Blake Shell Artist Resume
Education
M.F.A. 2003 Photography - Savannah College of Art and Design
B.A. 2001 Studio Art - University of the South, Sewanee, TN
Current Employment
Archer Gallery Director and Adjunct Art Professor, Clark College, Vancouver, WA
Adjunct Art Professor, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA
Grants/Awards
2007
University of Arizona Professional Travel Grant
2006
Tucson Pima Arts Council Individual Artist Grant
University of Arizona College of Fine Arts Beyond the Call of Duty Award
University of Arizona Professional Travel Grant
Exhibitions
2009
Two-person exhibition, Nabit Art Gallery, University of the South, Sewanee, TN
Faculty Biennial, Archer Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver, WA
2007
Snap to Grid, annual exhibition of digital art, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
Narrative Interplays, Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery, Pima College, Tucson, three-person exhibition
Society for Photographic Education Exhibition, Joseph Gross Gallery, University of Arizona, juried by the Center for Creative Photography Assistant Curator of Photography
Skins/ Pixel Pix, Graficas @ Hotel Congress, Tucson, two-person exhibition
School of Art Adjunct Faculty Exhibition, University of Arizona, Tucson
Casa Libre's Annual Soiree, Casa Libre, Tucson
2006
The 14th Annual Small Works Invitational, Davis Dominguez Gallery, Tucson
Scope, Platform Gallery, Tucson, three-person exhibition
nuevas geografias, www.laberintos.org, international on-line exhibition
Flat Files Collection, Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson
Annual Winter Salon Show, Platform Gallery, Tucson
2005
Field of Vision: Extremes, Institute for New Media, Frankfurt, Germany
Snap to Grid, annual exhibition of digital art, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
Group Invitational, Hotel Congress Lobby, Tucson
26th Anniversary Art Auction, Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson
School of Art Faculty Show, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson
The Biggest Little Show in Town: the 13th Annual Small Works Invitational, Davis Dominguez Gallery, Tucson
Shift/, Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, two-person exhibition
2004
Deconstructing Video: Pioneers of the Digital Realm, Atlanta, an exhibition featuring video artists such as Bill Viola, Nam June Paik, and William Wegman along with emerging digital artists
25th Anniversary Art Auction, Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson
2003
Silverworks, Bergen Hall Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, exhibition juried by Craig Stevens
I’m not an asshole, I just play one on the Internet, Pics Gallery, Savannah, solo thesis exhibition
2002
Camera Not Included, Oglethorpe Row Gallery, Savannah, three-person show of cameraless and digital photography
Watch This Space, Pei Ling Chan Gallery, Savannah, invitational exhibition
Collective Conscious, Oglethorpe Row Gallery, Savannah, national group exhibition
2001
Strong Medicine, University of the South Art Gallery, Sewanee, TN
1999
Video Show, Fugitive Art Center Exhibition, Nashville
Collections
Richard and Shana Oseran, Hotel Congress, Tucson
Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Flatfiles, Tucson
Carol Freundlich, Tucson
Jerre Johnston, Tucson
Linda Laraia, Tucson
Dan Leach, Tucson
Bibliography
Chas Bowie, “Portland Introductions,†mentioned as a new Portland artist to watch on That’s A Negative- Photography in Portland and Beyond, thatsanegative.wordpress.com, May 25th, 2009.
Bits, Bytes and the Rhetoric of Practice, Artist Statements 2007. media-N, online New Media Publication, July 2007.
Margaret Regan, “Big Art in Small Packages,†Tucson Weekly, June 22nd Issue, 2006.
Pamela Portwood, “Digital Art,†Downtown Tucsonan, January Issue, 2005.
Laurel Allen, “Something Old, Something New,†Pick of the Week in Tucson Weekly, Dec. 30th Issue, 2004.
Margaret Regan, “Members with a Mission,†Tucson Weekly, October 14th Issue, 2004.
Hannah Pittard, “Shell Shocks with a Purpose,†The Campus Chronicle, Savannah, Cover article for the Art Section, December 5th, 2003.
Silverworks, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, catalogue of exhibition juried by Craig Stevens, 2003 Issue.
The Mountain Goat, literary and visual art publication, Sewanee, TN, 1999.
Professional Affiliations
College Art Association
Society for Photographic Education
Rhizome
New Media Caucus
Full CV Available by Request