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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

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