COMPETITION EXHIBITIONS

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2020

Five Points Small Works 2020, (international competition) Five Points Center for Visual Arts, Torrinton, CT. Juror: Power Booth. Booth paintings can be seen at the Fred Giampietro Gallery, New Haven, CT, He is currently Professor of Painting at the Hartford Art School, University of Hartford. His artwork is included in numerous private and public collections including, the Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the British Museum. His work is also in the collections of the Wadsworth Atheneum, the New Britain Museum, and the Florence Griswald Museum in CT.He was a participant in the Whitney Museum Independent Program and he has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for Painting, a National Endowment Individual Artist’s Fellowship, an Asian Cultural Council Grant for travel in Japan, and he has received a Pollock/Krasner Fellowship.  From 2001 to 2010 he served as Dean of the Hartford Art School. Prior to that appointment he served as Director of the School of Art at Ohio University. He has taught at the School of Visual Arts, the Maryland Institute, and Princeton University.  He has received an Honorary Doctor of Arts degree from Colorado College and an Honorary PhD in Philosophy from the Institute for Doctoral studies in the Visual Arts.

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2020

Small Works Juried Exhibition (national), School of Art Collection and Galleries, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. Juror: Gianna Commito (b. 1976, Sea Level, NC) earned a BFA from The New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY and an MFA from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. The artist has been included in exhibitions at Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; The Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH; Lehman College Art Department, New York, NY; Webster State University, Ogden, UT; MOCA Cleveland, Cleveland, OH; National Academy, New York, NY; and the Drawing Center, New York, NY; among others. Commito is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, including the Ohio Arts Council Award; the Cleveland Art Prize; Artist in Residence at Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY; and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. In 2018, her work was featured in the inaugural edition of the FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art in Cleveland, OH. Commito lives and works in Kent, OH. Of over 1300 entries only 58 were chosen to be in the exhibit.

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2019       

Valdosta National 2019, VSU Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery, Department of Art, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia.   Juror: Michael McFalls, Professor of Art at Columbus State University.

 

2015

Twenty Eighth McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition, Shearman Fine Arts Center Grand Gallery, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana. (Image represented in exhibition catalogue on page 23).

 

2012

9th International Art Competition, Church Museum of History and Art, Salt Lake City, UT.

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2011

Saatchi Gallery Drawing Showdown, (international competition) Semifinalist out of 3000 entries, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK.

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Art of Our Century, (national competition) Juror: Erin Kinder, Director of Exhibitions, Kimball Art Center, Park City, UT at the Woodbury Art Museum, UVU, Orem, Utah.

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2007

83rd Spring Salon, (regional competition) Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah.

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2003

International Juried Competition, Church Museum of History & Art, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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2001

New River Art ‘01, Award of Distinction, (regional competition) Juror: Trudi Van Dyke (curator, Ellipse Arts Center, Arlington, Virginia), Fine Arts Center, Pulaski, Virginia.

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2000

Nelson Street Gallery Regional Competition, Best of Show, (regional competition) Juror: William Rasmussen (curator, Virginia Historical Society, Richmond), Nelson Street Gallery, Lexington, Virginia.

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International Juried Competition, Award of Merit, (International competition) Church Museum of History and Art, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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1999

Annual Festival of the Arts Exhibition, (regional competition) Bent F. Larsen Gallery, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.

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Religious & Spiritual Art of Utah, Third Place Award, (regional competition) Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah, 1998.  Purchase, Church Museum of History and Art, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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1997

International Juried Competition, Award of Merit, (international competition) Church Museum of History and Art, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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1995

National Painting Competition, Juror: Sidney Goodman, (national competition) First Street Gallery, New York, New York.

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Expressions of Devotion: A Collection of North American Religious Art, (national competition) Premier Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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1994

Expressions of Faith and a Marginalized Existence, (national competition) The Center for Arts and Religion, Dadian Gallery, Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C.

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International Art Competition, (international competition) Church Museum of History and Art, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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1993

Debut '93: Realism in Oil, (national competition) J.R. Mooney Galleries, San Antonio, Texas.

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69th National Spring Salon, (regional competition) Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah.

 

1991

Open Painting Competition, (regional competition) Kimball Art Center, Park City, Utah.

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International Juried Competition, Purchase Award, (international competition) Church Museum of History and Art, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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1990

DRAWING 1990 National Drawing Competition, Merit Award, (national competition) Juror: Marjorie Devon, Director Tamarind Institute, Gallery 303, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.

 

1989

Christmas Lamb exhibition, (regional competition) Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah.

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Open Painting Competition, (regional competition) Kimball Art Center, Park City, Utah.

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65th National Spring Salon, (regional competition) Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah.

 

1988

Christmas Lamb Exhibition, (regional competition) Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah.

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Art Extraordinaire Exhibit, (regional competition) Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah.

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64th National Spring Salon, (regional competition) Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah.

 

1987

Church Museum International Competition, (international competition) Church Museum of History and Art, Salt Lake City, Utah

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Christmas Lamb Exhibition, (regional competition) Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah.

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1984

International Art Competition, Second Place, (international competition) Ensign Magazine Salt Lake City, Utah.

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1982

58th National Spring Salon, (regional competition) Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah.

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SELECTED SOLO & INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

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2020 - 2021

Contemplations, (regional), Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT. Selections from museum collection by curator Hannah Barrett.

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2018

Ordinary/Extraordinary, City of Las Vegas Gallery, Las Vegas, NV. (invitational group show) Curator, Jeanne Voltura.

 

Sanpete Contours, Hub City Gallery 115, Mount Pleasant, UT. (invitational group show) Juror, Abe Kimball.

 

2017

OBJEKTE, solo show, Woodbury Art Museum, UVU, Orem, UT. A museum-accepted exhibit proposal consisting of 21 paintings (oil and acrylic) and 14 drawings (mixed media) completed within the recent two years. Resulted in article in 15 Bytes magazine.

 

OBJEKTE, solo show, University of North Alabama gallery, Florence Alabama. By invitation of the Art Department Chair, Chiong-Yiao Chen, a large portion of the show traveled to UNA for this exhibition. I was also brought to UNA campus in October to provide master class, presentation, critiques, and workshop for the students.

 

2016

Sabbatical Report Exhibition, Trustees Room, Administration Building, UVU. 18 works produced while on sabbatical.

 

2015

In Florence, Invited solo artist, Carriage Gallery, Wine and Market, Florence, Alabama. (Sabbatical leave project.)

 

2014

Spaces: Jarvis Rice Vincent, Invited artist through regional competition for 3 person show, Utah Division of Arts & Museums Rio Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT. Showed with Holly Jarvis and Andrew Rice, July 18 – August 22, 2014.

 

Every Polished Grace (invited artist) Bent F. Larsen Gallery, Gallery 303, Harris Fine Art Center, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.

 

2013

Featured Artist, Woodbury Art Museum, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT.

 

2011

Taste of Story and Art, (invited artist) Orem City Center, Orem, Utah, exhibit featuring visual artists J. Kirk Richards and Marcus Vincent, also regional culinary artists.

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2009-2011

National Invitational Postcard Exhibition, City Hall Bridge Gallery, City of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs, Las Vegas, NV, Curator: Jeanne Voltura, 2009. A professional artist from each of the fifty states was invited to make a postcard size (5" x 7") image dealing in some respect with the place in which they live. The exhibit traveled to these other venues, 2009 – 2011:

Woodbury Art Museum, Utah Valley University School of the Arts, Orem, UT;

McCutchan Art Center, University of Southern Indiana;

A.D. Gallery, University of North Carolina at Pembroke;

USCB Gallery, University of South Carolina, Beaufort SC.

Chaplin Hall Gallery/Norwich University, Vermont.

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2008-2009

Woodbury Invitational, Woodbury Art Museum, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT. Exhibit featuring works by Harvey Breverman (NY), Robert Stuart (VA), James Christensen (UT), Von Allen (UT), and Marcus Vincent (UT).

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2006-2007

Willie and Martin Remembered, (invitational) Museum of Church History and Art, Salt Lake City, UT, 2006. Also exhibited at Museum of Utah Art and History, Salt Lake City, UT, 2006. The exhibit also traveled to Washington, D.C. and Nauvoo, Il. 2007.

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2005

Orphaned: variations on a theme, one-man show, Terra Nova Gallery, Provo, Utah.

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2004

Featured Artist, Michael Tusing Gallery, Staunton, Virginia.

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Shenandoah Invitational, Marriot Hotel, Washington D.C., Virginia.

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2003

Sojourn in a Dream, one-man show at Williams School of Commerce Gallery, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

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2002

Rockbridge Invitational, The Armory Art Gallery of Virginia Tech’s School of the Arts, Blacksburg, Virginia. Exhibition included Cy Twombly, Sally Mann, Robert Stuart and others.

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Small is Beautiful (invitational), Studio Eleven, Lexington, Virginia.

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2000

Community: Visual Art Institute Benefit Exhibition, Cordell Taylor Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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1999

Dixie College Invitational, Dixie College, St. George, Utah.

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1998

SoBo Gallery Opening, South Boston Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

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Contemporary Utah Art, Tuacahn Center for the Arts, St. George, Utah.

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Dixie College Invitational, Dixie College, St. George, Utah.

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1997

Dixie College Invitational, Dixie College, St. George, Utah.

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1996

One Man Show, Maeser Gallery, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.

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1995

Women of Faith, Church Museum of History and Art, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Dixie College Invitational, Dixie College, St. George, Utah.

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1995

One Man Show, Sporri Gallery, Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho.

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Visions of Faith, Church Museum of History and Art, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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1994

Drawing From the Figure, Carnegie Art Center, Leavenworth, Kansas.

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18th Annual National Drawing Invitational, Norman R. Eppink Gallery, Emporia State University, Emporia Kansas, Purchase Award.

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1993

Alumni 100: An Exhibition Chronicling 100 years of BYU Alumni Art and Design, Harris Fine Arts Center, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.

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Artists Against Aids, University of Texas at El Paso Art Gallery, El Paso, Texas.

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1989

Dixie College Invitational Exhibition, Dixie College, St. George, Utah.

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1987

Image of the Artist, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah.

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Dixie College Invitational Exhibition, Dixie College, St. George, Utah.

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1986

Church Museum Invitational Exhibition, Church Museum of History and Art, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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1982

One Man Show, Wilkinson Gallery, Provo, Utah.

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GROUP EXHIBITIONS

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2019

Lacuna, (Regional) Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, Utah Valley University. Collaboration with UVU Dance faculty in production of set design and construction for series of performances.

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2017

In Mendel’s Footsteps: Bicentennial of the Moravian Museum, Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic. Represented by a drawing of Gregor Mendel in a commemorative exhibition at this large state museum. The drawing was accepted into the museum collection through donation by its owner, Daniel Fairbanks.

 

2016

Selections, Woodbury Art Museum, UVU, Orem, UT. Drawing of Gregor Mendel included in group exhibition during the summer of 2016.

 

2012

Great Things, Small Packages, Terra Nova Gallery, Provo, UT.

 

2011

760 Studio Underground Exhibition, Underground Gallery, Orem, UT.

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2010-2013

Lacuna, Rose Wagner Theater, Salt Lake City, UT; Norda Theater, UVU, Orem, UT; Ragan Theater, UVU, Orem, UT. Collaborated with faculty and Contemporary Dance Ensemble students from UVU Dance department and Art & Visual Communications in a project focusing on water as ritual, environmental concern, and visual motif. Beginning with a retreat to the Capitol Reef Field Station, I worked with Angela Banchero-Kelleher (UVU Dance), Joel Bradford (UVU Science – cultural anthropologist), and Linda C. Smith (Repertory Dance Theater, SLC) in the exploration of this subject from the vantage point of these various disciplines. I then designed and constructed with the aid of AVC students a sculpture that became an integral part of the dance performance piece. The work is now being submitted for possible inclusion in regional and national dance competitions. 2010 – 2013. Research paper presented in Germany, 2011. Regional performances of Lacuna in UT and WY in 2011, 2012. Provo Sites Concert, Provo, UT, 2013. Elemental, Body Logic Dance Co.,Sugar Space Theater, Salt Lake City, UT, 2013.

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2010

Seeing Inside Out, Terra Nova Gallery, Provo, UT. Two-person show with Jesse Royston from Synaesthesia project exploring intermodal perception. UVU Scholarly/Creative Opportunity Project Award (SCOP).

Rise, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT.

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2009

Infinite Beauty: an exhibit inspired by mathematics, UVU Library Gallery, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT.

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1999

SoBo Gallery Group Show, South Boston Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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1997

Women of Faith, Church Museum of History and Art, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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1994

Sometimes in Spirit, Repartee Gallery, Smith Memorial building, Salt Lake City and Park City, Utah.

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1993

The Magic, Repartee gallery, Park City, Utah.

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1992

Repartee Gallery Group Show, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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1990

Exchange Exhibit, University of Texas at El Paso Art Gallery, El Paso, Texas.