Tom Wegrzynowski

Curriculum Vitae

 

 (205) 391-4856 (h) (803) 206-5989 (c) tom@portsilver.com www.saintjones.com

 

Education

 

2006

1995

1994

1992-1993

 

MFA, Painting, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

BA, Art Studio (Drawing), University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

BA, History, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Study abroad, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK

 

Teaching Experience

 

2006-present

 

Instructor (full-time), University of Alabama: Survey of Art II (ARH 253), Art Theory and Criticism (ARH 380), Art Since World War II (ARH 381), Early 20th Century Art (ARH 385), Drawing I (ART 110), Drawing II (ART 210), Painting I (ART 216)

 

2006

Adjunct Professor, University of West Alabama: Introduction to Art (AT 100)

 

2004-2006

Graduate Instructor (instructor of record), University of Alabama: Drawing I (ART 110), Drawing II (ART 210), Painting I (ART 216)

 

Select Exhibition History

 

2008

 

Intaglio, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO (juried by Alicia Bailey, collaborative book art project with Charlotte Wegrzynowski)

In the Temple of the Masters, Malone Gallery, Troy University, Troy, AL (solo)

Hand to Hand (traveling exhibition curated by Cecelia Kane), Spruill Gallery, Atlanta, GA (March 2008), GASP Gallery Boston, MA (scheduled), Carol Henry Studio Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (scheduled)

Department of Art All Faculty Exhibition, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

 

2007

Room 002, Glitch9 Studio Gallery, Atlanta, GA (solo)

War or Peace: Art that confronts the realities of the present, Space 301, Mobile, AL (curated by Clayton Colvin and David McCann)

The Second Birmingham Biennial, Amanda Schedler Fine Art, Birmingham, AL (juried by panel)

 

2006

It Came from Tuscaloosa, The Art Gallery, Huntingdon College, Montgomery, AL

Blessed are the Seekers of Truth, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (solo)

Myth, Dream, Self and Story, Temple Gallery, Atlanta, GA (curated by Jerry Cullum) (catalogue)

Room 001, Stealtharts, Birmingham, AL (solo)

Arts Exchange, CAA National Conference, Boston, MA

Pink Days, Azure Nights, Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Atlanta, GA (curated by Lisa Alembik)

Crimson, White, Blue and Gray, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN

 

2005

Mythology of War, Ferguson Center Gallery, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (solo)

ASL Annual Juried Show, Woods Hall Gallery, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (juried by Jerry Cullum)

Master of Arts Thesis Exhibition, Woods Hall Gallery, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (solo)

 

2004

5 from 4, Birmingham Art Association Gallery, Birmingham, AL (catalogue)

 

2003

ASL Annual Juried Show, Woods Hall Gallery, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (juried by Terri Jones)

Fear and Consumption, Woods Hall Gallery, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (curated by Lisa Michitti)

Design 360 Gallery, Savannah, GA

 

2002

Return of the Widget Devil, Temple Gallery, Atlanta, GA (curated by Troy Eittreim, two person exhibition with Charlotte Wegrzynowski)

Montage, New Gallery, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

Right Brain Gallery, Atlanta, GA

Past, Present, Future, Gallery 80808, Columbia, SC

 

2001

Wegrzynowskiworks, Idylwilde Arts, Columbia, SC

Four Walls, Hastings Seed Building, Atlanta, GA (curated by Joey Orr)

 

2000

Shedspace, Atlanta, GA (curated by Joey Orr, two person exhibition with Charlotte Wegrzynowski)

Something Under The Bed, Concept Union, Atlanta, GA

Creating The Circle, Concept Union, Atlanta, GA

Youngblood Gallery Art Auction, Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA

 

Visiting Artist Lecture

 

2006

 

Virginia College, Birmingham, AL

 

Gallery Experience

 

2003-2004

1998-2001

 

Preparator, ASL Gallery, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

Preparatorial/Curatorial duties, Concept Union Gallery, Atlanta, GA

 

Grants and Fellowships

 

2003-2006

2003

2003

1992-1993

 

Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Alabama

University of Alabama travel grant

University of Alabama travel grant

Warwick Fellowship for study abroad, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK

 

Bibliography

 

Jake Berry, “Notes toward an Apocryphal Text [poems by Alan May, Images by Tom Wegrzynowski] Port Silver Press, 2006,” New Orleans Review, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 186-189.

Thomas Harrison, “War or Peace? Space 301 exhibit raises issues about our world and us,” Press-Register, July 2, 2007.

James R. Nelson, “Variety of forms, media define Biennial,” Birmingham News, June 10, 2007.

Dwayne Fatheree, “Tom Wegrzynowski is in the Realm of Expressionism,” Tuscaloosa Magazine, Fall 2006.

Jerry Cullum, The First Walker Street Biennial, Conceptual Exhibition Catalog, 2006.

Jerry Cullum, Myth, Dream, Self, and Story, Exhibition Catalog, 2006.

Brian Bishop and Brett Levine, 5 from 4, Exhibition Catalog, August 2004.

Cathy Bird, “4X4,” Creative Loafing, Atlanta, GA, March 14, 2001.

Felicia Feaster, “Out in the Shanty, A Humble Shed Becomes a Tool for Artist Exposure,” Creative Loafing, Atlanta, GA, August 19, 2000.

 

Publications

 

“Reality Is The Horse You Rode In On” (illustrations), Spell Magazine, Issue 4, March 2008, House Press, Chicago, IL.

“Rock” (image), “Rk” (image), Mad Hatters Review, Issue 9, February 2008, published online at http://www.madhattersreview.com/issue9/index.shtml (illustration for Yuriy Tarnawsky)

“Epic Lucky” (image), Apocryphal Text, vol.2, issue 1 (cover), published online at http://apocryphaltextpoetry.com/apocryphal_text_v2_no1.htm, 2007.

Notes Toward An Apocryphal Text [poems by Alan May, images by Tom Wegrzynowski]. Port Silver Press, Tuscaloosa, AL 2006.

“Panel A1: A Low Intensity Conflict”, “Panel A4: Callers”, “Panel B3: Tonight”, “Lady in the Forest” (image), “Machinist (8)” (image), “Soldier” (image), Apocryphal Text, vol.1, issue 4, published online at http://apocryphaltextpoetry.com/volume1_issue4/vol1_issue_4.html, 2006.

“Lord of the Trench II” (image), Birmingham Arts Journal, vol. 2, issue 4, September 2005, printed in Active Culture, Fall 2005, p. 113.

 

Collections

 

Ohio State University, The Avant Writing Collection

Numerous private collections

 

Professional Affiliations

 

College Art Association (CAA), 2005-present: Member

Birmingham Art Association, 2004-2005: Member

Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency, 2004-present: Client of the agency

Concept Union, 1998-2001: Member, Served as Treasurer from 1999-2001

 

Additional Professional Experience

 

2002-2003

2000-2002

1999-2000

1997-1999

1995-1996

 

Planit Solutions, Tuscaloosa, AL: Data Analyst

Arthritis Foundation, Atlanta, GA: Applications Architect

Arthritis Foundation, Atlanta, GA: Director Database Marketing

Arthritis Foundation, Atlanta, GA: Database Manager

Pinnacle Data Corporation, San Francisco, CA: Operations Administrator

 

Technical Skills

 

Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Office Suite, Team Approach, SQL (SQL Navigator, SQL Plus), Access, various Windows based applications

 

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