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Artis Statement
Through process I have tried to stray away from the concept of "multiple" as it implies materiality and consumerism, versus the ideals of democratization as it relates to the term “edition”. I use multiples as a vehicle to find my true state of finish and create images that offer multiple symbolist mannerisms as possible allegory. My work acts as a foil to the Renaissance Kitsch movement that is the stasis of the present Art world. There is a blurring line between high and low art where kitsch has increasingly influenced Higher art practices. I use vernacular imagery and characters produced with the high craftsmanship of academia and art history. My work is a statement about my foundation and is the mark and voice of my identity and ties me to my past.
I think and create as a mode of scrutinizing my own existence and how I may or may not be a part of the world around me. I work in different media as a means of serving diverse issues, connecting the various materials and treatments to my thoughts as they shift and summate. I am interested in relationships from the microcosm to the macrocosm; my work is witness to the interconnectedness of personal and global perspectives. I view these issues as being same where the concept of “sameness” is the key to solutions; dwelling on differences leads to further segregation and isolation with no clear end in site.
I think and create as a mode of scrutinizing my own existence and how I may or may not be a part of the world around me. I work in different media as a means of serving diverse issues, connecting the various materials and treatments to my thoughts as they shift and summate. I am interested in relationships from the microcosm to the macrocosm; my work is witness to the interconnectedness of personal and global perspectives. I view these issues as being same where the concept of “sameness” is the key to solutions; dwelling on differences leads to further segregation and isolation with no clear end in site.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Teaching Philosophy
Teaching Philosophy
Aaron Drew
I promote the media of Printmaking, Drawing, Painting, and Mixed Media while teaching students to become artists. I achieve this goal, first, by instilling the importance of fundamental skills (drafting, color, composition) and, secondly, introducing new materials and technologies, while emphasizing equal treatment between craftsmanship and the conceptual. In doing so, I provide examples to elucidate the evolution of craft and idea as they fall upon the continuum of art history. When teaching, I focus on the construction of imagery. Whether it is monochrome or polychrome, drawing and design are always seen as the core subjects in my courses. I see traditional and contemporary printmaking media as an extension and continuation of drawing and painting. Constructing through layers is proposed so that the student will be able to visualize the process, materials and treatment that an image may require. In addition to cultivating formal underpinnings, I encourage explorative work habits with an interdisciplinary focus. Students are given an opportunity, through mixed media and traditional means, to expand on their own experiences and explore their relationship with the world. The parameters of my assignments are designed to give students a forum to express themselves freely, while thinking intellectually and analytically.
Aaron Drew
I promote the media of Printmaking, Drawing, Painting, and Mixed Media while teaching students to become artists. I achieve this goal, first, by instilling the importance of fundamental skills (drafting, color, composition) and, secondly, introducing new materials and technologies, while emphasizing equal treatment between craftsmanship and the conceptual. In doing so, I provide examples to elucidate the evolution of craft and idea as they fall upon the continuum of art history. When teaching, I focus on the construction of imagery. Whether it is monochrome or polychrome, drawing and design are always seen as the core subjects in my courses. I see traditional and contemporary printmaking media as an extension and continuation of drawing and painting. Constructing through layers is proposed so that the student will be able to visualize the process, materials and treatment that an image may require. In addition to cultivating formal underpinnings, I encourage explorative work habits with an interdisciplinary focus. Students are given an opportunity, through mixed media and traditional means, to expand on their own experiences and explore their relationship with the world. The parameters of my assignments are designed to give students a forum to express themselves freely, while thinking intellectually and analytically.
Resume/CV
AARON J. DREW
aardrew@gmail.com 289 Merrimack St, Apt. 5, Manchester, NH 03103 (812) 322-5195
Education
2005 OX-BOW (The School of the Art Institute of Chicago), Saugatuck, MI.
Papermaking Workshop with Andrea Peterson
2003 Scuola InternaZionale di Grafica, Venice, Italy.
Summer Study Abroad Printmaking and Book Arts Program.
2002-05 INDIANA UNIVERSITY, Bloomington, IN. M.F.A. in Printmaking, May 05
2002 FINE ARTS WORK CENTER, Provincetown, MA.
Monotype and Monoprint Workshop with Michael Mazur.
1998-02 UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Durham, NH.
B.F.A. in Fine Art, May 2002. Concentration: Printmaking
Grants and Scholarships
2005 OX-BOW Merit Residency Scholarship.
Kay and William Carmichael Travel Grant, Florence, Italy
Research Grant in Aid, Indiana University
2003-05 Associate Instructor Fellowship, Indiana University 2002-03 Teaching Assistant Fellowship, Indiana University
Professional Experience
2005-10 NEW HAMPSHIRE INSTITUTE OF ART Manchester, NH. Adjunct Professor. Classes Taught: Introductory Printmaking, Silkscreen I and II, Intaglio I, Relief I, Mixed Media, Materials and Process, Book Arts, and Color Theory. Responsibilities: design of printmaking curriculum for BFA students, print shop technician/ manager, design and installation of the silkscreen, lithography & intaglio facilities.
2010 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Columbus, OH. Visiting Artist, May
2009 STUDIO OF JOHN JACOBSMEYER, Brooklyn, NY, Master Printer:
Edition of 10 artists books containing 80 wood engravings (“Sheep Child”, James Dickey)
2008 NEW YORK ACADEMY OF ART, New York, NY, Visiting Artist, Critic/Lecturer: March
2006 UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Durham, NH. Adjunct Professor (Sabbatical Replacement). Classes Taught: Advanced Color Printmaking (Relief, Monotype, and Intaglio).
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN, Providence, RI, Visiting Critic, Final Painting Critiques. Instructor: Alexandra Mathis.
2005 INDIANA UNIVERSITY, Bloomington, IN.
Adjunct Substitute Instructor, Classes Taught: Figure Drawing and Lithography. Responsibilities: Lectures, Demonstrations, Discussions, Critiques & Grading.
2003-05 INDIANA UNIVERSITY, Associate Instructor, Introductory Printmaking. Subjects Taught: Relief via woodcut, Intaglio via line etching and aquatint, hand and photographic techniques of Silkscreen, and Lithography. Responsibilities: Lectures, demonstrations, critiques, conceptual and formal guidance, grading, shop management, stocking of supplies.
2004 INDIANA UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM Bloomington, IN. MASTER PRINTER for Visiting Artist JOHN BUCK, Responsibilities Included: Hand-Printing an edition of 5 prints from 2 blocks carved by John Buck, leading a 2- part technical seminar on color woodblock printing.
2004-05 STUDIO OF BARRY GEALT, Spencer, IN. Technical Assistant and Shop Manager. Responsibilities included: Assisting Professor Barry Gealt in the technical and physical execution of woodcuts and mono-prints, General organization of the studio and inventory of inks.
2002-03 INDIANA UNIVERSITY, Bloomington, IN. Graduate Assistant Responsibilities Included: Assisting Professor Edward Bernstein teaching 300 and 400 level Intaglio and Relief classes: Including preparing for demonstrations, aiding and critiquing students and their work. Management, stocking supplies and maintenance of the Intaglio Shop
Exhibitions
2010 THE ART OF OBSERVATION, Invitational Group Exhibition, Andrews Gallery at College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, September 2010
ONE OF TWENTY.COM, Group Exhibition, The Strange Brew, Manchester, NH
SQUIDS AND SHARKS, Solo Exhibition, The Press Room, Portsmouth, NH
TOWER OF BABBLE, Invitational Collaborative Performance and Woodcut Exhibit, Southern Graphics Conference, Directed by Drive By Press, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
REGIONALISM: NEW ART BY NORTH AMERICAN PRINTMAKERS
Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts, Eugene, OR April 2 – May 28
YOU BASTARD: PORTFOLIO EXHIBITION, Juried Portfolio, Launch Art Gallery, Peterborough, NH, April
ARTPM CHALLENGE, Group Exhibition, BUOY Art Space, Kittery, ME, March
2009 ANOMALIES II, Solo Exhibition, The Press Room, Portsmouth, NH
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSTITUTE OF ART FACULTY SHOW
NHIA Campus, Manchester, NH
THE BOSTON PRINTMAKERS NORTH AMERICAN PRINT BIENNIAL
Arches Student and Faculty Exhibition: 808 Gallery, Boston, MA
2008 FOUR PRINTMAKERS, Andrews Gallery at College of William and Mary,
Invitational Group Show, Williamsburg, VA, (August)
NO DANGER, Group Installation, Richmond International Airport, SGC conference, Richmond, VA
TEENY TINY ART SHOW, Juried Exhibition,
Three Graces Art Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
ANOMALIES, Solo Exhibition, Three Graces Art Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
2007 TAYLOR GALLERY, Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, NH. (Solo).
Minumental
SMALL WORKS SHOW, Three Graces Gallery, Portsmouth, NH.
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSTITUTE OF ART FACULTY SHOW, NHIA Campus, Manchester, NH.
PRINTS OF THE YEAR: WHAT’S NEW IN NEW HAMPSHIRE PRINTMAKING, Invitational Juried Exhibition, Curated by Parker B Potter, Jr. Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, NH.
2006 NEW HAMPSHIRE INSTITUTE OF ART FACULTY SHOW
NHIA Campus, Manchester, NH
P, Juried Exhibition: Alexandra Mathis, Dead Cat Gallery, Providence, RI
100 MARKET STREET
Juried Exhibition: Jeanne’ McCarten, Arts and Leisure Columnist for The Portsmouth Herald, Portsmouth, NH.
APATHY AND ENTROPY, Solo Exhibition, Three Graces Art Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
2005 New Hampshire Institute of Art Faculty Show, NHIA Campus, Manchester, NH
YOUR ART HERE ANNUAL ART AUCTION, Second Story, Bloomington, IN
POWERFUL IMPRESSIONS: STAMPE ITALIANE E AMERICANE
Juried exhibition: Edward Bernstein, International Programs, Indiana University 2005 SGA Conference: Istituto Italiano di Cultura (Italian Cultural Center)
2025 M Street NW, Washington, DC.
MFA THESIS EXHIBITION, SOFA Gallery, Bloomington, IN
THE BOSTON PRINTMAKERS 2005 NORTH AMERICAN PRINT BIENNIAL Juried exhibition: Joan Moser, Senior Curator of Graphic Arts at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, The 808 Gallery, Boston, MA 2005
INSTANCES OF THE NUMBER 3, Three Graces Gallery, Portsmouth, NH, April 2005
2004 CREAM, Juried exhibition: Nan Brewer, Curator for Works on Paper for Indiana University’s Museum of Art, Dean Johnson Gallery, Indianapolis, IN.
2003 INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRINTMAKERS GROUP EXHIBITION
The Stockpot Gallery, Portsmouth, NH.
13 INDIANA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE PRINTMAKERS GROUP SHOW
SOFA Gallery, Bloomington, IN.
2002 WORKS BY AARON DREW, The Stockpot Gallery, Portsmouth, NH.
2001 WORKS BY AARON DREW, The Stockpot Gallery, Portsmouth, NH.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE BFA SHOW, Durham, NH
THE BOSTON PRINTMAKERS NORTH AMERICAN PRINT BIENNIAL Juried exhibition: 808 Gallery, Boston, MA.
Affiliations
JJHS Press, Brooklyn, NY
Member of the Boston Printmakers, Boston, MA
Three Graces Art Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
Commissions and Private Collections
Health Center, University of New Hampshire
Indiana University Art Museum
Indiana University Printmaking Department Archives
Mollie Faries, Print Historian
Drive By Press
New Hampshire Institute of Art Print Collection
aardrew@gmail.com 289 Merrimack St, Apt. 5, Manchester, NH 03103 (812) 322-5195
Education
2005 OX-BOW (The School of the Art Institute of Chicago), Saugatuck, MI.
Papermaking Workshop with Andrea Peterson
2003 Scuola InternaZionale di Grafica, Venice, Italy.
Summer Study Abroad Printmaking and Book Arts Program.
2002-05 INDIANA UNIVERSITY, Bloomington, IN. M.F.A. in Printmaking, May 05
2002 FINE ARTS WORK CENTER, Provincetown, MA.
Monotype and Monoprint Workshop with Michael Mazur.
1998-02 UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Durham, NH.
B.F.A. in Fine Art, May 2002. Concentration: Printmaking
Grants and Scholarships
2005 OX-BOW Merit Residency Scholarship.
Kay and William Carmichael Travel Grant, Florence, Italy
Research Grant in Aid, Indiana University
2003-05 Associate Instructor Fellowship, Indiana University 2002-03 Teaching Assistant Fellowship, Indiana University
Professional Experience
2005-10 NEW HAMPSHIRE INSTITUTE OF ART Manchester, NH. Adjunct Professor. Classes Taught: Introductory Printmaking, Silkscreen I and II, Intaglio I, Relief I, Mixed Media, Materials and Process, Book Arts, and Color Theory. Responsibilities: design of printmaking curriculum for BFA students, print shop technician/ manager, design and installation of the silkscreen, lithography & intaglio facilities.
2010 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Columbus, OH. Visiting Artist, May
2009 STUDIO OF JOHN JACOBSMEYER, Brooklyn, NY, Master Printer:
Edition of 10 artists books containing 80 wood engravings (“Sheep Child”, James Dickey)
2008 NEW YORK ACADEMY OF ART, New York, NY, Visiting Artist, Critic/Lecturer: March
2006 UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Durham, NH. Adjunct Professor (Sabbatical Replacement). Classes Taught: Advanced Color Printmaking (Relief, Monotype, and Intaglio).
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN, Providence, RI, Visiting Critic, Final Painting Critiques. Instructor: Alexandra Mathis.
2005 INDIANA UNIVERSITY, Bloomington, IN.
Adjunct Substitute Instructor, Classes Taught: Figure Drawing and Lithography. Responsibilities: Lectures, Demonstrations, Discussions, Critiques & Grading.
2003-05 INDIANA UNIVERSITY, Associate Instructor, Introductory Printmaking. Subjects Taught: Relief via woodcut, Intaglio via line etching and aquatint, hand and photographic techniques of Silkscreen, and Lithography. Responsibilities: Lectures, demonstrations, critiques, conceptual and formal guidance, grading, shop management, stocking of supplies.
2004 INDIANA UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM Bloomington, IN. MASTER PRINTER for Visiting Artist JOHN BUCK, Responsibilities Included: Hand-Printing an edition of 5 prints from 2 blocks carved by John Buck, leading a 2- part technical seminar on color woodblock printing.
2004-05 STUDIO OF BARRY GEALT, Spencer, IN. Technical Assistant and Shop Manager. Responsibilities included: Assisting Professor Barry Gealt in the technical and physical execution of woodcuts and mono-prints, General organization of the studio and inventory of inks.
2002-03 INDIANA UNIVERSITY, Bloomington, IN. Graduate Assistant Responsibilities Included: Assisting Professor Edward Bernstein teaching 300 and 400 level Intaglio and Relief classes: Including preparing for demonstrations, aiding and critiquing students and their work. Management, stocking supplies and maintenance of the Intaglio Shop
Exhibitions
2010 THE ART OF OBSERVATION, Invitational Group Exhibition, Andrews Gallery at College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, September 2010
ONE OF TWENTY.COM, Group Exhibition, The Strange Brew, Manchester, NH
SQUIDS AND SHARKS, Solo Exhibition, The Press Room, Portsmouth, NH
TOWER OF BABBLE, Invitational Collaborative Performance and Woodcut Exhibit, Southern Graphics Conference, Directed by Drive By Press, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
REGIONALISM: NEW ART BY NORTH AMERICAN PRINTMAKERS
Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts, Eugene, OR April 2 – May 28
YOU BASTARD: PORTFOLIO EXHIBITION, Juried Portfolio, Launch Art Gallery, Peterborough, NH, April
ARTPM CHALLENGE, Group Exhibition, BUOY Art Space, Kittery, ME, March
2009 ANOMALIES II, Solo Exhibition, The Press Room, Portsmouth, NH
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSTITUTE OF ART FACULTY SHOW
NHIA Campus, Manchester, NH
THE BOSTON PRINTMAKERS NORTH AMERICAN PRINT BIENNIAL
Arches Student and Faculty Exhibition: 808 Gallery, Boston, MA
2008 FOUR PRINTMAKERS, Andrews Gallery at College of William and Mary,
Invitational Group Show, Williamsburg, VA, (August)
NO DANGER, Group Installation, Richmond International Airport, SGC conference, Richmond, VA
TEENY TINY ART SHOW, Juried Exhibition,
Three Graces Art Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
ANOMALIES, Solo Exhibition, Three Graces Art Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
2007 TAYLOR GALLERY, Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, NH. (Solo).
Minumental
SMALL WORKS SHOW, Three Graces Gallery, Portsmouth, NH.
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSTITUTE OF ART FACULTY SHOW, NHIA Campus, Manchester, NH.
PRINTS OF THE YEAR: WHAT’S NEW IN NEW HAMPSHIRE PRINTMAKING, Invitational Juried Exhibition, Curated by Parker B Potter, Jr. Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, NH.
2006 NEW HAMPSHIRE INSTITUTE OF ART FACULTY SHOW
NHIA Campus, Manchester, NH
P, Juried Exhibition: Alexandra Mathis, Dead Cat Gallery, Providence, RI
100 MARKET STREET
Juried Exhibition: Jeanne’ McCarten, Arts and Leisure Columnist for The Portsmouth Herald, Portsmouth, NH.
APATHY AND ENTROPY, Solo Exhibition, Three Graces Art Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
2005 New Hampshire Institute of Art Faculty Show, NHIA Campus, Manchester, NH
YOUR ART HERE ANNUAL ART AUCTION, Second Story, Bloomington, IN
POWERFUL IMPRESSIONS: STAMPE ITALIANE E AMERICANE
Juried exhibition: Edward Bernstein, International Programs, Indiana University 2005 SGA Conference: Istituto Italiano di Cultura (Italian Cultural Center)
2025 M Street NW, Washington, DC.
MFA THESIS EXHIBITION, SOFA Gallery, Bloomington, IN
THE BOSTON PRINTMAKERS 2005 NORTH AMERICAN PRINT BIENNIAL Juried exhibition: Joan Moser, Senior Curator of Graphic Arts at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, The 808 Gallery, Boston, MA 2005
INSTANCES OF THE NUMBER 3, Three Graces Gallery, Portsmouth, NH, April 2005
2004 CREAM, Juried exhibition: Nan Brewer, Curator for Works on Paper for Indiana University’s Museum of Art, Dean Johnson Gallery, Indianapolis, IN.
2003 INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRINTMAKERS GROUP EXHIBITION
The Stockpot Gallery, Portsmouth, NH.
13 INDIANA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE PRINTMAKERS GROUP SHOW
SOFA Gallery, Bloomington, IN.
2002 WORKS BY AARON DREW, The Stockpot Gallery, Portsmouth, NH.
2001 WORKS BY AARON DREW, The Stockpot Gallery, Portsmouth, NH.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE BFA SHOW, Durham, NH
THE BOSTON PRINTMAKERS NORTH AMERICAN PRINT BIENNIAL Juried exhibition: 808 Gallery, Boston, MA.
Affiliations
JJHS Press, Brooklyn, NY
Member of the Boston Printmakers, Boston, MA
Three Graces Art Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
Commissions and Private Collections
Health Center, University of New Hampshire
Indiana University Art Museum
Indiana University Printmaking Department Archives
Mollie Faries, Print Historian
Drive By Press
New Hampshire Institute of Art Print Collection
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