Lou Joseph


Lou Joseph
Visual Arts Specialist, Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (www.promotionandarts.org)
Director, ICA Baltimore (icabaltimore.org)

b. 11 November 1975
Youngstown, Ohio, USA


Education

MFA (Master of Fine Arts), Indiana University
Bloomington, IN, USA
August 2004
• Printmaking and Installation Works currently living and working in
• Master’s Thesis on quantity theory: Baltimore, MD;
Repetition and Repetitious Acts
• Thesis Exhibition: Perfecture_01

BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts), Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, Ohio, USA
• Painting, Sculpture and Printmaking
• History minor
• Graduated Cum Laude


Current and Upcoming Projects

• 2012-present: founding member and director, ICA Baltimore


Selected Awards

• 2013 August, Free Fall Baltimore Grant recipient, Baltimore Office for the Promotion of the Arts,Baltimore (MD); 500 USD
• 2012 August, Free Fall Baltimore Grant recipient, Baltimore Office for the Promotion of the Arts,Baltimore (MD); 800 USD
• 2012 July, Think Big Grant recipient, Station North Arts and Entertainment District and the National Endowment for the Arts, Baltimore (MD); 1000 USD
• 2008 October, Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center (VT); 1000 USD
• 2007-2008, Emerging Artist Grant, Durham Art Council (NC); 1500 USD
• 2005 May, First Prize, CityLights Exhibition, Academy of Art, Krakow, Poland; exhibition, catalogue, installation of work in bus stops throughout city
• 2004-05, Book Arts and Printmaking Fellowship, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice, Italy housing, supplies, 10,000 Euro stipend
• 2005 June, Merit Scholarship, Ox-Bow Summer School of Art, Saugatauk, Michigan; 1000 USD
• 2005 June, Work Scholarship, Ox-Bow Summer School of Art, Saugatauk, Michigan; 550 USD
• 2005 April, Doctoral Grant-in-Aid of Research, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana; 700 USD
• 2003-04, Associate Instructorship, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, tuition waiver, 8000 USD stipend
• 2003 October, Doctoral Grant-in-Aid of Research, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana; 500 USD
• 2002-03, Associate Instructorship, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana, tuition waiver; 7800 USD stipend
• 2001-02, Graduate Assistantship, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, tuition waiver; 6800 USD stipend
• 1998 May, Cum Laude, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio
• 1998 May, Juror’s Award, All-Student Juried Exhibition, Delaware, Ohio; 100 USD
• 1997 April, Dorothy Getz Memorial Fellowship, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio; 500 USD
• 1996 April, Annie Rogers Rusk Award, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio; 500 USD
• 1994 Merit Scholarship, Youngstown Junior Bowlers Association, Youngstown, Ohio; 700 USD


Exhibition Record

2014
Maspeth's World of Wheels, Long Island City, NY: July 21, 2014, Knockdown Center

2013
REAM, Baltimore, MD (DUO): July 8-19, 2013, Station North Chicken Box
Selfie, Baltimore, MD: June 8, 2013 through July 13, 2013, Guest Spot

2012
I'm Loving it, Brooklyn, NY: November 4, 2012, Mazda 5 Gallery
Method of Exchange, Farmington, ME: October 26 - November 17, 2012, Points North
Search Engine, Baltimore, MD (SOLO): January 10-21, 2012, ICA Baltimore
2012 Invitational, Spartanburg, SC: February 20-March 21, 2012, Hub-Bub Showroom Gallery
Erroneous Tome, Baltimore, MD (DUO): August 4-19, 2012, Current Gallery
National Parking, Baltimore, MD: July 20-22, 2012, Artscape Baltimore
Station North Salon Show, Baltimore, MD: August 3 – September 10, 2012, Windup Space
Printmix, Baltimore, MD: April 12 – May 5, 2012, Current Gallery

2011
Compression/Expansion, Baltimore, MD: June 30 - Aug 3, 2011, Gormley Gallery
campcamp, Baltimore, MD: May 30 - June 2, 2011, Transmodern Festival
New Impressions, New Hope, Arkansas: April 3 - May 10, Lyon College Gallery

2010
Tent Cities, Durham, North Carolina (SOLO): September 3 – October 30, 2010, Upfront Gallery
Hexchange, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: March 2-31, 2010, MyHouse Gallery
88 keys, Los Angeles, California: June 1-18, 2010, Valencia Art Space
Hope Against Hope, Baltimore, Maryland: October 8 – 15, 2010, Phoenix Shot Tower

2009
No Danger, Bloomington, Indiana: January 7 – March 14, 2009, SoFA Gallery
Displaced, Chicago, Illinois: March 25 – 31, 2009, A+D Gallery
Lotta Art, Baltimore, Maryland: April 24-30, School 33 Gallery
One Year, Baltimore, Maryland: May 1-30, Wind-Up Space
An Abundance of Forms, Hasselt-Stevoort, Belgium: June 21 – Aug 29, 2009, Galerie In Vorm
Abandon Ship, Baltimore, Maryland: July 12 – August 11, 2009, Current Gallery
Everybody’s Got (More) Money Issues, Chicago, Illinois: Aug 10 – Dec 31, 2009, Mess Hall
Germ Theory, Baltimore, Maryland (SOLO): September 11 – October 3, 2009, School 33 Gallery
Hexchange, Baltimore, Maryland: October 10 – November 15, 2009, Hexagon Gallery

2008
Here Be Monsters, Raleigh, North Carolina: March 7 – April 2, 2008, Flanders311 Art Gallery
Repressed III, Richmond, Virginia: March 18 – April 22, 2008, Gallery 5
PRINTED: Prints and Books from North Carolina Artists, Greensboro, North Carolina
January 19 – February 28, 2008, Greenhill Center for NC Art
No Danger, Richmond, Virginia; West Lafayette, Indiana
February 1 – 28, 2008, Richmond International Airport (as part of SGC conference)
September 2 – October 12, 2008, Purdue University Art Gallery
Art on Paper 2008, Greensboro, North Carolina: Oct. 19, 2008 – Jan. 25, 2009, Weatherspoon Art Museum

2007
War in Heaven II, Greensboro, North Carolina (DUO): February 14 – March 14, 2007, EUC Art Gallery
Emission, Penang, Malaysia: July 1 – 31, 2007, Penang State Art Gallery
Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Raleigh, North Carolina: August 23 – 31, 2007, Flanders Art Gallery
The Sketchbook Project, Atlanta, Georgia: November 27 – December 17, 2007, Art House Gallery

2006
War in Heaven I, Bloomington, Indiana (DUO): November 17-30, 2006, Art Hospital
Emission, Columbia, SC; Philadelphia, PA; Stauton, Virginia, West Lafayette, Indiana
May 15 – June 30, 2006, University of South Carolina
May 1 – 31, 2006, University of the Arts, Philadelphia
September 4 – 20, 2006, Mary Baldwin College, Stauton, Virginia
September 15 – October 20, 2006, Purdue University

2005
View from Venice: From the Collection of the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, New York; NY
January 28 – April 9, 2005; Center for Book Arts
Passaparola, Rome, Italy: May 1-15, 2005; Biblioteca Centrale Nazionale
Accumulation #1 (You know us better than you think), Venice, Italy (SOLO) May 30 – June 7, 2005; Galleria il Sotoportego
CityLights, Krakow, Poland: May 15 – June 12, 2005; Academy of Arts, Krakow
Bienalle del Libro d’Artista, Cassino, Italy: September 1 – October 24, 2005; Biblioteca Communale
Accumulation #2 (piles), Berlin, Germany (SOLO): October 7 – November 3, 2005; KunstOffice Gallery
Emission, Berlin, Germany; Venice, Italy September 3-7, 2005; Universitat der Kunste Berlin Gallery
December 20, 2005 – January 9, 2006 Galleria il Sotoportego, Venice

2004
Regime Change: New Work by Lou Joseph and Dan Hlavinka, Venice, Italy (DUO) August 15-Sept 10, 2004; Galleria il Sotoportego
Perfecture_01: MFA Thesis Exhibition, Bloomington, Indiana (SOLO): March 30-April 10, 2004; SoFA Gallery
Elements: IU Graduate Printmakers, Bloomington, Indiana: February 10-21, 2004; School of Fine Arts Gallery
Cream: A Juried Show of IU MFA & BFA Students, Indianapolis, Indiana: Feb. 1-16, 2004; Dean Johnson Gallery

2003
The Library of Babel: Collaborative Books 2000-2003, Bloomington, Indiana (SOLO) March 14-31, 2003; Fine Arts Library Gallery
Graduate Printmakers: Indiana Univ, RISD & Tyler, Rome, Italy: June 20-July 28; Tyler Univ in Rome Gallery
The Regular Paper Show, Roswell, New Mexico: June 25-July 17, 2003; University of New Mexico-Roswell
Bed, Bloomington, Indiana (SOLO): August 1-20, 2003; Fuller Projects
Wexford Artist’s Book Exhibition, Wexford, Ireland
September 6-October 10, 2003; Wexford Art Centre
July 16-28, 2003; Fairlawn Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
November 1-15, 2003; University Of West England, Bristol, England
Live Loads/Modular Facades Bloomington, Indiana (SOLO): October 29-November 9, 2003; Art Building

2002
Insulation, Bloomington, Indiana (SOLO): December 4-7, 2002, School of Fine Arts Gallery
Thirteen (IU Graduate Printmakers), Bloomington, Indiana: December 3-7, 2002, School of Fine Arts Gallery

2001
Prints/Paintings, Columbus, Ohio (SOLO):June 28-July 10, 2001; Exposure Gallery


Teaching Experience

2013, Adjunct Instructor, Screen Printing
Maryland Institute College of Art; Baltimore, Maryland
• Teaching one semester long course in screen printing, writing the syllabus and designing the assignments (Instructor of record.)
• Teaching undergraduate students basics of printings, coating screens along with advanced topics.


2009, Adjunct Instructor, Intaglio Printmaking
Maryland Institute College of Art; Baltimore, Maryland
• Teaching one semester long course in intaglio printmaking, writing the syllabus and designing the assignments (Instructor of record.)
• Teaching undergraduate students basic etching, aquatints, and a variety of inking methods
• Working with faculty and shop techs to make physical improvements with the department’s intaglio shop.

2007-2008, Visiting Artist, Cyanotype, Collaborative Print Methods
Anchor Graphics and New Hampshire Institute of Art; Chicago, IL & Manchester, NH
• Taught one weekend workshop in cyanotype printing to a group of 10 students, various ages and experience levels (Anchor Graphics, May 2007)
• Taught one 2 day workshop to undergraduates and BFA in collaborative print methods, delivered two lectures on my work, gave individual critiques to BFA students (NH Institute of Art, March 2008)
• Taught weekend workshop in collaborative print methods to a group of 10 students (Anchor Graphics, July 2008)

2006, Adjunct Instructor, Visual Studies Department
Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Taught course in beginning drawing to undergraduate students, writing the syllabus and assignments. (Instructor of record.)
• Worked to other drawing instructors to implement curriculum in department.

2004-05, Book Arts and Printmaking Fellow, Annual Courses, Study Abroad Programs, Summer Programs
Scuola Internazionale di Grafica; Venice, Italy
• Taught one year-long, one semester-long, one five week and one two week intensive book arts classes with Italian and study abroad students. (Instructor of record)
• Assisted one year-long advanced printmaking class, and one five week intaglio printmaking class.
• Managed the shop assistant with the school director.
• Recommended non-toxic processes in existing facility.

2003-04, Associate Instructor, Printmaking
Indiana University, Bloomington; Indiana
• Taught screen printing, intaglio, lithography and relief as well as advanced topics and techniques. (Instructor of record)
• Managed print studio, maintenance and budget.
• Implemented non-toxic processes in existing facility
• Researched and implemented facility improvements.

2002-03, Associate Instructor, Beginning Drawing
Indiana University; Bloomington, Indiana
• Taught foundations level drawing to majors and non-majors, developing my own syllabus and assignments. (Instructor of record)
• Integrated lectures on historical masters with contemporary applications.

2001-02, Graduate Assistant, Printmaking Department
Indiana University; Bloomington, Indiana
• Assisted professor with teaching upper-level screen printing class.
• Conducted demos and assisted with critiques for class.
• Co-managed graduate print shop, maintenance and budget.


Projects, Collaborations, Exchange Portfolios

2012 High Five: exchange portfolio with 10 international artists
2009 Displaced: exchange portfolio with 21 international artists
2008 Love, Death, Life, Soul: group residency with 6 international artists, in Kasterlee, Belgium, at the Frans Masereal Center, to produce a portfolio of prints
2005 Emission: exchange portfolio with 20 international artists, as part of the Impakt printmaking
conference in Berlin, Germany, participant.
2005 De Ja Vu: editioned book, participant.
2004 Home: IU Printmaking Workshop exchange portfolio, organizer and participant
2004 Print: editioned book, participant.
2003 Time: IU Printmaking Workshop exchange portfolio, participant.
2003 Art Building: Off-campus temporary exhibition space, participant.
2000- Collaborative Book Project: ongoing project, involving 50 artists and writers in books that are exchanged via the postal service, organizer and participant.


Professional Activities

2008-2013 Maryland Institute College of Art, Senior Preparator, Exhibitions
2008 Frans Masereal Center, artist-in-residence
2008 Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, artist-in-residence
2005 Atelier Toos Neger, artist-in-residence
2004-05 Scuola Internazionale di Grafica; curating and installing exhibitions in the school’s gallery, managing the school’s residency and visiting artist programs and helping overseas studies students adapt to Venice
2004 Ox-Bow Summer School of Art; artist-in-residence
2003-04 Graduate Employee Organization; steering committee member
2003-04 Graduate Print Exhibition; co-organizer- worked with another graduate student to organize the printmaking group exhibition, securing a curator and overseeing installation
2002 Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, IU Summer Program, participant
2000-01 Wexner Center for the Arts; tour guide and volunteer usher
1998-99 Tucson Public Art; assistant, helped plan and execute murals in Tucson, Arizona.
1997 OWU Fine Arts Gallery; Gallery Assistant; worked with professors and student to prepare senior BFA exhibition


Other Employment / Volunteer Experience

2006-2008 Duke University (NC), library asst, senior; preservation department
2006-2007 The Scrap Exchange (NC), instructor for outreach programs for creative reuse center
2006 Premium Retail Services (PA, NJ), furniture assembly
2005-2006 Amazon.com (DE), warehouse picker
2003-2004 Pic-A-Chic Farms (IN), basic carnival-related duties
2000-2001 Wexner Center for the Arts (OH), tour guide for exhibitions
2000-2001 The Ohio State Univ. Libraries (OH), technical services
1998-2000 Barnes and Noble, Inc (OH, AZ), bookseller and head cashier
1998 Old Adobe Doors (AZ), stock worker
1998 BFI Landfill (OH), soil tester
1997 Calvary Catholic Cemetery (OH), lawn maintenance
1994-1997 Youngstown Water Department (OH), fire hydrant painter, meter inspector


Lectures and Presentations

2008 Professional Artist Lecture; Muhlenberg College, Allentown PA
2008 Professional Artist Lecture; New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH
2008 Studio Work to Date; New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH
2007 Collaborative Processes; Duke University, Durham, NC (undergraduate seminar)
2006 Studio Practice(s); University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC (graduate student seminar)
2005 Accumulation #2; KunstOffice Gallery, Berlin, DE (gallery talk)
Studio Work to Date; Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice IT (slide talk on my work to date, given to University of Iowa study abroad students)
Accumulation #1; Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice IT (gallery talk)
Studio Work to Date; Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice IT (slide talk on my work to date, given to Boston University study abroad students)
2004 Perfecture_01; SoFA Gallery, Bloomington IN (gallery talk)
Repetition and Repetitious Acts; Indiana University, Bloomington IN (grad student seminar)
2003 Zu Bing and Repetition; Indiana University, Bloomington IN (grad student seminar)
2002 Recent Work and Influences; Indiana University, Bloomington IN (grad student seminar)


Collections

Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
Biblioteca Centrale Nazionale, Rome, Italy
Tate Britain Library and Research Centre, London, England
Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium
Frans Masereel Centrum, Kasterlee, Belgium
Ohio Wesleyan University Department of Art, Delaware, Ohio
Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, Indiana
Indiana University Fine Arts Library, Bloomington, Indiana
Indiana University Printmaking Department Archive, Bloomington, Indiana
Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice, Italy
International Printing Museum, Carson, California
Goya Contemporary, Baltimore, Maryland
Nudashank Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland

Various private collections in the United States and Europe