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In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even
In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even (installed)
mixed media
2007
In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #2
In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #2
mixed media
2007
In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #3
In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #3
mixed media
2007
In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #4
In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #4
mixed media
2007
In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #5
In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #5
mixed media
2007
In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #9
In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #9
mixed media
2007
In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #6
In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #6
mixed media
2007
In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #7
In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #7
mixed media
2007
In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #7, #8
In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #7, #8
mixed media
2007
Artist's Statement
These rough, perhaps even primeval constructions materialize out of scavenged remains, revealing only circumstantial evidence of their previous existences. Each element evolves freely with each decision addressed and reacted to only as it demands at the time. Often there seems to be no course towards which things are leading. Deposited and abandoned this complex system of matter forms a shifting mass supple enough to evoke multiple associations yet still asserts itself as a cohesive object. A result of innumerable generations of selectively building and revising, the work now lingers in its final incarnation yet erupts with potential for further evolution.
Resume
Austin Heitzman
Email- charlesaustinh@hotmail.com
Email- charlesaustinh@hotmail.com
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Education
MFA 2006 Drawing and Painting Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa.
2004-2005 Temple University Rome, Rome Italy
BFA 2003 Drawing and Painting University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
Overall GPA- 3.8, Magna Cum Laude
Exhibition Record (* solo shows)
2008
Bloom, MCLA Gallery 51, North Adams MA
2007
Microstates, University of the South, Sewanee TN
Vast Beautiful System: Barely Holding Together, Tower Gallery, Philadelphia PA
*Shattered Bark , 201 Gallery, Philadelphia PA
2006
*It Looks Like the Kind of Place Something This Good Would Come From (MFA Thesis Exhibition), Tyler School of Art, Temple Gallery, Philadelphia PA
*Real American Hotdog 2, Barbershop Gallery, Philadelphia PA
First Cheltenham Biennial, Ever, Blai Hall, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia PA
2005
When Fancy Gets Sexy, Temple University Rome Gallery, Rome, Italy
5 Foreigners (2 Permessi), Il Quadrato Di Omega Gallery, Rome, Italy
2004
Moral Fiber, University of North Texas Union Gallery Denton, Texas
2003
*Andrew Jackson Brazos Artifacts 1830-1865, Denton County Historical Museum, Denton, Texas
Awards and Grants
2006 Graduate Assistantship with Tuition Remission and Stipend, Tyler School of Art, Temple University
2005 Graduate Assistantship with Tuition Remission and Stipend, Tyler School of Art, Temple University
Visiting Artist Lectures
2003 University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee
2003 Denton County Historical Museum, Denton, Texas
Bibliography
2007
Newhall, Edith Tenuous Universe. The Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. 7, 2007
Fertig, Tami Last Chance: Austin Heitzman Shattered Bark. Philadelphia City Paper, May 3- May 10, 2007 #1146
Fallon, RobertaSticks and Stones Roberta Fallon and Libby Rosof's Artblog, April 20, 2007 www.fallonandrosof.blogspot.com
Puttgen, JulieThe Thing and Other Constructs. Ratsalad Deluxe: Magic, Issue #10 February 2007
2006 Biemiller, Lawrence. Portrait of the Sculptor as a Young Man. The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Nov. 24, 2006: A56
Exhibitions Curated
2006 Humdinger Student Show, Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
2005 Co-curator Giuseppe Gallo Memoria Iconaclasta, Temple University Rome Gallery, Rome, Italy
Professional Experience
2006-2007
Adjunct Professor Studio Art 1 and 2- Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
• Instructed and developed the curriculum for fine art courses. Courses focused on drawing and painting as a medium to develop problem-solving skills to be utilized outside the fine art field. Also allowed beginning non-art students to develop skills in art making.
Summer 2006
Conducted Open Figure Studio- Cheltenham Arts Center, Glenside, Pennsylvania
•Hired models, orchestrated poses, backdrops and lighting, handled administrative duties for the course. Also monitored each three-hour class session.
2005-2006
Teaching Assistant- Tyler School of Art, Temple University Advanced Painting, Painting Senior Studio
•Teaching Assistant to Donna Nelson’s Advanced Painting class and Mark Shetabi’s Senior Studio Class. Participated in and led group critiques, participated in final critiques, substituted classes when necessary, and gave one-on-one instruction to students.
Collections
Enzo Cucchi, Rome, Italy
Roberto Gustiani, Rome, Italy
Illeana Florescu, Rome, Italy
Temple Library Permanent Collection, Temple University Rome, Rome, Italy
All content copyright 2007 Austin Heitzman
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