MARK, PAPER, SCISSORS | May 1 - June 26, 2010



Travis B. Head
Born in 1980 in Portsmouth, Virginia
LIves and works in New Paltz, NY
head_travis@yahoo.com
www.travishead.com

Education

- 2008 MFA Painting and Drawing: University of Iowa, Iowa City
- 2007 MA Painting and Drawing: University of Iowa, Iowa City
- 2002 BA Studio Art: University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA


Professional Experience

- 2009 Artist Assistant to Thomas Nozkowski
- 2009 Artist Assistant to Catherine Murphy


Fellowships and Awards

- 2009 Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. June 2009 Residency
- 2009 The Drawing Center. Curated Artist’s Registry/ Viewing Program
- 2007 Mildred Pelzer Lynch Fellowship, University of Iowa
- 2006 Mildred Pelzer Lynch Fellowship, University of Iowa
- 2005 Teaching Fellowship, University of Iowa
- 2002 Colgate W. Darden Award, University of Mary Washington [Denotes cumulative 4.0 GPA upon graduation, 1 of 3 awarded in 2002]
- 2002 Melchers/Gray Purchase Award, University of Mary Washington
- 2002 Emil Schnellock Award for Excellence in Painting, University of Mary Washington
- 2001 Nina Bushnell Scholarship in Fine or Performing Arts, University of Mary Washington


Solo Exhibitions

- 2010 {upcoming} Recent Drawings, Thompson Gallery, Furman University, Greenville, SC
- 2010 Holed Up, Unison Arts WSM Gallery, New Paltz, NY
- 2009 Artist’s Books and Drawings, Vassar College Art Library, Poughkeepsie, NY
- 2009 Manufactured Space, Project Art, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- 2008 Places, Eve Drewlowe Gallery, Iowa City, IA
- 2007 Three Drawings, Printmaker’s Left Jab Gallery, University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA
- 2007 Recent Work, Eve Drewelowe Gallery, Iowa City, IA
- 2007 Café Wednesday Presents, Schulte Projects, Iowa City, IA
- 2006 Different Pictures, Byron Burford Gallery, Iowa City, IA
- 2004 Recent Paintings, Ridderhof Martin Gallery, Fredericksburg, VA


Two Person/ Group Exhibitions

- 2010 {upcoming} Oblique Patience, (SCENE)Metrospace, East Lansing, MI
- 2010 {upcoming} Mark, Paper, Scissors, Roos Arts, Rosendale NY
- 2010 Marks that Matter, Muroff Kotler Gallery, SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, NY
- 2010 Dryfire Press Presents, Studio Arts Building, University if Iowa, I.C., IA
- 2010 After Christmas Slasher Sale, psONE Gallery, Iowa City, IA
- 2009 Pretty, Strange, Luise Ross Gallery, New York, NY
- 2009 The Wisdom of Solomon, The Final Gallery, Iowa City, IA
- 2009 Asa Nisi Masa, Frontier Logic, Iowa City, IA
- 2009 The Sketchbook Project, Museum of Contemporary Art DC, Wash., DC Antena Gallery, Chicago, IL Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA), Atl., GA
- 2008 Paths of Desire, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA
- 2008 MFA 2008 Exhibition, University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA
- 2008 Mid-Atlantic New Painting 2008, Ridderhof Martin Gallery, Fredericksburg, VA
- 2007 Pete Schulte Presents, Byron Burford Gallery, Iowa City, IA
- 2007 Iowa 6, Hilton Hotel, New York, NY
- 2006 Works on Paper, ABW Gallery, Iowa City, IA
- 2006 Biennial 2006, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA
- 2005 State of the Art, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
- 2004 Holiday Invitational, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA 2003 Open Exhibition
- 2003 Verizon Gallery, Fairfax, VA


Curated Exhibitions

- 2008 Instructions 12 Arts Iowa City Gallery, Iowa City, IA


Public Collections

- The University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
- The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA


Private Collections

- Allison Stagg, London, England
- Patrick Reed, Alberta, Canada
- Aaron Richardson, New York, NY
- Aurora DeArmendi, New York, NY
- Julia Schwadron, New York, NY
- Stephen B. Phillips, Washington, DC
- Jim and Janet Decover, Richmond, VA
- Carole and Kent Garmon, Fredericksburg, VA
- Jean Ann Dabb, Fredericksburg, VA
- Don and Bobbie Cerricola, Portsmouth, VA
- John Dilg, Iowa City, IA
- Mariah Dekkenga, Iowa City, IA
- Ben Estes, Iowa City, IA
- David Dunlap, Iowa City, IA
- Pete Schulte, Iowa City, IA
- Benjamin Moore, Iowa City, IA
- Tyler Hardy, Keokuk, IA
- Michael Perrone, Iowa City, IA
- Micah Bloom, Iowa City, IA
- Genevieve Lawrence, Iowa City, IA
- Christina McClelland, Ames, IA
- Zach Stenson, Iowa City, IA
- Josh Black, Rohnert Park, CA
- Nathan Haenlein, Rohnert Park, CA
- Chris Reno, Austin, TX
- Lester Van Winkle, Dallas, TX
- Nicole Donnelly, Philadelphia, PA


Bibliography

- Paul Smart, “His Back Pages,” Ulster Publishing’s alm@nac, January 7, 2010, 15.
- Bill Donovan, Interview, Ink Stained Hands. November 28, 2008
http://www.inkstainedhands.com/2008/11/travis-head-featured-artist.html