christopher shields

 Education

2002 MFA Painting Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Minneapolis MN

1998 BFA Drawing Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids MI

 

Special Areas of Study

 

1997 Renaissance Art History Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids MI

1995 Printmaking / Cinema Royal College of Art, London UK

 

Professional Experience

2008 Mentor         Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University, Boston MA

2005 Art Instructor University of Minnesota,  St Paul MN

2003 Art Instructor Roseville Middle School, Blaine MN

2001 Teaching Assistant Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Minneapolis MN

2000 Studio Assistant Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Minneapolis MN

1999 Admissions Counselor Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids MI

 

Exhibition Record

2008 Group Exhibition Photography 'Departure', 'A Feast for the Eyes' 

                Fine Line Gallery, Atlanta GA.

2008 Group Exhibition Photography 'Murder & Martyr', 'Pride in Art'                 Fine Line Gallery, Atlanta GA.

2008 *Solo Exhibition Painting 'Bloodlust', 20 GOTO 10, San Francisco CA.

2007 Group Exhibition Drawing and Painting MCAD Art Sale, Minneapolis MN.

2007 *Solo Exhibition Drawing and Painting 'Idle Hands', Hotel Biron, 

                San Francisco CA.

2005 Group Exhibition Photography MCAD Art Sale, Minneapolis MN.

2005 Group Exhibition Photography ' Untitled 4', SOO Visual Arts Center,

                Annual Juried Competition Selection, Minneapolis MN

         Jurors:         Clarence Morgan, Professor and Chair, 

        Visual Arts Dept. University of Minnesota, and 

                Michael Hoyt, Executive Director of Kulture Klub         Collaborative, Minneapolis MN.

2002 Group Exhibition Painting 'Visual Literacy', College of Visual Arts

                Juried Competition Selection, St Paul MN.

2002 Group Exhibition Painting Faculty and Graduate Invitational,

                Winona State College, Winona MN.

2002  Group Exhibition Painting 'Painted', Calhoun Square, Minneapolis MN.

2002 MFA Thesis Exhibition Drawing and Painting MCAD, Minneapolis MN.

2001 MFA Selection Painting MCAD, Minneapolis MN.

2000 Group Exhibition Mixed Media Awakenings Gallery, Saugatuck MI.

1999 Group Exhibition Painting The New School, Grand Rapids MI.

1998 Group Exhibition Mixed Media 'Friends and Faculty Show', Invitational

                New School, Grand Rapids MI.

1997 Group Exhibition Mixed Media Room 222, Grand Rapids MI.

1996 BFA Thesis Exhibition Drawing and Painting KCAD, Grand Rapids MI.

1996 *Solo Exhibition Painting Sons & Daughters Bookstore, Grand Rapids MI.

1995 Group Exhibition Drawing Invitational, KCAD, Grand Rapids MI.

1995 Group Exhibition Printmaking Student Show, RCA, London UK.

 

 

Bibliography

Ashley Taylor & John Trippe, Bay Area Arts Calendar, exhibition announcement for

        'Bloodlust' (solo exhibition).  San Francisco CA.  fecalface.com. May 08 2008.

 

Duncan Scott Davidson, San Francisco Bay Guardian, exhibition announcement for

'Bloodlust' (solo exhibition).  San Francisco CA.  sfbg.com. May 2008. 

 

Collier White, Wants To Be Your Dog: "Untitled" at SooVac, review of group exhibition. 

Minneapolis MN.  mnartists.org. August 18 2005.