Dubhe Carreño Gallery

                    Contemporary Ceramic Art

 

Brian Boldon

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

1988                M.F.A. SCULPTURE

                        Rhode Island School of Design.  School of Ceramics.

                        Providence, Rhode Island.

 

1982                B.S. in ART

                        University of Wisconsin, Madison.  Madison, Wisconsin.

 

EMPLOYMENT

1995-               Michigan State University     

present            Associate Professor of Art

           

EXHIBITIONS: Selected Solo Exhibitions:

 

2005                Material Presence/ Body Absence

                       Dubhe Carreño Gallery, Chicago, IL

 

                        Third Person

                        Weiss Gallery, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA

 

2000                Twins: The Symmetry of Left and Right

                        Project Room, RARE Gallery, New York, NY

 

1998                Visible Human

                        Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI             

 

                        Visible Human

                        DeWaters Art Center, Mott College, Flint, MI

                       

1997                Chromosome:ColoredBody

                        SPACES, Cleveland OH

                       

                        Genetic Drift

                        A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago IL

 

1996                Chromosome/Colored Body- Systems of Observation, Methodology, and Amusement                                                                      

                        Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, AK

                       

1995                Descent With Modification-Shadow Games, Illusions & Hybrids 

                        University of Alaska Anchorage.  Anchorage, AK                                                     

 

 

Selected Group Exhibitions:

 

2005                SOFA/ Chicago 2005--Dubhe Carreño Gallery

                        Navy Pier, Chicago, IL

                       

                        Pilchuck Faculty Exhibition

                        Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

 

2004                Biomimicry: the Art of Imitating Nature

                        NCECA 2004 Invitational Exhibition

                        Herron School of Art, Herron Gallery

                        Indianapolis, IN 

     

                        A Sense of Identity: Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition

                        Indiana University/Purdue University Fine Arts Building Galleries

                        Fort Wayne IN. Traveled to: University of Indianapolis Student Center Gallery  Indianapolis, IN

                        (March 04 in conjunction with NCECA 04)

 

                         Educating  Inspirations, 50 years of Arts Education in Alaska

                         Anchorage Museum of History and Art   Anchorage, AK

 

2003              Pilchuck Glass School  Exhibiton

                      The Center for Contemporary Art   Seattle, WA

 

2002            MSU Faculty Exhibition--  Insomuch as Speech is Actual  Installation

                    Michigan State University Kresge Art Museum.  E. Lansing, MI

2001          Eair Residency Exhibition

 

2000          Wisconsin Goes West

                   UW Alumni Show, Sunrise Artworks, Denver, CO (in conjunction with NCECA)

                 

1999          Photo Synthesis

                   RARE Gallery, New York, NY

                 

1998          The New York Photography Fair                 

                   RARE Gallery, New York, NY

 

1997          Un-defining... Craft.

                  Detroit Artists Market.  Detroit, MI

       

1995         Gray Matter

                  International Gallery of Contemporary Art. Anchorage, AK

                           

                   Paoli Show at NCECA

                   Art Resource Center.  St. Paul, MN

 

 1994         Dancing on the Dirt - A Curious Look at Our Love/Hate Relationship with the Earth

                  Fova Gallery Texas Tech University.  Lubbock, TX

                           

                 All Alaska Juried Art Exhibition Juror:  Neal Benezra

                  Anchorage Museum of History and Art.  Anchorage, AK

 

      1990    Mark Zirpel: Prints/Brian Boldon: Installation

                  University of Alaska, Anchorage. Art Gallery, Anchorage, AK.

 

VISITING ARTIST- PUBLIC LECTURES- WORKSHOPS-RESIDENCIES:

 

2005                SOFA Chicago Lecture Series

                        Material Presence/ Body Absence

                        Public Lecture Navy Pier, Chicago, IL

 

                         International Ceramics Research Center-Denmark

                         Guest Artist, Four Week Residency, Workshop, Public Lecture

                         Skaelskor, Denmark

                       

                        Digital Ceramics- Stoke on Trent-England

                        Digital imagery development and presentation for ceramics. (May-05)

 

                        Pilchuck Glass School

                        Summer Faculty, Permanent Images on Glass

                        Stanwood, WA  (June-05)

 

2004                Under the Influence- Digital/Elemental

                        2004 NCECA Conference

                        Panel  member  Indianapolis,  IN 

  

2003                                Urban Clay Los Angeles, CA

                        One week residency  to develop digital decals for ceramic surfaces.

                        

                        Digital Decals for Ceramics

                        Tulane University- New Orleans, LA

                         Newcomb Art Department

                        Workshop, Slide Lecture

 

2002                Digital Decals for Ceramics

                        University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI

                        Department of Art

                        The Ron and Debbie Starr Visiting Artist Program

                        Workshop, Slide Lecture

     

2001                 Pilchuck Glass School

                        Stanwood, WA

                        Emerging Artist in Residency Program (EAIR)

                        8 week residency developing digital imaging on glass.

 

2000                Skin Liquid/Skin Solid

                        Kresge Museum, East Lansing, MI--Museum Talk.

 

 

1999                Brian Boldon Recent Work

                        The School for the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL

                        Public Slide Lecture

 

1998                Using Platonic Solids for Building Sculpture

                        University of Wisconsin- Madison, Madison, WI

                        Workshop and Public Slide Lecture

           

1998               Visible Human  

                       University of Illinois  School of Art and Design,   Champaign, IL Strobe Visiting Artist Lecture Series

                       Public Slide Lecture

                        

                       Visible Human  

                        Flint Institute of Arts,  Flint,  MI   

                         Public Slide Lecture

 

1997               Silk Screening and Slip Transfers on Porcelain

                       University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI

                       Work Shop and Public Slide Lecture

 

1996            Chromosome: Colored Body- Systems of Observation,  Methodology, and Amusement

                    Cornish College of Art  Seattle,WA    

                    Public Slide Lecture

 

1995          Descent with Modification-Shadow Games, Illusions & Hybrids  

                  University of Alaska Anchorage. Anchorage, AK

                  Public Slide Lecture

 

1994          Dancing on the Dirt- A Curious Look at Our Love/ Hate Relationship with the Earth

                  Texas Tech University.  Lubbock, TX

                  Visiting Artist  Public Slide Lecture

                 

1992          Brian Boldon New Work  

                  Rhode Island School of Design. Providence, RI

                  Public slide Lecture

 

PUBLICATIONS :

 

2004          Investigations, Inspirations: The Alchemy of Art and Science

                  2004 NCECA Journal-Panel, Under the Influence: Digital/Elemental (Pages106-109)

                 

                 Invitational Exhibition 2004

                  BIOMIMICRY  The Art of Imitating Life

                  Exhibition Catalogue Essays by:

                  Holliday T. Day, Indianapolis Museum of Art

                  Mark Pescovitz, MD, Professor of Surgery Indiana University

 

2002         The Corning Museum of Glass

                  New Glass Review 23

                  Jurors Choice  (Page 36)

 

2000        SURFACE Magazine

                Process and Presentation 

                Article by Marisa Olsen, 9/00

                Works Represented: Twins: The Symmetry of Left and Right

 

1999       Icebreakers- Alaska’s Most Innovative Artists  Essay by C.E. Licka

              Thoughts on Contemporary Alaskan Sculpture, Installations and Performance Art. 

              Body Metaphors and Other “Bodies” of Information: Cyberworld, Dreams, Presences and Absences.

              Works Represented: Visible    Human 1998, Chromosome Colored Body 1996, Descent with Modification 1996.

 

AWARDS/GRANTS:

 

2005           International Ceramics Research Center-Denmark

                   Guest Artist, Four Week Residency, Workshop, Public Lecture (May-05)

                  Skaelskor, Denmark, International Travel Grant, Michigan State University

 

 2004          NCECA 2004

                  Under the Influence Digital/Elemental;  Panelist

                  BIOMIMICRY The Art of Imitating Life Exhibition

                  A Sense of Identity Contemporary Ceramics  Exhibition

 

 2000       Digital Photography Applications for Sculpture

               2000-01 IRGP (Intramural Research Grant Program) Grant Competition

               Michigan State University $20,000.00

 

 1999    Photo Synthesis Exhibition 

             RARE Gallery New York, NY

             Department of Art Travel Fund             

 

 1997    The Human Eye and the Picture Element(Pixel).        

             All-University Research Grant

             College of Arts and Letters $5000.00

 

 1996     Genetic Drift  Exhibition  

              A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago, IL ,Travel Grant, Michigan State University

       

             Chromosome: Colored Body  

              Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, AK  

              Solo Installation, Museum Talk

              Special Funding Grant, Michigan State University

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

 

1990-             College Art Association C.A.A.

Present         The National Council on the Education for the Ceramic Arts N.C.E.C.A.

 

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