Justin Varner
4940 McKinney St.
Houston, TX 77023
812-361-4458
Education:
• 2007- Master of Fine Arts in Painting: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
• 2005- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art: Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
Selected Exhibitions:
2015Sunday Matinee: Unlimited Viewing, Wedge Gallery, Houston Community College- Southeast, Houston,TX
2014The Big Show, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
SPIT + SHINE: Works by Justin Varner and Jakob Christmas, Capitol Street Gallery, Houston, TX
The Empty Box, Box13, Houston, TX
Color Up, Color Down, Russ Pittman Park, Houston, TX
2013Movement, Russ Pittman Park, Houston, TX
2012Faculty Exhibit, Dishman Art Museum, Lamar Univerisity, Beaumont, TX
Dimensions, Lonestar College- North Harris, Houston, TX
2011 Fear and Loathing, K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, TX
The Specious Instant, Dishman Art Museum, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
The Specious Instant, Rudolph Blume Gallery, Houston, TX
2010 Young Talent, Washington Art Association, Washington Depot, CT
2009 Rocket City National, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL
Southern Open 2009, Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA
Valdosta National 2009, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
Art International, BoxHeart Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2008National Drawing Show,South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA
Hypothetics, Art Hospital, Bloomington, IN
2007 Canvas Magazine Exhibit, Indiana Memorial Union, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Small Works, Florida International University, Miami, FL
M.F.A. Thesis, Sofa Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2006 Martin & Lewis, Whole Gallery, Baltimore, MD
New Talent, Prima Gallery, Bloomington, IN
Graduate Drawing Show, Fuller Projects, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
M.F.A. Painting Show, Sofa Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Curatorial Experience:
2015Pendulum,Wedge Gallery, Houston Community College- Southeast
2014Sunday Matinee: Unlimited Viewing, Wedge Gallery, Houston Community College- Southeast
Storage Fire, Wedge Gallery, Houston Community College- Southeast
SPIT + SHINE, Capitol Street Gallery, Houston, TX
Hybrid Cultures: Nela Garzon, Wedge Gallery, Houston Community College- Southeast
2013Boxer Beef Obese, Wedge Gallery, Houston Community College- Southeast
Common Objects & the Collective Impulse: Donations from Linda Breaker, Wedge Gallery, Houston Community College- Southeast
2011The Specious Instant, Rudolph Blume Gallery, Houston, TX
2011The Specious Instant, Dishman Art Museum, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
Awards:
2014 Short Film Fellowship, Houston Community College- Southeast, Houston, TX
3rd Place: Southern Open 2009, Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA
4th Place: Valdosta National 2009, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia
Instructor, Indiana University Overseas Study Program in Florence, Italy: 2007
Professional Experience:
2012-Present- Full Time Faculty, Houston Community College- Southeast, Houston, TX
2008-15 Adjunct Instructor, Lamar University- Beaumont, TX
2008-13Adjunct Instructor, Lamar State College- Orange, TX
2011Adjunct Instructor, Lone Star College- North Harris- Humble, TX
2008-09 Adjunct Instructor, Lamar State College- Port Arthur, TX
2008 Adjunct Instructor, Herron School of Art- Indianapolis, IN
2007Associate Instructor, Indiana University Overseas Program: Florence, Italy
2006-07 Associate Instructor, Indiana University-Bloomington, IN
Publications/Websites:
'Must See Shows in Texas for Spring 2011', Glasstire.com
'SPECIOUS INSTANT' Chelsea Henderson, Vol.87, No.14, January 20, 2011, The University Press
Dishman reveals collaborative friendship. Andy Coughlan, February 2011, ISSUE
And/Or, Volume 1 Fall 2010,
New American Paintings, Western Edition- no. 84 (juror-Terrie Sultan), November 2009, Open Studios Press
Where Do You Draw the Line? James van der Wende, February/March 2009, Art New England
Permanent Collections: Dishman Art Museum, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX