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Noyes Capehart (Long) was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on
December 13, 1933. He grew up in the small Nashville suburb
of Old Hickory, a small factory town on the Cumberland River.
Following high school, he attended the University of the South
(Sewanee), before transferring to Auburn University to pursue a
major in illustration. After completing the degree program in 1958,
he sold his treasured MG-TD, and moved to New York City where
he took a position as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
He remained with the museum until mid-December of 1960 when
an unexpected temporary teaching offer from Auburn prompted his
return to the South.
Knowing that a master’s level degree would be required for a college level teaching career, he entered the graduate program at The University of Missouri in 1963, majoring in printmaking. He remained at the university following the completion of his graduate studies as an instructor. In 1967 he assumed a teaching position at The University of Mississippi in Oxford. Appalachian State University lured Noyes to Boone, North Carolina with a teaching position in 1969, and he remained with the university until his retirement in 1997. Noyes has been exhibiting in adjudicated exhibitions at regional, state, and national levels for nearly fifty years. His works have been shown in several museums in the United States, including the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC, The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, The Brooklyn Museum, The Mint Museum in Charlotte, and The North Carolina Museum in Raleigh. Noyes Capehart is professionally affiliated with the following galleries: The Collectors Gallery (Raleigh, North Carolina) and Carteret Contemporary Art Gallery (Morehead City, NC). In addition to his professional involvement in art, Noyes is also deeply involved with writing and has, since the early ‘70’s, completed numerous short stories, two novels (Potato Eaters and Red Sea), and a novella (Ghenna’s Child). Noyes is married to Suzanne Connor, and between them they have six children and six grandchildren. Noyes and Suzie are excited about the recent release of The Private Diary of Noyes Capehart, and will spend a considerable amount of time during the coming year promoting the book. (Persons interested in the scheduling of book signings are invited to contact Noyes or Suzie. )
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