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gregory blair1410 s. 8th street
aberdeen, sd 57401 605.228.7405
education
2015 Ph.D. (Visual Art: Art Theory & Philosophy) Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME Dissertation Title – Place-Produced Thought: The Agency of Place and the Co-Production of Knowledge in Heidegger, Baudrillard, and Others
2004 M.F.A. (Sculpture) University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2002 B.F.A. (Sculpture) University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
teaching experience
2009-Present Associate Professor of Art, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD Courses Taught: History of World Art I: Prehistory to the Middle Ages, History of World Art II: Renaissance to Romanticism, History of World Art III: Modernism and Postmodernism, Sculpture I, II, III, IV, Art, Religion and Values, 3D Design Courses Created: Art + Ethics, Women, Art and Society, History of Graphic Design, Art Appreciation (Honors Section)
2016 Faculty-led Travel Course: Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam: The Birth of Modernism2013 Faculty-led Travel Course: Art in Italy: Past to Present
2008-09 Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Courses Taught: Computer Visual Design, Publication Design & Human Communication Courses Created: Graphic Design
2007-08 Adjunct Faculty, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD Courses Taught: Foundations of Design, Introduction to Painting
teaching interests
My interests lie in post-1945 interdisciplinary practices; environmental aesthetics, social based practices, continental philosophy, ecocriticism, poststructuralism, and philosophies of place. My interests in sculpture include environmental, site-orientated, place-produced and installation practices that mix various methodologies and approaches.
solo and two person exhibitions
2016 Gift Baskets (with Exo-Syndicate) Public Art Commission in Grand Forks, ND When Work is Play (with Exo-Syndicate) Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2015 Domesticating Matter ICC Art Gallery, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
2013 Accumulations Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD 2011 The Unavowable Taxonomy Talley Gallery, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN 2010 Greg Blair: Assemblage Sculpture Barbara H. Strong Gallery, College of the Sequoias, Visalia, CA Greg Blair and Sara Christensen Blair President’s Gallery, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD
2009 Interaction of Objects and Space YC Art Gallery, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ Open Space: Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Chadron State College, Chadron, NE Reinventing Nature Harris Warke Gallery, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Fixed Growth Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL
2008 Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV Nature as Culture Dorris Rider Art Gallery, North Central Missouri College, Trenton, MO
solo and two person exhibitions continued...
2008 we have never been modern Upfront Gallery, Fargo, ND Truth, Myth and Symbol The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND
2007 Outside Meets Industry, Nuance Gallery, Beresford, SD The Filtered Forest The B.A.G. Gallery, Miles City, MT
2006 Declaration of Dependence The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND Nature/Nurture Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2004 Site Unseen MFA Thesis Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota
group exhibitions
2016 Impromptu - ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational
2015 Heart to Heart - South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, SD - Regional, Invitational
2013 Plot - 3 Person Exhibition, Ipso Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational Studio 301, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University - Regional, Invitational
2012 Anger, Angst and Art, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN - National, Juried People‘s Gold, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - International, Invitational Spring Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2011 Take the Day 2011, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2011 Summer Sculpture Exhibition, ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational Annual Art Auction, Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2010 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE - International, Juried
2009 Person, Place or Thing - 4 Person Exhibition, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL National, Juried
2008 Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD National, Invitational Collecting Local, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, SD - Regional, Juried
2007 Dislocations: Surprising Placements and New Contexts in Art, Cade Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD - National, Juried NSU Faculty Exhibition, Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD - Invitational Galex 41, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND National, Invitational
2006 NSU Sculpture Project, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD National, Juried Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits (traveling exhibition 2006-2008) National, Invitational North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND Taube Museum, Minot, ND Nelson County Arts Council, Pekin, ND Without Walls 2006, Mac’s Farm and Sculpture Center, Cincinnati, OH - National, Juried Do Not Fold, Bend, Spindle or Mutilate: Computer Punch Card Art, Visual Arts Center, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - National, Juried Fire and Ice, Lakes Wales Art Center, Lakes Wales, FL - National, Juried Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD - National, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2006 Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational
2005 The Wichita National, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS - National, Juried Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Solstice: A Celebration of Heat and Land, Art Escape Studios, San Ramon, CA National, Juried Man and Nature Photography Exhibition, Kimball Hill Gallery, Northwest Cultural Council, Barrington, IL - National, Juried Shelterbelts (traveling exhibition 2005-2006) - National, Invitational Merchants Bank, Crosby, ND Northern Lights Art Gallery, Mayville, ND Ritz Gallery, Linton, ND Dakota Buttes Museum, Hettinger, ND Arts Quest Festival, Artist-In-Residence, Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - Invitational Earthworks Now International Biennial, Hi -Desert Nature Museum, Yucca Valley, CA - International, Juried Discovering the Native Landscapes of the Mid- Atlantic, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, MD - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Parallel 48, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Group 6 x 6 Miniature Exhibition, Third Floor Gallery, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KT - National, Juried Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational
2004 North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND - Regional, Juried Sequoia Press Invitational Print Exchange: Sculptors Making Prints, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational 2003 Artist-In-Residence, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, Porter, IN - National, Juried
guest lectures and papers
2016 “Place-Produced Thought: The Agency of Place and the Co-Production of Knowledge in Heidegger, Baudrillard, and Others” Delivered at the The Sitka Institute: Thinking on the Edge. Organized by the Pacific Association for the Continental Tradition, (Sitka, AK)
“Errant Bodies” Delivered at A Body of Knowledge: Embodied Cognition and the Arts. Organized by the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, University of California, Irvine, (Irvine, CA)
2015 ”Place-Produced Thought and the Agency of Place.” Guest lecturer in the Art Education Department at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, (Boston, MA)
”The Sounds of Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered at the Beverly Philosophy Society, (Beverly, MA) Visitng Artist Lecturer. Monserrat College of Art, (Beverly, MA) Gave individual critiques of undergraduate students.
Art Appreciation: The Art World goes BOOM. Selected as one of the entries to the Arts Future Classroom Competition 2015, organized by Arts Future: Experi ments in the Future of Art History, City University of Hong Kong, (Kowloon, Hong Kong)
“Taking our NSU Relationship to the Next Level: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2014 ”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Published in The Journal of Art for Life, Vol.6, Issue 1. Dec. 2014.
“Site Unseen: The ‘Cuts’ of Gordon Matta-Clark,” Published in Kapsula Magazine, “Not For Sale 2/3.” August 2014.
”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the Ninth International Conference on the Arts in Society, (Rome, Italy)
“Build It Up to Tear It Down: Black Flag's Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered as part of In Media Res' Destruction + Spectacle week, hosted online by Georgia State University, (Atlanta, GA)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2014 “GAYATRI CHAKRAVORTY SPIVAK: The Negotiation of Third Space.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 2, Issue 1. Spring 2014.
“What I Did on my summer vacation... Or, How I Broke the Law in Search of Philosophical Answers.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2013 “Reiteration of Power: The ‘Cuts of Gordon Matta-Clark.” Delivered at the 2103 Midwest PCA/ACA Conference, (St. Louis, MO)
2012 “The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the 6th Verge Conference at the School of Arts, Media + Culture, (Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia) “The Quiet Revolution: Debussy, the Symbolists and the Impressionists.” Delivered as a pre-concert discussion for Gods & Monsters - Fall Orchestra Concert, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
“The Locus of Thought.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 1, Issue 1. Spring 2012.
2011 “Nazis and Degenerate Art.” Delivered at the Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burning Panel Exhibition, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD) “Liszt am Flügel.” Delivered at the Liszt Festival, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2010 “The Artist Philosopher: Introducing Liam Gillick and Seth Kim-Cohen.” Seth Kim-Cohen In Conversation with Liam Gillick, Issue Project Room, (Brooklyn, NY)
2009 “Sociogenic Aesthetics: The Merger of Art and Life.” Delivered at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference, ( New Orleans, LA)
2008 “Intersection: Sculpture and Graphic Design.” Guest lecture at Dana College, (Blair, NE)
2007 “Environmental Art.” Guest lecture at the Warren M. Lee Fine Arts Center, University of South Dakota, (Vermilion, SD)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2005 “Site Unseen - Art in Marginal Places.” Delivered at the Arts Quest Festival, Bismarck State College, (Bismarck, ND) “Artist Talk: Rethinking the Trees of North Dakota.” Delivered at Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, (Grand Forks, ND) “A Declaration of Dependence.” Delivered at a special members preview of Declaration Of Dependence solo exhibition, Third Street Gallery, (Grand Forks, ND) 2004 “Place, Process and Temporality.” Delivered at the FUND Graduate Scholarly Forum, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND)
2003 “More than Just a Sandcastle: Outdoor Sculpture Public Workshop” presented at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, (Porter, IN) “The Pros and Cons of Studying Art in Graduate School.” Delivered at the Brown Bag Lecture Series, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND) “Experiencing the Critique: A Student and Teacher Comparison” Delivered at the North Dakota Arts & Humanities Summit, Minot State University, (Minot, ND)
related professional experience
2009-Present Gallery Director, Northern Galleries, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD 2015-Present Exo-Syndicate Art Collective, Founding Member, Aberdeen, SD
2006-2008 Coordinator of Marketing and Graphic Design, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2005-2008 Artist-in-Residence, Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
2007-2008 Gallery Director, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
related professional experience continued...
2007-2008 Sculpture Workshops May-Port CG High School, Mayville, ND North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Hankinson Public School, Hankinson, ND Washburn Public School, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND
2006 Sculpture Workshop, Rugby High School, Rugby, ND Demonstrating Artist, Art Wise Festival, Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND Silent Art Auction Committee, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Contributing Artist, Downtown Art Walk, Aberdeen, SD
2005-Present Member, International Sculpture Center
2005-2006 Studio Technician, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Maintain and repair all department equipment, organize and direct student workers in the daily operational and educational mission of the Art Department. Installation Coordinator, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. Responsibilities: Assist in, or supervise, the installation of exhibitions and maintain, organize, or repair all display equipment used in the Col. Eugene Myers Art Gallery.
2005 Curatorial Assistant, University of North Dakota Art Collections, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Cataloging, preservation, repair, storage and transportation of the University of North Dakota Art Collection. Sculpture Workshop, Crosby Public School, Crosby, ND
2003-Present Freelance Sculptor, Custom Commissions and Sculptural Projects
2003 Graduate Research Assistantship, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Research books and course content for faculty.
2002-Present Member, North Dakota Museum of Art2002 Visiting Artist Assistant, Worked as an assistant for visiting artists the Guerilla Girls, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
curatorial + jurying
2016 Divided Attraction, Juror, Guilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
2015 All Together Now: NSU Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Curator, President’s Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
2013 Sculpture in the Hills, Co-Juror, Hill City, SD
2012 Young Dakota Artists, Co-Curator, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
All Dakota High School Art Exhibition, Co-Juror, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2008 One Hundred Years of Art - The Art of the Presentation Sisters Curator, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD Yours Truly - works by Stephanie Schulke, Curator, Wein Gallery,
2007 Summer Summation, Juror, National Juried Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD 2007 National Small Works Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2007 As You See It, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD From Here to There - works by Rebecca Sefcovic, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2005 Art Below Zero, Co-Curator, Campbell Library, East Grand Forks, MN Parallel 48, Co-Curator, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND
honors and awards
2016 Sabbatical Leave, Northern State University
2012 Nora Staael Evert Research Award, Northern State University
2010 Elected Student Cohort Representative, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME USA
honors and awards continued...
2010 Special Recognition, 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE
2009 Faculty Travel Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2008 Faculty Development Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2006 Northern State University Public Bench Design Commission, Aberdeen, SD
2005 North Dakota Council on the Arts Special Projects Grant - Awarded through the Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art
2004 Best of Show, North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2003 Neil C. MacDonald Scholarship, University of North Dakota Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, UND, Grand Forks, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2001 George S. Varsari Award for Excellence in Sculpture, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
academic service
2012-Present Faculty Senate, Northern State University2015-Present Undergraduate Research Committee, Northern State University 2014-Present Academic Affairs Committee, Northern State University2013-Present International Travel Committee, Northern State University Faculty Travel and Sabbatical Committee, Northern State University2015 WICHE Interstate Passport Committee, Northern State University 2014-2015 Title IX Conduct Board, Northern State University2013-Present Retention Support Committee, Northern State University2011-Present Office of Instructional Services Committee, Northern State University Media Studies Program Committee, Northern State University2009-2012 Assessment Committee, Northern State University Mobile Computing Steering Committee, Northern State University2009-2013 Campus Preservation Committee, Northern State University 2006- 2008 College Development Committee, Presentation College Website Planning Committee, Presentation College Strategic Thinking Committee, Presentation College2003-2004 Graduate Selection Committee, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Meet with the committee to discuss, review and vote upon applications for acceptance into the Master of Fine Arts program.
selected articles
2014 “Greg Blair: Artist, Assistant Professor and Northern Galleries Director,” Barb Andrews, Aberdeen Magazine, March/April 2014
2010 “Art Exhibition Features work of NSU Professor,” Jeff Bahr, Aberdeen American News, January 24, 2010, Pg. 2C Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter
2008 “A Treat at the Upfront Gallery,” Tiffany Kimball, High Plains Reader, September 2008 North Dakota Museum of Art Permanent Collection Book, Edited and written by founding Director Laurel Reuter, Milan: Charta Publishing
2007 Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter “Jamestown Gets a New Face,” Kati Larson, Fargo Forum, June 17, 2007
selected articles continued...
2006 “PC Exhibit Examines ‘Nature/Nurture,” Staff Reporter, Aberdeen American News, Dec.28, 2006, Pg. 3C “Where Art Meets Agriculture,” Jane Durell, Landscape Architecture Magazine, July 2006
2006 Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits Catalog, Laurel Reuter “Give Me Shelterbelts,” Herald Staff Writer, Grand Forks Herald, July 7, 2006, Pg. 3C “Declaration of Dependence,” Donald Renner, High Plains Reader, Apr.20, 2006, Pg. 16
2005 “Turning trash into treasure,” Sonia Mullally, Pierce County Tribune, May 18, 2005 Shelterbelts Traveling Exhibition Catalogue, Laurel Reuter, North Dakota Museum of Art, Nov. 2005, Pg. 5
2005 “Collaboration With Mother Nature: Greg Blair to Alter BSC Campus,” Jenn Linn, The Mystician, Apr. 5, 2005, Pg. 4 “Art Exhibit Documents Loss of Shelterbelts and Trees,” Glenda Fauske, The Prairie Forester, Vol.19 No. 2, Summer 2005, Pg.6 “Eight at Parallel 48,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, May 6, 2005, Pg. C1 “An Extraterrestrial Message at BSC,” Tony Spilde, Bismarck Tribune, Apr. 25, 2005, Pg. B6. “Arts Quest 2005,” Bryan Turnbow, Ed., Prairie Arts, April 2005, Pg.8 “Arboretum Hosting Art Competition Exhibit,” Times Staff Writer, The Bay Times, February 16, 2005, Pg. 23
2004 “Site Unseen Offers Unusual Perspective on the World,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, September 10, 2004, Pg. C1
George Smith, Ph.D.President and Associate Professor of Philosophy and Visual CultureInstitute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual [email protected]
Margot Kelly. Ph.D.Dissertation DirectorChair of the Board of Directors, Orion [email protected]
Laurel ReuterDirector - North Dakota Museum of [email protected]
Patrick LuberProfessor of Art/Sculpture University of North [email protected]
Peter KilianChair - Art and Theater DepartmentsNorthern State [email protected]
teaching interests
My interests lie in post-1945 interdisciplinary practices; environmental aesthetics, social based practices, continental philosophy, ecocriticism, poststructuralism, and philosophies of place. My interests in sculpture include environmental, site-orientated, place-produced and installation practices that mix various methodologies and approaches.
solo and two person exhibitions
2016 Gift Baskets (with Exo-Syndicate) Public Art Commission in Grand Forks, ND When Work is Play (with Exo-Syndicate) Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2015 Domesticating Matter ICC Art Gallery, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
2013 Accumulations Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD 2011 The Unavowable Taxonomy Talley Gallery, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN 2010 Greg Blair: Assemblage Sculpture Barbara H. Strong Gallery, College of the Sequoias, Visalia, CA Greg Blair and Sara Christensen Blair President’s Gallery, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD
2009 Interaction of Objects and Space YC Art Gallery, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ Open Space: Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Chadron State College, Chadron, NE Reinventing Nature Harris Warke Gallery, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Fixed Growth Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL
2008 Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV Nature as Culture Dorris Rider Art Gallery, North Central Missouri College, Trenton, MO
solo and two person exhibitions continued...
2008 we have never been modern Upfront Gallery, Fargo, ND Truth, Myth and Symbol The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND
2007 Outside Meets Industry, Nuance Gallery, Beresford, SD The Filtered Forest The B.A.G. Gallery, Miles City, MT
2006 Declaration of Dependence The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND Nature/Nurture Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2004 Site Unseen MFA Thesis Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota
group exhibitions
2016 Impromptu - ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational
2015 Heart to Heart - South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, SD - Regional, Invitational
2013 Plot - 3 Person Exhibition, Ipso Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational Studio 301, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University - Regional, Invitational
2012 Anger, Angst and Art, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN - National, Juried People‘s Gold, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - International, Invitational Spring Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2011 Take the Day 2011, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2011 Summer Sculpture Exhibition, ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational Annual Art Auction, Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2010 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE - International, Juried
2009 Person, Place or Thing - 4 Person Exhibition, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL National, Juried
2008 Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD National, Invitational Collecting Local, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, SD - Regional, Juried
2007 Dislocations: Surprising Placements and New Contexts in Art, Cade Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD - National, Juried NSU Faculty Exhibition, Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD - Invitational Galex 41, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND National, Invitational
2006 NSU Sculpture Project, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD National, Juried Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits (traveling exhibition 2006-2008) National, Invitational North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND Taube Museum, Minot, ND Nelson County Arts Council, Pekin, ND Without Walls 2006, Mac’s Farm and Sculpture Center, Cincinnati, OH - National, Juried Do Not Fold, Bend, Spindle or Mutilate: Computer Punch Card Art, Visual Arts Center, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - National, Juried Fire and Ice, Lakes Wales Art Center, Lakes Wales, FL - National, Juried Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD - National, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2006 Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational
2005 The Wichita National, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS - National, Juried Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Solstice: A Celebration of Heat and Land, Art Escape Studios, San Ramon, CA National, Juried Man and Nature Photography Exhibition, Kimball Hill Gallery, Northwest Cultural Council, Barrington, IL - National, Juried Shelterbelts (traveling exhibition 2005-2006) - National, Invitational Merchants Bank, Crosby, ND Northern Lights Art Gallery, Mayville, ND Ritz Gallery, Linton, ND Dakota Buttes Museum, Hettinger, ND Arts Quest Festival, Artist-In-Residence, Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - Invitational Earthworks Now International Biennial, Hi -Desert Nature Museum, Yucca Valley, CA - International, Juried Discovering the Native Landscapes of the Mid- Atlantic, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, MD - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Parallel 48, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Group 6 x 6 Miniature Exhibition, Third Floor Gallery, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KT - National, Juried Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational
2004 North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND - Regional, Juried Sequoia Press Invitational Print Exchange: Sculptors Making Prints, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational 2003 Artist-In-Residence, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, Porter, IN - National, Juried
guest lectures and papers
2016 “Place-Produced Thought: The Agency of Place and the Co-Production of Knowledge in Heidegger, Baudrillard, and Others” Delivered at the The Sitka Institute: Thinking on the Edge. Organized by the Pacific Association for the Continental Tradition, (Sitka, AK)
“Errant Bodies” Delivered at A Body of Knowledge: Embodied Cognition and the Arts. Organized by the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, University of California, Irvine, (Irvine, CA)
2015 ”Place-Produced Thought and the Agency of Place.” Guest lecturer in the Art Education Department at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, (Boston, MA)
”The Sounds of Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered at the Beverly Philosophy Society, (Beverly, MA) Visitng Artist Lecturer. Monserrat College of Art, (Beverly, MA) Gave individual critiques of undergraduate students.
Art Appreciation: The Art World goes BOOM. Selected as one of the entries to the Arts Future Classroom Competition 2015, organized by Arts Future: Experi ments in the Future of Art History, City University of Hong Kong, (Kowloon, Hong Kong)
“Taking our NSU Relationship to the Next Level: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2014 ”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Published in The Journal of Art for Life, Vol.6, Issue 1. Dec. 2014.
“Site Unseen: The ‘Cuts’ of Gordon Matta-Clark,” Published in Kapsula Magazine, “Not For Sale 2/3.” August 2014.
”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the Ninth International Conference on the Arts in Society, (Rome, Italy)
“Build It Up to Tear It Down: Black Flag's Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered as part of In Media Res' Destruction + Spectacle week, hosted online by Georgia State University, (Atlanta, GA)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2014 “GAYATRI CHAKRAVORTY SPIVAK: The Negotiation of Third Space.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 2, Issue 1. Spring 2014.
“What I Did on my summer vacation... Or, How I Broke the Law in Search of Philosophical Answers.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2013 “Reiteration of Power: The ‘Cuts of Gordon Matta-Clark.” Delivered at the 2103 Midwest PCA/ACA Conference, (St. Louis, MO)
2012 “The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the 6th Verge Conference at the School of Arts, Media + Culture, (Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia) “The Quiet Revolution: Debussy, the Symbolists and the Impressionists.” Delivered as a pre-concert discussion for Gods & Monsters - Fall Orchestra Concert, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
“The Locus of Thought.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 1, Issue 1. Spring 2012.
2011 “Nazis and Degenerate Art.” Delivered at the Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burning Panel Exhibition, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD) “Liszt am Flügel.” Delivered at the Liszt Festival, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2010 “The Artist Philosopher: Introducing Liam Gillick and Seth Kim-Cohen.” Seth Kim-Cohen In Conversation with Liam Gillick, Issue Project Room, (Brooklyn, NY)
2009 “Sociogenic Aesthetics: The Merger of Art and Life.” Delivered at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference, ( New Orleans, LA)
2008 “Intersection: Sculpture and Graphic Design.” Guest lecture at Dana College, (Blair, NE)
2007 “Environmental Art.” Guest lecture at the Warren M. Lee Fine Arts Center, University of South Dakota, (Vermilion, SD)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2005 “Site Unseen - Art in Marginal Places.” Delivered at the Arts Quest Festival, Bismarck State College, (Bismarck, ND) “Artist Talk: Rethinking the Trees of North Dakota.” Delivered at Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, (Grand Forks, ND) “A Declaration of Dependence.” Delivered at a special members preview of Declaration Of Dependence solo exhibition, Third Street Gallery, (Grand Forks, ND) 2004 “Place, Process and Temporality.” Delivered at the FUND Graduate Scholarly Forum, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND)
2003 “More than Just a Sandcastle: Outdoor Sculpture Public Workshop” presented at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, (Porter, IN) “The Pros and Cons of Studying Art in Graduate School.” Delivered at the Brown Bag Lecture Series, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND) “Experiencing the Critique: A Student and Teacher Comparison” Delivered at the North Dakota Arts & Humanities Summit, Minot State University, (Minot, ND)
related professional experience
2009-Present Gallery Director, Northern Galleries, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD 2015-Present Exo-Syndicate Art Collective, Founding Member, Aberdeen, SD
2006-2008 Coordinator of Marketing and Graphic Design, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2005-2008 Artist-in-Residence, Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
2007-2008 Gallery Director, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
related professional experience continued...
2007-2008 Sculpture Workshops May-Port CG High School, Mayville, ND North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Hankinson Public School, Hankinson, ND Washburn Public School, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND
2006 Sculpture Workshop, Rugby High School, Rugby, ND Demonstrating Artist, Art Wise Festival, Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND Silent Art Auction Committee, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Contributing Artist, Downtown Art Walk, Aberdeen, SD
2005-Present Member, International Sculpture Center
2005-2006 Studio Technician, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Maintain and repair all department equipment, organize and direct student workers in the daily operational and educational mission of the Art Department. Installation Coordinator, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. Responsibilities: Assist in, or supervise, the installation of exhibitions and maintain, organize, or repair all display equipment used in the Col. Eugene Myers Art Gallery.
2005 Curatorial Assistant, University of North Dakota Art Collections, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Cataloging, preservation, repair, storage and transportation of the University of North Dakota Art Collection. Sculpture Workshop, Crosby Public School, Crosby, ND
2003-Present Freelance Sculptor, Custom Commissions and Sculptural Projects
2003 Graduate Research Assistantship, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Research books and course content for faculty.
2002-Present Member, North Dakota Museum of Art2002 Visiting Artist Assistant, Worked as an assistant for visiting artists the Guerilla Girls, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
curatorial + jurying
2016 Divided Attraction, Juror, Guilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
2015 All Together Now: NSU Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Curator, President’s Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
2013 Sculpture in the Hills, Co-Juror, Hill City, SD
2012 Young Dakota Artists, Co-Curator, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
All Dakota High School Art Exhibition, Co-Juror, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2008 One Hundred Years of Art - The Art of the Presentation Sisters Curator, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD Yours Truly - works by Stephanie Schulke, Curator, Wein Gallery,
2007 Summer Summation, Juror, National Juried Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD 2007 National Small Works Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2007 As You See It, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD From Here to There - works by Rebecca Sefcovic, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2005 Art Below Zero, Co-Curator, Campbell Library, East Grand Forks, MN Parallel 48, Co-Curator, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND
honors and awards
2016 Sabbatical Leave, Northern State University
2012 Nora Staael Evert Research Award, Northern State University
2010 Elected Student Cohort Representative, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME USA
honors and awards continued...
2010 Special Recognition, 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE
2009 Faculty Travel Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2008 Faculty Development Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2006 Northern State University Public Bench Design Commission, Aberdeen, SD
2005 North Dakota Council on the Arts Special Projects Grant - Awarded through the Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art
2004 Best of Show, North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2003 Neil C. MacDonald Scholarship, University of North Dakota Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, UND, Grand Forks, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2001 George S. Varsari Award for Excellence in Sculpture, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
academic service
2012-Present Faculty Senate, Northern State University2015-Present Undergraduate Research Committee, Northern State University 2014-Present Academic Affairs Committee, Northern State University2013-Present International Travel Committee, Northern State University Faculty Travel and Sabbatical Committee, Northern State University2015 WICHE Interstate Passport Committee, Northern State University 2014-2015 Title IX Conduct Board, Northern State University2013-Present Retention Support Committee, Northern State University2011-Present Office of Instructional Services Committee, Northern State University Media Studies Program Committee, Northern State University2009-2012 Assessment Committee, Northern State University Mobile Computing Steering Committee, Northern State University2009-2013 Campus Preservation Committee, Northern State University 2006- 2008 College Development Committee, Presentation College Website Planning Committee, Presentation College Strategic Thinking Committee, Presentation College2003-2004 Graduate Selection Committee, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Meet with the committee to discuss, review and vote upon applications for acceptance into the Master of Fine Arts program.
selected articles
2014 “Greg Blair: Artist, Assistant Professor and Northern Galleries Director,” Barb Andrews, Aberdeen Magazine, March/April 2014
2010 “Art Exhibition Features work of NSU Professor,” Jeff Bahr, Aberdeen American News, January 24, 2010, Pg. 2C Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter
2008 “A Treat at the Upfront Gallery,” Tiffany Kimball, High Plains Reader, September 2008 North Dakota Museum of Art Permanent Collection Book, Edited and written by founding Director Laurel Reuter, Milan: Charta Publishing
2007 Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter “Jamestown Gets a New Face,” Kati Larson, Fargo Forum, June 17, 2007
selected articles continued...
2006 “PC Exhibit Examines ‘Nature/Nurture,” Staff Reporter, Aberdeen American News, Dec.28, 2006, Pg. 3C “Where Art Meets Agriculture,” Jane Durell, Landscape Architecture Magazine, July 2006
2006 Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits Catalog, Laurel Reuter “Give Me Shelterbelts,” Herald Staff Writer, Grand Forks Herald, July 7, 2006, Pg. 3C “Declaration of Dependence,” Donald Renner, High Plains Reader, Apr.20, 2006, Pg. 16
2005 “Turning trash into treasure,” Sonia Mullally, Pierce County Tribune, May 18, 2005 Shelterbelts Traveling Exhibition Catalogue, Laurel Reuter, North Dakota Museum of Art, Nov. 2005, Pg. 5
2005 “Collaboration With Mother Nature: Greg Blair to Alter BSC Campus,” Jenn Linn, The Mystician, Apr. 5, 2005, Pg. 4 “Art Exhibit Documents Loss of Shelterbelts and Trees,” Glenda Fauske, The Prairie Forester, Vol.19 No. 2, Summer 2005, Pg.6 “Eight at Parallel 48,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, May 6, 2005, Pg. C1 “An Extraterrestrial Message at BSC,” Tony Spilde, Bismarck Tribune, Apr. 25, 2005, Pg. B6. “Arts Quest 2005,” Bryan Turnbow, Ed., Prairie Arts, April 2005, Pg.8 “Arboretum Hosting Art Competition Exhibit,” Times Staff Writer, The Bay Times, February 16, 2005, Pg. 23
2004 “Site Unseen Offers Unusual Perspective on the World,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, September 10, 2004, Pg. C1
George Smith, Ph.D.President and Associate Professor of Philosophy and Visual CultureInstitute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual [email protected]
Margot Kelly. Ph.D.Dissertation DirectorChair of the Board of Directors, Orion [email protected]
Laurel ReuterDirector - North Dakota Museum of [email protected]
Patrick LuberProfessor of Art/Sculpture University of North [email protected]
Peter KilianChair - Art and Theater DepartmentsNorthern State [email protected]
teaching interests
My interests lie in post-1945 interdisciplinary practices; environmental aesthetics, social based practices, continental philosophy, ecocriticism, poststructuralism, and philosophies of place. My interests in sculpture include environmental, site-orientated, place-produced and installation practices that mix various methodologies and approaches.
solo and two person exhibitions
2016 Gift Baskets (with Exo-Syndicate) Public Art Commission in Grand Forks, ND When Work is Play (with Exo-Syndicate) Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2015 Domesticating Matter ICC Art Gallery, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
2013 Accumulations Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD 2011 The Unavowable Taxonomy Talley Gallery, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN 2010 Greg Blair: Assemblage Sculpture Barbara H. Strong Gallery, College of the Sequoias, Visalia, CA Greg Blair and Sara Christensen Blair President’s Gallery, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD
2009 Interaction of Objects and Space YC Art Gallery, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ Open Space: Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Chadron State College, Chadron, NE Reinventing Nature Harris Warke Gallery, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Fixed Growth Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL
2008 Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV Nature as Culture Dorris Rider Art Gallery, North Central Missouri College, Trenton, MO
solo and two person exhibitions continued...
2008 we have never been modern Upfront Gallery, Fargo, ND Truth, Myth and Symbol The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND
2007 Outside Meets Industry, Nuance Gallery, Beresford, SD The Filtered Forest The B.A.G. Gallery, Miles City, MT
2006 Declaration of Dependence The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND Nature/Nurture Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2004 Site Unseen MFA Thesis Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota
group exhibitions
2016 Impromptu - ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational
2015 Heart to Heart - South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, SD - Regional, Invitational
2013 Plot - 3 Person Exhibition, Ipso Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational Studio 301, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University - Regional, Invitational
2012 Anger, Angst and Art, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN - National, Juried People‘s Gold, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - International, Invitational Spring Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2011 Take the Day 2011, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2011 Summer Sculpture Exhibition, ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational Annual Art Auction, Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2010 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE - International, Juried
2009 Person, Place or Thing - 4 Person Exhibition, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL National, Juried
2008 Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD National, Invitational Collecting Local, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, SD - Regional, Juried
2007 Dislocations: Surprising Placements and New Contexts in Art, Cade Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD - National, Juried NSU Faculty Exhibition, Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD - Invitational Galex 41, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND National, Invitational
2006 NSU Sculpture Project, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD National, Juried Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits (traveling exhibition 2006-2008) National, Invitational North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND Taube Museum, Minot, ND Nelson County Arts Council, Pekin, ND Without Walls 2006, Mac’s Farm and Sculpture Center, Cincinnati, OH - National, Juried Do Not Fold, Bend, Spindle or Mutilate: Computer Punch Card Art, Visual Arts Center, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - National, Juried Fire and Ice, Lakes Wales Art Center, Lakes Wales, FL - National, Juried Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD - National, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2006 Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational
2005 The Wichita National, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS - National, Juried Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Solstice: A Celebration of Heat and Land, Art Escape Studios, San Ramon, CA National, Juried Man and Nature Photography Exhibition, Kimball Hill Gallery, Northwest Cultural Council, Barrington, IL - National, Juried Shelterbelts (traveling exhibition 2005-2006) - National, Invitational Merchants Bank, Crosby, ND Northern Lights Art Gallery, Mayville, ND Ritz Gallery, Linton, ND Dakota Buttes Museum, Hettinger, ND Arts Quest Festival, Artist-In-Residence, Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - Invitational Earthworks Now International Biennial, Hi -Desert Nature Museum, Yucca Valley, CA - International, Juried Discovering the Native Landscapes of the Mid- Atlantic, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, MD - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Parallel 48, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Group 6 x 6 Miniature Exhibition, Third Floor Gallery, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KT - National, Juried Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational
2004 North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND - Regional, Juried Sequoia Press Invitational Print Exchange: Sculptors Making Prints, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational 2003 Artist-In-Residence, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, Porter, IN - National, Juried
guest lectures and papers
2016 “Place-Produced Thought: The Agency of Place and the Co-Production of Knowledge in Heidegger, Baudrillard, and Others” Delivered at the The Sitka Institute: Thinking on the Edge. Organized by the Pacific Association for the Continental Tradition, (Sitka, AK)
“Errant Bodies” Delivered at A Body of Knowledge: Embodied Cognition and the Arts. Organized by the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, University of California, Irvine, (Irvine, CA)
2015 ”Place-Produced Thought and the Agency of Place.” Guest lecturer in the Art Education Department at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, (Boston, MA)
”The Sounds of Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered at the Beverly Philosophy Society, (Beverly, MA) Visitng Artist Lecturer. Monserrat College of Art, (Beverly, MA) Gave individual critiques of undergraduate students.
Art Appreciation: The Art World goes BOOM. Selected as one of the entries to the Arts Future Classroom Competition 2015, organized by Arts Future: Experi ments in the Future of Art History, City University of Hong Kong, (Kowloon, Hong Kong)
“Taking our NSU Relationship to the Next Level: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2014 ”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Published in The Journal of Art for Life, Vol.6, Issue 1. Dec. 2014.
“Site Unseen: The ‘Cuts’ of Gordon Matta-Clark,” Published in Kapsula Magazine, “Not For Sale 2/3.” August 2014.
”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the Ninth International Conference on the Arts in Society, (Rome, Italy)
“Build It Up to Tear It Down: Black Flag's Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered as part of In Media Res' Destruction + Spectacle week, hosted online by Georgia State University, (Atlanta, GA)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2014 “GAYATRI CHAKRAVORTY SPIVAK: The Negotiation of Third Space.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 2, Issue 1. Spring 2014.
“What I Did on my summer vacation... Or, How I Broke the Law in Search of Philosophical Answers.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2013 “Reiteration of Power: The ‘Cuts of Gordon Matta-Clark.” Delivered at the 2103 Midwest PCA/ACA Conference, (St. Louis, MO)
2012 “The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the 6th Verge Conference at the School of Arts, Media + Culture, (Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia) “The Quiet Revolution: Debussy, the Symbolists and the Impressionists.” Delivered as a pre-concert discussion for Gods & Monsters - Fall Orchestra Concert, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
“The Locus of Thought.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 1, Issue 1. Spring 2012.
2011 “Nazis and Degenerate Art.” Delivered at the Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burning Panel Exhibition, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD) “Liszt am Flügel.” Delivered at the Liszt Festival, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2010 “The Artist Philosopher: Introducing Liam Gillick and Seth Kim-Cohen.” Seth Kim-Cohen In Conversation with Liam Gillick, Issue Project Room, (Brooklyn, NY)
2009 “Sociogenic Aesthetics: The Merger of Art and Life.” Delivered at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference, ( New Orleans, LA)
2008 “Intersection: Sculpture and Graphic Design.” Guest lecture at Dana College, (Blair, NE)
2007 “Environmental Art.” Guest lecture at the Warren M. Lee Fine Arts Center, University of South Dakota, (Vermilion, SD)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2005 “Site Unseen - Art in Marginal Places.” Delivered at the Arts Quest Festival, Bismarck State College, (Bismarck, ND) “Artist Talk: Rethinking the Trees of North Dakota.” Delivered at Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, (Grand Forks, ND) “A Declaration of Dependence.” Delivered at a special members preview of Declaration Of Dependence solo exhibition, Third Street Gallery, (Grand Forks, ND) 2004 “Place, Process and Temporality.” Delivered at the FUND Graduate Scholarly Forum, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND)
2003 “More than Just a Sandcastle: Outdoor Sculpture Public Workshop” presented at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, (Porter, IN) “The Pros and Cons of Studying Art in Graduate School.” Delivered at the Brown Bag Lecture Series, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND) “Experiencing the Critique: A Student and Teacher Comparison” Delivered at the North Dakota Arts & Humanities Summit, Minot State University, (Minot, ND)
related professional experience
2009-Present Gallery Director, Northern Galleries, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD 2015-Present Exo-Syndicate Art Collective, Founding Member, Aberdeen, SD
2006-2008 Coordinator of Marketing and Graphic Design, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2005-2008 Artist-in-Residence, Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
2007-2008 Gallery Director, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
related professional experience continued...
2007-2008 Sculpture Workshops May-Port CG High School, Mayville, ND North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Hankinson Public School, Hankinson, ND Washburn Public School, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND
2006 Sculpture Workshop, Rugby High School, Rugby, ND Demonstrating Artist, Art Wise Festival, Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND Silent Art Auction Committee, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Contributing Artist, Downtown Art Walk, Aberdeen, SD
2005-Present Member, International Sculpture Center
2005-2006 Studio Technician, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Maintain and repair all department equipment, organize and direct student workers in the daily operational and educational mission of the Art Department. Installation Coordinator, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. Responsibilities: Assist in, or supervise, the installation of exhibitions and maintain, organize, or repair all display equipment used in the Col. Eugene Myers Art Gallery.
2005 Curatorial Assistant, University of North Dakota Art Collections, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Cataloging, preservation, repair, storage and transportation of the University of North Dakota Art Collection. Sculpture Workshop, Crosby Public School, Crosby, ND
2003-Present Freelance Sculptor, Custom Commissions and Sculptural Projects
2003 Graduate Research Assistantship, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Research books and course content for faculty.
2002-Present Member, North Dakota Museum of Art2002 Visiting Artist Assistant, Worked as an assistant for visiting artists the Guerilla Girls, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
curatorial + jurying
2016 Divided Attraction, Juror, Guilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
2015 All Together Now: NSU Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Curator, President’s Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
2013 Sculpture in the Hills, Co-Juror, Hill City, SD
2012 Young Dakota Artists, Co-Curator, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
All Dakota High School Art Exhibition, Co-Juror, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2008 One Hundred Years of Art - The Art of the Presentation Sisters Curator, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD Yours Truly - works by Stephanie Schulke, Curator, Wein Gallery,
2007 Summer Summation, Juror, National Juried Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD 2007 National Small Works Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2007 As You See It, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD From Here to There - works by Rebecca Sefcovic, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2005 Art Below Zero, Co-Curator, Campbell Library, East Grand Forks, MN Parallel 48, Co-Curator, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND
honors and awards
2016 Sabbatical Leave, Northern State University
2012 Nora Staael Evert Research Award, Northern State University
2010 Elected Student Cohort Representative, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME USA
honors and awards continued...
2010 Special Recognition, 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE
2009 Faculty Travel Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2008 Faculty Development Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2006 Northern State University Public Bench Design Commission, Aberdeen, SD
2005 North Dakota Council on the Arts Special Projects Grant - Awarded through the Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art
2004 Best of Show, North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2003 Neil C. MacDonald Scholarship, University of North Dakota Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, UND, Grand Forks, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2001 George S. Varsari Award for Excellence in Sculpture, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
academic service
2012-Present Faculty Senate, Northern State University2015-Present Undergraduate Research Committee, Northern State University 2014-Present Academic Affairs Committee, Northern State University2013-Present International Travel Committee, Northern State University Faculty Travel and Sabbatical Committee, Northern State University2015 WICHE Interstate Passport Committee, Northern State University 2014-2015 Title IX Conduct Board, Northern State University2013-Present Retention Support Committee, Northern State University2011-Present Office of Instructional Services Committee, Northern State University Media Studies Program Committee, Northern State University2009-2012 Assessment Committee, Northern State University Mobile Computing Steering Committee, Northern State University2009-2013 Campus Preservation Committee, Northern State University 2006- 2008 College Development Committee, Presentation College Website Planning Committee, Presentation College Strategic Thinking Committee, Presentation College2003-2004 Graduate Selection Committee, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Meet with the committee to discuss, review and vote upon applications for acceptance into the Master of Fine Arts program.
selected articles
2014 “Greg Blair: Artist, Assistant Professor and Northern Galleries Director,” Barb Andrews, Aberdeen Magazine, March/April 2014
2010 “Art Exhibition Features work of NSU Professor,” Jeff Bahr, Aberdeen American News, January 24, 2010, Pg. 2C Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter
2008 “A Treat at the Upfront Gallery,” Tiffany Kimball, High Plains Reader, September 2008 North Dakota Museum of Art Permanent Collection Book, Edited and written by founding Director Laurel Reuter, Milan: Charta Publishing
2007 Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter “Jamestown Gets a New Face,” Kati Larson, Fargo Forum, June 17, 2007
selected articles continued...
2006 “PC Exhibit Examines ‘Nature/Nurture,” Staff Reporter, Aberdeen American News, Dec.28, 2006, Pg. 3C “Where Art Meets Agriculture,” Jane Durell, Landscape Architecture Magazine, July 2006
2006 Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits Catalog, Laurel Reuter “Give Me Shelterbelts,” Herald Staff Writer, Grand Forks Herald, July 7, 2006, Pg. 3C “Declaration of Dependence,” Donald Renner, High Plains Reader, Apr.20, 2006, Pg. 16
2005 “Turning trash into treasure,” Sonia Mullally, Pierce County Tribune, May 18, 2005 Shelterbelts Traveling Exhibition Catalogue, Laurel Reuter, North Dakota Museum of Art, Nov. 2005, Pg. 5
2005 “Collaboration With Mother Nature: Greg Blair to Alter BSC Campus,” Jenn Linn, The Mystician, Apr. 5, 2005, Pg. 4 “Art Exhibit Documents Loss of Shelterbelts and Trees,” Glenda Fauske, The Prairie Forester, Vol.19 No. 2, Summer 2005, Pg.6 “Eight at Parallel 48,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, May 6, 2005, Pg. C1 “An Extraterrestrial Message at BSC,” Tony Spilde, Bismarck Tribune, Apr. 25, 2005, Pg. B6. “Arts Quest 2005,” Bryan Turnbow, Ed., Prairie Arts, April 2005, Pg.8 “Arboretum Hosting Art Competition Exhibit,” Times Staff Writer, The Bay Times, February 16, 2005, Pg. 23
2004 “Site Unseen Offers Unusual Perspective on the World,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, September 10, 2004, Pg. C1
George Smith, Ph.D.President and Associate Professor of Philosophy and Visual CultureInstitute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual [email protected]
Margot Kelly. Ph.D.Dissertation DirectorChair of the Board of Directors, Orion [email protected]
Laurel ReuterDirector - North Dakota Museum of [email protected]
Patrick LuberProfessor of Art/Sculpture University of North [email protected]
Peter KilianChair - Art and Theater DepartmentsNorthern State [email protected]
teaching interests
My interests lie in post-1945 interdisciplinary practices; environmental aesthetics, social based practices, continental philosophy, ecocriticism, poststructuralism, and philosophies of place. My interests in sculpture include environmental, site-orientated, place-produced and installation practices that mix various methodologies and approaches.
solo and two person exhibitions
2016 Gift Baskets (with Exo-Syndicate) Public Art Commission in Grand Forks, ND When Work is Play (with Exo-Syndicate) Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2015 Domesticating Matter ICC Art Gallery, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
2013 Accumulations Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD 2011 The Unavowable Taxonomy Talley Gallery, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN 2010 Greg Blair: Assemblage Sculpture Barbara H. Strong Gallery, College of the Sequoias, Visalia, CA Greg Blair and Sara Christensen Blair President’s Gallery, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD
2009 Interaction of Objects and Space YC Art Gallery, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ Open Space: Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Chadron State College, Chadron, NE Reinventing Nature Harris Warke Gallery, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Fixed Growth Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL
2008 Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV Nature as Culture Dorris Rider Art Gallery, North Central Missouri College, Trenton, MO
solo and two person exhibitions continued...
2008 we have never been modern Upfront Gallery, Fargo, ND Truth, Myth and Symbol The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND
2007 Outside Meets Industry, Nuance Gallery, Beresford, SD The Filtered Forest The B.A.G. Gallery, Miles City, MT
2006 Declaration of Dependence The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND Nature/Nurture Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2004 Site Unseen MFA Thesis Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota
group exhibitions
2016 Impromptu - ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational
2015 Heart to Heart - South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, SD - Regional, Invitational
2013 Plot - 3 Person Exhibition, Ipso Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational Studio 301, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University - Regional, Invitational
2012 Anger, Angst and Art, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN - National, Juried People‘s Gold, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - International, Invitational Spring Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2011 Take the Day 2011, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2011 Summer Sculpture Exhibition, ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational Annual Art Auction, Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2010 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE - International, Juried
2009 Person, Place or Thing - 4 Person Exhibition, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL National, Juried
2008 Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD National, Invitational Collecting Local, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, SD - Regional, Juried
2007 Dislocations: Surprising Placements and New Contexts in Art, Cade Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD - National, Juried NSU Faculty Exhibition, Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD - Invitational Galex 41, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND National, Invitational
2006 NSU Sculpture Project, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD National, Juried Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits (traveling exhibition 2006-2008) National, Invitational North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND Taube Museum, Minot, ND Nelson County Arts Council, Pekin, ND Without Walls 2006, Mac’s Farm and Sculpture Center, Cincinnati, OH - National, Juried Do Not Fold, Bend, Spindle or Mutilate: Computer Punch Card Art, Visual Arts Center, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - National, Juried Fire and Ice, Lakes Wales Art Center, Lakes Wales, FL - National, Juried Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD - National, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2006 Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational
2005 The Wichita National, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS - National, Juried Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Solstice: A Celebration of Heat and Land, Art Escape Studios, San Ramon, CA National, Juried Man and Nature Photography Exhibition, Kimball Hill Gallery, Northwest Cultural Council, Barrington, IL - National, Juried Shelterbelts (traveling exhibition 2005-2006) - National, Invitational Merchants Bank, Crosby, ND Northern Lights Art Gallery, Mayville, ND Ritz Gallery, Linton, ND Dakota Buttes Museum, Hettinger, ND Arts Quest Festival, Artist-In-Residence, Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - Invitational Earthworks Now International Biennial, Hi -Desert Nature Museum, Yucca Valley, CA - International, Juried Discovering the Native Landscapes of the Mid- Atlantic, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, MD - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Parallel 48, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Group 6 x 6 Miniature Exhibition, Third Floor Gallery, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KT - National, Juried Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational
2004 North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND - Regional, Juried Sequoia Press Invitational Print Exchange: Sculptors Making Prints, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational 2003 Artist-In-Residence, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, Porter, IN - National, Juried
guest lectures and papers
2016 “Place-Produced Thought: The Agency of Place and the Co-Production of Knowledge in Heidegger, Baudrillard, and Others” Delivered at the The Sitka Institute: Thinking on the Edge. Organized by the Pacific Association for the Continental Tradition, (Sitka, AK)
“Errant Bodies” Delivered at A Body of Knowledge: Embodied Cognition and the Arts. Organized by the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, University of California, Irvine, (Irvine, CA)
2015 ”Place-Produced Thought and the Agency of Place.” Guest lecturer in the Art Education Department at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, (Boston, MA)
”The Sounds of Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered at the Beverly Philosophy Society, (Beverly, MA) Visitng Artist Lecturer. Monserrat College of Art, (Beverly, MA) Gave individual critiques of undergraduate students.
Art Appreciation: The Art World goes BOOM. Selected as one of the entries to the Arts Future Classroom Competition 2015, organized by Arts Future: Experi ments in the Future of Art History, City University of Hong Kong, (Kowloon, Hong Kong)
“Taking our NSU Relationship to the Next Level: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2014 ”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Published in The Journal of Art for Life, Vol.6, Issue 1. Dec. 2014.
“Site Unseen: The ‘Cuts’ of Gordon Matta-Clark,” Published in Kapsula Magazine, “Not For Sale 2/3.” August 2014.
”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the Ninth International Conference on the Arts in Society, (Rome, Italy)
“Build It Up to Tear It Down: Black Flag's Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered as part of In Media Res' Destruction + Spectacle week, hosted online by Georgia State University, (Atlanta, GA)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2014 “GAYATRI CHAKRAVORTY SPIVAK: The Negotiation of Third Space.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 2, Issue 1. Spring 2014.
“What I Did on my summer vacation... Or, How I Broke the Law in Search of Philosophical Answers.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2013 “Reiteration of Power: The ‘Cuts of Gordon Matta-Clark.” Delivered at the 2103 Midwest PCA/ACA Conference, (St. Louis, MO)
2012 “The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the 6th Verge Conference at the School of Arts, Media + Culture, (Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia) “The Quiet Revolution: Debussy, the Symbolists and the Impressionists.” Delivered as a pre-concert discussion for Gods & Monsters - Fall Orchestra Concert, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
“The Locus of Thought.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 1, Issue 1. Spring 2012.
2011 “Nazis and Degenerate Art.” Delivered at the Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burning Panel Exhibition, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD) “Liszt am Flügel.” Delivered at the Liszt Festival, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2010 “The Artist Philosopher: Introducing Liam Gillick and Seth Kim-Cohen.” Seth Kim-Cohen In Conversation with Liam Gillick, Issue Project Room, (Brooklyn, NY)
2009 “Sociogenic Aesthetics: The Merger of Art and Life.” Delivered at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference, ( New Orleans, LA)
2008 “Intersection: Sculpture and Graphic Design.” Guest lecture at Dana College, (Blair, NE)
2007 “Environmental Art.” Guest lecture at the Warren M. Lee Fine Arts Center, University of South Dakota, (Vermilion, SD)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2005 “Site Unseen - Art in Marginal Places.” Delivered at the Arts Quest Festival, Bismarck State College, (Bismarck, ND) “Artist Talk: Rethinking the Trees of North Dakota.” Delivered at Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, (Grand Forks, ND) “A Declaration of Dependence.” Delivered at a special members preview of Declaration Of Dependence solo exhibition, Third Street Gallery, (Grand Forks, ND) 2004 “Place, Process and Temporality.” Delivered at the FUND Graduate Scholarly Forum, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND)
2003 “More than Just a Sandcastle: Outdoor Sculpture Public Workshop” presented at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, (Porter, IN) “The Pros and Cons of Studying Art in Graduate School.” Delivered at the Brown Bag Lecture Series, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND) “Experiencing the Critique: A Student and Teacher Comparison” Delivered at the North Dakota Arts & Humanities Summit, Minot State University, (Minot, ND)
related professional experience
2009-Present Gallery Director, Northern Galleries, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD 2015-Present Exo-Syndicate Art Collective, Founding Member, Aberdeen, SD
2006-2008 Coordinator of Marketing and Graphic Design, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2005-2008 Artist-in-Residence, Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
2007-2008 Gallery Director, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
related professional experience continued...
2007-2008 Sculpture Workshops May-Port CG High School, Mayville, ND North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Hankinson Public School, Hankinson, ND Washburn Public School, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND
2006 Sculpture Workshop, Rugby High School, Rugby, ND Demonstrating Artist, Art Wise Festival, Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND Silent Art Auction Committee, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Contributing Artist, Downtown Art Walk, Aberdeen, SD
2005-Present Member, International Sculpture Center
2005-2006 Studio Technician, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Maintain and repair all department equipment, organize and direct student workers in the daily operational and educational mission of the Art Department. Installation Coordinator, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. Responsibilities: Assist in, or supervise, the installation of exhibitions and maintain, organize, or repair all display equipment used in the Col. Eugene Myers Art Gallery.
2005 Curatorial Assistant, University of North Dakota Art Collections, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Cataloging, preservation, repair, storage and transportation of the University of North Dakota Art Collection. Sculpture Workshop, Crosby Public School, Crosby, ND
2003-Present Freelance Sculptor, Custom Commissions and Sculptural Projects
2003 Graduate Research Assistantship, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Research books and course content for faculty.
2002-Present Member, North Dakota Museum of Art2002 Visiting Artist Assistant, Worked as an assistant for visiting artists the Guerilla Girls, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
curatorial + jurying
2016 Divided Attraction, Juror, Guilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
2015 All Together Now: NSU Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Curator, President’s Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
2013 Sculpture in the Hills, Co-Juror, Hill City, SD
2012 Young Dakota Artists, Co-Curator, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
All Dakota High School Art Exhibition, Co-Juror, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2008 One Hundred Years of Art - The Art of the Presentation Sisters Curator, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD Yours Truly - works by Stephanie Schulke, Curator, Wein Gallery,
2007 Summer Summation, Juror, National Juried Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD 2007 National Small Works Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2007 As You See It, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD From Here to There - works by Rebecca Sefcovic, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2005 Art Below Zero, Co-Curator, Campbell Library, East Grand Forks, MN Parallel 48, Co-Curator, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND
honors and awards
2016 Sabbatical Leave, Northern State University
2012 Nora Staael Evert Research Award, Northern State University
2010 Elected Student Cohort Representative, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME USA
honors and awards continued...
2010 Special Recognition, 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE
2009 Faculty Travel Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2008 Faculty Development Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2006 Northern State University Public Bench Design Commission, Aberdeen, SD
2005 North Dakota Council on the Arts Special Projects Grant - Awarded through the Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art
2004 Best of Show, North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2003 Neil C. MacDonald Scholarship, University of North Dakota Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, UND, Grand Forks, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2001 George S. Varsari Award for Excellence in Sculpture, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
academic service
2012-Present Faculty Senate, Northern State University2015-Present Undergraduate Research Committee, Northern State University 2014-Present Academic Affairs Committee, Northern State University2013-Present International Travel Committee, Northern State University Faculty Travel and Sabbatical Committee, Northern State University2015 WICHE Interstate Passport Committee, Northern State University 2014-2015 Title IX Conduct Board, Northern State University2013-Present Retention Support Committee, Northern State University2011-Present Office of Instructional Services Committee, Northern State University Media Studies Program Committee, Northern State University2009-2012 Assessment Committee, Northern State University Mobile Computing Steering Committee, Northern State University2009-2013 Campus Preservation Committee, Northern State University 2006- 2008 College Development Committee, Presentation College Website Planning Committee, Presentation College Strategic Thinking Committee, Presentation College2003-2004 Graduate Selection Committee, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Meet with the committee to discuss, review and vote upon applications for acceptance into the Master of Fine Arts program.
selected articles
2014 “Greg Blair: Artist, Assistant Professor and Northern Galleries Director,” Barb Andrews, Aberdeen Magazine, March/April 2014
2010 “Art Exhibition Features work of NSU Professor,” Jeff Bahr, Aberdeen American News, January 24, 2010, Pg. 2C Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter
2008 “A Treat at the Upfront Gallery,” Tiffany Kimball, High Plains Reader, September 2008 North Dakota Museum of Art Permanent Collection Book, Edited and written by founding Director Laurel Reuter, Milan: Charta Publishing
2007 Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter “Jamestown Gets a New Face,” Kati Larson, Fargo Forum, June 17, 2007
selected articles continued...
2006 “PC Exhibit Examines ‘Nature/Nurture,” Staff Reporter, Aberdeen American News, Dec.28, 2006, Pg. 3C “Where Art Meets Agriculture,” Jane Durell, Landscape Architecture Magazine, July 2006
2006 Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits Catalog, Laurel Reuter “Give Me Shelterbelts,” Herald Staff Writer, Grand Forks Herald, July 7, 2006, Pg. 3C “Declaration of Dependence,” Donald Renner, High Plains Reader, Apr.20, 2006, Pg. 16
2005 “Turning trash into treasure,” Sonia Mullally, Pierce County Tribune, May 18, 2005 Shelterbelts Traveling Exhibition Catalogue, Laurel Reuter, North Dakota Museum of Art, Nov. 2005, Pg. 5
2005 “Collaboration With Mother Nature: Greg Blair to Alter BSC Campus,” Jenn Linn, The Mystician, Apr. 5, 2005, Pg. 4 “Art Exhibit Documents Loss of Shelterbelts and Trees,” Glenda Fauske, The Prairie Forester, Vol.19 No. 2, Summer 2005, Pg.6 “Eight at Parallel 48,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, May 6, 2005, Pg. C1 “An Extraterrestrial Message at BSC,” Tony Spilde, Bismarck Tribune, Apr. 25, 2005, Pg. B6. “Arts Quest 2005,” Bryan Turnbow, Ed., Prairie Arts, April 2005, Pg.8 “Arboretum Hosting Art Competition Exhibit,” Times Staff Writer, The Bay Times, February 16, 2005, Pg. 23
2004 “Site Unseen Offers Unusual Perspective on the World,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, September 10, 2004, Pg. C1
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teaching interests
My interests lie in post-1945 interdisciplinary practices; environmental aesthetics, social based practices, continental philosophy, ecocriticism, poststructuralism, and philosophies of place. My interests in sculpture include environmental, site-orientated, place-produced and installation practices that mix various methodologies and approaches.
solo and two person exhibitions
2016 Gift Baskets (with Exo-Syndicate) Public Art Commission in Grand Forks, ND When Work is Play (with Exo-Syndicate) Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2015 Domesticating Matter ICC Art Gallery, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
2013 Accumulations Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD 2011 The Unavowable Taxonomy Talley Gallery, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN 2010 Greg Blair: Assemblage Sculpture Barbara H. Strong Gallery, College of the Sequoias, Visalia, CA Greg Blair and Sara Christensen Blair President’s Gallery, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD
2009 Interaction of Objects and Space YC Art Gallery, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ Open Space: Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Chadron State College, Chadron, NE Reinventing Nature Harris Warke Gallery, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Fixed Growth Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL
2008 Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV Nature as Culture Dorris Rider Art Gallery, North Central Missouri College, Trenton, MO
solo and two person exhibitions continued...
2008 we have never been modern Upfront Gallery, Fargo, ND Truth, Myth and Symbol The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND
2007 Outside Meets Industry, Nuance Gallery, Beresford, SD The Filtered Forest The B.A.G. Gallery, Miles City, MT
2006 Declaration of Dependence The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND Nature/Nurture Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2004 Site Unseen MFA Thesis Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota
group exhibitions
2016 Impromptu - ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational
2015 Heart to Heart - South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, SD - Regional, Invitational
2013 Plot - 3 Person Exhibition, Ipso Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational Studio 301, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University - Regional, Invitational
2012 Anger, Angst and Art, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN - National, Juried People‘s Gold, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - International, Invitational Spring Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2011 Take the Day 2011, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2011 Summer Sculpture Exhibition, ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational Annual Art Auction, Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2010 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE - International, Juried
2009 Person, Place or Thing - 4 Person Exhibition, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL National, Juried
2008 Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD National, Invitational Collecting Local, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, SD - Regional, Juried
2007 Dislocations: Surprising Placements and New Contexts in Art, Cade Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD - National, Juried NSU Faculty Exhibition, Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD - Invitational Galex 41, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND National, Invitational
2006 NSU Sculpture Project, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD National, Juried Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits (traveling exhibition 2006-2008) National, Invitational North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND Taube Museum, Minot, ND Nelson County Arts Council, Pekin, ND Without Walls 2006, Mac’s Farm and Sculpture Center, Cincinnati, OH - National, Juried Do Not Fold, Bend, Spindle or Mutilate: Computer Punch Card Art, Visual Arts Center, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - National, Juried Fire and Ice, Lakes Wales Art Center, Lakes Wales, FL - National, Juried Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD - National, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2006 Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational
2005 The Wichita National, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS - National, Juried Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Solstice: A Celebration of Heat and Land, Art Escape Studios, San Ramon, CA National, Juried Man and Nature Photography Exhibition, Kimball Hill Gallery, Northwest Cultural Council, Barrington, IL - National, Juried Shelterbelts (traveling exhibition 2005-2006) - National, Invitational Merchants Bank, Crosby, ND Northern Lights Art Gallery, Mayville, ND Ritz Gallery, Linton, ND Dakota Buttes Museum, Hettinger, ND Arts Quest Festival, Artist-In-Residence, Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - Invitational Earthworks Now International Biennial, Hi -Desert Nature Museum, Yucca Valley, CA - International, Juried Discovering the Native Landscapes of the Mid- Atlantic, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, MD - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Parallel 48, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Group 6 x 6 Miniature Exhibition, Third Floor Gallery, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KT - National, Juried Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational
2004 North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND - Regional, Juried Sequoia Press Invitational Print Exchange: Sculptors Making Prints, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational 2003 Artist-In-Residence, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, Porter, IN - National, Juried
guest lectures and papers
2016 “Place-Produced Thought: The Agency of Place and the Co-Production of Knowledge in Heidegger, Baudrillard, and Others” Delivered at the The Sitka Institute: Thinking on the Edge. Organized by the Pacific Association for the Continental Tradition, (Sitka, AK)
“Errant Bodies” Delivered at A Body of Knowledge: Embodied Cognition and the Arts. Organized by the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, University of California, Irvine, (Irvine, CA)
2015 ”Place-Produced Thought and the Agency of Place.” Guest lecturer in the Art Education Department at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, (Boston, MA)
”The Sounds of Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered at the Beverly Philosophy Society, (Beverly, MA) Visitng Artist Lecturer. Monserrat College of Art, (Beverly, MA) Gave individual critiques of undergraduate students.
Art Appreciation: The Art World goes BOOM. Selected as one of the entries to the Arts Future Classroom Competition 2015, organized by Arts Future: Experi ments in the Future of Art History, City University of Hong Kong, (Kowloon, Hong Kong)
“Taking our NSU Relationship to the Next Level: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2014 ”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Published in The Journal of Art for Life, Vol.6, Issue 1. Dec. 2014.
“Site Unseen: The ‘Cuts’ of Gordon Matta-Clark,” Published in Kapsula Magazine, “Not For Sale 2/3.” August 2014.
”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the Ninth International Conference on the Arts in Society, (Rome, Italy)
“Build It Up to Tear It Down: Black Flag's Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered as part of In Media Res' Destruction + Spectacle week, hosted online by Georgia State University, (Atlanta, GA)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2014 “GAYATRI CHAKRAVORTY SPIVAK: The Negotiation of Third Space.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 2, Issue 1. Spring 2014.
“What I Did on my summer vacation... Or, How I Broke the Law in Search of Philosophical Answers.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2013 “Reiteration of Power: The ‘Cuts of Gordon Matta-Clark.” Delivered at the 2103 Midwest PCA/ACA Conference, (St. Louis, MO)
2012 “The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the 6th Verge Conference at the School of Arts, Media + Culture, (Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia) “The Quiet Revolution: Debussy, the Symbolists and the Impressionists.” Delivered as a pre-concert discussion for Gods & Monsters - Fall Orchestra Concert, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
“The Locus of Thought.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 1, Issue 1. Spring 2012.
2011 “Nazis and Degenerate Art.” Delivered at the Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burning Panel Exhibition, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD) “Liszt am Flügel.” Delivered at the Liszt Festival, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2010 “The Artist Philosopher: Introducing Liam Gillick and Seth Kim-Cohen.” Seth Kim-Cohen In Conversation with Liam Gillick, Issue Project Room, (Brooklyn, NY)
2009 “Sociogenic Aesthetics: The Merger of Art and Life.” Delivered at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference, ( New Orleans, LA)
2008 “Intersection: Sculpture and Graphic Design.” Guest lecture at Dana College, (Blair, NE)
2007 “Environmental Art.” Guest lecture at the Warren M. Lee Fine Arts Center, University of South Dakota, (Vermilion, SD)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2005 “Site Unseen - Art in Marginal Places.” Delivered at the Arts Quest Festival, Bismarck State College, (Bismarck, ND) “Artist Talk: Rethinking the Trees of North Dakota.” Delivered at Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, (Grand Forks, ND) “A Declaration of Dependence.” Delivered at a special members preview of Declaration Of Dependence solo exhibition, Third Street Gallery, (Grand Forks, ND) 2004 “Place, Process and Temporality.” Delivered at the FUND Graduate Scholarly Forum, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND)
2003 “More than Just a Sandcastle: Outdoor Sculpture Public Workshop” presented at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, (Porter, IN) “The Pros and Cons of Studying Art in Graduate School.” Delivered at the Brown Bag Lecture Series, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND) “Experiencing the Critique: A Student and Teacher Comparison” Delivered at the North Dakota Arts & Humanities Summit, Minot State University, (Minot, ND)
related professional experience
2009-Present Gallery Director, Northern Galleries, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD 2015-Present Exo-Syndicate Art Collective, Founding Member, Aberdeen, SD
2006-2008 Coordinator of Marketing and Graphic Design, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2005-2008 Artist-in-Residence, Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
2007-2008 Gallery Director, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
related professional experience continued...
2007-2008 Sculpture Workshops May-Port CG High School, Mayville, ND North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Hankinson Public School, Hankinson, ND Washburn Public School, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND
2006 Sculpture Workshop, Rugby High School, Rugby, ND Demonstrating Artist, Art Wise Festival, Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND Silent Art Auction Committee, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Contributing Artist, Downtown Art Walk, Aberdeen, SD
2005-Present Member, International Sculpture Center
2005-2006 Studio Technician, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Maintain and repair all department equipment, organize and direct student workers in the daily operational and educational mission of the Art Department. Installation Coordinator, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. Responsibilities: Assist in, or supervise, the installation of exhibitions and maintain, organize, or repair all display equipment used in the Col. Eugene Myers Art Gallery.
2005 Curatorial Assistant, University of North Dakota Art Collections, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Cataloging, preservation, repair, storage and transportation of the University of North Dakota Art Collection. Sculpture Workshop, Crosby Public School, Crosby, ND
2003-Present Freelance Sculptor, Custom Commissions and Sculptural Projects
2003 Graduate Research Assistantship, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Research books and course content for faculty.
2002-Present Member, North Dakota Museum of Art2002 Visiting Artist Assistant, Worked as an assistant for visiting artists the Guerilla Girls, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
curatorial + jurying
2016 Divided Attraction, Juror, Guilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
2015 All Together Now: NSU Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Curator, President’s Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
2013 Sculpture in the Hills, Co-Juror, Hill City, SD
2012 Young Dakota Artists, Co-Curator, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
All Dakota High School Art Exhibition, Co-Juror, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2008 One Hundred Years of Art - The Art of the Presentation Sisters Curator, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD Yours Truly - works by Stephanie Schulke, Curator, Wein Gallery,
2007 Summer Summation, Juror, National Juried Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD 2007 National Small Works Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2007 As You See It, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD From Here to There - works by Rebecca Sefcovic, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2005 Art Below Zero, Co-Curator, Campbell Library, East Grand Forks, MN Parallel 48, Co-Curator, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND
honors and awards
2016 Sabbatical Leave, Northern State University
2012 Nora Staael Evert Research Award, Northern State University
2010 Elected Student Cohort Representative, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME USA
honors and awards continued...
2010 Special Recognition, 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE
2009 Faculty Travel Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2008 Faculty Development Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2006 Northern State University Public Bench Design Commission, Aberdeen, SD
2005 North Dakota Council on the Arts Special Projects Grant - Awarded through the Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art
2004 Best of Show, North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2003 Neil C. MacDonald Scholarship, University of North Dakota Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, UND, Grand Forks, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2001 George S. Varsari Award for Excellence in Sculpture, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
academic service
2012-Present Faculty Senate, Northern State University2015-Present Undergraduate Research Committee, Northern State University 2014-Present Academic Affairs Committee, Northern State University2013-Present International Travel Committee, Northern State University Faculty Travel and Sabbatical Committee, Northern State University2015 WICHE Interstate Passport Committee, Northern State University 2014-2015 Title IX Conduct Board, Northern State University2013-Present Retention Support Committee, Northern State University2011-Present Office of Instructional Services Committee, Northern State University Media Studies Program Committee, Northern State University2009-2012 Assessment Committee, Northern State University Mobile Computing Steering Committee, Northern State University2009-2013 Campus Preservation Committee, Northern State University 2006- 2008 College Development Committee, Presentation College Website Planning Committee, Presentation College Strategic Thinking Committee, Presentation College2003-2004 Graduate Selection Committee, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Meet with the committee to discuss, review and vote upon applications for acceptance into the Master of Fine Arts program.
selected articles
2014 “Greg Blair: Artist, Assistant Professor and Northern Galleries Director,” Barb Andrews, Aberdeen Magazine, March/April 2014
2010 “Art Exhibition Features work of NSU Professor,” Jeff Bahr, Aberdeen American News, January 24, 2010, Pg. 2C Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter
2008 “A Treat at the Upfront Gallery,” Tiffany Kimball, High Plains Reader, September 2008 North Dakota Museum of Art Permanent Collection Book, Edited and written by founding Director Laurel Reuter, Milan: Charta Publishing
2007 Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter “Jamestown Gets a New Face,” Kati Larson, Fargo Forum, June 17, 2007
selected articles continued...
2006 “PC Exhibit Examines ‘Nature/Nurture,” Staff Reporter, Aberdeen American News, Dec.28, 2006, Pg. 3C “Where Art Meets Agriculture,” Jane Durell, Landscape Architecture Magazine, July 2006
2006 Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits Catalog, Laurel Reuter “Give Me Shelterbelts,” Herald Staff Writer, Grand Forks Herald, July 7, 2006, Pg. 3C “Declaration of Dependence,” Donald Renner, High Plains Reader, Apr.20, 2006, Pg. 16
2005 “Turning trash into treasure,” Sonia Mullally, Pierce County Tribune, May 18, 2005 Shelterbelts Traveling Exhibition Catalogue, Laurel Reuter, North Dakota Museum of Art, Nov. 2005, Pg. 5
2005 “Collaboration With Mother Nature: Greg Blair to Alter BSC Campus,” Jenn Linn, The Mystician, Apr. 5, 2005, Pg. 4 “Art Exhibit Documents Loss of Shelterbelts and Trees,” Glenda Fauske, The Prairie Forester, Vol.19 No. 2, Summer 2005, Pg.6 “Eight at Parallel 48,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, May 6, 2005, Pg. C1 “An Extraterrestrial Message at BSC,” Tony Spilde, Bismarck Tribune, Apr. 25, 2005, Pg. B6. “Arts Quest 2005,” Bryan Turnbow, Ed., Prairie Arts, April 2005, Pg.8 “Arboretum Hosting Art Competition Exhibit,” Times Staff Writer, The Bay Times, February 16, 2005, Pg. 23
2004 “Site Unseen Offers Unusual Perspective on the World,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, September 10, 2004, Pg. C1
George Smith, Ph.D.President and Associate Professor of Philosophy and Visual CultureInstitute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual [email protected]
Margot Kelly. Ph.D.Dissertation DirectorChair of the Board of Directors, Orion [email protected]
Laurel ReuterDirector - North Dakota Museum of [email protected]
Patrick LuberProfessor of Art/Sculpture University of North [email protected]
Peter KilianChair - Art and Theater DepartmentsNorthern State [email protected]
teaching interests
My interests lie in post-1945 interdisciplinary practices; environmental aesthetics, social based practices, continental philosophy, ecocriticism, poststructuralism, and philosophies of place. My interests in sculpture include environmental, site-orientated, place-produced and installation practices that mix various methodologies and approaches.
solo and two person exhibitions
2016 Gift Baskets (with Exo-Syndicate) Public Art Commission in Grand Forks, ND When Work is Play (with Exo-Syndicate) Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2015 Domesticating Matter ICC Art Gallery, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
2013 Accumulations Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD 2011 The Unavowable Taxonomy Talley Gallery, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN 2010 Greg Blair: Assemblage Sculpture Barbara H. Strong Gallery, College of the Sequoias, Visalia, CA Greg Blair and Sara Christensen Blair President’s Gallery, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD
2009 Interaction of Objects and Space YC Art Gallery, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ Open Space: Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Chadron State College, Chadron, NE Reinventing Nature Harris Warke Gallery, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Fixed Growth Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL
2008 Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV Nature as Culture Dorris Rider Art Gallery, North Central Missouri College, Trenton, MO
solo and two person exhibitions continued...
2008 we have never been modern Upfront Gallery, Fargo, ND Truth, Myth and Symbol The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND
2007 Outside Meets Industry, Nuance Gallery, Beresford, SD The Filtered Forest The B.A.G. Gallery, Miles City, MT
2006 Declaration of Dependence The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND Nature/Nurture Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2004 Site Unseen MFA Thesis Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota
group exhibitions
2016 Impromptu - ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational
2015 Heart to Heart - South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, SD - Regional, Invitational
2013 Plot - 3 Person Exhibition, Ipso Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational Studio 301, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University - Regional, Invitational
2012 Anger, Angst and Art, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN - National, Juried People‘s Gold, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - International, Invitational Spring Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2011 Take the Day 2011, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2011 Summer Sculpture Exhibition, ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational Annual Art Auction, Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2010 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE - International, Juried
2009 Person, Place or Thing - 4 Person Exhibition, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL National, Juried
2008 Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD National, Invitational Collecting Local, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, SD - Regional, Juried
2007 Dislocations: Surprising Placements and New Contexts in Art, Cade Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD - National, Juried NSU Faculty Exhibition, Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD - Invitational Galex 41, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND National, Invitational
2006 NSU Sculpture Project, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD National, Juried Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits (traveling exhibition 2006-2008) National, Invitational North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND Taube Museum, Minot, ND Nelson County Arts Council, Pekin, ND Without Walls 2006, Mac’s Farm and Sculpture Center, Cincinnati, OH - National, Juried Do Not Fold, Bend, Spindle or Mutilate: Computer Punch Card Art, Visual Arts Center, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - National, Juried Fire and Ice, Lakes Wales Art Center, Lakes Wales, FL - National, Juried Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD - National, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2006 Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational
2005 The Wichita National, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS - National, Juried Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Solstice: A Celebration of Heat and Land, Art Escape Studios, San Ramon, CA National, Juried Man and Nature Photography Exhibition, Kimball Hill Gallery, Northwest Cultural Council, Barrington, IL - National, Juried Shelterbelts (traveling exhibition 2005-2006) - National, Invitational Merchants Bank, Crosby, ND Northern Lights Art Gallery, Mayville, ND Ritz Gallery, Linton, ND Dakota Buttes Museum, Hettinger, ND Arts Quest Festival, Artist-In-Residence, Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - Invitational Earthworks Now International Biennial, Hi -Desert Nature Museum, Yucca Valley, CA - International, Juried Discovering the Native Landscapes of the Mid- Atlantic, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, MD - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Parallel 48, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Group 6 x 6 Miniature Exhibition, Third Floor Gallery, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KT - National, Juried Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational
2004 North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND - Regional, Juried Sequoia Press Invitational Print Exchange: Sculptors Making Prints, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational 2003 Artist-In-Residence, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, Porter, IN - National, Juried
guest lectures and papers
2016 “Place-Produced Thought: The Agency of Place and the Co-Production of Knowledge in Heidegger, Baudrillard, and Others” Delivered at the The Sitka Institute: Thinking on the Edge. Organized by the Pacific Association for the Continental Tradition, (Sitka, AK)
“Errant Bodies” Delivered at A Body of Knowledge: Embodied Cognition and the Arts. Organized by the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, University of California, Irvine, (Irvine, CA)
2015 ”Place-Produced Thought and the Agency of Place.” Guest lecturer in the Art Education Department at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, (Boston, MA)
”The Sounds of Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered at the Beverly Philosophy Society, (Beverly, MA) Visitng Artist Lecturer. Monserrat College of Art, (Beverly, MA) Gave individual critiques of undergraduate students.
Art Appreciation: The Art World goes BOOM. Selected as one of the entries to the Arts Future Classroom Competition 2015, organized by Arts Future: Experi ments in the Future of Art History, City University of Hong Kong, (Kowloon, Hong Kong)
“Taking our NSU Relationship to the Next Level: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2014 ”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Published in The Journal of Art for Life, Vol.6, Issue 1. Dec. 2014.
“Site Unseen: The ‘Cuts’ of Gordon Matta-Clark,” Published in Kapsula Magazine, “Not For Sale 2/3.” August 2014.
”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the Ninth International Conference on the Arts in Society, (Rome, Italy)
“Build It Up to Tear It Down: Black Flag's Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered as part of In Media Res' Destruction + Spectacle week, hosted online by Georgia State University, (Atlanta, GA)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2014 “GAYATRI CHAKRAVORTY SPIVAK: The Negotiation of Third Space.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 2, Issue 1. Spring 2014.
“What I Did on my summer vacation... Or, How I Broke the Law in Search of Philosophical Answers.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2013 “Reiteration of Power: The ‘Cuts of Gordon Matta-Clark.” Delivered at the 2103 Midwest PCA/ACA Conference, (St. Louis, MO)
2012 “The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the 6th Verge Conference at the School of Arts, Media + Culture, (Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia) “The Quiet Revolution: Debussy, the Symbolists and the Impressionists.” Delivered as a pre-concert discussion for Gods & Monsters - Fall Orchestra Concert, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
“The Locus of Thought.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 1, Issue 1. Spring 2012.
2011 “Nazis and Degenerate Art.” Delivered at the Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burning Panel Exhibition, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD) “Liszt am Flügel.” Delivered at the Liszt Festival, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2010 “The Artist Philosopher: Introducing Liam Gillick and Seth Kim-Cohen.” Seth Kim-Cohen In Conversation with Liam Gillick, Issue Project Room, (Brooklyn, NY)
2009 “Sociogenic Aesthetics: The Merger of Art and Life.” Delivered at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference, ( New Orleans, LA)
2008 “Intersection: Sculpture and Graphic Design.” Guest lecture at Dana College, (Blair, NE)
2007 “Environmental Art.” Guest lecture at the Warren M. Lee Fine Arts Center, University of South Dakota, (Vermilion, SD)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2005 “Site Unseen - Art in Marginal Places.” Delivered at the Arts Quest Festival, Bismarck State College, (Bismarck, ND) “Artist Talk: Rethinking the Trees of North Dakota.” Delivered at Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, (Grand Forks, ND) “A Declaration of Dependence.” Delivered at a special members preview of Declaration Of Dependence solo exhibition, Third Street Gallery, (Grand Forks, ND) 2004 “Place, Process and Temporality.” Delivered at the FUND Graduate Scholarly Forum, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND)
2003 “More than Just a Sandcastle: Outdoor Sculpture Public Workshop” presented at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, (Porter, IN) “The Pros and Cons of Studying Art in Graduate School.” Delivered at the Brown Bag Lecture Series, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND) “Experiencing the Critique: A Student and Teacher Comparison” Delivered at the North Dakota Arts & Humanities Summit, Minot State University, (Minot, ND)
related professional experience
2009-Present Gallery Director, Northern Galleries, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD 2015-Present Exo-Syndicate Art Collective, Founding Member, Aberdeen, SD
2006-2008 Coordinator of Marketing and Graphic Design, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2005-2008 Artist-in-Residence, Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
2007-2008 Gallery Director, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
related professional experience continued...
2007-2008 Sculpture Workshops May-Port CG High School, Mayville, ND North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Hankinson Public School, Hankinson, ND Washburn Public School, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND
2006 Sculpture Workshop, Rugby High School, Rugby, ND Demonstrating Artist, Art Wise Festival, Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND Silent Art Auction Committee, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Contributing Artist, Downtown Art Walk, Aberdeen, SD
2005-Present Member, International Sculpture Center
2005-2006 Studio Technician, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Maintain and repair all department equipment, organize and direct student workers in the daily operational and educational mission of the Art Department. Installation Coordinator, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. Responsibilities: Assist in, or supervise, the installation of exhibitions and maintain, organize, or repair all display equipment used in the Col. Eugene Myers Art Gallery.
2005 Curatorial Assistant, University of North Dakota Art Collections, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Cataloging, preservation, repair, storage and transportation of the University of North Dakota Art Collection. Sculpture Workshop, Crosby Public School, Crosby, ND
2003-Present Freelance Sculptor, Custom Commissions and Sculptural Projects
2003 Graduate Research Assistantship, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Research books and course content for faculty.
2002-Present Member, North Dakota Museum of Art2002 Visiting Artist Assistant, Worked as an assistant for visiting artists the Guerilla Girls, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
curatorial + jurying
2016 Divided Attraction, Juror, Guilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
2015 All Together Now: NSU Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Curator, President’s Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
2013 Sculpture in the Hills, Co-Juror, Hill City, SD
2012 Young Dakota Artists, Co-Curator, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
All Dakota High School Art Exhibition, Co-Juror, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2008 One Hundred Years of Art - The Art of the Presentation Sisters Curator, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD Yours Truly - works by Stephanie Schulke, Curator, Wein Gallery,
2007 Summer Summation, Juror, National Juried Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD 2007 National Small Works Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2007 As You See It, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD From Here to There - works by Rebecca Sefcovic, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2005 Art Below Zero, Co-Curator, Campbell Library, East Grand Forks, MN Parallel 48, Co-Curator, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND
honors and awards
2016 Sabbatical Leave, Northern State University
2012 Nora Staael Evert Research Award, Northern State University
2010 Elected Student Cohort Representative, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME USA
honors and awards continued...
2010 Special Recognition, 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE
2009 Faculty Travel Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2008 Faculty Development Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2006 Northern State University Public Bench Design Commission, Aberdeen, SD
2005 North Dakota Council on the Arts Special Projects Grant - Awarded through the Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art
2004 Best of Show, North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2003 Neil C. MacDonald Scholarship, University of North Dakota Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, UND, Grand Forks, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2001 George S. Varsari Award for Excellence in Sculpture, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
academic service
2012-Present Faculty Senate, Northern State University2015-Present Undergraduate Research Committee, Northern State University 2014-Present Academic Affairs Committee, Northern State University2013-Present International Travel Committee, Northern State University Faculty Travel and Sabbatical Committee, Northern State University2015 WICHE Interstate Passport Committee, Northern State University 2014-2015 Title IX Conduct Board, Northern State University2013-Present Retention Support Committee, Northern State University2011-Present Office of Instructional Services Committee, Northern State University Media Studies Program Committee, Northern State University2009-2012 Assessment Committee, Northern State University Mobile Computing Steering Committee, Northern State University2009-2013 Campus Preservation Committee, Northern State University 2006- 2008 College Development Committee, Presentation College Website Planning Committee, Presentation College Strategic Thinking Committee, Presentation College2003-2004 Graduate Selection Committee, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Meet with the committee to discuss, review and vote upon applications for acceptance into the Master of Fine Arts program.
selected articles
2014 “Greg Blair: Artist, Assistant Professor and Northern Galleries Director,” Barb Andrews, Aberdeen Magazine, March/April 2014
2010 “Art Exhibition Features work of NSU Professor,” Jeff Bahr, Aberdeen American News, January 24, 2010, Pg. 2C Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter
2008 “A Treat at the Upfront Gallery,” Tiffany Kimball, High Plains Reader, September 2008 North Dakota Museum of Art Permanent Collection Book, Edited and written by founding Director Laurel Reuter, Milan: Charta Publishing
2007 Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter “Jamestown Gets a New Face,” Kati Larson, Fargo Forum, June 17, 2007
selected articles continued...
2006 “PC Exhibit Examines ‘Nature/Nurture,” Staff Reporter, Aberdeen American News, Dec.28, 2006, Pg. 3C “Where Art Meets Agriculture,” Jane Durell, Landscape Architecture Magazine, July 2006
2006 Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits Catalog, Laurel Reuter “Give Me Shelterbelts,” Herald Staff Writer, Grand Forks Herald, July 7, 2006, Pg. 3C “Declaration of Dependence,” Donald Renner, High Plains Reader, Apr.20, 2006, Pg. 16
2005 “Turning trash into treasure,” Sonia Mullally, Pierce County Tribune, May 18, 2005 Shelterbelts Traveling Exhibition Catalogue, Laurel Reuter, North Dakota Museum of Art, Nov. 2005, Pg. 5
2005 “Collaboration With Mother Nature: Greg Blair to Alter BSC Campus,” Jenn Linn, The Mystician, Apr. 5, 2005, Pg. 4 “Art Exhibit Documents Loss of Shelterbelts and Trees,” Glenda Fauske, The Prairie Forester, Vol.19 No. 2, Summer 2005, Pg.6 “Eight at Parallel 48,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, May 6, 2005, Pg. C1 “An Extraterrestrial Message at BSC,” Tony Spilde, Bismarck Tribune, Apr. 25, 2005, Pg. B6. “Arts Quest 2005,” Bryan Turnbow, Ed., Prairie Arts, April 2005, Pg.8 “Arboretum Hosting Art Competition Exhibit,” Times Staff Writer, The Bay Times, February 16, 2005, Pg. 23
2004 “Site Unseen Offers Unusual Perspective on the World,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, September 10, 2004, Pg. C1
George Smith, Ph.D.President and Associate Professor of Philosophy and Visual CultureInstitute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual [email protected]
Margot Kelly. Ph.D.Dissertation DirectorChair of the Board of Directors, Orion [email protected]
Laurel ReuterDirector - North Dakota Museum of [email protected]
Patrick LuberProfessor of Art/Sculpture University of North [email protected]
Peter KilianChair - Art and Theater DepartmentsNorthern State [email protected]
teaching interests
My interests lie in post-1945 interdisciplinary practices; environmental aesthetics, social based practices, continental philosophy, ecocriticism, poststructuralism, and philosophies of place. My interests in sculpture include environmental, site-orientated, place-produced and installation practices that mix various methodologies and approaches.
solo and two person exhibitions
2016 Gift Baskets (with Exo-Syndicate) Public Art Commission in Grand Forks, ND When Work is Play (with Exo-Syndicate) Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2015 Domesticating Matter ICC Art Gallery, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
2013 Accumulations Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD 2011 The Unavowable Taxonomy Talley Gallery, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN 2010 Greg Blair: Assemblage Sculpture Barbara H. Strong Gallery, College of the Sequoias, Visalia, CA Greg Blair and Sara Christensen Blair President’s Gallery, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD
2009 Interaction of Objects and Space YC Art Gallery, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ Open Space: Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Chadron State College, Chadron, NE Reinventing Nature Harris Warke Gallery, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Fixed Growth Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL
2008 Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV Nature as Culture Dorris Rider Art Gallery, North Central Missouri College, Trenton, MO
solo and two person exhibitions continued...
2008 we have never been modern Upfront Gallery, Fargo, ND Truth, Myth and Symbol The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND
2007 Outside Meets Industry, Nuance Gallery, Beresford, SD The Filtered Forest The B.A.G. Gallery, Miles City, MT
2006 Declaration of Dependence The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND Nature/Nurture Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2004 Site Unseen MFA Thesis Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota
group exhibitions
2016 Impromptu - ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational
2015 Heart to Heart - South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, SD - Regional, Invitational
2013 Plot - 3 Person Exhibition, Ipso Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational Studio 301, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University - Regional, Invitational
2012 Anger, Angst and Art, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN - National, Juried People‘s Gold, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - International, Invitational Spring Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2011 Take the Day 2011, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2011 Summer Sculpture Exhibition, ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational Annual Art Auction, Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2010 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE - International, Juried
2009 Person, Place or Thing - 4 Person Exhibition, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL National, Juried
2008 Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD National, Invitational Collecting Local, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, SD - Regional, Juried
2007 Dislocations: Surprising Placements and New Contexts in Art, Cade Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD - National, Juried NSU Faculty Exhibition, Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD - Invitational Galex 41, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND National, Invitational
2006 NSU Sculpture Project, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD National, Juried Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits (traveling exhibition 2006-2008) National, Invitational North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND Taube Museum, Minot, ND Nelson County Arts Council, Pekin, ND Without Walls 2006, Mac’s Farm and Sculpture Center, Cincinnati, OH - National, Juried Do Not Fold, Bend, Spindle or Mutilate: Computer Punch Card Art, Visual Arts Center, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - National, Juried Fire and Ice, Lakes Wales Art Center, Lakes Wales, FL - National, Juried Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD - National, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2006 Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational
2005 The Wichita National, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS - National, Juried Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Solstice: A Celebration of Heat and Land, Art Escape Studios, San Ramon, CA National, Juried Man and Nature Photography Exhibition, Kimball Hill Gallery, Northwest Cultural Council, Barrington, IL - National, Juried Shelterbelts (traveling exhibition 2005-2006) - National, Invitational Merchants Bank, Crosby, ND Northern Lights Art Gallery, Mayville, ND Ritz Gallery, Linton, ND Dakota Buttes Museum, Hettinger, ND Arts Quest Festival, Artist-In-Residence, Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - Invitational Earthworks Now International Biennial, Hi -Desert Nature Museum, Yucca Valley, CA - International, Juried Discovering the Native Landscapes of the Mid- Atlantic, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, MD - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Parallel 48, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Group 6 x 6 Miniature Exhibition, Third Floor Gallery, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KT - National, Juried Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational
2004 North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND - Regional, Juried Sequoia Press Invitational Print Exchange: Sculptors Making Prints, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational 2003 Artist-In-Residence, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, Porter, IN - National, Juried
guest lectures and papers
2016 “Place-Produced Thought: The Agency of Place and the Co-Production of Knowledge in Heidegger, Baudrillard, and Others” Delivered at the The Sitka Institute: Thinking on the Edge. Organized by the Pacific Association for the Continental Tradition, (Sitka, AK)
“Errant Bodies” Delivered at A Body of Knowledge: Embodied Cognition and the Arts. Organized by the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, University of California, Irvine, (Irvine, CA)
2015 ”Place-Produced Thought and the Agency of Place.” Guest lecturer in the Art Education Department at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, (Boston, MA)
”The Sounds of Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered at the Beverly Philosophy Society, (Beverly, MA) Visitng Artist Lecturer. Monserrat College of Art, (Beverly, MA) Gave individual critiques of undergraduate students.
Art Appreciation: The Art World goes BOOM. Selected as one of the entries to the Arts Future Classroom Competition 2015, organized by Arts Future: Experi ments in the Future of Art History, City University of Hong Kong, (Kowloon, Hong Kong)
“Taking our NSU Relationship to the Next Level: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2014 ”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Published in The Journal of Art for Life, Vol.6, Issue 1. Dec. 2014.
“Site Unseen: The ‘Cuts’ of Gordon Matta-Clark,” Published in Kapsula Magazine, “Not For Sale 2/3.” August 2014.
”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the Ninth International Conference on the Arts in Society, (Rome, Italy)
“Build It Up to Tear It Down: Black Flag's Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered as part of In Media Res' Destruction + Spectacle week, hosted online by Georgia State University, (Atlanta, GA)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2014 “GAYATRI CHAKRAVORTY SPIVAK: The Negotiation of Third Space.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 2, Issue 1. Spring 2014.
“What I Did on my summer vacation... Or, How I Broke the Law in Search of Philosophical Answers.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2013 “Reiteration of Power: The ‘Cuts of Gordon Matta-Clark.” Delivered at the 2103 Midwest PCA/ACA Conference, (St. Louis, MO)
2012 “The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the 6th Verge Conference at the School of Arts, Media + Culture, (Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia) “The Quiet Revolution: Debussy, the Symbolists and the Impressionists.” Delivered as a pre-concert discussion for Gods & Monsters - Fall Orchestra Concert, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
“The Locus of Thought.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 1, Issue 1. Spring 2012.
2011 “Nazis and Degenerate Art.” Delivered at the Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burning Panel Exhibition, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD) “Liszt am Flügel.” Delivered at the Liszt Festival, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2010 “The Artist Philosopher: Introducing Liam Gillick and Seth Kim-Cohen.” Seth Kim-Cohen In Conversation with Liam Gillick, Issue Project Room, (Brooklyn, NY)
2009 “Sociogenic Aesthetics: The Merger of Art and Life.” Delivered at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference, ( New Orleans, LA)
2008 “Intersection: Sculpture and Graphic Design.” Guest lecture at Dana College, (Blair, NE)
2007 “Environmental Art.” Guest lecture at the Warren M. Lee Fine Arts Center, University of South Dakota, (Vermilion, SD)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2005 “Site Unseen - Art in Marginal Places.” Delivered at the Arts Quest Festival, Bismarck State College, (Bismarck, ND) “Artist Talk: Rethinking the Trees of North Dakota.” Delivered at Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, (Grand Forks, ND) “A Declaration of Dependence.” Delivered at a special members preview of Declaration Of Dependence solo exhibition, Third Street Gallery, (Grand Forks, ND) 2004 “Place, Process and Temporality.” Delivered at the FUND Graduate Scholarly Forum, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND)
2003 “More than Just a Sandcastle: Outdoor Sculpture Public Workshop” presented at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, (Porter, IN) “The Pros and Cons of Studying Art in Graduate School.” Delivered at the Brown Bag Lecture Series, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND) “Experiencing the Critique: A Student and Teacher Comparison” Delivered at the North Dakota Arts & Humanities Summit, Minot State University, (Minot, ND)
related professional experience
2009-Present Gallery Director, Northern Galleries, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD 2015-Present Exo-Syndicate Art Collective, Founding Member, Aberdeen, SD
2006-2008 Coordinator of Marketing and Graphic Design, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2005-2008 Artist-in-Residence, Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
2007-2008 Gallery Director, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
related professional experience continued...
2007-2008 Sculpture Workshops May-Port CG High School, Mayville, ND North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Hankinson Public School, Hankinson, ND Washburn Public School, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND
2006 Sculpture Workshop, Rugby High School, Rugby, ND Demonstrating Artist, Art Wise Festival, Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND Silent Art Auction Committee, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Contributing Artist, Downtown Art Walk, Aberdeen, SD
2005-Present Member, International Sculpture Center
2005-2006 Studio Technician, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Maintain and repair all department equipment, organize and direct student workers in the daily operational and educational mission of the Art Department. Installation Coordinator, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. Responsibilities: Assist in, or supervise, the installation of exhibitions and maintain, organize, or repair all display equipment used in the Col. Eugene Myers Art Gallery.
2005 Curatorial Assistant, University of North Dakota Art Collections, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Cataloging, preservation, repair, storage and transportation of the University of North Dakota Art Collection. Sculpture Workshop, Crosby Public School, Crosby, ND
2003-Present Freelance Sculptor, Custom Commissions and Sculptural Projects
2003 Graduate Research Assistantship, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Research books and course content for faculty.
2002-Present Member, North Dakota Museum of Art2002 Visiting Artist Assistant, Worked as an assistant for visiting artists the Guerilla Girls, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
curatorial + jurying
2016 Divided Attraction, Juror, Guilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
2015 All Together Now: NSU Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Curator, President’s Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
2013 Sculpture in the Hills, Co-Juror, Hill City, SD
2012 Young Dakota Artists, Co-Curator, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
All Dakota High School Art Exhibition, Co-Juror, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2008 One Hundred Years of Art - The Art of the Presentation Sisters Curator, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD Yours Truly - works by Stephanie Schulke, Curator, Wein Gallery,
2007 Summer Summation, Juror, National Juried Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD 2007 National Small Works Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2007 As You See It, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD From Here to There - works by Rebecca Sefcovic, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2005 Art Below Zero, Co-Curator, Campbell Library, East Grand Forks, MN Parallel 48, Co-Curator, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND
honors and awards
2016 Sabbatical Leave, Northern State University
2012 Nora Staael Evert Research Award, Northern State University
2010 Elected Student Cohort Representative, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME USA
honors and awards continued...
2010 Special Recognition, 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE
2009 Faculty Travel Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2008 Faculty Development Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2006 Northern State University Public Bench Design Commission, Aberdeen, SD
2005 North Dakota Council on the Arts Special Projects Grant - Awarded through the Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art
2004 Best of Show, North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2003 Neil C. MacDonald Scholarship, University of North Dakota Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, UND, Grand Forks, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2001 George S. Varsari Award for Excellence in Sculpture, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
academic service
2012-Present Faculty Senate, Northern State University2015-Present Undergraduate Research Committee, Northern State University 2014-Present Academic Affairs Committee, Northern State University2013-Present International Travel Committee, Northern State University Faculty Travel and Sabbatical Committee, Northern State University2015 WICHE Interstate Passport Committee, Northern State University 2014-2015 Title IX Conduct Board, Northern State University2013-Present Retention Support Committee, Northern State University2011-Present Office of Instructional Services Committee, Northern State University Media Studies Program Committee, Northern State University2009-2012 Assessment Committee, Northern State University Mobile Computing Steering Committee, Northern State University2009-2013 Campus Preservation Committee, Northern State University 2006- 2008 College Development Committee, Presentation College Website Planning Committee, Presentation College Strategic Thinking Committee, Presentation College2003-2004 Graduate Selection Committee, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Meet with the committee to discuss, review and vote upon applications for acceptance into the Master of Fine Arts program.
selected articles
2014 “Greg Blair: Artist, Assistant Professor and Northern Galleries Director,” Barb Andrews, Aberdeen Magazine, March/April 2014
2010 “Art Exhibition Features work of NSU Professor,” Jeff Bahr, Aberdeen American News, January 24, 2010, Pg. 2C Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter
2008 “A Treat at the Upfront Gallery,” Tiffany Kimball, High Plains Reader, September 2008 North Dakota Museum of Art Permanent Collection Book, Edited and written by founding Director Laurel Reuter, Milan: Charta Publishing
2007 Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter “Jamestown Gets a New Face,” Kati Larson, Fargo Forum, June 17, 2007
selected articles continued...
2006 “PC Exhibit Examines ‘Nature/Nurture,” Staff Reporter, Aberdeen American News, Dec.28, 2006, Pg. 3C “Where Art Meets Agriculture,” Jane Durell, Landscape Architecture Magazine, July 2006
2006 Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits Catalog, Laurel Reuter “Give Me Shelterbelts,” Herald Staff Writer, Grand Forks Herald, July 7, 2006, Pg. 3C “Declaration of Dependence,” Donald Renner, High Plains Reader, Apr.20, 2006, Pg. 16
2005 “Turning trash into treasure,” Sonia Mullally, Pierce County Tribune, May 18, 2005 Shelterbelts Traveling Exhibition Catalogue, Laurel Reuter, North Dakota Museum of Art, Nov. 2005, Pg. 5
2005 “Collaboration With Mother Nature: Greg Blair to Alter BSC Campus,” Jenn Linn, The Mystician, Apr. 5, 2005, Pg. 4 “Art Exhibit Documents Loss of Shelterbelts and Trees,” Glenda Fauske, The Prairie Forester, Vol.19 No. 2, Summer 2005, Pg.6 “Eight at Parallel 48,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, May 6, 2005, Pg. C1 “An Extraterrestrial Message at BSC,” Tony Spilde, Bismarck Tribune, Apr. 25, 2005, Pg. B6. “Arts Quest 2005,” Bryan Turnbow, Ed., Prairie Arts, April 2005, Pg.8 “Arboretum Hosting Art Competition Exhibit,” Times Staff Writer, The Bay Times, February 16, 2005, Pg. 23
2004 “Site Unseen Offers Unusual Perspective on the World,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, September 10, 2004, Pg. C1
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teaching interests
My interests lie in post-1945 interdisciplinary practices; environmental aesthetics, social based practices, continental philosophy, ecocriticism, poststructuralism, and philosophies of place. My interests in sculpture include environmental, site-orientated, place-produced and installation practices that mix various methodologies and approaches.
solo and two person exhibitions
2016 Gift Baskets (with Exo-Syndicate) Public Art Commission in Grand Forks, ND When Work is Play (with Exo-Syndicate) Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2015 Domesticating Matter ICC Art Gallery, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
2013 Accumulations Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD 2011 The Unavowable Taxonomy Talley Gallery, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN 2010 Greg Blair: Assemblage Sculpture Barbara H. Strong Gallery, College of the Sequoias, Visalia, CA Greg Blair and Sara Christensen Blair President’s Gallery, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD
2009 Interaction of Objects and Space YC Art Gallery, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ Open Space: Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Chadron State College, Chadron, NE Reinventing Nature Harris Warke Gallery, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Fixed Growth Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL
2008 Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV Nature as Culture Dorris Rider Art Gallery, North Central Missouri College, Trenton, MO
solo and two person exhibitions continued...
2008 we have never been modern Upfront Gallery, Fargo, ND Truth, Myth and Symbol The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND
2007 Outside Meets Industry, Nuance Gallery, Beresford, SD The Filtered Forest The B.A.G. Gallery, Miles City, MT
2006 Declaration of Dependence The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND Nature/Nurture Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2004 Site Unseen MFA Thesis Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota
group exhibitions
2016 Impromptu - ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational
2015 Heart to Heart - South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, SD - Regional, Invitational
2013 Plot - 3 Person Exhibition, Ipso Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational Studio 301, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University - Regional, Invitational
2012 Anger, Angst and Art, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN - National, Juried People‘s Gold, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - International, Invitational Spring Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2011 Take the Day 2011, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2011 Summer Sculpture Exhibition, ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational Annual Art Auction, Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2010 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE - International, Juried
2009 Person, Place or Thing - 4 Person Exhibition, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL National, Juried
2008 Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD National, Invitational Collecting Local, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, SD - Regional, Juried
2007 Dislocations: Surprising Placements and New Contexts in Art, Cade Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD - National, Juried NSU Faculty Exhibition, Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD - Invitational Galex 41, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND National, Invitational
2006 NSU Sculpture Project, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD National, Juried Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits (traveling exhibition 2006-2008) National, Invitational North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND Taube Museum, Minot, ND Nelson County Arts Council, Pekin, ND Without Walls 2006, Mac’s Farm and Sculpture Center, Cincinnati, OH - National, Juried Do Not Fold, Bend, Spindle or Mutilate: Computer Punch Card Art, Visual Arts Center, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - National, Juried Fire and Ice, Lakes Wales Art Center, Lakes Wales, FL - National, Juried Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD - National, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2006 Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational
2005 The Wichita National, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS - National, Juried Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Solstice: A Celebration of Heat and Land, Art Escape Studios, San Ramon, CA National, Juried Man and Nature Photography Exhibition, Kimball Hill Gallery, Northwest Cultural Council, Barrington, IL - National, Juried Shelterbelts (traveling exhibition 2005-2006) - National, Invitational Merchants Bank, Crosby, ND Northern Lights Art Gallery, Mayville, ND Ritz Gallery, Linton, ND Dakota Buttes Museum, Hettinger, ND Arts Quest Festival, Artist-In-Residence, Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - Invitational Earthworks Now International Biennial, Hi -Desert Nature Museum, Yucca Valley, CA - International, Juried Discovering the Native Landscapes of the Mid- Atlantic, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, MD - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Parallel 48, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Group 6 x 6 Miniature Exhibition, Third Floor Gallery, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KT - National, Juried Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational
2004 North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND - Regional, Juried Sequoia Press Invitational Print Exchange: Sculptors Making Prints, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational 2003 Artist-In-Residence, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, Porter, IN - National, Juried
guest lectures and papers
2016 “Place-Produced Thought: The Agency of Place and the Co-Production of Knowledge in Heidegger, Baudrillard, and Others” Delivered at the The Sitka Institute: Thinking on the Edge. Organized by the Pacific Association for the Continental Tradition, (Sitka, AK)
“Errant Bodies” Delivered at A Body of Knowledge: Embodied Cognition and the Arts. Organized by the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, University of California, Irvine, (Irvine, CA)
2015 ”Place-Produced Thought and the Agency of Place.” Guest lecturer in the Art Education Department at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, (Boston, MA)
”The Sounds of Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered at the Beverly Philosophy Society, (Beverly, MA) Visitng Artist Lecturer. Monserrat College of Art, (Beverly, MA) Gave individual critiques of undergraduate students.
Art Appreciation: The Art World goes BOOM. Selected as one of the entries to the Arts Future Classroom Competition 2015, organized by Arts Future: Experi ments in the Future of Art History, City University of Hong Kong, (Kowloon, Hong Kong)
“Taking our NSU Relationship to the Next Level: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2014 ”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Published in The Journal of Art for Life, Vol.6, Issue 1. Dec. 2014.
“Site Unseen: The ‘Cuts’ of Gordon Matta-Clark,” Published in Kapsula Magazine, “Not For Sale 2/3.” August 2014.
”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the Ninth International Conference on the Arts in Society, (Rome, Italy)
“Build It Up to Tear It Down: Black Flag's Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered as part of In Media Res' Destruction + Spectacle week, hosted online by Georgia State University, (Atlanta, GA)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2014 “GAYATRI CHAKRAVORTY SPIVAK: The Negotiation of Third Space.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 2, Issue 1. Spring 2014.
“What I Did on my summer vacation... Or, How I Broke the Law in Search of Philosophical Answers.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2013 “Reiteration of Power: The ‘Cuts of Gordon Matta-Clark.” Delivered at the 2103 Midwest PCA/ACA Conference, (St. Louis, MO)
2012 “The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the 6th Verge Conference at the School of Arts, Media + Culture, (Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia) “The Quiet Revolution: Debussy, the Symbolists and the Impressionists.” Delivered as a pre-concert discussion for Gods & Monsters - Fall Orchestra Concert, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
“The Locus of Thought.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 1, Issue 1. Spring 2012.
2011 “Nazis and Degenerate Art.” Delivered at the Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burning Panel Exhibition, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD) “Liszt am Flügel.” Delivered at the Liszt Festival, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2010 “The Artist Philosopher: Introducing Liam Gillick and Seth Kim-Cohen.” Seth Kim-Cohen In Conversation with Liam Gillick, Issue Project Room, (Brooklyn, NY)
2009 “Sociogenic Aesthetics: The Merger of Art and Life.” Delivered at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference, ( New Orleans, LA)
2008 “Intersection: Sculpture and Graphic Design.” Guest lecture at Dana College, (Blair, NE)
2007 “Environmental Art.” Guest lecture at the Warren M. Lee Fine Arts Center, University of South Dakota, (Vermilion, SD)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2005 “Site Unseen - Art in Marginal Places.” Delivered at the Arts Quest Festival, Bismarck State College, (Bismarck, ND) “Artist Talk: Rethinking the Trees of North Dakota.” Delivered at Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, (Grand Forks, ND) “A Declaration of Dependence.” Delivered at a special members preview of Declaration Of Dependence solo exhibition, Third Street Gallery, (Grand Forks, ND) 2004 “Place, Process and Temporality.” Delivered at the FUND Graduate Scholarly Forum, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND)
2003 “More than Just a Sandcastle: Outdoor Sculpture Public Workshop” presented at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, (Porter, IN) “The Pros and Cons of Studying Art in Graduate School.” Delivered at the Brown Bag Lecture Series, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND) “Experiencing the Critique: A Student and Teacher Comparison” Delivered at the North Dakota Arts & Humanities Summit, Minot State University, (Minot, ND)
related professional experience
2009-Present Gallery Director, Northern Galleries, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD 2015-Present Exo-Syndicate Art Collective, Founding Member, Aberdeen, SD
2006-2008 Coordinator of Marketing and Graphic Design, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2005-2008 Artist-in-Residence, Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
2007-2008 Gallery Director, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
related professional experience continued...
2007-2008 Sculpture Workshops May-Port CG High School, Mayville, ND North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Hankinson Public School, Hankinson, ND Washburn Public School, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND
2006 Sculpture Workshop, Rugby High School, Rugby, ND Demonstrating Artist, Art Wise Festival, Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND Silent Art Auction Committee, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Contributing Artist, Downtown Art Walk, Aberdeen, SD
2005-Present Member, International Sculpture Center
2005-2006 Studio Technician, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Maintain and repair all department equipment, organize and direct student workers in the daily operational and educational mission of the Art Department. Installation Coordinator, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. Responsibilities: Assist in, or supervise, the installation of exhibitions and maintain, organize, or repair all display equipment used in the Col. Eugene Myers Art Gallery.
2005 Curatorial Assistant, University of North Dakota Art Collections, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Cataloging, preservation, repair, storage and transportation of the University of North Dakota Art Collection. Sculpture Workshop, Crosby Public School, Crosby, ND
2003-Present Freelance Sculptor, Custom Commissions and Sculptural Projects
2003 Graduate Research Assistantship, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Research books and course content for faculty.
2002-Present Member, North Dakota Museum of Art2002 Visiting Artist Assistant, Worked as an assistant for visiting artists the Guerilla Girls, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
curatorial + jurying
2016 Divided Attraction, Juror, Guilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
2015 All Together Now: NSU Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Curator, President’s Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
2013 Sculpture in the Hills, Co-Juror, Hill City, SD
2012 Young Dakota Artists, Co-Curator, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
All Dakota High School Art Exhibition, Co-Juror, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2008 One Hundred Years of Art - The Art of the Presentation Sisters Curator, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD Yours Truly - works by Stephanie Schulke, Curator, Wein Gallery,
2007 Summer Summation, Juror, National Juried Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD 2007 National Small Works Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2007 As You See It, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD From Here to There - works by Rebecca Sefcovic, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2005 Art Below Zero, Co-Curator, Campbell Library, East Grand Forks, MN Parallel 48, Co-Curator, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND
honors and awards
2016 Sabbatical Leave, Northern State University
2012 Nora Staael Evert Research Award, Northern State University
2010 Elected Student Cohort Representative, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME USA
honors and awards continued...
2010 Special Recognition, 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE
2009 Faculty Travel Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2008 Faculty Development Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2006 Northern State University Public Bench Design Commission, Aberdeen, SD
2005 North Dakota Council on the Arts Special Projects Grant - Awarded through the Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art
2004 Best of Show, North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2003 Neil C. MacDonald Scholarship, University of North Dakota Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, UND, Grand Forks, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2001 George S. Varsari Award for Excellence in Sculpture, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
academic service
2012-Present Faculty Senate, Northern State University2015-Present Undergraduate Research Committee, Northern State University 2014-Present Academic Affairs Committee, Northern State University2013-Present International Travel Committee, Northern State University Faculty Travel and Sabbatical Committee, Northern State University2015 WICHE Interstate Passport Committee, Northern State University 2014-2015 Title IX Conduct Board, Northern State University2013-Present Retention Support Committee, Northern State University2011-Present Office of Instructional Services Committee, Northern State University Media Studies Program Committee, Northern State University2009-2012 Assessment Committee, Northern State University Mobile Computing Steering Committee, Northern State University2009-2013 Campus Preservation Committee, Northern State University 2006- 2008 College Development Committee, Presentation College Website Planning Committee, Presentation College Strategic Thinking Committee, Presentation College2003-2004 Graduate Selection Committee, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Meet with the committee to discuss, review and vote upon applications for acceptance into the Master of Fine Arts program.
selected articles
2014 “Greg Blair: Artist, Assistant Professor and Northern Galleries Director,” Barb Andrews, Aberdeen Magazine, March/April 2014
2010 “Art Exhibition Features work of NSU Professor,” Jeff Bahr, Aberdeen American News, January 24, 2010, Pg. 2C Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter
2008 “A Treat at the Upfront Gallery,” Tiffany Kimball, High Plains Reader, September 2008 North Dakota Museum of Art Permanent Collection Book, Edited and written by founding Director Laurel Reuter, Milan: Charta Publishing
2007 Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter “Jamestown Gets a New Face,” Kati Larson, Fargo Forum, June 17, 2007
selected articles continued...
2006 “PC Exhibit Examines ‘Nature/Nurture,” Staff Reporter, Aberdeen American News, Dec.28, 2006, Pg. 3C “Where Art Meets Agriculture,” Jane Durell, Landscape Architecture Magazine, July 2006
2006 Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits Catalog, Laurel Reuter “Give Me Shelterbelts,” Herald Staff Writer, Grand Forks Herald, July 7, 2006, Pg. 3C “Declaration of Dependence,” Donald Renner, High Plains Reader, Apr.20, 2006, Pg. 16
2005 “Turning trash into treasure,” Sonia Mullally, Pierce County Tribune, May 18, 2005 Shelterbelts Traveling Exhibition Catalogue, Laurel Reuter, North Dakota Museum of Art, Nov. 2005, Pg. 5
2005 “Collaboration With Mother Nature: Greg Blair to Alter BSC Campus,” Jenn Linn, The Mystician, Apr. 5, 2005, Pg. 4 “Art Exhibit Documents Loss of Shelterbelts and Trees,” Glenda Fauske, The Prairie Forester, Vol.19 No. 2, Summer 2005, Pg.6 “Eight at Parallel 48,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, May 6, 2005, Pg. C1 “An Extraterrestrial Message at BSC,” Tony Spilde, Bismarck Tribune, Apr. 25, 2005, Pg. B6. “Arts Quest 2005,” Bryan Turnbow, Ed., Prairie Arts, April 2005, Pg.8 “Arboretum Hosting Art Competition Exhibit,” Times Staff Writer, The Bay Times, February 16, 2005, Pg. 23
2004 “Site Unseen Offers Unusual Perspective on the World,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, September 10, 2004, Pg. C1
George Smith, Ph.D.President and Associate Professor of Philosophy and Visual CultureInstitute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual [email protected]
Margot Kelly. Ph.D.Dissertation DirectorChair of the Board of Directors, Orion [email protected]
Laurel ReuterDirector - North Dakota Museum of [email protected]
Patrick LuberProfessor of Art/Sculpture University of North [email protected]
Peter KilianChair - Art and Theater DepartmentsNorthern State [email protected]
teaching interests
My interests lie in post-1945 interdisciplinary practices; environmental aesthetics, social based practices, continental philosophy, ecocriticism, poststructuralism, and philosophies of place. My interests in sculpture include environmental, site-orientated, place-produced and installation practices that mix various methodologies and approaches.
solo and two person exhibitions
2016 Gift Baskets (with Exo-Syndicate) Public Art Commission in Grand Forks, ND When Work is Play (with Exo-Syndicate) Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2015 Domesticating Matter ICC Art Gallery, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
2013 Accumulations Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD 2011 The Unavowable Taxonomy Talley Gallery, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN 2010 Greg Blair: Assemblage Sculpture Barbara H. Strong Gallery, College of the Sequoias, Visalia, CA Greg Blair and Sara Christensen Blair President’s Gallery, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD
2009 Interaction of Objects and Space YC Art Gallery, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ Open Space: Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Chadron State College, Chadron, NE Reinventing Nature Harris Warke Gallery, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Fixed Growth Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL
2008 Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV Nature as Culture Dorris Rider Art Gallery, North Central Missouri College, Trenton, MO
solo and two person exhibitions continued...
2008 we have never been modern Upfront Gallery, Fargo, ND Truth, Myth and Symbol The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND
2007 Outside Meets Industry, Nuance Gallery, Beresford, SD The Filtered Forest The B.A.G. Gallery, Miles City, MT
2006 Declaration of Dependence The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND Nature/Nurture Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2004 Site Unseen MFA Thesis Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota
group exhibitions
2016 Impromptu - ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational
2015 Heart to Heart - South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, SD - Regional, Invitational
2013 Plot - 3 Person Exhibition, Ipso Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational Studio 301, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University - Regional, Invitational
2012 Anger, Angst and Art, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN - National, Juried People‘s Gold, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - International, Invitational Spring Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2011 Take the Day 2011, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2011 Summer Sculpture Exhibition, ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational Annual Art Auction, Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2010 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE - International, Juried
2009 Person, Place or Thing - 4 Person Exhibition, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL National, Juried
2008 Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD National, Invitational Collecting Local, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, SD - Regional, Juried
2007 Dislocations: Surprising Placements and New Contexts in Art, Cade Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD - National, Juried NSU Faculty Exhibition, Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD - Invitational Galex 41, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND National, Invitational
2006 NSU Sculpture Project, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD National, Juried Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits (traveling exhibition 2006-2008) National, Invitational North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND Taube Museum, Minot, ND Nelson County Arts Council, Pekin, ND Without Walls 2006, Mac’s Farm and Sculpture Center, Cincinnati, OH - National, Juried Do Not Fold, Bend, Spindle or Mutilate: Computer Punch Card Art, Visual Arts Center, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - National, Juried Fire and Ice, Lakes Wales Art Center, Lakes Wales, FL - National, Juried Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD - National, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2006 Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational
2005 The Wichita National, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS - National, Juried Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Solstice: A Celebration of Heat and Land, Art Escape Studios, San Ramon, CA National, Juried Man and Nature Photography Exhibition, Kimball Hill Gallery, Northwest Cultural Council, Barrington, IL - National, Juried Shelterbelts (traveling exhibition 2005-2006) - National, Invitational Merchants Bank, Crosby, ND Northern Lights Art Gallery, Mayville, ND Ritz Gallery, Linton, ND Dakota Buttes Museum, Hettinger, ND Arts Quest Festival, Artist-In-Residence, Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - Invitational Earthworks Now International Biennial, Hi -Desert Nature Museum, Yucca Valley, CA - International, Juried Discovering the Native Landscapes of the Mid- Atlantic, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, MD - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Parallel 48, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Group 6 x 6 Miniature Exhibition, Third Floor Gallery, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KT - National, Juried Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational
2004 North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND - Regional, Juried Sequoia Press Invitational Print Exchange: Sculptors Making Prints, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational 2003 Artist-In-Residence, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, Porter, IN - National, Juried
guest lectures and papers
2016 “Place-Produced Thought: The Agency of Place and the Co-Production of Knowledge in Heidegger, Baudrillard, and Others” Delivered at the The Sitka Institute: Thinking on the Edge. Organized by the Pacific Association for the Continental Tradition, (Sitka, AK)
“Errant Bodies” Delivered at A Body of Knowledge: Embodied Cognition and the Arts. Organized by the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, University of California, Irvine, (Irvine, CA)
2015 ”Place-Produced Thought and the Agency of Place.” Guest lecturer in the Art Education Department at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, (Boston, MA)
”The Sounds of Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered at the Beverly Philosophy Society, (Beverly, MA) Visitng Artist Lecturer. Monserrat College of Art, (Beverly, MA) Gave individual critiques of undergraduate students.
Art Appreciation: The Art World goes BOOM. Selected as one of the entries to the Arts Future Classroom Competition 2015, organized by Arts Future: Experi ments in the Future of Art History, City University of Hong Kong, (Kowloon, Hong Kong)
“Taking our NSU Relationship to the Next Level: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2014 ”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Published in The Journal of Art for Life, Vol.6, Issue 1. Dec. 2014.
“Site Unseen: The ‘Cuts’ of Gordon Matta-Clark,” Published in Kapsula Magazine, “Not For Sale 2/3.” August 2014.
”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the Ninth International Conference on the Arts in Society, (Rome, Italy)
“Build It Up to Tear It Down: Black Flag's Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered as part of In Media Res' Destruction + Spectacle week, hosted online by Georgia State University, (Atlanta, GA)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2014 “GAYATRI CHAKRAVORTY SPIVAK: The Negotiation of Third Space.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 2, Issue 1. Spring 2014.
“What I Did on my summer vacation... Or, How I Broke the Law in Search of Philosophical Answers.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2013 “Reiteration of Power: The ‘Cuts of Gordon Matta-Clark.” Delivered at the 2103 Midwest PCA/ACA Conference, (St. Louis, MO)
2012 “The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the 6th Verge Conference at the School of Arts, Media + Culture, (Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia) “The Quiet Revolution: Debussy, the Symbolists and the Impressionists.” Delivered as a pre-concert discussion for Gods & Monsters - Fall Orchestra Concert, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
“The Locus of Thought.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 1, Issue 1. Spring 2012.
2011 “Nazis and Degenerate Art.” Delivered at the Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burning Panel Exhibition, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD) “Liszt am Flügel.” Delivered at the Liszt Festival, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2010 “The Artist Philosopher: Introducing Liam Gillick and Seth Kim-Cohen.” Seth Kim-Cohen In Conversation with Liam Gillick, Issue Project Room, (Brooklyn, NY)
2009 “Sociogenic Aesthetics: The Merger of Art and Life.” Delivered at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference, ( New Orleans, LA)
2008 “Intersection: Sculpture and Graphic Design.” Guest lecture at Dana College, (Blair, NE)
2007 “Environmental Art.” Guest lecture at the Warren M. Lee Fine Arts Center, University of South Dakota, (Vermilion, SD)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2005 “Site Unseen - Art in Marginal Places.” Delivered at the Arts Quest Festival, Bismarck State College, (Bismarck, ND) “Artist Talk: Rethinking the Trees of North Dakota.” Delivered at Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, (Grand Forks, ND) “A Declaration of Dependence.” Delivered at a special members preview of Declaration Of Dependence solo exhibition, Third Street Gallery, (Grand Forks, ND) 2004 “Place, Process and Temporality.” Delivered at the FUND Graduate Scholarly Forum, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND)
2003 “More than Just a Sandcastle: Outdoor Sculpture Public Workshop” presented at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, (Porter, IN) “The Pros and Cons of Studying Art in Graduate School.” Delivered at the Brown Bag Lecture Series, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND) “Experiencing the Critique: A Student and Teacher Comparison” Delivered at the North Dakota Arts & Humanities Summit, Minot State University, (Minot, ND)
related professional experience
2009-Present Gallery Director, Northern Galleries, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD 2015-Present Exo-Syndicate Art Collective, Founding Member, Aberdeen, SD
2006-2008 Coordinator of Marketing and Graphic Design, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2005-2008 Artist-in-Residence, Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
2007-2008 Gallery Director, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
related professional experience continued...
2007-2008 Sculpture Workshops May-Port CG High School, Mayville, ND North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Hankinson Public School, Hankinson, ND Washburn Public School, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND
2006 Sculpture Workshop, Rugby High School, Rugby, ND Demonstrating Artist, Art Wise Festival, Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND Silent Art Auction Committee, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Contributing Artist, Downtown Art Walk, Aberdeen, SD
2005-Present Member, International Sculpture Center
2005-2006 Studio Technician, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Maintain and repair all department equipment, organize and direct student workers in the daily operational and educational mission of the Art Department. Installation Coordinator, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. Responsibilities: Assist in, or supervise, the installation of exhibitions and maintain, organize, or repair all display equipment used in the Col. Eugene Myers Art Gallery.
2005 Curatorial Assistant, University of North Dakota Art Collections, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Cataloging, preservation, repair, storage and transportation of the University of North Dakota Art Collection. Sculpture Workshop, Crosby Public School, Crosby, ND
2003-Present Freelance Sculptor, Custom Commissions and Sculptural Projects
2003 Graduate Research Assistantship, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Research books and course content for faculty.
2002-Present Member, North Dakota Museum of Art2002 Visiting Artist Assistant, Worked as an assistant for visiting artists the Guerilla Girls, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
curatorial + jurying
2016 Divided Attraction, Juror, Guilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
2015 All Together Now: NSU Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Curator, President’s Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
2013 Sculpture in the Hills, Co-Juror, Hill City, SD
2012 Young Dakota Artists, Co-Curator, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
All Dakota High School Art Exhibition, Co-Juror, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2008 One Hundred Years of Art - The Art of the Presentation Sisters Curator, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD Yours Truly - works by Stephanie Schulke, Curator, Wein Gallery,
2007 Summer Summation, Juror, National Juried Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD 2007 National Small Works Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2007 As You See It, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD From Here to There - works by Rebecca Sefcovic, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2005 Art Below Zero, Co-Curator, Campbell Library, East Grand Forks, MN Parallel 48, Co-Curator, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND
honors and awards
2016 Sabbatical Leave, Northern State University
2012 Nora Staael Evert Research Award, Northern State University
2010 Elected Student Cohort Representative, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME USA
honors and awards continued...
2010 Special Recognition, 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE
2009 Faculty Travel Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2008 Faculty Development Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2006 Northern State University Public Bench Design Commission, Aberdeen, SD
2005 North Dakota Council on the Arts Special Projects Grant - Awarded through the Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art
2004 Best of Show, North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2003 Neil C. MacDonald Scholarship, University of North Dakota Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, UND, Grand Forks, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2001 George S. Varsari Award for Excellence in Sculpture, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
academic service
2012-Present Faculty Senate, Northern State University2015-Present Undergraduate Research Committee, Northern State University 2014-Present Academic Affairs Committee, Northern State University2013-Present International Travel Committee, Northern State University Faculty Travel and Sabbatical Committee, Northern State University2015 WICHE Interstate Passport Committee, Northern State University 2014-2015 Title IX Conduct Board, Northern State University2013-Present Retention Support Committee, Northern State University2011-Present Office of Instructional Services Committee, Northern State University Media Studies Program Committee, Northern State University2009-2012 Assessment Committee, Northern State University Mobile Computing Steering Committee, Northern State University2009-2013 Campus Preservation Committee, Northern State University 2006- 2008 College Development Committee, Presentation College Website Planning Committee, Presentation College Strategic Thinking Committee, Presentation College2003-2004 Graduate Selection Committee, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Meet with the committee to discuss, review and vote upon applications for acceptance into the Master of Fine Arts program.
selected articles
2014 “Greg Blair: Artist, Assistant Professor and Northern Galleries Director,” Barb Andrews, Aberdeen Magazine, March/April 2014
2010 “Art Exhibition Features work of NSU Professor,” Jeff Bahr, Aberdeen American News, January 24, 2010, Pg. 2C Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter
2008 “A Treat at the Upfront Gallery,” Tiffany Kimball, High Plains Reader, September 2008 North Dakota Museum of Art Permanent Collection Book, Edited and written by founding Director Laurel Reuter, Milan: Charta Publishing
2007 Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter “Jamestown Gets a New Face,” Kati Larson, Fargo Forum, June 17, 2007
selected articles continued...
2006 “PC Exhibit Examines ‘Nature/Nurture,” Staff Reporter, Aberdeen American News, Dec.28, 2006, Pg. 3C “Where Art Meets Agriculture,” Jane Durell, Landscape Architecture Magazine, July 2006
2006 Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits Catalog, Laurel Reuter “Give Me Shelterbelts,” Herald Staff Writer, Grand Forks Herald, July 7, 2006, Pg. 3C “Declaration of Dependence,” Donald Renner, High Plains Reader, Apr.20, 2006, Pg. 16
2005 “Turning trash into treasure,” Sonia Mullally, Pierce County Tribune, May 18, 2005 Shelterbelts Traveling Exhibition Catalogue, Laurel Reuter, North Dakota Museum of Art, Nov. 2005, Pg. 5
2005 “Collaboration With Mother Nature: Greg Blair to Alter BSC Campus,” Jenn Linn, The Mystician, Apr. 5, 2005, Pg. 4 “Art Exhibit Documents Loss of Shelterbelts and Trees,” Glenda Fauske, The Prairie Forester, Vol.19 No. 2, Summer 2005, Pg.6 “Eight at Parallel 48,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, May 6, 2005, Pg. C1 “An Extraterrestrial Message at BSC,” Tony Spilde, Bismarck Tribune, Apr. 25, 2005, Pg. B6. “Arts Quest 2005,” Bryan Turnbow, Ed., Prairie Arts, April 2005, Pg.8 “Arboretum Hosting Art Competition Exhibit,” Times Staff Writer, The Bay Times, February 16, 2005, Pg. 23
2004 “Site Unseen Offers Unusual Perspective on the World,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, September 10, 2004, Pg. C1
George Smith, Ph.D.President and Associate Professor of Philosophy and Visual CultureInstitute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual [email protected]
Margot Kelly. Ph.D.Dissertation DirectorChair of the Board of Directors, Orion [email protected]
Laurel ReuterDirector - North Dakota Museum of [email protected]
Patrick LuberProfessor of Art/Sculpture University of North [email protected]
Peter KilianChair - Art and Theater DepartmentsNorthern State [email protected]
teaching interests
My interests lie in post-1945 interdisciplinary practices; environmental aesthetics, social based practices, continental philosophy, ecocriticism, poststructuralism, and philosophies of place. My interests in sculpture include environmental, site-orientated, place-produced and installation practices that mix various methodologies and approaches.
solo and two person exhibitions
2016 Gift Baskets (with Exo-Syndicate) Public Art Commission in Grand Forks, ND When Work is Play (with Exo-Syndicate) Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2015 Domesticating Matter ICC Art Gallery, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
2013 Accumulations Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD 2011 The Unavowable Taxonomy Talley Gallery, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN 2010 Greg Blair: Assemblage Sculpture Barbara H. Strong Gallery, College of the Sequoias, Visalia, CA Greg Blair and Sara Christensen Blair President’s Gallery, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD
2009 Interaction of Objects and Space YC Art Gallery, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ Open Space: Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Chadron State College, Chadron, NE Reinventing Nature Harris Warke Gallery, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Fixed Growth Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL
2008 Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV Nature as Culture Dorris Rider Art Gallery, North Central Missouri College, Trenton, MO
solo and two person exhibitions continued...
2008 we have never been modern Upfront Gallery, Fargo, ND Truth, Myth and Symbol The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND
2007 Outside Meets Industry, Nuance Gallery, Beresford, SD The Filtered Forest The B.A.G. Gallery, Miles City, MT
2006 Declaration of Dependence The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND Nature/Nurture Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2004 Site Unseen MFA Thesis Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota
group exhibitions
2016 Impromptu - ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational
2015 Heart to Heart - South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, SD - Regional, Invitational
2013 Plot - 3 Person Exhibition, Ipso Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational Studio 301, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University - Regional, Invitational
2012 Anger, Angst and Art, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN - National, Juried People‘s Gold, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - International, Invitational Spring Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2011 Take the Day 2011, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2011 Summer Sculpture Exhibition, ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational Annual Art Auction, Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2010 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE - International, Juried
2009 Person, Place or Thing - 4 Person Exhibition, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL National, Juried
2008 Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD National, Invitational Collecting Local, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, SD - Regional, Juried
2007 Dislocations: Surprising Placements and New Contexts in Art, Cade Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD - National, Juried NSU Faculty Exhibition, Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD - Invitational Galex 41, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND National, Invitational
2006 NSU Sculpture Project, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD National, Juried Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits (traveling exhibition 2006-2008) National, Invitational North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND Taube Museum, Minot, ND Nelson County Arts Council, Pekin, ND Without Walls 2006, Mac’s Farm and Sculpture Center, Cincinnati, OH - National, Juried Do Not Fold, Bend, Spindle or Mutilate: Computer Punch Card Art, Visual Arts Center, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - National, Juried Fire and Ice, Lakes Wales Art Center, Lakes Wales, FL - National, Juried Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD - National, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2006 Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational
2005 The Wichita National, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS - National, Juried Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Solstice: A Celebration of Heat and Land, Art Escape Studios, San Ramon, CA National, Juried Man and Nature Photography Exhibition, Kimball Hill Gallery, Northwest Cultural Council, Barrington, IL - National, Juried Shelterbelts (traveling exhibition 2005-2006) - National, Invitational Merchants Bank, Crosby, ND Northern Lights Art Gallery, Mayville, ND Ritz Gallery, Linton, ND Dakota Buttes Museum, Hettinger, ND Arts Quest Festival, Artist-In-Residence, Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - Invitational Earthworks Now International Biennial, Hi -Desert Nature Museum, Yucca Valley, CA - International, Juried Discovering the Native Landscapes of the Mid- Atlantic, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, MD - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Parallel 48, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Group 6 x 6 Miniature Exhibition, Third Floor Gallery, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KT - National, Juried Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational
2004 North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND - Regional, Juried Sequoia Press Invitational Print Exchange: Sculptors Making Prints, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational 2003 Artist-In-Residence, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, Porter, IN - National, Juried
guest lectures and papers
2016 “Place-Produced Thought: The Agency of Place and the Co-Production of Knowledge in Heidegger, Baudrillard, and Others” Delivered at the The Sitka Institute: Thinking on the Edge. Organized by the Pacific Association for the Continental Tradition, (Sitka, AK)
“Errant Bodies” Delivered at A Body of Knowledge: Embodied Cognition and the Arts. Organized by the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, University of California, Irvine, (Irvine, CA)
2015 ”Place-Produced Thought and the Agency of Place.” Guest lecturer in the Art Education Department at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, (Boston, MA)
”The Sounds of Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered at the Beverly Philosophy Society, (Beverly, MA) Visitng Artist Lecturer. Monserrat College of Art, (Beverly, MA) Gave individual critiques of undergraduate students.
Art Appreciation: The Art World goes BOOM. Selected as one of the entries to the Arts Future Classroom Competition 2015, organized by Arts Future: Experi ments in the Future of Art History, City University of Hong Kong, (Kowloon, Hong Kong)
“Taking our NSU Relationship to the Next Level: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2014 ”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Published in The Journal of Art for Life, Vol.6, Issue 1. Dec. 2014.
“Site Unseen: The ‘Cuts’ of Gordon Matta-Clark,” Published in Kapsula Magazine, “Not For Sale 2/3.” August 2014.
”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the Ninth International Conference on the Arts in Society, (Rome, Italy)
“Build It Up to Tear It Down: Black Flag's Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered as part of In Media Res' Destruction + Spectacle week, hosted online by Georgia State University, (Atlanta, GA)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2014 “GAYATRI CHAKRAVORTY SPIVAK: The Negotiation of Third Space.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 2, Issue 1. Spring 2014.
“What I Did on my summer vacation... Or, How I Broke the Law in Search of Philosophical Answers.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2013 “Reiteration of Power: The ‘Cuts of Gordon Matta-Clark.” Delivered at the 2103 Midwest PCA/ACA Conference, (St. Louis, MO)
2012 “The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the 6th Verge Conference at the School of Arts, Media + Culture, (Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia) “The Quiet Revolution: Debussy, the Symbolists and the Impressionists.” Delivered as a pre-concert discussion for Gods & Monsters - Fall Orchestra Concert, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
“The Locus of Thought.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 1, Issue 1. Spring 2012.
2011 “Nazis and Degenerate Art.” Delivered at the Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burning Panel Exhibition, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD) “Liszt am Flügel.” Delivered at the Liszt Festival, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2010 “The Artist Philosopher: Introducing Liam Gillick and Seth Kim-Cohen.” Seth Kim-Cohen In Conversation with Liam Gillick, Issue Project Room, (Brooklyn, NY)
2009 “Sociogenic Aesthetics: The Merger of Art and Life.” Delivered at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference, ( New Orleans, LA)
2008 “Intersection: Sculpture and Graphic Design.” Guest lecture at Dana College, (Blair, NE)
2007 “Environmental Art.” Guest lecture at the Warren M. Lee Fine Arts Center, University of South Dakota, (Vermilion, SD)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2005 “Site Unseen - Art in Marginal Places.” Delivered at the Arts Quest Festival, Bismarck State College, (Bismarck, ND) “Artist Talk: Rethinking the Trees of North Dakota.” Delivered at Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, (Grand Forks, ND) “A Declaration of Dependence.” Delivered at a special members preview of Declaration Of Dependence solo exhibition, Third Street Gallery, (Grand Forks, ND) 2004 “Place, Process and Temporality.” Delivered at the FUND Graduate Scholarly Forum, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND)
2003 “More than Just a Sandcastle: Outdoor Sculpture Public Workshop” presented at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, (Porter, IN) “The Pros and Cons of Studying Art in Graduate School.” Delivered at the Brown Bag Lecture Series, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND) “Experiencing the Critique: A Student and Teacher Comparison” Delivered at the North Dakota Arts & Humanities Summit, Minot State University, (Minot, ND)
related professional experience
2009-Present Gallery Director, Northern Galleries, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD 2015-Present Exo-Syndicate Art Collective, Founding Member, Aberdeen, SD
2006-2008 Coordinator of Marketing and Graphic Design, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2005-2008 Artist-in-Residence, Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
2007-2008 Gallery Director, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
related professional experience continued...
2007-2008 Sculpture Workshops May-Port CG High School, Mayville, ND North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Hankinson Public School, Hankinson, ND Washburn Public School, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND
2006 Sculpture Workshop, Rugby High School, Rugby, ND Demonstrating Artist, Art Wise Festival, Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND Silent Art Auction Committee, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Contributing Artist, Downtown Art Walk, Aberdeen, SD
2005-Present Member, International Sculpture Center
2005-2006 Studio Technician, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Maintain and repair all department equipment, organize and direct student workers in the daily operational and educational mission of the Art Department. Installation Coordinator, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. Responsibilities: Assist in, or supervise, the installation of exhibitions and maintain, organize, or repair all display equipment used in the Col. Eugene Myers Art Gallery.
2005 Curatorial Assistant, University of North Dakota Art Collections, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Cataloging, preservation, repair, storage and transportation of the University of North Dakota Art Collection. Sculpture Workshop, Crosby Public School, Crosby, ND
2003-Present Freelance Sculptor, Custom Commissions and Sculptural Projects
2003 Graduate Research Assistantship, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Research books and course content for faculty.
2002-Present Member, North Dakota Museum of Art2002 Visiting Artist Assistant, Worked as an assistant for visiting artists the Guerilla Girls, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
curatorial + jurying
2016 Divided Attraction, Juror, Guilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
2015 All Together Now: NSU Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Curator, President’s Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
2013 Sculpture in the Hills, Co-Juror, Hill City, SD
2012 Young Dakota Artists, Co-Curator, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
All Dakota High School Art Exhibition, Co-Juror, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2008 One Hundred Years of Art - The Art of the Presentation Sisters Curator, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD Yours Truly - works by Stephanie Schulke, Curator, Wein Gallery,
2007 Summer Summation, Juror, National Juried Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD 2007 National Small Works Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2007 As You See It, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD From Here to There - works by Rebecca Sefcovic, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2005 Art Below Zero, Co-Curator, Campbell Library, East Grand Forks, MN Parallel 48, Co-Curator, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND
honors and awards
2016 Sabbatical Leave, Northern State University
2012 Nora Staael Evert Research Award, Northern State University
2010 Elected Student Cohort Representative, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME USA
honors and awards continued...
2010 Special Recognition, 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE
2009 Faculty Travel Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2008 Faculty Development Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2006 Northern State University Public Bench Design Commission, Aberdeen, SD
2005 North Dakota Council on the Arts Special Projects Grant - Awarded through the Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art
2004 Best of Show, North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2003 Neil C. MacDonald Scholarship, University of North Dakota Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, UND, Grand Forks, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2001 George S. Varsari Award for Excellence in Sculpture, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
academic service
2012-Present Faculty Senate, Northern State University2015-Present Undergraduate Research Committee, Northern State University 2014-Present Academic Affairs Committee, Northern State University2013-Present International Travel Committee, Northern State University Faculty Travel and Sabbatical Committee, Northern State University2015 WICHE Interstate Passport Committee, Northern State University 2014-2015 Title IX Conduct Board, Northern State University2013-Present Retention Support Committee, Northern State University2011-Present Office of Instructional Services Committee, Northern State University Media Studies Program Committee, Northern State University2009-2012 Assessment Committee, Northern State University Mobile Computing Steering Committee, Northern State University2009-2013 Campus Preservation Committee, Northern State University 2006- 2008 College Development Committee, Presentation College Website Planning Committee, Presentation College Strategic Thinking Committee, Presentation College2003-2004 Graduate Selection Committee, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Meet with the committee to discuss, review and vote upon applications for acceptance into the Master of Fine Arts program.
selected articles
2014 “Greg Blair: Artist, Assistant Professor and Northern Galleries Director,” Barb Andrews, Aberdeen Magazine, March/April 2014
2010 “Art Exhibition Features work of NSU Professor,” Jeff Bahr, Aberdeen American News, January 24, 2010, Pg. 2C Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter
2008 “A Treat at the Upfront Gallery,” Tiffany Kimball, High Plains Reader, September 2008 North Dakota Museum of Art Permanent Collection Book, Edited and written by founding Director Laurel Reuter, Milan: Charta Publishing
2007 Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter “Jamestown Gets a New Face,” Kati Larson, Fargo Forum, June 17, 2007
selected articles continued...
2006 “PC Exhibit Examines ‘Nature/Nurture,” Staff Reporter, Aberdeen American News, Dec.28, 2006, Pg. 3C “Where Art Meets Agriculture,” Jane Durell, Landscape Architecture Magazine, July 2006
2006 Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits Catalog, Laurel Reuter “Give Me Shelterbelts,” Herald Staff Writer, Grand Forks Herald, July 7, 2006, Pg. 3C “Declaration of Dependence,” Donald Renner, High Plains Reader, Apr.20, 2006, Pg. 16
2005 “Turning trash into treasure,” Sonia Mullally, Pierce County Tribune, May 18, 2005 Shelterbelts Traveling Exhibition Catalogue, Laurel Reuter, North Dakota Museum of Art, Nov. 2005, Pg. 5
2005 “Collaboration With Mother Nature: Greg Blair to Alter BSC Campus,” Jenn Linn, The Mystician, Apr. 5, 2005, Pg. 4 “Art Exhibit Documents Loss of Shelterbelts and Trees,” Glenda Fauske, The Prairie Forester, Vol.19 No. 2, Summer 2005, Pg.6 “Eight at Parallel 48,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, May 6, 2005, Pg. C1 “An Extraterrestrial Message at BSC,” Tony Spilde, Bismarck Tribune, Apr. 25, 2005, Pg. B6. “Arts Quest 2005,” Bryan Turnbow, Ed., Prairie Arts, April 2005, Pg.8 “Arboretum Hosting Art Competition Exhibit,” Times Staff Writer, The Bay Times, February 16, 2005, Pg. 23
2004 “Site Unseen Offers Unusual Perspective on the World,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, September 10, 2004, Pg. C1
George Smith, Ph.D.President and Associate Professor of Philosophy and Visual CultureInstitute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual [email protected]
Margot Kelly. Ph.D.Dissertation DirectorChair of the Board of Directors, Orion [email protected]
Laurel ReuterDirector - North Dakota Museum of [email protected]
Patrick LuberProfessor of Art/Sculpture University of North [email protected]
Peter KilianChair - Art and Theater DepartmentsNorthern State [email protected]
teaching interests
My interests lie in post-1945 interdisciplinary practices; environmental aesthetics, social based practices, continental philosophy, ecocriticism, poststructuralism, and philosophies of place. My interests in sculpture include environmental, site-orientated, place-produced and installation practices that mix various methodologies and approaches.
solo and two person exhibitions
2016 Gift Baskets (with Exo-Syndicate) Public Art Commission in Grand Forks, ND When Work is Play (with Exo-Syndicate) Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2015 Domesticating Matter ICC Art Gallery, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
2013 Accumulations Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD 2011 The Unavowable Taxonomy Talley Gallery, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN 2010 Greg Blair: Assemblage Sculpture Barbara H. Strong Gallery, College of the Sequoias, Visalia, CA Greg Blair and Sara Christensen Blair President’s Gallery, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD
2009 Interaction of Objects and Space YC Art Gallery, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ Open Space: Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Chadron State College, Chadron, NE Reinventing Nature Harris Warke Gallery, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Fixed Growth Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL
2008 Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV Nature as Culture Dorris Rider Art Gallery, North Central Missouri College, Trenton, MO
solo and two person exhibitions continued...
2008 we have never been modern Upfront Gallery, Fargo, ND Truth, Myth and Symbol The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND
2007 Outside Meets Industry, Nuance Gallery, Beresford, SD The Filtered Forest The B.A.G. Gallery, Miles City, MT
2006 Declaration of Dependence The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND Nature/Nurture Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2004 Site Unseen MFA Thesis Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota
group exhibitions
2016 Impromptu - ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational
2015 Heart to Heart - South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, SD - Regional, Invitational
2013 Plot - 3 Person Exhibition, Ipso Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational Studio 301, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University - Regional, Invitational
2012 Anger, Angst and Art, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN - National, Juried People‘s Gold, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - International, Invitational Spring Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2011 Take the Day 2011, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2011 Summer Sculpture Exhibition, ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational Annual Art Auction, Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2010 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE - International, Juried
2009 Person, Place or Thing - 4 Person Exhibition, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL National, Juried
2008 Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD National, Invitational Collecting Local, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, SD - Regional, Juried
2007 Dislocations: Surprising Placements and New Contexts in Art, Cade Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD - National, Juried NSU Faculty Exhibition, Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD - Invitational Galex 41, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND National, Invitational
2006 NSU Sculpture Project, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD National, Juried Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits (traveling exhibition 2006-2008) National, Invitational North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND Taube Museum, Minot, ND Nelson County Arts Council, Pekin, ND Without Walls 2006, Mac’s Farm and Sculpture Center, Cincinnati, OH - National, Juried Do Not Fold, Bend, Spindle or Mutilate: Computer Punch Card Art, Visual Arts Center, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - National, Juried Fire and Ice, Lakes Wales Art Center, Lakes Wales, FL - National, Juried Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD - National, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2006 Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational
2005 The Wichita National, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS - National, Juried Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Solstice: A Celebration of Heat and Land, Art Escape Studios, San Ramon, CA National, Juried Man and Nature Photography Exhibition, Kimball Hill Gallery, Northwest Cultural Council, Barrington, IL - National, Juried Shelterbelts (traveling exhibition 2005-2006) - National, Invitational Merchants Bank, Crosby, ND Northern Lights Art Gallery, Mayville, ND Ritz Gallery, Linton, ND Dakota Buttes Museum, Hettinger, ND Arts Quest Festival, Artist-In-Residence, Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - Invitational Earthworks Now International Biennial, Hi -Desert Nature Museum, Yucca Valley, CA - International, Juried Discovering the Native Landscapes of the Mid- Atlantic, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, MD - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Parallel 48, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Group 6 x 6 Miniature Exhibition, Third Floor Gallery, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KT - National, Juried Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational
2004 North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND - Regional, Juried Sequoia Press Invitational Print Exchange: Sculptors Making Prints, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational 2003 Artist-In-Residence, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, Porter, IN - National, Juried
guest lectures and papers
2016 “Place-Produced Thought: The Agency of Place and the Co-Production of Knowledge in Heidegger, Baudrillard, and Others” Delivered at the The Sitka Institute: Thinking on the Edge. Organized by the Pacific Association for the Continental Tradition, (Sitka, AK)
“Errant Bodies” Delivered at A Body of Knowledge: Embodied Cognition and the Arts. Organized by the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, University of California, Irvine, (Irvine, CA)
2015 ”Place-Produced Thought and the Agency of Place.” Guest lecturer in the Art Education Department at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, (Boston, MA)
”The Sounds of Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered at the Beverly Philosophy Society, (Beverly, MA) Visitng Artist Lecturer. Monserrat College of Art, (Beverly, MA) Gave individual critiques of undergraduate students.
Art Appreciation: The Art World goes BOOM. Selected as one of the entries to the Arts Future Classroom Competition 2015, organized by Arts Future: Experi ments in the Future of Art History, City University of Hong Kong, (Kowloon, Hong Kong)
“Taking our NSU Relationship to the Next Level: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2014 ”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Published in The Journal of Art for Life, Vol.6, Issue 1. Dec. 2014.
“Site Unseen: The ‘Cuts’ of Gordon Matta-Clark,” Published in Kapsula Magazine, “Not For Sale 2/3.” August 2014.
”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the Ninth International Conference on the Arts in Society, (Rome, Italy)
“Build It Up to Tear It Down: Black Flag's Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered as part of In Media Res' Destruction + Spectacle week, hosted online by Georgia State University, (Atlanta, GA)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2014 “GAYATRI CHAKRAVORTY SPIVAK: The Negotiation of Third Space.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 2, Issue 1. Spring 2014.
“What I Did on my summer vacation... Or, How I Broke the Law in Search of Philosophical Answers.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2013 “Reiteration of Power: The ‘Cuts of Gordon Matta-Clark.” Delivered at the 2103 Midwest PCA/ACA Conference, (St. Louis, MO)
2012 “The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the 6th Verge Conference at the School of Arts, Media + Culture, (Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia) “The Quiet Revolution: Debussy, the Symbolists and the Impressionists.” Delivered as a pre-concert discussion for Gods & Monsters - Fall Orchestra Concert, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
“The Locus of Thought.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 1, Issue 1. Spring 2012.
2011 “Nazis and Degenerate Art.” Delivered at the Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burning Panel Exhibition, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD) “Liszt am Flügel.” Delivered at the Liszt Festival, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2010 “The Artist Philosopher: Introducing Liam Gillick and Seth Kim-Cohen.” Seth Kim-Cohen In Conversation with Liam Gillick, Issue Project Room, (Brooklyn, NY)
2009 “Sociogenic Aesthetics: The Merger of Art and Life.” Delivered at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference, ( New Orleans, LA)
2008 “Intersection: Sculpture and Graphic Design.” Guest lecture at Dana College, (Blair, NE)
2007 “Environmental Art.” Guest lecture at the Warren M. Lee Fine Arts Center, University of South Dakota, (Vermilion, SD)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2005 “Site Unseen - Art in Marginal Places.” Delivered at the Arts Quest Festival, Bismarck State College, (Bismarck, ND) “Artist Talk: Rethinking the Trees of North Dakota.” Delivered at Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, (Grand Forks, ND) “A Declaration of Dependence.” Delivered at a special members preview of Declaration Of Dependence solo exhibition, Third Street Gallery, (Grand Forks, ND) 2004 “Place, Process and Temporality.” Delivered at the FUND Graduate Scholarly Forum, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND)
2003 “More than Just a Sandcastle: Outdoor Sculpture Public Workshop” presented at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, (Porter, IN) “The Pros and Cons of Studying Art in Graduate School.” Delivered at the Brown Bag Lecture Series, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND) “Experiencing the Critique: A Student and Teacher Comparison” Delivered at the North Dakota Arts & Humanities Summit, Minot State University, (Minot, ND)
related professional experience
2009-Present Gallery Director, Northern Galleries, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD 2015-Present Exo-Syndicate Art Collective, Founding Member, Aberdeen, SD
2006-2008 Coordinator of Marketing and Graphic Design, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2005-2008 Artist-in-Residence, Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
2007-2008 Gallery Director, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
related professional experience continued...
2007-2008 Sculpture Workshops May-Port CG High School, Mayville, ND North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Hankinson Public School, Hankinson, ND Washburn Public School, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND
2006 Sculpture Workshop, Rugby High School, Rugby, ND Demonstrating Artist, Art Wise Festival, Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND Silent Art Auction Committee, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Contributing Artist, Downtown Art Walk, Aberdeen, SD
2005-Present Member, International Sculpture Center
2005-2006 Studio Technician, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Maintain and repair all department equipment, organize and direct student workers in the daily operational and educational mission of the Art Department. Installation Coordinator, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. Responsibilities: Assist in, or supervise, the installation of exhibitions and maintain, organize, or repair all display equipment used in the Col. Eugene Myers Art Gallery.
2005 Curatorial Assistant, University of North Dakota Art Collections, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Cataloging, preservation, repair, storage and transportation of the University of North Dakota Art Collection. Sculpture Workshop, Crosby Public School, Crosby, ND
2003-Present Freelance Sculptor, Custom Commissions and Sculptural Projects
2003 Graduate Research Assistantship, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Research books and course content for faculty.
2002-Present Member, North Dakota Museum of Art2002 Visiting Artist Assistant, Worked as an assistant for visiting artists the Guerilla Girls, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
curatorial + jurying
2016 Divided Attraction, Juror, Guilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
2015 All Together Now: NSU Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Curator, President’s Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
2013 Sculpture in the Hills, Co-Juror, Hill City, SD
2012 Young Dakota Artists, Co-Curator, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
All Dakota High School Art Exhibition, Co-Juror, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2008 One Hundred Years of Art - The Art of the Presentation Sisters Curator, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD Yours Truly - works by Stephanie Schulke, Curator, Wein Gallery,
2007 Summer Summation, Juror, National Juried Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD 2007 National Small Works Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2007 As You See It, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD From Here to There - works by Rebecca Sefcovic, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2005 Art Below Zero, Co-Curator, Campbell Library, East Grand Forks, MN Parallel 48, Co-Curator, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND
honors and awards
2016 Sabbatical Leave, Northern State University
2012 Nora Staael Evert Research Award, Northern State University
2010 Elected Student Cohort Representative, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME USA
honors and awards continued...
2010 Special Recognition, 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE
2009 Faculty Travel Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2008 Faculty Development Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2006 Northern State University Public Bench Design Commission, Aberdeen, SD
2005 North Dakota Council on the Arts Special Projects Grant - Awarded through the Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art
2004 Best of Show, North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2003 Neil C. MacDonald Scholarship, University of North Dakota Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, UND, Grand Forks, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2001 George S. Varsari Award for Excellence in Sculpture, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
academic service
2012-Present Faculty Senate, Northern State University2015-Present Undergraduate Research Committee, Northern State University 2014-Present Academic Affairs Committee, Northern State University2013-Present International Travel Committee, Northern State University Faculty Travel and Sabbatical Committee, Northern State University2015 WICHE Interstate Passport Committee, Northern State University 2014-2015 Title IX Conduct Board, Northern State University2013-Present Retention Support Committee, Northern State University2011-Present Office of Instructional Services Committee, Northern State University Media Studies Program Committee, Northern State University2009-2012 Assessment Committee, Northern State University Mobile Computing Steering Committee, Northern State University2009-2013 Campus Preservation Committee, Northern State University 2006- 2008 College Development Committee, Presentation College Website Planning Committee, Presentation College Strategic Thinking Committee, Presentation College2003-2004 Graduate Selection Committee, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Meet with the committee to discuss, review and vote upon applications for acceptance into the Master of Fine Arts program.
selected articles
2014 “Greg Blair: Artist, Assistant Professor and Northern Galleries Director,” Barb Andrews, Aberdeen Magazine, March/April 2014
2010 “Art Exhibition Features work of NSU Professor,” Jeff Bahr, Aberdeen American News, January 24, 2010, Pg. 2C Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter
2008 “A Treat at the Upfront Gallery,” Tiffany Kimball, High Plains Reader, September 2008 North Dakota Museum of Art Permanent Collection Book, Edited and written by founding Director Laurel Reuter, Milan: Charta Publishing
2007 Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter “Jamestown Gets a New Face,” Kati Larson, Fargo Forum, June 17, 2007
selected articles continued...
2006 “PC Exhibit Examines ‘Nature/Nurture,” Staff Reporter, Aberdeen American News, Dec.28, 2006, Pg. 3C “Where Art Meets Agriculture,” Jane Durell, Landscape Architecture Magazine, July 2006
2006 Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits Catalog, Laurel Reuter “Give Me Shelterbelts,” Herald Staff Writer, Grand Forks Herald, July 7, 2006, Pg. 3C “Declaration of Dependence,” Donald Renner, High Plains Reader, Apr.20, 2006, Pg. 16
2005 “Turning trash into treasure,” Sonia Mullally, Pierce County Tribune, May 18, 2005 Shelterbelts Traveling Exhibition Catalogue, Laurel Reuter, North Dakota Museum of Art, Nov. 2005, Pg. 5
2005 “Collaboration With Mother Nature: Greg Blair to Alter BSC Campus,” Jenn Linn, The Mystician, Apr. 5, 2005, Pg. 4 “Art Exhibit Documents Loss of Shelterbelts and Trees,” Glenda Fauske, The Prairie Forester, Vol.19 No. 2, Summer 2005, Pg.6 “Eight at Parallel 48,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, May 6, 2005, Pg. C1 “An Extraterrestrial Message at BSC,” Tony Spilde, Bismarck Tribune, Apr. 25, 2005, Pg. B6. “Arts Quest 2005,” Bryan Turnbow, Ed., Prairie Arts, April 2005, Pg.8 “Arboretum Hosting Art Competition Exhibit,” Times Staff Writer, The Bay Times, February 16, 2005, Pg. 23
2004 “Site Unseen Offers Unusual Perspective on the World,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, September 10, 2004, Pg. C1
George Smith, Ph.D.President and Associate Professor of Philosophy and Visual CultureInstitute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual [email protected]
Margot Kelly. Ph.D.Dissertation DirectorChair of the Board of Directors, Orion [email protected]
Laurel ReuterDirector - North Dakota Museum of [email protected]
Patrick LuberProfessor of Art/Sculpture University of North [email protected]
Peter KilianChair - Art and Theater DepartmentsNorthern State [email protected]
teaching interests
My interests lie in post-1945 interdisciplinary practices; environmental aesthetics, social based practices, continental philosophy, ecocriticism, poststructuralism, and philosophies of place. My interests in sculpture include environmental, site-orientated, place-produced and installation practices that mix various methodologies and approaches.
solo and two person exhibitions
2016 Gift Baskets (with Exo-Syndicate) Public Art Commission in Grand Forks, ND When Work is Play (with Exo-Syndicate) Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2015 Domesticating Matter ICC Art Gallery, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
2013 Accumulations Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD 2011 The Unavowable Taxonomy Talley Gallery, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN 2010 Greg Blair: Assemblage Sculpture Barbara H. Strong Gallery, College of the Sequoias, Visalia, CA Greg Blair and Sara Christensen Blair President’s Gallery, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD
2009 Interaction of Objects and Space YC Art Gallery, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ Open Space: Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Chadron State College, Chadron, NE Reinventing Nature Harris Warke Gallery, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Fixed Growth Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL
2008 Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV Nature as Culture Dorris Rider Art Gallery, North Central Missouri College, Trenton, MO
solo and two person exhibitions continued...
2008 we have never been modern Upfront Gallery, Fargo, ND Truth, Myth and Symbol The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND
2007 Outside Meets Industry, Nuance Gallery, Beresford, SD The Filtered Forest The B.A.G. Gallery, Miles City, MT
2006 Declaration of Dependence The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND Nature/Nurture Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2004 Site Unseen MFA Thesis Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota
group exhibitions
2016 Impromptu - ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational
2015 Heart to Heart - South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, SD - Regional, Invitational
2013 Plot - 3 Person Exhibition, Ipso Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational Studio 301, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University - Regional, Invitational
2012 Anger, Angst and Art, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN - National, Juried People‘s Gold, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - International, Invitational Spring Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2011 Take the Day 2011, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2011 Summer Sculpture Exhibition, ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational Annual Art Auction, Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2010 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE - International, Juried
2009 Person, Place or Thing - 4 Person Exhibition, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL National, Juried
2008 Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD National, Invitational Collecting Local, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, SD - Regional, Juried
2007 Dislocations: Surprising Placements and New Contexts in Art, Cade Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD - National, Juried NSU Faculty Exhibition, Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD - Invitational Galex 41, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND National, Invitational
2006 NSU Sculpture Project, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD National, Juried Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits (traveling exhibition 2006-2008) National, Invitational North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND Taube Museum, Minot, ND Nelson County Arts Council, Pekin, ND Without Walls 2006, Mac’s Farm and Sculpture Center, Cincinnati, OH - National, Juried Do Not Fold, Bend, Spindle or Mutilate: Computer Punch Card Art, Visual Arts Center, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - National, Juried Fire and Ice, Lakes Wales Art Center, Lakes Wales, FL - National, Juried Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD - National, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2006 Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational
2005 The Wichita National, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS - National, Juried Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Solstice: A Celebration of Heat and Land, Art Escape Studios, San Ramon, CA National, Juried Man and Nature Photography Exhibition, Kimball Hill Gallery, Northwest Cultural Council, Barrington, IL - National, Juried Shelterbelts (traveling exhibition 2005-2006) - National, Invitational Merchants Bank, Crosby, ND Northern Lights Art Gallery, Mayville, ND Ritz Gallery, Linton, ND Dakota Buttes Museum, Hettinger, ND Arts Quest Festival, Artist-In-Residence, Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - Invitational Earthworks Now International Biennial, Hi -Desert Nature Museum, Yucca Valley, CA - International, Juried Discovering the Native Landscapes of the Mid- Atlantic, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, MD - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Parallel 48, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Group 6 x 6 Miniature Exhibition, Third Floor Gallery, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KT - National, Juried Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational
2004 North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND - Regional, Juried Sequoia Press Invitational Print Exchange: Sculptors Making Prints, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational 2003 Artist-In-Residence, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, Porter, IN - National, Juried
guest lectures and papers
2016 “Place-Produced Thought: The Agency of Place and the Co-Production of Knowledge in Heidegger, Baudrillard, and Others” Delivered at the The Sitka Institute: Thinking on the Edge. Organized by the Pacific Association for the Continental Tradition, (Sitka, AK)
“Errant Bodies” Delivered at A Body of Knowledge: Embodied Cognition and the Arts. Organized by the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, University of California, Irvine, (Irvine, CA)
2015 ”Place-Produced Thought and the Agency of Place.” Guest lecturer in the Art Education Department at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, (Boston, MA)
”The Sounds of Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered at the Beverly Philosophy Society, (Beverly, MA) Visitng Artist Lecturer. Monserrat College of Art, (Beverly, MA) Gave individual critiques of undergraduate students.
Art Appreciation: The Art World goes BOOM. Selected as one of the entries to the Arts Future Classroom Competition 2015, organized by Arts Future: Experi ments in the Future of Art History, City University of Hong Kong, (Kowloon, Hong Kong)
“Taking our NSU Relationship to the Next Level: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2014 ”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Published in The Journal of Art for Life, Vol.6, Issue 1. Dec. 2014.
“Site Unseen: The ‘Cuts’ of Gordon Matta-Clark,” Published in Kapsula Magazine, “Not For Sale 2/3.” August 2014.
”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the Ninth International Conference on the Arts in Society, (Rome, Italy)
“Build It Up to Tear It Down: Black Flag's Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered as part of In Media Res' Destruction + Spectacle week, hosted online by Georgia State University, (Atlanta, GA)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2014 “GAYATRI CHAKRAVORTY SPIVAK: The Negotiation of Third Space.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 2, Issue 1. Spring 2014.
“What I Did on my summer vacation... Or, How I Broke the Law in Search of Philosophical Answers.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2013 “Reiteration of Power: The ‘Cuts of Gordon Matta-Clark.” Delivered at the 2103 Midwest PCA/ACA Conference, (St. Louis, MO)
2012 “The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the 6th Verge Conference at the School of Arts, Media + Culture, (Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia) “The Quiet Revolution: Debussy, the Symbolists and the Impressionists.” Delivered as a pre-concert discussion for Gods & Monsters - Fall Orchestra Concert, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
“The Locus of Thought.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 1, Issue 1. Spring 2012.
2011 “Nazis and Degenerate Art.” Delivered at the Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burning Panel Exhibition, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD) “Liszt am Flügel.” Delivered at the Liszt Festival, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2010 “The Artist Philosopher: Introducing Liam Gillick and Seth Kim-Cohen.” Seth Kim-Cohen In Conversation with Liam Gillick, Issue Project Room, (Brooklyn, NY)
2009 “Sociogenic Aesthetics: The Merger of Art and Life.” Delivered at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference, ( New Orleans, LA)
2008 “Intersection: Sculpture and Graphic Design.” Guest lecture at Dana College, (Blair, NE)
2007 “Environmental Art.” Guest lecture at the Warren M. Lee Fine Arts Center, University of South Dakota, (Vermilion, SD)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2005 “Site Unseen - Art in Marginal Places.” Delivered at the Arts Quest Festival, Bismarck State College, (Bismarck, ND) “Artist Talk: Rethinking the Trees of North Dakota.” Delivered at Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, (Grand Forks, ND) “A Declaration of Dependence.” Delivered at a special members preview of Declaration Of Dependence solo exhibition, Third Street Gallery, (Grand Forks, ND) 2004 “Place, Process and Temporality.” Delivered at the FUND Graduate Scholarly Forum, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND)
2003 “More than Just a Sandcastle: Outdoor Sculpture Public Workshop” presented at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, (Porter, IN) “The Pros and Cons of Studying Art in Graduate School.” Delivered at the Brown Bag Lecture Series, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND) “Experiencing the Critique: A Student and Teacher Comparison” Delivered at the North Dakota Arts & Humanities Summit, Minot State University, (Minot, ND)
related professional experience
2009-Present Gallery Director, Northern Galleries, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD 2015-Present Exo-Syndicate Art Collective, Founding Member, Aberdeen, SD
2006-2008 Coordinator of Marketing and Graphic Design, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2005-2008 Artist-in-Residence, Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
2007-2008 Gallery Director, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
related professional experience continued...
2007-2008 Sculpture Workshops May-Port CG High School, Mayville, ND North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Hankinson Public School, Hankinson, ND Washburn Public School, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND
2006 Sculpture Workshop, Rugby High School, Rugby, ND Demonstrating Artist, Art Wise Festival, Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND Silent Art Auction Committee, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Contributing Artist, Downtown Art Walk, Aberdeen, SD
2005-Present Member, International Sculpture Center
2005-2006 Studio Technician, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Maintain and repair all department equipment, organize and direct student workers in the daily operational and educational mission of the Art Department. Installation Coordinator, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. Responsibilities: Assist in, or supervise, the installation of exhibitions and maintain, organize, or repair all display equipment used in the Col. Eugene Myers Art Gallery.
2005 Curatorial Assistant, University of North Dakota Art Collections, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Cataloging, preservation, repair, storage and transportation of the University of North Dakota Art Collection. Sculpture Workshop, Crosby Public School, Crosby, ND
2003-Present Freelance Sculptor, Custom Commissions and Sculptural Projects
2003 Graduate Research Assistantship, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Research books and course content for faculty.
2002-Present Member, North Dakota Museum of Art2002 Visiting Artist Assistant, Worked as an assistant for visiting artists the Guerilla Girls, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
curatorial + jurying
2016 Divided Attraction, Juror, Guilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
2015 All Together Now: NSU Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Curator, President’s Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
2013 Sculpture in the Hills, Co-Juror, Hill City, SD
2012 Young Dakota Artists, Co-Curator, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
All Dakota High School Art Exhibition, Co-Juror, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2008 One Hundred Years of Art - The Art of the Presentation Sisters Curator, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD Yours Truly - works by Stephanie Schulke, Curator, Wein Gallery,
2007 Summer Summation, Juror, National Juried Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD 2007 National Small Works Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2007 As You See It, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD From Here to There - works by Rebecca Sefcovic, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2005 Art Below Zero, Co-Curator, Campbell Library, East Grand Forks, MN Parallel 48, Co-Curator, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND
honors and awards
2016 Sabbatical Leave, Northern State University
2012 Nora Staael Evert Research Award, Northern State University
2010 Elected Student Cohort Representative, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME USA
honors and awards continued...
2010 Special Recognition, 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE
2009 Faculty Travel Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2008 Faculty Development Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2006 Northern State University Public Bench Design Commission, Aberdeen, SD
2005 North Dakota Council on the Arts Special Projects Grant - Awarded through the Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art
2004 Best of Show, North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2003 Neil C. MacDonald Scholarship, University of North Dakota Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, UND, Grand Forks, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2001 George S. Varsari Award for Excellence in Sculpture, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
academic service
2012-Present Faculty Senate, Northern State University2015-Present Undergraduate Research Committee, Northern State University 2014-Present Academic Affairs Committee, Northern State University2013-Present International Travel Committee, Northern State University Faculty Travel and Sabbatical Committee, Northern State University2015 WICHE Interstate Passport Committee, Northern State University 2014-2015 Title IX Conduct Board, Northern State University2013-Present Retention Support Committee, Northern State University2011-Present Office of Instructional Services Committee, Northern State University Media Studies Program Committee, Northern State University2009-2012 Assessment Committee, Northern State University Mobile Computing Steering Committee, Northern State University2009-2013 Campus Preservation Committee, Northern State University 2006- 2008 College Development Committee, Presentation College Website Planning Committee, Presentation College Strategic Thinking Committee, Presentation College2003-2004 Graduate Selection Committee, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Meet with the committee to discuss, review and vote upon applications for acceptance into the Master of Fine Arts program.
selected articles
2014 “Greg Blair: Artist, Assistant Professor and Northern Galleries Director,” Barb Andrews, Aberdeen Magazine, March/April 2014
2010 “Art Exhibition Features work of NSU Professor,” Jeff Bahr, Aberdeen American News, January 24, 2010, Pg. 2C Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter
2008 “A Treat at the Upfront Gallery,” Tiffany Kimball, High Plains Reader, September 2008 North Dakota Museum of Art Permanent Collection Book, Edited and written by founding Director Laurel Reuter, Milan: Charta Publishing
2007 Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter “Jamestown Gets a New Face,” Kati Larson, Fargo Forum, June 17, 2007
selected articles continued...
2006 “PC Exhibit Examines ‘Nature/Nurture,” Staff Reporter, Aberdeen American News, Dec.28, 2006, Pg. 3C “Where Art Meets Agriculture,” Jane Durell, Landscape Architecture Magazine, July 2006
2006 Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits Catalog, Laurel Reuter “Give Me Shelterbelts,” Herald Staff Writer, Grand Forks Herald, July 7, 2006, Pg. 3C “Declaration of Dependence,” Donald Renner, High Plains Reader, Apr.20, 2006, Pg. 16
2005 “Turning trash into treasure,” Sonia Mullally, Pierce County Tribune, May 18, 2005 Shelterbelts Traveling Exhibition Catalogue, Laurel Reuter, North Dakota Museum of Art, Nov. 2005, Pg. 5
2005 “Collaboration With Mother Nature: Greg Blair to Alter BSC Campus,” Jenn Linn, The Mystician, Apr. 5, 2005, Pg. 4 “Art Exhibit Documents Loss of Shelterbelts and Trees,” Glenda Fauske, The Prairie Forester, Vol.19 No. 2, Summer 2005, Pg.6 “Eight at Parallel 48,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, May 6, 2005, Pg. C1 “An Extraterrestrial Message at BSC,” Tony Spilde, Bismarck Tribune, Apr. 25, 2005, Pg. B6. “Arts Quest 2005,” Bryan Turnbow, Ed., Prairie Arts, April 2005, Pg.8 “Arboretum Hosting Art Competition Exhibit,” Times Staff Writer, The Bay Times, February 16, 2005, Pg. 23
2004 “Site Unseen Offers Unusual Perspective on the World,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, September 10, 2004, Pg. C1
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teaching interests
My interests lie in post-1945 interdisciplinary practices; environmental aesthetics, social based practices, continental philosophy, ecocriticism, poststructuralism, and philosophies of place. My interests in sculpture include environmental, site-orientated, place-produced and installation practices that mix various methodologies and approaches.
solo and two person exhibitions
2016 Gift Baskets (with Exo-Syndicate) Public Art Commission in Grand Forks, ND When Work is Play (with Exo-Syndicate) Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2015 Domesticating Matter ICC Art Gallery, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
2013 Accumulations Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD 2011 The Unavowable Taxonomy Talley Gallery, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN 2010 Greg Blair: Assemblage Sculpture Barbara H. Strong Gallery, College of the Sequoias, Visalia, CA Greg Blair and Sara Christensen Blair President’s Gallery, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD
2009 Interaction of Objects and Space YC Art Gallery, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ Open Space: Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Chadron State College, Chadron, NE Reinventing Nature Harris Warke Gallery, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Fixed Growth Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL
2008 Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV Nature as Culture Dorris Rider Art Gallery, North Central Missouri College, Trenton, MO
solo and two person exhibitions continued...
2008 we have never been modern Upfront Gallery, Fargo, ND Truth, Myth and Symbol The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND
2007 Outside Meets Industry, Nuance Gallery, Beresford, SD The Filtered Forest The B.A.G. Gallery, Miles City, MT
2006 Declaration of Dependence The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND Nature/Nurture Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2004 Site Unseen MFA Thesis Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota
group exhibitions
2016 Impromptu - ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational
2015 Heart to Heart - South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, SD - Regional, Invitational
2013 Plot - 3 Person Exhibition, Ipso Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational Studio 301, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University - Regional, Invitational
2012 Anger, Angst and Art, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN - National, Juried People‘s Gold, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - International, Invitational Spring Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2011 Take the Day 2011, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2011 Summer Sculpture Exhibition, ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational Annual Art Auction, Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2010 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE - International, Juried
2009 Person, Place or Thing - 4 Person Exhibition, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL National, Juried
2008 Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD National, Invitational Collecting Local, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, SD - Regional, Juried
2007 Dislocations: Surprising Placements and New Contexts in Art, Cade Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD - National, Juried NSU Faculty Exhibition, Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD - Invitational Galex 41, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND National, Invitational
2006 NSU Sculpture Project, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD National, Juried Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits (traveling exhibition 2006-2008) National, Invitational North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND Taube Museum, Minot, ND Nelson County Arts Council, Pekin, ND Without Walls 2006, Mac’s Farm and Sculpture Center, Cincinnati, OH - National, Juried Do Not Fold, Bend, Spindle or Mutilate: Computer Punch Card Art, Visual Arts Center, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - National, Juried Fire and Ice, Lakes Wales Art Center, Lakes Wales, FL - National, Juried Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD - National, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2006 Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational
2005 The Wichita National, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS - National, Juried Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Solstice: A Celebration of Heat and Land, Art Escape Studios, San Ramon, CA National, Juried Man and Nature Photography Exhibition, Kimball Hill Gallery, Northwest Cultural Council, Barrington, IL - National, Juried Shelterbelts (traveling exhibition 2005-2006) - National, Invitational Merchants Bank, Crosby, ND Northern Lights Art Gallery, Mayville, ND Ritz Gallery, Linton, ND Dakota Buttes Museum, Hettinger, ND Arts Quest Festival, Artist-In-Residence, Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - Invitational Earthworks Now International Biennial, Hi -Desert Nature Museum, Yucca Valley, CA - International, Juried Discovering the Native Landscapes of the Mid- Atlantic, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, MD - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Parallel 48, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Group 6 x 6 Miniature Exhibition, Third Floor Gallery, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KT - National, Juried Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational
2004 North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND - Regional, Juried Sequoia Press Invitational Print Exchange: Sculptors Making Prints, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational 2003 Artist-In-Residence, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, Porter, IN - National, Juried
guest lectures and papers
2016 “Place-Produced Thought: The Agency of Place and the Co-Production of Knowledge in Heidegger, Baudrillard, and Others” Delivered at the The Sitka Institute: Thinking on the Edge. Organized by the Pacific Association for the Continental Tradition, (Sitka, AK)
“Errant Bodies” Delivered at A Body of Knowledge: Embodied Cognition and the Arts. Organized by the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, University of California, Irvine, (Irvine, CA)
2015 ”Place-Produced Thought and the Agency of Place.” Guest lecturer in the Art Education Department at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, (Boston, MA)
”The Sounds of Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered at the Beverly Philosophy Society, (Beverly, MA) Visitng Artist Lecturer. Monserrat College of Art, (Beverly, MA) Gave individual critiques of undergraduate students.
Art Appreciation: The Art World goes BOOM. Selected as one of the entries to the Arts Future Classroom Competition 2015, organized by Arts Future: Experi ments in the Future of Art History, City University of Hong Kong, (Kowloon, Hong Kong)
“Taking our NSU Relationship to the Next Level: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2014 ”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Published in The Journal of Art for Life, Vol.6, Issue 1. Dec. 2014.
“Site Unseen: The ‘Cuts’ of Gordon Matta-Clark,” Published in Kapsula Magazine, “Not For Sale 2/3.” August 2014.
”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the Ninth International Conference on the Arts in Society, (Rome, Italy)
“Build It Up to Tear It Down: Black Flag's Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered as part of In Media Res' Destruction + Spectacle week, hosted online by Georgia State University, (Atlanta, GA)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2014 “GAYATRI CHAKRAVORTY SPIVAK: The Negotiation of Third Space.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 2, Issue 1. Spring 2014.
“What I Did on my summer vacation... Or, How I Broke the Law in Search of Philosophical Answers.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2013 “Reiteration of Power: The ‘Cuts of Gordon Matta-Clark.” Delivered at the 2103 Midwest PCA/ACA Conference, (St. Louis, MO)
2012 “The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the 6th Verge Conference at the School of Arts, Media + Culture, (Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia) “The Quiet Revolution: Debussy, the Symbolists and the Impressionists.” Delivered as a pre-concert discussion for Gods & Monsters - Fall Orchestra Concert, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
“The Locus of Thought.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 1, Issue 1. Spring 2012.
2011 “Nazis and Degenerate Art.” Delivered at the Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burning Panel Exhibition, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD) “Liszt am Flügel.” Delivered at the Liszt Festival, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2010 “The Artist Philosopher: Introducing Liam Gillick and Seth Kim-Cohen.” Seth Kim-Cohen In Conversation with Liam Gillick, Issue Project Room, (Brooklyn, NY)
2009 “Sociogenic Aesthetics: The Merger of Art and Life.” Delivered at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference, ( New Orleans, LA)
2008 “Intersection: Sculpture and Graphic Design.” Guest lecture at Dana College, (Blair, NE)
2007 “Environmental Art.” Guest lecture at the Warren M. Lee Fine Arts Center, University of South Dakota, (Vermilion, SD)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2005 “Site Unseen - Art in Marginal Places.” Delivered at the Arts Quest Festival, Bismarck State College, (Bismarck, ND) “Artist Talk: Rethinking the Trees of North Dakota.” Delivered at Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, (Grand Forks, ND) “A Declaration of Dependence.” Delivered at a special members preview of Declaration Of Dependence solo exhibition, Third Street Gallery, (Grand Forks, ND) 2004 “Place, Process and Temporality.” Delivered at the FUND Graduate Scholarly Forum, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND)
2003 “More than Just a Sandcastle: Outdoor Sculpture Public Workshop” presented at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, (Porter, IN) “The Pros and Cons of Studying Art in Graduate School.” Delivered at the Brown Bag Lecture Series, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND) “Experiencing the Critique: A Student and Teacher Comparison” Delivered at the North Dakota Arts & Humanities Summit, Minot State University, (Minot, ND)
related professional experience
2009-Present Gallery Director, Northern Galleries, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD 2015-Present Exo-Syndicate Art Collective, Founding Member, Aberdeen, SD
2006-2008 Coordinator of Marketing and Graphic Design, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2005-2008 Artist-in-Residence, Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
2007-2008 Gallery Director, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
related professional experience continued...
2007-2008 Sculpture Workshops May-Port CG High School, Mayville, ND North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Hankinson Public School, Hankinson, ND Washburn Public School, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND
2006 Sculpture Workshop, Rugby High School, Rugby, ND Demonstrating Artist, Art Wise Festival, Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND Silent Art Auction Committee, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Contributing Artist, Downtown Art Walk, Aberdeen, SD
2005-Present Member, International Sculpture Center
2005-2006 Studio Technician, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Maintain and repair all department equipment, organize and direct student workers in the daily operational and educational mission of the Art Department. Installation Coordinator, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. Responsibilities: Assist in, or supervise, the installation of exhibitions and maintain, organize, or repair all display equipment used in the Col. Eugene Myers Art Gallery.
2005 Curatorial Assistant, University of North Dakota Art Collections, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Cataloging, preservation, repair, storage and transportation of the University of North Dakota Art Collection. Sculpture Workshop, Crosby Public School, Crosby, ND
2003-Present Freelance Sculptor, Custom Commissions and Sculptural Projects
2003 Graduate Research Assistantship, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Research books and course content for faculty.
2002-Present Member, North Dakota Museum of Art2002 Visiting Artist Assistant, Worked as an assistant for visiting artists the Guerilla Girls, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
curatorial + jurying
2016 Divided Attraction, Juror, Guilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
2015 All Together Now: NSU Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Curator, President’s Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
2013 Sculpture in the Hills, Co-Juror, Hill City, SD
2012 Young Dakota Artists, Co-Curator, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
All Dakota High School Art Exhibition, Co-Juror, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2008 One Hundred Years of Art - The Art of the Presentation Sisters Curator, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD Yours Truly - works by Stephanie Schulke, Curator, Wein Gallery,
2007 Summer Summation, Juror, National Juried Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD 2007 National Small Works Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2007 As You See It, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD From Here to There - works by Rebecca Sefcovic, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2005 Art Below Zero, Co-Curator, Campbell Library, East Grand Forks, MN Parallel 48, Co-Curator, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND
honors and awards
2016 Sabbatical Leave, Northern State University
2012 Nora Staael Evert Research Award, Northern State University
2010 Elected Student Cohort Representative, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME USA
honors and awards continued...
2010 Special Recognition, 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE
2009 Faculty Travel Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2008 Faculty Development Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2006 Northern State University Public Bench Design Commission, Aberdeen, SD
2005 North Dakota Council on the Arts Special Projects Grant - Awarded through the Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art
2004 Best of Show, North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2003 Neil C. MacDonald Scholarship, University of North Dakota Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, UND, Grand Forks, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2001 George S. Varsari Award for Excellence in Sculpture, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
academic service
2012-Present Faculty Senate, Northern State University2015-Present Undergraduate Research Committee, Northern State University 2014-Present Academic Affairs Committee, Northern State University2013-Present International Travel Committee, Northern State University Faculty Travel and Sabbatical Committee, Northern State University2015 WICHE Interstate Passport Committee, Northern State University 2014-2015 Title IX Conduct Board, Northern State University2013-Present Retention Support Committee, Northern State University2011-Present Office of Instructional Services Committee, Northern State University Media Studies Program Committee, Northern State University2009-2012 Assessment Committee, Northern State University Mobile Computing Steering Committee, Northern State University2009-2013 Campus Preservation Committee, Northern State University 2006- 2008 College Development Committee, Presentation College Website Planning Committee, Presentation College Strategic Thinking Committee, Presentation College2003-2004 Graduate Selection Committee, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Meet with the committee to discuss, review and vote upon applications for acceptance into the Master of Fine Arts program.
selected articles
2014 “Greg Blair: Artist, Assistant Professor and Northern Galleries Director,” Barb Andrews, Aberdeen Magazine, March/April 2014
2010 “Art Exhibition Features work of NSU Professor,” Jeff Bahr, Aberdeen American News, January 24, 2010, Pg. 2C Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter
2008 “A Treat at the Upfront Gallery,” Tiffany Kimball, High Plains Reader, September 2008 North Dakota Museum of Art Permanent Collection Book, Edited and written by founding Director Laurel Reuter, Milan: Charta Publishing
2007 Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter “Jamestown Gets a New Face,” Kati Larson, Fargo Forum, June 17, 2007
selected articles continued...
2006 “PC Exhibit Examines ‘Nature/Nurture,” Staff Reporter, Aberdeen American News, Dec.28, 2006, Pg. 3C “Where Art Meets Agriculture,” Jane Durell, Landscape Architecture Magazine, July 2006
2006 Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits Catalog, Laurel Reuter “Give Me Shelterbelts,” Herald Staff Writer, Grand Forks Herald, July 7, 2006, Pg. 3C “Declaration of Dependence,” Donald Renner, High Plains Reader, Apr.20, 2006, Pg. 16
2005 “Turning trash into treasure,” Sonia Mullally, Pierce County Tribune, May 18, 2005 Shelterbelts Traveling Exhibition Catalogue, Laurel Reuter, North Dakota Museum of Art, Nov. 2005, Pg. 5
2005 “Collaboration With Mother Nature: Greg Blair to Alter BSC Campus,” Jenn Linn, The Mystician, Apr. 5, 2005, Pg. 4 “Art Exhibit Documents Loss of Shelterbelts and Trees,” Glenda Fauske, The Prairie Forester, Vol.19 No. 2, Summer 2005, Pg.6 “Eight at Parallel 48,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, May 6, 2005, Pg. C1 “An Extraterrestrial Message at BSC,” Tony Spilde, Bismarck Tribune, Apr. 25, 2005, Pg. B6. “Arts Quest 2005,” Bryan Turnbow, Ed., Prairie Arts, April 2005, Pg.8 “Arboretum Hosting Art Competition Exhibit,” Times Staff Writer, The Bay Times, February 16, 2005, Pg. 23
2004 “Site Unseen Offers Unusual Perspective on the World,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, September 10, 2004, Pg. C1
George Smith, Ph.D.President and Associate Professor of Philosophy and Visual CultureInstitute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual [email protected]
Margot Kelly. Ph.D.Dissertation DirectorChair of the Board of Directors, Orion [email protected]
Laurel ReuterDirector - North Dakota Museum of [email protected]
Patrick LuberProfessor of Art/Sculpture University of North [email protected]
Peter KilianChair - Art and Theater DepartmentsNorthern State [email protected]
teaching interests
My interests lie in post-1945 interdisciplinary practices; environmental aesthetics, social based practices, continental philosophy, ecocriticism, poststructuralism, and philosophies of place. My interests in sculpture include environmental, site-orientated, place-produced and installation practices that mix various methodologies and approaches.
solo and two person exhibitions
2016 Gift Baskets (with Exo-Syndicate) Public Art Commission in Grand Forks, ND When Work is Play (with Exo-Syndicate) Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2015 Domesticating Matter ICC Art Gallery, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
2013 Accumulations Lamont Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD 2011 The Unavowable Taxonomy Talley Gallery, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN 2010 Greg Blair: Assemblage Sculpture Barbara H. Strong Gallery, College of the Sequoias, Visalia, CA Greg Blair and Sara Christensen Blair President’s Gallery, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD
2009 Interaction of Objects and Space YC Art Gallery, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ Open Space: Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Chadron State College, Chadron, NE Reinventing Nature Harris Warke Gallery, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Fixed Growth Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL
2008 Gregory Blair Main Gallery, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV Nature as Culture Dorris Rider Art Gallery, North Central Missouri College, Trenton, MO
solo and two person exhibitions continued...
2008 we have never been modern Upfront Gallery, Fargo, ND Truth, Myth and Symbol The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND
2007 Outside Meets Industry, Nuance Gallery, Beresford, SD The Filtered Forest The B.A.G. Gallery, Miles City, MT
2006 Declaration of Dependence The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND Nature/Nurture Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2004 Site Unseen MFA Thesis Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota
group exhibitions
2016 Impromptu - ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational
2015 Heart to Heart - South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, SD - Regional, Invitational
2013 Plot - 3 Person Exhibition, Ipso Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational Studio 301, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University - Regional, Invitational
2012 Anger, Angst and Art, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN - National, Juried People‘s Gold, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - International, Invitational Spring Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand, Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2011 Take the Day 2011, Everist Gallery, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - Regional, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2011 Summer Sculpture Exhibition, ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD - Regional, Invitational Annual Art Auction, Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Invitational
2010 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE - International, Juried
2009 Person, Place or Thing - 4 Person Exhibition, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL National, Juried
2008 Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD National, Invitational Collecting Local, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, SD - Regional, Juried
2007 Dislocations: Surprising Placements and New Contexts in Art, Cade Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD - National, Juried NSU Faculty Exhibition, Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD - Invitational Galex 41, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND National, Invitational
2006 NSU Sculpture Project, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD National, Juried Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits (traveling exhibition 2006-2008) National, Invitational North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND Taube Museum, Minot, ND Nelson County Arts Council, Pekin, ND Without Walls 2006, Mac’s Farm and Sculpture Center, Cincinnati, OH - National, Juried Do Not Fold, Bend, Spindle or Mutilate: Computer Punch Card Art, Visual Arts Center, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD - National, Juried Fire and Ice, Lakes Wales Art Center, Lakes Wales, FL - National, Juried Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Invitational, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgley, MD - National, Invitational
group exhibitions continued...
2006 Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational
2005 The Wichita National, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS - National, Juried Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Solstice: A Celebration of Heat and Land, Art Escape Studios, San Ramon, CA National, Juried Man and Nature Photography Exhibition, Kimball Hill Gallery, Northwest Cultural Council, Barrington, IL - National, Juried Shelterbelts (traveling exhibition 2005-2006) - National, Invitational Merchants Bank, Crosby, ND Northern Lights Art Gallery, Mayville, ND Ritz Gallery, Linton, ND Dakota Buttes Museum, Hettinger, ND Arts Quest Festival, Artist-In-Residence, Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND - Regional, Invitational NSU Faculty Exhibition, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - Invitational Earthworks Now International Biennial, Hi -Desert Nature Museum, Yucca Valley, CA - International, Juried Discovering the Native Landscapes of the Mid- Atlantic, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, MD - National, Juried Autumn Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational Parallel 48, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND - Regional, Group 6 x 6 Miniature Exhibition, Third Floor Gallery, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KT - National, Juried Winter Art Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND - International, Invitational
2004 North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND - Regional, Juried Sequoia Press Invitational Print Exchange: Sculptors Making Prints, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - National, Invitational 2003 Artist-In-Residence, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, Porter, IN - National, Juried
guest lectures and papers
2016 “Place-Produced Thought: The Agency of Place and the Co-Production of Knowledge in Heidegger, Baudrillard, and Others” Delivered at the The Sitka Institute: Thinking on the Edge. Organized by the Pacific Association for the Continental Tradition, (Sitka, AK)
“Errant Bodies” Delivered at A Body of Knowledge: Embodied Cognition and the Arts. Organized by the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, University of California, Irvine, (Irvine, CA)
2015 ”Place-Produced Thought and the Agency of Place.” Guest lecturer in the Art Education Department at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, (Boston, MA)
”The Sounds of Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered at the Beverly Philosophy Society, (Beverly, MA) Visitng Artist Lecturer. Monserrat College of Art, (Beverly, MA) Gave individual critiques of undergraduate students.
Art Appreciation: The Art World goes BOOM. Selected as one of the entries to the Arts Future Classroom Competition 2015, organized by Arts Future: Experi ments in the Future of Art History, City University of Hong Kong, (Kowloon, Hong Kong)
“Taking our NSU Relationship to the Next Level: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2014 ”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with Place.” Published in The Journal of Art for Life, Vol.6, Issue 1. Dec. 2014.
“Site Unseen: The ‘Cuts’ of Gordon Matta-Clark,” Published in Kapsula Magazine, “Not For Sale 2/3.” August 2014.
”The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the Ninth International Conference on the Arts in Society, (Rome, Italy)
“Build It Up to Tear It Down: Black Flag's Transgressive Geographies.” Delivered as part of In Media Res' Destruction + Spectacle week, hosted online by Georgia State University, (Atlanta, GA)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2014 “GAYATRI CHAKRAVORTY SPIVAK: The Negotiation of Third Space.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 2, Issue 1. Spring 2014.
“What I Did on my summer vacation... Or, How I Broke the Law in Search of Philosophical Answers.” Delivered as part of Noon Forum Series in the Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2013 “Reiteration of Power: The ‘Cuts of Gordon Matta-Clark.” Delivered at the 2103 Midwest PCA/ACA Conference, (St. Louis, MO)
2012 “The Way We Get By: Aesthetic Engagement with the Landscape.” Delivered at the 6th Verge Conference at the School of Arts, Media + Culture, (Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia) “The Quiet Revolution: Debussy, the Symbolists and the Impressionists.” Delivered as a pre-concert discussion for Gods & Monsters - Fall Orchestra Concert, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
“The Locus of Thought.” Eye & Mind: The IDSVA Journal of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory, Volume 1, Issue 1. Spring 2012.
2011 “Nazis and Degenerate Art.” Delivered at the Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burning Panel Exhibition, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD) “Liszt am Flügel.” Delivered at the Liszt Festival, Northern State University, (Aberdeen, SD)
2010 “The Artist Philosopher: Introducing Liam Gillick and Seth Kim-Cohen.” Seth Kim-Cohen In Conversation with Liam Gillick, Issue Project Room, (Brooklyn, NY)
2009 “Sociogenic Aesthetics: The Merger of Art and Life.” Delivered at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference, ( New Orleans, LA)
2008 “Intersection: Sculpture and Graphic Design.” Guest lecture at Dana College, (Blair, NE)
2007 “Environmental Art.” Guest lecture at the Warren M. Lee Fine Arts Center, University of South Dakota, (Vermilion, SD)
guest lectures and papers continued...
2005 “Site Unseen - Art in Marginal Places.” Delivered at the Arts Quest Festival, Bismarck State College, (Bismarck, ND) “Artist Talk: Rethinking the Trees of North Dakota.” Delivered at Emptying Out of the Plains: Part II, North Dakota Museum of Art, (Grand Forks, ND) “A Declaration of Dependence.” Delivered at a special members preview of Declaration Of Dependence solo exhibition, Third Street Gallery, (Grand Forks, ND) 2004 “Place, Process and Temporality.” Delivered at the FUND Graduate Scholarly Forum, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND)
2003 “More than Just a Sandcastle: Outdoor Sculpture Public Workshop” presented at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, (Porter, IN) “The Pros and Cons of Studying Art in Graduate School.” Delivered at the Brown Bag Lecture Series, University of North Dakota, (Grand Forks, ND) “Experiencing the Critique: A Student and Teacher Comparison” Delivered at the North Dakota Arts & Humanities Summit, Minot State University, (Minot, ND)
related professional experience
2009-Present Gallery Director, Northern Galleries, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD 2015-Present Exo-Syndicate Art Collective, Founding Member, Aberdeen, SD
2006-2008 Coordinator of Marketing and Graphic Design, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2005-2008 Artist-in-Residence, Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
2007-2008 Gallery Director, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
related professional experience continued...
2007-2008 Sculpture Workshops May-Port CG High School, Mayville, ND North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Hankinson Public School, Hankinson, ND Washburn Public School, Washburn, ND Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND
2006 Sculpture Workshop, Rugby High School, Rugby, ND Demonstrating Artist, Art Wise Festival, Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND Silent Art Auction Committee, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND Contributing Artist, Downtown Art Walk, Aberdeen, SD
2005-Present Member, International Sculpture Center
2005-2006 Studio Technician, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Maintain and repair all department equipment, organize and direct student workers in the daily operational and educational mission of the Art Department. Installation Coordinator, Col. Eugene Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. Responsibilities: Assist in, or supervise, the installation of exhibitions and maintain, organize, or repair all display equipment used in the Col. Eugene Myers Art Gallery.
2005 Curatorial Assistant, University of North Dakota Art Collections, Grand Forks, ND Responsibilities: Cataloging, preservation, repair, storage and transportation of the University of North Dakota Art Collection. Sculpture Workshop, Crosby Public School, Crosby, ND
2003-Present Freelance Sculptor, Custom Commissions and Sculptural Projects
2003 Graduate Research Assistantship, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Research books and course content for faculty.
2002-Present Member, North Dakota Museum of Art2002 Visiting Artist Assistant, Worked as an assistant for visiting artists the Guerilla Girls, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
curatorial + jurying
2016 Divided Attraction, Juror, Guilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
2015 All Together Now: NSU Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Curator, President’s Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
2013 Sculpture in the Hills, Co-Juror, Hill City, SD
2012 Young Dakota Artists, Co-Curator, Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
All Dakota High School Art Exhibition, Co-Juror, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
2008 One Hundred Years of Art - The Art of the Presentation Sisters Curator, Wein Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD Yours Truly - works by Stephanie Schulke, Curator, Wein Gallery,
2007 Summer Summation, Juror, National Juried Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD 2007 National Small Works Exhibition, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2007 As You See It, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD From Here to There - works by Rebecca Sefcovic, Curator, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2005 Art Below Zero, Co-Curator, Campbell Library, East Grand Forks, MN Parallel 48, Co-Curator, Old Bridgeman Dairy, Grand Forks, ND
honors and awards
2016 Sabbatical Leave, Northern State University
2012 Nora Staael Evert Research Award, Northern State University
2010 Elected Student Cohort Representative, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME USA
honors and awards continued...
2010 Special Recognition, 12th Annual All Media Online Juried Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE
2009 Faculty Travel Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2008 Faculty Development Grant, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Merit Scholarship, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
2006 Northern State University Public Bench Design Commission, Aberdeen, SD
2005 North Dakota Council on the Arts Special Projects Grant - Awarded through the Rural Arts Initiative, North Dakota Museum of Art
2004 Best of Show, North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2003 Neil C. MacDonald Scholarship, University of North Dakota Ethel Harriet & Stella Haugan Art Scholarship, UND, Grand Forks, ND Emma Prepiora Memorial Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Mavourneen Anderson Fine Arts Scholarship, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2001 George S. Varsari Award for Excellence in Sculpture, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
academic service
2012-Present Faculty Senate, Northern State University2015-Present Undergraduate Research Committee, Northern State University 2014-Present Academic Affairs Committee, Northern State University2013-Present International Travel Committee, Northern State University Faculty Travel and Sabbatical Committee, Northern State University2015 WICHE Interstate Passport Committee, Northern State University 2014-2015 Title IX Conduct Board, Northern State University2013-Present Retention Support Committee, Northern State University2011-Present Office of Instructional Services Committee, Northern State University Media Studies Program Committee, Northern State University2009-2012 Assessment Committee, Northern State University Mobile Computing Steering Committee, Northern State University2009-2013 Campus Preservation Committee, Northern State University 2006- 2008 College Development Committee, Presentation College Website Planning Committee, Presentation College Strategic Thinking Committee, Presentation College2003-2004 Graduate Selection Committee, University of North Dakota Responsibilities: Meet with the committee to discuss, review and vote upon applications for acceptance into the Master of Fine Arts program.
selected articles
2014 “Greg Blair: Artist, Assistant Professor and Northern Galleries Director,” Barb Andrews, Aberdeen Magazine, March/April 2014
2010 “Art Exhibition Features work of NSU Professor,” Jeff Bahr, Aberdeen American News, January 24, 2010, Pg. 2C Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter
2008 “A Treat at the Upfront Gallery,” Tiffany Kimball, High Plains Reader, September 2008 North Dakota Museum of Art Permanent Collection Book, Edited and written by founding Director Laurel Reuter, Milan: Charta Publishing
2007 Autumn Art Auction Catalog, North Dakota Museum of Art, Laurel Reuter “Jamestown Gets a New Face,” Kati Larson, Fargo Forum, June 17, 2007
selected articles continued...
2006 “PC Exhibit Examines ‘Nature/Nurture,” Staff Reporter, Aberdeen American News, Dec.28, 2006, Pg. 3C “Where Art Meets Agriculture,” Jane Durell, Landscape Architecture Magazine, July 2006
2006 Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits Catalog, Laurel Reuter “Give Me Shelterbelts,” Herald Staff Writer, Grand Forks Herald, July 7, 2006, Pg. 3C “Declaration of Dependence,” Donald Renner, High Plains Reader, Apr.20, 2006, Pg. 16
2005 “Turning trash into treasure,” Sonia Mullally, Pierce County Tribune, May 18, 2005 Shelterbelts Traveling Exhibition Catalogue, Laurel Reuter, North Dakota Museum of Art, Nov. 2005, Pg. 5
2005 “Collaboration With Mother Nature: Greg Blair to Alter BSC Campus,” Jenn Linn, The Mystician, Apr. 5, 2005, Pg. 4 “Art Exhibit Documents Loss of Shelterbelts and Trees,” Glenda Fauske, The Prairie Forester, Vol.19 No. 2, Summer 2005, Pg.6 “Eight at Parallel 48,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, May 6, 2005, Pg. C1 “An Extraterrestrial Message at BSC,” Tony Spilde, Bismarck Tribune, Apr. 25, 2005, Pg. B6. “Arts Quest 2005,” Bryan Turnbow, Ed., Prairie Arts, April 2005, Pg.8 “Arboretum Hosting Art Competition Exhibit,” Times Staff Writer, The Bay Times, February 16, 2005, Pg. 23
2004 “Site Unseen Offers Unusual Perspective on the World,” Carol Graham, Grand Forks Herald, September 10, 2004, Pg. C1
references
George Smith, Ph.D.President and Associate Professor of Philosophy and Visual CultureInstitute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual [email protected]
Margot Kelly. Ph.D.Dissertation DirectorChair of the Board of Directors, Orion [email protected]
Laurel ReuterDirector - North Dakota Museum of [email protected]
Patrick LuberProfessor of Art/Sculpture University of North [email protected]
Peter KilianChair - Art and Theater DepartmentsNorthern State [email protected]
