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ROSCOE LANDON WILSON
Website: www.roscoewilson.com
Office: 1601 University Boulevard, Hamilton, OH 45011, wilsonr2@muohio.edu, (513) 785-3164
EDUCATION
2002 - M.F.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, Wisconsin
1999 - M.A. Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana
1997 - B.A. Wabash College Crawfordsville, Indiana
1996 - non-degree - Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2003 August-Present Miami University, Hamilton Campus, Ohio
Associate Professor of Art
Painting, Drawing, 3-D Design, Sculpture
2002 September-2003 August Boston Center for Adult Education (BCAE)
Instructor of Painting and Drawing
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 – (Scheduled) Front Yard Zoo, (National Juried), West Valley Museum of Art, Surprise, AZ
2009 – filling the void...filling the land, (Invitational), Enjoy the Arts Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2007 - Waste Not, Want Not, (Invitational), Central Utah Arts Center, Ephraim, UT
2007 - Forest Billboards…Forest Walls, (Invitational), Fairfield Art Center, Fairfield, OH
2005 - Four Corners, Installation (National Juried), SpaceLab, SPACES Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2004 - Life Cycle, Installation, (National Juried), Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI
2004 - build a tree, Installation (Invitational), Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH
2002 - nothing natural, Seventh Floor Gallery, (MFA Thesis), University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
1999 - Memories and Images, Beelke Gallery, (MA Thesis), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
SELECTED JURIED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012 – (Scheduled) Juror’s Selection (Patrick Dougherty, 4 Artist Exhibition) Foundry Art Center,
St. Charles, MO
2009 – Of the Earth, (National Juried), Foundry Art Center, St. Charles, MO
2009 – Material Afterlife, (National Juried), Urban Institute of Contemporary Art (UICA),
Grand Rapids, MI
2009 – Trees I have Known, (National Juried), Lawrence Percolator, Lawrence Corporation for the
Advancement of the Visual Arts, (LCAVA) Lawrence, KS.
2009 – Miami Printmakers, (Invitational) Fairfield Art Center, Fairfield, OH
2008 – Common Ground Traveling Collection, (International Juried), Haun Tie Art Museum, Beijing, China
2008 – DIGITS, (International Juried), Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, ON Canada
2008 – 7th Lessedra World Print Annual 2008, (International Juried), Lessedra Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2008 – Naestved International Mini Print Exhibition, (International Juried), Ronnebaeksholm Arts &
Culture Centre, Naestved, Denmark
2008 – Gimme Baby Robots, (Traveling Invitational Group, various venues)
Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, Illinois (May)
FivePoints Arthouse, San Francisco, California (June)
IGLOO, Portland, Oregon (July)
Five in One Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee (July)
2008 – Connections, (Invitational), University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic
2008 – Unusual Animals, (National Juried), 930 Art Center, Louisville, KY
2008 – S.M.U.R.F., Some Miami University Regional Faculty Exhibition, (Invitational), Fairfield Art Center,
Fairfield, OH
2008 – OH+5, the Dairy Barn Art Center, (Regional Juried OH-MI-IN-KY-WV-PA), Athens, OH
2007 – Flat 2 Phat, New Dimensions in Printmaking (Invitational), Arts Incubator Gallery, Kansas City, MO and Arizona State University Art Gallery, Tempe, AZ
2007 – ECHO, Southern Graphics Print Council Annual Conference Portfolio (Invitational), Kansas City, MO and Grand Valley State University Art Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
2007 – Wings, Tails, Hooves & Scale (Regional Juried), Ohio Veterinary Medical Association,
Midwest Veterinary Conference, The Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, OH
2007 – 43rd Annual Greater Hamilton Art Exhibit (Regional Juried), Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton, OH (Best of Show Award)
2006 – Blanche Ames National Juried Art Exhibition, the Ames Mansion at Borderland, Sharon, MA
2006 – 15th Annual National Juried Show, Art Institute and Gallery, Salisbury, MD
2006 – A National View at Grandview, (National Juried), Atlanta Artists Center, Atlanta, GA
2006 – A Sense of Place, (National Juried), Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA
2006 – Animals in Art, (National Juried), Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
2006 – 15th International Miniature Art Show, (International Juried), Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head, NC
2006 – Works of Art on Paper (National Juried), Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, NJ
2006 – Environments…A sense of place, (National Juried), Rocky Neck Art Colony National Spring Exhibition, Bryan Gallery, Gloucester, MA
2006 – 20in x 20in x 20in, A National Compact Competition and Exhibit, (National Juried), LSU Union Art
Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2006 – Valdosta National 2006, (National Juried), Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
2006 – New Art 2006, (National Juried), MPG Contemporary Gallery, Boston, MA
2006 – Merely the Substitution of One Piece of Nonsense for Another, (Invitational) Hastings College Art
Center Gallery, Hastings, NE
2005– 6th International Open Juried Exhibition, First Frontier Collage Society, Austin, TX
2005- Green, (National Juried), Manifest Creative Research Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2005 – Dimensions 2005, 40th Annual National Juried Show, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem,
Winston-Salem, NC
2005 – 41st Annual Greater Hamilton Art Exhibit, (Regional Juried), Fitton Center for Creative Arts,
Hamilton, OH
2005 – Transcended Memories, (Invitational), Massillon Museum of Art, Massillon, OH
2005 – “6 x 6 Miniature Exhibition”, (National Juried), Northern Kentucky University,
Highland Heights, KY
2004 – La Petite XII, (National Juried), Alder Gallery, Coburg, OR
2004 – 9th Annual National Art Exhibition, (National Juried), Chung-Cheng Gallery, St. John’s University,
Queens, NY
2004 – Beautiful Consumption, Installation, (National Juried), The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts
Center, Covington, KY
2004 - Small Impressions, (International Juried Printmaking Exhibition), Juror: Emma Amos,
Printmaking Council of New Jersey, Somerville, NJ.
2004 – Arts on Main Juried Art Exhibition, (National Juried), Theatre Building Gallery, Shelbyville, KY
2004 - 40th Annual Greater Hamilton Art Exhibit, (Regional Juried), Fitton Center for Creative Arts,
Hamilton, OH
2004 -17th Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, (National Juried), University of Wisconsin-Parkside,
Kenosha, WI
2003-2004 Slop Art Franchise Exhibition and Catalog, (National Juried, Multiple Venues)
-The Center of Contemporary Arts (COCA), Anhaueser Busch Gallery. St. Louis, MO
-Karl Drerup Art Gallery, Plymouth State College. Plymouth, NH
-St. Mary's College. Notre Dame, IN
-UNI Gallery of Art, University of Northern Iowa. Cedar Falls, IA
- ArtsFest Beverly, Main Street, Beverly, MA
2003- Museum of Fine Arts-Boston Annual Staff Exhibition, (Invitational)SMFA Gallery.Boston, MA
2003-BCAE Faculty Exhibition, (Invitational), Gamble Mansion Gallery. Boston, MA
2002- Dipped and Layered, (National Juried), 1925 Gallery, Madison, WI (2 Person Collaboration)
2002-156 mi.To Madison, (Invitational Juried), Wood Street Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Chicago, IL
2002-Exchange, (Invitational Juried), Otherwise Gallery, Lansing, MI
2001-2002 -The North Park Printmakers Traveling Invitational Exhibition, (Invitational, multiple venues)
Hays Arts Council, Hays, KA - November 2001
Totino Art Center, St.Paul, MN - February 2002
Surplus Gallery, Carbondale, IL - March 2002
2001-erk, (Invitational Collaborative 3 Person Exhibition), Commonwealth Gallery, Madison, WI
2001-Catapult, (Invitational Exhibition), Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, WA
2001-Full Rotation, (Invitational Exhibition), HUB Gallery, University Park, PA
2000-Dimensions, (Regional Juried), Morton Center Gallery, West Lafayette, IN
1999-University Art Show, (Regional Juried), Northern Indiana Arts Association, Munster, IN
1999-Recent Works 1999, (Local Juried), Wells Cultural Center, Lafayette, IN
1999-Black, White, and Shades of Gray, (Regional Juried), NIAA, Munster, IN
1999-Frameless II, (National Juried), Whiteville, NC
1998-Recent Works 1998, (Local Juried), Wells Cultural Center Gallery, Lafayette, IN
1997-Dirty Laundry, (Senior Undergrad. Thesis) Eric Dean Gallery, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2009 – SFA²¹ Fund Grant, Miami University School of Fine Arts
2008 – Miami University Hamilton Faculty Research Grant
2007 – Faculty Grant, Center for Writing Excellence, Miami University, Oxford, OH
2007 - Best of Show Award, Greater Hamilton Art Exhibition, Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton
2007 - SFA²¹ Fund Grant, Miami University School of Fine Arts
2007 – Miami University Hamilton Faculty Research Grant
2006 - 2nd Place Award, A National View at Grandview, Atlanta Artist Center, Atlanta, GA
2006 - Award of Excellence (2nd Place), 15th Annual National Juried Show, Art Institute and Gallery, Salisbury, MD
2006 – Miami University Hamilton Faculty Research Grant
2006 - Puffin Foundation LTD., Individual Artist Grant, (Petrified Forest Project)
2006 - Butler County Department of Environmental Services, Solid Waste District Education Grant
2006 - SFA²¹ Fund Grant, Miami University School of Fine Arts
2006 - Miami University, Committee on Faculty Research Grant
2005 - Miami University Hamilton Faculty Research Grant
2004 - Miami University Hamilton Faculty Research Grant
2004 - SFA²¹ Fund Grant, Miami University School of Fine Arts
2003 – Miami University Hamilton Faculty Research Grant
2002-Albert Murray Fine Arts Education Grant, Spring - Adamsville, Ohio, merit based
2001-Dedalus Foundation Fellowship, Nominee - University of Wisconsin, Madison
2001-Albert Murray Fine Arts Education Grant, Winter - Adamsville, Ohio, merit based
2001-Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Instructor of Record, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2001-Albert Murray Fine Arts Education Grant, Summer - Adamsville, Ohio, merit based
1999-DPD Stewart-Trane Fine Arts Award of Merit, Painting - Purdue University
1999-Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Instructor of Record, Purdue University
1998-DPD Stewart-Trane Fine Arts Award of Merit, Painting - Purdue University
1998-Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Instructor of Record, Purdue University
COLLECTIONS(Public and Corporate) AND COMMISIONS
2009 - Beautiful Consumption, Two sculptures commissioned by the Butler County Dept. of
Environmental Services, Recycle to Win program.
2003 - NNR Corporation, D/B/A Alice Corporation, Lisle, IL
1999 - Purdue University Permanent Collection, Art in the Classroom Program (permanent display of 7
works) West Lafayette, IN
1999 - Purdue University Print Archive, West Lafayette, IN
1999 - Freid Media, Indianapolis, IN
1999 - Goldsmith Group (GGI), Indianapolis, IN
1999 - College of Fine Arts, Thiruvananthapuram, India (Slide Collection)
1998 - KGW Enterprises, Inc., Elkhart, IN
1997 - Wabash College Permanent Collection, Crawfordsville, IN (permanent display)
RELATED ACTIVITIES
2009 – Front Yard Zoo, A Series by Roscoe Wilson. Miami University Art Museum, artist talk to docents
2006 – Visiting Artist Lecture, Recent Work by Roscoe Wilson, Wilson Auditorium, Hastings College, NE
-Workshop/Demonstration – Xerox Copy Transfers for Paintings, Hastings College Art Center, NE
2000 - Discussion Panel Speaker -Art Bash 2000- Regional Art Education Conference, Wabash College,
Crawfordsville, IN
2000 - Mural Painting:
-3647 Wayne Ave., Chicago, Illinois -1019 Willow Dr., Glenview, Illinois
1999 Community Sponsored Demonstrations:
- Printmaking-Lithography-"The Primal Scene"
- Printmaking-Lithography-Purdue University Art Advocates |
