Craig Allen Subler
Washington, DC, USA
craigsubler@ymail.com
craigallensubler.com
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Craig Allen Subler’s art engages themes of war, nature and suburban sprawl, and the artifice of gardens. His studio work has always dealt with eccentric spaces and the transformation of it.
He has curated over 180 exhibitions and published 32 catalogues. The exhibitions featured contemporary art and architecture, African popular and traditional arts, fashion and dress, and industrial design.
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Jun 2009 – May 2014, University of Missouri-Kansas City
James C. Olson Professor of Art and Art History
Kansas City, MO, USA
Aug 1980 – May 2009, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Professor of Art
Kansas City, MO, USA
Aug 1980 – May 2001, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Director of UMKC Gallery of Art / UMKC Belger Center
Kansas City, MO, USA
Aug 1975 – May 1980, Dayton Art Institute
Director of Studio Programs
Dayton, OH, USA
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Jun 2009 – May 2014, University of Missouri-Kansas City
James C. Olson Professor of Art and Art History
Kansas City, MO, USA
Aug 1980 – May 2009, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Professor of Art
Kansas City, MO, USA
Aug 1980 – May 2001, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Director of UMKC Gallery of Art / UMKC Belger Center
Kansas City, MO, USA
Aug 1975 – May 1980, Dayton Art Institute
Director of Studio Programs
Dayton, OH, USA
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EDUCATION
Dayton Art Institute
BA, BFA
Dayton, OH, USA
University of Iowa
MA, MFA
Iowa City, IA, USA
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Dayton Art Institute
BA, BFA
Dayton, OH, USA
University of Iowa
MA, MFA
Iowa City, IA, USA
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VISITING ARTIST, GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS
2013 Visiting Artist at Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
2011 Awarded Olson Professorship, University of Missouri-Kansas City
2010 U.S. Department of State Federal Assistance Award. $5,000
2010 ArtsKC Award, Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City. $500
2010 Visiting Artist at DakArts, Senegal, West Africa
2009 ArtsKC Award, Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City. $2,500
2009 Visiting Artist at the Scuola Internazionale Di Grafica Venice, Italy, July 3-30
2008 Oxbow Artist in Residence, Saugatuck, Michigan
2008 Artist in Residence, Skopelos Foundation for the Arts, Skopelos, Greece
2007 Oxbow Artist in Residence, Saugatuck, Michigan
2006 Lighton International Artist Exchange Program to Mali, West Africa. $4,870
2005 Charlotte Street Foundation Visual Artist Award. $8,000
2004 Visiting Artist Missouri-London Program, Imperial College, London, England
2003 Selected to study at International Graphic Studio, Venice, Italy.
2002 Summer Artist in Residence, Il Bisonti, Florence, Italy.
2002 University of Missouri-Kansas City Dept. of Art Travel Award. $800
2002 University of Missouri-Kansas City Chancellors Travel Grant. $5,000
1997 University of Missouri-Kansas City Dept. of Art Faculty Travel Grant. $2,000
1997 University of Missouri-Kansas City Faculty Fellowship Award. $10,000
1986 Weldon Spring Endowment, University of Missouri-Kansas City, research grant entitled "Technical Investigation into Francisco de Goya's Use of the Aquatint Spirit Ground Method." Travel and research in Spain
1994 Missouri Arts Awards, in recognition for outstanding contributions to the arts of Missouri. $5,795
1983 Weldon Spring Endowment, University of Missouri-Kansas City, research grant entitled "Technical Investigation into Commercial Processes for Wood Block Printing." $1,300
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COMMISSIONS
2010 Selected to produce a print at the Lawrence Lithography Workshop, Kansas City, Missouri.
2001 Commissioned to redesign the exhibition space for African Art Collection by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri. Selected by Marc Wilson, Director.
1997 Commissioned to produce a print edition of 30 by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Print Society, Kansas City, Missouri.
1990 Design and paint banners for the UMKC Festival of the Arts.
1985 Commissioned to produce a suite of ten monotype prints by Exeter Press, New York City, New York.
1982 Commissioned to produce 16 monotype prints by Squadron Press, Kansas City, Missouri.
1976 Bicentennial Project Drawing, Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio.
1975 Commissioned to produce 125 silkscreen prints for the Friends of Art by the Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio.
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2013 Visiting Artist at Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
2011 Awarded Olson Professorship, University of Missouri-Kansas City
2010 U.S. Department of State Federal Assistance Award. $5,000
2010 ArtsKC Award, Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City. $500
2010 Visiting Artist at DakArts, Senegal, West Africa
2009 ArtsKC Award, Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City. $2,500
2009 Visiting Artist at the Scuola Internazionale Di Grafica Venice, Italy, July 3-30
2008 Oxbow Artist in Residence, Saugatuck, Michigan
2008 Artist in Residence, Skopelos Foundation for the Arts, Skopelos, Greece
2007 Oxbow Artist in Residence, Saugatuck, Michigan
2006 Lighton International Artist Exchange Program to Mali, West Africa. $4,870
2005 Charlotte Street Foundation Visual Artist Award. $8,000
2004 Visiting Artist Missouri-London Program, Imperial College, London, England
2003 Selected to study at International Graphic Studio, Venice, Italy.
2002 Summer Artist in Residence, Il Bisonti, Florence, Italy.
2002 University of Missouri-Kansas City Dept. of Art Travel Award. $800
2002 University of Missouri-Kansas City Chancellors Travel Grant. $5,000
1997 University of Missouri-Kansas City Dept. of Art Faculty Travel Grant. $2,000
1997 University of Missouri-Kansas City Faculty Fellowship Award. $10,000
1986 Weldon Spring Endowment, University of Missouri-Kansas City, research grant entitled "Technical Investigation into Francisco de Goya's Use of the Aquatint Spirit Ground Method." Travel and research in Spain
1994 Missouri Arts Awards, in recognition for outstanding contributions to the arts of Missouri. $5,795
1983 Weldon Spring Endowment, University of Missouri-Kansas City, research grant entitled "Technical Investigation into Commercial Processes for Wood Block Printing." $1,300
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COMMISSIONS
2010 Selected to produce a print at the Lawrence Lithography Workshop, Kansas City, Missouri.
2001 Commissioned to redesign the exhibition space for African Art Collection by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri. Selected by Marc Wilson, Director.
1997 Commissioned to produce a print edition of 30 by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Print Society, Kansas City, Missouri.
1990 Design and paint banners for the UMKC Festival of the Arts.
1985 Commissioned to produce a suite of ten monotype prints by Exeter Press, New York City, New York.
1982 Commissioned to produce 16 monotype prints by Squadron Press, Kansas City, Missouri.
1976 Bicentennial Project Drawing, Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio.
1975 Commissioned to produce 125 silkscreen prints for the Friends of Art by the Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio.
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SELECTED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS OF STUDIO WORK
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
American Century Investments, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri
Mulvane Art Museum, Topeka, Kansas
The Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio
The Morgan Collection, Kansas City, Missouri
Baldwin Wallace College, Berea, Ohio
Anthony Rike-Haswell Collection, Phoenix, Arizona
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Herman, Kansas City, Missouri
Western Illinois University Museum, Macomb, Illinois
Dorry Gates, Kansas City, Missouri
Hallmark Cards Inc. Kansas City, Missouri
H&R Block Art Space at the Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
Sprint Corporation, Overland Park, Kansas
Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Shook Hardy & Bacon, Kansas City, Missouri
Nerman Museum of Art, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas
University of Colorado Museum of Art, Boulder, Colorado
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Museum of Art, Lafayette, Louisiana
Embassy of the United States in Republic of Gabon, Libreville, GABON
Embassy of the United States in Republic of Benin, Porto-Novo, BENIN
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
American Century Investments, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri
Mulvane Art Museum, Topeka, Kansas
The Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio
The Morgan Collection, Kansas City, Missouri
Baldwin Wallace College, Berea, Ohio
Anthony Rike-Haswell Collection, Phoenix, Arizona
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Herman, Kansas City, Missouri
Western Illinois University Museum, Macomb, Illinois
Dorry Gates, Kansas City, Missouri
Hallmark Cards Inc. Kansas City, Missouri
H&R Block Art Space at the Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
Sprint Corporation, Overland Park, Kansas
Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Shook Hardy & Bacon, Kansas City, Missouri
Nerman Museum of Art, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas
University of Colorado Museum of Art, Boulder, Colorado
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Museum of Art, Lafayette, Louisiana
Embassy of the United States in Republic of Gabon, Libreville, GABON
Embassy of the United States in Republic of Benin, Porto-Novo, BENIN