CV
Education
2010 MFA Washington State University, Painting & Drawing
2005 BA The Evergreen State College, Studio Art
Selected Exhibitions
2012
I am a Painter, EFFJAY Projekts, Sheboygan, WI
One Painting, Design Collective, Spokane, WA
2011
#Nobody Goes to NY, (site specific locations), New York, NY
Conversation Piece, collaboration w/ Tribute Gallery at Disjecta, Portland, OR
2010
Magicality, organized by W. Powhida & E. Trosko, Platform Gallery, Seattle, WA
Brucennial 2010: Miseducation, Bruce High Quality Foundation, New York, NY
Memory Upgrade, Center for Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
National MFA Wet Paint Exhibition, Zhou B. Art Center, Chicago, IL
Play for Keeps, The Tribute Gallery, Portland, OR
The Spectacle, Two-Person Show, Saranac Art Projects, Spokane, WA
Y(art) Sale, Ouch My Eye Gallery, Seattle, WA
New Members Exhibition, Saranac Art Projects, Spokane, WA
MFA Thesis, Washington State University Museum of Art, Pullman, WA
2009
Tell Me What to Draw, Blackfish Gallery window installation, Portland, OR
Release and Restraint, 2 Person Show, Saranac Art Projects, Spokane, WA
8th Annual PONCHO Fine Art Exhibition, Western Bridge Gallery, Seattle, WA
Allied Arts Association Awards Exhibition, Allied Arts Center, Richland, WA
1st Year MFA Exhibition, Gallery II, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
A House Divided: Legacy of Lincoln, Chase Gallery, Spokane, WA
2008
Lunch with the President, Pigeon Hole Gallery, Spokane, WA
2007
Spray Exhibition, Kolah Studio, Tehran, Iran
All Media Juried Show, Chase Gallery, Juror: Ester Luttihuizen, Spokane, WA
2006
Oil Barrel Project, Pigeon Hole Gallery, Spokane, WA
New Paintings, The Works Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2005
AK Residency New Paintings, Side Door Studio, Olympia, WA
Capitol City Juried Show, Side Door Studio, Olympia, WA
2004
Capitol City Juried Show, Art House Gallery, Olympia, WA, (Third Prize)
Professional Experience
2010-Present
Adjunct Professor-Digital Media, Washington State University. Pullman, WA
Adjunct Professor-2D Design, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
Adjunct Professor-Printmaking, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
Adjunct Professor-Digital Arts, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
Promotional Coordinator (volunteer), Saranac Art Projects, Spokane, WA
2010
Adjunct Professor-Watercolor, Whitworth University, Spokane, WA
2008-10
Instructor of Record, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Beginning Painting
Beginning Drawing
2D Foundations
19th/ 20th Century Art History (TA)
2005-08
Director, Pigeon Hole Gallery, Spokane, WA
2003-04
Assistant Pour Captain, Bronze Works, Tacoma, WA
Residencies
The James and Janie Washington Foundation, Seattle, WA
Inside Passage Art Gallery: Summer Painting Residency, Skagway, AK
Publications
2011 Simonsen, Garric. "Don't Take Yourself Too Seriously," Hyperallergic Blogazine, October 27 (2011)
2010 National Wet Paint Exhibition Catalog, curated by Sergio Gomez, Pg. 21 (2010)
2009 Art Calendar Magazine, Art School Confidential: The Bulletin, November, Pg. 6, (2009)
2008 Studio Visit Magazine, Juror: Michael Lash, former Director of Public Arts for the City of Chicago, Open Studios Press, Boston, MA (2008)
Grants and Awards
2009 MFA Scholarship Award, Allied Arts Association
2009 Festival of Contemporary Art Music, Washington State University, Cash Award
2006 Spokane Watercolor Society, Materials Award
2005 JUNO Award, Evergreen State College
2004 Foundation Activities Grant, Evergreen State College
2003 Mark Blakley Memorial Scholarship, Evergreen State College
1994 Outstanding Artist Scholarship, Lewis and Clark H.S.
1994 Spokane Music and Allied Arts Juried Portfolio Contest, 1st Place
Bibliography
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Graves, Jen. The Stranger, Visual Art-Slog, "Junk Drawers," Currently Hanging, July 1, 2010.
Graves, Jen. The Stranger, Visual Art-Slog, "The Spectacle is Coming Tomorrow," June 18, 2010.
Platt, Craig. "The Art World Gets Trashed," Hyperallergic Blogazine. June, 15, 2010, http://bit.ly/aQsLi5
Daily Serving. "Brucennial 2010: Miseducation," March 5, 2010.
Lieberman, Rhonda. Art Forum – Diary, "Their Name Is Bruce," March 2, 2010.
Kron, Catherine. Art in America - News and Opinion, "Inside/Outside the Brucennial," February 26, 2010.
Cotter, Holland. New York Times - Art Review, "Who Needs the Whitney? They Have Their Own Show," February 26, 2010, p. C29
DIaBEtic DEW555. "Interview with Garric Simonsen," February 3, 2010. http://bit.ly/cSZsH2
22:BLOG. "Garric Simonsen," January 25th, 2010. http://bit.ly/5pDEyW
Daye, Kendrick. Art Nouveau Magazine, "Artist of the Week: Garric Simonsen," October 29, 2009.
Kohn, Ilana. Lost at E Minor, "New Art/Garric Simonsen," August 28, 2009. http://bit.ly/1aenIX
Art News Blog. "Art Studio of Garric Simonsen," June 29, 2009. http:/bit.ly/2icDX
Zurlini, Jennifer. "A House Divided: Legacy of Lincoln," The Spokesman Review, Thursday February 12, 2009, p. C1&C3
Scozzaro, Carrie. "Oil Barrel Project: Spokane Visual Arts Tour," The Inlander, October 2006, p. 28
Crane, Julianne. "Young Artist Profile: Garric Simonsen", The Spokesman Review, Friday June 27, 2006, p. C26