Bill (William) Donovan
donovan.bill@gmail.com
New York, NY
Educational Summary
M.A. anticipated 2012 Art History, Theory, and Criticism, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
M.F.A. 2006 Painting, University of Iowa, Iowa City IA
M.A. 2003 Painting, University of Iowa, Iowa City IA
B.F.A. 2001 Painting, University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA
Professional Experience
Fall 2007 to Present, Adjunct Art Professor, Adelphi University, Garden City and Manhattan, NY
Fall 2011, Adjunct Art Professor, Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY
Fall 2003 and Spring 2006, Instructor of Record, Teaching Assistantship, Basic Drawing,University of Iowa
Publications
Beautiful/Decay Magazine, Print:
"Saul Chernick," in Psychonauts, Beautiful/Decay Book 5, (Los Angeles: Feral Children Productions, 2011) 148-161.
"Corey Thompson," in Future Perfect, Beautiful/Decay Book 6, (Los Angeles: Feral Children Productions, 2011) 29-41.
"Ben Aqua," in Class Clowns, Beautiful/Decay Book 7, (Los Angeles: Feral Children Productions, 2011) upcoming.
Beautiful/Decay Magazine, Website; both photos and written article (Wes Lang and Michael Anderson both supplied a few photographs from professionals, and all the photos in Dan Attoe's interview were received from the artist.):
Studio Visit: Eddie Martinez, republished on the Huffington Post
Studio Visit: Aaron Johnson
Studio Visit: Ryan Schneider
Studio Visit: Melissa Brown, republished on the Huffington Post
Studio Visit: Eddie Martinez
Studio Visit: Erik Parker, republished on the Huffington Post
Studio Visit: Adam Helms, republished on the Huffington Post
Studio Visit: Wes Lang, republished on the Huffington Post
Interview: Dan Attoe, republished on Daily Serving
Studio Visit: Michael Anderson, republished on the Huffington Post
Studio Visit: Ryan Schneider, republished on the Huffington Post
Studio Visit: Brendan Cass
Studio Visit: Aaron Johnson, republished on the Huffington Post
Studio Visit: Brian Belott
Studio Visit: Joe Bradley and Chris Martin, republished on the Huffington Post
Studio Visit: Taylor McKimens
Studio Visit: Tom Sanford
Studio Visit: Jeremy Willis
Studio Visit: Evan Gruzis
White Hot Magazine, Website:
In Conversation With Amir H. Fallah, November 2011
Press Releases:
Eddie Martinez, Seeker, Peres Projects, Berlin, November 2011
Academic Essays:
Manet's Religious Imagery
Theodor de Bry and His Postcolonial Critics
Assistant
2008 to 2009 Assistant to Diana Cooper, Brooklyn, NY
Fellowships
2003 Mildred Pelzer Lynch Fellowship
2001 to 2003 University of Iowa Arts Fellowship
2001 Berkshire Art Association Fellowship
Exhibition Record
2011
Bitches Brew, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Goodbye Space Shuttle, Active Space, Brooklyn, NY
From the Barn to the Apple, Herter Gallery, Curated by Trevor Richardson, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
2010
Authors and Artists Exhibition, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
100 Records Project, Gallery 16, San Francisco CA & Cinders Gallery, Brooklyn NY
Copy Jam 2, Printers' Ball hosted by Poetry Magazine, Chicago IL
Mustang Saaaalllllly, TCBarts, Melbourne Australia, [curated by Kate Smith and I]
Postcard Exchange, Birmingham Zine Festival, Framers Gallery, Birmingham UK
Bowl-O-Nuts, Artillery and Ammo Gallery, Los Angeles CA
Small Works, Transmission Gallery, Richmond VA
Friends of Ours, Artillery and Ammo Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2009
Paintallica, Country Club Projects, Los Angeles CA
Human Side of War, United Theological Seminary, Minneapolis MN
Sketchbook Project, Art House Co-op Gallery, Atlanta GA, Brooklyn NY
One plus One’s a crowd (Uno más uno, multitud), Domestico, Madrid Spain
BIN Paintallica, Seed Collective, AVA Center, Chattanooga TN
2008
Jamie Boling and Bill Donovan, Transmission Gallery, Richmond VA
Paintallica, T:BA 08, Portland Institute of Contemporary Art, Portland OR
Portraits, Hallway Bathroom Gallery, San Francisco CA
2007
The Word Made Fresh, Transmission Gallery, Richmond VA
2006
Paintallica, Western Exhibitions Gallery, Chicago, IL
MFA Thesis Show, University of Iowa Art Museum, Iowa City, IA
2005
Deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan; with the Iowa National Guard
Bibliography (Most Recent First)
War: The Human Cost – hard-hitting, heartbreaking tales from the frontlines, September 2011.
http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2011/war-the-human-cost/
Sonny Smith, 100 Records, Vol. 2, I Miss the Jams, Turn it Up Records, 2011:
http://turnuprecords.com/shop/vinyl/preorder-sonny-smiths-100-records-volume-2-i-miss-the-jams/
Bonnie Wells, Daily Hampshire Gazette, Print and Online, 2011:
http://www.gazettenet.com/2011/02/24/camelot-easel-and-chipmunk?SESS0cedce82a7a3855de2b4a240d2ab7add=gnews
Drawing Center Viewing Program Artist Registry, Current:
http://www.drawingcenter.org/viewingprogram/share_portfolio.cfm?pf=2774
Gannon, Victoria; "Hallway Bathroom Gallery," KQED ARTS
http://www.kqed.org/arts/visualarts/article.jsp?essid=23719
Silverman, Jessica; “Jessica Silverman visits Brion Rosch’s Studio,” White Hot Magazine, November 2008
http://whitehotmagazine.com/index.php?action=articles&wh_article_id=1657
Memberships
Volunteer editor for the Open Directory Project in the Arts/Weblogs section, from 2009-10, the only
human edited source used by Google
Visiting Artist/Lecturer
2010
Utilizing Unity for Success: The Artist Collective, Panelist, CUE Foundation, NY NY
2009
Emily Noelle Lambert's drawing class from Parsons, CUE Foundation, NY NY
Florida State College at Jacksonville
2007
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Websites
http://www.billdonovan.net
http://beautifuldecay.com/author/bill
Technical Abilities
Digital Image Editing
Digital Photography
Military Awards
Combat Infantryman's Badge
donovan.bill@gmail.com
New York, NY
Educational Summary
M.A. anticipated 2012 Art History, Theory, and Criticism, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
M.F.A. 2006 Painting, University of Iowa, Iowa City IA
M.A. 2003 Painting, University of Iowa, Iowa City IA
B.F.A. 2001 Painting, University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA
Professional Experience
Fall 2007 to Present, Adjunct Art Professor, Adelphi University, Garden City and Manhattan, NY
Fall 2011, Adjunct Art Professor, Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY
Fall 2003 and Spring 2006, Instructor of Record, Teaching Assistantship, Basic Drawing,University of Iowa
Publications
Beautiful/Decay Magazine, Print:
"Saul Chernick," in Psychonauts, Beautiful/Decay Book 5, (Los Angeles: Feral Children Productions, 2011) 148-161.
"Corey Thompson," in Future Perfect, Beautiful/Decay Book 6, (Los Angeles: Feral Children Productions, 2011) 29-41.
"Ben Aqua," in Class Clowns, Beautiful/Decay Book 7, (Los Angeles: Feral Children Productions, 2011) upcoming.
Beautiful/Decay Magazine, Website; both photos and written article (Wes Lang and Michael Anderson both supplied a few photographs from professionals, and all the photos in Dan Attoe's interview were received from the artist.):
Studio Visit: Eddie Martinez, republished on the Huffington Post
Studio Visit: Aaron Johnson
Studio Visit: Ryan Schneider
Studio Visit: Melissa Brown, republished on the Huffington Post
Studio Visit: Eddie Martinez
Studio Visit: Erik Parker, republished on the Huffington Post
Studio Visit: Adam Helms, republished on the Huffington Post
Studio Visit: Wes Lang, republished on the Huffington Post
Interview: Dan Attoe, republished on Daily Serving
Studio Visit: Michael Anderson, republished on the Huffington Post
Studio Visit: Ryan Schneider, republished on the Huffington Post
Studio Visit: Brendan Cass
Studio Visit: Aaron Johnson, republished on the Huffington Post
Studio Visit: Brian Belott
Studio Visit: Joe Bradley and Chris Martin, republished on the Huffington Post
Studio Visit: Taylor McKimens
Studio Visit: Tom Sanford
Studio Visit: Jeremy Willis
Studio Visit: Evan Gruzis
White Hot Magazine, Website:
In Conversation With Amir H. Fallah, November 2011
Press Releases:
Eddie Martinez, Seeker, Peres Projects, Berlin, November 2011
Academic Essays:
Manet's Religious Imagery
Theodor de Bry and His Postcolonial Critics
Assistant
2008 to 2009 Assistant to Diana Cooper, Brooklyn, NY
Fellowships
2003 Mildred Pelzer Lynch Fellowship
2001 to 2003 University of Iowa Arts Fellowship
2001 Berkshire Art Association Fellowship
Exhibition Record
2011
Bitches Brew, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Goodbye Space Shuttle, Active Space, Brooklyn, NY
From the Barn to the Apple, Herter Gallery, Curated by Trevor Richardson, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
2010
Authors and Artists Exhibition, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
100 Records Project, Gallery 16, San Francisco CA & Cinders Gallery, Brooklyn NY
Copy Jam 2, Printers' Ball hosted by Poetry Magazine, Chicago IL
Mustang Saaaalllllly, TCBarts, Melbourne Australia, [curated by Kate Smith and I]
Postcard Exchange, Birmingham Zine Festival, Framers Gallery, Birmingham UK
Bowl-O-Nuts, Artillery and Ammo Gallery, Los Angeles CA
Small Works, Transmission Gallery, Richmond VA
Friends of Ours, Artillery and Ammo Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2009
Paintallica, Country Club Projects, Los Angeles CA
Human Side of War, United Theological Seminary, Minneapolis MN
Sketchbook Project, Art House Co-op Gallery, Atlanta GA, Brooklyn NY
One plus One’s a crowd (Uno más uno, multitud), Domestico, Madrid Spain
BIN Paintallica, Seed Collective, AVA Center, Chattanooga TN
2008
Jamie Boling and Bill Donovan, Transmission Gallery, Richmond VA
Paintallica, T:BA 08, Portland Institute of Contemporary Art, Portland OR
Portraits, Hallway Bathroom Gallery, San Francisco CA
2007
The Word Made Fresh, Transmission Gallery, Richmond VA
2006
Paintallica, Western Exhibitions Gallery, Chicago, IL
MFA Thesis Show, University of Iowa Art Museum, Iowa City, IA
2005
Deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan; with the Iowa National Guard
Bibliography (Most Recent First)
War: The Human Cost – hard-hitting, heartbreaking tales from the frontlines, September 2011.
http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2011/war-the-human-cost/
Sonny Smith, 100 Records, Vol. 2, I Miss the Jams, Turn it Up Records, 2011:
http://turnuprecords.com/shop/vinyl/preorder-sonny-smiths-100-records-volume-2-i-miss-the-jams/
Bonnie Wells, Daily Hampshire Gazette, Print and Online, 2011:
http://www.gazettenet.com/2011/02/24/camelot-easel-and-chipmunk?SESS0cedce82a7a3855de2b4a240d2ab7add=gnews
Drawing Center Viewing Program Artist Registry, Current:
http://www.drawingcenter.org/viewingprogram/share_portfolio.cfm?pf=2774
Gannon, Victoria; "Hallway Bathroom Gallery," KQED ARTS
http://www.kqed.org/arts/visualarts/article.jsp?essid=23719
Silverman, Jessica; “Jessica Silverman visits Brion Rosch’s Studio,” White Hot Magazine, November 2008
http://whitehotmagazine.com/index.php?action=articles&wh_article_id=1657
Memberships
Volunteer editor for the Open Directory Project in the Arts/Weblogs section, from 2009-10, the only
human edited source used by Google
Visiting Artist/Lecturer
2010
Utilizing Unity for Success: The Artist Collective, Panelist, CUE Foundation, NY NY
2009
Emily Noelle Lambert's drawing class from Parsons, CUE Foundation, NY NY
Florida State College at Jacksonville
2007
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Websites
http://www.billdonovan.net
http://beautifuldecay.com/author/bill
Technical Abilities
Digital Image Editing
Digital Photography
Military Awards
Combat Infantryman's Badge
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