Born
Louisville Kentucky 1982
Education
2012 - Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, Maine
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/ Screenings
2013
5th International Videoart Festival of Camagüey, Camagüey, Cuba
Friend-Field, Collaboration w/ Felipe Castelblanco, Sprout Grant, Bloomfield & Garfield, Pittsburgh Pa
2012
서울시 창작공간 Seoul Art Space Geumcheon, Seoul, South Korea
Making it: Now! Hite Gallery, University of Louisville, Louisville Ky
Screening, The Drift, Allegany River, Pittsburgh Pa
2011
Participant in BYOB Venezia, Internet Pavilion, Venice Biennale, Venice Italy
Chain Letter: Boston, Samsøn, Boston, Ma
Screening, Two-Minute Film Festival, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh Pa
New Insight Exhibition, Art Chicago, Chicago IL
Up Down Up Down, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Miller Gallery, Pittsburgh Pa
2010
Hel·Pitts·Sinki·Burgh, Galleria Fafa, Finnish Academy of Art, Helsinki Finland
BYOB, Space Gallery, Pittsburgh Pa
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
Rehearse, Rewind, Repeat, Ohio University Seigfred Gallery, Athens, Oh
2009
Infinity, UnSmoke Artspace, Braddock Pa
Athens Video Art Festival, City of Athens, Greece
Pittsburgh Billboard Arts, The city of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pa
2008
Recycled, Snack Art Institute, Louisville Ky
Imagine Art Auction, St. Francis School, Louisville Ky
New Members Exhibition, Zephyr Gallery, Louisville Ky
2007 & Earlier
Masters Mystery Art Show, Florida International University, Miami, Fl
LexArt: Photography: What Now?, Louden House, Lexington, Ky
A Collection of Memory, Rererato Gallery, Portland Or
Body Anxious, Cressman Center, Louisville, Ky
Dig, The Ground Floor, Louisville, Ky
Screening, Cultivate Beauty Exhibition, Can’t Dance Film Festival, Louisville, Ky
Tarcography Exhibition, Transit Authority of River City, Louisville, Ky
Teaching/Lecture/Panelist
Adjunct Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa, Fall 2012 & Spring 2013
Adjunct Professor, Hite Art Institute at University of Louisville, Louisville Ky 2011
Adjunct Professor, Kentucky School of Art at Spalding University, Louisville Ky 2011
Independent Study Advisor, School of Art, Carnegie Mellon University,Pittsburgh Pa, Spring 2013
Lecturer, Osher Lifelong Learning Inst @ Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh Pa 2012
Lecturer, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea 2012
Lecturer, Kaywon School of Art & Design, Anyang, Korea, 2012
Lecturer, Seoul Art Space Geumcheon, Seoul, Korea 2012
Lecturer, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School, Midland PA 2011
Judge, St. James' Art Scholarship Committee, Louisville Ky 2011
Instructor, CFAC, Louisville Visual Arts Association, Louisville Ky 2011
Instructor, 2D: Imaging Photography Seminars, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA 2011
Pre-college Instructor, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA 2010
Teaching Assistant, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA 2008-2011
Photography Instructor, Kentucky Youth Associates, Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville KY 2008
Bibliography
Playpanopticon, Monthly Art Magazine, Seoul, South Korea, Apr 2012
Reaves, Kelly. “Kelly’s Artropolis Picks.” GapersBlock.com, Chicago Illinois, 29th April 2011
Shaw, Kurt. "Review - Exhibits at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, a collection of viewpoints." Pittsburgh Tribune, 2nd June 2010
Thomas, Mary. "Art Reviews: Exhibit creates cool spot to explore at Center for the Arts." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2nd June 2010
People-Watching, Courier Journal, Louisville Ky Dec 28 2007
Weird Kentucky: We could fill a book, Herald-Leader, Lexington Ky, May 2008
Weird Kentucky” Sterling Publishing, New York, New York 2008
Heilenman, Diane. "Body Anxious: Critic's Pick" Courier Journal, Louisville Ky July 22nd 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, Collections & Honors
Artist in Residence, MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, New Hampshire, 2013
Artist in Residence, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, Maine 2012
Artist in Residence (short term), DMZ International Peace Residency, Yeoncheon, Korea, 2012
Artist in Residence, 서울시 창작공간 Seoul Art Space Geumcheon, Seoul, Korea 2012
The Museum of Photography, Hanmi Tower, South Korea
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 & 2011
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