EDUCATION
- 2014
- MFA, Painting and Drawing, Herron School of Art & Design, Indianapolis, IN
- 2012
- BFA, Painting, Art History Minor, Herron School of Art & Design, Indianapolis, IN
INTERNATIONAL STUDY
- 2013
- History of Art, London, UK, Herron School of Art & Design Study Abroad Program
- 2011
- Exploring Art in Italy, Herron School of Art & Design Study Abroad Program
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
- 2016
- Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
- Leveld Art Centre, Leveld Kunstnartun, Norway
- 2015
- Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
- Teton ArtLab, Jackson, WY
- 2014 - 2015
- Stutz Artist-in-Residence, Indianapolis, IN
- 2014
- Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, Spring Green, WI
- 2013
- International School of Painting Drawing and Sculpture, Umbria, Italy
- 2011
- OxBow School for The Arts, Saugatuck, MI
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
- Arts Council of Indianapolis
- College Art Association
- Foundation in Art Theory and Education
- Indianapolis Downtown Artist and Dealers Association
- Indianapolis Museum of Art | Newfields, Contemporary Arts
- Stutz Artist Association, Indianapolis, IN
- Cat Head Press
- Herron School of Art & Design, Alumni Association
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Current
- Visual Artist, Studio and Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
- 2016 - 2021
Cat Head Press Printshop and Artist Cooperative, Board Member, Secretary
- 2015 - 2019
- Herron School of Art & Design Alumni Association Board Member
- 2015
- Thinking Through Drawing: International Drawing & Cognition Symposium, Workshop Leader, Haptic Drawing, London, UK
- 2014 - 2015
- Adjunct Professor of Fine Art, Herron School of Art & Design, Indianapolis, IN, (Instructor of Record: Drawing I, Drawing III, Drawing IV, 2-Dimentional Design)
- 2013 – 2014
- Graduate Teaching Fellow, Herron School of Art & Design, Indianapolis, IN (Instructor of Record: Fall 2013, Drawing I, Spring 2014, Drawing IV)
- 2013
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Robert Horvath, Herron School of Art & Design, Indianapolis, IN, (Painting II, Painting IV, Drawing II)
- International Teaching Assistant, Elise Schweitzer, International School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture, Umbria Italy (Painting and Drawing)
- 2011 – 2012
- Alumni Representative and Secretary, Active Student Artist, Herron School of Art & Design, Indianapolis, IN
- Artist Studio Assistant, Robert Horvath
- 2009 – 2012
- Department Assistant, Painting, Herron School of Art & Design, Indianapolis, IN
AWARDS/GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS
- 2021
- Sotheby’s Virtual Auction, FundArt, Vienna, February 2021
- 2019
- The Billboard Creative, Los Angeles, CA
- 2016 - 2017
- Individual Artist Program Grant Recipient, Indiana Arts Commission
- 2016
- Vermont Studio Center Merit Fellowship Award
- 2015 - 2016
- High Art Billboard Project, Public Art, The Arts Council of Indianapolis, 2015 – 2016 Season Award Recipient
- 2015
- Teton ArtLab Visiting Artist in Residence Award
- 2014
- Artist-in-Residence Award, Stutz Artist Association, Indianapolis, IN
- Artist-in-Residence Award, Taliesin Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, Spring Green, WI
- 2009 – 2014
- Paul Zimmerman Memorial Endowment Scholarship, Herron School of Art & Design, Indianapolis, IN
- 2013
- Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Herron School of Art & Design, Indianapolis, IN
- Graduate International Experience Award, Herron School of Art & Design, Indianapolis, IN
- SUMMIT Juried Art Installation Award, Presented by We Are City, Indianapolis, IN
- 2012
- Mildred Darby Menz Award, Herron School of Art & Design, Indianapolis, IN
- Undergraduate International Experience Award, Herron School of Art & Design, Indianapolis, IN
- Residency, OxBow School of The Arts, Summer Residency Award, Saugatuck, MI
- Reverend Ian Fraser International Travel Scholarship, Herron School of Art & Design, Indianapolis, IN
ART FAIRS
- 2022
- Art Market San Francisco, Fort Mason Center, Festival Pavilion, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, April 21 – 24, 2022
- 2020
Art Miami 2020, Art Fair, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, Online Art Fair, Exclusively on ARTSY, December 1 – December 2, 2020
- 2019
- Art Market San Francisco, Booth 601, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, April 25 – 28, 2019
- Texas Contemporary, Houston, TX, October 10 – 13, 2019, Pamela Walsh Gallery
- 2017
- Pulse Art Fair Miami Beach, Booth N-201, December 7 – 10, 2017, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, in conjunction with Art Basel Miami Beach
- Art on Paper, March 2 – 5, Pier 36, Booth D3, New York City, in conjunction with Th Armory Show
- 2016
- Texas Contemporary, September 29 – October 2, Houston, TX
- Seattle Art Fair, August 4 – 7, Seattle, WA
- VOLTA12, June 13 – 18, Basel, Switzerland
- Art Market San Fransciso, Booth 1o1, April 27 – 30, San Franscisco, CA
- PULSE New York, Booth A-110, March 3 – 6, New York, NY, In Conjunction with The Armory Show
- 2015
- Miami Project, Booth, M2, December 1 – 6, 2015, Deauville Beach Resort, Miami FL, In Conjunction with Miami Beach Art Basel
- Texas Contemporary, Booth 408, October 1-4, 2015, Houston, TX
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2022
- Dynamic Abstractions, 650 California Street, San Francisco, CA, 21 June – 14 October, Curated by Suzy Locke, sponsored by Columbia Property Trust
- 2020
- Chroma, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
- 2018
- Première Couche, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
- Shades of Grey, Solo Exhibition, Harrison Center, Harrison Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
- 2017
- Layered, Airport Exhibition, 16 July – 12 November, Indianapolis International Airport, Main Ticket Call Showcase, IN
- Color Correction, Solo Exhibition, February-March 2017, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
- 2016
- Shifting Perspectives, Solo Exhibition, November 2016, Gallery 924, Indianapolis, IN
- Wherever and Ever, Solo Exhibition, June 2016, The Rose Gallery, Jackson WY
- 2015
- Usual Places Unusual Spaces, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
- 2014
- Searching the Imaginary, Harrison Center for The Arts!, Indianapolis, IN
- Gray Area, WellConnect, Columbus, IN
- 2012
- Structured Essence, wUG LAKU’s Studio and Garage, Indianapolis, IN
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2023
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- Strokes of Light, Van Der Plas Gallery, New York, NY, October 2023
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- Katharine B. Sutphin Invitational, Harrison Center for The Arts, September 2023
- Of Integration, Van Der Plas Gallery, New York, NY, March 2023
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- 2022
- MOOD (international juried show), Art Fluent, Boston MA, 26 October 2022
- Contemporary Color, Site:Brooklyn Gallery, Online Exhibition, February 25 – March 25, 2022
- 2021
- Emotional Abstractions, Pamela Walsh Gallery, 8-bridges Online Gallery, California, March 2021
- 2020
- Inspiration in Isolation, Group Exhibition, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA, November 4 – December 19, 2020
- Hindsight: 2020 in 20/20, Group Exhibition, Pamela Walsh Gallery, Palo Alto, CA, December 7, 2020 – January 7, 2021
- Personal Space, a virtual exhibition curated by Mindy Taylor Ross | Art Strategies, MARKETPLACE
- Join Hands Collection, (virtual exhibition), Pamela Walsh Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
- 2019
- TAG Gallery, California Open, Los Angeles, CA, Juror: Ruth Weisberg
- Woman Made Gallery, Woman Made 2nd Midwest Open, Chicago, IL
- 2016
- Spinnerei, Grosser Herbstrundgang, Autumn Gallery Tour, September 16 – 18, Leipzig, Germany
- 2015
- Finders Keepers, Geocaching Scavenger Hunt Exhibition, iMOCA at The Murphy, Indianapolis, IN
- Hoosier Salon vs iMOCA, iMOCA at The Murphy, Indianapolis, IN
- iMOCA Insiders: Exclusive Event at ESL/Spectrum, Indianapolis, IN
- 2014
- 18th Annual No Dead Artist, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
- Opposites Attract, Galleria Farina, Miami, FL
- Contemporary Landscapes, Gallery 924 Indianapolis, IN
- Gallery Walk, Thompson Gallery Collection, Indianapolis, IN
- An Architectural Imaginary, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Eleanor Prest Reese Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
- Primary Colours Presents Hopson, Russell, Shopoff, Primary Colours Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
- Umbrian Skies, Memories of Montecastello, Harrison Center for The Arts!, Indianapolis, IN
- 2013
- Four Show, Cultural Arts Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
- Grey Gardens, Harrison Center for The Arts!, Indianapolis, IN
- 17th Annual No Dead Artists, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
- Master Pieces, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
- International Exhibition, Gallery ASI, Morreli Studios, Montecastello di Vibio, Umbria, Italy
- Hoosier Zeitgeist, The Thompson Gallery Collection, Indianapolis, IN
- VACANT, 202 North Alabama, Indianapolis, IN
- Landscape: Structural Ethereal, Stutz Artist Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
- 2012
- Annual College Exhibition, Indianapolis Arts Center, IN
- RESTART, Ivy Tech Community College, Columbus, IN
- Paper Works, Marsh Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
- IDADA Members Show, Harrison Center for The Arts!, Indianapolis, IN
- 8th Annual Rites of Passage, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
- Habitat For The Love of Humanity, Harrison Center for The Arts!, Indianapolis,
- IN Responding, Harrison Center for The Arts!, Indianapolis, IN
- 2011
- Works of Hope & Healing, Marsh Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
- Maps, Nodes & Networks, Space Camp Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
- Juried Undergraduate Exhibition, Eleanor Prest Reece Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
- 2014
- Transposition, Taliesin Studio, Spring Green, WI (exhibition in collaboration with the graduate students of Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture)
- 2013
- Etiketta Exotica, Harrison Center for The Arts!, Indianapolis, IN (two-person collaborative with Melissa Hopson)
- 5-7-5-7-7, Marsh Gallery, Indianapolis, IN (exhibition in collaboration with graduate students of Herron School of Art & Design and Poets of Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- 2015
- Eric Bookhardt, “Review: Usual Places, Unusual Spaces and Symmetric Equivalence”, The Gambit, The Best of New Orleans, online review, August 10, 2015
- 2014
- Dan Grossman, “IDADA First Friday Reviews Feb 2014”, NUVO Indy’s Alternative Voice, February 10, 2014
- 2013
- NOLA Defender, “NOLA Defender Reviews Jonathan Ferrara Gallery 17th Annual No Dead Artist Exhibition”, Blog, September 13, 2013
- Charles Fox, “Review, VACANT at Old City Hall” NUVO Indy’s Alternative Voice, May 7, 2013
- Joanna Nixon, “The Short List” Sky Blue Blog, April 24, 2013
- 2012
- Dan Grossman, “Top Five of 2012: Visual Arts” NUVO Indy’s Alternative Voice, December 28, 2012
- Dan Grossman, “Artist Profile: Marna Shopoff” NUVO Indy’s Alternative Voice, August 8, 2012
PUBLICATIONS
- 2018
- ArtMaze Mag, Issue 11, Winter Edition, 2018, Layered, Oil on Canvas 2016
- 2017
- Create! Magazine, Winter/Miami Edition, December 2017, Various Oil on Canvas, 2016-2017
- Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 35, Blush, Oil on Canvas, page 180 and back cover, 2017
- 2016
- INPA 5, Manifest, 141, Oil on Canvas
- Studio Visit, v31, 141, Oil on Canvas
- 2015
- International Painting Annual (INPA) 4, Manifest, Installation, Mixed Media
- 2014
- Studio Visit, v25, Layered Between, Mixed Media on Canvas
- 2013
- Manifest, 7th Annual Master Pieces, v73, Hued Constructs, Oil on Canvas
- 2012
- Blue Canvas, The Artist Network, Issue #14, Into The Windows, Oil on Canvas
- Im|Material Publication 01, Corresponding Convergences, Oil on Canvas
- Manifest, 8th of Passage v63, Complimentary Exchange, Oil on Canvas
COLLECTIONS
- 2019
- MDRG Corporate Collection, New Orleans, LA, Blush, Oil on Canvas
- 2016
- Brown Legacy Group, Indianapolis, IN, Transversing Space and A Shift In Blue, Oil on Canvas
- 2015
- Fishman, Haygood Collection, Baton Rouge, LA, Hued Constructs II, Oil on Canvas
- 2014
- Private Collection of Ralph and Susan Brennan, New Orleans, LA, Layered Between, Mixed Media on Canvas
- First Financial Bank, The Bathtub, Oil and Gold Metal on Canvas
- Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Campus Center 2nd Floor, Restructuring, Oil on Canvas, Acrylic on Drywall Permanent Installation
- Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital, Goalie, Oil on Canvas and Sidelines, Oil on Canvas
- 2013
- IUPUI, Graduate Center for Teaching & Learning, Hued Constructs, Oil on Canvas
- 2012
- IUPUI, Office of Administration, Corresponding Convergences, Oil on Canvas
COMMISSIONS
- 2015
- Ann Connelly Fine Arts, Hued Constructs II, Oil on Canvas
- 2013
- IUPUI Campus Center Installation, Oil on Canvas
- 2012
- Dow AgroSciences Research Center, Triptych Oil on Canvas
- IU Health, Riley Children’s Hospital 3rd Floor, Diptych Oil on Canvas
LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS
- 2015
- International Drawing & Cognitive Research, Workshop Leader, London, UK
- Tectonic Shifts, 2015 National FATE Conference, Panel Presenter, Indianapolis, IN
- Teton ArtLab Artist Talk, Jackson Hole, WY
- 2014
- Artist Talk, Taliesin Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, Spring Green, WI
- Haptic Self-Portrait Workshop, Taliesin Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, Spring Green, WI
- Primary Colours Presents, Artist Talk, Primary Colours Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
- 2013
- Glazing Workshop, International School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture, Italy
- 2012
- Mildred Darby Menz Artist Presentation, Herron School of Art & Design,Indianapolis, IN
- Structured Essence, Solo Exhibition Artist Talk