John Bissonette

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Education:

2006
MFA, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
-Concentration: Painting and Drawing

2003
BFA: Columbus College of Art and Design
-Concentration: Painting and Printmaking


Fellowships, Awards, and Residencies

2010
Jackpot Grant, Nevada Arts Council, Las vegas, NV
 
2008
Residency, Bemis Contemporary Art Center, Omaha, Nebraska

2005
Buck Ewing Graduate Scholarship, UTK

2004
Graduate Teaching Associate Appointment, UTK

2003
Herman E. Spivy Graduate Fellowship, Arts and Humanities, UTK


2000-2002
Fine Arts Excellence Scholarships (3), CCAD
Foundation Achievement Award, CCAD

2000
Presidents Scholarship, CCAD
National Art Honors Society Scholarship, CCAD

 
Selected One and Two Person Exhibitions:

 

2010

"Teetering on the Brink...", Clark County Government Center's Rotunda Gallery, Las Vegas, NV 

 

2007

Blank Inside, The Basement Gallery, Knoxville, TN

2006
“Welcome to Our Home” Green Lantern, Chicago, Ill.
     -2 person exhibition with Abby Coe
“Yours, Mine, and Ours” (MFA Thesis Exhibition) Ewing Gallery, Knoxville, TN.


2005
“Beer Bust” Fluorescent Gallery, Knoxville, TN
“Recent Paintings” Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church Gallery, Knoxville, TN


2003
“Relation” Battelle Hall Gallery, Columbus, OH


Selected Group Exhibitions:

 

2010

"All I wanna Do"  Gulf Coast Community College, Panama City, FL

 

2009

Third Coast National, K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, TX

"Inscribed Messages", Clark County Government Center's Rotunda Gallery, Las Vegas, NV 

 

2008

"Tallahassee International", FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL (Catalogue)

"Collaborations"  Wolfson Lofts, Las Vegas, NV

 

2007

"Double Date"  Fluorescent Gallery, Knoxville, TN

“Saccharine, Splenda, Aspartame” Mahan Gallery, Columbus, OH

2006
“National Juried Exhibition” Emporium Arts Center, Knoxville,TN.
“GSFTA Faculty Exhibition” Todd Art Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University,
Murfreesboro, TN.
“The Fabulous Local Art Show” Fluorescent Gallery, Knoxville, TN.
“Elixir” Ewing Gallery, Knoxville TN.


2005
“Emerging Artists Series” Worthington Arts Council, Worthington, OH
“Fresh” AVA Center Gallery, Chattanooga, TN
“CAA Southeastern MFA Show” Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, GA


2004
“Intensifying the Normal” Nelson Fine Arts Center, Johnson City, TN
“Gallery Artists” Bennett Galleries and Co., Knoxville, TN

“26th Annual First Tennessee Art Show” Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
“Carte Blanche” Ewing Gallery, Knoxville, TN


2003
“Destinations” A1Labarts, Knoxville, TN
“New Graduate Student Show” Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
“Columbus and Vicinity” Charles Herndon Galleries and Sculpture Park, Kelly’s Island, OH

“Best of Thesis” Acock Gallery, Columbus, OH

2002
“The Painted Surface” The Schumacher Gallery. Columbus, OH
“Autumn Open Exhibition” Third Floor Gallery, Lancaster OH
“123rd Student Art Exhibition” Canzani Center Gallery, Columbus, OH


Public Collections and Archives:

 
The Bemis Center for Contemporary Art.  Omaha, NE
The Drawing Center, New York, NY. Slide Archive
The Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH. Permanent Collection
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, The Carolyn P. Brown Memorial University Center
Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, Knoxville, TN. Permanent Collection
Unum Provident, Chattanooga, TN. Corporate Collection


Citations:
 

Kelley, Danielle. “The Truth About Vegas” Las Vegas Weekly March 4-10 2010

Kingsley, Amy.  “Balancing Act” Las Vegas City Life March 11-17 2010

Forestieri, Susanne.  “Art, by the Book” Las Vegas Weekly Oct. 1-7 2009

Danielle Kelley.  “Strip Muse” Las Vegas Weekly March 12-18 2009

Michael Joe Krainak.  "Open For Art" City Weekly May 21, 2008 

Crowe, Kevin.  "Yet Another Gallery"  Metropulse/ Volume 17 # 09
Weinberg, Lauren. “Welcome to our Home, New Interiors from Tennessee” Time Out Chicago/ Issue 74: July 27–August 3, 2006
Picard, Caroline. “Calvin Is Peeing on a Piece of Pie” Rebuttal/ August 2006