Curtis Jones
Visual Artist and Printmaker
Phone: 405.361.5008
Email: chivo@ou.edu
Web: curtisrayjones.com
Education
MFA, Printmaking, 2003, California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco, CA
BFA, Printmaking, 1994, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Selected Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
2010 Two Cats, Art Studios Inc., Beaumont, TX
2009 Making Light with Things, Malone Gallery, Troy, AL
Nearsighted, IAO Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK
2008 Nearsighted, Mainsite Contemporary Art, Norman, OK
Between the Cracks, East Central University Art Gallery, Ada, OK
2003 Short Strokes, 364 Hayes Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010 Dress the Derby, Veni Gallery, Memphis, TN
Glow, Hemmingway Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Grudge Match, Tattooed Nun, Philadelphia, PA
2009 12×12, Fred Jones Industries Building, Oklahoma City, OK
Secret Drawing Society, Croft Art Gallery, Waco, TX
3rd Annual Print Exhibition, Gallery 1905, Sycamore, IL
Edge Art Now, IAO Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK
Grudge Match, Happy Dog Gallery, Chicago, IL
Satisfaction Town, Connoway Center, Columbia College, Chicago, IL
Group, Fine Arts Gallery, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
2008 Spectrum, The Art Underground, Oklahoma City, OKSelected Group Exhibitions (cont.)
2008 12×12, Fred Jones Industries Building, Oklahoma City, OK
The Printed Image 2, National Print Biennial, Alice C. Sabatini Gallery,
Topeka, KS
2007 Dollar Bill Project, Eleanor Harwood Gallery, San Francisco, CA
12×12, Untitled Art Space, Oklahoma City, OK
Nancy Boy, San Francisco City College, San Francisco, CA
60 Years of Printmaking at OU, Lightwell Gallery, Norman, OK
2006 Warship, 1133 Warehouse, Oklahoma City, OK
Nancy Boy, Spotlight Gallery, Truman State Univ., Kirksville, MO
Surface, Space, and Light, Arts+Literature Laboratory, NewHaven, CT
Vision Makers 2006, Leslie Powell Gallery, Lawton, OK
2005 Nancy Boy, L.H. Horton Jr. Gallery, Stockon, CA
2004 Pulling One Off, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
2003 Cream, ArtsBenicia, Benicia, CA
Seven Degrees, Nexus Gallery, Berkeley, CA
MFA Exhibition, Montgomery Campus, CCA, San Francisco, CA
Supa, Pollack Gallery, CCA, San Francisco, CA
2002 All College Honors Exhibit, North/South Galleries, CCA, Oakland, CA
Hamaguchi Scholar’s Exhibit, Percy West Gallery, CCA, Oakland, CA
Pinned Up, Pollack Gallery, CCA, San Francisco, CA
2001 A Baker’s Dozen, Nexus Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Apple Pie with Cheese, Pollack Gallery, CCA, San Francisco, CA
Pinned Up, Pollack Gallery, CCA, San Francisco, CA
Grants and Awards
2009 Student’s Choice Faculty Award, University of Oklahoma, School of Art
Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Oklahoma, School of Art
Research Council Grant, Making Light with Things, University of Oklahoma
2008 Professional Grant, Oklahoma Visual Arts CoalitionGrants and Awards (cont.)
2006 Research Council Grant, Sculptural Printmaking, University of Oklahoma,
Juror’s Award, “Best in Show”, Vision Makers 2006, Lawton, OK
2003 Selected for Cream Exhibition, Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA
2002 All College Honors, CCA, San Francisco, CA
Hamaguchi Printmaking Scholarship, CCA, San Francisco ,CA
Professional and Academic Experience
2005-present Assistant Professor, Printmaking, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
2005-2006 Adjunct Professor, Pre-College Printmaking, SF Art Institute, SF, CA
2004-2005 Instructor, Screenprinting, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Guest Instructor, Screenprinting, University of San Francisco, SF, CA
2003 Graduate Independent Study Advisor, CCAC, San Francisco, CA
Teaching Assistant, Screenprinting, CCAC, with Thomas Wojak,Professor
2002 Teaching Assistant, Monoprinting, CCAC, with Ken Ringnall, Professor
2001-2003 Production Assistant, Screenprinter, Cosmic Debris, Oakland, CA
1997-2000 Freelance Graphic Designer, Design Jones, Seattle, WA
Symposia and Lectures
2010 Artist’s Talk, Dishman Art Museum, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
2009 Artist’s Talk, Works on (and of) Paper, Malone Gallery, Troy, AL
2008 Artist’s Talk, Mainsite Contemporary Art, Norman, OK
2006 Next Steps for Young Artists, OVAC ASK Workshop, Oklahoma City, OK
2005 Faculty Candidate Lecture, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
2003 Cream Artists’ Forum, Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA