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CURRICULUM VITAE


JOAN ZALENSKI

[email protected]
www.joanzalenski.com


BORN Cleveland, Ohio

EDUCATION

2019        Certificate of Fine Arts Photography -Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, NM
2019        Certificate of Commercial Photography –Santa Fe Community College
1969         BFA in Sculpture and Ceramics, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
1973         MFA post-graduate study, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, Pa.

1961-65   Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS, RESIDENCIES

2021         Site Scholars 2021, Site Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2009       El Palacio, Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe – Photography 2nd place Cash Award
1978         Artist Fellowship, The Artist's Foundation, Boston, MA
1977         Artist-in-Residence, ARTPARK, Lewiston, New York
1974-75   Artist-in-Residence, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA


EXHIBITIONS (Selected Solo, Two-person shows)

2018     Two-person show, Silent Light: Joan Zalenski & Jim Malone, Art 7 Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
2004    Two-person show, Jim Malone and Joan Zalenski Farewell Tour #1, Fort Worth Community Art Center, Ft.        Worth, TX
2001     Solo exhibition, By the Light of the West, Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, Shawnee, OK
2001     Solo Exhibition, Picturing Haunts/Haunting Pictures, Four Walls Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
1998      Solo Exhibition, Local Color, photographic prints, The Gainsco Building, Fort Worth, TX
1983      Solo Exhibition, Prototype for a Palm Springs Rest Area, Pro Arts Gallery, Temporary Exhibitions, Oakland, CA
1976      Solo Exhibition, Leg Pieces (and other extremities), Student Union Gallery, University of Massachusetts,      mherst, MA
1975      Two-person show, A Tribute to Our National Pastimes, (with painter Carolyn Ray) Herter Gallery, University Massachusetts, 
              Amherst, MA

1971       Solo Exhibition, A Little Fine Art by Joan Zalenski, University of Maine, Augusta, ME

EXHIBITIONS (Selected Group) *catalog

2023     Members Show, Foto Forum Photography Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2023     Visual Arts Gallery, Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, NM

2022     Spring Exhibition, Visual Arts Gallery, Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, NM
2021      Site Scholars 2021, Site Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
2019      Compound Visions, Axle Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2019      Love Salvaged~Curios, Games, Juju & Objets d'Art, Santa Fe Community College, Studio Show, Santa Fe, NM
2017      Debtfair/ Occupy Museums, Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of Art, NYC
2016*    Accidental Photography, Axle Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2016      Miniatures, Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos, NM
2015      SHIM: Filling Gaps, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY
2015      2nd Grand Opening Exhibition, Tularosa Basin Photographers Society, Tularosa Basin Gallery of Photography,  Carrizozo, NM
2015      Axle Indoors, Invitational, Peters Projects, Santa Fe, NM
2014      Opening - Founding Members,Tularosa Basin Photographic Society, Tularosa Basin Gallery of Photography, Carrizozo, NM
2013*     Autophotography, Self Portraits by NM Photographers, Axle Contemporary, Santa Fe
2013       Women of New Mexico Photography Exhibit, InSight, Albuquerque, NM
2012       Women of New Mexico Photography Exhibit, InSight, Albuquerque, NM
2010*     ArtPark 1974-1984, Center for the Arts, University of Buffalo Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
2009      18th Annual Photography Competition, Hubbard Museum, Ruidoso, NM, Honorable Mention
2008      Spring Exhibition, Visual Arts Gallery, Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, NM, Juried 1st Place, Photography
2007       Center for Fine Art Photography Members Intl Exhibition, Bridge Gallery, Denver International Airport Exhibition, Denver, CO
2006      Members International Exhibit, Center for Fine Art Photography, Ft. Collins, CO
2006      Despoblado Update, Focus Galleries, Ft. Worth Community Art Center, Fort Worth, TX
2003      Despoblado- the uninhabited land, Four Walls Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
2002     
Farewell Fiesta Benefit Auction-Invitational Exhibit and purchase, Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX
2001       Four Walls Gallery, Fort Worth, TX – Group exhibition

2000      Black & Blue, McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX
2000      Out West: Redefining the Myth, Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, Shawnee, OK
1999        Off the Page, McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX
1999        500X Gallery, Dallas, TX, Invitational Exhibition
1999        Invitational Photography Exhibit, Handley-Hicks Gallery, Ft. Worth, TX
1999        Expo ‘99 Juried exhibition, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
1997        Charter Artists Exhibit, The Contemporary Art Center, Fort Worth, TX
1997        A Space Time: The Fourth Dimension, McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX
1997        Alternative Photographs, Arts Council of Tarrant County, Fort Worth, TX
1997       
12 Texas Women, The Contemporary Art Center, Fort Worth, TX
1993-99  Strings Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
1990      
Chairs: Fun vs. Function Viewpoint Gallery North, San Mateo, CA
1983*     
2nd Annual Wild West Show, Invitational, Alberta College of Art, Calgary, Alberta,
1983       
Invitational Benefit Show, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA
1981         Seven of Us, Heller Gallery, University of CA, Berkeley, CA
1980*     
Five Year Retrospective Show of Fellowship Recipients, Federal Reserve Bank, Boston, MA
1980       
Heartworks, 1st Annual Invitational, Alameda County Arts Center, Oakland, CA
1979*      
Function/Non-Function, Holtzman Art Gallery, Towson State Univ., Baltimore, MD
1979         BFM Gallery, New York, NY
1978*      
The Great American Foot Show, Invitational, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, NY, NY
1978        
Documentation Show, ArtPark '77, Artist's Space, New York, NY
1978        
Documentation ArtPark, '77, Hallwalls Gallery, Buffalo, NY
1976        
New Talent, Monique Knowlton Gallery, New York, NY
1976        
Atmospheres, Elizabeth Fortner Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
1976-77-78
Fall Invitational, Leverett Artists & Craftsmen, Leverett, MA
1975        
Lakefront Festival of Arts, Milwaukee, WI – juried exhibition
1973*      
Marietta College Crafts Regional Exhibition, Marietta, OH – juried exhibition
1970*      
2nd Appalachian Corridors, Charleston, W. VA - Cash Award
1969        Ohio University Clay Show, Athens, OH - 2nd Place Award
1969*      Great Lakes Ceramics Exhibit, Platteville, WI, - Honorable Mention
1968*      The May Show, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH - Purchase

INSTALLATIONS *catalog

2013        ArtPark, Lewiston, NY, Installation pavement drawing,
cur-vi-rec-ti-lin-e-ar\ adj.-a game board for  geometrical interpretation          2004-2016   Arts Council of Fort Worth, 1300 Gendy St. Fort Worth, TX, Temporary sculpture installation on loan, A Herd of  Dancing Cowgirls
1984        City of Palo Alto, Greer Park, Palo Alto, CA, Permanent Outdoor installation, From Sea To Shining Sea
1982        Oakland Museum Estuary Channel Project - Ephemeral & Site Works, Oakland, CA Installation for the 12th International Sculpture                  Conference, Herd Crossing
1982*       Project Sculpture, Arrowhead Marsh Park, Oakland, CA - Outdoor sculpture installation, From Sea to Shining Sea
1981         Heller Gallery, University of CA, Berkeley, CA - Indoor installation, The Last Roundup II
1981         Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA - Outdoor Installation, Tales From a Bucolic Mirage
1980        University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, Visiting Artist, Outdoor Installation, Herd Lot
1977*        ArtPark, Lewiston, NY - Artist-in-Residence - Three outdoor sculpture installations

PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS

2006-08 City of Santa Fe, Art in Public Places, Santa Fe Convention Center- Photographic site-specific installation, What Lies Beneath                2007         City of Santa Fe, Art in Public Places – Sheridan Street Design Team
2005-08  Sacramento Regional Transit District, Sacramento, CA - Modification and Restoration Design for Watt-Manlove Light Rail                                        Station, The New Game of Wishful Thinking
2004         The Medallions Project, The Springs Project: Art in Public Places, Austin TX: selected as part of a design team of 3 for site- 
                   specific installations

2003        Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris Cty, Houston, TX - Design for site-specific artwork for Root Square Memorial                       Park, downtown Houston
2001-02   Fort Worth Transportation Authority, Fort Worth, TX – Site specific work for the Intermodal Transportation Center, The 
                   
Game of Artful Pondering
1987           Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, Sacramento, CA - Light Rail Project, Watt-Manlove Station, The Game of 
                    Wishful Thinking


COLLECTIONS

                     Bardacke/Allison, LLC, Sante Fe, NM
                     Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Fort Worth, TX, Corporate art collection

                     City of Palo Alto, Greer Park, Palo Alto, CA - Art in Public Places -Purchase
                     Collection of Bernice Steinbaum, and Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, NY, NY
                     Fort Worth Transit Authority, Intermodal Transportation Center
                     Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA

                     New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, Art in Public Places Purchase, New Mexico Arts Department of Cultural                                 Affairs
                    Palace of the Governors, Photography Collection, Santa Fe, NM
                    Santa Fe Community Convention Center, Public Art Collection, Santa Fe, NM
                    Sacramento Light Rail Transit System, Sacramento, CA

                    Private collections, Oakland, CA; San Francisco, CA; Santa Fe, NM; Norman, OK; Shawnee, OK; Dallas, TX; Fort Worth,TX:
                    NewYork, NY: Cleveland, OH: Boston, MA: London, Ontario,Canada
  

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 

2018        Rio Grande Sun, Arts Guide Section-High Road Art Tour, September
2015        THE Magazine, Critical Reflections, April p. 51
2013        Autophotography, Self Portraits by NM Photographers, Axle Contemporary
2011         THE Magazine, May, p.52
2010        THE Magazine, November, pp.21, 61
2010        ArtPark:1974-1984, Firmin, Sandra Q., Princeton Arch. Press, hc.catalog
2009       El Palacio Magazine, Museum of New Mexico, Spring, Vol. 114/No.
2009       Journal Santa Fe, Feb.6, 2009
2007       Artists Showcase, Camera Arts Magazine, January-February ‘07
2006       Santa Fe New Mexican, Sept. 15, ’06, “Art in the Avenue” – front page
2006       Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jan. 15, 2006, 5D
2004-10 WEAD – Women Environmental Artists Directory, publication and online
2003       Fort Worth Star Telegram, April 5, March 21

2002       Fort Worth Weekly online - Best of the West-O-Plex 2002
2002       Dallas Morning News, April 7, 2002, Metropolitan
2001        Oklahoma Escort, Jan.7, Shawnee Sun, Jan.11, 18, Daily Oklahoman, Jan. 19
1983         Focus Magazine, San Francisco, CA - March
1983         Montclarion, Oakland, CA - January 18
1982         San Francisco Chronicle, June, "Project Sculpture"
1982         Oakland Tribune, Scene Arts, October 10, "Project Sculpture"
1982.        Another Room Magazine, September, "Conceptual Art"
1979.        Daily Hampshire Gazette, February 14, Arts and Entertainment
1978.        Springfield Union, June 13, "Art With a Smile"
1976.        Craft Horizons, August, "New York Clay”
1976         Arts Magazine, September, “New Talent”


RADIO/TV

1978        PBS TV WGBY, Channel 57, Springfield, MA, Studio Interview

ONLINE

2021                     In Situ, 3rd edition, April 19, 2021; e-publication by Shim Art Network, NYC
2009                   Santa Fe New Mexico Official Website, Art in Public Places, Featured Project
2006 (ongoing) Art on Track, Station Art Along the Light Rail, Regional Transit & Sacto Arts Commission, Sacramento, CA


PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

2015.                   Photographer, Shop Assoc, Web - Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos, NM
2012-2015          Director, OffCenter Contemporary Fine Art & Photography Gallery, Truchas, NM
2011                     Instructor, Photography, Fresh Eyes Photography Project, Albuquerque, NM
2010                   NM Arts & Crafts Fair, Albuquerque, NM
2004-05            Director/Curator, Brett Weston Archive, Oklahoma City, OK
2003-04            Fort Worth Community Art Center Exhibition Advisory Panel - 2-year appt.
1993-2003         Collections Curator, Sid Richardson Collection of Western Art, Fort Worth, TX
1997-98-02-03 Juror, Main Street Arts Festival, Fort Worth, TX
1997-2004         Registrars Committee, Mountain Plains Museum Assn.
2002-07            Member, Texas Photographic Society

1997-2003         Member, The McKinney Ave. Contemporary, Dallas, TX
1997                    Curator, Alternative Photography Show, Arts Council of Fort Worth,
1996-97-98-99 Board of Directors, National Cutting Horse Heritage Museum, Fort Worth, TX
1996-97              Co-Chair Exhibitions Committee, The Contemporary Art Center of Fort Worth
1980                    Visiting Artist-Lecturer, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
1978                     Visiting Artist-Lecturer, Community Arts Program, Deerfield Academy, South Deerfield, MA


GALLERIES

                            SHIM Art Network, New York, New York
                            Art Helix
, (Bushwick), Brooklyn, NY
                            OffCenter Contemporary Fine Art and Photography Gallery
2000-04           Edmund Craig Gallery, Fort Worth, TX




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        • Environmental - Crush Series
      • Platinum/Palladium & Alternative Processes
      • Monoscapes and B/W images
      • Colorscapes
    • Public Art Commissions >
      • What Lies Beneath
      • The New Game of Wishful Thinking
      • The Game of Artful Pondering
      • The Game of Wishful Thinking
    • Installations & Mixed Media >
      • ArtPark 2013 installation
      • Prototype for a Palm Springs Rest Area
      • From Sea To Shining Sea
      • Herd Crossing
      • Tales from a Bucolic Mirage
      • The Last Roundup I, II, III
      • ArtPark - 3 Temporary Projects >
        • Earthen Quilt
        • Cow-Herd Cover Quilt
        • Reclining Cow Herd
      • Herd Lot
    • SCULPTURE - Mixed Media and Ceramics >
      • Ceramic Sculpture
      • Games >
        • Lie Cheat & Tyrannize: The Game of Political Power
        • Game No.1 Let's Move In Together
        • Game No.2 - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
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