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Sam Swihart

samswihart90@gmail.com

www.samswihart.com

@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, 

                                              https://www.reporterherald.com/2020/10/08/loveland-art-studio-tour-is-back-for-year-12-with-dozens-of-artists-at-38-locations/                                                          

                                              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                                CandidArt 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 InvitationalLakeview 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 ShowcaseArt Space 111, Group Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX.

                                              Artist Relief Online ShowcaseFort Works Art, Group Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX.

                                              Adjunct Faculty ShowcaseWalsh 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

                                              https://youtu.be/GaIOZGL60Yg

 

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

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