Jarod Charzewski
b. 1970
Education
2006 Advanced Metal Fabrication, Dunwoody Institute (Minneapolis, MN, USA)
2005 M.F.A. Sculpture, University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN, USA)
1996 B.F.A. Honours Sculpture, University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Canada)
Current Placement
Associate Professor Sculpture, College of Charleston, Charleston SC, 2006 to present.
Solo Exhibitions/Screenings/Commissions
2020 Battle Sticks: Oversized, Olin Gallery, Washington Jefferson University, Washington PA.
2019 Interactive Art Park, City of West Columbia SC, 7 permanent interactive sculptures.
2018 Reclaimed Landscapes: The Art of Jarod Charzewski, Nicholas & Lee Begovich Gallery, California State University (Fullerton, CA)
2017 Water Tower Pavilion, Public Art Commission, Richland Libraries (Columbia, SC)
The Band Shell Project, Public Art Commission, Richland Libraries (Columbia SC)
2016 Soil, McMaster Gallery at the University of South Carolina (Columbia SC)
Scarp, Western Carolina University Art Museum (Cullowhee NC, USA)
2015 Rat’s Nest, University of Washington Mary (Fredericksburg VA, USA)
The Last Fish, Winthrop University (Rockhill SC, USA)
2014 Grand Canyon National Park South Rim Artist-in-Residence (Arizona, USA)
Bunnell Street Arts Center Artist In Residence (Homer Alaska , USA)
2013 Installation Residency, The Miller Gallery, Kutztown University (Kutztown, PA, USA)
ArtFields, headlining artist (Lake City, SC, USA)
2012 What Land Will Take, Artspace (Raleigh, NC, USA)
The Machine Gunners, Pari Nadimi Gallery (Toronto, Canada)
The Scarp Project 2012, UCCS University of Colorado (Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA)
Salvage Swell, The Niagara Arts Center (St. Catherines, Canada)
The Land Up North, Kendall Art Gallery, Kendall College of Art and Design (Grand Rapids, MI, USA)
2011 Earthflow, Carroll House Gallery, Keene Stare College (Keene, NH, USA)
Milliken Art Gallery, Converse College (Spartanburg, SC, USA)
Knox Mountain Rearranged, Alternator Gallery (Kelowna, Canada)
Lifespan, The New Gallery (Calgary, Canada)
2010 Scarpetta, 621 Gallery (Tallahassee, FL, USA)
2009 Lightbox, Accessibility: Crosscurrents (Sumter, SC, USA)
Crazy Doesn’t Even Begin To Cover It, Accessibility: Crosscurrents (Sumter, SC, USA)
Regeneration Gap, Pari Nadimi Gallery (Toronto, Canada)
2008 Vortices, Trinity Square Video, (Toronto, Canada)
Vanishing Point, Ace Art, Inc. (Winnipeg, Canada)
Scarp, Halsey Institute for Contemporary Art (Charleston, SC, USA)
2007 ID, Rike Gallery (Dayton, OH, USA)
Tides: Everglade, Gallery of Visual Arts (Missoula, MT, USA)
2005 Tides, Trisolini Gallery (Athens, OH, USA)
Airtraffic, Zone Gallery (Kansas City, MO, USA)
2003 Blackstone, 1904 2nd Ave S (Minneapolis, MN, USA)
Chick and Murph (feature film screening), Micro-cinema (Winnipeg, Canada)
2001 Fast Air Hangar Exhibition (Winnipeg, Canada)
1998 Sundial installation, commissioned by Natural Resources (Gimli, MB, Canada)
1997 Burning Bridges (juried exhibition), Ace Art, Inc. (Winnipeg, Canada)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018 SC.Fellows Part II, 701 Contemporary Art, (Columbia SC)
2016 City Of Ocala Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition
2015 North Charleston National Sculpture Competition, Honorary Mention
Art In The Streets, (Colorado Springs, CO)
City of Newport Beach Sculpture Park,( Newport Beach CA)
2013 Habitat For Artists, Pelham Center for The Arts, (Pelham, New York)
2011 The South Carolina Biennial, 701 Center For Contemporary Art, (Columbia, SC)
Watershed, The Union Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, (Milwaukee, WI)
SC/3D, 701 Center For Contemporary Art, (Columbia, SC)
2010 1×1, Redux Contemporary Art Center (Charleston, SC, USA)
Fabrications, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery of Art, Wayne State University (Detroit, USA)
Kulture Klash 5, installation, 10 Store House Row (North Charleston, SC, USA)
2009 Moodscapes, Eyelevel Gallery Things exhibition (Charleston, SC, USA)
Past Presence, Redux Contemporary Art Center (Charleston, SC, USA)
Feed2009: Biennial, 1708 Gallery (Richmond, VA, USA)
Kultureklash 4, sculptural installation, 10 Store House Row (North Charleston, SC, USA)
2008 KultureKlash3, sculptural installation, 10 Store House Row (North Charleston, SC, USA)
Faculty Spotlight: Installations, Halsey Institute for Contemporary Art (Charleston, SC, USA)
The Munny Show, Redux Contemporary Art (Charleston, SC, USA)
KultureKlash2, video performance, 10 Store House Row (North Charleston, SC, USA)
2007 Expressionistic Professorism, Bogard Street Gallery (Charleston, SC, USA)
KultureKlash Charleston, video performance, The Accumulation Culture
Redux Contemporary Art Center fund raising art action donor
2006 Projekt 30 Member Exhibition, May
2005 Draftable, M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Katherine E. Nash Gallery (Minneapolis, MN, USA)
Dizuniirando, University of Minnesota Film Festival (Minneapolis MN, USA)
2004 Soo VAC Film Short Show, Soo Visual Arts Center (Minneapolis, MN, USA)
Instinct, Consolidated Works (Seattle, WA, USA)
Wounded City: Dizuniirando (video screening), Pantages Theatre (Minneapolis, MN, USA)
The Digital Revolution, Schaefer Gallery (St. Peter, MN, USA)
University of Minnesota Scholarship Exhibition, Katherine E. Nash Gallery (Minneapolis, MN, USA)
2003 Man dat ory, University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN, USA)
University of Minnesota Scholarship Exhibition, Katherine E. Nash Gallery (Minneapolis, MN, USA)
Mass Effect, Mezzanine Gallery at the School of Art (Minneapolis, MN, USA)
Thomas Barry Contemporary Art (Minneapolis, MN, USA)
University of Minnesota Graduate Exhibition, Katherine E. Nash Gallery (Minneapolis, MN, USA)
2002 University of Minnesota Sculpture Show, Minnetonka Center for the Arts (Minnetonka, MN, USA)
2000 X3, Ace Art Group Exhibition (Winnipeg, Canada)
1999 Border Crossings (Winnipeg, Canada)
1998 X3, Ace Art Group Exhibition (Winnipeg, Canada)
1996-98 Festival du Voyageur, Snow Sculpture Competition (team captain) (Winnipeg, Canada)
1995 Bounce Rotterdam, Water Curtain collaboration with Miak Mager
Professional Experience
2006 - present Assistant Professor in Sculpture, The College of Charleston (Charleston, South Carolina, USA)
Adjunct Instructor (Multi-Media), The College of Visual Arts (St. Paul, Minnesota, USA)
Installation Coordinator, Blue Rhino Studios (Bloomington, Minnesota, USA)
2005 Multi-Media Instructor, Walker Art Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA)
Sculpture Studio Technician, The College of Visual Arts (St. Paul, Minnesota, USA)
Graduate Instructor and Instructor of Record, University of Minnesota Department of Art, Introduction to Sculpture 2004 and Spring 2005
2002-04 Teaching Assistant, University of Minnesota Department of Art, Introduction to Sculpture, Kinetics, Advanced Metal, Carving and Construction, Performance and Installation, Advanced Casting and Figure Modeling
2000-01 Head Artist and Construction Techniques Instructor, Nygard Cay (Nassau, Bahamas)
1996-2000 Teaching Assistant, University of Manitoba, demonstrated sculptural techniques and maintained sculpture facility
1998 Drawing Instructor, St. James Civic Center (Winnipeg, Canada)
Casting Workshop, University of Manitoba Department of Architecture
1996 Site Sketch Artist, Orapus Archaeological Site (Athens, Greece)
Grants/Awards Received
2015 South Carolina Arts Commission Fellow (USA)
2010 Research and Development Grant, College of Charleston (Charleston, SC, USA)
2009 Lowcountry Quarterly Arts Grand Program Award
2008 Lowcountry Quarterly Arts Grand Program Award
2007 Puffin Foundation Award
Lowcountry Quarterly Arts Grand Program Award
2006 Research and Development Grant, College of Charleston (Charleston, SC, USA_
Bush Foundation Award for advanced tig welding
2005 Professional Development Grant, Winnipeg Arts Council
2004 The Patricia Tillberg Hasselmo Fellowship
Tuition Bursary, Manitoba Arts Council
Professional Development Grant, Winnipeg Arts Council
2003 Brown/MacKenzie Arts Scholarhip
Tuition Bursary, Manitoba Arts Council
2002 Emerging Artist Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
Reader’s Digest Lila Wallace/Acheson Memorial Scholarship
Tuition Bursary, Manitoba Arts Council
1998 Mid-Career Grant, Manitoba Arts Council
1995 Emerging Artist Grant, Manitoba Arts Council
1994 Russell Metals Materials and Fabrication Award
1992 Patty Conklin/Royal Bank of Canada Memorial Award for Sculpture
Visiting Artist Lectures
2008 Ace Art Inc. (Winnipeg, Canada)
Trinity Square Video (Toronto, Canada)
2007 University of Missoula (Missoula, MT, USA)
University of Dayton (Dayton, OH, USA)
2006 College of Charleston (Charleston, SC, USA)
Pitzer College (Claremont, CA, USA)
2005 Ohio University (Athens, OH, USA)
University of Kansas (Laurence, KS, USA)
College of Visual Arts (St. Paul, MN, USA)
1998 Academy of Learning (Winnipeg, Canada)
Bibliography
2008 Critical Distance, Ace Art Inc. February 2008, Steve Page
Lake Winnipeg On The Brain, The Winnipeg Herald, January 24th 2008, Trish Hogue
Eye Candy- Jarod Charzewski Vortices, Eye Weekly, February 26th 2008, David Balzer
For love of water, Artists explore Manitoba’s “vanishing” lake, The Uniter, issue 17, January 2008, Vivian Belik
2007 “Journey Through The Psyche at UD”, Dayton Daily News, Feb 18, 2007 Pamela Dillon
2006 “Jarod Charzewski: A Newly Installed Artist,” Charleston City Paper, by Nick Smith
“Detour: Winnipeg to Panama,” Movable Feast Volume 2, March
2005 “Duck and Cover,” Movable Feast Volume 1, November
2004 “Quiet Revolution: Reflections of Instinct and Drive,” Seattle Times, November 5, by Sheila Farr
Arts Review, Tablet Magazine #93, by Charisse Govig, November
“Quiet Revolution Triumphs,” Seattle PI, October 28, by Regina Hackett
1998 “Creativity on Demand,” Winnipeg Free Press, April 12
1997 “Sculpture: An Intriguing Puzzle,” Winnipeg Free Press, by Garth Buchhotz
“Burning Bridges,” Critical Distance Vol. 3 No. 1, June, by Alison Gilmor
“Art of the Week,” Winnipeg Sun, June 4
Professional Service
2008 Active member of Redux Contemporary Art Board of Directors
2007–present Active member of College of Charleston’s Sustainability Committee and Faculty Technology Committee
2006–present Faculty Advisor, Visual Arts Club, College of Charleston (Charleston, SC, USA)
Trusttrash, CofC Radio, weekly radio show host
2004-05 Founder and President, S.P.A.C.E. (Student Public Art Community Exhibitions), student group, University of Minnesota
1997-99 Board President, Ace Art, Inc. (Winnipeg, Canada)
Board Vice-President, Ace Art, Inc. (Winnipeg, Canada)
Art Bites, CKUW weekly radio show host (Winnipeg, Canada)
1997 Polish Pavilion Volunteer, Folklarama