C.V. | Graham Preston Art

C.V.

Education:

1. 2009-2011 Ocean County College, Toms River,NJ

2. 2011-2013 Montclair State University, Montclair,NJ, Bachelor of Fine Arts / Painting

3. 2013- 2014 : Brooklyn College, Brooklyn NY, Masters of Fine Arts, Painting
4. 2015-2017: Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, Masters of Fine Arts

Exhibition record:

SOLO EXHIBITIONS/ two person shows/ special projects:

2017

1. “Inside/Outside", curated by Avi Gitler, Gitler &_, Harlem, NYC.

2. “THE DEVILS PLEA”, Curated by Lauren Kindle, Lauren Kindle Gallery, Easton, Pa.

2016

1."Small winds, light change" curated by April Zanne Johnson, Warren County Community College, West Washington, Nj.

2. "Inside passing", curated by Matt Burton, M.T. burton gallery, LBI, NJ.

2014

1. "The Fabulous International Art Extravaganza", pop-up solo exhibition curated by Louis Sparre, Artspan artspace, Lambertville, Nj.

2013

1. "Fountain Art Fair", represented by Republic Worldwide, The Armory, NY, NY.

2012

1. "Our Ladies of Infamy and Grandeur", curated by FABNYC and Keith Schweitzer, FABNYC, LES, NY, NY.

2. "Graham Preston, le solo Åçèê ùê anzahl uno... (the solo exhibition number one) Parlor Gallery", Montclair ,NJ.

Group Exhibitions:

2019:

1. "Relationship", curated by Gary Giordano, Gallery Gary Giordano, Lambertville, Nj.

2. "Ho Hum" , curated by Karin Bravin & John Post Lee, BravinLee Programs, Chelsea, New York.

2017:

1. "EZ2STEAL" curated by Katie Bolton/ Graham Preston, Prallsville mills ,Stockton, New Jersey.

2."THIS'nTHAT" curated by Graham Preston, Prallsville mills, Stockton New Jersey

3. "PRESENCE" MFA Graduate thesis exhibition curated by DR. Kevin Richards, PAFA museum, Philadelphia Pa.

4. “Tales from Otherwhere” curated by Paul D’Agostino, The Buggy Factory, Buschwick, Brooklyn, NYC.

5. “The Woodfleet Project”, curated by Katie Albert Bolton, Wellfleet Preservation Hall, Wellfleet, Ma.

2016:

1. "NEENAN/PRESTON" curated by Avi Gitler, Gitler &_, Harlem NYC

2. "The4sons" curated by Avi Gitler, Gitler &_, Harlem NYC

3. "Go Figure" curated by Gary Giordano, THE MILK CRATE GALLERY, Frenchtown,NJ

4. First/shift/Third, curated by Graham Preston, The Milk Crate Gallery, Frenchtown, Nj

5. "Loose Change", curated by Brian Greene and Lauren Johnson, The MILK CRATE GALLERY, Frenchtown, Nj

6. "Co-Optic" curated by Ryan Ward, Phaze2 Gallery, Sheperd university, Sheperdstown, WV.

7. "PRESTON/NEENAN" curated by Gary Giordano, Gary Giordano Gallery, Buschwick, Bklyn, NYC.

2015

1. The Hunt of the Unicorn, curated by Peter Daverington and Tom Sanford, Gitler &_, Harlem, NYC.

2. Conversion, curated by Myles Cavanaugh, Conversion Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa.

3. PROXIMITY, curated by Elizabeth Ayerle, The New Leaf Club, Philadelphia, Pa.

2014

1. Birds On Broadway, curated by The Audubon Society, Harlem, NYC.

2. The Project Rooms, Installation # 2, curated by Alison Richard and Sean Mount, Lambertville, New Jersey.

3."Lambetville Legends", 2014 shadfest scholarship poster auction, Lambertville, Nj.

4.Brooklyn College MFA Open Studios, Spring Semester, Brooklyn, NY.

2013

1.Brooklyn College MFA Open Studios, Fall Semester, Brooklyn, Ny.

2. Montclair State University BFA Thesis Exhibition, George Segal Gallery, Montclair, NJ

3. "Die Wunderkammer", curated by Jason Patrick Voegle and Keith Schweitzer, The Lodge Gallery, L.E.S., Ny, Ny.

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4. "Rabble Rousing Acts", Curated by Jeremy Bell, Gallery 73, Montclair, NJ.

2012

1. "100 little deaths", curated by Tom Sanford, BRAVEN LEE PROGRAM, Chelsea, New York.

2. "The Saints of the Lower East Side", with Tom Sanford, Curated by FABNYC and Keith Schweitzer, FABNYC, LES, NY, NY.

3. "Montclair State BFA Painters", Gallery 3.5, Upper Montclair, New Jersey

4. "Connections 8", George Segal Gallery, Montclair, New Jersey

5. "Abstract Dreams", Design Domaine gallery, Bernardsville, New Jersey

2011

1. Gallery representation in M.T. BURTON GALLERY, Long Beach Island, New Jersey

2. "Santa is that you?", Le Souterrain gallery, Seaside Heights, New Jersey

3. "Lambertville Legends" curated by the Lambertville Chamber of Commerce, shadfest scholarship poster auction, Lambertville, NJ

4. "Born Of Wonder", curated by Diana Moore, D&R Greenway Land Trust, Princeton, New Jersey

2010

1. "Stampede", Le souterrain gallery, Seaside Heights, New jersey

2. Gallery representation in "Gary Giordano Gallery" Lambertville, New Jersey

Curatorial/Community projects

2018:

1. The IPKO: The international portrati knockout @ The New Hope Arts Center, New Hope, Pa

2017:

1. THIS'n That, MAY 7th-9th, Prallsville mills, Stockton, New Jersey. Founded, Organized, promoted, curated, and hung large group exhibition running in conjunction with THE HUNTERDON ART TOUR. The event included, musical performances, an opening party, and food for guests. About 250 people from the local community attended throughout the weekend.

http://www.laurenkindle.com/blog/2017/5/9/a-weekend-of-art

2. EZ2STEAL, March 25th, Prallsville mills, Stockton, New Jersey. Co-founded, Organized, promoted, curated, and hung large group exhibition/art sale featuring over 80 artists and over 400 works Nearly 100 art works were sold in three hours to benefit artists and the preservation of the Prallsville mills as a vibrant artist colony. Over 350 people from the local community attended the event.

The Asbury park press: http://www.app.com/story/entertainment/arts/2017/03/23/ez2steal-prallsville-mills/99434804/

2016:

3. "Fill the mills", December 23rd, Prallsville mills, Stockton, New Jersey. Founded, Organized, promoted, curated, and hung large group pop up exhibition to celebrate local artists and begin building community.

2015:

1. "FIRST/SHIFT/THIRD", The Milk Crate Gallery, Frenchtown, NJ. Founded, Organized, promoted, curated, hung, group exhibition featuring 23 artists and their studio works that are considered outcasts, anomalies, and misfits in order to shed light on the presence of autonomy within the artistic process.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4jfo8oAw0fc

2011:

1. "Santa is that you?" December, 2011, Le souterrain gallery, seaside heights nj. Founded, Organized, promoted, curated, hung, group exhibition featuring 75 artists. The event included, musical performances, an opening party, and food for guests. Over 300 guests attended the opening party.

2010:

1. "Stampede", July, 2010, Le souterrain gallery, seaside heights nj. Founded, Organized, promoted, curated, hung, group exhibition featuring 60 artists. The event included, musical performances, an opening party, and food for guests. Over 300 guests attended the opening party.

Other professional inclusions:

1. Founder of "LE Souterrain gallery" in seaside heights, Nj : acquired, cleaned out, converted, built out, gallery space in the basement of an arcade on the seaside heights boardwalk after realizing the need for a communal/local artistic space to exhibit. Tasks included : construction clean out, gut renovation, mild fund raising, finding/ organizing volunteers, building walls, installing lights, and painting floors. Space was destroyed during hurricane Sandy.

2. Studio assistant for Tom Sanford, tasks included : painting infamous paintings, building surfaces, studio maintenance and hanging shows.

3. Studio assistant for Tony Lasalle, tasks included: underpainting, building surfaces, studio maintenance and hanging shows.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

1. 2012-2013: Teaching Assistant for Peter Barnett at MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY, Painting class levels : 1,2 and 4. Tasks included: Responsible for creating prompts/assignments, live demonstrations, lectures, and all general requirements of teaching/running/ organizing a HE seminar.

2. 2014: Teaching assistant for Patricia Cronin, Brooklyn College, class : "Artistic Anatomy": Responsible for live demonstrations, lectures, and general requirements of teaching/running/ organizing an HE seminar.

3. 2017: Adjunct Professor of 2dimensional design at Warren County Community College, NJ.

4. 2019: VOICE THRU VISION: At the onset of Coronavirus, I created a free 16 week online workshop teaching the elements of design, color theory, compositional structures, and the principles of form and content while demonstrating their applications in both historical and contemporary works to isolated adult-aspiring artists. The course included online lectures, artistic prompts, online group critique, and overall group support.

5. Private lessons: please see article below:

http://www.laurenkindle.com/blog/2016/2/24/summer-awakening

Press:

2017:

1. The Asbury park press: http://www.app.com/story/entertainment/arts/2017/03/23/ez2steal-prallsville-mills/99434804/

2. Travel magazine: http://www.travelmag.com/articles/art-galleries-harlem/

3. Proximity arts blog: https://proximityarts.org/2017/02/17/insideoutside-at-gitler-_____/

Older:

2. The Asbury Park Press:http://www.app.com/story/news/local/southern-ocean-county/2016/06/17/annual-lbi-art-opener-featured-dozens-artists/86031724/

3. The Philadelphia Inquirer: http://articles.philly.com/2016-06-26/news/74013212_1_gallery-art-snobs-exhibit

4. The New York Times: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/11/11/nyregion/where-audubon-found-repose-sprayed-on-specimens-alight.html?referrer=&_r=0

5. Artnet: https://news.artnet.com/in-brief/john-james-audubon-takes-flight-in-harlem-164374