EDUCATION
2002 Master of Fine Arts, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign IL
1999 Bachelor of Fine Arts, (cum laude), Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls TX
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2014-present Associate Professor of Painting
Herron School of Art and Design, Indiana University Purdue University Indiana, Indianapolis, IN
2010-2014 Assistant Professor of Painting
Herron School of Art and Design, Indiana University Purdue University Indiana, Indianapolis, IN
2004-2010 Assistant Professor of Painting
Department of Art, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston IL
2002-2004 Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford OH
AWARDS
2018 Distinguished Alumni,
Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX
AWARDED GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2017 New Frontiers Creativity and Scholarship Grant, Indiana University
2015 Indianapolis Art Council - Creative Renewal Grant
2013 Indiana Arts and Humanities Institute (IAHI) ResearchGrant
2012 IU Overseas Study Program Development Grant
2011 Indiana Arts and Humanities Institute (IAHI) ResearchGrant
2010 College of Arts and Humanities Travel Grant, EIU
2009 Faculty Summer Research/Creative Activity Award
2008 College of Arts and Humanities Travel Grant, EIU
2007 Vermont Studio Center Fellowship, Johnson, VT
2006 Redden Grant, Art Department, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston IL
2005 Vermont Studio Center Fellowship, Johnson, VT
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 PETIT MORT (Sabbatical Exhibition) - Basile Gallery, IUPUI, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis IN
WHITE GOLD - Bert Green Fine Art with Aron Packer Projects, Chicago, IL
2014 EXCITOTOXISMS - Packer Schopf Gallery, Chicago, IL
2013 NEW IS BETTER – 924 Gallery, Indianapolis Arts Council, Indianapolis IN
BRAINCANDY – Mt.Comfort-Space for Champions, Indianapolis IN
2012 PAINTINGS AND PORCELAIN – Greiner Gallery, Hanover College, Hanover IN
2011 INTANGIBLE ENCHANTMENT - Basile Gallery, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN
2010 RECENT WORKS - Jolie Laide Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
SELECTIONS FROM RECENT WORKS - Le Meridien Hotel (Starwood Group Hotels), Philadelphia, PA
2009 REPLICATORS - Packer Schopf Gallery, Chicago, IL
2008 HYPNOTIZE - Bert Green Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA
2006 MASSIVE LUXURY OVERLOAD - Packer Schopf Gallery, Chicago, IL
RECENT WORKS - Gallery 300 - Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL
RECENT WORKS, NIAA, Northern Indiana Arts Association, Munster IN
2005 UNATTAINABLE - Aron Packer Gallery, Chicago, IL
UNATTAINABLE 2 - Aron Packer Gallery, Three Oaks, MI
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2015 FINDERS KEEPERS, iMOCA, Indianapolis, IN
SUPERNATURAL, New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, New Harmony IN
HOOSIER SALON vs. IMOCA, iMOCA, Indianapolis, IN
2014 HOLIDAY EXHIBITION, Heartland Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
FACULTY EXHIBITION, Herron School Of Art and Design, IUPUI, Indianapolis
2013 MYTHOS CREATURE, 02 Gallery, Harrison Center, Indianapolis IN
2012 ART FROM THE HEARTLAND, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
2011 SILENT NO MORE, Marsh Gallery, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis IN
DECEMBER GROUP EXHIBITION, Kuaba Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2010 LM05 - 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION , Le Meridien Hotel, Philadelphia PA
FACULTY EXHIBITION, Herron School Of Art and Design, IUPUI, Indianapolis
TRI-STATE EXHIBITION, Jolie Laide Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
ART FROM THE HEARTLAND, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
RAPTURE OF THE TINY: A SMALL ART SHOW, Bert Green Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
2009 YOUNG PAINTERS COMPETITION FOR THE WILLIAM AND DOROTHY YECK, Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford
THE ANNUAL FACULTY EXHIBITION, Eastern Illinois University, Tarble Art Center, Charleston IL
VISIONARY 6.6.09, Herron School of Art, Indianapolis IN
OH DECOY, Creative Alliance at Patterson, Baltimore MD
2008 AHH....DECADENCE, Sullivan Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS, 77th Edition
ART LA, International Art Fair, Los Angeles CA
EUPHORIA, The Loft at Lizʼs Gallery, Los Angeles CA
EAST OF EDEN, Los Angeles Municipal Gallery, Los Angeles CA
MASS CONSUMPTION, Mesa Art Center, Mesa AZ
WORKS ON PAPER, Bert Green Fine Arts, Los Angeles CA
THE ANNUAL FACULTY EXHIBITION, Eastern Illinois University, Tarble Art Center, Charleston IL
NOVA, International Art Fair, Chicago IL (represented by Packer Shopf Gallery)
2007 BIENNIAL 24, South Bend Regional Art Museum, South Bend, IN
BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR, London England
ACQUISITION EXHIBITION, The Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago IL
THE ANNUAL FACULTY EXHIBITION, Eastern Illinois University, Tarble Art Center, Charleston IL
PAPER NOW, I-Space, Chicago IL
2006 BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR, Miami Beach, FL
NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS, 65th Edition
THE 2006 MIDWESTERN BIENNIAL, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford IL
MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY PAINTING ALUMNI INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION, Wichita Falls Art Museum, Wichita Falls, TX
THE ANNUAL FACULTY EXHIBITION, Eastern Illinois University, Tarble Art Center, Charleston IL
2005 DOMESTIC DISTURBANCES, Evanston Art Center, Evanston IL
GO FIGURE, JET Artworks, Washington DC
IDENTITY-SEXUALITY-GENDER: Contemporary Art from the Collection of Thomas Robertello, Kinsey Institute, Bloomington IN
THE ANNUAL FACULTY EXHIBITION, Eastern Illinois University, Tarble Art Center, Charleston IL
THE EIU FACULTY EXHIBITION, Bicentennial Art Center & Museum, Paris IL
PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND LECTURES
2012 Visiting Artist; Hanover College, Hanover IN
2009 Media and Methods in Art Education, 26th Annual Conference, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
2008 Media and Methods in Art Education, 24th Annual Conference, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
2006 Visiting Artist; Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls TX
Visiting Artist; Webster University, St.Louis MO
2005 Visiting Artist; University Of Notre Dame, South Bend IN