George Ciscle

George Ciscle is Curator-in-Residence at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). He was also the founding director of The Contemporary Museum, which focuses its exhibitions, educational programming, and community outreach on connecting the artist’s work with people’s everyday lives. At MICA he developed the Exhibition Development Seminar, a course that provides artists with the opportunity to learn all aspects of producing an exhibition. In 2008 he introduced a Curatorial Studies Concentration at MICA that provides additional professional learning opportunities for students at the college. He will direct the new MFA in Curatorial Practice beginning in Fall 2011.

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STEPHEN DALLMUS
Baltimore, MD

Maintaining Appearances
1997
Gelatin silver print
15" x 15"
Courtesy of the Artist
Retail Price: $450
Reserve Price: $200

EDUCATION:
BS, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1977
BS, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 1971

SELECTED AWARDS/ GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS:
Maryland States Arts Council Individual Artist Grant, 2003 SELECTED

EXHIBITIONS/ COLLECTIONS:
Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD, 2004
Maryland States Arts Council Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 2004
Howard County Center for the Arts, Ellicott City, MD, 2002

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WILLIAM DOWNS
Brooklyn, NY

The Ex Patriot
2003
Mixed media on paper
30”x 22 ½”
Courtesy of the Artist
Retail Price: $2,000
Reserve Price: $1,500

EDUCATION:
MFA, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, 2003
BFA, The Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, GA, 1997

SELECTED AWARDS/ GRANTS/ FELLOWSHIPS:
17th National Drawing & Print Competitive Exhibition, juror Amy Eva Raehse
Purchase award, Gormley Gallery, College of Notre Dame, MD, 2006

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/ COLLECTIONS:
Parker Jones Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
Slag Gallery, New York, NY, 2009
X Initiative, New York, NY, 2009
Artspace, New Haven, CT, 2008

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ALEXANDER HEILNER
Baltimore, MD

Houston, Texas
2010
Digital inkjet print
22" x 15"
Courtesy of the Artist
Retail Price: $800
Reserve Price: $400

EDUCATION:
MFA, The School of Visual Arts, NY, 1998
BA, Princeton University, NJ, 1993

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/ COLLECTIONS:
Florida State Univ. Art Museum, Tallahassee, FL, 2010
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY, 2004-2010
Princeton University Art Museum, 2009
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, 2005

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BEN MARCIN
Baltimore, MD

Silver Run, MD 2010
2010
Archival pigment print
22” x 30”
Courtesy of the Artist
Retail Price: $500
Reserve Price: $300

EDUCATION:
BA, University of Maryland, 1980

SELECTED AWARDS/ GRANTS/ FELLOWSHIPS:
Semifinalist, Janet and Walter Sondheim Award, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/ COLLECTIONS:
The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO, 2010
Maryland Institute College of Art, Meyerhoff Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 2010
Villa Julie College Gallery, Stevenson, MD, 2003
Delaware Museum of Art, Wilmington, DE, 1996

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RUTH PETTUS
Baltimore, MD

Ice Fishing
2009
Acrylic, water-based media
22" x 23"
Courtesy of the Artist
Retail Price: $1,200
Reserve Price: $500

EDUCATION:
Corcoran School of Art + Design, Washington, DC, 1978-1980
University of Sydney, NSW, Australia, 1977-1978

SELECTED AWARDS/ GRANTS/ FELLOWSHIPS:
Rochefort-en-Terre, Brittany, France, Resident, 2010
MD State Art Council Individual Award, 1996

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/ COLLECTIONS:
Palacete del Embarcadero, Santander, Spain, 2009
Stevenson University, Stevenson, MD, 2008
Galerie Françoise et Ses Frères, Baltimore, MD 2005
Russki Album, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2003

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PHYLLIS PLATTNER
Bethesda, MD

Legends #4
2001
Oil and gold leaf on linen on panel
10” x 15”
Courtesy of the Artist
Retail Price: $1,800
Reserve Price: $900

EDUCATION:
MFA, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
BA, Bennington College, Bennington, VT

SELECTED AWARDS/ GRANTS/ FELLOWSHIPS:
Maryland State Arts Council Grant, 1996, 2002, 2010
Arts and Humanities Council Montgomery County Creative Projects Grant, 2008, 2009
Marcella Louis Brenner Grant, Maryland Institute College of Art, 2008, 2009, 2010
Borsa di Artista, SACI, Florence, Italy, 2001

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/ COLLECTIONS:
SACI, Florence, Italy, 2009
Art and Democracy, War and Empire, Meridian Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2008
Foyer Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy, 2004
Troyer Gallery, Washington, DC, 2002

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HADIEH SHAFIE
Baltimore, MD

13500
2010
Ink and acrylic on paper marked with printed and handwritten Farsi text
30” x 30” x 3 1/2”
Courtesy of the Artist and Morton Fine Art
Retail Price: $5,500
Reserve Price: $4,950

EDUCATION:
MFA, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, 2004
MFA, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, 1999
BA, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1993

SELECTED AWARDS/ GRANTS/ FELLOWSHIPS:
Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Grant, 2010
Mary Sawyers Baker Award, William G. Baker Jr. Memorial Fund, 2009
Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Grant, 2008
RTKL Grant in Visual Arts, 2003

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/ COLLECTIONS:
Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC, 2010
Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2009, 2010
Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD, 2009
Bastakiya Art Fair, Saatchi, Dubai, UAE, 2009

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WHITNEY SHERMAN
Baltimore, MD

Garden Set
2010
Bisque vase, linen towels, and cotton tea towels
Dimensions vary
Courtesy of the Artist
Retail Price: $225
Reserve Price: $200

EDUCATION:
BFA, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, 1971

SELECTED AWARDS/ GRANTS/ FELLOWSHIPS:
Society of Illustrators, NY Annual, 2009
American Illustration Annual 2007
Society of Illustrators, LA Annual, Gold Medal, 2002
Print Regional Design Annual, 1998

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/ COLLECTIONS:
El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, TX, 2011
Society of Illustrators Museum of American Illustration, 2009
Delavan Art Gallery, Syracuse, NY, 2008
Axis Gallery/Tokyo, Design Museum/London, Israel Museum/Jerusalem, 1995

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JO SMAIL
Baltimore, MD

Sleeping with Mouth Open
2004
Oil and enamel on canvas
8” x 10”
Courtesy of the Artist and Goya Contemporary
Retail Price: $1,200
Reserve Price: $700

EDUCATION:
NHDAD, Johannesburg College of Art, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1978
NDAD, Johannesburg College of Art, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1975
BA, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa, 1963

SELECTED AWARDS/ GRANTS/ FELLOWSHIPS:
Best in Show, Trawick Prize, Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards, 2007
Prize Winner, Strictly Painting, McLean Project for the Arts, 2007
Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award (Painting), 1991, 1995, 2004, 2007
Residency, Rochefort-en-Terre, France, 2000, 2003, 2007

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/ COLLECTIONS:
Conjurations, Goya Contemporary, Baltimore, MD, 2009
The Limits of Language: A Selection from 10 Years, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, Virginia, 2008
Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, NY
National Gallery of South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa

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RENÉ TREVIÑO
Baltimore, MD

Study for From Barye's Horse, III
2010
Acrylic on mylar
24" x 36"
Courtesy of the Arist and C. Grimaldis Gallery
Retail Price: $3,500
Reserve Price: $2,000

EDUCATION:
MFA, Maryland Institute College of Art, MD, 2005
BFA, School of Visual Arts, NY, 2003

SELECTED AWARDS/ GRANTS/ FELLOWSHIPS:
Trawick Prize, 2009
Creative Baltimore Artist Grant, 2009
Visual Arts Fellowship, Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA, 2005

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/ COLLECTIONS:
Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, 2010-11
C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 2007, 2008, 2010
Wadsworth Athenaeum, Hartford, CT, 2009
Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD 2005, 200

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ELI WALKER
Baltimore, MD

Kit 4
2010
Oil on canvas
22” x 20”
Courtesy of the Artist
Retail Price: $800
Reserve Price: $450

EDUCATION:
MFA, Maryland Institute College of Art Hoffberger Painting Program, Baltimore, MD, 2011
BFA, The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2008

SELECTED AWARDS/ GRANTS/ FELLOWSHIPS:
Hoffberger Scholarship, MICA Hoffberger School of Painting 2010, 2011
Advanced Painting Studio at Art Institute of Chicago, 2008
Dean’s Grant for Art Institute of Chicago, 2008
Residency at Burren College of Art, County Clare, Ireland, 2006

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/ COLLECTIONS:
Curator of Tough Guy, Subbasement Studios, Baltimore, MD, 2010
Animal Attraction, Whole Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 2010
SAIC BFA Graduation Exhibit, Chicago, IL, 2008
Miles Away: Students Abroad, Burren College of Art, Co. Clare, Ireland, 2006