ROLAND THOMPSON
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​Curriculum Vitae
 
Education
            2001    MFA, 2D Studio, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia
            1998    BFA, 2D Studio, Brigham Young University, Utah

University Teaching Experience
  2003-2018     Adjunct Faculty, Brigham Young University
  2015-2018     Adjunct Faculty, Utah Valley University
  2010-2017     Adjunct Faculty, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online
  2001-2002     Instructor, Virginia Union University

Solo Exhibitions
            2016    Martos Gallery, The True Organization of Things, Los Angeles, California
            2014    A Gallery, Roland Thompson, Salt Lake City, Utah
            2011    CUAC, Recur, Ephraim, Utah, one-person show
            2009    Sego Art Center, Twenty-four/Seven, Provo, Utah
            2008    Sego Art Center, Autumn Au, Provo, Utah
            2006    Palmer’s Gallery, Tremble, Salt Lake City, Utah
            2003    The Gallery at Library Square, Gem, Salt Lake City, Utah
            2002    Brigham Young University, Governing Planets, Utah
                         Starch, untitled, Richmond, Virginia
                         Virginia Women’s Center, untitled, Richmond, Virginia
            2001    Virginia Union University, untitled, Richmond, Virginia
           
Group Exhibitions
            2017   New American Paintings,132, October/November 2017, Volume 22, Issue 5
                        A Gallery, Holiday Show, Salt Lake City, Utah
                        A Gallery, Summer Solstice, Salt Lake City, Utah
                        Pierogi 2000, Flat Files, Brooklyn, New York
            2016   CUAC, Utah Ties, Salt Lake City, Utah
                        Rio Gallery, Painted Veil, Salt Lake City, Utah
                        A Gallery, Group Exhibit, Salt Lake City, Utah
                        Nox Gallery, Now, Salt Lake City, Utah
                        Pierogi 2000, Flat Files, Brooklyn, New York
            2015   Fairview Museum of History and Art, Museum of Love and Devotion, Fairview, Utah
                        A Gallery, Group Exhibit, Salt Lake City, Utah
                        Pierogi 2000, Flat Files, Brooklyn, New York
            2014   Marta Herford, Friendly Takeover-Artists Show Their Collection (Katharina Grosse), Herford, Germany
                        CUAC, Utah Ties, Salt Lake City, Utah
                        Pierogi 2000, Flat Files, Brooklyn, New York
            2013   New American Paintings, 108, October/November 2013, Volume 18, Issue 5
                        ParisCONCRET, Poste Concret 2, Paris, France
                        Rio Gallery, Tin, Salt Lake City, Utah
                        Springville Museum of Art, 89th Utah Spring Salon, Springville, Utah, catalog
                        Rio Gallery, Utah 2013: Mixed Media and Works on Paper, Salt Lake City, Utah
                        Pierogi 2000, Flat Files, Brooklyn, New York
            2012   HPGRP Gallery, Secret Decoder Ring, Manhattan, New York
                        ParisCONCRET, Post-geometric Organisms, Paris, France
                        Pierogi 2000, Flat Files, Brooklyn, New York
            2011   Springville Museum of Art, 87th Utah Spring Salon, Springville, Utah
                        Rio Gallery, Along Those Lines, Salt Lake City, Utah
                        The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, Parallel Worlds, Idaho Falls, Utah
                        Pierogi 2000, Flat Files, Brooklyn, New York
            2010   Springville Museum of Art, 86th Utah Spring Salon, Springville, Utah, catalog
                        CUAC, Utah Ties, Ephraim, Utah
                        Pierogi 2000, Flat Files, Brooklyn, New York
            2009   CUAC, Utah Ties, Ephraim, Utah
                        Pierogi 2000, Flat Files, Brooklyn, New York
            2008   Rio Grande Gallery, Individual Artist Grantee Showcase, Salt Lake City, Utah
                        Pierogi 2000, Flat Files, Brooklyn, New York
            2007   Springville Museum of Art, 83rd Utah Spring Salon, Springville, Utah, catalog
                        Rio Grande Gallery, Works on Paper, Salt Lake City, Utah
                        Pierogi 2000, Flat Files, Brooklyn, New York
            2006   Springville Museum of Art, 82nd Utah Spring Salon, Springville, Utah, catalog
                        Mahan Gallery, Reductive, Columbus, Ohio
                        Pierogi 2000, Flat Files, Brooklyn, New York
            2005   Springville Museum of Art, 81st Utah Spring Salon, Springville, Utah, catalog
                        Weber State University, Utah Arts Council: Utah 2005, Utah, Juror’s Award
                        Pierogi 2000, Flat Files, Brooklyn, New York
            2004   Springville Museum of Art, 80th Utah Spring Salon, Springville, Utah, catalog
                        Museum of Contemporary Art, Rocky Mountain Biennial, Fort Collins, CO
                        Eccles Art Center, 9th Black and White Competition, Ogden, Utah
                        Pierogi 2000, Flat Files, Brooklyn, New York
            2003   White Columns, Random Order, New York City
                        Pierogi 2000, Flat Files, Brooklyn, New York
            2002   New American Paintings, 39, May 2002, Volume 7, Issue 2
                        Springville Museum of Art, 78th Utah Spring Salon, Springville, Utah, catalog
                        Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts, Out of the Void: The Art of Absence
                        Globe Gallery, Reddish Show, Roswell, New Mexico, Best of Drawing Award
                        Anne Arundel Community College, Concept to Object 2002, Maryland
                        Pierogi 2000, Flat Files, Brooklyn, New York
            2001   Starch, Group Show, Richmond, Virginia
                        The Painting Center, Hot & Sticky, Manhattan, New York
                        Anderson Gallery, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Richmond, Virginia, catalog
                        1708 Gallery, Antelope to Zebra, Richmond, Virginia
            2000   1708 Gallery, The Moveable Feast, Richmond, Virginia
                         Jewish Community Center, Printmaking, Richmond, Virginia
                         Tortoise Shell Gallery, Drawing Room, Richmond, Virginia
                         Virginia Commonwealth University, Meta-Psyche, Virginia
                         Tyler School of Art, Print Exchange and Exhibition, Pennsylvania
                         Tortoise Shell Gallery, New Work, Richmond, Virginia
                         Virginia Commonwealth University, Blossom, Virginia
            1999    Virginia Commonwealth University, Tyros, Virginia
                         1708 Gallery, Small Works Show, Richmond, Virginia
                         Virginia Commonwealth University, E-f(ARM), Virginia
                         Springville Museum of Art, 75th Utah Spring Salon, Springville, Utah, catalog
                         Repartee Gallery, Europe in Watercolor, Provo, Utah
                         Historic Utah County Courthouse, Four Lanes, Provo, Utah
            1998    Springville Museum of Art, 74th Utah Spring Salon, Springville, Utah, catalog
                         St. George Art Museum, Contemporary Mormon Artists, St. George, Utah
                         Weber State University, Utah Intercollegiate Art Show, Utah
            1997    St. George Art Museum, Regional, St. George, Utah
                         College of Eastern Utah, Worn, Utah
                         Galeria Mesa, Vaguely Familiar, Mesa, Arizona, Juror’s Purchase Award
                         Springville Museum of Art, 73rd Utah Spring Salon, Springville, Utah, catalog
            1993    Springville Museum of Art, 69th Utah Spring Salon, Springville, Utah, catalog      

Commissions            
            2015    Nu Skin International, Provo, Utah
            1999    1-800-Contacts, Draper, Utah

Press
            2012    Ehren Clark, 15 Bytes, “The Pure Object,” December, 2012
            2009    Megan Nesbit, 15 Bytes, “Twenty-four/Seven,” February, 2009
            2003    Ken Johnson, The New York Times, Art Review, “Random Order,” June 6, 2003    
                         Marcel Krenz, Flash Art International, New York: Art Fragments from the Big Apple, “Random Order,” July-Sept. 2003
            2001    Joyce Korotkin, The New York Art World, “Hot & Sticky: The Painting Center,” Summer 2001, p. 17

Publications
            2015    “Resistance” written for Opaque Transparency, curated by Richard van der Aa. Shown at Le Pavé d’Orsay, Paris, France                          (2016) and Look & Listen, St. Chamas, France (2015) more info

Panels and Lectures
            2011    Art Talks, Snow College, Utah
            2002    Visiting Artist, Brigham Young University, Utah
                         Artist Panel, Anne Arundell Comm. College, Maryland, “Concept to Object”      
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Nominations
            2011    Nominee, Catherine Doctorow Prize for Contemporary Painting

Awards
            2008    Individual Artist Grant, Utah Arts and Museums

​Collections
            Brigham Young University, Utah    
            City of Mesa, Arizona
            Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Virginia
            Utah Museum of Fine Art
            Utah Valley University, Utah

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