Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
2017 - 2014 | Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Denver, CO | Bachelors of Fine Arts, Valedictorian
SELECTED SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2023 | In-Dwelling, Leon Gallery, Denver, CO
2023 | Shadows Linger, Two-Person Exhibition with Chinn Wang, Pearl East Innovation Campus, Boulder, CO | Curated by Emilie Luckett and organized through Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
2021 | Silent Worlds, Art Gym, Denver, CO
2020 | It’s Becoming Familiar, Boulder Creative Collective, Boulder, CO
2019 | Give it time (+space), RiNo Made, Denver, CO
2019 | Blot, Two-Person Exhibition with Angela Craven, DoubleSpace, Denver, CO | Curated by: Deanne Gertner
2019 | Lull, Understudy, Denver, CO
2018 | Not an Aggregation, but a Symphony, Next Gallery, Denver, CO
2018 | Contact, Live Performance in Collaboration with Nathan Hall, Private Studio, Denver, CO
2018 | It's What's Beneath, The Temple, Denver, CO
2017 | Inchoate Thoughts, Seltzer Gallery, Great Falls, MT
2017 | Current State, Next Gallery, Denver, CO
2017 | To Grapple With It, Rude Gallery, Denver, CO
2017 | Everything, ReCreative Denver, Denver, CO
2017 | Oh, That's Nice., Rude Gallery, Denver, CO
2016 | Thoughts in Slumber, Dahl Gallery, Great Falls, MT
2015 | Open Studio, Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughn, County Clare, IR
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 | (forthcoming) Big Draw Colorado, Aravada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, CO | Juried by Emily Grace King and Collin Parsons
2023 | Denver Collage Club, Alto Gallery, Denver, CO | Curated by Mark Sink and Mario Zoots
2022 | Ends and Beginnings, Alto Gallery, Denver, CO | Curated by Raymundo Muñoz
2022 | BACK2SCHOOL, Friend of a Friend, Denver, CO | Curated by Derrick Velasquez
2022 | The Yellow Show, Dateline Gallery, Denver, CO | Curated by Jeromie Dorrance
2021 | SUMMERHOUSE, HOT•BED, Philadelphia, PA | Curated by Bryan Hoffman
2021 | 4D Design: Time-Based Media, Jantzen Gallery, Arapaho Community College, Littleton, CO | Curated by Katie Caron
2020 | Revealing, 965 Gallery at Center for Visual Arts, Denver, CO
2020 | Pink Progression Collaborations, in collaboration with Julia Rymer, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, CO | Curated by: Colin Parsons, Anna Kaye
2019 | Accentuating the Aggregate, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CO | Curated by: Laine Godsey
2019 | Pre-Text no. 2, in collaboration with Tobias Fike, Juicebox Gallery, Denver, CO | Curated by: Aaron Mulligan and Lucía Rodríguez
2019 | Feint Shadows, with New Genres Collective, Denver Art Museum (for Untitled, Final Fridays), Denver, CO | Curated by: Tobias Fike
2019 | Naturally Artificial, with New Genres Collective, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CO | Curated by: Laine Godsey
2019 | Tempest, with New Genres Collective, Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO | Curated by: Jessica Kooiman Parker
2019 | Denver Collage Club, Alto Gallery, Denver, CO
2018 | Surface, with New Genres Collective, David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO
2018 | Mark/Build/Mark, Juicebox Gallery, Denver, CO | Curated by: Aaron Mulligan and Lucía Rodríguez
2018 | Incubator, with New Genres Collective, Denver Art Museum (for Untitled, Final Fridays), Denver, CO | Curated by: Jordan Knecht
2018 | Domicile, with New Genres Collective, Currents New Media Festival, Santa Fe, NM
2018 | Dimensions Variable, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CO | Curated by: Laine Godsey
2017 | Art Collecting 101, Firehouse Art Center, Longmont, CO | Curated by: Jessica Kooiman Parker
2017 | One Square Foot, Redline Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO | Curated by: Ashley Frazier
2017 | Redline's 4th-Annual Juried Exhibition, Redline Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO | Juried by: Jessica Kooiman Parker
2017 | Fine Arts Exhibition, Dalton Gallery at Agnes Scott College, Decatur Arts Festival, Decatur, GA | Juried by: Yu-Kai Lin, Phil Proctor, and Anne Collins Smith
2017 | Presence/Absence, North Gallery, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CO | Juried by: Deborah Jang and Mark Friday
2017 | 54th Annual Student Exhibition, Phillip J. Steele Gallery, Denver, CO | Juried by: Derrick Velasquez
2017 | Barnstorm at Bluestone Garage, PUNCH Projects, Ellensburg, WA | Juried by: Renee Adams, Howard Barlow, Justin Beckman, and Justin Gibbens
2017 | Democalypse (Bring Your Own Beamer), Redline Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO | Curated by: Ashley Frazier
2016 | Performance Art Week 7 (in collaboration with Kara Brown and Tiffany Matheson), Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, CO | Curated by: Rian Kerrane
2016 | 53rd Annual Student Exhibition, Phillip J. Steele Gallery, Denver, CO | Juried Through Outside Jury
2016 | Stuff on Walls, Helikon Gallery and Studios, Denver, CO | Curated by: Curtis Tucker
2015 | 52nd Annual Student Exhibition, Phillip J. Steele Gallery, Denver, CO | Juried Through Outside Jury
2015 | Openly, 965 Gallery, Center for Visual Arts, Denver, CO | Juried by: 965 Gallery Staff
2015 | Off Campus, Hinterland Art Space, Denver, CO | Curated by: Dayana Ruiz
2015 | Forty Shades of Green, Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughn, County Clare, IR | Curated by: Emily Joern
2015 | Urban Art Project, Downtown Great Falls, Great Falls, MT | Curated by: Jean Price
SELECTED CURATED EXHIBITIONS
2023 | The Dinner Party, conceptualized by Kaitlyn Tucek, in partnership with The Dairy Arts Center and K Contemporary, Private Residence, Boulder Canyon, CO
2023 | Prismatic, The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO
2023 | Fan Mail 2.0, co-curated by Hyperlink Collective, The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO
2023 | JOYSOME, in collaboration with East Window, Boulder, CO
2022 | VESSEL, The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO
2022 | Water is Life, co-curated by JayCee Beyale, The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO
2022 | Presentiment, The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO | Artists: Emily McIlroy, Paula Gasparini-Santos, Sarah Darlene Palmeri, Alli Lemon
2020 | Brutal Realities, co-curated by Mark Amerika, The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO
2019 | We Are What We Wear, co-curated by Jessica Kooiman Parker, The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO
2019 | We Were Here, concurrent solo show in partnership with Mai Wyn Fine Art, ReCreative Denver and Mai Wyn Fine Art, Denver, CO | Artist: Lauri Lynnxe Murphy
2019 | A Gentle Pause, Alto Gallery | Moe Gram
2019 - 2018 | Lights Out Lights On, The Temple and Redline Contemporary Arts Center, Denver, CO | Co-Curated with Ashley Frazier and Michael Sperandeo
2018 | Thread/bare, Recreative Denver, Denver, CO | Artists: Erica Green, Robyn Francis Huffman, Kaitlyn Tucek, Jordan Lyn, and Emilie Luckett
2018 | Large Spaces and Small Worlds, Recreative Denver, Denver, CO | Artists: Becky Wareing-Steele and Leo Rivera
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2022 - Current | Curator of Visual Arts, Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO
2020 - 2019 | Associate Curator of Visual Arts, Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO
2021 - 2018 | Alumni Representative, Visiting Artist Scholar and Designer Program Committee, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Denver, CO
2020 - 2017 | Exhibitions Curator, ReCreative Denver, Denver, CO
2016 | Anthropologie Visual Display Internship, Boulder, CO
RESIDENCIES
2017 | Artist in Residence, The Wayfaring Band, Colorado
WORKSHOPS AND LECTURES
2019 | Wayfinding Lecture Series, Visiting Artist Lecture with Megan Bray and Alex Killgore of New Genres Collective, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Denver, CO
2019 | Social Media in the Contemporary Art World, Visiting Artist Lecture, Metro State University, Denver, CO
2018 | Generating Gender, Artist Lecture with Jack Tetter and Temporary Exhibition, PlatteForum, Denver, CO
2017 | Sculptural Space, Live Demonstration and Temporary Exhibition, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
2016 | Executive Order Karaoke, Lead K.J. for Finishing School's Performative Workshop, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
2016 | Evasion Yoga, Yoga Instructor for Finishing School's Performative Workshop during BMoCA Summer Games 2016, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2022 | “Cosmic Futures”, Femme Salée Zine, Issue 4, Edited by Bryce Armijo
2021 | The Thalweg, Volume 1. Created by Dory Athey
2018 | “Pollux Zine Volume 5”, Pollux Zine, Written by Kaleigh Coleman
2018 | “Place”, Adult Punk, edited by Jordan Knecht
SELECTED PRESS
2023 | “Drew Austin’s installation at Leon Gallery uses mylar, glass and other glistening things to explore how light enriches our lives”, Denver Post, Written by Ray Rinaldi
2023 | “The Boulder Artist: Drew Austin”, Podcast Interview for NoBo Arts District, Interview by Becca Salisbury
2023 | “At a Glance: Dairy Arts Center gears up for fall with community-forward exhibitions”, Boulder Weekly, Written by Jezy Grey
2023 | “Dairy Arts Center launches first-ever all-queer exhibit ‘Prismatic’ just in time for Pride”, Boulder Daily Camera, Written by Ella Cobb
2023 | “OutSources: “Just Us” Documentary and Prismatic views of LGBTQ people”, Interview on KGNU with Dr. Carey Candrian
2023 | “‘JOYSOME’ Opens on the Streets of Boulder for Month of Photography Festival”, OutFrontMag, Written by Charlotte Piper
2022 | “VESSEL”, DARIA Magazine, Written by Maggie Sava
2021 | “‘4D Design’ on Display at College Gallery”, Littleton Independent, Written by Sonya Ellingboe
2020 | “World wide web: Dairy’s digital-driven exhibit ‘Brutal Realities’ challenges world perceptions”, Daily Camera/Colorado Daily, Written by Kalene McCort
2020 | “Romanticizing the Glitch”, Boulder Weekly, Written by Caitlin Rockett
2019 | “Artists Display Layered Visuals, Layered Meanings in Three Shows”, Denver Westword, Written by Michael Paglia
2019 | “A Digital ‘Cave’ Created by Local Artist at Understudy Provides Peace in Unexpected Ways”, 303Magazine.com, Written by Cori Anderson
2018 | “Should Artists Be Paid for Being Artists? ‘Yes,’ says Drew Austin”, Denver Westword, Written by Susan Froyd
2018 | "100 Colorado Creatives 4.0: Drew Austin", Denver Westword, Written by Susan Froyd
2017 | "3-D Studio Demo Artist Drew Austin", Denver Art Museum, Written by Megan Farlow
2017 | "Faces of Denver - Drew Austin", On Denver, Written by Katie McTiernan
2017 | "Drew Austin Talks Moving On, Vanilla Ice Cream, and The Freedom In Not Giving A Fuck.", Odessa Denver, Written by Kristopher Wright
2017 | "CYBERCY: Confronting the Decomposition of Self In the Post-Internet Age", Odessa Denver, Written by Drew Austin
2016 | “BYOB Denver”, Bring Your Own Beamer (BYOB) Worldwide Event Page, October
2015 | “Possible Removal of CMR Mural Sparks Controversy”, Great Falls Tribune, Written by Kristen Cates, September
2015 | Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design Retrospective, Center Spread, Written by RMCAD Staff, April
2015 | “Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design and Artists’ Collaborative Group Exhibition”, Hinterland Art Space, January
AWARDS
2023 - 2022 | (forthcoming) Floodline Chime Pavilion, in collaboration with Nathan Hall, project funded through FEMA ArtWorks program and Redline Contemporary Art
Center
2017 | Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Valedictorian
2017 | Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Honorable Mention in 54th Annual Student Exhibition
2017 | Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Memorial Scholarship for Art Education
2017 - 2014 | Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Academic and Artistic Scholarship
2016 | Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Merit Scholarship
2015 | Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Memorial Scholarship for Art Education
2015 | Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Merit Scholarship
2014 | Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Memorial Scholarship for Art Education
2014 | Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Merit Scholarship
2014 | Charles M. Russell Museum of Art, Anne Morand Memorial Scholarship