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ROD APPLETON
Each material I use speaks to me seductively and carries with it certain innate qualities, as well as historical meanings that society at large has attached to it. This in mind, I involve myself in augmenting or transforming artistically unconventional and conventional art materials into a ‘new aesthetic' through contrast and combination, such that the inherent qualities of each are heightened. Much of my work employs materials that visually record the creative process and exhibit the effects of nature and time, thus lending an aleatoric(chance accident) quality to the work.
With many of my works, the straight line or grid is introduced in some form, representative of the human presence in nature . . . indicative of the need to structure and organize perceived chaos, if you will. Consequently, a dialogue is enacted between the materials' ‘new aesthetic' and the conceptual concerns and social allusions implied by the materials and the archetypal forms they describe.
Rod Appleton-2004
Resumé
Education
Pratt Institute of Art, Brooklyn, NY (M.F.A., Magna Cum Laude)
Florida International University, Miami, FL (B.F.A. Cum Laude)
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL (B. of Architecture)
Miami Dade Community College, Miami, FL (A.A.)
Professional
| 1993-present |
THE FINE ARTS HERITAGE SOCIETY, Owner/Artist Designer, Seattle, WA |
| 1988-90 |
THE DECORATIVE ARTISTS, INC., Vice-president/Secretary, Palm Beach, FL |
| 1988 |
MAM(Miami Art Museum-formerly CFA), Miami, FL (Museum Assistant), Miami, FL |
| 1984-85 |
HELANDER/RUBENSTEIN GALLERY, Palm Beach, FL |
| 1982-84 |
RICHARD WENSING, Architects, West Palm Beach, FL |
| 1979-81 |
JOHN MACSAI & ASSOCIATES, Architects, Chicago, IL |
| 1978-79 |
GORDON & LEVIN, Architects, Chicago, IL |
| 1977-78 |
S.O.M. (SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL), Architects, Chicago, IL |
Solo Exhibitions:
2002 CRITICAL MATTER, Gallery 110, 110 Washington Street, Seattle, WA
1993 USED ENTITIES, Higgins Hall, Gallery 106, Pratt Art Institute, Brooklyn, NY
1992 SECOND LIFE, The Ridge Street Gallery, NYC, NY
1988 WAR REALITIES, MEMORIUM, Club Neu, Miami Beach, FL
Museum Exhibitions
| 2000 |
INK DIFFERENT ALUMNI INVITATIONAL, Historical Museum, Miami, FL |
| 1993 |
ARTISTS IN THE MARKETPLACE, The Bronx Museum of Art, Bronx, NY (catalog available)
PATRIOT COLLECTION, Los Gatos Museum, Los Gatos, CA |
| 1988 |
VISITING ARTIST SERIES, (lecture/exhibit), The Museum at Florida International University, Miami, FL |
Selected Group Shows
| 2003 |
MATERIAL(Works on Paper), Pesqueira Gallery, 10 N.E. 40th Street, Miiami, FL
HOLLYWOOD ALL MEDIA JURIED BIENNIAL, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL |
| 2002 |
GALLERY ARTISTS - WORKS ON PAPER, Gallery 110, 110 Washington Street, Seattle, WA
The ART OF CHANGE for UNICEF(art work donation), Gallery 110, 110 Washington Street, Seattle, WA |
| 2001 |
ALTARES, Phinney Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
DEBASHERY/DEBAUCHERY, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
COCA NORTHWEST ANNUAL, Center of Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
ARTWORKS FOR AIDS, Seattle Center Art Pavilion, Seattle, WA
INTRODUCTIONS 2001, Seattle Art Museum Rental/Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| 2000 |
ALTARES, Phinney Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
NORTHWEST ANNUAL, COCA, juried by Mike Bidlo, Seattle, WA
BASH: EAST OF EDEN, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
SMITH TOWER ARTISTS, Window Installation, Smith Tower, Seattle, WA |
| 1999-2007 |
ART FROM DETRITUS IV, traveling show, originating Gallery 450, NYC, NY
SECOND SIGHT II, SCCC Art Gallery, Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, WA |
| 1998 |
GROUP SHOW, Metropolis Contemporary Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
ART FROM DETRITUS III, traveling show, originating Gallery 450, NYC, NY |
| 1996 |
SECOND SIGHT, SCCC Art Gallery, Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, WA (Catalog available)
REFUSE SHOW, The Wonderful World Of Art, Seattle, WA
ART FROM DETRITUS II, traveling show, The Writer's Place, Kansas City, MO;
East Ashland Independence Artspace, Phoenix, AZ |
| 1995 |
RECYCLING WITH IMAGINATION: ART FROM DETRITUS, traveling show, originating Massman
Gallery of Rockhurst College, Kansas City, MO (catalog available) |
| 1994 |
SEARCHING FOR THE HIDDEN, Biola University, La Mirada , CA
IN THE SPIRIT OF FLUXUS, Ridley-Tree Education Center, Santa Barbara, CA
BLACK MAIL, Hotweather Gallery, Fairweather Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA |
| 1993 |
SENSUAL MATTERS, P.S. 122, NYC, NY
OBSESSIVE COLLECTIONS, Art In General, NYC, NY
SECOND HAND: RE-DRAWINGS, The Ridge Street Gallery, NYC, NY
PRATT ALUMNI ANNUAL GROUP SHOW, Steuben Hall, Pratt Art Institute, Brooklyn, NY MONTAGE '93 INTERNATIONAL, Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY |
| 1992 |
COLLATERAL DAMAGE, Project 7, Baltimore, MD
DIVIDED, Dayton Visual Art Center, Dayton, OH
PHOTO ART '92, New Image Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
UTOPIA, The Forum Gallery, Jamestown Community College,Jamestown, NY (Catalog available)
THE SALON OF THE MATING SPIDERS, The Heron Test-Site Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
EAT, Russell Sage College Gallery, Schacht Fine Arts Center, Troy, NY (Catalog available)
CLOUDS/CULTURE/CHANGE, Huntington College, Montgomery, AL |
| 1991 |
O.I.A. SALON '91, Organization of Independent Artists, NYC, NY
CHOICE, The A.I.R. Gallery, NYC, NY |
| 1988 |
MIAMI ARTISTS: THE EXPERIMENT, The Closet, North Miami, FL
ARTISTS ON THE CUTTING EDGE: NY-MIAMI, N.O.W Gallery, NYC, NY to Artifacts Art Salon, Miami, FL
VISITING ARTISTS SERIES, (lecture/exhibit), Florida International University, Miami, FL |
| 1987 |
MICROART SHOW: MIAMI-NYC-LONDON, (traveling show) origin Artifacts Art Salon, Miami, FL |
| 1986 |
MICROART SHOW: MIAMI-NYC, origin Artifacts Art Salon, Miami, FL
FIU ANNUAL COMPETITION(Students and Alumni) , Florida International University, Miami, FL |
Commissions
| 1992 |
David Weinrib (Sculpture), NYC, NY
John Monti (Set Design for "Red Cap" by Irene Hultman), NYC, NY |
| 1989 |
The Gossman Estate (Decorative Art, i.e., metal leaf, trompe l'oeil), Palm Beach, FL |
| 1988 |
Biltmore-Campbell, Smith for Princeton College(Decorative Arts, i.e.,metal leaf, trompe l'oeil), Princeton, NJ |
| 1987 |
The Biltmore Hotel (Decorative Arts, i.e., trompe l'oeil, furniture), Palm Beach, FL |
Awards and Grants
| 1994 |
WESTAF/NEA Regional Fellowship Alternate-Works on Paper |
| 1990-92 |
Pratt G.I.A. Fellowship, Brooklyn, NY |
| 1985 |
Brown Whatley Scholarship, Florida International University, Miami, FL
F.I.U. Fine Arts Academic Scholarship, Florida International University, Miami, FL |
Publications
COCA Northwest Annual, Art Access, February 2000 issue, pp. 9-11.
SECOND SIGHT CATALOG , FAHS Publisher, Seattle, WA, 1996
DETRITUS II CATALOG, Massman Gallery of Rockhurst College Press, Kansas City, MO, 1995:
1994 WESTAF CATALOG, Olympia, WA, 1994:
ART IN GENERAL YEARBOOK, Art In General Publisher, New York, NY, 1994
NY GALLERY GUIDE, May 1993 Issue, NoHo Listings:
ARTFORUM INTERNATIONAL, April 1993 Issue, pg. 51
PHOTO VISIONS, David Horton Publisher, 1990, Limited Ed.
Collections : List available upon request |
