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Curriculum Vitae

Education

2015
  • Landscape and Still Life Workshops, Grand Central Atelier, Queens NYC
1999–2000
  • Paier College of Art, Hamden CT
1998–1999
  • Educational Center for the Arts, Visual Arts Dept., New Haven CT

Honors and Awards

2020
  • Finalist, Art Renewal Center International Salon Competition
2018
  • “Best Floral Award”, 11th Annual International Guild of Realism Exhibition, Gallery 1261, Denver CO
2016
  • Finalist, Art Renewal Center International Salon Competition
  • Accepted, International Guild of Realism
  • Dean’s List, Paier College of Art

Solo Exhibitions

2017
  • “Devoid”, Arch Enemy Arts, Philadelphia PA
2016
  • “Blood Rituals”, Sacred Gallery, NYC
  • “The Apostasy”, Last Rites Gallery, NYC
  • “Reclaiming”, Nisus Gallery, Portland OR
2010
  • “Rebuilding”, Last Rites Gallery, NYC
2009
  • “Healing”, Pravus Gallery, Phoenix AZ
2007
  • “Surfacing”, Off The Map, Easthampton MA

Selected Group Exhibitions

  • “Paint It Black”, Black Anchor Collective, Los Angeles CA
  • “Earth, Land, Property”, Davis Gallery, Austin TX
  • “Due EAST”, Big Medium, Austin TX
  • “National Juried Trompe l’oeil Exhibition”, John F. Peto Museum, Island Heights NJ
  • “11th Annual Juried Exhibition”, International Guild of Realism, Gallery 1261, Denver CO
  • “Tattoo Forever”, Museum of Contemporary Art, Rome, Italy
  • “Flesh To Canvas”, Last Rites Gallery, NYC
  • “Off The Wall, Off The Flesh”, Art For The People Gallery, Austin TX
  • “The 13th Hour”, Last Rites Gallery, NYC
  • “The Art Hive”, Art Realm, Austin TX
  • “Time: Tattoo Art Today”, Somerset House, London UK
  • “Dissecting Art, Intersecting Anatomy”, S3 Gallery, Chicago IL
  • “Tattooed Topographies”, Southern Illinois University Museum, Carbondale IL
  • “Rescue Me”, The Egan Gallery, Fullerton CA
  • “Kingdom Animalia”, Anaheim Hills CA
  • “Second Skin”, Copronason Gallery, Santa Monica CA
  • “Wildlife In the Post-Natural Age”, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn NYC
  • “6th Annual Juried Exhibition”, International Guild of Realism, Sage Creek Gallery, Santa Fe NM
  • “The Membership Show”, Austin Visual Arts Association, Studio 2 Gallery, Austin TX
  • “AVAA 32nd Anniversary Exhibit & Reunion”, Daugherty Arts Center, Austin TX
  • “Artists of Permanence”, University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston TX
  • “Drawing Blood”, Ghostprint Gallery, Richmond VA
  • “Blood Royale”, Yves LaRoche Galerie D’Art, Montreal, Canada
  • “Blonde Bombshell”, M Modern Gallery, Palm Springs CA
  • “The Art Fusion Experiment at COSM”, Chapel Of Sacred Mirrors, NY
  • “Little Pieces of Autumn”, Anomaly Studios, Pasadena CA
  • “Galleria De Los Muertos”, CBGB’s Gallery, New York City NY
  • “Body Art”, NewSpace Gallery, Manchester CT
  • “Small Works Show”, Visual Research Gallery, New Haven CT

Catalogues

  • “Blood Rituals: Volume One”, 112 page perfect bound book, Southern Cross Press
  • “Sharp-Focus Realism in Oil”, 128 page hardcover book, Proton Press

Public Speaking

  • “The Holistic Approach”, Explorer Tattoo Conference, Seminar
  • “Evaluating Art: Principles For Effective Critique”, Paradise Tattoo Gathering, Seminar
  • “Sharp-Focus Realism Techniques For Oil Painters”, Paradise Artist Retreat, Seminar, 2010–2015

Bibliography

  • Art Renewal Center, “14th International ARC Salon” pg. 121, 443
  • Aitchison, Guy, “Cyclopaedia Biomekanica”, pp. 66–71, 280–283
  • Art Renewal Center, “12th International 2016–2017 ARC Salon Catalog” pg. 255, 262
  • CrimethInc. Press, Rolling Thunder, No. 12, pp. 96, 100–101
  • CrimethInc. Press, Rolling Thunder, No. 11, back inside cover
  • Creative Quarterly No. 30 + 31
  • Art Renewal Center, “9th International 2012–2013 ARC Salon Catalog” pg. 61
  • Art Renewal Center, “8th International 2011–2012 ARC Salon Catalog” pg. 92
  • Feliciano, Lily, “The Art of Sketch Theatre: Vol. 1”
  • Caddel, Jinxi and Devries, Mike, “Cranial Visions” pp. 178–179
  • Haidet, Ezra and Nelligan, Zach, “Unobserved” pg. 197
  • Morrison, Durb, “Pint Size Paintings, Vol. 1” pp. 1–2
  • Haidet, Ezra and Nelligan, Zach, “Coquille Or Be Killed!” pg. 21
  • Aitchison, Guy, “Scratch Art” pp. 48–49
  • Mellen, Kathleen, “More Than Skin Deep.” Daily Hampshire Gazette, Vol. 221, No. 236, pg. C1, C8
  • Hooten, Josh, “Interview With Nick Baxter.” Herbivore Vegetarian Culture, Issue 5, pp. 44–48
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