AUDREY LENDVAY






Painting out of bounds.
Tallahassee, FL


STATEMENT AND RESEARCH

Harbinger: Ecological Dysfunction and Gamescape Failure

Fallout 4 Photography

2025
2024
2023 AND EARLIER

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Education

2027 Master Degree in Art Education (pending), Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 

2026 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art (pending), Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 
Minor: Museum Studies




Exhibition Record
2026



Horizon: Speculative Worlds and Interdisciplinary Research, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Tallahassee, FL

    
350°, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL


2025


The Feline Straus Show, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL

The Next Season: Art and Climate of the Future, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 

BFA Pop-Up Show, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL

Menagerie, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL

Apricari, WJB Gallery, Tallahassee, FL

Turning Pink: A Material Exploration of Color, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 

Myriad: A Celebration of Community in the Arts, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 


2024


Of the Archive: Artistic Engagements in Research, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 

Excellence in the Visual Arts, juried group exhibition, Honors Scholars and Fellows House, Tallahassee, FL 

National Association of Schools of Art and Design Show, Carnaghi Arts Building, Tallahassee, FL 

Interplay, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 

You By My Side, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 

Ouroboros, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 


2023


Roads (Un)Known, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 

Ends and In-Betweens, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 

The Powers That Be, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 

2018 Scholastic Art and Writing National Exhibition, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York, NY 




Curation and Installation
2026


Horizon: Speculative Worlds and Interdisciplinary Research, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Tallahassee, FL

   
350°, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL


2025


The Feline Straus Show, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL

The Next Season: Art and Climate of the Future, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL

Menagerie, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL

Turning Pink: A Material Exploration of Color, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 

Myriad: A Celebration of Community in the Arts, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 

2024

Zooarchaeology: Decoding Decay, museum exhibition, Carraway Building, Tallahassee, FL 

The Art of Persistence: Exploring Symbols, Materials, and Function in Southwestern Indigenous Art, online museum exhibition (inactive) and pop-up at Museum of Fine Art, Tallahassee, FL 

Of the Archive: Artistic Engagements in Research, group exhibition, Fine Arts Building, Tallahassee, FL 

Interplay, group exhibition, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 

You By My Side, group exhibition, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 

Ouroboros, group exhibition, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 

2023 Roads (Un)Known, group exhibition, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 

Ends and In-Betweens, group exhibition, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 

The Powers That Be, group exhibition, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 




Research

2025

Harbinger: Ecological Dysfunction and Gamescape Failure

2024

Open Worlds: An Exploration of Unacknowledged Spaces, hybrid digital and painting investigation concerned with the synthesis of art and games, engaging critically with the “rules'' that inform our lives, and with living meaningfully through play. 

2023-24

Salvage Material Supply: Making Eco-Friendly Art Accessible, worked to establish a community supply for the exchange of sustainable materials accompanied by a catalog and article library to educate and inspire artists alongside mentor professor Katie Kehoe.




Grants and Awards

2025

Mary Brown Ostlund Scholarship, awarded for high achievement in studio art, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

Student Star, academic distinction, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

Susan and Mark Messersmith Art Scholarship, awarded for excellence in painting or sculpture, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 

2024


Idea Grant, independent research stipend, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 

2022-25


President’s List, awarded for sustaining a 4.0 GPA, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 

Honors College, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

Bright Futures Academic Scholarship

Vires Scholarship, awarded for excellence in a rigorous academic setting, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 

2019-20

Bravo Award, for distinctive leadership to the Visual Arts department and meritorious service to the school, Douglas 
Anderson School of the Arts, Jacksonville, FL 




Experience
2025

Volunteer, North Florida Wildlife Center, Jefferson County, FL

Collections and Research Internship, Museum of Florida History, Tallahassee, FL 

Gallery Director, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 

2024

Gallery Director, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 

President, Art Students League, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 

2021-22

President, National Arts Honor Society, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Jacksonville, FL
 
2020-22 

Visual Art Liaison, Elan International Literacy Magazine, Jacksonville, FL




Presentations
2026


Horizon: Gallery Talk, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Tallahassee, FL


2025

Fall Presidential Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

Expression Session: Harbinger, Ecological Dysfunction and Gamescape Failure, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

2024

Fall Presidential Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 

Of the Archive: Artist Talk, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Tallahassee, FL

Gallery Talk: Open Worlds, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
Spring Presidential Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 





Bibliography
2026

FSU Department of Art, “Studio Visit: Audrey Lendvay 4th Year BFA Student”, FSUArt, January 13, 2026.         https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTdcULFl3DO/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==


Logan Lowery , Jenny Ralph  , Riley Young, Matthew McConnell, Molly Creel, “From studio to habitat: FSU art     students design interactive animal enrichment toys for Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens”, Florida State University News, January 5, 2026.    https://news.fsu.edu/news/arts-humanities/2026/01/05/from-studio-to-habitat-fsu-art-students-design-interactive-animal-enrichment-toys-for-jacksonville-zoo-and-botanical-gardens/


2025

Maiya Johnson, “”Student Star: Audrey Lendvay, Studio art student reactivates student organization to cultivate community,” Florida State University News, June 3, 2025. https://news.fsu.edu/student-stars/2025/06/03/audrey-lendvay

Audrey Lendvay, “Living as Animals in the Digital Age” Honors, Scholars, and Fellows House Blog, David Montez, June 5, 2025. https://hsfhouseblogs.fsu.edu/2025/06/05/living-as-animals-in-the-digital-age

Audrey Lendvay, “Setstage,” SIX Magazine, College of Fine Arts Leadership Counsel, 2024-2025 Edition, page 37.
Shena Kamata, “Zooarchaeology: Decoding Decay,” SIX Magazine, College of Fine Arts Leadership Counsel, 2024-2025 Edition, page 11.

2024


Audrey Lendvay, “Looking Under the Wallpaper: Reconciling Painting and Digital Art,” Honors, Scholars, and 

Fellows House Blog, David Montez, July 15, 2024.

https://hsfhouseblogs.fsu.edu/2024/07/15/looking-under-the-wallpaper-reconciling-painting-and-digital-art/ 

Audrey Lendvay, “Walking through Walls: Dérives into the Gamespace,” Honors, Scholars, and Fellows House Blog, 

David Montez, April 22, 2024. https://hsfhouseblogs.fsu.edu/2024/04/22/walking-through-walls-derives-into-the-

gamespace/ 

2022

Audrey Lendvay, “Pisgah,” Élan International Student Literary Magazine, Spring/Summer 2022 Edition, page 3.

https://www.elanlitmag.com/spring-summer-2022

2021

Audrey Lendvay, “Coming Apart at the Seams,” Élan International Student Literary Magazine, Fall Winter 2021 Edition, page 4. https://www.elanlitmag.com/fallwinter2021

2018

Charlie Patton, “Six area students win seven gold medals in the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards,” Jacksonville.com, The Florida Times-Union, April 22, 2018.

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/entertainment/local/2018/04/22/six-area-students-win-seven-gold-medals-in-national-

scholastic-art-amp-writing-awards/12589599007/





Last Updated 24.10.31



Assorted details (2024-2025)
Black Wolf Haunting
18x24”
Oil and acrylic paint on Canvas
June 2025
Harbinger: Recombinations
acrylic and screen print on plywood, felt.
June-November 2025
00115A8F (glowing radstag)
Acrylic and spray paint on wood panel, metal hinges, screws, steel rod
What Atom Requires  (Florida Scrub Jay)
47”x27”x16.5”
acrylic and screen print on plywood, felt.
July 2025
Erytrogramma
18x24”
Oil and acrylic paint on canvas
July 2025
Mass Fusion (North American Crocodile)
38”x19”x47”
acrylic and screen print on plywood, felt.
October 2025
Superposition (Ghosts)
Oil and acrylic paint on aluminum composite panels
2024
Setstage_03
38” x 46”
Acrylic and oil paint on canvas
2024
What Atom Requires  (Florida Scrub Jay)
47”x27”x16.5”
acrylic and screen print on plywood, felt.
July 2025
Harbinger: Recombinations
acrylic and screen print on plywood, felt.
June-November 2025
Setstage_06
38” x 46”
Acrylic and oil paint on canvas
2024
Data Recovery (Eastern Indigo Snake)
18.5”x13.5”x22.5”
acrylic and screen print on plywood, felt.
June 2025
Setstage_05
38” x 46”
Acrylic and oil paint on canvas
2024
Burning Cover (Lower Keys Marsh Rabbit)
48”x31”x12.5”
acrylic and screen print on plywood, felt.
November 2025
Setstage_04
38” x 46”
Acrylic and oil paint on canvas
2024