Stephanie Dotson

 

EDUCATION

MFA; Printmaking with highest distinction; Lamar Dodd School of Art, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA; 2005

BFA; Printmaking/ Intermedia degree with emphasis in ceramics; Kansas City Art Institute (K.C.A.I), Kansas City, MO; 2000

Brighton University; Brighton, England; Study Abroad in printmaking; 1999 

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2008

Atkinson Gallery; Santa Barbara, CA

2007

Drift a Weight; Vox Populi Gallery; Philadelphia, PA

2006

Spool; Three Walls Gallery; Chicago, IL

2005

Wolves Eat Dogs; The Fuller Projects Gallery; Bloomington, IN

AGA Introductions; The Marcia Wood Gallery; Atlanta, GA

2004

The Weight of Go; London Taxi Gallery; Athens, GA

Second Guessing, Sunny Blessing; Courtyard Gallery, Lamar Dodd School of Art; Athens, GA

2003

2,4,6,8 Bear, Ribbon, Stick; Courtyard Gallery, Lamar Dodd School of Art; Athens, GA

 

GROUP AND JURIED EXHIBITIONS

2007

Console; The Portland Art Center; Portland, OR

Console; The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts; Grand Rapids, MI; three-woman installation

Pretty Little Things; Gallery Ocho; Santa Barbara, CA

Americana; Gallery Ocho; Santa Barbara, CA

2006

Blood, Sweat, and Tires, Servicio-Ejecutivo Anniversary exhibit, touring show of custom Colombian bus designs; Servicio Headquarters; New York, NY; Network Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Group Exhbit (three-person exhibition); Landlocked Records; Bloomington, IN

2005

Vacation 05'; The SOFA Gallery, Henry Radford School of Fine Arts; Bloomington, IN

44 boards, skateboard art benefit for the Human Rights Campaign; Mahan Gallery; Columbus, OH

The Atlanta Biennial; The Contemporary; Atlanta, GA

UGA Masters of Fine Art 2005; The Georgia Museum of Art; Athens, GA                 

SGC Fellowship Recipients' Exhibition; Exhibition of work completed with 2005 graduate fellowship award; The Corcoran School of Art; Washington, DC                 

2004

Maybe Razzle Maybe Dazzle; Amelie Rothschild Gallery, The Creative Alliance; Baltimore, MD.

Fall Works; Juried Exhibition; International Print Center of New York; New York, NY

Teacher's Pet; Group Exhibition; Fay Gold Gallery; Atlanta, GA

Anemnesis, three woman exhibition; The Green Door Gallery; Kansas City, MO

2003

28th Annual Juried Exhibiton; Lyndon House Art Center; Athens GA

Slop Supermarket; touring exhibit: Center of Contemporary Arts Museum of Art, St. Louis, MO; Plymouth State Universtiy, Plymouth, NH; St. Mary's College, Moureau Art Galleries, Notre Dame, IN

2002

Mail Art at the Phone Booth!, Mail art exhibition; The Old Phone Booth Gallery; Kansas City, MO

Blueblood/Bluecollar; The Heaven Gallery; Chicago IL

 

PROFESSIONAL/TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2007 - Present

Assistant Professor; Santa Barbara City College; Printmaking and 2-D fundamentals; Magic and General studies in Badassery

2005-2007

Visiting Assistant Professor; Henry Radford Hope School of Art; Indiana University; Bloomington, IN

Workshop instructor, "Printing on the ceramic surface", Henry Radford Hope School of Art, Ceramics Department, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

 

RESIDENCIES/AWARDS

2007 Artists Residency; Full Joan Mitchell Fellowship Residency; Vermont Studio Center; Johnson, VT

2006 Artists Residency; Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts; Omaha, NE

2004 Southern Graphics Council Graduate Fellowship Award Graduate award; funding to create large scale installations which combine digital printmaking with silkscreen on hand-made felt

2003 Graduate Research Grant Travel Grant awarded for Arts/Humanities research. Applied towards study of independent presses in the United States and researching the role of Serigraphy propaganda arts in Havana, Cuba. University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2002 Recruiting Graduate Assistanship, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA. Top assistantship award for incoming graduate student at the University of Georgia

2002 Freeman Research Award, Grant awarded to Arts/Humanities research, Applied towards studies of printmaking on the ceramic surface, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

2002 Artists' Residency, Ox-Bow School of Art, satellite program of the Art Institute of Chicago, Saugatuck, MI

 

PUBLICATIONS/REVIEWS

2008

The Independent, Review of Atkinson Gallery exhibit, Santa Barbara CA

Victionary Illustration/Play - 6 pages in 2008 design book published by Victionary. Tokyo.

2007

The Philadelphia Player - Review of Vox Populi Exhibit. Philadelphia, PA

2006

Artland USA- Gallery HD network series. Interview and work feature in Eposode 4 featuring Omaha, Nebraska. Air date, November 2007, London, UK

Thirteen- Cal Arts literary and art publication. Images included in spring 2006 issue

Omaha City Weekly- Open Studios review of open studios at Bemis Center. July 16 2006 issue

2005

Bloomington Herald Times- Article and image New professor to Show at Fuller Projects. September

Art Papers- Review: The Atlanta 2005 Biennial. Artpapers magazine. Sep/Oct 2005

Ratsalad-Review: The Atlanta 2005 Biennial. Ratsalad.com June 2005

Flagpole Magazine- Weekly Athens, GA publication. Art Notes, Gods and Monsters Oct 12-19

Servicio-ejecutivo.com- Online art/design publication based in Brooklyn, NY, "Focus, Amnanesis", Interview and images.

2002

Pitch Weekly- Weekly Kansas City, MO, publication.  Best of: Best use of the US Postal System Published Oct 12, 2002

 

SPECIAL PROJECTS

2008

REM Poster Series - Poster Commission for R.E.M. 2008 tour

2007

Visiting Artist Lecturer- Kutztown Univeristy. 2007 Visiting artist lecture series

Lecturer - Sonoma State University. 2007 visiting artist lecture series

Curator Co-Curatoration of "Prinstallation and Prainting" Exhibit for the Southern Graphics Council. The Green Door Gallery, Kansas City, MO

2006

Poster Commission ongoing poster and album work for Widespread Panic, the Low Low's and Green Day.

2005

Poster Commission, R.E.M- Artwork for two-poster series for European tour of rock band, R.E.M., Tour posters for Widespread Panic.

Panel Director- "Printmakers Take it To the Streets" panel discussion on my research of serigraphy in cuban propaganda and the Athens rock scene, shared panel with the Little Friends of Printmaking.

2003 - 2004

Poster commission, Warm Records commission for poster for Warm Record's Holiday showcase.

Cuba Study Abroad program Research travel grant for Cuba study abroad program as a special student to complete study of independent presses through 2003 graduate research grant.

ICE, Ideas in Creative Exploration Superposition: Collapse project funded through ICE. Head designer for book art packaging for AUX experimental sound project. Deluxe edition of 200 albums and . Packaging design and artwork for Scenes from the X-Ray Café. Sonic compilations from local artists. First pressing 1500 albums.

Phosphorescent Album design/ booklet artwork for Folk/ Rock band Phosphorescent.

2002

Robert Stackhouse/ Carol Mickett Printer for Robert Stackhouse/ Carol Mickett fine art silkscreen edition, "Collaborations"

Stephanie Dotson; Land
Stephanie Dotson; Slow Wall
Stephanie Dotson; Animal Family