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curriculum vitæ

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M A R Y T S I O N G A S
tsiongas@unm.edu

EDUCATION

1993        California College of the Arts, Oakland & San Francisco, California. M.F.A. Film, Video and Performance, w/ high distinction.
1987        Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Massachusetts. B.F.A. Ceramics, w/ honors.
1981        Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. B.S. Biology & Psychology, cum laude.

EXHIBITIONS
s o l o s h o w s

2008        “Time Lapses” Center For Art and Theatre, Georgia Southern University, GA
2005        "When the Hunter Gathers". Thomas Welton Gallery, Stanford University, CA
2003-04  "When the Hunter Gathers". University Art Museum, UNM, Albuquerque, NM
1999        "genius loci". Haines Gallery, San Francisco, California1.
1997        "Post-Hypnotic Suggestions". Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito,CA
1996        "Thought and Remembrance". Haines Gallery, San Francisco, California.
1994        "The Magician". Artist's Television Access, San Francisco, California.
1991        "Vespers". Mobius, Boston, Massachusetts.
1987        "Elemental Residues". Alchemie Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts.

g r o u p s h o w s

2008        “Land Arts of the American Southwest” AC2 Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2007        “The Art and Artifice of Science” Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2007        “Green” 516 Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2006        “A Darkened Line” Fine Arts Gallery, College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
2006        “Photography and Science”Gallery 303, Georgia Southern Universtiy, GA
2005        “Sculptural Information” Seeing Gallery, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
2005        “Evidence is Everywhere” SF Cinematheque, San Francisco, CA
2005        “Looking Back At The Present: Photography and New Media’ University Art Museum UNM.
2005        “Embodied Seven Studies in Video” Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2004        “Beyond Words: Artists and the Book” Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2004        “Linneaments of Gratified Desire” Catherine Clark Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003        “Lincoln Center Outdoors” Lincoln Center, New York, NY
2003        "Point of Departure: contemporary photographic explorations" Magnifico Albuquerque, NM
2003        "inauguaration show" For-site Foundation, Nevada City, CA
2002        "Learning to Love You More", Web show, Maine College of Art
2001        "Multiple Personalities". Haines Gallery, San Francisco, California.
2001        "Interact". Moxie Building, San Francisco, California.
2001        "Behind the Screen". Exploratorium, San Francisco, California.
2000        "Light Fantastic" . Walter/McBean Gallery, SFAI. San Francisco, California
2000        "Small Objects for Sound & Light” Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, Ca.
1999        "Corporeal Sky” ARTSPACE, Sidney, Australia
1999        "Nightfall”San Francisco Arts Commision Gallery, San Francisco, Ca.
1999        "Spirituality-Otherwordliness". Walter/McBean Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute.
1999        "Mi Casa Es Su Casa". NAGA Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel.
1998        "Technical Poetics". Sherry Frumkin Gallery, Santa Monica, California.
1998        "Plugged In". Haines Gallery, San Francisco, California.
1998        "pFormative Acts". Walter/McBean Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute,
1998        "Translucence". Art Source, Transamerica Building, San Francisco, CA.
1998        "In Over Our Heads: The Image of Water in Contemporary Art" San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose.
1998        "Landscape and Memory". Haines Gallery, San Francisco, California.
1997        "Sound/Image/Object". University Art Gallery, Sonoma State University, Santa Rosa, California
1997        "Anima Mundi". SF Camerawork, San Francisco, California.
1996        "New York". Haines Gallery New York, Brooklyn Heights, New York.
1996        "Natural Histories". San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, California.
1996        "Bounty". Fairfield Center Gallery, Fairfield, California. With E.G. Crichton.
1996        "Mortal Coil: Mourning Becomes Electronic". Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, Porter College, U.C. Santa Cruz, California.
1995        "Counterspace". Haines Gallery, San Francisco, California.
1994        "Issues of Image". Haines Gallery, San Francisco, California.
1994        "Articulated Silences". Victoria Room, San Francisco, California.

p e r f o r m a n c e, f i l m & v i d e o

2008        “Moving Target” UNM Art Museum , University Art Museum, UNM,
2004        “Through The Night Softly” The Walls, Albuquerque, NM.
2001        "Projected Gesture". Cinematheque/ATA, San Francisco, California.
1998        "Going Cimmaron". Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, California. Super-8 Film in collaboration with Jim Roeber.
1997        "Riding With Closed Eyes". The Lab, San Francisco, California.
1997        "Riding With Closed Eyes". Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, California.
1994        "Vigil". Gallery Here, Oakland, California. A performance with film and video.
1992        "Meraki". California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California.
1989        "Old Wives Tales". Centro Cultural Santo Domingo, Mexico City, Mexico. Film.

HONORS, AWARDS & GRANTS

2007        University of New Mexico, Research Allocations Committee Large RAC grant
2005        P.L.A.C.E Grant for “The Pitch” Advanced Projects in Electronic Arts
2004        University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts Creative Work Grant
2003        University of New Mexico, Research Allocations Committee RAC grant
2001        University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts Creative Work Grant
1997        Headlands Center for the Arts, Artist in residence, Sausalito, California.
1995        Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF), NEA Regional Fellowship, Sculpture.

REVIEWS & PUBLICATIONS

2007        Art Papers, Review Santa Fe, May 2007, Jon Carver
2005        Palo Alto Weekly, Arts & Entertainment, December 2005, Rebecca Wallace
2005        The Magazine, The Universe of Mary Tsiongas, October 2005, Interview by Guy Cross
2005        Stretcher.Org Interview by Scott MacLoed August 2005
2001        San Francisco Chronicle, Datebook, June 3, 2001 Article by Kenneth Baker
1998        Art Week, Light as Medium, Terri Cohn, October 1998
1997        Parallaxis: Fifty-five Points to View, A Conversation with Lucy R. Lippard and Rina Swentzell. Artist notes by Kathleen Shields. pp. 35, 131.
1996/97  West, A publication of the San Francisco Art Institute. Winter 1996/97Witness, Weems, McCarthy, Tsiongas by Holly Blake. p. 8
1996        San Francisco Chronicle, December 19, 1996. Galleries, Kenneth Baker
1995        Water Catalog for exhibition at Vacaville Museum, Vacaville, CA

TEACHING
2001-Present   Associate Professor, Department of Art & Art History, University of New Mexico Electronic Arts
1995-2001        Adjunct Visiting Faculty San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California. Digital Media, New Genre, Film and Video
1997-1998        Visiting Artist Faculty California College of the Arts, Oakland and SF, California.
1994-1999        Adjunct Faculty Solano Community College, Suisan, California.

LECTURES AND COMMITTEES

2008               Lecturer 2008 Digital Arts Conference. UNM Continuing Education.
2007               Artist Lecture Artist in Conversation series: Dialog 360 Center for Contemporary Art and Site Santa Fe, Santa Fe.
2006               Panel Member MISP Conference, Gov. Richardson Sponsored at UNM
2005               Artist Lecture California College of the Arts, San Franscisco, CA
2004               Artist Lecture New Mexico Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
2004               Artist Lecture Land Arts of The Southwest, Very Large Array, Socorro, NM
2002               Artist Lecture, San Francisco Art Institute, New Genres Class, San Francisco, CA
1998-2001      Southern Exposure Curatorial Committee
1998-2001      San Francisco Cinematheque Board Member
1999               Curator “Survivalist” Southern Exposure co-curated with Harrell Fletcher
1999               Artist Lecture, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA Art Department
1997               Artist Lecture, Salon Series, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA
1997               Artist Panel Discussion, Anima Mundi Exhibition, SFCamerawork, San Francisco, CA

 

contact

email: tsiongas@unm.edu

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