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Seth Gadsden
Born 1981, Clover, SC

Education

2007 MFA, Boston University, Boston MA
2003 College of Charleston

Selected Exhibitions

2009
365, Redux Contemporary Art Center, Charleston, SC
2008
On Procession, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
2007
Boston Young Contemporaries, Juried Exhibition, 808 Gallery, Boston, MA
Balloons, Hotdogs, and Carnations, (MFA Thesis) 808 Gallery, Boston, MA
Clover, a solo exhibition at The Commonwealth Gallery, Boston, MA
2006
Unlikely Target, Redux Contemporary Art Center, Charleston, SC
Boston Young Contemporaries, Juried Exhibition, 808 Gallery, Boston, MA
2005
The Floating, HeadStart Gallery, Charleston, SC
2004
288 HANDS, a solo exhibition at the City Gallery, Charleston, SC
Emerging Artists of the Southeast, City Art Gallery, Columbia, SC
Accessibility, a public, site-specific installation group exhibition, Sumter, SC
Contemporary Charleston, City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Charleston, SC
Head Show, Halsey Gallery, Charleston, SC
2003
Untitled, untitled gallery, Charleston, SC
Yellow + Blue = Green, untitled gallery, Charleston, SC
Mini Print Exhibition, Print Studio South, Charleston, SC
Young Contemporaries, Halsey Gallery, Charleston, SC

Selected Projects

2012
Ribbons Gathering, a multimedia event in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NYC
2011
The Race for Larnopolis, multi-media installation, Larne School, Clover, SC
Neon Futures, a mural project at the Larne School, Clover, SC
2010
The Assault on Stoughton via The Cult of the Silo, mural project, REDUX Contemporary Art Center, Charleston SC
Cloverfield, mural project, Clover, SC
Meditations on Pool, mural project, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
2009
The post-mortem Dig, a public event and outdoor installation, Slab City, CA
Walter, outdoor sculpture and sustainable living space, Slab City, CA
Magnificent Desolation, a public event, performance, and permanent installation, Regent, ND
Sneaker Box, outdoor mural, Flood Gallery, Asheville, NC
Pink Explosion, an animation and multimedia installation, REDUX, Charleston, SC
American Red, outdoor mural, American Thread Factory, Clover, SC
el angelito de Rosarito, Las Playas de Rosarito, Mexico
Dos Banos, outdoor mural, Rosarito, Mexico
2008
The Bombay junk boat, a public event, Bombay Beach, CA
Suburban Renewal, a failed proposal for public art, Charleston, SC
Good Vibrations, San Francisco, CA
The Mysterious Seven, a performance, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Black tears flying, a public event, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2007
The Ovaltine Portrait, temporary outdoor installation, MICA, Baltimore, MD
The Washington Generals vs. Nine Sticks of Dynamite, a public event, Deitch Projects, NYC
We have Built Our Reputation, Rebuilding, 808 Gallery, Boston, MA
Flight 708, outdoor installation of drawings for the MBTA, Boston, MA
Clover, a public event, Clover, SC
Feeling Failure, an event, Deitch Studios, Long Island City, NY
Brains and Skulls, installation, 808 Gallery, Boston, MA
2006
Obstructing the Angel of Peace, a public event, New Haven, CT
Cooking with Courage, performance and installation, 808 Gallery, Boston, MA
2005
Floating, a curatorial project and installation in former Head Start building, Charleston, SC

Public Art Commissions

2012
Cloverfield, Clover, SC mural commissioned by the City of Clover
Neon Futures, Clover, SC mural commissioned by the Clover School District
2010
RCC Mural, Hampshire College in Amherst, MA in collaboration with Matt Phillips, Seth Curcio, and students
2006
Flight 708, Boston, MA installation commissioned by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Filmography (selections)

2012
STEGO-SAUR, a short live-action and stop-motion film(currently in post-production)
2008
How to make your own radio station, San Francisco, CA
Emile Street, Fifth Ward, Houston, TX
2007
The Washington Generals vs. Nine Sticks of Dynamite, New York City, NY
The Kite Project, Boston, MA

Publications

2011
On the streets of Clover, a self-published catalog documenting the Cloverfield mural project, edition of 250
YARFOLX, a self-published book of photography, edition of 50
2009
High Five!, a self-published book of screen prints with TRANSIT ANTENNA, Hub Bub Art Center, Spartanburg, SC
2005
The Floating, group exhibition catalog published with Bob Snead with essay by Jamie Self

Selected Bibliography

2011
CN-2, Comporium news station Rock Hill, SC "Balloons sprout from brick" July 21
Becknell, Jennifer. "Where the wild things are in town of Clover". The Herald, July 16
Cetrone, Shawn. "School Home to Student-Built City". The Herald, Sunday cover story, Mar 20
2010
Allen, Jonathan. "Clover mural slowly taking shape". The Enquirer Herald, Aug 25
Allen, Jonathan. "Mural project gets some helping hands". The Enquirer Herald, Jun 23
Allen, Jonathan. "Mural fundraiser underway". The Enquirer Herald, May 5
2009
Call, Lisa. "Creative Collective". The Dickinson Press, ND, July 19
Hollingsworth, Thomas. "Transit Antenna: Giving Convention a Wide Birth". Art Lurker: Miami Contemporary Art
Gadsden, Seth. "Tales from the Road: Texas". Charleston Magazine, February
Lithgow, Michael. "Do-It-Yourself pirate radio". Art Threat, online Culture and Politics, February 9
Marshall, Geoff. "Learning about the bio-art bus". The Digitel, an online Charleston based newsletter, April
Self, Jamie. "From Dumps to Dreams". College of Charleston Magazine, April
2008
Beilue, John Mark. "Group greases its way through Amarillo". Amarillo Globe News, October 12
Cullen, Ed. "Life, art, and the road". The Advocate, April 11
Youth Radio Interview in Houston, TX on May 10
2007
Smith, Nick. "The Magic Bus". The Charleston City Paper, cover story, December 5
Tompkins, Calvin . "A Fool for Art". The New Yorker Magazine, November 17
McQuaid, Cate. "At Young Contemporaries, a select few emerge as best in show". The Boston Globe, June 28
Hecker, Racquel. "The party's (not quite) over for the Art Parade". The Villager, September 12
2006
Huntley, Dan. "A plot lighter than air drives SC project: spectacle as public art". The Charlotte Observer, Dec. 9
O'Daniel, Adam. "Eye-Popping Art: Balloons catch Clover by surprise". The Enquirer Herald, April 19
Daniel, Mac. "Ar-T, Starts and Stops". The Boston Globe, June 26
Waltz, Vicky. "Designed to a T". Esprit, August 2
2005
Jeffrey Day. "New artists may be coming in, but it’s still sad to see these go". The State Newspaper, July 3
Day, Jeffrey. "29 Futures". The State, July 18
Day, Jeffrey. "Offbeat art off the beaten path". The State, May 7
2004
Ashley, Dorothy. "Lending a Hand to Art". The Post and Courier, November 4

Grants/Awards

2012
Regional Artist Project quarterly grant, York County Arts Council, SC
2011
Alumni Service Award, first class of inductees into the School of the Arts Hall of Fame, College of Charleston
2010
Sponsorship from Golden Paints
Two Regional Artist Project quarterly grants, York County Arts Council, SC
2008
Puffin Foundation Grant for the collaborative project, Transit Antenna
2007
Constantine Alojave Fellowship, Boston University, Boston, MA
2003
Fine Arts Fellowship, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
Halsey Travel and Research Grant, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
Print Studio South Grant, PSS, Charleston, SC

Visiting Artist/ Lectures

2010
Hampshire College in Amhurst, MA
2008
Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA
College of Charleston in Charleston, SC
2007
Maryland Institute of Contemporary Art in Baltimore
Contemporary Art and Literature, Redux Contemporary Art Center, Charleston, SC
2003
Lucien Freud is a nudist, Simmons Center for the Arts, Charleston, SC

Teaching Experience

2005-2007
Teaching assistantships at Boston University in painting, drawing, printmaking, site-specific art
2003-2005
Adjunct Faculty at College of Charleston in Charleston, SC
Teaching Faculty at Gibbes Museum of Art and Redux Contemporary Art Center
Sculpture/ Printmaking Instructor, Colleton County School District, Walterboro, SC

Related Work Experience

2007
Boston Young Contemporaries '07; co-curator and co-director, 808 Gallery
2006
Boston Young Contemporaries '06; founder, curator, and director, 808 Gallery
2005
The Floating; project and group exhibition, director and curator, Charleston, SC
2002-2005
Co-Founder and Board President of Redux Contemporary Art Center, Charleston, SC
Studio Technician at the College of Charleston
Artist Assistant for Sol Lewitt, Rikuo Ueda, Herb Parker, Erik Johnson