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joebigley.com

Bio and CV for both collaborative artist proposing Reflectricity as part of Dlectricity 2014.

Joseph Bigley

Bio
Joe Bigley is an expanded media sculptor currently based in Boone, N.C. My work has employed a wide range of materials, processes and manners of display. Social commentary is a reoccurring angle which I approach the content of my work. I have used such approaches as single outdoor sculptural work to long term relational aesthetic performance works. My work has been shown across the United States and Internationally.

CV

Joseph W. Bigley                                                               
224-B Grand Blvd.
Boone, N.C. 28607
(828)719-8518                                                                                      
joebigley@gmail.com
www.joebigley.com
www.travfbd.com

Exhibition Record

Solo Exhibitions

2014              Consequentalism. WonderRoot. Atlanta, G.A.
2013              Structured as Such: Architecture of Oppression. Liberty                            Arts. Durham, N.C.
2012              Grab Bag. Nth Gallery. Boone, NC.
2010              Sundry. The Visual Art Exchange. Raleigh, N.C.
2009              Commentary. Gallery #354 Hungerford Building.                                     Rochester, N.Y.
2006              Conglomeration. Turchin Center for the Visual Arts.                                 Boone, N.C.
2005              Ritualisn’t Meliorism. Nth Gallery. Boone, N.C.

Invitational and Group Exhibitions
2014              6x6x2014. Rochester Contemporary Art Center.                                     Rochester, N.Y.
2014              Dream Repeater. Nth Gallery. Boone, N.C.
2014              Appalachian State University Faculty Biennial. Turchin                             Center for the Visual Arts and  Catherine J. Smith                                 Gallery. Boone, N.C.
2013-2014       Downtown Boone Public Sculpture Exhibition. Boone,                             N.C.
2013              Art in Odd Places. Greensboro. Greensboro, N.C.
2013              Sculpture in the Garden Invitational. NC Botanical                                         Gardens. Chapel Hill, N.C.
2013              Future Cast. Cohen Gallery. Alred, N.Y.
2013              Come out and Play Sculpture Show. JimGin Farm.                                         Pittsboro, N.C.
2013               Sculpture Celebration. Broyhill Park, Lenior, N.C.
2013               Sweet and Sixteen. Nth Gallery Fundraiser. Nth Gallery,                             Boone, N.C.
2013               Black History Celebration. DC Museum of Contemporary                             Art. Washington D.C.
2013               Nth Gallery Members Show. Nth Gallery. Boone, N.C.
2012-2014      Art in Public Places Outdoor Sculpture Competition.                                  Bristol, V.A./Bristol, T.N.
2012              Artistic Rebuttal Book Project. Looking Glass Gallery,                             Boone, N.C.
2012              The Last Show on Earth. The Nth Gallery, Boone, N.C.
2012              Cast in Iron, Invitational. Spiers Gallery. Brevard, N.C.
2012              Sculpture in the Garden Invitational. NC Botanical                                     Gardens. Chapel Hill, N.C.                        
2012              Come Out and Play Sculpture Show. JimGin Farm.                                     Pittsboro, N.C.
2012              The Iron Show at Liberty Arts. Cordoba Center for the                             Arts. Durham, N.C.
2012              Sustainability. A Process, Not an End. The Looking Glass                          Gallery, Boone, N.C.
2012              Casting Call Sculpture Exhibition. Jones House Gallery.                             Boone, N.C.
2012              Appalachian State University Faculty Biennial. Turchin                                Center for the Visual Arts and Catherine J. Smith                                     Gallery. Boone, N.C.
2011-2012       Sculpture in the Garden Invitational. NC Botanical                                 Gardens. Chapel Hill, N.C.            
2011              Cast, Soldered, Welded, Wired, Polished. The Nth Gallery                          Metals Show. Boone, N.C.
2011              Circumpolar: Go-shapers. Visual Studies Gallery,                                     University of Buffalo. Buffalo, N.Y.  
2011              Political Potpouri. Washington DC Museum of                                         Contemporary Art. Washington D.C.
2011              Shine Your Light. American Legion. Lenior, N.C.
2011              Mystery Art. The Arts Center. Shelby, N.C.
2011              Appalachian Alumni in the Arts. The Turchin Center for                         the Visual Arts. Boone, N.C.
2011              Artifacts and Fiction: The Strange Legend of the                                     Pianistas, as told by Michael Frassinelli. Catherine J.                             Smith Gallery, Boone, N.C.
2010              The Miniature Show. The Nth Gallery. Boone, N.C.
2010              The Self Portrait Project. Brooklyn Art Library. Brooklyn,                          N.Y.
2009              COP 15. Kunsthal Charlottenborge. Copenhagen,                                     Denmark.
2009              En Skrue Los?. Skostredet 12. Bergen, Norway.
2009              Going Postal. Target Gallery/Torpedo Factory Art Center.                         Alexandria, V.A.
2009              Snap to Grid. Los Angeles Center for Digital Art. Los                                 Angeles, C.A.
2009              NEVER THINK small!. Climate Gallery, Long Island City,                             N.Y.
2009              UrbanGreen. Elsewhere Artist Collaborative. Greensboro,                         N.C.
2009              Loop Video Art Festival 2009. Barcelona, Spain.
2008              Alfred International. Central Academy of Fine Arts.                                 Beijing, China.
2008              Some People Alfred. Collaboration with Harrell Fletcher.                          Fosdick Nelson Gallery. Alfred, N.Y.
2008              Ferrocity: Contemporary Cast Iron Sculpture. Salem Art                         Works. Salem, N.Y.
2008              Made in NY 2008. Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center.                               Auburn, N.Y. Jurors: John McQueen and Jen Pepper.
2008              10th Annual Outdoor Exhibition Invitational. Unison                                 Sculpture Garden. New Paltz, N.Y.
2008              M.F.A. Thesis Exhbition. Fosdick Nelson Gallery. Alfred,                              N.Y.
2008              IN Black & White: Louisiana’s Retreating Coast and                                 Communities: Works from LUMCON’s Permanent                                 Collection. Turchin Center. Boone, N.C.
2007              Columbus Iron Sculpture Exhibition. Columbus Area                                 Arts Council. Columbus, I.N.
2007              The Wichita National All Media Craft Exhibition. The                                 Wichita Center for the Arts. Wichita, K.S. Juror: Bede                             Clarke.
2007              Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood. Chesterwood                         Estate and Museum, Stockbridge.M.A. Jurer: Janet Riker.
2007                 13v. Wellsville Creative Arts Center. Wellsville, N.C.
2006              2006 Appalachian State University Faculty Biennial                                 Exhibition. Catherine J. Smith Gallery. Turchin Center for                            the Visual Arts. Boone, N.C
2005-2006       Tri-State Sculptors Member Outdoor Sculpture Show.                                 Grounds of the Broyhill Inn. Boone, N.C.
2005               The Down East Sculpture Exhibition. Emerge Gallery.                                 Greenville, N.C. Juror: Tom Grubb
2005              Dimensions 2005: A National Juried Fine Art Competition                         and Exhibition. Milton Rose Galleries. Winston-Salem,                             N.C. Juror: Philip Koch.
2004-2005       Emerging Artists. Catch 22 Gallery. St.Augustine, F.L.
2004              The Down East Sculpture Exhibition. Emerge Gallery.                                 Greenville, N.C.

Visual Artist Lectures

2014                 Pecha Kucha, artist presentation. ASU Faculty Biennial                             Presentation. Boone, N.C.
2013                 Structured as Such. Liberty Arts. Durham, N.C.
2011               Immersed. Practices by Joseph Bigley. East Tennessee                             State University. Johnson City, T.N.
2011              Traversing a Foreign Border Domestically. The Turchin                             Center for the Visual Arts. Boone, N.C.
2011              Traversing a Foreign Border Domestically.  The                                     Washington D.C. Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA                         DC).
2011             Traversing a Foreign Border Domestically. The                                         Weatherspoon Art Museum. Greensboro, N.C.
2011             Traversing a Foreign Border Domestically. Asheville Art                             Museum. Asheville, N.C.
2011             Traversing a Foreign Border Domestically. The University                         of North Carolina Asheville.
2011             Traversing a Foreign Border Domestically. Wonder Root.                         Atlanta, G.A.
2011             Traversing a Foreign Border Domestically. Swope                                     Museum of Art. Terre Haute, I.N.
2011             Traversing a Foreign Border Domestically. Indianapolis                             Museum of Contemporary Art (INDY MOCA).
2011             Traversing a Foreign Border Domestically. In                                         conjunction with the McDonough Museum of Art,                                 Youngstown, O.H. Lemon Grove Café.
2010             Sundry Exhibition Artist Gallery Talk by Joseph Bigley.                                Visual Art Exchange. Raleigh,  N.C.

2010         Ways of Sculpture, Talk by Joseph Bigley. Bowling Green                         University. Bowling Green, O.H.
2009                 Bronze Casting Seminar and Artist Lecture by Joseph Bigley. A two-day seminar in bronze furnace repair and operation. The process of resin bonded sand mold making, pattern making, and metal casting was demonstrated with student involvement. Jacksonville University. Jacksonville, F.L.

2007        Studying and Practicing Art. East High School.                                         Rochester, N.Y.

Ongoing Research Projects
-Traversing a Foreign Border Domestically. A long term public interactive performance project. The length and shape of the border of Afghanistan was mapped out within the United States. This route was pedaled by bicycle as a means to collect the public's reaction to the 10th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan. The 3,730 mile long project took 69 days to complete. The project involved giving a lecture series at contemporary art venues that fell close to the traveled route.  Video Footage and writings are still in progress.
http://www.travfbd.com

-Structured as Such: Architecture of Oppression. Solo exhibition at Liberty Arts in Durham, N.C. (February 2013 – April 2013). This large-scale sculpture installation consists of a series of interior spaces that focus on modes of oppression. Accompanying the exhibition will be a series of lectures, panel discussions, and performances relating to the content of the exhibition including race relations in the southern United States and food as oppression, specific talks are currently being finalized.

-Environmental Studio Practices. I have built a metal furnace that runs on reclaimed vegetable fryer oil. I am constantly experimenting and researching ways to achieve maximum efficiency for the furnace. Other forms of renewable energy are being explored to arrive at a sustainable and energy conscious studio practice.

Professional Experience
2013-2014          Studio assistant to Mel Chin.
2013-2014          Featured Artist. Jones House Community Center.                                     Boone, N.C.
2013 - present    Member Artist of Nth Studios and Gallery. Boone,                                      N.C.
2013                 Panel Discussion. Casting After College. Meltdown,                                 Metal Casting Convention. Alfred, NY.
2013                 Visiting Artist. Liberty Arts Foundry and Studios.                                     Durham, N.C.
2013                 Guest Juror and curator of, Visions of Peace. Jones                                     House Community Center. Boone, N.C.
2013                 Advisor to The Ekland Arts Center. Todd, N.C.
2013                 Co-curator, Keep Calm and Draw On. Nth Gallery.                                     Boone, N.C.
2012                 Curator of Casting Call. Jones House Community                                     Center, Boone, N.C.
2011                 Featured Artist, 10 Years and Counting 2001-2011.                           http://www.10yearsandcounting.com/artist_a_bigley.html
2011                 Featured Artist, The Present Tense: Performance Art                                 Initiative, Bicycle Series.
                            http://thepresenttense.org/archive/?p=628
2011                 Emerging Artist Program Grant 2011-2012 Review                                     Panel. Durham County Arts Council.Durham, N.C.
2010                 Mapping/Merging: A network for interdisciplinary and                             collaborative scholarship. College of Arts and                                         Sciences. UNCG. Greensboro, N.C. Mapping                                         Luncheon Talk.
2009-2010          Living and working in Longva, Norway (June 2009 –                                 February 2010) Exhibiting artist and studio research.
2008                 Studio assistant to Glenn Zweygardt. Alfred Station,                                 N.Y.
2006-2008          Elected Student Representative of Dean Advisory                                     Board. Alfred University, Alfred, N.Y.
2004-2006          Technician in Residence. Appalachian State University,                             Boone, N.C.
2005                 Panel Discussion Facilitator: “Life After Undergraduate                             School”. Tri-State Sculptor’s  Conference. Boone, N.C.
2005                 Co-curator, Tri-State Sculptor’s Conference Student                                 Show. Looking Glass Gallery. Boone, N.C.
2004                   Taught Upward Bound Sculpture Class for high risk                                 youth. Boone, N.C.
2002-2004          Sculpture Studio Student Monitor. Appalachian State                             University. Boone, N.C.

Grants, Awards and Nominations
2013                 Southern Constellations Fellowship Nomination .                                     Elsewhere Living Museum Residency. Greensboro,                                 N.C.
2011                 Sustainability in the Arts Grant. Appalachian State                                     University Sustainability Council.
2010                 Emerging Artist Grant. Durham County Arts Council.                                 Durham, N.C.
2010                 Honorable Mention Mixed Media Sculpture Art Buzz                                 2010 Collection.
2008                 Honorable Mention International Sculpture Center                                     Outstanding Student Achievement Award.
2007                 Chesterwood Advisory Board Award. Contemporary                                 Sculpture at Chesterwood, Stockbridge, M.A.
2007                 Nominated for the International Sculpture Center                                     Outstanding Student Achievement Award.
2007                 Nominated for the Dedalus Foundation Grant.
2004                 Outstanding Senior Merit Award. Appalachian State                                 University. Boone, N.C.

Permanent Collections
                        Jones House Community Center. Boone, N.C.                                             (upcoming)
                        Sustainable Development Farm. Appalachian State                                     University. Fleetwood, N.C.
                        Appalachian State University. Boone, N.C.
                        Single Acre Farm. Asheville, N.C.
                        Kyoto International Woodprint Association. Kyoto,                                     Japan.
                        Jacksonville University. Jacksonville, F.L.
                        Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON).                                 Chauvin, L.A.
                        Turchin Center for the Visual Arts. Boone, N.C.
                        The Doc and Merle Watson Heritage Museum. Sugar                                 Grove, N.C.


Residencies/Workshops

2011                 Antenna Gallery Residency. New Orleans, L.A.
2006                 International Sculpture Center Conference. Cincinnati,                          O.H.
2006                 Louisiana University Marine Consortium, Coastal                                  Landscape Photography. Chauvin, L.A.
2006                 East Carolina University Sculpture Consortium.                                      Greenville, N.C.
2005                 Tri-State Sculptors Conference. Boone, NC.
2005                 Glass Blowing with Junichero Baba. Penland School of                          Crafts. Penland, N.C.

Publications 

2012                 Artistic Rebuttal Book Project: Appalachian State                                  University Edition
2010                 A Vicious Cycle: A Graphic Depiction. The Mantle: A                              Forum for Progressive Critique
                        http://www.mantlethought.org/content/vicious-cycle
2010                 The Self Portrait Project. Art House, LLC. Brooklyn,                              N.Y.  
2010                 Art Buzz. Art Buzz Publishing. Dunedin, F.L.

Community Projects
2011-2012          Paper Girl Community Arts Project. Boone, N.C.
2006                 Donated 2 site specific installations to The Boone                                Community Garden. Boone, N.C.
2005                 Mural for Hardin Park Elementary School. Boone, N.C.

Adam Wells

Bio
Adam Wells is an artist/ sculptor who works with metal, glass and light in order to create works of art that intrigue viewers with deep thought. My studio consist of a fully functioning borosilicate glass shop with a glass lathe , boro crucible, gtt torches and capabilities to fill lighted gasses in glass.

CV

Adam Duane Wells
231 Eagle Ridge Drive Vilas, NC 28692
T 828 406-0645
whatiswhatiscontact@gmail.com
www.whatiswhatisart.com

EXPERIENCE

Sculptor/Glass Artist, Whatiswhatis Art Company; Vilas, NC — 2005-present

I sell my glass artwork through a few galleries retail. I also have a distributor who buys my art wholesale and then resells it wholesale nation wide. I also invented glassblowing tools that i sell wholesale to a few glass supply stores throughout the country. I am always working on new design and concepts in the studio.

Studio Manager/Owner, Whatiswhatis Art Studio; Boone, NC — 2009-2011

I opened a 2000 sqft art studio in Boone, NC. We had 10 flame working stations, a hot shop, cold working area and metal fabrication area. I rented booth spaces by the month and rented the hot shop by the day. Myself and a partner owned the equipment so had to maintenance, repair and keep everything running. I offered a 3 day plasma glass workshop with hot glass and neon artist David Wilson which was later published as a 3 page article in Glass Line Magazine (issue#50). The Studio also had a successful Italian goblet workshop there. We used the studio space to make art daily and to fabricate the whatiswhatis art tools.

2004 Exhibited Large Scale Outdoor Sculpture in front of Chapel Hill Museum (6 month exhibit/ stipend show) Chapel Hill, NC [Sculpture titled Full Circle” contained a bright lighted element during the night]

2004-2005 Exhibited Large Scale Outdoor Sculpture in Sculpture Salmagundi Rocky Mount , NC (1 year exhibit/ stipend show Rocky Mount, NC at City Hall [Sculpture titled: Into the Void”]

EDUCATION

Appalachian State University Boone, NC BFA Studio Art with a Minor in Appropriate Technology 2004 — Penland School of Crafts Penland, NC 2 week workshop with Sally Prasch summer 2007
Penland School of Crafts Penland, NC 2 week workshop with Wayne Strattman spring 2009
Revere Glass School Berkley, CA 3 day workshop with Scott Deppe summer 2009

Corning Museum of Glass Corning, NY 1 week workshop with John Kobuki summer 2013



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