ARTIST STATEMENT:

For almost 600 years, printmakers have documented tragedy, confronted injustice, exposed immorality, and mocked authority with a biting sense of sarcasm. Themes of moral and social conflict, both internal and external, have always remained central to the heart of printmaking. This is the venerated tradition which I am continuing.



TWO/THREE PERSON EXHIBITIONS:

2010

Pressed, Twelve21 Gallery,
Orlando, FL. Curated by Sara Poindexter

JURIED EXHIBITIONS:

2012

International Biennial Print Exhibit: 2012, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Tai-Chung, Taiwan.

Oso Bay Biennial XVII, University Galleries, Texas A & M Corpus Christi,
Corpus Christi, TX. Curated by Bill Fick and Tom Huck.

BlickArt Materials Ars Nova Exhibition, Jack Olsen Gallery,
Dekalb, IL. Curated by Mitch O'Connell.

I Shall Be Released, Union Street Gallery,
Chicago, IL. Curated by Sergio Gomez.

36th Annual Rock Island Fine Art Exhibition, Augustana College,
Rock Island, IL. Curated by Joseph Mella.

Student International Print Show, El Minia University,
El Minia, Egypt. Curated by Wael Sabour.

2011

Too Much is Not Enough: Exploring Hariett’s Closet, UCF VAB Gallery,
Orlando, FL. Curated by Jodi Ozimek and Kristina Tollefson.

Eclectic Knights III, Orlando Museum of Art,
Orlando, FL. Curated by Hansen Mulford.

New Prints: Summer, International Print Center New York,
New York, NY. Curated by Trenton Doyle Hancock.

INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS:

2012

BFT and Wolfbat Railway: Grudge Match, New Orleans Ironworks, New Orleans, LA. Curated by Dennis McNett.

Love, Obscurely, Gallery 215, Dekalb, IL.
Curated by Anna Miller.

Las Calacas Print Exhibition(Travelling Exhibition), Lauderhill Art Center,
Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Curated by Carlos Barberena.

2011

Suite Revenge, Gallery 215, Dekalb, IL.
Curated by Michael Barnes.

Monsters, Freaks, and Skulls, Small Town Skate Shop, Dekalb IL.
Curated by Ramon Ayala.

Post Modern Bullsh!t, Gallery 215, Dekalb, IL.
Curated by Frank Trankina.

Varying Perspectives, Third Floor Exhibition Space, University of Colorado,
Boulder, CO. Curated by Melanie Yazzie.

Las Calacas Print Exhibition(Travelling Exhibition),
Casa de los Tres Mundos,
Granada, Nicaragua.
Expressions Graphics,
Oak Park, IL.
Art House Studio, McAllen, TX.
Curated by Carlos Barberena.

Graduate Art Showcase, Bad Dog Gallery,
DeKalb, IL. Curated by Karen Brown.

Overload: B.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, UCF VAB Gallery,
Orlando, FL. Curated by Keith Kovach and Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz.

Rebirth, Trinity Tattoo Co,
Orlando, FL. Curated by Earl Funk

One, Twelve21 Gallery,
Orlando, FL. Curated by Sara Poindexter

2010

Small Wonders, Lattitude Zero Fine Art Gallery,
Orlando, FL. Curated by Dustin Orlando

Nue America Art Gallery Grand Opening, Nue America Art Gallery,
Orlando, FL. Curated by Edemuel Mora

Starving Senses, The Social,
Orlando, FL. Curated by Laylah Madi

My Uzi Weighs a Ton, Neon Forest Gallery,
Orlando, FL. Curated by Dustin Orlando

Seed the Forest, Neon Forest Gallery,
Orlando, FL. Curated by Dustin Orlando

The Gorey Project, as seen on Display with Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey, Orlando Museum of Art,
Orlando, FL. Curated by Carla Poindexter.

Grab-N-Go Show, Neon Forest Gallery,
Orlando, FL. Curated by Dustin Orlando

2009

DaVinci Could Dance, The Cameo Theatre,
Orlando, FL. Curated by Laylah Madi

COLLECTIONS:

The Three Graces, University of Colorado at Boulder Special Collections

Under Pressure, University of Central Florida Special Collections

The Giver, Kansas State University - Pussycat Press Collections

PROFFESIONAL PRINTING EXPERIENCE:

The Spot. Graphic Design Intern.
2009. https://spot.ucf.edu/index.html

Hoopsnake Press. Printing Assisstant to Professor Ke Francis.
2010. https://www.hoopsnakepress.com

Flying Horse Editions. Intern.
2010. http://flyinghorse.cah.ucf.edu/

Professional printing editions on artists including:
Brad Brown
Bill Adams
Ke Francis
Ron Abram
Kristopher Benedict
Melanie Yazzie
Ruthann Godelli
Koichi Yamamoto

PUBLICATIONS:

Mort, Steve, "Artbeat" Interview with Sara Poindexter. WUCF Radio, Orlando, FL. August 27 2010.

Orlando Weekly, Exhibition Announcement with Photograph, Orlando, FL, August 20th, 2010, p. 60.

Tod Caviness, "Check it out:'Pressed'" Orlando Sentinel August 20th, 2010, p. 29.

AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS:

Florida Bright Futures Scholar
August 2006 - May 2011

University of Central Florida Deans List
August 2008- May 2011

LINKS:

Friends:

Adrian Gonzalez - http://adriangonzalez.carbonmade.com/

Jon Didier - http://scythenlantern.carbonmade.com/

Ron Abram - http://ronabram.com/

Robert Rivers - http://www.robertrivers.com

Dennis Ahearn - http://dennisahearn.blogspot.com/

Laura H. Drapac - http://laurahdrapac.com/

Galleries/Organizations:

Twelve 21 Gallery:
1221-C North Orange Ave.
Orlando, FL 32804
http://www.twelve21gallery.com/

Neon Forest Gallery:
1741 S Orange Avenue
Orlando, FL 32806
(321) 217-1675
http://www.neonforestgallery.com/

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Phone

407.718.1424