Born
Louisville Kentucky 1982
Education
2011 - M.F.A. Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2005 - B.F.A. University of Louisville, Kentucky
Solo Exhibition
2010 The Inherent Pull
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, Pa
2009 Neither Here Nor There
Zephyr Gallery, Louisville Ky
2008 Can you hear me yes I can hear you
Swanson Reed Contemporary, Louisville, Ky
2007 One Step Back
930 Mary Art Center, Louisville, Ky
Group Exhibitions
2010
Galleria Fafa/ Finnish Academy of Art, Helsinki Finland (August)
Moscow International Biennale For Young Art "Qui Vive?", Moscow, Russia
Art Scouts, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington Va
Paducah Photo 2010, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah Ky
Quite in the Land?, Future Tenant, Pittsburgh Pa
Pittsburgh Billboard Arts, The city of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pa
Imagine Art Auction, St. Francis School, Louisville Ky
Rehearse, Rewind, Repeat, Ohio University Seigfred Gallery, Athens, Oh
2009
Artebella 100 Art Auction, Louisville Visual Arts Association, Louisville, Ky
Infinity, UnSmoke Artspace, Braddock Pa
Athens Video Art Festival, City of Athens, Greece
Pittsburgh Billboard Arts, The city of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pa
Potato/Tomato, Future Tenant, Pittsburgh Pa
Imagine Art Auction, St. Francis School, Louisville Ky
2008
Recycled, Snack Art Institute, Louisville Ky
Cultivate Beauty Film Festival, 930 Art Center, Louisville Ky
Imagine Art Auction, St. Francis School, Louisville Ky
New Members Exhibition, Zephyr Gallery, Louisville Ky
2007
Masters Mystery Art Show, Florida International University, Miami, Fl
Black Friday Show, Moxie Letter Press, Louisville Ky
The 930 Affordable Art Show, 930 Art Center, Louisville, Ky
LexArt: Photography: What Now? , Louden House, Lexington, Ky
LVAA Art Auction, Brown Forman, Louisville, Ky
A Collection of Memory, Rererato Gallery, Portland Or
Body Anxious, Cressman Center, Louisville, Ky
Dig, The Ground Floor, Louisville, Ky
Documenting Place, 930 Mary Art Center, Louisville, Ky
Fund for the Arts Auction, Louisville Ky
Love, 930 Mary Art Center, Louisville, Ky
St. Francis Imagine Art Auction, School of St. Francis, Louisville, Ky
2006
It's All about the Jackson, Butcher Block Gallery, Louisville, Ky
Lebowskifest Art Exhibition, Greenhouse Art Project, Louisville, Ky
Cultivate Beauty Exhibition, Can’t Dance Film Festival, Louisville, Ky
2005
Tarcography Exhibition, Transit Authority of River City, Louisville, Ky
Bibliography
Shaw, Kurt. "Review - Exhibits at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, a collection of viewpoints." Pittsburgh Tribune, 2 June 2010
Thomas, Mary. "Art Reviews: Exhibit creates cool spot to explore at Center for the Arts." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2 June 2010
People-Watching, Courier Journal, Louisville Ky Dec 28 2008
Weird Kentucky: We could fill a book, Herald-Leader, Lexington Ky, May 2008
Weird Kentucky” Sterling Publishing, New York, New York 2007
Birthplace of a Kentucky Original. Bejeezus Magazine, Louisville, Ky, Aug 2007
WDC Photoshop Challenge, What Digital Camera Magazine, Haywards Heath, England, June 2007
Profile: James R. Southard, Velocity Weekly, Louisville, Ky March 2007
Tarcography, Leo Weekly Magazine, Louisville, Kentucky, April 2005
Awards & Honors
Pre-college Instructor, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA 2010
Kentucky Arts Council Individual Artist Professional Development Grant 2010
CMU Graduate Assistant Scholarship, Pittsburgh PA 2008 - 2010
Featured Artist, Myartspace.com, Palo Alto, California, 2008 & 2010
SPE Mid-Atlantic Conference Scholarship S.P.E.M.A. Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, 2008
Merit Award, LexArt League, Lexington Kentucky, 2007
WDC Photoshop Challenge, What Digital Camera Magazine, Haywards Heath, England, 2007
General Paint Scholarship Fund, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, Colorado, 2007
William Randolf Hearst Endowed Scholarship, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, Colorado 2006
Film Makers Lab Scholarship, Louisville, Kentucky, 2005
Best Cinematography Award, Can’t Dance Film Festival, 2005
Mood-Altering Award, Can’t Dance Film Festival, 2005
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James Robert Southard
www.jamesrsouthard.com