ARTIST TALKS
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2016
PUBLIC ARTIST TALK + PUBLIC CRITIQUE
Guest Critics:
BRIAN BOUCHER
Senior Writer | Editor | Reporter at ArtNet − New York City, NY
Website + Associate + News | Editor at Art in America magazine − New York City, NY
ERIC SHINER
Senior Vice President at Sotheby’s − New York City, NY
Director at The Andy Warhol Museum − Pittsburgh, PA
ADAM WELCH
Curator, Pittsburgh Filmmakers at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts − Pittsburgh, PA
2014 Pittsburgh Biennial Participant − Pittsburgh, PA
ONE-ON-ONE Gallery Guest Critic:
MAGDALENA MOSKALEWICZ
C-MAP Researcher, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) − New York City, NY
WORK CRITIQUED
Dependency :: Pas de Deux;
Self-Driving Car,
Group Exhibition
at The [Regina Gouger] Miller Gallery, Floors 1−3
5000 Forbes Avenue − Pittsburgh, PA
2015 − 2016
ARTIST TALK | THESIS COMMITTEE PANEL CRITIQUE
Year-Long Panel Members | Guest Critics:
DR. ELAINE A. KING
Chair of MFA Thesis Committee, Advisor, and former Professor;
Independent Art Critic|Curator − International
Professor, School of Art at Carnegie Mellon University − Pittsburgh, PA
Ph. D., Northwestern University − Evanston, IL
New York University − New York City, NY
Harvard University − Cambridge, MA
MA, BA, Northern Illinois University − DeKalb, IL
JOE MANNINO
School of Art Advisor, Oversaw former Graduate Teaching Assistantship;
Professor, School of Art at Carnegie Mellon University − Pittsburgh, PA
Former Chairman, School of Art at Carnegie Mellon University − Pittsburgh, PA
MFA, Southern Illinois University − Carbondale, IL
BA, Knox College − Galesburg, IL
CATHERINE MOORE
University | Internal Advisor, Former Professor;
Professor, School of Drama at Carnegie Mellon University − Pittsburgh, PA
KATHLEEN MONTGOMERY
External Advisor;
2014 Artist-in-Residence at The Mattress Factory − Pittsburgh, PA
2014 Pittsburgh Biennial Participant at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts − Pittsburgh, PA
WORK CRITIQUED
Dependency :: Pas de Deux;
Self-Driving Car,
Group Exhibition
at The [Regina Gouger] Miller Gallery, Floors 1−3
5000 Forbes Avenue − Pittsburgh, PA
2016
PUBLIC ARTIST TALK + PUBLIC CRITIQUE
Guest Critics:
EMILY NEWMAN
Artist Educator at The Andy Warhol Museum − Pittsburgh, PA
MFA, California Institute of the Arts − Los Angeles, CA
ADAM WELCH
Curator, Pittsburgh Filmmakers at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts − Pittsburgh, PA
2014 Pittsburgh Biennial Participant − Pittsburgh, PA
MFA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania − Indiana, PA
WORK CRITIQUED
Symbiotic Control;
Solo Exhibition
at The Doherty Center for Chemical Engineering − Pittsburgh, PA
2015
PUBLIC ARTIST TALK
Presentation on Research
(Presentation graciously delivered by fellow MFA Candidate, Kevin Brophy, due to my having emergency lung surgeries the week prior)
at Kresge Theatre | Concert Hall − Pittsburgh, PA
2015
ARTIST TALK + PANEL CRITIQUE
Presentation on Research followed by Critique
Guest Critics:
DR. ELAINE A. KING
Ph. D., Northwestern University − Evanston, IL
New York University − New York City, NY
Harvard University − Cambridge, MA
MA, BA, Northern Illinois University − DeKalb, IL
SUSANNE SLAVICK
MFA, Tyler School of Art, Temple University − Philadelphia, PA
BA, Yale University − New Haven, CT
CAROL KUMATA
MFA, University of Wisconsin-Madison − Madison, WI
DEVAN SHIMOYAMA
MFA, Yale University − New Haven, CT
ONE-ON-ONE Exhibition Guest Critic:
RANIA MATAR, Cornell University − Ithaca, NY
WORK CRITIQUED
Creases :: Curves:
Investigating at Which Angle a Collapsing Plane Becomes a Basin;
Collapsing Planes Along the Z-Axis,
Solo Exhibition
at The School of Art, The College of Fine Arts
Carnegie Mellon University − Pittsburgh, PA
2015
ARTIST TALK + PUBLIC CRITIQUE
Guest Critic:
JOSHUA REIMAN
MFA, Syracuse University − Syracuse, NY
BFA, Kansas City Art Institute − Kansas City, MO
WORK CRITIQUED
Creases;
Gallery 808,
A Pop-Up Gallery
3-Person Group Exhibition with Moses Williams + Tucker Marder
at Abandoned Store
808 Ivy Street − Pittsburgh, PA
2014
PUBLIC ARTIST TALK
Presentation on Research
at Kresge Theatre | Concert Hall − Pittsburgh, PA
2014
ARTIST TALK + PANEL CRITIQUE
Presentation on Research followed by Critique
Guest Critics:
BOB BINGHAM
MFA, University of California, Davis − Davis, CA
BA, Montana State University − Bozeman, MT
KIM BECK
MFA, Rhode Island School of Design − Providence, RI
BA, Brandeis University − Boston, MA
Yale University − New Haven, CT
DR. ELAINE A. KING
Ph. D., Northwestern University − Evanston, IL
New York University − New York City, NY
Harvard University − Cambridge, MA
MA, BA, Northern Illinois University − DeKalb, IL
DEVAN SHIMOYAMA
MFA, Yale University − New Haven, CT
SUZIE SILVER
MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago − Chicago, IL
BA, University of California, San Diego − San Diego, CA
ONE-ON-ONE Exhibition Guest Critic:
DUKE RILEY
MFA, Pratt Institute − New York City, NY
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design − Providence, RI
WORKS CRITIQUED
Body :: Water :: Math :: Body,
The Enduring Narratives of Water as Material;
Solo Exhibition
at The School of Art, The College of Fine Arts
Carnegie Mellon University − Pittsburgh, PA
2014
PUBLIC ARTIST TALK + PUBLIC CRITIQUE
Guest Critic:
DAN BYERS
Director, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University − Cambridge, MA
Curator at Carnegie Museum of Art − Pittsburgh, PA
ONE-ON-ONE Exhibition Guest Critic:
EMILY CHENG
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design − Providence, RI
New York Studio School − New York City, NY
WORK CRITIQUED
2lbs., 9oz.;
GDP: Gross Domestic Product,
Group Exhibition
at The Mine Factory
201 North Braddock Avenue − Pittsburgh, PA
2013
ARTIST TALK + CRITIQUE
Presentation on Research followed by Critique
Guest Critic:
ROBERT RACZKA
MFA, University of Florida − Gainesville, FL
BFA, Northern Arizona University − Flagstaff, AZ
BS, Northern Arizona University − Flagstaff, AZ
ONE-ON-ONE Exhibition Guest Critic:
RICH PELL
Founder at Center for PostNatural History − Pittsburgh, PA
MFA, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute − Hartford, CT
BFA, Carnegie Mellon University − Pittsburgh, PA
WORK CRITIQUED
Dis|Ability;
Solo Exhibition
at The Doherty Center for Chemical Engineering − Pittsburgh, PA
2013
ARTIST TALK + PANEL CRITIQUE
Presentation on Research followed by Critique
Guest Critics:
AYANAH MOOR
MFA, Tyler School of Art, Temple University − Philadelphia, PA
BFA, Virginia Commonwealth University − Richmond, VA
DR. ALI MOMENI
Ph. D., University of California, Berkeley − Berkeley, CA
MA, University of California, Berkeley − Berkeley, CA
BA, Swarthmore College − Swarthmore, PA
GOLAN LEVIN
Director at STUDIO for Creative Inquiry at Carnegie Mellon University − Pittsburgh, PA
MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology − Cambridge, MA
BA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology − Cambridge, MA
MARTIN PREKOP
MFA, Rhode Island School of Design − Providence, RI
BFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art − Bloomfield Hills, MI
Slade School of Fine Art − London, England
WORK CRITIQUED
Dis|Ability;
Solo Exhibition
at The Doherty Center for Chemical Engineering − Pittsburgh, PA
2013
PUBLIC ARTIST TALK
Presentation on Research
at Kresge Theatre | Concert Hall − Pittsburgh, PA
2012
PUBLIC ARTIST TALK
Presentation at Opening Reception of Exhibition
at Main Gallery at School of the Arts (SotA)
Northern Kentucky University − Highland Heights, KY
EXHIBITIONS
2016
Dependency :: Pas de Deux;
Self-Driving Car,
Group Exhibition
at The [Regina Gouger] Miller Gallery, Floors 1−3
5000 Forbes Avenue − Pittsburgh, PA
2016
Symbiotic Control;
Solo Exhibition
at The Doherty Center for Chemical Engineering − Pittsburgh, PA
2015
Creases :: Curves:
Investigating at Which Angle a Collapsing Plane Becomes a Basin;
Collapsing Planes Along the Z-Axis,
Solo Exhibition
at The School of Art, The College of Fine Arts
Carnegie Mellon University − Pittsburgh, PA
2015
Primpin’ Ain’t Easy :: Room 201;
Picture Show: A Series of Social Practice Performances,
Group Exhibition
at Days Inn Motel (Rooms 201−207)
1150 Banksville Road − Pittsburgh, PA
2015
Creases;
Gallery 808,
A Pop-Up Gallery
3-Person Group Exhibition with Moses Williams + Tucker Marder
at Abandoned Store
808 Ivy Street − Pittsburgh, PA
2014
Understanding Light|Unfolding Negative Spaces
and Expanding Particles Along the Z-Axis;
Solo Exhibition
at The Doherty Center for Chemical Engineering − Pittsburgh, PA
2014
Body :: Water :: Math :: Body,
The Enduring Narratives of Water as Material;
Solo Exhibition
at The School of Art, The College of Fine Arts
Carnegie Mellon University − Pittsburgh, PA
2014
Re-Sale :: Retail;
Day of the Painter,
Painting Exhibition
Group Exhibition
at BOOM Concepts,
5139 Penn Avenue − Pittsburgh, PA
2014
2lbs., 9oz.;
GDP: Gross Domestic Product,
Group Exhibition
at The Mine Factory
201 North Braddock Avenue − Pittsburgh, PA
2013
Dis|Ability;
Solo Exhibition
at The Doherty Center for Chemical Engineering − Pittsburgh, PA
2012
∆T, The Conditioned Maintenance of Futility;
Group Exhibition
at Main Gallery at School of the Arts (SotA)
Northern Kentucky University − Highland Heights, KY
2012
Mimicking You :: Mimicking Me;
Gizmology,
Robotic Art Exhibition
Group Exhibition
at The Griffin Center for Informatics − Highland Heights, KY
2011
Embryo;
Nature + Sculpture,
Railway Underpass Exhibition
Group Exhibition
at Artisan’s Enterprise Center − Covington, KY
2011
Faggot :: Stitch-by-Stitch;
Touch Me,
Computer and Robotics Interactive Art Exhibition
Group Exhibition
at Museum Gallery|Gallery Museum
1218 Sycamore Street − Cincinnati, OH
2011
Daybreak;
Annual Student Externally Juried Exhibition,
Group Juried Exhibition,
at School of the Arts (SotA)
Northern Kentucky University − Highland Heights, KY
2011
OUTfit;
Annual Student Externally Juried Exhibition,
Group Juried Exhibition
at School of the Arts (SotA)
Northern Kentucky University − Highland Heights, KY
2011
Communication, Getting There;
Solo Exhibition
at Abandoned Apartment Building − Newport, KY
2010
Reliquary for the Ego;
Annual Student Externally Juried Exhibition,
Group Juried Exhibition
at School of the Arts (SotA)
Northern Kentucky University − Highland Heights, KY
2010
Dissolution :: Introduction of the Human Element;
Annual Student Externally Juried Exhibition,
Group Juried Exhibition,
at School of the Arts (SotA)
Northern Kentucky University − Highland Heights, KY
2010
Theodorus;
Solo Exhibition
at School of the Arts (SotA)
Northern Kentucky University − Highland Heights, KY
2010
Acquired Desire;
Solo Exhibition
at Wilderness − Cincinnati, OH
2010
Pacifier;
Solo Exhibition
at Designated Smoking Area
Northern Kentucky University − Highland Heights, KY