Artist Statement
Through the comfortable format of furniture, I present concepts of metamorphosis, change and subversion with self. I create custom works that embrace change and present possibilities for adaptation to new, unfamiliar environments and situations.
These metamorphic forms deconstruct the functional object to establish a foundation or platform to recall past memories, stories and uncanny events. Through my reconstructed objects reference a vocabulary of furniture, the removal of the functional aspects subverts the viewer's expectations and provokes new interpretations.
I use the gallery as a platform to establish an imagined environment of familiar upholstered objects with an unfamiliar twist… I call this work Familiarture.
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Solo Exhibition Record
2008 'Staples, Fables and Failed Systems', Red Mill Gallery, Johnson, VT, November
2008 'Spaces Real and Imagined', Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA, Aug-Oct
2007 'Un-Familiarture', Red Mill Gallery, Johnson, VT, August
2005 'Familiarture', Sean Christopher Gallery, Columbus, OH, September
2005 'Landscapes', Sean Christopher Gallery, Columbus, OH, August
2004 'Utility Sinks', Sean Christopher Gallery, Columbus, OH, October
Two Person Exhibition Record
*2010 Arnold and Savoor, Invitational, TW Wood Gallery, Montpelier, VT, December
*2010 Arnold and Baldwin, Juried Exhibition, SPA Gallery, Barre, VT, June
*2010 Arnold and Savoor, 'Surroundings', Installation, The Front, New Orleans, LA, February
2006 Arnold and Youngs, MCE Curator, The Ohio Art League Gallery, Columbus, OH, April
2005 Arnold and Kennaugh, Juried Exhibition, Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH, November
2005 Arnold and De-La Rosa, MFA Exhibition, Hopkins Gallery, Ohio State, Columbus, OH, May
Group Exhibition Record
*2010 'Form and Function', Gallery 516 Arts, Albuquerque, NM, February
2009 'Anonymous Drawings #10', Juried Exhibition, Kunstraum Kreuzberg Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
2009 'Functionless Form, Functional Decor', School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD, November
Curated by Philippa P.B. Hughes
2009 'Salvage', National Juried Exhibition, Phillips Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA Sep
2009 'Working it Out', Juried Exhibition, Studio Arts Space, Barre, VT, August
2009 'SculptCycle 2009', Outdoor Juried Exhibition, Downtown Montpelier VT, June
2009 'Inspired Stories', Juried Exhibition, Sullivan Museum, Norwich University, VT, May
2008 'Habitat', Invitational, Rosenberg Gallery, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD. November Participating artists include, Christopher La Voie, Jackson Martin, Sebastian Martorana, Rachel Bone, Alyssa Dennis, Robert Sparrow Jones, James Rieck and Eddie Winter. Curator, Laura Amussen.
2008 'Johnson Works', Outdoor Juried Exhibition, Main Street Johnson, VT, September
2008 'Exposed', Outdoor Juried Exhibition, Stowe, VT, July-October
2008 'Metaphor Minds', Invitational, Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College, VT, May. Participating artists include Sachiko Akiyama, Gowri Savoor, Ed Smith, Gerard Haggerty and Denis Versweyveld. Curator, Leila Bandar.
2008 'In The Zone II', Juried Exhibition, Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, VT April-Aug
Juror: Denise Markonish, Curator, Mass MoCA
2007 'Exposed', Outdoor Juried Exhibition, Stowe, VT, July-October
2007 'Capital Art Show', Invitational, Greenwich Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, May
2007 'Art Works from VSC', Group, Dibden Gallery, Johnson State College, Johnson VT, February
2007 'Iron Et Cetera', Invitational, Ironton Studios and Gallery, Denver, CO January
2007 'Towering', Curator, Red Mill Gallery, Johnson, VT January
2006 'VSC Waterfall Group', Invitational, Curator, Mahan Gallery, Columbus, OH, December
2006 'Ohio Art League Spring Juried Exhibition', Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus OH, May. Juror: Claudine Ise`, Assistant Curator, Wexner Center
2005 'Ohio Art League Fall Juried Exhibition', Fort Hayes Shot Gallery, Columbus, OH, November. Juror: Joe Houston, Curator, Columbus Museum of Art
2005 Upper Arlington Cultural Arts Center 3-D, Invitational, Upper Arlington, OH, June
2005 'Waterfall Group Exhibition', Church St. Studio, Johnson, VT, June
2005 'OSU-VCU Exchange Exhibition', Flat International Gallery, Richmond VA, April
2005 'Graduate Student Exhibition', Hopkins Gallery, The Ohio State University, February
2004 'Works on Paper', Group Exhibition, Progresso Gallery, Progresso, Mexico, December
2005 'One Night Only', Group Exhibition BLD Gallery, Columbus, OH, November
2005 'Graduate Student Exhibition', Hopkins Gallery, The Ohio State University, February
2003 'Wall Space', Group Exhibition, Warehouse Café, Columbus, OH, May
2003 'Summit', Juried Group Exhibition, N. Howard St. Gallery, Akron, OH, August
2002 'BFA Exhibition', 500 W. Nationwide Blvd, Columbus, OH March
2001 'Sometimes', Group Exhibition, Skylab Gallery, Columbus, OH June
1998 'Greatest Moments', Group, Works on Paper, Sports Rooters, Columbus, OH, April
1996 'Light and Video Student Exhibition', Hopkins Gallery, The Ohio State University, May
1993 'Undergraduate Juried Exhibition', Hopkins Gallery, The Ohio State University, April
1993 'FMG', Group Exhibition, Exposures Gallery, The Ohio State University, February
1993 'White Maple', Public Works Commission, Ohio Union, The Ohio State University, January
1992 'Ohio Art League Environment Show', Juried Group Exhibition, Fort Hayes, Columbus, OH, Oct.
1992 'FMG 7', Group Exhibition, Hopkins Gallery, The Ohio State University, May
1992 'Fergus Gilmore Scholarship Exhibition', Hopkins Gallery, The Ohio State University, February
1992 'Sculpture 7', Group Exhibition, Exposures Gallery, The Ohio State University, January
1991 'Paper Airplane,' Student Outdoor Exhibition, The Wexner Center, The Ohio Sate University, June
Bibliography (reviews/articles/catalogues, reviews/articles/interviews)
2010 Brett McCabe, "Furnished Room...", Review/Article, Baltimore City Paper, Baltimore, MD, Jan
2009 Anke Becker, "Anonymous Drawings #10", Catalogue, Berlin, Germany, Dec
2009 Liz Geltman "Salvage", DC Muesum Examiner, Article/ Review, DC, Oct
2009 Laura Knowles "Salvage:Reclaiming Recylcing", Lancaster News, Article, PA, Sept
2009 Jim Lowe "Working it Out. SPA Celebrates the Working Man & Woman", Times Argus,
Article, VT, August
2009 Anne Galloway "Reinventing the Past", Seven Days, Article, VT, June
2008 Laura Amussen. "Habitat", Rosenberg Gallery, Catalogue, Baltimore, MD, Nov
2008 Bec Garland. "Imagination and Inventions", Art and News Interface, Review, UK
2008 Randolph Sherman. "Art Walk" Lafayette Independent, Interview/Article, LA, August
2008 Don Potter. "Serious Fun at the BMAC", Brattleboro Reformer, Review, VT
2007 Oksana Shatalova. "Vermont Studio Center" Internet & Me, Magazine #12 (98) Article
2006 Melissa Starker. "A List," Columbus Alive, Interview/Article, April
2005 Melissa Starker. "A List," Columbus Alive, Interview/Article, September
2005 Bill Mayr. "Sculpture displays offer visitors added dimensions," Review, The Columbus Dispatch, Weekender, July
2005 Lynette Santoro-Au. "Exhibit offers dimension of excitement," Article,
Upper Arlington News, June
2005 Lynette Santoro-Au. "Explore 3-d art in Upper Arlington," Article,
Outdoor Weekly Magazine, June
2005 Jennifer Waggoner. "Childhood leads to art exhibition," Interview/Article,
The Lantern, OSU, May
2005 Melissa Starker. "Out from the crowd," Review, Columbus Alive, February
2004 Elizabeth Ann James. "Sparks and Retrosparks," Interview/Article
Short North Gazette, October
1992 Chris Russell. "Carving to their art's content," Article, The Columbus Dispatch, July
1992 Damien Guerniest. "Dead tree turned into art on south campus," Article,
The Lantern OSU, June
1992 Teri McIntire. "Profane and profound," Interview/Article, The Lantern OSU, May
1992 Jacqueline Hall. "Viewers confronted with strong ideas," Review, Environmental Show,
The Columbus Dispatch, March
1992 Terry Allen. "A simple story (Juarez)," Catalogue, Wexner Center for the Arts, April
1992 Nancy Gilson. "Juarez, murder, music and mayhem inside an art gallery," Review,
The Columbus Dispatch, April
1991 Isabel Zaragoza. "Student art lands at Wexner Center," The Lantern OSU, Article, July
Grants/Awards/Commission/Lecture/ Professional
*2010 Artist Lecture, Brown Bag Series, Norwich University, Vermont, April
2009 Artist's Resource Trust (A.R.T) Grant, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, MA, December
2009 Board Member, T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier, Vermont
2008 Artist Award Nomination, American Academy of Arts and Letters, NY, October
2008 Visiting Artist Lecture, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, September
2008 Building and Equipment Grant, The Vermont Studio Center Sculpture Program, March
2007 CEC ARTSLink, NY, Grant Finalist, Furniture For Nomad, Kyrgyzstan, July
2006 Dick Blick Craft Award, Ohio Art League, Spring Juried Show, May
2006 Full Fellowship, Artist Residency, Vermont Studio Center, July
2005 Full Fellowship, Artist Residency, Vermont Studio Center, June
2005 Travel Grant, Fergus Gilmore, The Ohio State University, May
2005 Lecture Series, Greater Columbus Arts Council, Cultural Center, May
2005 Material Grant, Fergus Gilmore, The Ohio State University, March
2005 Teaching Assistant, The Ohio State University, September-June
2004 Visiting Artist Lecture, The Ohio State University, March
1998 Activities Grant, Greater Columbus Arts Council, CAP Program, October
1992 Commission, Tree Sculpture, The Ohio State University, June
1992 Visual Arts Scholarship, Fergus Gilmore, The Ohio State University, February
Experience
Present Adjunct Professor, Instructor of Record, Norwich University, Northfield, VT
Art 104 Visual Design: Introduction to the basic principles and techniques of visual design. Emphasis is placed on relationships of figure/ ground, rhythm/ repetition, unity/ variety, scale/ proportion, texture, color theory and vocabulary.
AP 534 Process Seminar: Sculpture.This seminar will critcically examine the process and content of making contemporary sculpture. Emphasis will be placed on sculpture genre, history and object making with studio projects.
AP 221 Site Analysis: This course covers theoretical, site planning issues, analysis and site design topics. Lecture, discussion and studio projects will focus on the broad issues of land use, roadways, parking lots, hydrology, ecology and sustainability.
AP 118 Fundamentals of Architecture II: A continuation of the introduction to the fundamental processes and technologies that constitute the discipline of spatial design.
2007-08 Sculpture Technician: The Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
Responsibilities include managing the budget and operation of the Vermont Studio Center Sculpture Program. Maintain the tools, equipment and facility. Liaison to Visiting Artists presentations, lectures and studio visits with residents. Serve as a daily mentor to international and emerging artists for projects or research. Work closely with the Johnson State College MFA students as an advisor, mentor and more importantly, a critic.
2006-07 Development Assistant, The Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
Responsibilities included: Fellowship Coordinator, Grant Research, Fund Raising, Stewardship, Photographer and Liaison for International Artists.
2005 Instructor of Record, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Spring Quarter
Art 207: Introduction to Three Dimensions: This course is designed to increase the students' art and design vocabulary within the discussion of formal issues found in the context of 3-Dimensional work. It is an introduction to various materials and building processes involving proportion, material structure and craftsmanship.
2005 Teaching Assistant, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Winter Quarter
Art 307: Beginning Sculpture: This course is an introduction to the art and craft of making sculpture and how ideas, emotions, and concepts are expressed through 3-Dimensional form. Assignments are geared to address concerns of line, form, volume, and space, and reflect a variety of traditional and non-traditional approaches to sculpture using wood, wire, and plaster as the primary media.
2004 Instructor of Record, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Autumn Quarter
Visiting Lecturer, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Spring Quarter
Art 207: Introduction to Three Dimensions
2003 Preparatory Staff/Gallery Assistant
Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Oh.
Hopkins Gallery, The Ohio State University
1998 Sculpture Instructor
The Greater Columbus Arts Council, Creative Arts Program
This technical wood carving course explored how to relief and subtract wood with razor blades, chisels and saws according to contemporary art disciplines and vocabulary.
Education
2006 MFA Studio Art, Sculpture, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2002 BFA, Sculpture, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
1990-93 Studio Art, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
1986-89 Landscape Architecture, The Ohio State University, Columbus OH