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Vincent Strijkan Balistrieri

Artist Statement

If:
Instruments and materials have not been crafted to relinquish control,
they are control itself.

Then:
Images of authority are authority.

So:
Wrongness and villainy are our fleeting freedoms to harness.

And humor is hinged on a background of urgency.
Our impending sense of doom and brevity can be interrupted.

Let's palliate overwhelming reminders of misery and conclusion.


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Curriculum Vitae


Education

2008
M.F.A. Tyler School of Art, Temple University Elkins Park, PA

2003
B.F.A. Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

1998
Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts, Erie, PA


Exhibitions

2008
Twofold. Doran Gallery, Boston, MA

PORKO BONITO. (solo MFA thesis exhibition), Tyler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2007
VoxXOXO (curated by Kirby Gookin & Sheryl Conkleton) Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA

International Annual. (curated by Laura Hoptman) Visual Arts Center, Summit, NJ

Works on Paper. Greenstone Gallery, Lincoln, UK

Carking It. Penrose Gallery, Elkins Park, PA

Swap Meet. ISB Gallery, Icebox Gallery, Providence, RI/Philadelphia, PA

2006
Exquisite Corpse. Penrose Gallery, Elkins Park, PA

Notes. Temple University Philosophy Lounge, Philadelphia, PA

2003
Contrast of Values. The Clown, Portland, ME

Earnest Not Ernest, (with Ethan Hayes-Chute) The Carr Haus Gallery, Providence, RI

Fresh: New Work on the Wall. The Carr Haus Gallery, Providence, RI

Senior Invitational. Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI

Painting Thesis Exhibition. Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI

2002
One Night Only. Grünewald Gallery, Providence, RI

Photos and Home Videos. (solo show) Pozzo Gallery, Providence, RI

2001
Juried Biennial Painting Department Exhibition. Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI

2000
AHA! Viva Homo Sapiens! Waterman Gallery, Providence, RI

Foundations Invitational Exhibition. Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI

1998
Sex is Art. Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

Sound Bytes from the End of the Millennium. Canal Street Studio, Reading, PA


Lectures and Curatorial

2007
Inquiries Into Empathy, Temple University Gallery

2002-03
Performance events and film screenings, Rhode Island School of Design

2001
RISD/Brown University benefit for Amnesty International, Providence, RI

2000-03
Student Docent, RISD Museum, Providence, RI

1999
Band-Aid, concert benefit for the Rainbow Home, Wernersville, PA

1998
Poetry and performance events for BerksBards Association, Reading, PA


Awards

2008
Temple University Project Completion Grant

2007
Dadelus Foundation Fellowship Nominee

2006
Temple University Fellowship Nominee


Bibliography

2008
Kurczynski, Karen. “Reconfigurations: Painting as Drawing” Twofold Online Catalogue

2007
Allison, Maya. “Generalizing Generations” Swap Meet Exhibition Online Catalogue

2003
Behrens, Mary. "Maine: A Contrast of Values " Art New England, June, pages 28-29

Brown/RISD Journal for the Arts, Spring, published by Brown University