Loren Schwerd, CV

Loren Schwerd CV.pdf
Education:
1996-99	Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.
1989-93	Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.
1992	University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program, Cortona, Italy.
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2010	*Where Danger and Dishonor Lurks*, Prospect 1.5 Exhibition curated by Dan Cameron, the Project Space at Heriard-Cimino Gallery, New Orleans, LA.
	*Mourning Portrait*, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA.
	*Mourning Portrait*, The Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, Inter-institutional Center of the University of North Carolina, UNCA Kellog Center, Hendersonville, NC.
2009	*Trace*, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI.
	*The Culture of Rights/The Rights of Culture: Loren Schwerd,* Dana Women Artist Series, Douglas Library, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
	*Mourning Portrait*, AMMO Gallery, New Orleans, LA.
	*Mourning Portrait,* EJ Bellocqu Gallery, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA.
2008	*Mourning Portrait*, Sumter County Art Gallery, Sumpter SC.
2004	*Fleece*, SC State University, Orangeburg, SC.
2003	*Flock*, Redux Studios, Charleston, SC.
2002	*Confections*, Southeastern College Art Conference, University of Southern Alabama, Mobile.
2000	.Yield, EyeSpy Gallery, Charleston, SC
	*Trappings*, City Gallery, Charleston, SC.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2012	*Past is Present:* Contemporary Approaches to HistoricalDecorative Arts and Design, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, GA.
2011	*Associations*,Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Grad Rapids, MI.
	*Extreme Materials II,* Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
2010	*Venerate: Collectors of the Human Condition,* Union Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI..
	*Aftermath,* Tuska Center for the Arts, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
	*Unraveling Tradition,* Contemporary Artists Working with Fiber Media, 516 Arts, Albuquerqu, NM
	*Cabinet of Curiosities,* Hite Art Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
2009	*Found Objects*, Brenau University, Art gallery, Gainesville, NC
	*Hair on Fire,* Halsey Institute fro Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston, SC
2009	*Social Construct/Human Nature,*satellite exhibition of Prospect One of New Orleans Biennial, Lousiana Artworks, New Orleans, LA
	*Either Side of the Skin,* Penland Gallery, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
	*Southern Heat*, Wilson Center for the Arts, Florida Community College, Jacksonville, FL.
2007	*Simple Truths,* Bradbury Gallery, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AS
2006	*Dada Domestique,* Cazenovia College Art Gallery, Cazenovia, NY
	*60 Seconds of Play*, Traveling Exhibition, Sarai Media Lab, India, Tilt Gallery and Project Space Portland Oregon, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, Saltworks Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
2005	*Multiplicity*, Spaces Gallery, Cleveland, OH.
	*Saltline Biennial*, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL.
	*Homegrown: Southeast*, Southeastern Contemporary Art Center, Winston- Salem, NC. [catalog]
	*Another Keen Idea*, The Car Art Museum, Houston, TX.
	*Maquette*, McMaster Art Gallery, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
	*Thresholds: Expressions of Art and Spirituality*, traveling exhibition curated by Eleanor Heartney, Morlan Gallery, Transylvania University, Lexington, KY, McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Artists and Guildford College Gallery, Greensboro, NC. [catalog]
2004	*The Matzo Files*, exhibition sponsored by Artists Alliance, Inc. at the Streit's Matzo Factory, NYC.
	*Triennial 2004*, The State Museum, Columbia, SC. [catalog]
2003	*Southern Bent*, Traveling Exhibition, The Medical School campus of Washington University, St. Louis and the Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, MO.
2002	*Summer Exhibition*, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ. [catalog]
	*What's New 2*, McColl Center for Visual Art's Spirit Square Galleries, Charlotte, NC
2001	*Suits and Skins*, Two Person Exhibition, Halsey Gallery, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
2000	7th International Shoebox Sculpture Show, Traveling Exhibition, 13 Venues in the U.S. and Taiwan. University of Hawaii at Manoa Art Gallery, Honolulu, HI. [catalog].
Permanent Collections:
2001	Wright State University, Dayton, OH.
Awards, Grants, Fellowships:
2009	Djerassi Resident Artist Program
2008	The Enclave at I Park Artist's Residency.
2007	Art Omi International Artists' Residency.
	Blue Mountain Center Artist's residency Program.
2006	Artist in Residence, Millay Colony for the Arts.