broad Street Visitor’s Center, Atlanta, GA

AUDIO COMPILATIONS
Cicadas in the City included in Are You Afraid of the ROAM?: Terrifying Tales to Chill Your Listening Bone, ROAM (podcast), Atlanta, GA

ART JOURNALISM
Thornton, Grace. Q&A: Dashboard’s Courtney Hammond, Beth Malone build cross-country
network. ArtsATL. Published July 21, 2015.
Thornton, Grace. Review: “Ephemeral Memorable” show range, character of DIY art at Mammal
Gallery. ArtsATL. Published May 4, 2015.
Thornton, Grace. Timeless Struggles with Identity in Amy Pleasant’s Show at Whitespace.
BURNAWAY. Published February 26, 2014.
Thornton, Grace. Review: Fables of the Eco-Future at Hambidge’s Weave Shed Gallery.
BURNAWAY. Published June 20, 2013.
Thornton, Grace. Art Crush: Ann-Marie Manker’s Symbolic Rainbow. BURNAWAY. Published
April 5, 2013.
Thornton, Grace. MINT Gallery Opens a New Chapter Saturday. BURNAWAY. Published
January 31, 2013.
Thornton, Grace. Art Crush: William Downs Reflects on Creative Life on the Move.
BURNAWAY. Published January 21, 2013.
Thornton, Grace. TindelMichi takes its Baptism by Fire. Creative Loafing. Published December
18, 2012.
Thornton, Grace. Jennifer Cawley paints alternate realities. Creative Loafing. Published
December 11, 2012.
Thornton, Grace. Tommy Nease conjures spirits in Phantasm. Creative Loafing. Published
November 20, 2012.
Thornton, Grace. Art Crush: Chelsea Raflo, Filmmaker and Dreamer, on the Role of
Experiment. BURNAWAY. Published November 15, 2012.
Thornton, Grace. Suellen Parker's claymation figures break the mold. Creative Loafing.
Published November 13, 2012.
Thornton, Grace. Laurel Nakadate gives a command performance at ACAC. Creative Loafing.
Published November 1, 2012.
Thornton, Grace. S. Patricia Patterson re-imagines the American Dream in Back to the Future.
Creative Loafing. Published October 17, 2012.
Thornton, Grace.  Conceptual photographer Nikita Gale's 1961 remembers when. Creative
Loafing. Published September 12, 2012.
Thornton, Grace. Living Walls 2012: Was It a Success for Female Artists? BURNAWAY.
Published August 29, 2012.
Thornton, Grace. Rocío Rodríguez tears painting down to build it back up. Creative Loafing.
Published August 28, 2012.
Thornton, Grace. Jason Butcher shows movie madness at “As in a Mirror, Dimly”. Creative
Loafing. Published August 20, 2012.
Thornton, Grace. Living Walls 2012 Launches August 15 with All Female Street Artists.
BURNAWAY. Published August 8, 2012.
Thornton, Grace. Whitespace exhibit contemplates intersection of culture and the cosmos.
Creative Loafing. Published July 25, 2012.
Thornton, Grace. MODA’s Skate It or Hang It!? Feels a Little Forced. BURNAWAY.
Published July 4, 2012.
Thornton, Grace. MINT Gallery's “Linearity” forges connections through storytelling. Creative
Loafing. Published June 26, 2012.
Thornton, Grace. Q&A: Joanna Ebenstein Discusses Death and History at the CDC Museum.
BURNAWAY. Published June 22, 2012.
Thornton, Grace. Q&A: Kael Alford and William Boling on Bottom of da Boot.
BURNAWAY. Published June 5, 2012.
Thornton, Grace. Gregor Turk Explores Atlanta’s Sense of Place at MOCA GA. BURNAWAY.
Published May 16, 2012.
Thornton, Grace. Jiha Moon’s Detourist Exaggerates a Simplified View of Culture. BURNAWAY.
Published April 25, 2012.
Thornton, Grace. Mehmet Dogu and Julia Kjelgaard Evoke Shared Memories at {Poem 88}.
BURNAWAY. Published March 28, 2012.
Thornton, Grace. Write Club Atlanta Says Good Riddance to the Lonely Life of Letters.
BURNAWAY. Published February 29, 2012.
Thornton, Grace. Sexuality and Innocence in Benita Carr’s Morning Sun at Whitespace.
BURNAWAY. Published January 25, 2012.
Thornton, Grace. Beat Poet Anne Waldman Discusses Recent Collaborations. BURNAWAY.
Published December 9, 2011.
Thornton, Grace. Ghostly Imagery and Technical Prowess at Atlanta Print Biennial.
BURNAWAY. Published December 2, 2011.
Thornton, Grace. Q&A: Jill Greenberg’s Glass Ceiling at Hagedorn Foundation Gallery.
BURNAWAY. Published November 7, 2011.
Thornton, Grace. Q&A: Jennifer Schwartz Talks Shop on Wet Plate and Mirrors. BURNAWAY.
Published October 25, 2011.
Thornton, Grace. Q&A: John W. Ford Makes a Case for Small Things at Emory. BURNAWAY.
Published October 12, 2011.
Thornton, Grace. Q&A with Anne Dennington for a Preview of FLUX 2011. BURNAWAY.
Published September 21, 2011.

AWARDS AND HONORS
Idea Capital Grant Recipient 2014
Theater Emory’s Breaking Ground series participant 2015
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PRESS
Anne, Haylee and Bortone, Angela. “Art Burn: Capsule Reviews of Weekend Events.” BURNAWAY. October 5, 2015.
West, Linnea. A ‘Cryptophonic’ Sound Art Event at Atlanta’s Oakland Cemetery. BURNAWAY.    May 12, 2015.
Parker, Wendy. Exploring ‘Widow’s Walks’ And More Of Oakland Cemetery Tour. WABE. April 9, 2015.
Smith, Kelundra. Preview: Eyedrum’s “Premier Premiere” Launches Movement Series in New Space. ArtsAtl. February 10, 2015.
Jeffcoat, Yves. Looking at Language in “Beyond the Vernacular” at Mammal Gallery. BURNAWAY. November 3, 2014.