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Dave Beck
Director and Assistant Professor
Digital Arts & Sciences Program
PO Box 5760
Clarkson University
Potsdam, NY 13699-5760

315-268-4205
Fax 315-268-6485

Education

2007   MFA   Sculpture & Extended Media, University of Wisconsin -Madison
2006   MA     Sculpture & Extended Media, University of Wisconsin -Madison
2002   BA      Studio Art & Ancient Studies, St. Olaf College, Cum Laude, Departmental Distinction

Areas of Specialization:  Digital Art (emphasis: 3D Modeling, Rapid Prototyping, & Animation), Foundations, Sculpture

2007 - Pres.      Director & Assistant Professor of Digital Art, Clarkson University (Potsdam, NY)
2006 – 2007      Instructor of Record, 104: Introduction to Three-Dimensional Design, U. of Wisconsin - Madison
2005 – 2006      Instructor of Record, 108 & 208:  Modern to Contemporary Art Survey, U. of Wisconsin -Madison

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2012           Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Nebraska City, NE

2010            Continuation, Gibson Gallery, State University of New York - Potsdam

2009           The Interior Plot, Overture Center Gallery, Madison, WI

2007            After the Hunt , 7th Floor Gallery, Madison, WI

2006            Corporate/Domestic, Slingshot Gallery, Madison, WI

                     UW-Marathon Distinguished Visiting Artist Exhibit , Marathon, WI

2005            Support Our Troops. Galerie Seven Thirty Four, Madison, WI

2004            Your Heart is No Match for My Love, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN.

2002            Rings , Dittmann Installation Room, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN.

Selected Group Exhibitions

2010           Constructed Landscapes, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

2009            International Juried Art Exhibition, Frederic Remington Museum, Ogdensburg, NY

                      Tabula Rasa, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ. Curated by Evonne M. Davis

                      Art vs. Starlight, Madison, WI. Curated by Wisconsin Union Gallery

2008            Animal Magnetism, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA

                      North Country Regional Art Show , Gibson Gallery, Potsdam, NY

                      Gimme Baby Robots Touring Exhibition  (Boston, Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, LA, San Francisco, & Memphis)

2007            iDEAs ’07 Exhibition, F.U.E.L. Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (part of iDMAa Conference)

                      The Art of the Digital Show, Lyceum Gallery, San Diego, CA. Curated by Neal Benezra

                      Sculpture at the Edge, Lawton Gallery, Green Bay, WI. Curated by Stephen Perkins
      
                      SIGGRAPH Conference Space -Time Exhibition, San Diego, CA

                      Impossible Cities, Peter Jones Gallery, Chicago, IL.

                      Drawing No Conclusions, UICA.  Grand Rapids, MI.  Curated by Dominic Molon

2006            PhotoMidwest 7-State Competition, Wisconsin Union Galleries, Madison, WI (Curated by Catherine Edelman)

                      University of Minnesota’s National Juried Exhibition, (Performance)Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

                      I’ve Got Issues, Social Justice Center, Madison, WI

                      North by Northwest, Diamond Ink Art Gallery, Milwaukee, WI

                      Art Student Invitational, State Street Gallery, Madison, WI.           

                      Madison - Milwaukee Exchange, Commonwealth Gallery, Madison, WI. Curated by MIAD

2005            Art Basel International Miami Beach, The Daily Constitutional, Miami, FL

                      Big Ten Conference Center Year Long Juried Exhibition, Park Forest, IL

                      Things Have Been Strange, Bad Dog Gallery, DeKalb, IL. Curated by Geoffrey Todd Smith

                      Online Auction of “Missile Car” on eBay

                      “Missile Car” Driving Performance. Streets of Madison, WI

                      Gun Show. ONETEN Gallery, Madison, WI.  Curated by Michael Andrews

                      Artist Designed Mini-Golf.  Mini-Golf Course, Madison, WI.

                       National Compact Competition. Baton Rouge, LA.

2004            Voice Your Vote, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN. Curated by Jane Becker

                      Sculpture, Silo Gallery, Stoughton, WI. Curated by Aris Georgiades

2003            The Associates, Northfield Arts Guild, Northfield, MN.  Curated by Kirsten Johnson.
           
                      Sweets, Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN.  Curated by Jill Ewald.

                      5 Minutes of Fame, online, www.mnartists.org.  Sponsored by the Walker Art Center.

2001           Minnesota State Juried Show, Rochester Arts Center, Rochester, MN.

Awards, Grants, & Fellowships

- Fellow, Minnesota Science Museum Pine Needles Residency, St. Croix, MN

- Outstanding New Teacher Award, Clarkson University

- Honorable Mention, Scientific Visualization Challenge, National Science Foundation & Science Magazine

- Juror, 2010 Remington Museum Members Exhibition, Ogdensburg, NY

- Fellow, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, VA (forthcoming 2010)

- Poster Presenter, College Art Association Conference, Chicago, IL

- Visiting Artist & Guest Juror, SUNY-Potsdam, Potsdam, NY (2009)

- Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts Residency Fellow, Nebraska City, NE (2009)

- Stone Quarry Hill Art Park Residency Fellow, Cazenovia, NY (forthcoming 2011)

- Visiting Artist & Guest Juror, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY (2009)

- Creativity & Visual Communications Seminar Leader, STEM Grant (2008-2009)

- Lead Faculty Representative, Clarkson Student Center Steering Committee (2007-2009)

- Safe Schools, Healthy Students of St. Lawrence County Website Grant Co-Coordinator 2007-2008

- Phalanx Commendable Service Award, Clarkson University, 2008

- Instructor of Record in Three-Dimensional Design, UW-Madison, WI, 2006-2007

- Distinguished Visiting Artist Exhibition & Lecture Series Participant, UW-Marathon, WI, 2006

- Artwork chosen to represent UW-Madison at The Big Ten Conference Center, Park Ridge, IL, 2005-2006

- Instructor of Record in Contemporary Art Theory & Criticism, UW-Madison, WI, 2005

- Graduate Student Representative, UW-Madison, WI, 2004-2007

- Personal Assistant to Aris Georgiades, UW-Madison, WI, 2004-05

- Yearlong Apprenticeship Grant, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN. 2002-03

- Departmental Distinction, St. Olaf College Art Department, Northfield, MN. 2002

- Teaching Assistantship, Bronze Casting, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN. 2001-2003

Bibliography

The New York Times Online Slideshow “Visualizing Science” Image 3, 2/19/10

National Geographic Online Slideshow “Best Science Pictures Announced”, 2/19/10

National Science Foundation Online International Science & Engineering Challenge Winners, 2/19/10

Science, International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge Winners, 2/19/10

the blogpaper (UK-based newspaper about blogs), Jellyfish Burger (page 9) Issue #1 9/25/09

Grace Johnson, "Artist Works with Volunteers for GPS Project" Nebraska City News-Press, May 28th, 2009

Jellyfish Burger (artist credit) in DISCOVER Magazine Online, July 1st, 2009

Jellyfish Burger (artist credit) in Scientific American Online, March 24th, 2009

Jellyfish Burger (artist credit) in BlueSci Magazine, Issue #15 of April 2009, University of Cambridge, England

“Gamescenes. Art in the Age of Videogames” featured artist in the first book dedicated to video games and art. 
Edited by Matteo Bittanti and Domenico Quaranta. 454 pgs., 2006. www.gamescenes.org

Kristian Knutsen “Rockstar Squashes Online Installation” Isthmus Magazine, Feb 14th, 2006

Kristian Knutsen “A Warrior’s Highest Score” Isthmus Magazine, February 7th, 2006

Dave Beck, “How I Learned to Support the Troops ” The Daily Constitutional, 2005 (Nationally Circulated Artist Periodical)

Elizabeth Wachowski, “Madison man, missile make a statement on eBay” Wisconsin State Journal, August 28th, 2005

Tom Laskin, “Missile for sale” Isthmus, August 26th, 2005

Holly Noe, “Ribbon Rocket is Artillery Art” coreweekly, July 7th, 2005, Vol. 1, Issue 46

Doug Moe, “Artist Spitting Image to be Shown” Capital Times, February 7th, 2005

Jakki Spicer, “Mortality in Deer and Infants at the Soap”  www.mnartists.org, June 2, 2004

Kelly Zwagerman, "Minneapolis Artist Working at St. Olaf on a Grant," Northfield News, January 11, 2003

Digital Skills

Analog Skills

Proficient in teaching/using Sculptural techniques including but not limited to:

- Metals Casting

- Metal
(Metal Lathe, TIG welder, MIG welder, oxyacetylene welder, plasma cutter, vertical and horizontal band saw, chop saw, drill press, manual roller, sandblaster, hand tools)

- Woodworking
            (table saw, panel saw, band saw, chop saw, planer, jointer, disc sander, belt sander, drill press, hand tools)

- Plastics

- Plaster Molds & other Moldmaking

- Public Art & the “business side” of art

 Collections & Commissions

Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts
Wells Fargo Bank
Culver's Corporation
Madison Social Justice Center
Permanent Installation in Political Science Building, UW-Madison Campus, Sponsored by CAC (Pending)
David & Kassie Teng           
Michael Rea                                   
Geoffrey Todd Smith
Amy Chaloupka
Jill Baker & Nelson Goranson
Taylor & Rachel Walker
Byron & Cheryl Bennett
Karen Kasel