GREG WARREN HOWSER
Howser@centurylink.net
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Education
Master of Fine Arts, Printmaking
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee, 2011
Master in Arts And Teaching
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee, 2006- 07
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee, 2006
Workshops Given/ Teaching Practicums
Artist in Residence at East Tennessee State University, Printmaking Johnson City, TN, 2011-Present
Instructor of Record, Two-Dimensional Design, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN:
Summer 2010
Spring 2010
Fall 2009
Summer 2009
Spring 2009
Encaustic Transfer and Introduction Workshop, Renaissance Center- Kingsport, TN, 2011
Introduction to Encaustic Workshop, Renaissance Center- Kingsport, TN, 2011
East Tennessee State University
Teacher Assistant
Intro to Printmaking
Johnson City, TN, Fall 2008
Honors, Awards, and Scholarships
Eudora Anderson Collegiate Award 46th Appalachian Art Show, (Juror: Jordan Ahlers, director of the Blue Spiral 1 Gallery in Asheville, N.C.), Renaissance Center- Kingsport, TN, 2011
Graduate Assistantship, East Tennessee State University, 2009-10
First Place Mocking Bird Publication, (Juror Kathleen Campbell professor of art at Appalachain State University) East Tennessee State University- Johnson City, TN, 2010
Eudora Anderson Collegiate Award 43rd Appalachian Art Show, (Juror Hank T. Foreman, Associate Vice Chancellor for University Communications and Cultural Affairs, and
Director and Chief Curator for Appalachian State University in Boone, NC), Renaissance Center- Kingsport, TN, 2008
Award of Excellence 42nd Appalachian Art Show, (Juror: JoAnne Anderson, renowned southeastern watercolorist), Renaissance Center- Kingsport, TN, 2007
Honorable Mention Mocking Bird Publication (Juror Dr. Marvin Tadlock, professor of art at Virginia Intermont College), East Tennessee State University- Johnson City, TN, 2006
Eudora Anderson Collegiate Award 41st Appalachian Art Show, (Juror: Christa Mannarina, executive director of the Association for Visual Arts in Chattanooga, TN), Renaissance Center- Kingsport, TN, 2006
Student Award “Student Honors Exhibit” (juried), Slocumb Galleries, ETSU, Johnson City, TN, 2005
Student Award “Student Honors Exhibit” (juried), Slocumb Galleries, ETSU, Johnson City, TN, 2004
Exhibitions
2012 Moments Accounted, Virginia Intermont Bristol, VA (Solo Exhibitions)
2011 From These Hills: Contemporary Art in the Southern Appalachian Highlands, William King Museum Abingdon, VA (Juror: Amy Moorefield, Director and Chief Curator for the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University, Roanoke, VA,)
Stone Soup, Tipton Gallery, Johnson City, TN
Holiday Ornaments, William King Museum Abingdon, VA
False Truths, Downtown Kingsport Association, Kingsport, TN
Between Friends, Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN (Solo Exhibition)
Bowls Make It Better, A Benefit For Healing Hands, Kil’n Time Contemporary Ceramics Studio, Bristol, TN
2nd Mountain Visions 2011: A Regional Juried Exhibition Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN (Juror: Greg Shelnutt, Director of Visual Arts, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston Salem, NC)
Composed, CarrollReece Museum- Johnson City, TN
46th Appalachian Art Show, Renaissance Center- Kingsport, TN, (Juror: Jordan Ahlers, director of the Blue Spiral 1 Gallery in Asheville, N.C.)
2010 Reunion: Invitational Exhibit of 100 Art Alumni, Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN
Mountain Visions 2010: A Regional Juried Exhibition, Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN, (Juror: Melissa Harshman Associate Professor at the University of Georgia and Chair of the Printmaking)
Expressions of Contemporary Desire, SR404 Contemporary Art Gallery, Johnson City, TN,
45th Appalachian Art Show, (Juror: Stephen Wicks the Barbara W. and Bernard E. Bernstein Curator at the Knoxville Museum of Art), Renaissance Center, Kingsport, TN,
Stimulus, Carroll Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
Transverse Orientation, Nelson Fine Art, Johnson City, TN,
2009 Slocumb Arts Holiday Fundraiser, Slocumb Galleries, ETSU, Johnson City, TN
Look at the Mess We Made,Carroll Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
Forms: Figure & Land,( Two Person) Downtown Kingsport Association- Kingsport, TN
Impressions an Exhibition of Prints by Students and Faculty from East Tennessee State University, Tipton Gallery- Johnson City, TN, (Juror: David Mazure Assistant Professor of Art, East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA)
2008 Evening with the Art, Downtown Kingsport Association- Kingsport, TN
43rd Appalachian Art Show (Juror Hank T. Foreman, Associate Vice Chancellor for University Communications and Cultural Affairs, and Director and Chief Curator for Appalachian State University in Boone, NC), Renaissance Center- Kingsport, TN
Annual Post-Card Show and Auction, Slocumb Galleries, ETSU, Johnson City, TN
3rd 4” x 4” Miniature Masterpieces, Johnson City Area Arts Council, Johnson City, TN
The Artist’s Voice an Exhibition Featuring Tennessee Artist With Disabilities, Frist Center for the Visual Arts-Nashville, TN, (Jurors: a selection panel that included Donna Glassford, director of the department of cultural enrichment at Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Carol Mode, Nashville-based artist and Frist Center artist council member; and Mark Scala, chief curator of the Frist Center.)
Marks, Carroll Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
2007 Evening with the Art, Downtown Kingsport Association- Kingsport, TN
42nd Appalachian Art Show (Juror: JoAnne Anderson, renowned southeastern watercolorist), Renaissance Center- Kingsport, TN
2nd 4” x 4” Miniature Masterpieces, Johnson City Area Arts Council, Johnson City, TN
2006 Bitter Sweet, Slocumb Galleries, ETSU, Johnson City, TN, (Solo Exhibition)
41st Appalachian Art Show, Renaissance Center- Kingsport, TN, (Juror: Christa Mannarina, executive director of the Association for Visual Arts in Chattanooga, TN)
2005 27TH First Tennessee Bank Show: A Regional Juried Exhibition, Reece Museum- Johnson City, TN, (Juried Juror: James Allen Hoobler, Senior Curator, Tennessee State Museum)
Portfolio Print Exchange and Collections
Change Portfolio, Organized by Laken Bridges Printmaker, Johnson City TN 2011
Cat Print Portfolio, Organized by Richard Wenrich Printmaker, Johnson City TN, 2011
Exchange of Worlds a Classic Geo-Graphic Print Portfolio, Organized by Matthew Egan Assistant of Foundations and Design, international exchange with American University of Sharjah School of Architecture and Design, Sharjah, United Arad Emirates, 2003
Private Collection, Michael Hyman, Los Angeles, California, 2002
Catalogs
Mocking Bird Publication, (Juror Kathleen Campbell professor of art at Appalachain State University) East Tennessee State University- Johnson City, TN, 2010
Mocking Bird Publication (Juror Dr. Marvin Tadlock, professor of art at Virginia Intermont College), East Tennessee State University- Johnson City, TN, 2006
Professional Experience
Curated, Stone Soup, Tipton Gallery- Johnson City, TN, 2011
Curated, Impressions an Exhibition of Prints by Students and Faculty from East Tennessee State University, Tipton Gallery- Johnson City, TN, 2009, (Juror: David Mazure Assistant Professor of Art, East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA)
Curated, Forms: Figure & Land, (Two Person) Downtown Kingsport Association- Kingsport, TN, 2008
Professional Affiliations
Graduate Fine Arts Association, ETSU, Johnson City, TN, (Secretary: 2011), (Chair of the Graduate Hanging Commodity: 2007-10), Member 2007- 2011
Downtown Kingsport Association- Kingsport, TN, 2007-2009
Student Painting and Drawing Associations, (Secretary 2004-2005) ETSU, Johnson City, TN, 2004-2005
Arts Students League, (Secretary 2000-2004) ETSU, Johnson City, TN, 2000- 2004