education
2004 - MFA Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. major: painting.
2000 - BFA Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio. major: painting.
solo and collaborative exhibitions
2013-
"few people", Greusslich Contemporary, Berlin, Germany.
2010 -
“Gorgon”, Greusslich Contemporary, Berlin, Germany.
"Barrier", permanent collaborative installation (with Andrew Jacob Schell), Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT.
2008 -
“Pre-Fab and Fortified!”, collaboration with Andrew Schell, Mahan Gallery, Columbus, OH.
“I’m Hunting Myself. The Unattainable Prize.”, collaboration with Andrew Schell, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT.
2007 -
“(I) are already arriving: a question of integrity. or, coping with a corporeal snafu.”, Collaborative exhibition with Andrew Schell, Northcutt Steele Gallery, MSU – Billings, Billings MT.
2005 -
"alive in the fracture, dreaming of neverwonderland" Semantics Gallery, Cincinnati, OH.
"all of this happened when we were asleep…" Mahan Gallery, Columbus, OH.
exhibitions
2011 -
“Painting Coast to Coast”, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Detroit MI. Curated by Adrian Hatfield.
“A Glimpse Inward”, Charlotte Street Foundation, Kansas City, MO. Curated by Caleb Taylor.
2010 -
“fertilizing utopias”, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA.
2008 -
“Urban/Suburban 2008”, Epsten Gallery, Overland Park, KS. (Kansas City)
“Painting 2008”, group exhibition, Gallery Project, Ann Arbor MI
2007 -
“Urban/Suburban 2007”, Epsten Gallery, Overland Park, KS. (Kansas City)
“Splice: Art and Technology”, Jesse Wilber Gallery, Bozeman MT.
2006 -
"Beauty, Intensity, and The Sublime", group exhibition, Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI.
"The Joan Mitchell Foundation 2004-05 MFA Grant Recipients", group exhibition, CUE Art Foundation, New York, NY.
“Winners”, two person exhibition, Kunstverein INGAN, Berlin, Germany.
2005 -
"Visiting Faculty Exhibition", Bingham Gallery, University of Missouri, Columbia, Columbia, MO.
2004 -
“Big Dumb Inactive Meat Reaction”, Majestic Galleries, Nelsonville OH.
“Group Show”, ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, OH.
“Invitational”, Majestic Galleries, Nelsonville, OH.
2003 -
“Ohio Art League Annual Fall Juried Exhibition”, Juror: Helen Molesworth, curator: Wexner Center, Columbus, OH. Fort Hayes Gallery, Columbus, OH.
“Already Played”, Schopf Gallery on Lake, Chicago, IL.
“Icon”, Ohio University Seigfred Gallery, Athens, OH.
2002 -
“Drawings”, Ridges Gallery, Athens, OH.
“First Day, First Year”, Ridges Gallery, Athens, OH.
2000 -
“Recent BFA Graduates”, BK Smith Gallery, Lake Erie College, Painesville, OH.
Recent Press
2011: -"Kunst und Gesellschaft: Welche Kunst? Welche Gesellschaft?", by Peter Lodermeyer. Cover Article of Junge_Kunst Magazin, Nr. 89, Ritterbach Verlag, 2011.
2011: -"Gorgon Span", catalog of recent works with critical essay by Peter Lodermeyer, published in association with Greusslich Contemporary, Berlin, Germany.
2009: -"Rollin Beamish - Fehlschluss: Über die Widersprüche Unserer Lebenswelt", by Peter Lodermeyer. Junge_Kunst Magazin, Nr. 79, Ritterbach Verlag, 2009.
2008: -"YAM Exhibition Explores Consumerism and Society", by Jaci Webb. The Billings Gazette, Billings Montana. Thurs. April 3, 2008.
Awards and Residencies
2013: Joan Mitchell Foundation AiR Program, New Orleans, LA, artist residency and fellowship. (upcoming)
2012: Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA), artist residency and fellowship, Amherst, VA.
2005-06: Fulbright Grant, Institute for International Education, New York, NY.
2004: Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant, Joan Mitchell Foundation, New York, NY.
Teaching Experience
2006-present -
Assistant Professor, Painting and Drawing, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.
AY 2004-05 -
Visiting Professor of Painting and Drawing, University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia, MO.
2002-04 -
Graduate Teaching Assistant and instructor of record, Ohio University School of Art Foundations Program, Ohio University, Athens, OH.
Other Professional Experience
2011-
Panel Discussion Participant and Guest Lecturer, in conjunction with the “Painting Coast to Coast” exhibition. School of Fine Arts, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
Guest Lecturer: Charlotte Street Foundation, Kansas City, MO.
2008 -
Guest Lecturer: Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT.
2007 -
Guest Lecturer: Emerson Cultural Arts Center, Bozeman, MT.
Visiting Artist and Lecturer: Montana State University– Billings, Billings, MT.
2004 -
Visiting Artist and Lecturer: Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.