Darice Polo
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Bio
Education
1999
MFA
, State University of New York at Albany, Painting
1994–96
Postbaccalaureate
, California State University, Stanislaus
1982
BFA
, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Selected Exhibitions
2018
A Hopeful Gesture
, 2018 Creative Time Summit, Center for Contemporary Art, Warsaw, Poland
Niagara Mist
, Burnside Farm, Detroit, MI
Ohio Artists for Freedoms
, Pearlman & Convergys Galleries, Art Academy of Cincinnati, OH
Full Fathom Five
, Progressive Art Collection, Mayfield Village, OH
CAN Triennial Curated Exhibition
, 78th Street Studios, Cleveland, OH
SFAI140 Exhibition
, Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM
2017
First 100+ Days
, Spaces Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Seeds of Colonialism
, Some Time Gallery, Cleveland, OH
(solo)
2016
Migration
, Laura Mesaros Gallery, West Virgina University, Morgantown, WV
(solo)
Latino Art of the Midwest: Into the 21st Century
, University of Dayton Roesch Library Gallery, Dayton, OH
2015
FLUID 2015
, Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Snug Harbor, Staten Island, NY
Process + Material
, Hedge Gallery, Cleveland, OH
@ Infinitum (Create+Lead+Learn)
, Kent State University Museum, Kent, OH
2014
@ Infinitum (Create+Lead+Learn)
, University Gallery, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, China
2012
Paperworks
, Heights Arts Gallery, Cleveland Heights, OH
Drawing Muchness
, UNF Gallery of Art, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Corporate Art Series
- From the Collections of Cleveland's Law Firms, Union Club, Cleveland, OH
2011
Through a Glass, Darkly
, William Busta Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Shades of Gray: Drawings in Graphite
, Ridderhof Martin Gallery, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
Artful Teaching
, Riffe Gallery, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
2010
Intense Concentration
, UTSA Art Gallery, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
2009
the drawing show
, Asterisk Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Touch and Scale
, Trumbull Art Gallery, Kent State University, Warren, OH
2008
19th National Drawing & Print Exhibition
, Gormley Gallery, College of Notre Dame, Baltimore, MD
Great Lakes Drawing Biennial
, University Gallery, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
2007
21st International
, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ
Optika 2: A Symposium on Visual Narration
, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR
Revive
, Zygote Press, Cleveland, OH
Drawing No Conclusions: A Survey of Contemporary Drawing
, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts,
Grand Rapids, MI
2006
13 Woman on 13 Walls
, Haven Arts Gallery, Bronx, NY
Recent Work
, Raw & Co Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2005
Structures of Experience: an exhibition in response to Robert Smithson at Kent State University
,
School of Art Gallery, Kent, OH
Transcended Memories
, Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH
2004
Form and Memory
, Stark Fine Arts Gallery, Kent State University, Canton, OH
2003
Solo Mujeres Corazonada
, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA
2002
Hopscotch: Associative Leaps in the Construction of Narrative
, Painted Bride Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
45th Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art
, Chautauqua Center for the Visual Arts, Chautauqua, NY
Amanecer de Mujeres
, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001
Toward New Horizons
, MatrixArts Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2000
Works On Paper 2000
, Koret Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
Best of the Best
, Visual Arts Museum, New York, NY
1999
Mohawk-Hudson Regional Invitational
, Albany Center Galleries, Albany, NY
1998
Mohawk-Hudson Regional Exhibition
, Albany International Airport, Albany, New York
1997
New Directions '97 National Exhibition
, Barrett House Galleries, Poughkeepsie, New York
1996
Small Matters of Great Importance National Exhibition
, Hopper House Art Center, Nyack, NY
The Priva B. Gross International Exhibition
, QCC Art Gallery, Queensborough Community College, New York, NY
1994
Drawn West: Fourth Biennial Drawing Exhibition
, Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, UT
Selected Bibliography
American Quarterly
, "Midterm Evaluations, Swing State Aesthetics: Ohio Artists for Freedoms," by Harrod J. Suarez, Spring 2019 (in press)
CAN Journal
, "Sunflowers On Red Bricks, Part 2," by Laura Ruiz Montes, August 25, 2017
CAN Journal
, "Sunflowers On Red Bricks, Part 1," by Laura Ruiz Montes, May 21, 2017
CAN Journal
, "Damage Assessment: The First 100+ Days At Spaces," by Douglas Max Utter, May 15, 2017
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
, "Spaces Takes On Trump's 100 Days," by Steven Litt, May 5, 2017
CAN Journal
, "Digging Up The 'Seeds of Colonialism': Darice Polo At Some Time Gallery," by Brittany Hudak, January, 27, 2017
AroundKent
, "Visual Artist Showcase" by Mark Keffer, Vol. 6/2015
Columbus Dispatch
, "Professors Show What They Know" by Melissa Starker, November 3, 2011
Free Lance-Star
, "Shades of Gray: Drawings in Graphite" Is a Fascinating Exhibit by Heather Brady, February 3, 2011
Frederickburg Patch
, Pencil Lead Takes Center Stage at Exhibit by Michelle Habel, January 21, 2011
San Antonio Express-News
, "Drawings as 'finished' artwork" by Steve Bennett, January 29, 2010
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
, "Statement for the 21st International", by Laura Hoptman, 2007
The Star Ledger
, "International Exhibit Lives Up To Its Name" by Dan Bischoff, March 2, 2007
Cleveland Free Times
, "Everything Old Is New Again" by Douglas Max Utter, January 31, 2007
Cleveland Free Times
, "Drawing on the Past" by Douglas Max Utter, September 6, 2006
Cleveland Scene
, "Art/Stage: On View, Darice Polo" by Zachary Lewis, August 30, 2006
Akron Beacon Journal
, "Pieces of past find place in art" by Dorothy Shinn, February 14, 2005
Philadelphia Weekly
, "Talking Outside the Box" by Roberta Fallon, February 13, 2002
TV and Radio Interviews
WVIZ/Ideastream
, Applause TV broadcast, by Carrie Wise, Cleveland, OH, April 27, 2017
(First 100+ Days)
KKUP 91.5
, Radio Interview, "Art Scene," by Paul J. Rickey, Jr., Santa Clara, CA, June 20, 2001
Public Collections
Hahn, Loeser & Parks
, Cleveland, OH
College of Notre Dame
, Baltimore, MD
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art
, Logan, UT
Awards, Grants and Scholarships
2016
Creative Workforce Fellowship
, Community Partnership for Arts and Culture, Cleveland, OH
2015
Puffin Foundation Grant
in support of the film
A Wise Latina Woman
Joyce Foundation Scholarship
to attend the
National Association for Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC) Regional Workshop
in Detroit, MI
2010
Nesnadny + Schwartz Visiting Critics Program Winner
, MOCA Cleveland, OH
2008
Purchase Award
, College of Notre Dame, Baltimore, MD
2007
Best In Show
, (Juried by Laura Hoptman),
21st International
, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
2001
Christian A. Johnson Artist-in-Residence
, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
1994
Purchase Award
, (Juried by Laura Hoptman), Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, UT
Artist-In-Residence
2018
Equal Justice International Residency
, Equal Justice International Residency
2001
Christian A. Johnson Artist-in-Residence
, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
Artist Registry
The Drawing Center Viewing Program Artist Registry
, The Drawing Center, New York, NY
Publication
2011
Published drawing
in the fourth edition of
Drawing: Space, Form and Expression
by Wayne Enstice and Melody Peters (Pearson)
Professional History
2018
Panelist
: Ohio Artists: Tools for Freedoms, Lecture Hall, Art Academy of Cincinnati, OH
2017
Art Professional
: 8X8X8 Speed Studio Visits, Spaces Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Consultant
: Cleveland Public Art, Spectrum Dialogues Program, Cleveland, OH
2014
Panelist:
Film presentation of Inferno by Yael Bartana, Maltz Museum, Beachwood, OH
2011
Critical Voice
: Zygote Press, Works-in-Progess Sessions, Cleveland, OH
2007
Consultant
: Cleveland Public Art, Spectrum Dialogues Program, Cleveland, OH
2003
Gallery Assistant
: Plus Ultra Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Teaching Appointments
2004-Present
Associate Professor, Kent State University
, Kent, OH
2000-2004
Adjunct Faculty
William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA
Christian A. Johnson Artist-in-Residence, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
San Jose City College, San Jose, CA
Lectures
2018
Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM
Open Letter to a Libelist
, SFAI140 Presentation
2017
Spaces Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
Kent State University Blossom Art
, Print Media gallery visit
Spaces Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
Kent State University Blossom Art
, Sculpture gallery visit
Open Projector Night, MOCA, Cleveland, Ohio
A Wise Latina Woman
(10 minute short film)
2016
West Virginia University, Morgantown
Migration
2011
William Busta Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
Through the Glass, Darkly
, Course Lecture for
Professional Practices
, Kent State University, School of Art
2009
University of Texas, San Antonio
On Form and Memory
, Department of Art and Art History
2007
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Casting A Shadow
, Latin American & Latino Studies Program
2005
Kent State University, Kent Campus
Photography and Photo Realism
, Course Lecture for "Film and Photography in Western Art"
2004
Kent State University, Stark Campus
Form and Memory
, Stark Fine Arts Gallery
2003
San Jose City College, San Jose, CA
Women's History Month
2001
Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
Christian A. Johnson Artist-in-Residence
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