Education |
| 2005 |
MFA in Sculpture, Yale University, New Haven, CT |
| 2002 |
BFA in Sculpture, Virginia
Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA |
| 2002 |
Lorenzo de Medici School
of Art, Florence, Italy |
| 1994 |
Corcoran School of Art,
Washington D.C. |
Teaching and Relevant Experience
|
| August, 2012 – Present |
Associate Professor of Art, Texas A&M University - Commerce |
| 2006 – July, 2012 |
Assistant Professor of Art, Texas A&M University - Commerce
Courses include Sculpture, 3-Dimensional Design, Contemporary Issues in Art, Visual Stroke / Verbal Expression, Graduate Seminar and Special Topics in Video Art, Commerce, TX |
| 2010 |
Interim Graduate Coordinator, Studio Arts, Texas A&M University - Commerce |
| 2005 |
Sculptor and Set Designer for the
Puppet Co., Glen Echo, MD |
| 2004 |
Drawing Teacher for Exploration
Summer Program
Yale University, New Haven, CT |
| 2003-2005 |
Teaching Assistant, Yale University, New Haven, CT |
Solo Exhibitions
|
| 2013 |
Gathering Flora, The Dallas Contemporary, Dallas, Texas |
| 2012 |
Icing (Just like this…), solo exhibition, University Gallery, Texas A&M University – Commerce, TX |
| 2011 |
When I saw you last…, solo exhibition, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX |
| 2011 |
Suspended Here and Hovering There, solo exhibition, The Front Gallery, New Orleans, LA |
| 2010 |
Excerpts and Conversations, solo exhibition at Metro Space Gallery, Richmond, VA |
| 2008 |
Moved and Removed, solo exhibition at the
Ulrich Museum of Art, KS |
| 2006 |
Tear, Cut, Fold and Lean, solo exhibition, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA |
| 2006 |
Right On Cue, solo
exhibition, State of Flux
Gallery in Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
Selected Group Exhibitions
|
| 2012 |
Five by Five, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL |
| 2012 |
Liquid Identities, International Video Art Festival, Scoletta di San Giovanni Battista, Venice, Italy |
| 2012 |
Town and Country, Brand 10 Gallery, Fort Worth, TX |
| 2012 |
Wish you were here, A.I.R. Gallery, NY, NY |
| 2011 |
Wish! Exhibition and auction, The Dallas Contemporary, Dallas, TX |
| 2011 |
Dia de los Muertos, group exhibition, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX |
| 2011 |
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Texas A&M University – Commerce, TX |
| 2010 |
Plastic, group exhibition, Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA |
| 2010 |
Precious, Soo Rye Gallery, Rye, NH |
| 2010 |
Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2010 |
Performing Light, Lightselect Teofilo, Polignano a Mare, Bari, Italy |
| 2010 |
Liquid Cities, Video, Art & Architecture Event, P4 Kuntshouse, Calgary, Canada |
| 2010 |
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Texas A&M University – Commerce, Commerce, TX |
| 2009 |
EXCHANGE: Between North and South
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi |
| 2009 |
Intricacies, Lohin Geduld Gallery, NY, NY |
| 2009 |
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Texas A&M University - Commerce |
| 2008 |
Pix 2, University of Texas – Dallas, TX |
| 2008 |
Artists / Professors, Tarrant County College, Dallas, TX |
| 2007 |
Faculty Show, University Gallery, Texas A&M – Commerce |
| 2007 |
Group Exhibition with Peter Lamb, Laura Bracciale and Hedwig Jacobs CTRL Gallery, Houston, TX |
| 2007 |
Liquid Room - Video Art &
Architecture Event, The Cultural Communication
Centre of Klaipeda, Lithuania |
| 2006 |
Annual Faculty Exhibition,
University Gallery, Texas A&M University - Commerce,
TX |
| 2006 |
VideoMixTape5, Kunstraum Innsbruck,
Austria |
| 2005 |
Manhatten Public Access, NY, NY |
| 2005 |
Community Theater, Art Space
Annex, New Haven, CT |
| 2005 |
Video Pleasures of the East,
Worth Ryder Gallery, University of
California, Berkeley, CA |
| 2005 |
Graduate Thesis Exhibition,
Green Hall Gallery, Yale
University, New Haven, CT |
| 2004 |
Adapt and Overcome, Green
Hall Gallery, Yale University, New
Haven, CT |
| 2004 |
Gener8,
Gigantic Art Space, NY, NY |
| 2003 |
Cross Town Traffic, John Slade Ely House, New Haven, CT |
| 2003 |
First Year
Graduate Work, Green Hall Gallery, Yale University,
New Haven,CT |
| 2003 |
Open Studios,
Hammond Hall, New Haven, CT |
| 2003 |
Senior Show,
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA |
| 2003 |
Great Small
Works: Toy Theatre Exhibition, HERE Gallery, NY, NY |
| 2002 |
Matchbox
Shoebox, Bradford Gallery, Richmond, VA |
| 2002 |
tionÉ , 817
Gallery, Richmond, VA |
| 2002 |
Knots and
Bows, 50B, Richmond, VA |
| 2002 |
FEAR, Polka
Dot Gallery, Richmond, VA |
| 2002 |
To the
Nth Degree, Touchstone Gallery, Washington D.C. |
| 2002 |
Set Velocity,
Orange Door Gallery, Richmond, VA |
| 2002 |
Sprung, 50B,
Richmond, VA |
| 2002 |
Student
Exhibition, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA |
| 2001 |
projet
MOBILIVRE, International Exhibition |
| 2001 |
Solids and
Stripes, solo exhibition, VCU Art Space, Richmond,
VA |
| 2001 |
Like a
Virgin, Liberation Space, Richmond, VA |
| 2001 |
Hungry,
Puddin' Heads, Richmond, VA |
| 2001 |
Methods and
Madness, 815 Gallery, Richmond, VA |
| 2001 |
Identity,
Bradford Gallery, Richmond, VA |
| 2001 |
Layers,
Bradford Gallery, Richmond, VA |
| 2001 |
Not Accepted, Shaeffer Court, Richmond, VA |
| 2000 |
Art Count
2000, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA |
| 1998 |
Student
Exhibition, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA |
| 1994 |
Student
Exhibition, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington,
D.C. |
Selected Bibliography
|
| 2012 |
Murrell, Leslie, Review, Fort Worth, Town and Country, Pastelegram.org |
| 2012 |
Richards, Ryder, Art Review: Lost in Suburbia, Front Row, D Magazine |
| 2012 |
Odom, Michael, You Can Live Better, Catalogue essay for Icing (Just like this...) |
| 2011 |
Hendley, Meghen, The Front Row, Houston NPR, interview on January 29th 2011 |
| 2011 |
Mayo Review, image of Filtered and Clipped (Please tell me again…) selected for the cover |
| 2010 |
Newton, Christina E., January 2010 Art Top Picks for First Fridays, www.richmond.com |
| 2010 |
Curran, Colleen, First Fridays Profile: Josephine Durkin, www.richmond.com |
| 2008 |
Braden, Mande, Femin-em-in-em: A Crash Course in the Complex Philosophy of Feminism, Naked City, Volume I, Issue IV, p. 17 |
| 2008 |
Prather, Erica, Shifts and Surprises for Texas Artist at Ulrich, The Wichita Eagle, 13D |
| 2008 |
Jeremijenko, Natalie, Being Moved: On the Strange Gestures, Gentle Actions, and Moving Works of Josephine Durkin, Ulrich Project Series Exhibition Catalogue |
| 2008 |
Odom, Michael, Critics’ Pix 2, Exhibition Catalogue |
| 2007 |
Oinonen, Anders, CTRL Gallery, Houston Paper City |
| 2006 |
Teschner, John, The Rock Show,
Alexandria Gazette, 3E |
| 2006 |
Warren, Jeff, Paper Rocking Chairs, www.vestaldesign.com |
Selected Conferences, Presentations, Workshops and Symposia
|
2012 |
Visiting Artist and Lecturer for the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth |
| 2012 |
Visiting Artist and Lecturer for the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| 2011 |
Lecturer and Juror for Sam Houston State University, TX |
| 2010 |
Perspectives Gallery Talk, The Dallas Contemporary, Dallas, TX |
| 2010 |
Lecturer for CLiC, Texas A&M University - Commerce |
| 2010 |
Lecturer and Visiting Artist at Virginia Commonweatlh University, Richmond, VA |
| 2010 |
Selected Artist and Lecturer to run a session of Art Camp and Drawing from the Collection at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth |
| 2010 |
Guest Artist and Presenter at the ISAS Arts Festival, St. Mark’s School, Dallas, TX |
| 2008 |
Selected Artist and Lecturer to run a session of Art Camp at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth |
| 2008 |
Speaker and Presenter at the Texas Artist Education Association Conference, San Antonio, TX |
| 2008 |
Guest Speaker at the Loudoun County Rotary Club, Leesburg, VA |
| 2008 |
Guest Speaker at Potomac High School, Leesburg, VA |
| 2008 |
Guest Lecturer and Visiting Artist at Wichita State University |
| 2007 |
Guest Lecturer at the University of North Texas |
| 2006 |
Guest Speaker for Texelectronica, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth |
| 2002 |
Building a Car From Scratch, Joint Project with VCU Engineering Department |
| 2002 |
Microchip Programming Workshop with guest artist Michael Rodomer |
Grants, Fellowships, Awards and Honors
|
| 2011 |
Faculty Development Travel Grant
Texas A&M University - Commerce |
| 2011 |
Special Project Grants
Department of Art, Graduate School of Research, and the College of Humanities,
Social Sciences and Arts, Texas A&M University – Commerce |
| 2010 |
Faculty Development Travel Grant
Texas A&M University - Commerce |
| 2010 |
Faculty Development Leave awarded for the Spring 2011 Semester
Texas A&M University - Commerce |
| 2009 |
Faculty Research Enhancement Grant
Texas A&M University – Commerce |
| 2009 |
Faculty Mini Grant
Texas A&M University - Commerce |
| 2008 |
Faculty Mini Grant, Solo Exhibition at Metro Space Gallery
Texas A&M University - Commerce |
| 2008 |
Faculty Mini Grant, Improvements for Studio Facilities
Texas A&M University - Commerce |
| 2007 |
Faculty Mini Grant
Texas A&M University - Commerce |
| 2007 |
Faculty Mini Grant
Texas A&M University - Commerce |
| 2006 |
Faculty Development Grant
Texas A&M University - Commerce |
| 2006 |
Faculty Mini Grant
Texas A&M University - Commerce |
| 2003 Ð
2004 |
Graduate
Fellowship
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts |
| 2002 |
Dean's
Scholarship for Sculpture
Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 2002 |
VCU World
Scholarship
Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 2002 |
Undergraduate
Research Grant
Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 2001 |
Distinguished
Faculty Achievement Award
Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 1999 Ð
2003 |
Constellation
College Scholarship |
| 1998 Ð
2002 |
Dean's
Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 1998 |
Winner of the
Kennedy Center's Young Playwright Competition |
| 1996 |
World Finalist Team Member, Thomas Jefferson High School
for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA |
| 1993 |
Terri and
Sherri Malone Scholarship for Art |
Committees |
| 2010– present |
Faculty Development Committee, Texas A&M University - Commerce |
| 2009 – present |
Panel Member for Graduate Thesis Presentations, Visual Communication Program |
| 2007 – present |
Chair of four Graduate Thesis Committees |
| 2006 – present |
Committee member for ten Graduate Thesis Committees |
| 2008 |
Department of Art Head Search Committee, Texas A&M - Commerce |
| 2007 |
Photography Search Committee, Texas A&M University - Commerce |
Technical Abilities
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Able to operate the following equipment:
Miter saw, band saw, table saw, jigsaw, radial arm saw, panel saw, planer, joiner, Dremel, grinder, drill press, printing press, router, chisel and mallet, welding equipment, metal lathe, milling machine, plasmacutter, sewing machine and pottery wheel. Able to cast in plastic, rubber, plaster, wax and bronze. Able to edit material using Final Cut Pro, iMovie and Photoshop.
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