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Arthur David Peña
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Education
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) / Providence, RI / 2012
Master of Fine Arts, Painting- President’s Scholar
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) / Chicago, IL / 2010
Post Baccalaureate in Studio, Painting- President’s Scholar
University of North Texas / Denton, TX / 2009
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Drawing and Painting
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art History
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture
Mountain View College / Dallas, TX / 2003
Associates in Fine Art
Teaching Experience
University of North Texas / Denton, TX / 2017-2018 / Visiting Assistant Professor
Southern Methodist University / Dallas, TX / 2016-2017 / Visiting Lecturer in Painting
Mountain View College / Dallas, TX / 2012-current / Adjunct
University of North Texas / Denton, TX / 2013-2014 / Adjunct
Rhode Island School of Design / Providence, RI / 2012 / Instructor of Record
Solo Exhibitions
a place for everything, no time for nothing / NorthPark Center / in collaboration with Coach & Justine Ludwig / Dallas. TX 2017
the wants and needs of a fearful life / Latino Cultural Center/ Dallas, TX / 2015
Soliloquy / The Public Trust / Dallas, TX / 2015
don’t wake up / This Friday or Next Friday / Brooklyn, NY / 2014
nothing lasts / Ruby Room / Dallas, TX / 2014
slight shift, steady hand / Dallas Contemporary / Dallas, TX / 2014
paintings are objects…and possibly people / RE Gallery / Dallas, TX / 2013
ever / always / elsewhere / Oliver Francis Gallery / Dallas, TX / 2012
Two Person Exhibitions
Sharp clouds/ Magic eyes- Arthur Peña & Tom Orr / Box 13 / Houston, TX / 2015
Grind Stone- Sean Pearson + Arthur Peña / et al projects / Brooklyn, NY / 2013
Group Exhibitions
Cult of Color / Circuit 12 / Dallas, TX / 2016
Generator / ADA Gallery / Richmond, VA / 2015
Layering / Site 131 / Dallas, TX / 2015
Black & White / Eugene Binder / Marfa, TX / 2015
Non Objective / Circuit 12 / Dallas, TX / 2015
Public Announcement / The Public Trust / Dallas, TX / 2015
PRTY PPL (curated by Josh Reames) / Circuit 12 / Dallas, TX / 2015
One Night Stand / Barry Whistler Gallery / Dallas, TX / 2014
Face Melt / Circuit 12 / Dallas, TX / 2014
Acceleration / Dallas Contemporary / Dallas, TX /2013
Construction_ Site (curated by John Pomora) / University of Texas at Dallas / Dallas, TX / 2013
Working Space / Cliff Gallery / Mountain View College / Dallas, TX / 2013
Amarillo Entropy / The Power Station / Dallas, TX / 2013
Texas Biennial / Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum / San Antonio, TX / 2013
Boom Town / Dallas Museum of Art / Dallas, TX / 2013
TwentyThirteen/ TwentyTwentyThree / The Space / Brooklyn, NY / 2013
Surface and Mark / H. Paxton Moore Gallery / El Centro College / Dallas, TX / 2013
THIS IS NOT ABOUT YOU/I DID NOT CHOOSE TO BE HERE
(Schopenhauer recalls the abrupt moment his mother was fertilized) / Oliver Francis Gallery / Dallas, TX / 2013
Nine Artists / Blow Up Gallery / Dallas, TX / 2013
UNT Faculty Show / UNT Gallery / Denton, TX / 2012
All Saints / Gallery 102 / CraneArts / Philadelphia, PA / 2012
Temperature / Projeckt 722 / New York, NY / 2012
Stamina / Work·Detroit / University of Michigan / Detroit, MI / 2012
Beef / Angstrom Gallery / Dallas, TX / 2012
RISD MFA PAINTING 2012 / 532 Gallery Thomas Jaeckel / New York, NY / 2012
Present /Future: A Showcase of Emerging Artist / Concord Arts Association / Concord, MA / 2012
Graduate Selections / Sol Koffler Gallery / Providence, RI / 2012
RISD Thesis Show / RI Convention Center / Providence, RI / 2012
Black and Blue / 396 Gallery / Catskills, NY / 2012
Collision (Collaboration with artist Kevin Zucker) / RISD Museum of Art / Providence, RI / 2011
Something Else, Something Other / Sol Koffler Gallery / Providence, RI / 2011
We Care A Lot / Sol Koffler Gallery / Providence, RI / / 2011
SAIC Thesis Show / Sullivan Gallery / Chicago, Illinois / 2010
Bibliography
Art in America “Atlas: Dallas” / Michael Corris / June, 2016
New American Paintings / Editor’s Choice / Issue 120, October 2015
FD Magazine “Death Becomes Him” / Justine Ludwig / October 2015
The Contemporaries: Travels in the 21st century Art World / Roger White / Bloomberg Press, 2015
Cultural Instigation
One Night Only / Visiting Artist + Musician Curatorial Project / Founder, Director/ Dallas, TX / 2017
Vice Palace / Roving DIY Music Venue + Cassette Tape Music Label / Founder, Director / Dallas, TX / 2014-current
WARE:WOLF:HAUS / Experimental Art Space / Founder, Director / Dallas, TX / 2013-2014
Deadbolt Studios / Co- Founder / Dallas, TX / 2012
Contributing Writer
FD / Dallas Morning News Art & Culture publication / October 2014
New American Paintings / 2012-current
ArtHaps / 2013-current
Arts & Culture TX / 2013-current
Semi-gloss Magazine / November 2012 + December 2013
Curbs and Stoops / 2012
Visiting Lecturer, Workshops & Panels
The Modern Art Museum / Teen Artist Program Workshop Visiting Artist / Fort Worth, TX / 2014
Dallas Museum of Art / Panelist on “State of the Arts: Contemporary Art in Dallas” /
Dallas ,TX / September 2014
Central Trak / Panelist on “Building a DIY Music Scene” / Dallas, TX / 2014
Rachofsky Warehouse / Student workshop / Dallas, TX / June 2014
Dallas Contemporary / DC Chit Chat with John Pomora / Dallas, TX / 2014
Nasher Sculpture Museum / Nasher Student Xchange Workshop / Dallas, TX / 2014
Dallas Museum of Art / Curators Choice Discussion / Dallas, TX / 2014
University of Texas at Dallas / Visiting Artist Lecture / Dallas, TX / 2013
Dallas Museum of Art / Boomtown Exhibition Discussion / Dallas, TX / 2013
Honors & Grants
Joan Mitchell Emerging Artist Grant / Nominated / 2016
SMU Faculty Grant / Southern Methodist University / 2016
- $1,750 was awarded to Vice Palace Tapes through SMU Meadows School of Art to record 4 performances from Dallas based musicians in order to produce a limited run of unique cassettes.
Vice Palace
- Nominated: Best Record Label / Dallas Observer / 2015
- Won: Best Roving Music Venue / Dallas Observer / 2015
Special Project Artist Grant / City of Dallas / 2015
- $5,000 was awarded to Vice Palace to found the music label Vice Palace tapes. 14 performances from Dallas based bands were recorded live with the audio being used to produce a limited run of unique cassettes.
Artpace Artist-in-Residence / Shortlisted / San Antonio, TX / 2015
Tobey Devan Lewis Grant Nominee / RISD / Providence, RI / 2012
- Faculty nomination for graduating graduate who “shows exceptional promise.”
Presidents Scholar / RISD / Providence, RI / 2010
- Nominated by department head in Painting.
Presidents Scholar / SAIC / Chicago, IL / 2009
Hunting Art Prize / Shortlisted / Houston, TX / 2008