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Sam Swihart
@samswihartartist : Instagram
Education
2013 – 2016 MFA, Painting, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. Magna Cum Laude
2010 – 2012 BFA, Drawing and Painting, University of North Texas, Denton, TX. Cum Laude
2008 – 2010 Associates of Arts, Tarrant County College, Arlington, TX.
Teaching Experience
8/2017 – Present: Adjunct Professor, Art Appreciation, Painting I / II, Drawing I / II, Tarrant County College District, Humanities Division,
Fort Worth, TX.
1/2014 – 5/2015: Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2D Design, Colorado State University, Department of Art and Art History, Fort Collins, CO.
Honors & Awards
2015 Charlie and Gwen Hatchette Creativity Scholarship
2013 Keith Foskin Master of Fine Arts Scholarship
2011 Tau Sigma National Academic Honor Society for Transfer Students
Sigma Alpha Lambda National Honor Society
2008 Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
Press
2022 Green, Sarah, "Artist Spotlight, Sam Swihart, 2/7/23," NRH Pop Up Gallery (online),
https://www.nrhpopupgallery.com
"Top Five Art Events in Texas, 12/8/2022," Glasstire Top 5 (online) Expo 2022, 500x Gallery, Dallas, TX,
https://glasstire.com/2022/12/08/top-five-december-8-2022/
2020 Fantz, Christy, "Loveland Art Studio Tour," Review, Loveland Reporter-Herald (online and in print) October 8, 2020,
Hutchins, Jackie, "Loveland Community Briefs," Review, Loveland Reporter-Herald (online) November 5, 2020,
https://www.reporterherald.com/2020/09/03/community-briefs-2/
2019 "Meet Sam Swihart," Interview, Voyage Dallas (online) April 3, 2019,
http://woyagedallas.com/interview/meet-sam-swihart-sam-swihart-artist-mansfield/
2017 Blay, Christopher, “Life Unplugged,” Review, Fort Worth Weekly (online and in print) December 20, 2017, https://www.fwweekly.com/2017/12/20/life-unplugged/
Lin, Kristian, “Sam Swihart’s ‘Hot Mess,” Feature, Fort Worth Weekly (online and in print) December 13, 2017, https://www.fwweekly.com/2017/12/13/sam-swiharts-hot-mess/
Morgan, Kendall, “Close out December with these five top exhibitions at Dallas-Fort Worth galleries,” Review, Dallas Culture Map (online) December 12, 2017,
http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/arts/12-12-17-five-exhibitions-december-dallas-fort-worth- galleries/#slide=0
Solo Exhibitions
2022 Moments, Dang Good Candy, Solo Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX.
Dalliance, Walsh Library, Solo Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX.
2020 Candid, Art Works Loveland, Solo Exhibition, Loveland, CO.
2019 Concealed, Walsh Library, TCC North West Campus, Solo Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX.
Group / Juried Exhibitions
2023 Art Tooth May Fest Invitational, Invited by Shasta Haubrich, Group Exhibition, May Fest, Fort Worth, TX.
Texas National 2023 Juried Exhibition, Juror William U. Eiland, Cole Art Center, Stephen F. Austin State University, Group Juried
Exhibition, Nacogdoches, TX.
Now, Contemporary 2023 Juried Exhibition, Juror Caroline Frost, Art Room, Group Juried Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX.
Faculty Invitational, Lakeview Gallery, TCC Northwest Campus, Group Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX.
2022 Expo 2022 Juried Exhibition, Juror Brooke Chaney, 500X, Group Exhibition, Dallas, TX.
Texas Now Online Showcase, Art Space 111, Group Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX.
2021 Texas Now Online Showcase, Art Space 111, Group Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX.
8th Annual Texas Juried Exhibition, Juror Caleb M. Bell, Art Space 111, Group Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX.
2020 Texas Now Online Showcase, Art Space 111, Group Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX.
Artist Relief Online Showcase, Fort Works Art, Group Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX.
Adjunct Faculty Showcase, Walsh Library, TCC North West Campus, Group Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX.
2019 Faculty Invitational, lakeview Gallery, TCC North West Campus, Group Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX.
6th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Juror Hilde Nelson, Art Space 111, Fort Worth TX.
2018 100 for 100, Fort Works Art, Juried Show, Juror Jay Wilkinson, Fort Worth, TX.
First Come, First Serve, Fort Works Art, Group Exhibition, Fort Worth TX.
Faculty Invitational, Lakeview Gallery, TCC Northwest Campus, Group Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX.
2017 Unplugged, Gallery 414, Group Exhibition, Fort Work, TX
Faculty Invitational, Lakeview Gallery, TCC Northwest, Group Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX.
2016 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Gregory Allicar Museum of Art, CSU, Group Exhibition, Fort Collins, CO.
2015 Falling in Line: The Veil of Innocence Enamored with War, Clara Hatton Gallery, Group Collaborative Instillation, Fort Collins, CO.
Solipsism, CSU Pueblo Fine Arts Gallery, Group Exhibition, Pueblo, CO.
CURC, Undergraduate Research Competition, Judge, CSU, Fort Collins, CO.
2014 A Blur In Technicolor, Directions Gallery, Juried Show, Juror, Fort Collins, CO.
Perceptions, Directions Gallery, Group Exhibition, Fort Collins, CO.
2012 Senior Exhibition, Cora Stafford Gallery, Group Exhibition, Denton, TX.
Ineffably Mine, Cora Stafford Gallery, Group Exhibition, Denton, TX.
Senior Invitational, Light Well Gallery, Denton, TX.
Drawing &Painting Junior Show, Cora Stafford Gallery, faculty Juried, Denton, TX.
2011 3D Design Show Case, Light Well Gallery, Denton, TX.
Drawing Core Show, Light Well Gallery, Light Well Gallery, Denton, TX.
2010 2D Design Showcase, Light Well Gallery, Denton, TX.
2007 Arlington Museum of Art Annual Auction (Donating), Arlington, TX.
2006 Arlington Museum of Art Annual Auction (Donating), Arlington, TX.
Arts Goggle, (Featured Artist) The Balcom Agency, Fort Worth, TX.
2005 Arlington Museum of Art Annual Auction (Donating), Arlington, TX.
Speaking
2022 Moments Artist Talk, Dang Good Candy Studio / Gallery, Fort Worth, TX. Invited by Jay Wilkinson
2020 Candid Artist Talk, Artworks Loveland, Loveland, CO. Invited by Sarah LaBarre,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO5uL60IZYY
2018 Invited Guest Speaker, Advanced Placement Art, Mansfield High School, Mansfield, TX.
2016 Invited Guest Speaker, ART 461 Painting V Capstone, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. Invited by
Erika Osborne.
Collections
Private Collections Fort Worth, TX.
Private Collections Arlington, TX.
Private Collection Dallas, TX.
Private Collection Lagrange, TX.
Private Collections Loveland, CO.
Private Collection Denver, CO.
Private Collection Mendon, VT.
Private Collection Boston, MS.
Private Collection Munich, Germany
Private Collection Paris, France