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VITA
Education
- 2020 (expecting August) Master of Fine Arts, Painting – J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts, the School of Art at Texas Tech University: current candidate & presidential fellow
- 2012 Master of Arts in Teaching, Visual Art and Multiple Subjects – Southern Oregon University, Magna cum Laude
- 2009 Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2D Studio (Painting & Printmaking) – Abilene Christian University, Summa cum Laude, Art Department W. Patton Award, University Scholar, Merit Awards (2008 & ’09) for excellence in painting
- When I Consider How My Light is Spent
- [disambiguation] / impolite conversation / archeology & acquisitions
Professional/Affiliations
- Interdisciplinary Studio Art Practice: Painting, 2009 – present
- i-Contact, artist discussion group: Founding Artist/Lead Organizer, 2015 – present
- (volunteer) Rogue Gallery and Art Center, Medford, OR: Gallery Exhibition Committee Member, 2011 – present (absentee)
- Logos Public Charter School: Fine Arts Lead Instructor, 2012 – 2018
- Southern Oregon University Summer Youth Programs: Art Instructor, 2018
- Young Artist Institute, Southern Oregon University: Head Resident/Assistant Director, 2016 – 17
Awards
- Presidential Graduate Fellowship, Texas Tech University, 2018-2020
- Rookie Art Educator of the Year, Oregon Art Education Association, 2014
Residencies
- Morris Graves Foundation, Loleta, CA, June 27 – July 6, 2017
- Contemporary Artists Center Woodside, Troy, NY, January 2010
Solo Exhibitions
- MFA Thesis (anti-)Exhibition: Boats @ C.A.S.P. 5&J Gallery, Home (2326 91st St. Lubbock, TX) Studio, and Digital Exhibition here @ allensmithart.com, leading eventually to allensmith.studio (with creative & technical support from Jordan McCullough and Duane Megyesi), Apr 6-18th, 2020
- Slower is the Light Through My Window, Clover Virginia Shore Art Gallery at Abilene Christian University, 1600 Campus Court, Abilene, TX 79699, Aug 26 – Sep 20, 2019
- All the Love We Cannot See, Grants Pass Museum of Art, 229 SW G Street, Grants Pass, OR 97526, Oct 3 – Nov 9, 2018
- When I Consider How My Light is Spent. . ., Untitled 2.0, 119 SE 6th Street, Grants Pass, OR 97526, Feb 2 – March 17, 2018
- Considering the Noumenal, 30 North Gallery, 30 N. Central Ave., Medford, OR 97501, May 13 – 14, 2017
- Open Studio: Work & Progress, 34 N. Central Ave, Medford OR. Feb 26, 2017
- Noumenon, Southern Oregon University, Art Dept. Chairs Gallery @ CVA Galleries, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR 97520, February 24 – March 24, 2017
- Noumenon: Paradoxical Intention, Manley Art Center & Gallery, 433 Oak St. Brookings, OR, August 30 – September 26, 2016
- Open Studio: New Paintings, 34 N. Central Ave, Medford OR. August 29, 2015 (premiered Noumenon 9: Symphony of Life)
Juried Shows
- JUSTICE Art Show @ TTU Satellite Gallery (2nd prize), Lubbock, TX, February First Friday Art Trail, 2020
- Rogue Valley Biennial, Rogue Gallery and Art Center, Medford, OR, June 28 – Aug 2, 2019
- Rogue Valley Biennial, Grants Pass Museum of Art, 229 SW G Street, Grants Pass, OR 97526, June 1 – July 27, 2017
- Progress, 30 North Gallery, 30 N. Central Ave., Medford, OR 97501, March 10 – 11, 2017
- Beyond the Demos IX: Oregon Artists Who Teach, Juried by Amanda Recker, ALT Creative Studio, 30775 SW Boones Ferry Road, Wilsonville, OR, Oct 1 – Nov 1, 2014
- Rogue Valley Biennial, Grants Pass Museum of Art, 229 SW G Street, Grants Pass, OR, Mar 1 – Apr 26, 2013
- Rogue Valley Biennial “Art of Our Time,” Jurors Bruce Bayard, Cody Bustamante, and Ann DiSalvo; Rogue Gallery and Art Center, Medford, OR, Feb 18 – Mar 31, 2011
- BCAA Juried Art Competition, Juror Rolando Diaz – Cockerell Gallery, 1133 North 2nd Street Abilene, TX, Nov 6 – Dec 11, 2009
Select Group Exhibitions
- Blank Canvas, 5 & J Gallery @ CASP (rescheduled due to COVID-19), Lubbock, TX — coming fall 2020
- Electric Motel, Charles Adams Studio Project, Studio D, 602 Avenue J,
Lubbock, TX 79401, May 3-5, 2019 - Impolite Conversation, Untitled 2.0, 119 SE 6th Street, Grants Pass, OR 97526, Nov 3 – 26, 2017
- [disambiguation], Untitled 2.0, 119 SE 6th Street, Grants Pass, OR 97526, Oct 6 – 28, 2017
- Novelty Fun Pack, Pratt Studio Galleries, 200 Willoughby Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11201, Feb 26 – Mar 6, 2017
- Men At (Art)Work (3 person), Rogue Gallery and Art Center, 40 South Bartlett Street, Medford, OR, Jan 11 – Feb 17, 2017
- Interpretations of Self: Annual Members’ Exhibition, Rogue Gallery and Art Center 40 S. Bartlett Street, Medford, OR, Nov 22 – Dec 20, 2013
- Smaller than a Breadbox: 2011 Members’ Show, Rogue Gallery and Art Center 40 South Bartlett Street, Medford, OR, Nov 11 – Dec 23, 2011
- Emergence (invitation), Rogue Gallery and Art Center, 40 South Bartlett Street, Medford, OR, May 7 – Jun 5, 2010
- Printmaking 2009 (invitation), Cockerell Gallery, 1133 North 2nd Street, Abilene, TX, Jul 9 – Aug 5, 2009
- Retrospect, Cockerell Gallery, 1133 North 2nd Street, Abilene, TX, Apr 9 – May 2, 2009
Talks/Critique
- Texas Tech College of Architecture: Guest Critic, July 25, 2019
- Southern Oregon Society of Artists: Guest Critic, Feb 2016
- Panelist Artist (1 of 3): Abstraction vs. Realism, Rogue Gallery & Art Center, July 9, 2016
Performances
- Devised Theatre Intensive: Actor & Member of Devising Team, Marfa, TX, Aug 2019
- Art Walk Performance Painting, Middleford Alley, Medford, OR, Oct 2015
- Valentine’s Day Live Performance Painting, World Famous Bean, ACU Campus, Abilene, TX, Feb 14, 2009
Select Public/Private Collections
- Texas Tech University, School of Theatre & Dance – Lubbock, TX
- Medford Public Library – Medford, OR
- Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building, ACU – Abilene, TX
- Christopher & Bridgett Van Ness – Medford, OR
- Hilary Zamudio & Sam Scharf – Medford, OR
- David Gremmels, Owner, Rogue Creamery Cheeses, Southern OR
- Janet Higgins – Grants Pass, OR
- Duane & Jack Megyesi – Grants Pass, OR