Josephine Pauley Durkin
2103 Saint John Street
Greenville, TX 75401
903-268-5081
josephinedurkin@hotmail.com

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.


Grants, Fellowships, Awards, Honors

2006 Faculty Development Grant
Texas A&M University - Commerce
2006 Faculty Mini Grant
Texas A&M University - Commerce
2003 – 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 – 2003 Constellation College Scholarship
1998 – 2002 Dean’s Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Virginia Commonwealth University
 
1998 Winner of the Kennedy Center’s Young Playwright Competition
1993 Terri and Sherri Malone Scholarship for Art


Exhibition Record

2008 Upcoming Solo Exhibition, Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University
Wichita, KS
2007 Liquid Room - Video Art & Architecture Event, The Cultural Communication Centre of Klaipeda, Lithuania
2006 Tear, Cut, Fold and Lean, solo exhibition, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2006 Annual Faculty Exhibition, University Gallery, Texas A&M University - Commerce, TX
2006 VideoMixTape5, Kunstraum Innsbruck, Austria
2006 Right On Cue, solo exhibition, State of Flux Gallery in Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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 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 tion… , 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.


Bibliography

2006 Teschner, John, The Rock Show, Alexandria Gazette, 3E
2006 Warren, Jeff, Paper Rocking Chairs, www.vestaldesign.com
2003 Richards, Mary, Approaching Art with Drive, Loudoun Magazine, p. 32
2002 Jones, Steven L., Lilliputian Art: Locker 50B Proves that Size Doesn’t Matter in Art. Style Weekly, p. 28
1998 Saulny, Susan, A Discovery for All to See: 18-Year-Old’s Play Traces A Very Personal Journey, Washington Post, Loudoun Extra, VO3
1993 O’Harrow, R., Putting Their Ambitions to the Test, Washington Post, A1.


Publications

1998 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C.
1996 Odyssey of the Mind World Finals, Aimes, Iowa
1992 Virginia Young Poets Society, Leesburg, Virginia


Conferences, Presentations, Workshops, Symposia

2006 Guest artist and speaker for Texelectronica, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas
2002 – 2003 Guest Woodworking Instructor, Orchard House School for Girls
1996 – 1997 Annual Odyssey of the Mind Invitational Coordinator
Alexandria, Virginia
1999 Pottery By Hand: Handbuilding and Wheel Throwing Workshop
Leesburg, Virginia


Additional Relevant Experience

2006 Assistant Professor of Art, Sculpture Department, Texas A&M University- Commerce
2005 Sculptor and Set Designer for the Puppet Co., Glen Echo, MD
2005 Artist Assistant for Barrie Pinske, New Bedford, MA
2005 Monitor for "Intermediate Sculpture, Casting Techniques"
Yale University, New Haven, CT
2004 Drawing Teacher for Exploration Summer Program
Yale University, New Haven, CT
2004 Teaching Assistant for "Woodworking Methods"
Yale University, New Haven, CT
2004 Teaching Assistant for "Problem Solving with Electromechanical
Systems"
Mechanical Engineering Department, Yale University, New Haven, CT
2003-2005 Woodshop Monitor for Hammond Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT
2003 Substitute Art Teacher for Loudoun County Public Schools
2002-2003 Guest Woodworking Instructor, Orchard House School for Girls, Richmond, VA
2002 Teacher’s Assistant for “Introduction to Sculpture”
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2002 Internship, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
2002 Charter Member, ART CLUB, Richmond, VA


Technical Abilities

Able to operate the following equipment:

miter saw, band saw, table saw, jigsaw, spyda saw, planer, joiner, Dremel, grinder, drill 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.

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