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Dave Kube Artist Statement Queer theory is the academic approach to discuss how identity is formed and how those not within the sexual majority behave within the confines of a marginalized group. My work questions how identity is placed upon gay men and their reactions to this often socially stigmatized counter-culture. I explore personal experiences as well as experiences that fall within the inherent scope of living as a gay man. In many ways, my work tends to discuss the underbelly and often-unattractive aspects of the gay world. I approach and create work in many ways, but I often use humor and/or personal situations to work as a gateway to larger and more serious issues or perspectives that affect me. I create work that is, at its core, influenced by my experiences within the gay community but often speaks in a more universal way as a means to draw comparisons to the rest of society. Curriculum Vitae EDUCATION Tyler School of Art M.F.A. Photography - 2009 University of Illinois B.A. Graphic Design, Minor: Communications - 2007 Lincoln Land Community College A.A.S. Graphic Design - 2005 AWARDS 2008 Rome Art and Culture Scholarship 2008 Teaching Assistantship 2007 Student Recreation Externship 2006 UIS Juried Exhibition: 3rd Place 2005 UIS Juried Exhibition: Best in Show 2004 LLCC Annual Juried Exhibition: Best in Graphic Design SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 2008 2008-2009 Tyler School of Art Catalogue 2007 UIS Alchemist Review SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2009 The Exquisite Queer, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA 2009 Relationship Diet, Rainbow Room, Bethlehem, PA 2008 These Things Write Themselves, Infusion, Philadelphia, PA 2007 Relationship Diet, UIS Gallery, Springfield, IL 2007 Love/Relationship, The Access Gallery, Springfield, IL SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2009 Looking For Love, Highwire Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Juror: Isaiah Zagar 2008 William Way Community Center Juried Show, Philadelphia, PA Juror: Rachelle Lee Smith and K. Pannepacker 2008 Tyler Juried MFA Exhibition, Ice Box/Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA Juror: Elizabeth Grady 2008 UIS Alumni Show, Visual Arts Gallery, Springfield, IL 2008 William Way Community Center Silent Auction, Philadelphia, PA Jurror: Richard Torchia, Rick Snyderman, and Heather Gibson 2007 Student Photo Show, Tyler Hall Gallery, Elkins Park, PA 2007 UIS Senior Show, Visual Arts Gallery, Springfield, IL 2006 UIS Juried Exhibition, Access Gallery, Springfield, IL 2006 Lincoln Land Faculty Exhibition, James S. Murray Gallery, Springfield, IL 2005 UIS Juried Exhibition, Access Gallery, Springfield, IL 2004 LLCC Annual Juried Exhibition, James S. Murray Gallery, Springfield, IL |
 The Exquisite Queer 2008 Photography Various sizes
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